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1986 11 25 PCA G E N D A PLANNING COMMISSION - CITY OF LA QUINTA A Regular Meeting to be Held at the La Quinta City Hall, 78-105 Calle Estado, La Quinta, California November 25, 1986 7:00 p.m. 1. CALL TO ORDER A. Flag Salute 2. ROLL CALL 3. HEARINGS 4. PUBLIC COMMENT This is the time set aside for citizens to address the Planning Commission on matters relating to City planning and zoning which are not Public Hearing items. Persons wishing to address the Planning Commission should use the form provided. Please complete one form for each item you intend to address and submit the form to the Planning Secretary prior to the beginning of the meeting. Your name will be called at the appropriate time. When addressing the Planning Commission, please state your name and address. The proceedings of the Planning Commission meeting are recorded on tape and comments of each person shall be limited. 5. CONSENT CALENDAR A. Minutes of the regular Planning Commission meeting of October 28, 1986. B. Minutes of the adjourned Planning Commission meeting of November 12, 1986. 6. BUSINESS A. CONSIDERATION OF SIGN APPEAL - Appeal of Signage Conditions for Sign Approval No. 86-038; Applicant, George Balch - Roger Dunn Golf Shop, 78-267 Highway 111, La Quinta, CA. 1. Report from Staff. 2. Motion for Adoption. a AGENDA - PLANNING COMMISSION November 25, 1986 7. OTHER A. Discussion of residential and non-residential uses in High Density Land Use Designation. (REFER TO MATERIAL DISTRIBUTED FOR NOVEMBER 12 MEETING.) B. Identification of subjects/issues the Commission wants to discuss with the City Council at a formal Council/ Commission retreat sometime in January, 1987. C. Review of draft "Compact Car Parking Standards". D. Request for input on policy issue regarding street lights. 8. ADJOURNMENT - 2 - -0 0 ITEM NO. DATE S 6 PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING ,-A A y MOTION BY: BRANDT STEDING MORAN �THORNBURGi SECOND BY: BRANDT STEDING MORAN WALLING 4HORNBURG-I DISCUSSION: ROLL CALL 1—M&: �CO9!MISSIONERS: AYE NO ABSTAIN ABSENT PRESENT BRANDT STEDING l / MORAN lam/ WAILING !/ THOIBURGH UNANIMOUSLY ADOPTED'. YES NO ITEM NO DATE PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING 0 ' /• RE: 1.� �d7 MOTION BY: BRANDT STEDING MORAN ViNUING THORNBURGi SECOND BY: BRANDT STEDING MORAN FTALLING THORNBURG-I DISCUSSION: ROLL CALL VOTE: RCOMMISSIONERS: AYE NO ABSTAIN ABSENT PRESENT BRANDT _ STEDING MORAN — WALLING THOMMURGH UNANIMOUSLY ADOPTED': YES NO ITEM NO. DATE PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING MOTION BY: BRANDY STEDING S ✓ LLING THOR[SIBURGH SECOND BY: BRANDY STEDING NDRAN 4�LLING RNBURGH DISCUSSION: ROLL CALL VOTE: CO?MSSIONERS: STEDING MORAN MULING THGENBURGH AYE NO ABSTAIN ABSENT PRESENT UNANIMOUSLY ADOPTED': YES NO MOTION BY: BRANDT SECOND BY: BRANDT DISCUSSION _y1 r ROLL CALL VOTE: COPWISSIONERS: UNANIMOUSLY ADOPTED'. 0// ITEM NO. (p . DATE 1117, (� PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING AYE NO YES ABSTAIN ABSENT NO PRESENT MOTION BY: BRANDT SECOND BY: BRANDT DISCUSSION: ITEM NO. 14 DATE PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING 019 1 • • P 1 • V 1. NO _ 21D 1 • • P 1 • • i• •ei ROLL CALL VOTE: �COP!MISSIONERS: AYE NO ABSTAIN ABSENT PRESENT BRANDT — STEDING — MORAN — VPI,.ING — THOEMURGH — UNANIMOUSLY ADOPTED': YES NO 0 ITEM NO. DATE PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING u RE: MOTION BY: BRANDT SECOND BY: BRANDT DISCUSSION: ROLL CALL VOTE: NCO"MISSIONERS: AYE NO ABSTAIN ABSENT PRESENT BRANDT - STEDING - MORAN - WALLING - THOENBURGH - UNANIMOUSLY ADOPTED', YES NO ITEM NO. �• DATE PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING RE: MOTION BY: BRANDT STEDING MORAN WALLING THORNBURGH SECOND BY: BRANDT STEDING MORAN WALLING THORNBURGH DISCUSSION: ROLL CALL VOTE: COMMISSIONERS: AYE NO ABSTAIN ABSENT PRESENT BRANDT - STEDING - MORAN - WALLING - THORMBURGH - UNANIMOUSLY ADOPTED': YES NO RE: MOTION BY: BRANDT SECOND BY: BRANDT ITEM NO. DATE // 2 r✓ 6 PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING 211 1 • . ` /•I 1 • 4 N is I 'd! his IL vo•, /' 1 v sq'il: rei. ROLL CALL VOTE: 4COMMISSIONERS: AYE NO ABSTAIN ABSENT PRESENT BRANDT STEDING MORAN M LLING THOMMURGH UNANIMOUSLY ADOPTED: YES NO m r1�� O y I R MEMORANDO CITY OF LA OUINTA TO: The Honorable Chairman and Members of the. Planning Commission FROM: Planning Department DATE: November 24, 1986 SUBJECT: STUDY SESSION ITEM - SPECIFIC PLAN NOS. 85-005A AND 85-005B; CLARIFICATION OF CONDITIONS Clarification of Condition Nos. 13 and 14 for 52nd Avenue Specific Plan (SP 85-005A and SP 85-005B) as they relate to Tentative Tract No. 21880. JH:dmv Atch: 1. Letter from J.F. Davidson, Dated 11/19/86 2. Conditions of Approval for SP 85-005A/SP 85-005B November 19, 1986 Mr. Murrel Crump Planning Director City of La Quinta 78-105 Calle Estado La Quinta, CA 92253 Mr. Crump: II 'i RECEIVEL? NOV 19 1966 OOMMUN TY DEVLEALy_�°•EA W'MNT usj+7 V nF on ASSOCIATES We would, on behalf of our client, request that the following be considered by staff or the City Council for approval. That Conditions #13 and 14 of Specific Plan $85-005A and 85-005B be clarified or modified to meet current conditions on the project. The condition states 45' approximately, this was based on 60' RW for Nuestra and 1101 RW for Ave. 52. We have now given 65' on Nuestra and 120' on Ave. 52. The section provided meets the requirements of both the noise study for height and City Engineer for parkway and median width. This section combines Conditions of Approval (Specific Plan and Tract 21880), City Engineer concerns and landscape area maximum slope of 3:1 with sidewalks. Reducing the median width would make left turn pockets narrow with small ineffective islands. Pockets of 11 feet are normally needed as a minimum. Reducing the parkway width would either result in steep parkway slopes or limit the ability to meander the sidewalk. Thank you for your consideration on this matter. Your staff (especially Gary Price) has been a tremendous help in directing us with this condition. Sincerely, Michael A. Smith Office Manager J.F. Davidson Assoc., Inc. MAS:sb J.F. DAVIDSON ASSOCIATES CIVIL ENGINEERING • PLANNING ■ SURVEYING • ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYSIS * TENTH STREET • PO. BOX 493 • RIVE RSIDE, CALIFORNIA 92502 ❑ 11200S. MT. VERNON AVE.. SU I TE 'D' •COLTON, CALI FORMA 92324 ❑ P O. BOX 157 • TEMECULA, CALIFORNIA 92390 ❑ 73-OBOEL PASEO, SUITE 103 6 PALM DESERT, CALIFORNIA 92260 (714( 686 0844 (714( 825 1082 (714) 676-5335 (619) 346-5691 1 oru.ai •L (per. VTW, wu sealignment of Aven 52 a April 16, 1985 MWITIONS or APPROVAL 1. 21he applicant shall cmply with D WAts A, Be C 6 D as contained within the C=tl dty Developnent Departme:►ts files for Specific plan Nmbers 85-005A and 85-005s, Mich conditions shall take precedence in the event of any conflict with the provisions of the specific plan. 2. Prior to this specific plan be=cdng effective, the applicant shall demonstrate compliance with all the provisions and conditions of approval of both the subject Specific Plans and Street vacation No. 85-007A and No.65-0078. 3. The applicant shall submit revised engineering street Plans to oznply with revisions of this approval. TRAFFIC and CIIORMON I. Development of Average 52 small be in amplianoe with the City's roadway standards and the City Dgineers' requi=a=ts. 5. That portion of Average 52 between Celle Fordo and Celle G-Atamala shall be irq=rwed in acoordanoe with Exhibit E. 6. All additional right of way for public road and utility p rposes shall be dedicated to the City. 7. Access from Avenida Nuestra to Na&Argton Street shall be restricted. The applicant small pay all the costs. 8. The applicant shall install traffic control devices as required by the City engineer. 9. The applicant shall provide traffic chwaw":atien plans for Average 52 between the projects east baadaazy and Avenida Bermudas. 10. The applicant shall redesign the easterly bend of Average 52 to a 20DO foot radius to allow for traffic safety. PIM.IC SERVICES and V1' MIES 11. The applicant shall provide for a new fire station in aeeor'danoe with conditions of approval for Tentative Tract No. 20328 revision ND.l. 12. Eas nen s shall be provided for all public utilities. NDISE 13. The Applicant shall provide a 45-foot wide parkway (approximately) with a mMIM= six -fart high berm and six -foal high wall between Avenida Nuestra and Avenue 52 to mitigate noise impacts. The additional 10 feet shall be obtained by reducing the median to 12 feet (approK matelY) in width. The to the south to maximize wise wall shall be shifted 15'-20' (approximately) views of the trees and mamtains. MW3FIC PUNS NOS. 85-005A and 85-005B April 16, 1995 Page 2. 14. The Applicant shall provide a 35-foot-wide, 6-8-foot-high berm on the south side of Avenue 52 to mitigate noise inpaction. Any wall on the south side of Avenue 52 shall be subject to City review aria approval. 15. The Applicant shall sutmit detailed landscaping plans tp the Comity Development Department for review and approval of all proposed landscaping within all the right -of -rays of Avenue 52 and Avenida Nuestra (within Tract 20328). 16. The Applicant shall provide a meandering, 6-foot-wide, bicycle path on the north side of Avenue 52 and a 5-foot-wide, veanderirg, pedestrian path on the south side of Avenue 52. The bicycle and pedestrian walls may be shifted to opposite sides of Avenue 52. 17. The Applicant shall assume all costs for the obtaining of land and construction of inQrove ants for the inplementatim of this approval. 0 M I N U T E S PLANNING COMMISSION - CITY OF LA QUINTA A Regular Meeting Held at the La Quinta City Hall, 78-105 Calle Estado, La Quinta, California October 28, 1986 7:00 p.m. 1. CALL TO ORDER A. Vice Chairman John Walling called the Planning Commission meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. 2. ROLL CALL A. Vice Chairman Walling requested the roll call. Present: Commissioners Brandt, Moran, Steding and Vice Chairman Walling Absent: Chairman Thomas Thornburgh Vice Chairman Walling advised that Chairman Thornburgh was excused from this meeting. B. Staff Present: Planning Director Murrel Crump, Principal Planner Jerry Herman, Associate Planner Gary Price, and Secretary Donna Velotta 3. HEARINGS None 4. PUBLIC COMMENT None 5. CONSENT CALENDAR A. Motion made by Commissioner Brandt, seconded by Commissioner Moran, to approve the Planning Commission minutes of October 14, 1986, as submitted. Unanimously adopted. 6. BUSINESS None 7. OTHER Vice Chairman Walling introduced the first item of discussion as follows: 0 A. Consideration for changing Planning Commission meeting date from November 11, 1986, to November 12, 1986, because of a legal holiday. 1. Vice Chairman Walling made a motion, seconded by Commissioner Steding, to move the November 11 meeting to November 12, 1986, because of the legal holiday; an addition to this motion was to cancel the December 23, 1986, meeting because of the Christmas holiday. Unanimously adopted. Vice Chairman Walling introduced the next matter for discussion as follows: B. Discussion of the Specific Plan informational requirements. 1. Planning Director Crump explained that the list distributed to the Commission was for their review and comment. During a brief discussion period, the Planning Commission discussed some minor additions they would like added to the above noted list. No motion was required. Vice Chairman introduced the next item of discussion as follows: C. Discussion regarding the sign ordinance; policy direction needed on general height, size, types, location, how sign area is calculated. 1. Principal Planner Herman advised the Commission that the Planning Department is requesting policy direction with regard to a work program to prepare draft, City-wide, signing and advertising regulations. After a brief discussion period, the consensus of the Planning Commission was to have Staff prepare a draft Sign Regulation Ordinance for further Planning Commission review. No motion was required. Vice Chairman Walling introduced the next item of discussion as follows: A. Discussion on compact parking; policy direction needed on the provisions for compact spaces: 1. Planning Director Crump informed the Commission that Staff has recently received inquiries regarding the acceptability of compact parking stalls in commercial developments. Therefore, Staff has brought this matter to the Commission for direction. - 2 - 0 The Planning Commission discussion regarding this matter resulted in the consensus that compact parking stalls should be permitted in commercial developments. Therefore, the Commission directed Staff to prepare an amendment to the existing ordinance for public hearing. No motion was required. Vice Chairman Walling introduced the next matter of discussion as follows: E. Discussion of high density land use designation in the General Plan relating to inclusion of commercial/office use. Director Crump advised that the Commission had recently determined that a commercial, retail/residential mixed -use project was consistent with the intent of the Village Commercial land use category, but the question of consistency for mixed use development in the high density residential category had not been addressed as yet. It was the consensus of the Planning Commission to have Staff prepare a list of the allowable nonresidential permitted in the R-3 zone, for evaluation and possible amendment, with consideration for deleting some use and/ or requiring a Conditional Use Permit for some non- residential activities. The R-3 zone district is used to implement the High Density Residential land use designation. . Vice Chairman Walling introduced the last item of discussion as follows: F. Discussion of expansions and/or additions to existing houses (structures) in the Special Residential Zone. Planning Director Crump informed the Commission that the Planning Department is requesting direction regarding expansions or additions to existing houses/structures within the Special Residential Zone. The consensus of the Planning Commission was that Staff should prepare an ordinance amendment exempting existing single family dwellings from certain design standards, for further review and/or consideration for public hearing. No motion required. ADJOURNMENT Motion made by Commissioner Steding, seconded by Commissioner Moran, to adjourn to a meeting on November 12, 1986, at 7:00 p.m., in La Quinta City Hall, 78-105 Calle Estado, La Quinta, California. This meeting of the La Quinta Planning Commission was adjourned at 8:30 p.m., October 28, 1986. - 3 - PLANNING M I N U T E S - CITY OF LA QUINTA An Adjourned Meeting Held at the La Quinta City Hall, 78-105 Calle Estado, La Quinta, California November 12, 1986 1. CALL TO ORDER 7:00 p.m. The Planning Secretary called the Planning Commission meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. 2. ROLL CALL A. The Planning Secretary called the roll: Present: None Absent: Commissioners Brandt, Moran, Steding, Walling and Chairman Thornburgh Staff Present: Planning Secretary Donna M. Velotta 3. HEARINGS 4. PUBLIC COMMENT 5. CONSENT CALENDAR 6. BUSINESS 7. OTHER 8. ADJOURNMENT There being no quorum present, the Planning Secretary adjourned this meeting to the next regular meeting of November 25, 1986, to be held at 7:00 p.m. in La Quinta City Hall, 78-105 Calle Estado, La Quinta, California. The adjourned meeting of the Planning Commission of the City of La Quinta, California, was adjourned at 7:05 p.m., November 12, 1986. MEMORANDA 7.4, CITY OF LA ®UINTA TO: The Honorable Chairman and Members of the.Planning Commission FROM: Planning Department DATE: November 12, 1986 SUBJECT: Non -Residential Uses in the R-2 and R-3 Zoning Districts At the Commission meeting of October 28, 1986, discussion was held concerning consistency between the High Density Residential land use category contained in the recently adopted City of La Quinta General Plan and the R-3 Zone district used to implement it. The R-3 Zone had been adopted by reference from the Riverside County Land Use Ordinance, upon City incorporation. The zone was found to allow a broad range of non-residential activities not addressed by the La Quinta General Plan text. In order to reconcile the City General Plan with implementing zoning, the Commission requested, for further study, a listing of all non-residential uses which are presently allowed to occur in the R-3 Zone. The Commission may determine that some or all of these uses are not consistent with the intent of the City land use category, and/or conclude that certain uses should only be permitted by means of a Conditional Use Permit. The Listing offered in the attachment contains a compilation of all non-residential uses allowed in the R-3 Zone, which includes those activities occurring in the R-2 and R-1 Zones. COMMISSION ACTION It would be appropriate for the Commission to give further direction to Staff, if it is determined that amendment of the R-3 Zone is required. Staff would draft any needed ordinance amendment and present it for subsequent public hearing. Again, the Commission has the option to selectively determine which non-residential uses (if any) it believes to be consistent with the High Density Residential land use category, and to further restrict the development of non-residential activities by requiring individual site evaluation in a Conditional Use Permit application. PREPARED BY THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT Atch: Non -Residential Use Listing I' -ATTACHMENT - NON-RESIDENTIAL USE LISTING: R-3 ZONE As requested by the Planning Commission, a listing has been prepared of permitted non-residential uses allowed within the R-3 Zone. It should be noted that the R-3 Zone also allows all uses permitted in the R-2 Zone; in turn, the R-2 Zone allows all uses permitted in the R-1 Zone. The following list is, therefore, all inclusive of non -dwelling activities which are currently permitted to occur in these residential zones. (NOTE: This list does not differentiate between those uses allowed only in the R-3 Zone.) 1) Churches, Educational Institutions, Public Libraries "d Museums, and Art Galleries not operated for compensation or profit. 49 2) Nonprofit Clubs and Lodge Halls. 003) Fraternity and Sorority Houses. 0D4) Hotels, Resort Hotels, and Motels. Ir 5) Nursery Schools for Preschool Day Care. 6) Institutions for the Aged Licensed by the California State Department of Social Welfare or the County Department of Public Welfare. V7) Medical and Dental Offices. 1" 8) Chiropractic Offices. -09) Law Offices. yV 10) Architectural, Engineering, and Community Planning Offices; provided there is no outdoor storage of materials, equipment, or vehicles, other than passenger cars. -ill) Real Estate Offices. (� 12) Field crops, flower and vegetable gardening, tree crops, and greenhouses used only for purposes of propagation and culture, including the sale thereof from the premises and one (1) unlighted sign that does not exceed two (2) square feet in size pertaining to sale of the products. - 1 - 0 13) The noncommercial keeping of horses on lots not less than 20,000 square feet in area and 100 feet in width, provided they are kept not less than 100 feet from any street and 20 feet from any property line. A maximum of two (2) horses per 20,000 square feet and, in any event, not more than four (4) horses on a lot will be permitted. If a lot is one acre or more in area, poultry and rabbits may be kept for the use of the occupants of the premises only. The poultry and rabbits shall be kept in an enclosed area located not less than 50 feet from any residence and shall be maintained on the rear portion of the lot in conjunction with a residential use. If a lot is two (2) acres or more in area, two (2) sheep or goats or combination thereof may be kept in addition thereto, provided they are kept not less than 100 feet from any street, 20 feet from any property line and 50 feet from any residence. 014) Public parks and public playgrounds, golf courses with standard length fairways and country clubs. USES ALLOWED BY CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT ONLY e�15) Parking Areas for Commercial Uses. 1�16) Evening Nursery School, Child Care and Babysitting "y�(( Facilities, where five (5) or more unrelated children are kept under supervision by a person licensed by the State Department of Social Welfare or Riverside County Department of Public Welfare during any hours between 5:00 p.m. and 8:00 a.m. USES ALLOWED THROUGH PLOT PLAN REVIEW 4 17) Beauty shops operated from a home by its inhabitants where no assistants are employed and the on -site sign is unlighted and does not exceed two (2) square feet ��pp�� in area. 'Itn) Temporary real estate tract offices located within a 44 subdivision, to be used only for and during the original sale of the subdivision, but not to exceed a p�eer-iod of two (2) years in any event. v 19) Nurseries, horticultural. LVUSHIDl - 2 - 8,,4L � �,, (,may'- � ® MEMORANDA �. CITY OF LA OUINTA TO: The Honorable Chairman and Members.of the.•Planning Commission FROM: Planning Department DATE: November 25, 1986 SUBJECT: Revision to Parking Standards to Allow for Compact Vehicle Parking BACKGROUND The Planning Commission, at their regular meeting of October 28, 1986, discussed compact car parking standards, and the appropriateness of establishing such standards within the Municipal Land Use Ordinance, Section 18.12. This discussion was initiated by the proponents of the Plaza Tampico project, who are requesting that they be allowed to provide a certain amount of compact car storage space. Staff contacted several cities in the Coachella Valley; only Palm Springs has adopted standards for provision of compact parking. The County of Riverside has also adopted compact car standards since our adoption of their Municipal Land Use Ordinance.' Both standards allow a certain percentage of total parking to be compact car oriented, yet neither standard establishes a threshold for minimum size of parking lot. Typically, compact parking standards are based upon a threshold which establishes the minimum number of spaces to be provided in order to "qualify" for allowing a percentage of the total number of spaces to be designed as compact stalls. The following table is a listing of those agencies contacted and applicable standards, if any: % of Total* Minimum Standard Size Coachella No Standard No Standard Indian wells " Rancho Mirage Indio " Cathedral City " Riverside County 20% 8-1/2' x 16' Palm Springs 25% 8' x 16' *Specifies maximum allowable percentage STAFF REPORT - PLANNING COMMISSION November 25, 2986 Page 2. STAFF COMMENTS It would seem appropriate to utilize County standards, so as to maintain future development consistency. A complete revision of our parking standards will be done when the entire zoning ordinance is overhauled. Attachment #1 is a draft revision of Section 18.12 of the Zoning Ordinance illustrating the recommended wording of an amendment. The amendment utilizes standards as provided by the County's ordinance. Staff recommends that the 8-1/2' x 16' space dimension be utilized, but provides for discretionary alternative standards to be employed at the direction of the Commission. WHN:dmv Atch: #1, Recommended Amendment 11 C. ATTACHMENT NO. 1 7 For any parking are which requires (1 ,'20, 25) parking spaces, up to (15, 20 25)% of the total parking count may be designed for compact car parking, pursuant to review and approval under Section 18.30 of this Ordinance. Typical compact car stall dimension shall be (8,(EEjZD feet in width and 16' in length for 90-degree angle; 8' in width and 17' in length for 45-degree angle; and 8' in width and 18' in length for 60-degree angle (SEE ATTACHED ILLUSTRATION). All other development standards apply. Each space shall be clearly marked as being restricted to compact cars only. 40 " 0 0 a W MEMORANDA / CITY OF LA OUINTA TO: The Honorable Chairman and Members of the,Planning Commission FROM: Planning Department DATE: November 25, 1986 SUBJECT: Street Lights BACKGROUND The Administrative Staff has identified a need to have formal City policy on street light requirements. Currently, the unwritten policy is to require developments to install street lights at major intersections adjacent to their project. The policy questions are: 1) Does the City want to start requiring street lights along the right-of-way of public and/or private streets; and/or, 2) Does the City want to start requiring street lights at major intersections; or, 3) Does the City want street lights at all. COMMISSION ACTION It would be appropriate for the Commission to offer their comment on this subject for purposes of Council input. The matter will, subsequently, be considered by the City Council for specific policy direction. JH:dmv