PCRES 2001-031RESOLUTION NO. 2001-031
A RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE
CITY OF LA'QUINTA, CALIFORNIA, RECOMMENDING TO
THE CITY COUNCIL APPROVAL OF DEVELOPMENT PLANS
FOR A RESTAURANT AND OFFICE BUILDING
CASE NO.: SITE DEVELOPMENT PERMIT 2001-690
OMRI SIKLAI
WHEREAS, the Planning Commission of the City of La Quinta did on the 13th
day of March, 2001, hold a duly noticed public hearing to consider the request of
OMRI SIKLAI for approval of development plans for a restaurant and office building,
located on the northeast corner of Washington Street and Lake La Quinta Drive, more
particularly described as:
Parcel 5, Parcel Map 27892
WHEREAS, said Site Development Permit has complied with the requirements
of "The Rules to Implement the California Environmental Quality Act of 1970" as
amended (Resolution 83-68), in that the Community Development Department has
conducted an Initial Study (Environmental Assessment 2001-412), and determined
that the proposed Site Development Permit will not have a significant impact on the
environment and a Mitigated Negative Declaration of Environmental Impact is
recommended for certification; and,
WHEREAS, at said public hearing upon hearing and considering all testimony
and arguments, if any, of all interested persons desiring to be heard, said Planning
Commission did find the following facts and reasons to justify the recommendation
for approval of the Site development Permit:
1. The project is consistent with the General Plan in that the property proposed
for the commercial project is designated as Regional Commercial which is
consistent.
2. This project has been designed to be consistent with the provisions of the
Zoning Code, Specific Plan, and applicable Site Development Permit or has be
conditioned to be so.
—_ 3. Processing and approval of this project is in compliance with the requirements
of the California Environmental Quality Act in that the Community Development
Department has determined that this Conditional Use Permit will not have a
significant impact on the environment and a Mitigated Negative Declaration of
Environmental Impact has been certified.
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Planning Commission Resolution No. 2001-031
Site Development Permit 2001-690
Adopted: March 13, 2001
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4. The site design of the project, including but not limited to project entries,
interior circulation, pedestrian and bicycle access, pedestrian amenities,
screening of equipment and trash enclosures, exterior lighting, and other site
design elements are compatible with surrounding development and with the
quality of design prevalent in the city in that the design as conditioned has
addressed these issues.
5. Project landscaping, including but not limited to the location, type, size, color,
texture, and coverage of plant materials has been designed so as to provide
relief, complement buildings, visually emphasize prominent design elements and
vistas, screen undesirable views, provide a harmonious transition between
adjacent land uses and between development and open space, provide an
overall unifying influence, enhance the visual continuity of the project, and
complement the surrounding project area, ensuring lower maintenance and
water use. The landscaping has been designed to be compatible with the
surrounding area, complement the proposed improvements and provide
required shading of the parking area with the inclusion of additional planters
adjacent to the building.
6. One sign for the restaurant has been shown conceptually on the east side of
the building. The project has been conditioned to submit a sign program for
approval by the Planning Commission.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Planning Commission of the City
of La Quinta, California, as follows:
1. That the above recitations are true and correct and constitute the findings of
the Planning Commission in this case.
2. That it does hereby recommend that Mitigated Negative Declaration be certified
for this project.
3. That it does hereby recommend to the City Council approval of the above -
described Site Development Permit request for the reasons set forth in this
Resolution, subject to the attached conditions.
PASSED, APPROVED and ADOPTED at a regular meeting of the La Quinta
Planning Commission held on this 13T" day of March, 2001, by the following vote to
wit:
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Planning Commission Resolution No. 2001-031
Site Development Permit 2001-690
Adopted: March 13, 2001
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AYES: Commissioners Abels, Butler, Kirk, and Tyler
NOES: Chairman Robbins
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: None
STEVE ROBBINS, Chairman
City of La Quinta, California
ATTEST:
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CHRISTINE DI IOR10, cting Community Development Director
City of La Quinta, California
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PLANNING COMMISSION RESOLUTION 2001-031
CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL - ADOPTED
SITE DEVELOPMENT PERMIT 2001-690
OMRI SIKLAI
MARCH 13, 2001
1 . The use of the subject property for commercial uses shall be in conformance
with the approved exhibits and conditions of approval contained in Site
Development Permit 2001-690, Conditional Use Permit 2001-056, Specific Plan
2001-052, and Environmental Assessment 2001-412, unless otherwise
amended by the following conditions.
2. The applicant agrees to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless the City of La
Quinta (the "City"), its agents, officers and employees from any claim, action or
proceeding to attack, set aside, void, or annul the approval of this development
application. 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.
3. Prior to the issuance of a grading, construction or building permit, the applicant
shall obtain permits and/or clearances from the following public agencies:
• Fire Marshal
• Public Works Department (Grading Permit, Improvement Permit)
• Community Development Department
• Riverside Co. Environmental Health Department
• Desert Sands Unified School District
• Coachella Valley Water District (CVWD)
• Imperial Irrigation District (IID)
• California Water Quality Control Board (CWQCB)
The applicant is responsible for any requirements of the permits or clearances
from those jurisdictions. If the requirements include approval of improvement
plans, applicant shall furnish proof of said approvals prior to obtaining City
approval of the plans.
The applicant shall comply with applicable provisions of the City's NPDES
stormwater discharge permit.
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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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PLANNING COMMISSION RESOLUTION 2001-031
CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL - ADOPTED
SITE DEVELOPMENT PERMIT 2001-690
OMRI SIKLAI
MARCH 13, 2001
4. Improvement plans shall be prepared by or under the direct supervision of
qualified engineers and landscape architects, as appropriate. Plans shall be
submitted on 24" x 36" media in the categories of "Rough Grading," "Precise
Grading," "Streets & Drainage," and "Landscaping." Precise grading plans shall
have signature blocks for Community Development Director and the Building
Official. All other plans shall have signature blocks for the City Engineer.
Plans are not approved for construction until they are signed.
"Streets and Drainage" plans shall normally include signals, sidewalks, bike
paths, entry drives, gates, and parking lots. "Landscaping" plans shall normally
include irrigation improvements, landscape lighting and entry monuments.
"Precise Grading" plans shall normally include perimeter walls.
Plans for improvements not listed above shall be in formats approved by the City
Engineer.
5. The City may maintain standard plans, details and/or construction notes for
elements of construction. For a fee established by City resolution, the applicant
may acquire standard plan and/or detail sheets from the City.
6. When final plans are approved by the City, the applicant shall furnish accurate
AutoCad files of the complete, approved plans on storage media acceptable to
the City Engineer. The files shall utilize standard AutoCad menu items so they
may be fully retrieved into a basic AutoCad program. At the completion of
construction and prior to final acceptance of improvements, the applicant shall
update the files to reflect as -constructed conditions.
If the plans were not produced in AutoCad or a file format which can be
converted to AutoCad, the City Engineer may accept raster -image files of the
plans.
7. If applicant proposes grading/fill operations that encroach on existing retention
basins, applicant shall provide additional hydrology calculations proving the new
retention basin configuration meets the hydrological requirements and the
requirements of Engineering Bulletin #97-03.
8. Prior to issuance of a grading permit, the applicant shall furnish an approved
grading plan prepared by a qualified engineer.
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PLANNING COMMISSION RESOLUTION 2001-031
CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL - ADOPTED
SITE DEVELOPMENT PERMIT 2001-690
OMRI SIKLAI
MARCH 13, 2001
9. Slopes shall not exceed 5:1 within public rights of way and 3:1 in landscape
areas outside the right of way unless otherwise approved by the City Engineer.
10. Prior to occupation of the project site for construction purposes, the applicant
shall submit and receive approval of a fugitive dust control plan prepared in
accordance with Chapter 6.16, LQMC. The Applicant shall furnish security, in
a form acceptable to the city, in an amount sufficient to guarantee compliance
with the provisions of the permit.
11. The applicant shall maintain graded, undeveloped land to prevent wind and
water erosion of soils. The land shall be planted with interim landscaping or
provided with other erosion control measures approved by the Community
Development and Public Works Departments.
12. Prior to issuance of building permits, the applicant shall provide building pad
certifications stamped and signed by qualified engineers or surveyors. For each
pad, the certification shall list the approved elevation, the actual elevation, the
difference between the two, if any, and pad compaction. The data shall be
organized by lot number and listed cumulatively if submitted at different times.
13. Stormwater handling shall conform with the approved hydrology and drainage
plan for Lake La Quinta. Nuisance water shall be retained on -site and disposed
of in an approved manner.
UTILITIES
14. The applicant shall obtain the approval of the City Engineer for the location of
all utility lines within the right of way and all above -ground utility structures
including, but not limited to, traffic signal cabinets, electrical vaults, water
valves, and telephone stands, to ensure optimum placement for practical and
aesthetic purposes.
15. 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 trench compaction for approval of the City Engineer.
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PLANNING COMMISSION RESOLUTION 2001-031
CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL - ADOPTED
SITE DEVELOPMENT PERMIT 2001-690
OMRI SIKLAI
MARCH 13, 2001
STREET AND TRAFFIC IMPROVEMENTS
16. Parking lot entry off Caleo Bay shall have a minimum width of 28-feet per
Riverside County Standard Drawing 207.
17. The applicant may be required to extend improvements beyond development
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).
18. Improvements shall be designed and constructed in accordance with the LQMC,
adopted standards, supplemental drawings and specifications, and as approved
by the City Engineer. Improvement plans for streets, access gates and parking
areas shall be stamped and signed by qualified engineers.
19. Knuckle turns and corner cut -backs shall conform with Riverside County
Standard Drawings #801 and #805 respectively unless otherwise approved by
the City Engineer.
20. The applicant shall design street pavement sections using Caltrans' design
procedure (20-year life) and site -specific data for soil strength and anticipated
traffic loading (including construction traffic). Minimum structural sections shall
be as follows (or approved equivalents for alternate materials):
Residential & Parking Areas 3.0" a.c./4.50" c.a.b.
21. The City will conduct final inspections of homes and other 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 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 tract or when directed by the City, whichever comes first.
22. Landscape areas shall have permanent irrigation improvements meeting the
requirements of the City Engineer. Use of lawn shall be minimized with no lawn
or spray irrigation within 18 inches of curbs along public streets.
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PLANNING COMMISSION RESOLUTION 2001-031
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SITE DEVELOPMENT PERMIT 2001-690
OMRI SIKLAI
MARCH 13, 2001
23. Prior to issuance of building permits for the building authorized for this property,
final landscape working drawings shall be approved by the Community
Development Department. Compliance with the City Water Efficient
Landscaping Ordinance shall be included. Tree caliper sizes per industry
standards shall be specified.
24. Prior to issuance of building permits for the building authorized for this property,
final working drawings shall be approved by the Community Development
Department.
25. Revise the Landscape plans to include planter areas adjacent to the building on
the north and east sides.
26. The applicant shall employ construction quality -assurance measures which meet
the approval of the City Engineer.
27. The applicant shall employ or retain qualified civil engineers, geotechnical
engineers, surveyors, or other appropriate professionals to provide sufficient
construction supervision to be able to furnish and sign accurate record
drawings.
28. The applicant shall arrange and bear the cost of measurement, sampling and
testing procedures not included in the City's inspection program but required by
the City as evidence that construction materials and methods comply with plans,
specifications and applicable regulations.
29. Upon completion of construction, the applicant shall furnish the City
reproducible record drawings of all improvement plans which were signed by the
City. Each sheet shall be clearly marked "Record Drawings," "As -Built" or "As -
Constructed" and shall be stamped and signed by the engineer or surveyor
certifying to the accuracy of the drawings. The applicant shall revise the CAD
or raster -image files previously submitted to the City to reflect as -constructed
conditions.
30. The applicant shall make provisions for continuous, perpetual maintenance of all
on -site improvements, perimeter landscaping, access drives, and sidewalks. The
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applicant shall maintain required public improvements until expressly released
from this responsibility by the appropriate public agency.
31. The applicant shall pay the City's established fees for plan checking and
construction, inspection. Fee amounts shall be those in effect when the
applicant makes application for plan checking and permits.
32. Within three days after City Council approval, a check for $78.00, made out to
the County of Riverside, shall be submitted to the Community Development
Department for filing of the required Notice of Determination.
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33. A 3'-6" decorative screen wall shall be provided around the perimeters of the
parking lot portions of the site on the south, east, and west if the Community
Development Department determines during final plan check that the landscape
mounding and planting will not be adequate to provide screening of vehicle
headlights.
34. Prior to issuance of building permits, the project proponent shall submit, for
review and approval, a valet parking plan, which commits the proponent to valet
parking during all times when the restaurant is open. Failure to maintain a valet
parking program shall result in revocation of the use permit for this project.
36. A sign program, complying with Zoning Code Chapter 9.160, providing details
for all signs shall be submitted to the Community Development Department for
approval by the Planning Commission, prior to issuance of the building permit.
37. A detailed parking lot lighting plan complying with Zoning Code Section
9.100.150, including fixtures, their locations, and a photometrics study shall be
submitted to and approved by the Community Development Department prior to
issuance of the building permit.
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OMRI SIKLAI
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38. All requirements of the Mitigation Monitoring Plan for Environmental Assessment
2001-412 shall be met as required.
39. All requirements of the Fire Marshal shall be met, as determined during plan
check prior to issuance of a building permit.
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