CC Resolution 2004-094RESOLUTION NO. 2004-094
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
LA QUINTA, CALIFORNIA APPROVING THE
SUBDIVISION OF 9.71 ACRES INTO 31 SINGLE-FAMILY
RESIDENTIAL AND MISCELLANEOUS LOTS
CASE NO.: TENTATIVE TRACT 32279
DUC HOUSING PARTNERS, INC.
WHEREAS, The City Council of the City of La Quinta, California, did
on the 17' day of August, 2004, hold a duly noticed Public Hearing to consider the
request of Duc Housing Partners, Inc. for the subdivision of 9.71 acres into 31
single-family residential and other miscellaneous lots, located at on the north side
of Avenue 58, approximately 2,100 t feet west of Monroe Street, more
particularly described as:
APN 763-240-01 1
WHEREAS, said Tentative Tract Map has complied with the
.— requirements of "The Rules to Implement the California Environmental Quality Act
of 1970" as amended (Resolution 83-63) in that the La Quinta Community
pared Environmental Assessment 2004-508 for
Development Department has pre
this Tentative Tract Map in compliance with the requirements of the California
Environmental Quality Act of 1970, as amended. The Community Development
Director has determined that the project could have a significant adverse impact on -
the environment; however, the mitigation measures imposed for this project V
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reduce the level to less than significant. Therefore, a Mitigated Negative
Declaration of environmental impact has been certified for this project; and,
WHEREAS, the Planning Commission of the City of La Quinta,
California, did on the 13T" day of July, 2004, hold a public hearing to consider this
request, and adopted Resolution 2004-044, recommending approval subject to
conditions; and,
WHEREAS, at said Public Hearing, upon hearing and considering all
testimony and arguments, if any, of all interested persons wanting to be heard,
said City Council did make the following Mandatory Findings of Approval to justify
approval of said Tentative Tract Map 32279:
1. The Tentative Tract Map improvements and design are consistent with the
General Plan in terms of density, street design and infrastructure
requirements.
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2. The design of the subdivision and its proposed improvements are not
likely to create environmental damage or substantially and avoidably
injure wildlife or their habitat because no impacts have been identified in
Environmental Assessment.
3. The design of the subdivision and subsequent improvements are not likely
to cause serious
public health problems because urban infrastructure
improvements will be installed- based on applicable local, State, and
Federal requirements.
4. The design of the revised subdivision and the proposed types of
Improvements will not conflict with easements acquired by the public at
large, for access through or use of the property within the subdivision in
that none presently exist and access is provided within the project and to
adjacent public streets.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the
City of La Quinta, California, as follows:
1. That the above recitations are true and constitute the findings of the City
Council In this case;
2. That it does hereby approve Tentative Tract Map 32279 for the reasons set
forth in this Resolution, subject to the attached Conditions of Approval.
PASSED, APPROVED, and ADOPTED at a regular meeting of the La
Quinta City Council, held on this 17th day of August, 2004, by the following
vote, to wit: 9
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
Council Member Henderson, Osborne, Perkins, Sniff, Mayor Adolph
None
None
None
DON ADOLPH, Mayor
City of La Quinta, California
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ATTEST:
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J . GREEK, CMC, Clerk
City of La Quinta, California
(CITY SEAL)
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
M. KAT ERINE JE01tiON, City Attorney
City of La Quinta, California
CITY COUNCIL RESOLUTION NO. 2004-094
CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL — FINAL
TENTATIVE TRACT MAP 32279
DUC HOUSING PARTNERS, INC.
ADOPTED:
GENERAL
1. The applicant agrees to defend, indemnify and hold harmless the City of La
Quinta ("City"), its agents, officers and employees from any claim, action or
proceeding to attack, set aside, void, or annul the approval of this Tentative
Tract Map, or any Final Map recorded thereunder. The City shall have sole
discretion in selecting its defense counsel.
The City shall promptly notify the applicant of any claim, action or
proceeding and shall cooperate fully in the defense.
2. This Tentative Tract Map, and any Final Map recorded thereunder, shall
comply with the requirements and standards of Government Code § § 66410
through 66499.58 (the "Subdivision Map Act"), and Chapter 13 of the La
Quinta Municipal Code ("LQMC").
The City of La Quinta's Municipal Code can be accessed on the City's Web
Site at www.la-quinta.org.
3. Prior to the :issuance of. any grading, construction, or building permit by the
City, the applicant shall obtain any necessary clearances and/or permits from
the following agencies:
• Fire Marshal
• Public Works Department (Grading Permit, Improvement Permit)
• Community Development Department
• Riverside Co. Environmental Health Department
• Coachella Valley Unified School District
• Coachella Valley Water District (CVWD)
• Imperial Irrigation District (IID)
• California Water Quality Control Board (CWQCB)
• SunLine Transit Agency
The applicant is responsible for all requirements of the permits and/or
clearances from the above listed agencies. When the requirements include
approval of improvement plans, the applicant shall furnish proof of such
approvals when submitting those improvements plans for City approval.
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4. The applicant shall comply with applicable provisions of the City's NPDES
stormwater discharge permit, Sections 8.70.010 et seq. (Stormwater
Management . and Discharge Controls), and 13.24.170 (Clean Air/Clean
Water), LQMC; Riverside County Ordinance No. 457; and the State Water
Resources Control Board's Order No. 99-08-DWQ .
A. For construction activities including clearing, grading or excavation of
land that disturbs one (1) acre 'or more of land, or that disturbs less
than one (1) acre of land, but which is a part of a construction project
that encompasses more than one (1) acre of land, the Permitee shall
be required to submit a Storm Water Pollution Protection Plan
("SWPPP").
The applicant or his/her designer can obtain the California Stormwater
Quality Association ' SWPPP template at www.cabmphandbooks.com
for use in their SWPPP preparation.
r- B. The applicant's SWPPP shall be approved by the City Engineer prior to
any on or off -site grading being done in relation to this project.
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C. The applicant shall ensure that the required SWPPP is available for
inspection at the project site at all times through and including
acceptance of all improvements by the City.
D. The applicant's SWPPP shall include provisions for all of the following
Best Management Practices ("BMPs") (8.70.020 (Definitions), LQMC):
1) Temporary Soil Stabilization (erosion control).
2) Temporary Sediment Control.
3) Wind Erosion Control.
4) Tracking Control.
5) Non - Storm Water Management.
6) Waste Management and Materials Pollution Control.
E. All erosion and sediment control BMPs proposed by the applicant shall
be approved by the City Engineer prior to any onsite or offsite grading,
pursuant to this project.
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F. The approved SWPPP and BMP
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5. Permits issued under this approval shall be subject to the provisions of the
Infrastructure Fee Program and Development Impact Fee program in effect at
the time of issuance of building permit(s).
PROPERTY RIGHTS
6. Prior to issuance of any permit(s), the applicant shall acquire or confer
easements and other property rights necessary for the construction or proper
functioning of the proposed development. Conferred rights shall include
irrevocable offers to dedicate or grant access easements to the City for
emergency services and for maintenance, construction and reconstruction of
essential improvements.
7. The applicant shall offer for dedication on the Final Map all public street
right-of-ways in conformance with the City's General Plan, Municipal Code,
applicable specific plans, and/or as required by the City Engineer.
8. The public street right-of-way offers for dedication required for this
development include:
A. PUBLIC STREETS
1) Avenue 58 Provide 48-foot right-of-way on Avenue 58 along
Tentative Tract Map boundary except for an additional variable
right of way dedication at the proposed primary entry measured
56 feet north of the centerline of Avenue 58 and length to be
determined by a traffic study prepared for the applicant by a
licensed traffic engineer per Engineering Bulletin # 03-08. As a
minimum, the required right of way shall be for a length of 100
feet plus a variable dedication of an additional 50 feet to
accommodate improvements conditioned under STREET AND
TRAFFIC IMPROVEMENTS.
9. The applicant shall retain for private use on the Final Map all private street
right-of-ways in conformance with the City's General Plan, Municipal Code,
applicable specific plans, and/or as required by the City Engineer.
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10. The private street right-of-ways to be retained for private use required for
this development include:
A. PRIVATE STREETS
Property line shall be placed at the back of curb similar to the lay out
and typical street section shown on the tentative map.
Private Residential Streets without Median. Measured at gutter flow
line to gutter flow line shall be 32 feet with parking restricted to one
side, provided there is adequate off-street parking for residents and
visitors, and the applicant establishes provisions for ongoing
enforcement of the parking restriction in the CC&R's. The CC&R's
shall be reviewed by the Engineering Department prior to recordation.
Private Residential Streets with Medians. Layout and street section as
shown on the approved Tentative Tract Map. As a minimum, travel
widths shall be at least 16 feet on one side of the median and 20 feet
on the opposite side.
B. CUL DE SACS
1) The cul de sac shall conform to the shape shown on the...
tentative map with a 38-foot curb radius at the bulb or larger as
shown on the tentative map.
11. Dedications shall include additional widths as necessary for dedicated right
and left turn* lanes, *and other features contained in the approved
construction plans.
12. Dedications shall include additional widths as necessary for dedicated right
and left turn lanes, bus turnouts, and other features contained in the
approved construction plans.
Pursuant to this requirement, the Applicant shall include in the submittal
packet containing the draft final map submitted for map checking, an offsite
street geometric layout, drawn at 1 " equals 40 feet, detailing the following
design aspects: median curb line, outside curb line, lane line alignment
including lane widths, left turn lanes, deceleration lane(s) and bus stop
turnout(s). The geometric layout shall be. accompanied with sufficient
professional engineering studies to confirm the appropriate length of all
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proposed turn pockets and auxiliary lanes that may impact the right of way
dedication required of the project and the associated landscape setback
requirement
13. When the City Engineer determines that access rights to the proposed street
right-of-ways shown on the approved Tentative Tract Map are necessary
prior to approval of the Final Map dedicating such right-of-ways, the
applicant shall grant the necessary right-of-ways within 60 days of a written
request by the City.
14. The applicant shall offer for dedication on the Final Map a ten -foot wide
public utility easement contiguous with, and along both sides of all private
streets. Such easement may be reduced to five feet in width with the
express written approval of IID.
15. The applicant shall create perimeter landscaping setbacks along all public
right-of-ways as follows:
A. Avenue 58 (Secondary Arterial) - 10-foot from the R/W-P/L.
The listed setback depth shall be the average depth where a meandering wall
design Is approved.
The setback requirements shall apply to all frontages including, but not
limited to, remainder parcels and sites dedicated for utility purposes.
Where public facilities (e.g., sidewalks) are placed on privately -owned
setbacks, the applicant shall -offer for dedication blanket easements for those
purposes on the Final Map.
16. The applicant shall offer for dedication those easements necessary for the
placement of, and access to, utility lines and structures, drainage basins,
mailbox clusters, park lands, and common areas on the Final Map.
17. Direct vehicular access to Avenue 58 from lots with frontage along Avenue
58 is restricted, except for the access point conditioned in these conditions
of approval. The vehicular access restriction shall be shown on the recorded
final tract map.
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The applicant is hereby conditioned to make a good faith effort to establish a
joint access to his/her development either with the easterly or westerly
abutting property owner and record an easement with that adjacent property
owner for joint access. If such attempt(s) with the abutting property owner
are unsuccessful, the applicant is conditioned to locate the access point at
the easterly property line and provide access to the access drive for future
development of the easterly property. The final access point shall be
approved by the Public Works Department.
The applicant shall pay for all entry drive improvements needed to comply
with this condition.
The applicant shall furnish proof of easements, or written permission, as
appropriate, from those owners of all abutting properties on which grading,
retaining wall construction, permanent slopes, or other encroachments will
occur.
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18. The applicant shall cause no easement to be granted, or recorded, over any
R portion of the subject property between the date of approval of the Tentative
Tract Map and the date of recording of any Final Map, unless such easement
is approved by the City Engineer.
FINAL MAPS
19. Prior to the City's approval of a Final Map, the applicant shall furnish
accurate AutoCAD files of the Final Map that was approved by the City's
map checker on a storage media acceptable to the City Engineer. Such files
shall be in a standard AutoCAD format so as to be fully retrievable into a
basic AutoCAD program.
Where a Final Map was not produced in an Auto.CAD format, or produced in
a file that can be converted to an AutoCAD format, the City Engineer will
accept a raster -image file of such Final Map.
IMPROVEMENT PLANS
As used throughout these Conditions of Approval, professional titles such as
"engineer," "surveyor," and "architect," refer to persons currently certified or
licensed to practice their respective professions in the State of California.
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20. Improvement plans shall be prepared by or under the direct supervision of
qualified engineers and/or architects, as appropriate, and shall comply with
the provisions of Section 13.24.040 (Improvement Plans), LQMC.
21. The following improvement plans shall be prepared and submitted for review
and approval by the City. A separate set of plans for each line item
specified below shall be prepared. The plans shall utilize the minimum scale
specified, unless otherwise authorized by the City Engineer in writing. Plans
may be prepared at a larger scale if additional detail or plan clarity is desired.
Note, the applicant may be required to prepare other improvement plans not
listed here pursuant to improvements required by other agencies and utility
purveyors.
A. Off -Site Street Plan:
Vertical
lit = 40' Horizontal, 1 " = 4'
The street improvement plans shall include permanent traffic control
and separate plan sheet(s) (drawn at 20 scale) that show the
meandering sidewalk, mounding, and berming design in -the combined
parkway and landscape setback area.
B. On -Site Street Plan:
ill = 4' Vertical
C. On -Site Rough Grading Plan
D. On -Site Precise Grading Plan:
1 " = 40' Horizontal,
ill = 40' Horizontal
ill = 30' Horizontal
Other engineered improvement plans prepared for City approval that are not
listed above shall be prepared in formats approved by the City Engineer prior
to commencing plan preparation.
All Off -Site Plan & Profile Street Plans and Signing & Striping Plans shall
show all existing improvements fora distance of at least 200-feet beyond
the project limits, or a distance sufficient to show any required design
transitions.
"Rough Grading" plans shall normally include perimeter walls with Top Of
Wall & Top Of Footing elevations shown. All footings shall have a minimum
Of 1-foot of cover, or sufficient cover to clear any adjacent obstructions.
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The On -Site Precise Grading plans are required to be submitted for approval
by the Building Official and the City Engineer.
"Street Parking" plan shall include appropriate signage to implement the "No
Parking" concept, or alternatively an on -street parking policy shall be
included in the CC & R's subject to City Engineer's Approval. The parking
plan or CC & R's shall be submitted concurrently with the Street
Improvement Plans..
22. The City maintains standard plans, detail sheets and/or construction notes
for elements of construction on the Public Works Online Engineering Library
at:
http://www.la7guinta.org/publicworks/tractl/z onlinelibrary/0 intropage.htm.
23. The applicant shall furnish a complete set of the AutoCAD files of all
approved improvement plans on a storage media acceptable to the City
Engineer. The files shall be saved in a standard AutoCAD format so they
may be fully retrievable through a basic AutoCAD program.
At the completion of construction, and prior to the final acceptance of the
improvements by the City, the applicant shall update the AutoCAD files in
order to reflect the as -built conditions.
Where the improvement plans were not produced in a standard AutoCAD
format, or a file format that can be converted to an AutoCAD format, the
City Engineer will accept raster -image files of the plans.
IMPROVEMENT SECURITY AGREEMENTS
24. Prior to approval of any Final Map, the applicant shall construct all on and
off -site improvements and satisfy its obligations for same, or shall furnish a
fully secured and executed Subdivision Improvement Agreement ( SIA")
guaranteeing the construction of such improvements and the satisfaction . of
its obligations for same, or shall agree to any combination thereof, as may be
required by the City.
25. Any Subdivision Improvement Agreement ("SIA") entered into by and
between the applicant and the City of La Quinta, for the purpose of
guaranteeing the completion of any improvements related to this Tentative
Tract Map, shall comply with the provisions of Chapter 13.28 (Improvement
Security), LQMC.
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26. Improvements to be made, or agreed to be made, shall include the removal
of any existing structures or other obstructions which are not a part of the
proposed improvements; and shall provide for the setting of the final survey
monumentation.
27. Should the applicant fail to construct the improvements for the development,
or fail to satisfy its obligations for the development in a timely manner, the
City shall have the right to halt issuance of building permits, and/or final
building inspections, withhold other approvals related to the development of
the project, or call upon the surety to complete the improvements.
GRADING
28. The applicant shall comply with the provisions of Section 13.24.050
(Grading Improvements), LQMC.
29. Prior to occupancy of the project site for any construction, or other
purposes, the applicant shall obtain a grading permit approved by the City
Engineer.
30. To obtain an approved grading permit, the applicant shall submit and obtain
approval of all of the following:
A. A grading plan prepared by a qualified engineer,
B. A preliminary geotechnical ("soils") report prepared by 'a qualified
engineer,
C. A Fugitive Dust Control Plan prepared in accordance with Chapter
6.16, (Fugitive Dust Control), LQMC, and
D. A Best Management Practices report prepared in accordance with
Sections 8.70.010 and 13.24.170 (NPOES stormwater discharge
permit and Storm Management and Discharge Controls), LQMC.
All grading shall conform to the recommendations contained in the
Preliminary Soils Report, and shall be certified as being adequate by a
soils engineer, or by an engineering geologist.
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A statement shall appear on the Final Map that a soils report has been
prepared in accordance with the California Health & Safety Code §
17953.
The applicant shall furnish security, in a form acceptable to the City,
and in an amount sufficient to guarantee compliance with the
approved Fugitive Dust Control Plan provisions as submitted with its
application for a grading permit.
31. , The applicant shall maintain all open graded, undeveloped land in order to
prevent wind and/or ' water erosion of such land. All open graded,
undeveloped land shall either be planted with interim landscaping, or
32. stabilized with such other erosion control measures, as were approved in the
Fugitive Dust Control Plan.
33. Grading within the perimeter setback and parkway areas shall have
undulating terrain and shall conform with the requirements of LQMC Section
9.60.240(F) except as otherwise modified by this condition requirement.
The maximum slope shall not exceed 3:1 anywhere in the landscape setback
area, except for the backslope (i.e. the slope at the back of the landscape
lot) which shall not exceed 2:1 if fully planted with ground cover. The
maximum slope in the first six (6) feet adjacent to the curb shall not exceed
4:1 when the nearest edge of sidewalk is within six (6) of the curb,
otherwise the maximum slope within the right of way shall not exceed 3:1.
All unpaved parkway areas adjacent to the curb shall be depressed one and
one-half inches 0.5") in the first eighteen inches (18") behind the curb.
34. Building pad elevations on the rough grading plan submitted for City
Engineer's approval shall conform with pad elevations shown on the
tentative map, unless the pad elevations have other requirements imposed
elsewhere in these Conditions of Approval.
35. Building pad elevations of perimeter lots shall not differ by more that one
foot from the building pads in adjacent developments.
36. The applicant shall minimize the differences in elevation between the
adjoining properties and the lots within this development.
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Where compliance within the above stated limits is impractical, the City may
consider alternatives that are shown to minimize safety concerns,
maintenance difficulties and neighboring -owner dissatisfaction with the grade
differential.
37. Prior to any site grading or regrading that will raise or lower any portion of
the site by more than plus or minus three tenths of a foot from the
elevations shown on the approved Tentative Tract Map, the applicant shall
submit the proposed grading changes to the City Staff for a substantial
conformance finding review.
38. Prior to the issuance of a building permit for any building lot, the applicant
shall provide a lot pad certification stamped and signed by a qualified
engineer or surveyor.
Each pad certification shall list the pad elevation as shown on the approved
grading plan, the actual pad elevation and the difference between the two, if
any. Such pad certification shall also list the relative compaction of the pad
soil. The data shall be organized by " lot number, and listed cumulatively if
submitted at different times.
DRAINAGE
39. The applicant shall revise proposed retention basins to comply with the
provisions of Section 13.24.120 (Drainage), LQMC, Engineering Bulletin No.
97.03. More specifically, stormwater falling on site during the 100 year
storm shall be retained within the development, unless otherwise approved
by the City Engineer. The tributary drainage area shall extend to the
centerline of adjacent public streets. The design storm shall be either the 3
hour, 6 hour or 24 hour event producing the greatest total run off.
40. In design of retention facilities, the maximum percolation rate shall be two
inches per hour. The percolation rate will be considered to be zero unless
the applicant provides site specific data indicating otherwise.
41. Nuisance water shall be retained on site. In residential developments,
nuisance water shall be disposed of in a trickling sand filter and leach field or
equivalent system approved by the City Engineer. The sand filter and leach
field shall be designed to contain surges of up to 3 gph/1,000 sq. ft. of
landscape area, and infiltrate 5 gpd/1,000 sq. ft.
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42. No fence or wall shall be constructed around any retention basin unless
approved by the Community Development Director and the City Engineer.
43. For on -site common retention basins, retention depth shall be according to
Engineering Bulletin 97.03, and side slopes shall not exceed 3:1 and shall be
planted with maintenance free ground cover. For retention basins on
individual lots, retention depth shall not exceed two feet.
44. Stormwater may not be retained in landscaped parkways or landscaped
setback lots. Only incidental storm water (precipitation which directly falls
on to the setback) will be permitted to be retained in the landscape setback
areas. The perimeter setback and parkway areas in the street right-of-way
shall be shaped with berms and mounds, pursuant to Section
9.100.040(B)(7), LQMC.
45. The design of the development shall not cause any increase in flood
boundaries, levels or frequencies in any area outside the development.
46. The development shall be graded to permit storm flow in excess of retention
capacity to flow out of the development through a designated overflow and
into the historic drainage relief route.
47. Storm drainage historically received from adjoining property shall be received
and retained or passed through into the historic downstream drainage relief
route.
UTILITIES
48. The applicant shall comply with the provisions of Section 13.24.110
(Utilities), LQMC.
49. The applicant shall obtain the approval of the City Engineer for the location
of all utility lines within any right-of-way, and all above -ground utility
structures including, but not limited to, traffic signal cabinets, electric vaults,
water valves, and telephone stands, to ensure optimum placement for
practical and aesthetic purposes.
50. Existing overhead utility lines within, or adjacent to the proposed
'� development, and all proposed utilities shall be installed underground.
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All existing utility lines attached to joint use 92 KV transmission power poles
are exempt from the requirement to be placed underground.
51, Underground utilities shall be installed prior to overlying hardscape. For
installation of utilities in existing improved streets, the applicant shall comply
52. with trench restoration requirements maintained, or required by the City
Engineer.
The applicant shall provide certified reports of all utility trench compaction
for approval by the City Engineer.
STREET AND TRAFFIC IMPROVEMENTS
53. The applicant shall comply with the provisions of Sections 13.24.060 (Street
Improvements), 13.24.070 (Street Design - Generally) & 13.24.100 (Access
For Individual Properties And Development), LQMC for public streets; and
Section 13.24.080 (Street Design - Private Streets), where private streets
are proposed.
54. The applicant .shall construct the following street improvements to conform
with the General Plan (street type noted in parentheses.)
A. - OFF -SITE STREETS
1.) Avenue 58 Widen the north side of the street along all frontage
adjacent to the Subdivision boundary as specified in the
requirements of these conditions. Rehabilitate and/or
reconstruct existing roadway pavement as necessary to
augment and convert it from a rural county -road design
standard to La Quinta's urban arterial design standard. The
north curb face shall be located thirty six feet (36') north of the
centerline, except at locations where additional street width is
needed to accommodate:
a) deceleration/right turn only lane at the Primary Entry. The
north curb face shall be located forty eight feet (44') north of
the centerline, and length to be determined by a traffic study
prepared for the applicant by a licensed traffic engineer per
Engineering Bulletin #03-08. As a minimum -the required length
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shall be 100 feet plus available dedication of an additional 50
feet.
Other required improvements in the Avenue 58 right of way
and/or adjacent landscape setback area include:
a) All appurtenant components such as, but not limited to:
curb, gutter, traffic control striping, legends, and signs,
plus a single overhead street light at the street
connection to Avenue 58.
b) An 8-foot wide meandering sidewalk. The meandering
sidewalk shall have an arrhythmic horizontal layout that
utilizes concave and convex curves with respect to the
curb line that touches the back of curb at intervals not to
exceed 250 feet. The sidewalk curvature radii should
vary between 50 and 300 feet, and at each point of
reverse curvature, the radius should change to assist in
creating the arrhythmic layout. The sidewalk shall
meander into the landscape setback lot and approach
within 5 feet of the perimeter wall at intervals not to
exceed 250 feet.
B. PRIVATE STREETS
Private Residential Streets without Median. Measured at gutter flow
line to gutter flow line shall be 32 feet with parking restricted to one
side, provided there is adequate off-street parking for residents and
visitors, and the applicant establishes provisions for ongoing
enforcement of the parking restriction in the CC&R's. The CC&R's
shall be reviewed by the Engineering Department prior to recordation.
Private Residential Streets with Medians. Layout and street section as
shown on the approved Tentative Tract Map. As a minimum, travel
widths shall be at least 16 feet on one side of the median and 20 feet
on the opposite side.
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Conditions of Approval - FINAL
Tentative Tract Map 32279
DUC Housing Partners, Inc.
Adopted: August 17, 2004
Page 15
C. PRIVATE CUL DE SACS
1) Shall be constructed according to the lay -out shown on the
tentative map with 38-foot curb radius or greater at the bulb
similar to the layout shown on the rough grading plan.
55. All gated entries shall provide for a three -car minimum stacking capacity for
inbound traffic; and shall provide for a full turn -around outlet for non -
accepted vehicles..
Where a gated entry is proposed, the applicant shall submit a detailed exhibit
at a scale of 1 " = 10', demonstrating that those passenger vehicles that do
not gain entry into the development can safely make a full turn -around out
onto the main street from the gated entry.
Two lanes of traffic shall be provided on the entry side ' of .each gated entry,
one lane shall be dedicated for residents, and one lane for visitors.
Entry drives, main interior- circulation routes, standard knuckles, corner
cutbacks, bus turnouts, dedicated turn lanes and other features shown on
the approved construction plans, may require additional street widths as may
be determined by the City Engineer.
56. The applicant shall design .street pavement sections using CalTrans' design
procedure for 20-year life pavement, and the site -specific data for soil
strength and anticipated traffic loading (including construction traffic).
Minimum structural sections shall be as follows:
Residential
Secondary Arterial
3.0" a.c./4.5" c.a.b.
4.0" a.c./6.0" c.a.b.
or the approved equivalents of alternate materials.
57. The applicant shall submit current mix designs (less than two years old at
the time of construction) for base, asphalt concrete and Portland cement
concrete. The submittal shall include test results for all specimens used in
the mix design procedure. For mix designs over six months old, the submittal
shall include recent (less than six months old at the time of construction)
aggregate gradation test results confirming that design gradations can be
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Conditions of Approval - FINAL
Tentative Tract Map 32279
DUC Housing Partners, Inc.
Adopted: August 17, 2004
Page 16
achieved in current production. The applicant shall not schedule construction
operations until mix designs are approved.
58. General access points and turning movements of traffic are limited to the
following:
Primary Entry (Avenue 58): Full turn movements are permitted.
59. Improvements shall include appurtenances such as traffic control signs,
markings and other devices, raised medians if required, street name signs
and sidewalks. Mid -block street lighting is not required.
60. Improvements shall be designed and constructed in accordance with City
adopted standards, supplemental drawings and specifications, or as
approved by the City Engineer. Improvement plans for streets, access gates
and parking areas shall be stamped and signed by qualified engineers.
CONSTRUCTION
61. The City will conduct final inspections of habitable buildings only when the
buildings have improved street and (if required) sidewalk access to publicly -
maintained streets. The improvements shall include required traffic control
devices, pavement markings and street name signs. If on -site streets in
residential developments are initially constructed with partial pavement
thickness, the applicant shall complete the pavement prior to final
inspections of the last ten percent of homes within the development or when
directed by the City, whichever comes first.
LANDSCAPING
62. The applicant shall comply with Sections 13.24.130 (Landscaping Setbacks)
& 13.24.140 (Landscaping Plans), LQMC.
63. The applicant shall provide landscaping in the required setbacks, retention
basins, common lots and park areas. Plans shall be approved by the
Community Development Department.
'—` 64. Landscape and irrigation plans for landscaped lots and setbacks, medians,
retention basins, and parks shall be signed and stamped by a licensed
landscape architect.
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Conditions of Approval - FINAL
Tentative Tract Map 32279
DUC Housing Partners, Inc.
Adopted: August 17, 2004
Page 17
65. The applicant shall submit the landscape plans for approval by the
Community Development Department (CDD), prior to plan checking by the
Public Works Department. When plan checking has been completed by CDD,
the applicant shall obtain the signatures of CVWD and the Riverside County
Agricultural Commissioner, prior to submittal for signature by the City
Engineer.
NOTE: Plans are not approved for construction until signed by the City
Engineer.
66. Landscape areas shall have permanent irrigation improvements meeting the
requirements of the City Engineer. Use of lawn areas shall be minimized
with no lawn, or spray irrigation, being placed within 18 inches of curbs
along public streets.
QUALITY ASSURANCE
67. The applicant shall employ construction quality -assurance measures that
meet with the approval of the City Engineer.
68. The applicant shall employ, or retain, qualified engineers, surveyors, and
such other appropriate professionals as are required to provide the expertise
with which to prepare and sign accurate record drawings, and to provide.
adequate construction supervision.
69. The applicant shall arrange for, and bear the cost of, all measurements,
sampling and testing procedures not included in the City's inspection
program, but which may be required by the City, as evidence that the
construction materials and methods employed comply with the plans,
specifications and other applicable regulations.
70. Upon completion of construction, the applicant shall furnish the City with
reproducible record drawings of all improvement plans which were approved
by the City. Each sheetshall be clearly marked "Record Drawing," if As -
Built" or "As -Constructed, and shall be stamped and signed by the engineer
or surveyor certifying to the accuracy and completeness of the drawings.
The applicant shall have all AutoCAD or raster -image files previously
submitted to the City, revised to reflect the as -built conditions.
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Conditions of Approval — FINAL
Tentative Tract Map 32279
DUC Housing Partners, Inc.
Adopted: August 17, 2004
Page 1 a
MAINTENANCE
71. The applicant shall comply. with the provisions of Section 13.24.160
(Maintenance), LQMC.
72. The applicant shall make provisions for the continuous and perpetual
maintenance of all private on -site improvements, perimeter landscaping,
access drives, and sidewalks.
FEES AND DEPOSITS
73. The applicant shall comply with the provisions of $action 13.24.180 (Fees
and Deposits), LQMC. These fees include all deposits and fees required by
the City for plan checking and construction inspection. Deposits and fee
amounts shall be those in effect when the applicant makes application for
plan check and permits.
74. Permits issued under this approval shall be subject to the provisions of the
Infrastructure Fee Program and Development Impact Fee program in effect at
the time of issuance of building permit(s).
75. Prior to final map approval by the City Council, the developer shall meet the
Parkland Dedication requirements by payment of in -lieu fees as set forth in
Section 13.48 of the La Quinta Municipal Code.
76. Within 24 hours of approval of the tentative tract map by the City Council,
the developer shall submit to the Community Development Department, a
check made out to the "County of Riverside" for $1,314 to allow filing of a
Notice of Determination for Environmental Assessment 2004-508 as required
by State law.
FIRE MARSHAL
77. For residential areas, approved standard fire hydrants, located at each
intersection and spaced 330 feet apart with no portion of any lot frontage
more than 165 feet from a hydrant. Minimum fire flow shall be 1000 GPM
for a 2-hour duration at 20 PSI.
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Conditions of Approval - FINAL
Tentative Tract Map 32279
DUC Housing Partners, Inc.
Adopted: August 17, 2004
Page 1.9
78. Blue dot retro-reflectors shall be placed in the street 8 inches from centerline
to the side that the fire hydrant is on, to identify fire hydrant locations.
79. Any turn or turn -around requires a minimum 38-foot outside turning radius.
80. All structures shall be accessible from an approved roadway to within 150
feet of all portions of the exterior of the first floor.
81. The minimum dimension for access/egress roads and gates is 20 feet clear
and unobstructed width with a minimum vertical clearance of 13 feet 6
inches in height. Parking is permitted on one side for roads that are 28 feet,
and on both sides for roads that are 36 feet or more clear and unobstructed.
Parking is not permitted on roadways less than 28 feet in width and must be
posted and red -curbed. Islands are considered an obstruction.
82. The applicant or developer shall prepare and submit to the Fire Department
for approval, a site plan designating required fire lanes with appropriate lane
painting and signs.
83. Any gate providing access from a public roadway to a private entry roadway
shall be located at least 35 feet setback from the roadway and shall open to
allow a vehicle to stop without obstructing traffic on the road. Where a one-
way road with a single traffic lane provides access to a gate entrance, a 38-
foot turning radius shall be used.
84. Gates shall be automatic, minimum 20 feet in width and shall be equipped
with a rapid entry system (KNOX). Plans shall be submitted to the Fire
Department for approval prior to installation. Automatic gate pins shall be
rated with a shear pin force, not to exceed 30 pounds. Gates activated by
the rapid entry system shall remain open until closed by the rapid entry
system.
85. The required water system, including fire hydrants, shall be installed and
accepted by the appropriate water agency prior to any combustible building
material being placed on an individual lot. Two sets of water plans are to be
submitted to the Fire Department for approval.
Resolution No. 2004-094
Conditions of Approval - FINAL
Tentative Tract Map 32279
DUC Housing Partners, Inc.
Adopted: August 17, 2004
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MISCELLANEOUS
86. Final perimeter wall designs including height, color, material, design shall
approved by the Community Development Department prior to issuance of
grading permit or building permit for the wall, whichever occurs first.
Perimeter wall height along east property line shall provide a minimum six
feet of exposed height as measured from east side of wall.
87. Proposed street name with a minimum of two alternative names per street
shall be submitted to the Community Development Department for approval.
Names to be approved prior to recordation of final map.
88. All mitigation measures contained in Environmental Assessment 2004-508
shall be met.
89. Prior to final map approval, the developer shall submit to the Community
Development Department for review, a copy of the proposed Covenants,
Conditions, and Restrictions (CC and R's) for the project.
90. This tentative tract map shall expire two years after City Council approval,
unless recorded or granted a time extension pursuant to the requirements of
Division 13 of the La Quinta Municipal Code.
91. 'Minor lot configuration modifications required to comply with these
conditions and Fire Marshal requirements shall be reviewed and approved by
the Community Development Department and Public Works Department.
92. Approval of production home designs, perimeter wall and landscaping
requires approval of a Site Development permit application by the Planning
Commission.