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City of La Quinta
Community Development Department
78-495 Calle Tampico
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777-7125 FAX: (760) 777-1233
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ATION FOR MINOR USE PERMIT APPROVAL
MINOR USE PERMIT applications are reviewed and approved by the Community Development Director
pursuant to Section 9.210.020, of the Zoning Code. The purpose of the review is to ensure that land uses requiring
the permit do not have an adverse impact on surrounding properties, residents, or businesses.
APPLICANT La Quinta Dunes 350, Inc.
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MAILING ADDRESS 5005 Calle San Raphael, Suite B-1 Phone No.(760) 325-4289
CITY, STATE, ZIP: Palm Springs, CA 92264 Fax No. (760) 325-3791
PROPERTY OWNER (If different):
MAILING ADDRESS:
CITY, STATE, ZIP:
PROJECT LOCATION:
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Phone No.
Fax No.
Northwest Corner of Jefferson and Fred Waring
PROPOSED USE AND/OR CONSTRUCTION (Including operational information):
Temporary Fencing and Site Pre -Water
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LEGAL DESCRIPTION (LOT & TRACT OR A.P.N.): Tract 429323
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SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS*
❑ Plot Plan, floor plans and elevation plans (as determined by Community Development Department staff).
Five (5) sets of plans on -8'/z" x 11" sheet or folded down to 8'/�" x 1 I".
❑ Filing fee for Minor Use Permit. If filing multiple applications, the most expensive application will be
charged full fee, with remaining related applications discounted 50% for each. This discount does not apply
to Environmental Information form.
NAME OF APPLICANT La Quinta Dunes 350, Inc.
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SIGNATURE OF APPLICAN DATE
NAME OF PROPERTY O R La qui a Dunes 350, Inc.
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SIGNATURE OF PROPERTY OWNER(S)
IF NOT SAME AS APPLICANT: DATE
(Signature provides consent for applicant to use site for proposed activity).
DATE
(Separate written authority by owner to submit application may be provided)
NOTE: FALSE OR MISLEADING INFORMATION GIVEN IN THIS APPLICATION SHALL BE
GROUNDS FOR DENYING APPLICATION.
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P.O. Box 1504
78-495 CALLE TAMPICO (760) 777-7000
Shy^�^g Brighter Than Ever LA QUINTA, CALIFORNIA 92253 FAX (760) 777-7101
October 11, 2002
La Quinta Dunes 350, Inc.
5005 Calle San Raphael, Suite B-1
Palm Springs, CA 92264
RE: Minor Use Permit 2002-364 (Construction fencing at The Esplanade) - TT 29323
Gentlemen:
The Community Development Department has reviewed your application for the above
referenced Use Permit. Your request for temporary construction security fencing is
approved, provided the following conditions are met:
General Conditions
1 . The applicant/developer agrees to indemnify, defend, and hold harmless the City
of La Quinta from any legal claim or litigation arising out of the City's approval of
this project. The City of La Quinta shall have the right to select its defense counsel
at its sole discretion.
2. Approval of this Minor Use Permit does not preempt or preclude compliance with
any conditions of approval for Tentative Tract 29323. No fencing may be installed
unless those conditions applicable to its installation have been complied with. This
approval is for temporary perimeter fencing only; no signs, site trailers, or other
structures, beyond any which may have been approved prior to this application,
are permitted under this approval.
Site Fencing:
3. Height of the security fencing shall not exceed 6 feet in height, from relative
grade, with no razor wire or similar material to be permitted. At a minimum, the
lower 4 vertical feet of the fence shall be fitted with a heavy mesh material to
reduce visibility into the site and to minimize blowing sand from on-site soil.
The City may impose additional conditions to this application to mitigate any problems
that arise not previniisly addressed herein. This decision may he appealed tc the Plannine
Commission provided the necessary paperwork and filing fee of $175.00 are filed with
this office within 15 days of the date of approval.
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If you have any questions on this matter, please contact me at 760-777-7069.
Very truly yours,
JERRY HERMAN
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR
Wallace H. Nesbit
Associate Planner
c: Code Compliance
Counter Technician, Building/Safety
File: TT 29323
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Archaeological Advisory Group _
P.O. Boz 491
Pioneertown, CA 92268-0491
Tel: (760) 228-1142 Fax: (760) 3694002 E-mail: archadvgrp@aol.com
May 30, 2002
Cornerstone Developers, Inc.
Attn: Joseph A. Swain
5005 Calle San Raphael, Suite B-1
Palm Springs, CA 92264
Interim Report on Archaeological Excavation of Site CA-RIV-6349, Tentative Tract 29323,
Northwest Corner of Fred Waring Drive and Jefferson Street, City of La Quinta
Dear Mr. Swain:
Here are the preliminary results of our investigation. Please provide three copies of this letter
report to Stan Sawa at the City of La Quinta so this information can go before the Historic
Preservation Commission at their next meeting and your project can be cleared.
Introduction
Archaeological Advisory Group (AAG) was hired by Cornerstone Developers, Inc. to conduct an
excavation of an archaeological site, CA-RIV-6349, which comprised a bone scatter located on
Tentative Tract 29323, at the northwest corner of Fred Waring Drive and Jefferson Street (Figure
1). This research was recommended by Archaeological Associates in their Phase I report on the
property (White and White 1999). The Whites hypothesized that CA-RIV-6349 was a
prehistoric cooking feature possibly associated with nearby sites CA-RIV-1303 or CA-RIV-
1638. While no further work was recommended for CA-RIV-1303 and CA-RIV-1638, the
Whites recommended the 100% excavation of the bone scatter that comprised CA-RIV-6349, as
well as shovel test pits (STPs) and a faunal analysis, in order to evaluate the nature and extent of
the deposit.
Fieldwork
As per the Whites' recommendations, AAG conducted the complete excavation. of CA-RIV-6349
on April 19 and 20 of 2002. A total of 26 1 x 1 meter units, which we have more appropriately
referred to as "quadrats," were excavated. The extent of the scatter with the quadrats indicated is
shown in Figure 2. A view of the excavated area is shown in Figure 3. The units indicated that
the deposit was a deflated surface scatter with no depth. After the first 6 quadrats were dug to 10
centimeters, the rest were dug to 5 centimeters. A series of nine 50 cubic centimeter STPs was
dug after the excavation of the quadrats in order to ensure that the site did not contain any buried
or outlying components. This was completely negative.
Findings
The excavation program recovered a large amount of very fragmentary faunal material (i.e.
bone) from the excavated quadrats. This numbers in the thousands of pieces however the weight
is only 897.3 grams (just under 2 lbs.). Some pieces of bone are burned however no recoverable
charcoal was found (minor flecks only). The faunal material has been sent to Dr. Thomas Wake
at the Zooarchaeology Laboratory at UCLA Due to the heavy workload at the lab the faunal
report is not expected to be completed for about 3 months, consequently this interim report has
been written.
Two possible quartz flakes were recovered from the excavation—these comprise the only
possible prehistoric artifacts from the deposit. A number of historic or modern artifacts came
from the deposit. These consist of 4 spent (used) bullets, 1 .22 bullet shell, 1 shot shell, 34
fragments of colorless glass, 6 fragments of amber glass, 2 small pieces of concrete, and a paper
staple. The colorless glass mostly represents small vials (minimum count = 3).
At this point the artifactual evidence seems to argue for the bone representing a 20'b century
deposit, rather than precontact (prehistoric).
Recommendations
Because site CA -RN -6349 has been fully recovered and no further Phase II archaeological work
has been required, the applicant should be permitted at this point to proceed with grading.
Because of the high sensitivity of the area all grading should be subject to archaeological
monitoring.
The full technical report on the investigation of CA-RIV-6349 will be forthcoming in
approximately three months. Cornerstone Developers, Inc. has already contracted with AAG to
provide for the complete analysis of the site material. Whatever the results of the faunal analysis
at UCLA, impacts to the site will have been totally mitigated.
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Please feel free to contact me should you have any questions.
Regards,
Jim Brock
Director
Reference Cited:
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White, Robert S., and Laurie S. White
1999 An Archaeological Assessment of Tentative Tract 29323, a 117±Acre Parcel
Located Immediately Northwest of the Intersection of Jefferson Street and Fred
Waring Drive, La Quinta, Riverside County. Ms. on file, City of La Quinta.
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Figure 1. Location of Tentative Tract 29323 and site CA-RIV-6349 plotted on a portion of the
USGS 7.5' La Quinta (1959, photorevised 1980) topographic quadrangle.
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