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CC Resolution 2004-109RESOLUTION NO. 2004-109 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LA QUINTA, CALIFORNIA, APPROVING THE SUBDIVISION OF ± 14.54 ACRES INTO 40 SINGLE-FAMILY LOTS AND MISCELLANEOUS LOTS CASE NO.: TENTATIVE TRACT MAP 32742 APPLICANT: VILLAGE BUILDERS 98, LP WHEREAS, the Cif on the 5" day of October, 200 request by Village Builders 98 fc into 40 single-family lots and m of Monroe Street, approximatel described as follows: Council of the City of La Quinta, California, did, hold a duly noticed Public Hearing to consider a a Tentative Tract Map to subdivide ± 14.54 acres cellaneous lots, generally located on the west side 150 feet south of Avenue 55, more particularly PN: 767-580-015 WHEREAS, the Panning Commission of the City of La Quinta, California, did, on the 141h da of September, 2004, hold a duly noticed Public .— Hearing to consider a request b Village Builders 98 for a Tentative Tract Map to subdivide ± 14.54 acres into 0 single-family lots and miscellaneous lots, and recommended approval by adop ion of Resolutions 2004-061 and 2004-062, and; WHEREAS, said T requirements and rules to im (CEQA) of 1970, as amen Assessment 2004-515 has bi project may have a significan measures have been imposed significant level; and therefore, certification. ;ntative Tract Map 32742 has complied with the dement the California Environmental Quality Act led (Resolution 83-63), in that Environmental !en completed and determined that although the : adverse effects on the environment, mitigation on the project to reduce impacts to a less than i mitigated negative declaration is recommended for WHEREAS, at said Public Hearing, upon hearing and considering all testimony and arguments, if any, of all interested persons desiring to be heard, said City Council did make the following mandatory findings to approve said Tentative Tract Map 32742: 1. The proposed tract map will be consistent with the City of La Quinta General Plan in that the property i ' designated Low Density Residential (LDR) which, allows single-family reside �ial uses. Resolution No. 2004-109 Tentative Tract Map 32742 Village Builders 98 October 5, 2004 Page 2 2. The design or improvement of the proposed subdivision will be consistent with the City of La Quinta General Plan in that all streets and improvements in the proposed project will conform to City standards contained in the General Plan and Subdivision Ordinance. Access for the land uses on the site will be provided from existing streets in the immediate area. The density and design for the tract will comply with the Land Use Element of the General Plan. 3. The design of the proposed subdivision and improvements are not likely to cause substantial environmental damage, or substantially injure fish or wildlife, or their habitat in that the subject site is physically suitable for the proposed land division and currently, development exists in the immediate area which has reduced the amount of habitat suitable for any fish or wildlife. 4. The design of the subdivision and type of improvements are not likely to cause serious public health problems in that the applicant will be conditioned to meet all applicable requirements of the City of La Quinta to provide a safe environment for the public. 5. The design of the subdivision or type of improvements will not conflict with easements, acquired by the public at large, for access through or use of property within the proposed subdivision in that there are existing streets that will provide direct access to the site. All required public easements will provide access to the site or support necessary infrastructure improvements for the proposed project. 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 correct and constitute the findings of the City Council for this Tentative Tract Map; 2. That it does hereby approve Tentative Tract Map 32742, subject to the attached Conditions of Approval. PASSED, APPROVED and ADOPTED at a regular meeting of the La Quinta City Council, held on this 5" day of October, 2004, by the following vote, to wit: Resolution No. 2004-109 Tentative Tract Map 32742 Village Builders 98 October 5, 2004 Page 3 AYES: Council Members Henderson, Osborne, Perkins, Mayor Adolph NOES: Council Member Sniff ABSENT: None ABSTAIN: None ONALD AD LPH, ayor City of La Quinta, California ATTEST: `;�- dfte -- , e-jA6---'L) U E . GREEK, CMC, It Clerk City of La Quinta, California (City Seal) APPROVED AS TO FORM: '0 /V� W. KATHERINE JENSON City Ktiorney City of La Quinta, California CITY COUNCIL RESOLUTION 2004-109 TENTATIVE TRACT MAP 32742 - VILLAGE BUILDERS 98 CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL - FINAL ADOPTED: OCTOBER 5, 2004 GFNFROL 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. Resolution No. 2004-109 Tentative Tract Map 32742 - VILLAGE BUILDERS 98 Conditions of Approval - FINAL Adopted: October 5, 2004 Page 2 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. 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. 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. Resolution No. 2004-109 Tentative Tract Map 32742 - VILLAGE BUILDERS 98 Conditions of Approval - FINAL Adopted: October 5, 2004 Page 3 F. The approved SWPPP and BMPs shall remain in effect for the entire duration of project construction until all improvements are completed and accepted by the City. 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 permits). 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) Monroe Street (Primary Arterial, Option A 1 10' ROW) — The standard 55 feet from the centerline of Monroe Street for a total 110-foot ultimate developed right of way except for an additional variable right of way dedication at the proposed primary entry measured sixty seven feet (67') west of the centerline of Monroe Street 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. Resolution No. 2004-109 Tentative Tract Map 32742 - VILLAGE BUILDERS 98 Conditions of Approval - FINAL Adopted: October 5, 2004 Page 4 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. 10. The private street right-of-ways to be retained for private use required for this development include: A. PRIVATE STREETS Private Residential Streets measured gutter flow line to gutter flow line shall have a 36-foot travel width. 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, 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 1191 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 proposed turn pockets and auxiliary lanes that may impact the right of way dedication required of the project and the associated landscape setback requirement 12. 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. Resolution No. 2004-109 Tentative Tract Map 32742 - VILLAGE BUILDERS 98 Conditions of Approval - FINAL r Adopted: October 5, 2004 Page 5 k 13. 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. 14. The applicant shall abandon or relocate all existing easements over buildable lots particularly easements 1, 2, 5 and 7 traversing Lots 11 through 15 along the westerly property, line. The applicant shall also notify the owner of Lot 15 of the existing easement 6 for ingress and egress along the northerly 40 feet of Lot 15. 15. The applicant shall create perimeter landscaping setbacks along all public right-of-ways as follows: A. Monroe Street (Primary Arterial) - 20-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 Monroe Street from lots with frontage along Monroe Street is restricted, except for those access points identified on the tentative tract map, or as otherwise conditioned in these conditions of approval. The vehicular access restriction shall be shown on the recorded final tract map. 18. 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. Resolution No. 2004-109 Tentative Tract Map 32742 - VILLAGE BUILDERS 98 Conditions of Approval - FINAL Adopted: October 5, 2004 Page 6 19. The applicant shall cause no easement to be granted, or recorded, over any 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 20. 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 AutoCAD 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. 21. 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. 22. 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: lit = 40' Horizontal, 1 " = 4' Vertical 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. Resolution No. 2004-109 Tentative Tract Map 32742 - VILLAGE BUILDERS 98 Conditions of Approval - FINAL Adopted: October 5, 2004 Page 7 B. On -Site Street Plan: lit. = 40' Horizontal, 1 " = 4' Vertical C. On -Site Rough Grading Plan ill = 40' Horizontal D. Drainage Plans 1' = 40' Horizontal E. On -Site Precise Grading Plan: 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 for a 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. In addition to the normal set of improvement plans, "Precise Grading" plans are required to be submitted for approval by the Building Official and the City Engineer. "Precise Grading" plans shall normally include all on -site surface improvements including but not necessarily limited to finish grades for curbs & gutters,- building floor elevations, parking lot improvements and ADA requirements. 23. The City maintains standard plans, detail sheets and/or construction notes for elements of construction on the Public Works Online Engineering Libraryat http://www.la-guinta.org/publicworks/tractl/z onlinelibrary/0 intropage.htm. 24. 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.. Resolution No. 2004-109 Tentative Tract Map 32742 - VILLAGE BUILDERS 98 Conditions of Approval - FINAL Adopted: October 5, 2004 Page 8 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 25. 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. 26. 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. 27. 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. 28. If the applicant elects to utilize the secured agreement alternative, the applicant shall submit detailed construction cost estimates for all proposed on -site and off -site improvements, including an estimate for the final survey monumentation, for checking and approval by the City Engineer. Such estimates shall conform to the unit cost schedule adopted by City resolution, or ordinance. For items not listed in the City's unit cost schedule, the proposed unit costs shall be approved by the City Engineer. At the time the applicant submits its detailed construction cost estimates for conditional approval of the Final Map by the City Council, the applicant shall also submit one copy each of an 8-1 /2" x 1 1 " reduction of each page of the Final Map, along with a copy of an 8-1 /2" x 1 1 " Vicinity Map. Resolution No. 2004-109 Tentative Tract Map 32742 - VILLAGE BUILDERS 98 Conditions of Approval - FINAL Adopted: October 5, 2004 Page 9 Estimates for improvements under the jurisdiction of other agencies shall be approved by those agencies and submitted to the City along with the applicant's detailed cost estimates. Security will not be required for telephone, natural gas, or Cable T.V. improvements. 29. 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. r-Qenlnlr, 30. The applicant shall comply with the provisions of Section 13.24.050 (Grading Improvements), LQMC. 31. 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. 32. 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 (NPDES 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. Resolution No. 2004-109 Tentative Tract Map 32742 - VILLAGE BUILDERS 98 Conditions of Approval - FINAL Adopted: October 5, 2004 Page 10 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. 33. 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 stabilized with such other erosion control measures, as were approved in the Fugitive Dust Control Plan. 34. 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 (1 .5") in the first eighteen inches 0 8") behind the curb. 35. 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. 36. Building pad elevations of perimeter lots shall not differ by more that one foot from the building pads in adjacent developments. 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. Resolution No. 2004-109 Tentative Tract Map 32742 - VILLAGE BUILDERS 98 Conditions of Approval - FINAL Adopted: October 5, 2004 Page 11 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. DRAINASF 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. 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. The nuisance water percolation system shall be designed/sized to accommodate nuisance water produced by residential uses and any domestic well sites located within the project area. Resolution No. 2004-109 Tentative Tract Map 32742 - VILLAGE BUILDERS 98 Conditions of Approval - FINAL Adopted: October 5, 2004 Page 12 41. The project shall be designed to accommodate purging and blow -off water (through underground piping and/or retention facilities) from any on -site or adjacent well sites granted or dedicated to the local water utility authority as a requirement for development of this property. 42. No fence or wall shall be constructed around any retention basin unless approved by the Architectural and Landscape Review Committee and the Planning Commission. 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 onto 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. Resolution No. 2004-109 Tentative Tract Map 32742 - VILLAGE BUILDERS 98 Conditions of Approval - FINAL Adopted: October 5, 2004 Page 13 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. 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 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 52. 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. 53. Streets shall have vertical curbs or other approved curb configurations that will convey water without ponding, and provide lateral containment of dust and residue during street sweeping operations. If a wedge or rolled curb design is approved, the lip at the flowline shall be near vertical with a 1 /8" batter and a minimum height of 0.1 ' . Unused curb cuts on any lot shall be restored to standard curb height prior to final inspection of permanent building(s) on the lot. 54. The applicant shall construct the following street improvements to conform with the General Plan (street type noted in parentheses.) A. OFF -SITE STREETS Resolution No. 2004-109 Tentative Tract Map 32742 - VILLAGE BUILDERS 98 Conditions of Approval - FINAL Adopted: October 5, 2004 Page 14 1) Monroe Street (Primary Arterial; 1 10' R/W Option A): Widen the west side of the street along all frontage adjacent to the Tentative Map boundary to its ultimate width on the west side as specified in the General Plan and 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 west curb face shall be located forty three feet (43') west of the centerline, except at locations where additional street width is needed to accommodate: a) Bus turnout (if required by Sunline Transit) b) A deceleration/right turn only lane at Primary Entry. The west curb face shall be located fifty five feet (55') west of the centerline. Other required improvements in the Monroe Street right or way and/or adjacent landscape setback area include: c) All appurtenant components such as, but not limited to: curb, gutter, traffic control striping, legends, and signs. d) 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 multi -purpose trail at intervals not to exceed 250 feet. e) Half width of an 18' - foot wide raised landscaped median along the entire boundary of the Tentative Tract Map plus variable width as needed to accommodate full turn movements at the entry. Resolution No. 2004-109 Tentative Tract Map 32742 - VILLAGE BUILDERS 98 Conditions of Approval - FINAL Adopted: October 5, 2004 Page 15 f) Establish a benchmark in the Monroe Street right of way and file a record of the benchmark with the County of Riverside. The applicant shall extend improvements beyond the subdivision boundaries to ensure they safely integrate with existing improvements (e.g., grading; traffic control devices and transitions in alignment, elevation or dimensions of streets and sidewalks). The applicant is responsible for construction of all improvements mentioned above. The development is eligible for reimbursement from the City's Development Impact Fee fund in accordance with policies established for that program. The cost of improvements expended by the applicant from the centerline of Monroe Street to within 20 feet of the outer curb face is eligible for reimbursement. The applicant is responsible for the remaining cost of the improvements. The landscape median improvements are eligible for reimbursement from the City's Development Impact Fee fund in accordance with policies established for that program. B. PRIVATE STREETS 1) Construct full 36-foot wide travel width improvements measured gutter flow line to gutter flow line plus curb and gutter where the residential streets are double loaded. 2) The location of driveways of corner lots shall not be located within the curb return and away from the intersection when possible. 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. Resolution No. 2004-109 Tentative Tract Map 32742 - VILLAGE BUILDERS 98 Conditions of Approval - FINAL Adopted: October 5, 2004 Page 16 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, maininterior 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 3.0" a.c./4.5" c.a.b. Primary Arterial 4.5" 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 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: 1. Primary Entry (Monroe Street): Full turn movements are permitted. 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. Resolution No. 2004-109 Tentative Tract Map 32742 - VILLAGE BUILDERS 98 Conditions of Approval - FINAL Adopted: October 5, 2004 Page 17 2. 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 59. 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 60. The applicant shall comply with Sections 13.24.130 (Landscaping Setbacks) & 13.24.140 (Landscaping Plans), LQMC. 61. The applicant shall provide landscaping in the required setbacks, retention basins, common lots and park areas. 62. Landscape and irrigation plans for landscaped lots and setbacks, medians, retention basins, and parks shall be signed and stamped by a licensed landscape architect. 63. 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. Resolution No. 2004-109 Tentative Tract Map 32742 - VILLAGE BUILDERS 98 Conditions of Approval - FINAL Adopted: October 5, 2004 Page 18 64. 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. PUBLIC SERVICES 65. The applicant shall provide public transit improvements as required by SunLine Transit Agency and approved by the City Engineer. QUALITY ASSURANCE 66. The applicant shall employ construction quality -assurance measures that meet with the approval of the City Engineer. 67. 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. 68. 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. 69. 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 sheet shall be clearly marked "Record Drawing," "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. MAINTENANCE 70. The applicant shall comply with the provisions of Section 13.24.160 (Maintenance), LQMC. Resolution No. 2004-109 Tentative Tract Map 32742 - VILLAGE BUILDERS 98 Conditions of Approval - FINAL Adopted: October 5, 2004 Page 19 71. 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 72. The applicant shall comply with the provisions of Section 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. 73. 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). COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT 74. The applicant shall disclose all easements on any lot within the proposed tract map to potential buyers prior to the sale of a lot within the tract map. - 75. The applicant shall submit proof of abandoned easements on lots 4, 15, 27, 28, and 29 prior to the issuance of building permits for those lots. 76. The applicant shall comply with the following Historical/Archaeological and Paleontological conditions: A. Historical/Archeological 1. The site shall be monitored during on- and off -site trenching and rough grading by qualified archaeological monitors. Proof of retention of monitors shall be given to the City prior to issuance of first earth -moving or clearing permit. The Torres -Martinez Desert Cahuilla, Augustine, and Cabazon Band of Mission Indians shall be contacted to determine if a tribe member is to be included as an archaeological monitor. Resolution No. 2004-109 Tentative Tract Map 32742 - VILLAGE BUILDERS 98 Conditions of Approval - FINAL Adopted: October 5, 2004 Page 20 2. The final report on the monitoring shall be submitted to the Community Development Department prior to the issuance of the first Certificate of Occupancy for the project. 3. Collected archaelogical resources shall be properly packaged for long term curation, in polyethylene self -seal bags, vials, or film cans as appropriate, all within acid -free, standard size, comprehensively labeled archive boxes and delivered to the City prior to issuance of first Certificate of Occupancy for the property. Materials shall be accompanied by descriptive catalogue, field notes and records, primary research data, and the original graphics. B. Paleontological 1. On- and off -site monitoring of earth -moving and grading in areas identified as likely to contain paleontological resources shall be conducted by a qualified paleontological monitor. The monitor shall be equipped to salvage fossils as they are unearthed to avoid construction delays and to remove samples of sediments that are likely to contain the remains of small fossil invertebrates and vertebrates. The monitor shall be empowered to temporarily halt or divert equipment to allow removal of abundant or large specimens. Proof that a monitor has been retained shall be given to City prior to issuance of first earth -moving permit, or before any clearing of the site is begun. 2. Recovered specimens shall be prepared to the point of identification and permanent preservation, including washing of sediments to recover small invertebrates and vertebrates. 3. A report of findings with an appended itemized inventory of specimens shall be submitted to the City prior to the first occupancy of a residence being granted by the City. The report shall include pertinent discussions of the significance of all recovered resources where appropriate. The report and inventory, when submitted will signify completion of the program to mitigate impacts to paleontological resources. Resolution No. 2004-109 Tentative Tract Map 32742 - VILLAGE BUILDERS 98 Conditions of Approval - FINAL Adopted: October 5, 2004 Page 21 4. Collected resources and related reports, etc. shall be given to the City for curation. Packaging of resources, reports, etc. shall comply with standards commonly used in the paleontological industry. 77. The applicant shall comply with all of the mitigation measures imposed on the project to reduce impacts to less than significant levels. Prior to the issuance of grading permits, the project proponent shall submit to the City Engineer, for review and approval, a liquefaction study which determines whether the project will be subject to liquefaction. Any recommendations made in the study shall be implemented in project construction.