PCMIN 02 27 1996 MINUTES
PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING
A regular meeting held at the La Quinta City Hall
78-495 Calle Tampico, La Quinta, CA
February 27, 1996 7:00 P.M.
I. CALL TO ORDER
A. This meeting of the Planning Commission was called to order at 7:03 P.M. by
Chairman Abels who asked Commissioner Gardner to lead the flag salute.
II. ROLL CALL
A. Chairman Abels requested the roll call: Present: Commissioners Anderson, Barrows,
Butler, Gardner, Newkirk, Tyler, and Chairman Abels.
C. Staff present: Community Development Director Jerry Herman, City Attorney Dawn
Honeywell, Senior Engineer Steve Speer, Planning Manager Christine di Iorio,
Principal Planners Stan Sawa and Fred Baker, Associate Planner Greg Trousdell, and
Executive Secretary Betty Sawyer.
III. PUBLIC COMMENT: None
IV. PUBLIC HEARINGS
A. Continued - Tentative Tract 24890; a request of KSL Recreation Corporation, Inc.
for approval of a third one year time extension for Phase 9 to create 37 lots consisting
of three single family, 37 duplexes, and five lettered lots on ten acres within Specific
Plan 85-006.
Commissioners Anderson and Gardner excused themselves due to a possible conflict of interest.
1. City Attorney Dawn Honeywell stated that the applicant's attorney had
submitted a request for another continuance as they were still negotiating the
off-site improvements. She suggested that there be a 30-day extension to
March 26, 1996.
-- 2. It was moved and seconded by Commissioners Barrows/Butler to continue
this item to March 26, 1996. Unanimously approved.
Commissioners Gardner and Anderson rejoined the meeting.
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B. Tentative Tract 27224 (Extension #1) a request of the Elliot/Poliak Families for
approval of a one year time extension for the subdivision of 40 acres into 98 single
family and amenity lots.
1. Associate Planner Greg Trousdell presented the information contained in the
staff report, a copy of which is on file in the Community Development
Department.
2. Commissioner Tyler asked staff to clarify the location of the median cut on
Madison Street.
3. There being no further questions of staff, Chairman Abels opened the public
hearing. Mr. Mike Smith, representing the applicant, asked that the
equestrian conditions be eliminated. Community Development Director Jerry
Herman explained this condition was not on the property, but on the street
frontage as part of the City's Equestrian Trail System. Mr. Smith stated he
had no objections to the trail system on Madison Street.
4. There being no further discussion, Chairman Abels closed the public hearing.
5. There being no discussion by the Commission, it was moved and seconded
by Commissioners Butler/Gardner to adopt Resolution 96-006
recommending to the City Council approval of the first one year time
extension for Tentative Tract 27224, subject to the revised Conditions of
Approval.
ROLL CALL: AYES: Commissioners Anderson, Barrows, Butler, Gardner, Newkirk, Tyler,
and Chairman Abels. NOES: None. ABSENT: None. ABSTAIN: None.
C. General Plan Amendment 95-051 and Environmental Assessment 96-312; a request
of Dwight Stuart, Wally Friend, and the City of La Quinta for certification of a
Mitigated Negative Declaration of environmental impact; and, approval of the
General Plan Amendment removing the Rural Residential Overlay (RRO)
designation from all properties designated as Low Density Residential on the Land
Use Policy Diagram
1. Associate Planner Greg Trousdell presented the information contained in the
staff report a copy of which is on file in the Community Development
Department.
2. There being no questions of staff, Chairman Abels opened the public hearing.
Mr. Mike Smith, representing the applicant Mr. Friend, stated they had no
objections to staff's recommendations. There being no further comment, the
public hearing was closed.
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3. There being no further Commission discussiOn, it was moved and seconded
by Commissioners Barrows/Butler to adopt Resolution 96-007
recommending to the City Council certification of the Negative Declaration
of Environmental Assessment 96-312 according to the findings set forth in
the Resolution.
ROLL CALL AYES: Commissioners Anderson, Barrows, Butler, Gardner, Newkirk,
Tyler, and Chairman Abels. NOES: None. ABSENT: None. ABSTAIN:
None.
4. It was moved and seconded by Commissioners Gardner/Tyler to adopt
Resolution 96-008 recommending to the City Council approval of General
Plan Amendment 95-051, removing the Rural Residential Overlay
designation from those properties that have the Low Density Residential
(LDR) land use classification on the Land Use Policy Diagram.
ROLL CALL AYES: Commissioners Anderson, Barrows, Butler, Gardner, Newkirk,
Tyler, and Chairman Abels. NOES: None. ABSENT: None. ABSTAIN:
None.
V. BUSINESS ITEMS
A. Bike Route Plan; a request of the City for approval of the Bike Route Plan to
implement General Plan Policy and obtain funding for a grant application.
1. Principal Planner Fred Baker presented the information contained in the staff
report, a copy of which is on file in the Community Development
Department.
2. Commissioner Barrows asked if the bike paths linked up with the County
Regional Trail System. Principal Planner Fred Baker explained the Highway
111 route that would travel from Indian Wells, through La Quinta, to Indio.
3. There being no discussion, it was moved and seconded by Commissioners
Butler/Barrows to adopt Resolution 96-009 recommending to the City
Council approval of the La Quinta Bike Route Plan as an implementation
measure of General Plan Policies 3-6.1.1 and 3-6.2.5 and to obtain grant
.... funding from the Bicycle Lane Account Grant.
ROLL CALL: AYES: Commissioners Anderson, Barrows, Butler, Gardner, Newkirk, Tyler,
and Chairman Abels. NOES: None. ABSENT: None. ABSTAIN: None.
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VI. CONSENT CALENDAR
A. There being no corrections to the Minutes of February 13, it was moved and
seconded by Commissioners Tyler/Butler to approve the Minutes as submitted
Unanimously approved.
VII. COMMISSIONER ITEMS
A. Commissioner Abels gave a report of the City Council meeting of February 20, 1996.
B. Community Development Director Jerry Herman stated he had spoken with the
developers of the theater to be constructed within the One Eleven La Quinta
Shopping Center, and they stated they will be obtaining a building permit during the
month of March and construction would start shortly thereafter.
C. Staff informed the Commission that there would be an Economic Development
meeting on March 9th at 9:00 A.M. at the La Quinta Senior Center and the Planning
Commission was invited to attend.
D. Commissioner Gardner expressed his thanks to Senior Engineer Steve Speer for
providing the Commission with the information on signal warrants.
VIII. ADJOURNMENT .
There being no further business, it was moved and seconded by Commissioners Gardner/Barrows
to adjourn this meeting of the Planning Commission to a regular meeting on March 12, 1996. This
meeting of the Planning Commission was adjourned at 7:34 P.M. Unanimously approved.
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