PCRES 2003-106PLANNING COMMISSION RESOLUTION 2003-106
A RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE
CITY OF LA QUINTA, CALIFORNIA, RECOMMENDING TO
THE CITY COUNCIL AN AMENDMENT VARIOUS SECTIONS
OF THE MUNICIPAL CODE
CASE NO. ZONING ORDINANCE AMENDMENT 2003-079
APPLICANT: CITY OF LA QUINTA
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Planning Commission of the City of
La Quinta, California, as follows:
SECTION 1. These Municipal Code amendments clarify and carry out the intent
of the Code to comply with current practices, or streamline the entitlement process;
and
SECTION 2. That the La Quinta Municipal Code, be amended as contained in
the attached Exhibit "A"; and
SECTION 4. Environmental Determination. This Ordinance has compiled with
the requirements of "The Rules to Implement the California Environmental Quality Act
of 1970" in that the Community Development Department has determined that the
Amendments to the Municipal Code are exempt pursuant to Chapter 2.6, Section
21080 of the Public Resources Code, California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA)
Statutes, and Section 15268, ministerial project, of the CEQA Guidelines.
PASSED, APPROVED and ADOPTED at a regular meeting of the La Quinta
Planning Commission held on this 25th day of November, 2003, by the following vote
to wit:
AYES: Commissioners Abels, Daniels, Quill, Tyler, and Chairman Kirk
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: None
RK, Chairman
La Quinta, California
Planning Commission Resolution 2003-106
Zoning Ordinance Amendment 2003-079
Various Zoning Text Changes
Adopted: November 25, 2003
ATTEST:
iY HEAMAN, Community Development Director
of La Quinta, California
EXHIBIT "A"
Planning Commission Resolution 2003-106
Zoning Code Amendment 2003-079
Adopted: November 25, 2993
Table 9-17, Section 9.160.020 is amended to include the following:
Excerpt of: Table 9-17 Exempt Signs Not Requiring a Sign Permit
Sign Type Placement Maximum Illuminatiorn.
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Area
7. Temporary decorations clearly
n/a
n/a
Yes
incidental and customary and
commonly associated with any
national, local or religious holiday,
provided such signs are removed
within seven thirty (30) days after
the applicable holiday.
Table 9-1, Section 9.40.040 is amended to include the following:
Proposed Addition to Table 9-1 Permitted Uses in Residential Districts
P = Principal use
District
A = Accessory use
C = Conditional use permit
M = Minor use permit
H = Home occupation permit
S = Specific plan required
X = Prohibited use
Very
Medium -
Low Low
Medium High
High
Density Density Cove
Density Density
Density
Residential Residential Residential
Residential Residential
Residential'
Land Use
RVL
RL
RC
RM
RMH
RH
Churches,
C
C
C
C
C
C
temples
and other
places of
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worship
EXHIBIT "A"
Section 9.60.100(B)(1) is hereby amended to include the following:
(B)(1) ""Guest house" means a detached or attached unit which
has sleeping and sanitary facilities but no cooking facilities and
which is used primarily for sleeping purposes by members of the
family occupying the main building, their nonpaying guests, or
domestic employees."
Section 13.12.160 (B) is hereby amended to include the following:
"B. Request by the Subdivider. Before the expiration of the tentative
map, the subdivider may apply for a one-year extension of time.
Requests for extensions of time shall be filed with the community
development department on either an approved form or by letter. All
requests for extensions of time shall include:
1. A completed application form or letter,
2. An identification of the length of time requested and reasons for the
request;
3. The current processing fee as charged by the city for tentative map
time extensions;
4. Twenty-five copies of the tentative map as approved by the city
council. Additional copies may be requested subsequent to the
application submittal.
Extensions of time may be ,granted by the Community Development
Director if there are no changes to the approved tentative map. The
Director may waive some or all submittal material as noted in Section
1 through 4 herein. Extensions of time are that include modifications
to the approved tentative map are subject to the public notification
procedure provided for in Section 13. 12.090 and will be considered at
a public hearing, to be held by the designated approval authority as
set forth in Section 13.04.060. The approval authority may approve a
maximum of three one-year time extensions and shall impose
additional conditions of approval if such conditions are intended to
maintain the public health, safety and welfare and/or to comply with
current city, state or federal requirements.
If, as part of the request for extension of the term of a tentative map,
the subdivider requests changes or amendments to the tentative map
or the conditions of approval for that map, the city may impose other
conditions or amendments to the tentative map or the conditions of
EXHIBIT "A"
approval including the then -current standards and requirements for
approval of tentative maps.
Section 13.04.060 is hereby amended to include the following:
Type of Action
Review
Authority
Approval
Authority
Tentative map
City staff
City council
extensions
Other
responsible
Community
agencies
Development
Planning
Director'
Commission'
Planning Commission shall review tentative tract map when City Council is the Approval Authority
z Community Development Director may only consider extensions if there are no changes to the tentative
tract map