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2003 12 09 PC Minutes MINUTES PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING A regular meeting held at the La Quinta City Hall 78-495 Calle Tampico, La Quinta, CA December 9, 2003 7:00.P.M. I. CALL TO ORDER A. This meeting of the Planning Commission was called to order at 7:00 p.m. by 'Chairman Kirk who asked Commissioner Quill to lead the flag salute. B. Present: Commissioners Jacques Abels, Paul Quill, Robert Tyler, and Chairman Tom Kirk. It was moved and seconded by Commissioners Abels/'ryler to excuse Commissioner .Daniels. Unanimously approved. C. Staff present: Community Development Director Jerry Herman, Assistant City Attorney Michael Houston, Assistant City Engineer Steve Speer, Planning Manager Oscar Orci, Principal Planner Stan Sawa, Associate Planner Wallace Nesbit, and Executive Secretary Betty Sawyer. II, PUBLIC COMMENT' None. III. CONFIRMATION OF THE AGENDA: Co'nfirmed. IV. CONSENT ITEMS: 1. Department Report: None. V. PUBLIC HEARINGS: A. Environmental Assessment 2003-486, General Plan Amendment 2003- 096, Zone Change 2003-117, Specific Plan 2003-069, and Tentative Tract Map 31798; a request of Robert Selan for certification of a Mitigated Negative Declaration of environmental impact; General Plan Amendment and Zone Change to change the land use and zoning designations from Neighborhood Commercial to Medium High Density Residential and the subdivision of approximately 21 acres into 250 condominium units for the property located at the northwest corner of Avenue-52 and Jefferson Street. G :\WPDOCS\PC Minutes\ 12-9-O3WD.doc Planning Commission Minutes December 9, 2003 1. Chairman Kirk informed everyone the item was being ContinUed. It was moved and seconded by Commissioners .Abels/TYler to continue the project to December. 23, 2003. Unan!mously approved. B. Sign Application 2003-734; a request of Neil Kleine for consideration of a planned sign program for two commercial buildings in the".La Qainta Corporate Centre on a 1.13 acre site for the proPerties located at 79-215 and 79-245 Corporate Centre Drive. 1. Chairman Kirk informed everyone the item was being continued. It was moved and seconded by Commissioners Tyler/Abels to continue the project to December 23, 2003. Unanimously approved. ,, C. Site Development Permits 2003-727, Amendment #1; a request of PM Renaissance, LLC for consideration of architectural plans for three additional 'prototype residential units for construction in Tract 29053, located on the north side of Avenue 50, west of' Jefferson Street. 1. Chairman Kirk opened the public hearing and asked for the staff report. Principal Planner Stan Sawa presented the information contained in the staff report, a copy of which is on file in the Community Development Department.. 2. Chairman Kirk asked if there were any questions of staff. Commissioner Tyler asked if it was necessary to require compliance with the' new Water Efficient Ordinance. Staff stated they would have to comply, but staff would add it to the conditions. 3. Chairman Kirk asked if the applicant would like to address the Commission. Mr. Geoff McComic stated he was available to , i answer any questions. 4. Commissioner Quill asked why the rock element was not on all the elevations. Mr. McComic stated it would be made available on all the all three elevations. 5. Commissioner Tyler asked if these would replace the existing floor plans. Mr. McComic stated yes. G :\WPDOCS\PC Minutes\ 12-9-03WD.doc 2 Planning Commission Minutes December 9, 2003 6. There being no other public comment, Chairman Kirk closed the public hearing and opened the matter for Commission discussion. , , 7. There being no further discussion, it was moved and seconded by Commissioners Tyler/Abels to adopt Planning Commission Resolution 2003-107 approving Site Development Per~it 2002- 727, as recommended: a. Condition added.: Compliance with the' Water Efficient Ordinance. ROLL CALL: AYES: Commissioners Abels, Quill, and Tyler, Chairman Kirk. NOES: None. ABSTAIN: None. ABSENT: Commissioner .Daniels. D. Sign Application 2003-735; a request of Kleine Building' and Development, Inc., for consideration of a sign program, for.a commercial building with 63,550 square feet of floor area for the property located on the north side of Highway 111, 331 feet west of Dune Palms Road. 1. Chairman Kirk opened the. public hearing and asked for the staff report. Principal Planner Stan Sawa presented the information contained in the staff report, a copy of which is on file in the Community Development Department. 2. Chairman Kirk asked if there were any questions of staff. Commissioner Tyler asked why the maximum sign height for panel Signs was 48 inches and how did staff come to that figure, staff stated it was based on what the applicant requested. Staff was recommending only two lines of copy be allowed. 3. Chairman Kirk stated if the sign height was 48 inches, the length would be ten feet. Staff clarified if they had 50 feet of frontage they would have a 50 square foot sign. 4. Commissioner Tyler asked if any of these tenants had the ability to have signs on three sides. Staff stated there are, but it was restricted to two sides as defined by the applicant. Commissioner Tyler asked if three square feet of vinyl was appropriate. Staff stated they were signs along the arcade for the window signs. G :\WPDOCS\PC Minutes\ t 2-9-O3WD.doc Planning Commission Minutes December 9, 2003 5. Chairman Kirk asked what, if anything, in the sign program deviated from the Zoning Code. Staff stated the vinyl signs at eight square feet are larger than what is allowed by Code. 6. There being no applicant present and no other public comment, Chairman Kirk closed the public hearing and opened the project for Commission discussion. 7.. Commissioner Tyler asked what the Code allowed in regard to window, signs. Staff stated it is an under canopy sign and it allows three square feet. Commissioner Tyler stated an under canopy refers to hanging signs. Staff stated they have been all.owed previously. Commissioner Tyler stated he was also concerned with the size of the monument sign, especially the one with one tenant name. He would propose the monument sign on Highway 111 be reduced. 8. Chairman Kirk stated he agreed, but asked how it compared to other signs on Highway 1 11. Discussion followed regarding sign heights along Highway 111. 9. There being, no further discussion, it was moved and seconded by COmmissioners Tyler/Abels to adopt Minute Motion 2003-020 approving Sign Application 2003-735, as amended: a. Condition added: Panel sign copy shall be reduced to 40 inches. b. Condition added: Window signs shall not exceed three square feet. Unanimously approved. E. Site Development Permit 2003-791; a request of McDermott Enterprises for consideration of architectural plans for an 11,300 square foot two- story office building in the La Quinta Professional Plaza located on Parcels 8, 9, and 10 of Tentative Parcel Map 29889 on the west side of Caleo Bay, approximately 300 feet south of Avenue 47. 1. Chairman Kirk opened the public hearing and asked for the staff report; Associate Planner Wallace Nesbit presented the information contained in the staff report, a copy of which is on file in the Community Development Department. G :\WPDOCS\PC Minutes\ 12-9-03WD .doc Planning. Commission Minutes December 9, 2003 2. Chairman Kirk asked if there were any questions of .staff. Commissioner Tyler asked that a condition be added requiring compliance with the City's Water Efficient Landscaping Ordinance. 3. Chairman Kirk asked if this project would comply With that Ordinance. Staff stated they would have to comply. 4. Chairman Kirk asked if the applicant would like to address the Commission. Mr. Colin McDermott, applicant, stated they would comply with the Water Efficient Landscaping Ordinance. 5. Chairman Kirk asked if there were any questions of the applicant. There being none, Chairman Kirk asked if there was any other public comment. 6. There being no other public comment, Chairman Kirk closed the public hearing and opened the matter for Commission discussion. 7. There being no further discussion, it was moved and seconded by Commissioners Abels/Tyler to adopt Planning Commission Resolution 2003-107, approving Site Development Permit 2003- 791, as recommended and amended: a. Condition added: compliance with the Water Efficient Landscaping Ordinance. ROLL CALL: AYES: Commissioners Abels, Quill, and Tyler, Chairman Kirk. NOES: None. ABSTAIN: None. ABSENT: Commissioner Daniels. VII. BUSINESS ITEMS: A. La Quinta Redevelopment Project No. 2 Redevelopment Plan Amendment; a request of the City's Redevelopment Agency for consideration of a Text Amendment to the Redevelopment Plan for La Quinta Redevelopment Project No. 2. 1. Chairman Kirk asked for the staff report. Community Development Director Jerry Herman presented the information contained in the staff report, a copy of which is on file in the Community Development Department. G :\WPDOCS\PC Minu~es\ 12-9-O3WD.doc Planning Commission Minutes December 9, 2003 2. Chairman Kirk asked if there were any questions of staff. Commissioner Tyler asked once the City has meet its housing quota; do we have to build any more houses Staff stated any time the private sector builds a unit, the City must meet' their' portion and therefore the number could never be reached Until the City is built out. , · 3. There being no further discussion, It was moved and second'ed by Commissioners Tyler/Abels to adopt Planning Commission Resolution 2003-108 making findings for recommending the proposed 2003 Amendment to Redevelopment Project No. 2 to the City Council. ROLL CALL: AYES: Commissioners Abels, Quill, and Tyler, Chairman Kirk'. NOES: None. ABSTAIN: None. ABSENT: Commissioner Daniels. IX. CORRESPONDENCE AND WRITTEN MATERIAL: X. COMMISSIONER ITEMS: A. Review of Commercial land uses. Continued to the next meeting. B. Discussion regarding the 2004 League of California Cities Planners Institute. Commissioners w.ould notify staff if they were attending. C. Commissioner Abels gave a report on the Council meeting of December 2, 2O03. XI. ADJOURNMENT: There being no further business, it was moved and seconded by Commissioners Abels/Quill to adjourn this regular meeting of the Planning Commission to a regular meeting of the Planning Commission to be held on December 23, 2003, at 7:00 p.m. This meeting of the Planning Commission was adjourned at 7:46 p.m. Respectfullyj isubmitted, ' ~k---~/'/.,' B~'i'y J.C-Sa/wyer, Executive Secretary City of La Quinta, California G :\WPDOCS\PC: Minutes\ 12-9-03WD. doc 6