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1987 03 24 PC Minutesili~l i MINUTES ~.:~~ PLANNING COMMISSION - CITY OF LA QUINTA A regular meeting held at the La Quinta City Hall, 78-105 Calle Estado, La Quinta, California. March 24, :1987 CALL TO ORDER A. Chairman Thomas meeting to order Donna Velotta. II. ROLL CALL 7:00 p.m. Thornburgh called the Planning Commission at 7:00 p.m. The Flag Salute was led by A. Chairman Thornburgh requested roll call. Present: Commissioners Brandt, Moran, Steding, Vice Chairman Walling, and Chairman Thornburgh. Members Absent: None. B. Staff Present: Planning Director Murrel Crump, Principal Planner Jerry Herman, City Manager Ron Kiedrowski, City Council Member John Pena, and Secretary Donna Velotta. Also present were Larry Stevens, Planning Consultant and John Lower with BSIConsultants. III. HEARINGS Chairman Thornburgh introduced the item for hearing as follows: Specific Plan 86-006 (Highway 111), a request for approval for a Specific Plan for the area generally bounded by the Coachella Valley Stormwater Channel on the north, Jefferson Street on the east, 48th Avenue on the south, and the La Quinta City Limits on the west. The Plan establishes guidelines regarding land use, infrastructure, development standards, implementation methods and other pertinent measures. The request is City initiated. A. Larry Stevens and John Lower, Consultants, reviewed the project per the information taken from the staff repost, a copy of which is on file in the Planning Department. Chairman Thornburgh opened the Hearing at 8:00 p.m. for public comment. Member's of the public who addressed the Commission were: Andy Vossle:r, Maurice Kurtz, George Shelton, Chris VonGohrer, Paul Selzer, Albert D. Dressler, Joe Harmon. Chairman Thornburgh closed the public comment portion to allow discussion of the matter by the Planning Commission. The Planning Commission discussed the concerns and comments raised by the public and in the staff report. The Commission discussed various options available to them regarding the Specific Plan and the possibility of establishing a Sub-Committee of the Commissioners, comprised of Commissioner Brandt, Chairman Thornburgh, and Planning Director Crump to further review the document and make a presentation at the next Planning Commission Study Session. B. A motion was made by Commissioner Steding, seconded by Chairman Thornburgh, to continue the Public Hearing to April 14, 1987, and further, to have the item scheduled for the Study Session on April 13th for a report of the Sub-Committee. Unanimously adopted. IV. PUBLIC COMMENT Chairman Thornburgh took this opportunity to thank Donna Velotta for her many years of service to the City of La Quinta and, in particular, to the Planning Commissioners. V. CONSENT CALENDAR None VI. BUSINESS Chairttian Thornburgh introduced the items of business as follows: A. Master Design Guidelines for Multiple Home Construction. A request from Coachella Valley Land Company, LTD. to construct 20 single-family dwellings. ].. Planning Director Crump reviewed the request per the information contained in the Staff Report, a copy of which is on file in the Planning Department. ?. A motion was made by Commissioner Brandt, seconded by Commissioner Steding to approve the Master Design Guidelines subject to an additional review condition that requires the landscaping to be of a low maintenance type within the front and side yards. Commissioners Brandt, Steding, Walling and Chairman Thornburgh voted Yes and Commissioner Moran voted No. 'II B. Preliminary Review of a Commercial Building. The prospective Applicant, Wendell W. Veith, AIA, requests Panning Commission consideration regarding parking. requirements. 1. Planning Director Crump reviewed the request per the information contained in the Staff Report, a copy of which is on file in the Planning Department. 2. A motion was made by Commissioner Steding, seconded by Commissioner Moran, to receive and file the Applicant's correspondence and directing the prospective Applicant to the options presented in the Staff Report. C. Review of ministerial and discretionary uses contained in the Zoning Regulations. The Planning Commissioners accepted the information prepared which identifies all the uses within the various zones of the City and how those uses are reviewed. D. Commission Agenda Items: Identification of future agenda discussion items. 1. A request was made to have a presentation by the Fire Marshal on the fire flows in the "Cove" area. VII. ADJOURNMENT Motion. made by Commissioner Steding, seconded by Commissioner Moran to adjourn to the regular meeting of April 14, 1987, at 7:00 p.m. in the La Quinta City Hall, 78-105 Calle Estado, La Quinta, California. This meeting of the La Quinta Planning Commission was adjourned at 10:33 p.m., March 24, 1987.