PCRES 2004-008PLANNING COMMISSION RESOLUTION 2004-008
A RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE
CITY OF LA QUINTA, CALIFORNIA, APPROVING THE
DEVELOPMENT PLANS FOR CONSTRUCTION OF TWO
COMMERCIAL BUILDINGS IN OLD TOWN LA QUINTA
CASE NO.: VILLAGE USE PERMIT 2004-020
APPLICANT: OLD TOWN LA QUINTA, LLC
WHEREAS, the Planning Commission of the City of La Quinta, California, did
on the 24" day of February, 2004, hold a duly noticed Public Hearing, to consider the
request of Old Town La Quinta, LLC to approve the development plans for two
commercial buildings in Old Town La Quinta, located at the southwest corner of Calle
Tampico and Desert Club Drive more particularly described as:
PORTIONS OF APN: 770-121-001, 770-121-002, and 770-121-003
WHEREAS, the Architecture and Landscaping Review Committee, on
February 4, 2004, at a regular meeting, adopted Minute Motion 2004-006,
recommending approval of the development plans for the new buildings, subject to
conditions; and
WHEREAS, the City Council, at its meeting of June 4, 2002, adopted
Resolution 2002-83, approving Specific Plan 2002-058, of which this Village Use
Permit is a part; and
WHEREAS, at said Public Hearing, upon hearing and considering all
testimony and arguments, if any, of all interested persons wanting to be heard, said
Planning Commission did find the following facts and reasons to justify approval of
said Village Use Permit:
1. The General Plan designates the project area as Village Commercial. The
proposed commercial buildings are consistent with the commercial designation
of the property.
2. The proposed commercial building is designed to comply with the Zoning Code
and Specific Plan requirements, including but not limited to, height limits,
parking, lot coverage, and signs.
3. The La Quinta Community Development Department has determined that the
request has been assessed in conjunction with Environmental Assessment
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Adopted: February 24, 2004
2002-450, prepared for Specific Plan 2002-058, which was certified on June 4,
2002. No changed circumstances or conditions are proposed, or new
information has been submitted which would trigger the preparation of a
subsequent environmental review.
4. The architectural design of the project, including but not limited to the
architectural style, scale, building mass, materials, colors, architectural details,
roof style, and other architectural elements are compatible with the surrounding
development and with the quality of design prevalent in the city. The building is
a well designed with articulation on the front and rear elevations. The project
uses architectural features, colors, and materials specified in the Specific Plan.
5. 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.
6. 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.
7. The previously approved sign program that will be used for this project is
consistent with the intent of the Zoning Code program, and will be in
harmony and visually related to the buildings.
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Planning Commission Resolution 2004-008
Village Use Permit 2004-020
Adopted: February 24, 2004
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 constitute the findings of the Planning Commissiol
case.
2. That it does hereby approve Village Use Permit 2004-020 for the reasons set forth
Resolution, subject to the attached conditions.
PASSED, APPROVED, and ADOPTED at a regular meeting of the La Quinta City F
Commission, held on the 24`h day of February, 2004, by the following vote, to wit:
AYES: Commissioners Daniels, Quill, and Vice -Chairman Tyler
NOES: None
ABSENT: Commissioner Abels and Chairman Kirk
ABSTAIN: None
R bert Tyler, Acting Vice -Chairman
City of La Quinta, California
ATTEST:
OSCAR 09 Cl, Interim Community Development Director
City of La Quinta, California
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Planning Commission Resolution 2004-008
Conditions of Approval - Final
Village Use Permit 2004-020 Old Town La Quinta, LLC
February 24, 2004
GENERAL
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 Site Development Permit. The City shall have
sole discretion in selecting its defense counsel.
The City shall promptly notify the developer of any claim, action or proceeding and shall
cooperate fully in the defense.
2. Prior to the issuance of any permit by the City, the applicant shall obtain the necessary
permits and/or clearances from the following agencies if required:
• 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)
• SunLine Transit Agency
The applicant is responsible for all requirements of the permits and/or clearances from the
above listed agencies. When the requirements include approval of improvement plans,
applicant shall furnish proof of such approvals when submitting the improvement plans for
City approval.
3. The applicant shall comply with applicable provisions of the City's NPDES stormwater
discharge permit, Sections 8.70.010 et seq. (Stormwater Management and Discharge
Controls), and 13.24.170 (Clean Air/Clean Water), LQMC; Riverside County Ordinance
No. 457; the State Water Resources Control Board's Order No. 99-08-DWQ and the
approved SWPPP for Tract 30850 if in effect when project construction
commences.
A. For construction activities including clearing, grading or excavation of land that
disturbs five (5) acres or more of land, or that disturbs less than five (5) acres of
land, but which is a part of a construction project that encompasses more than five
(5) acres of land, the Permitee shall be required to submit a Storm Water Pollution
Protection Plan ("SWPPP").
B. The applicant's SWPPP shall be approved by the City Engineer prior to any on or
off -site grading being done in relation to this project.
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C. The applicant shall ensure that the required SWPPP is available for inspection at
the project site at all times through and including acceptance of all improvements
by the City.
D. The applicant's SWPPP shall include provisions for all of the following Best
Management Practices ("BMPs") (8.70.020 (Definitions), LQMC):
1) Temporary Soil Stabilization (erosion control).
2) Temporary Sediment Control.
3) Wind Erosion Control.
4) Tracking Control.
5) Non -Storm Water Management.
6) Waste Management and Materials Pollution Control.
E. All erosion and sediment control BMPs proposed by the applicant shall be
approved by the City Engineer prior to any onsite or offsite grading, pursuant to
this project.
F. The approved SWPPP and BMPs shall remain in effect for the entire duration of
project construction until all improvements are completed and accepted by the
City.
PROPERTY RIGHTS
4. Prior to the issuance of any permit(s), the applicant shall acquire, or confer, those
easements, and other property rights necessary for the construction and/or proper
functioning of the proposed development. Conferred rights shall include irrevocable offers
to dedicate or grant access easements to the City for emergency services, and for the
maintenance, construction and reconstruction of essential improvements.
5. The applicant shall offer for dedication those easements necessary for the placement of,
and access to, utility lines and structures, drainage basins, mailbox clusters, park lands,
and common areas shown on the Site Development Permit.
6. The applicant shall furnish proof of easements, or written permission, as appropriate,
from those owners of all abutting properties on which grading, retaining wall construction,
permanent slopes, or other encroachments will occur.
The applicant shall cause no easement to be granted, or recorded, over any portion of the
subject property between the date of approval of this Village Use Permit and the date
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of final acceptance of the on -site and off -site improvements for this Village Use Permit,
unless such easement is approved by the City Engineer.
IMPROVEMENT PLANS
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.
8. Improvement plans shall be prepared by or under the direct supervision of qualified
engineers and/or architects, as appropriate, and shall comply with the provisions of
Section 13.24.040 (Improvement Plans), LQMC.
9. The following improvement plans shall be prepared and submitted for review and approval
by the City. A separate set of plans for each line item specified below shall be prepared.
The plans shall utilize the minimum scale specified, unless otherwise authorized by the
City Engineer in writing. Plans may be prepared at a larger scale if additional detail or
plan clarity is desired. Note, the applicant may be required to prepare other improvement
plans not listed here pursuant to improvements required by other agencies and utility
purveyors.
A. Site Development Plan 1" = 30' Horizontal
Other engineered improvement plans prepared for City approval that are not listed above
shall be prepared in formats approved by the City Engineer prior to commencing plan
preparation.
"Site Development" plans shall normally include all on -site surface improvements
including but not necessarily limited to finish grades for curbs & gutters, sidewalks,
building floor elevations, parking lot improvements and ADA requirements for the parking
lot and access to the building; and showing the existing street improvements out to at
least the center lines of adjacent existing streets including ADA accessibility route to
surrounding buildings, parking facilities and public streets.
10. The City maintains standard plans, details and/or construction notes for elements of
construction. For a fee, established by City resolution, the applicant may purchase such
standard plans, detail sheets and/or construction notes from the City.
11. The applicant shall furnish a complete set of the AutoCAD files of all complete, approved
improvement plans on a storage media acceptable to the City Engineer. The files shall be
saved in a standard AutoCAD format so they may be fully retrievable through a basic
AutoCAD program.
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At the completion of construction, and prior to the final acceptance of the improvements
by the City, the applicant shall update the AutoCAD files in order to reflect the as -built
conditions.
Where the improvement plans were not produced in a standard AutoCAD format, or a file
format which can be converted to an AutoCAD format, the City Engineer will accept
raster -image files of the plans.
GRADING
12. Prior to occupancy of the project site for any construction, or other purposes, the applicant
shall obtain a grading permit approved by the City Engineer.
13. To obtain an approved grading permit, the applicant shall submit and obtain approval of all
of the following:
A. A grading plan prepared by a qualified engineer or architect,
B. A preliminary geotechnical ("soils") report prepared by a qualified engineer,
C. A Fugitive Dust Control Plan prepared in accordance with Chapter 6.16 (Fugitive
Dust Control), LQMC, and
D. Approved Best Management Plan that includes storm water pollution prevention
and erosion control plans prepared by a qualified engineer.
All grading shall conform to the recommendations contained in the Preliminary Soils
Report, and shall be certified as being adequate by a soils engineer, or by an engineering
geologist.
The applicant shall furnish security, in a form acceptable to the City, and in an amount
sufficient to guarantee compliance with the approved Fugitive Dust Control Plan
provisions submitted with its application for a grading permit.
14. The applicant shall maintain all open graded, undeveloped land in order to prevent wind
and/or water erosion of such land. All open graded, undeveloped land shall either be
planted with interim landscaping, or stabilized with such other erosion control measures,
as were approved in the Fugitive Dust Control Plan.
15. Prior to the issuance of a building permit for any building lot, the applicant shall provide a
lot pad certification stamped and signed by a qualified engineer or surveyor.
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DRAINAGE
16. Stormwater handling shall conform with the approved hydrology and drainage plan for
Parcel Map 30850. Nuisance water shall be retained on site and disposed of in a manner
acceptable to the City Engineer.
UTILITIES
17. The applicant shall obtain the approval of the City Engineer for the location of all utility
lines within any right-of-way, and all above -ground utility structures including, but not
limited to, traffic signal cabinets, electric vaults, water valves, and telephone stands, to
ensure optimum placement for practical and aesthetic purposes.
18. Underground 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 all utility trench compaction for approval by
the City Engineer.
PARKING LOTS AND ACCESS DRIVEWAYS
19. The design of parking facilities shall conform to LQMC Chapter 9.150 (Parking) and the
latest ADA standards and policies.
A. General access points and turning movements of traffic to off site public streets are
restricted to the access locations approved in Tract No. 30850.
QUALITY ASSURANCE
20. The applicant shall employ construction quality -assurance measures that meet with the
approval of the City Engineer.
21. The applicant shall employ, or retain, qualified engineers, surveyors, and such or other
appropriate professionals as are required to provide the expertise with which to prepare
and sign accurate record drawings, and to provide adequate construction supervision.
22. The applicant shall arrange for, and bear the cost of, all measurements, sampling and
testing procedures not included in the City's inspection program, but which may be
required by the City, as evidence that the construction materials and methods employed
_ comply with the plans, specifications and other applicable regulations.
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23. Upon completion of construction, the applicant shall furnish the City with reproducible
record drawings of all improvement plans which were approved by the City. Each sheet
shall be clearly marked "Record Drawing," "As -Built' or "As -Constructed" and shall be
stamped and signed by the engineer or surveyor certifying to the accuracy and
completeness of the drawings. The applicant shall have all AutoCAD or raster -image files
previously submitted to the City, revised to reflect the as -built conditions.
FEES AND DEPOSITS
24. Permits issued under this approval shall be subject to the provisions of the Development
Impact Fee program in effect at the time of issuance of building permit(s).
MISCELLANEOUS
25. Street lights on Calle Tampico and Desert Club Drive shall be approved by the Public
Works Department.
26. Bicycle racks shall be provided throughout the project. Landscaping and/or hardscape
plans shall show location, design, etc. for racks.
27. A preliminary landscaping plan, including trees, shrubs, groundcover and hardscape shall
be submitted for approval by Staff. The applicant shall submit the landscape plans for
approval by the Community Development Department (CDD), prior to plan checking by
the Public Works Department. When plan checking has been completed by CDD, the
applicant shall obtain the signatures of CVWD and the Riverside County Agricultural
Commissioner, prior to submittal for signature by the City Engineer.
28. Landscape areas shall have permanent irrigation improvements meeting the requirements
of the City Engineer. Use of lawn areas shall be minimized with no lawn, or spray
irrigation, being placed within 18 inches of curbs along public streets.
29. The applicant shall comply with Sections 9.90.040 (Table of Development Standards) &
9.100.040 (Landscaping), LQMC.
FIRE MARSHAL
30. Approved super fire hydrants, shall be located not less than 25 feet nor more than 65
feet from any portion of the buildings as measured along vehicular travel ways.
31. Blue dot reflectors shall be placed in the street 8 inches from centerline to the side
that the fire hydrant is on, to identify fire hydrant locations.
32. Fire Department connections shall be not less than 25-feet nor more than 50 feet
from a fire hydrant and shall be located on the street side of the buildings and shall
be located at the main street access to the building.
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33. The water mains shall be capable of providing a potential fire flow of 2500 gpm and
the actual fire flow from any two adjacent hydrants shall be 1500 gpm for a 4-hour
duration at 20-psi residual operating pressure.
34. Building plans shall be submitted to the Fire Department for plan review to run
concurrent with the City plan check.
35. Water plans for the fire protection system (fire hydrants, fdc, etc.) shall be
submitted to the Fire Department for approval prior to issuance of a building
permit.
36. The required water system, including fire hydrants, shall be installed and accepted
by the appropriate water agency prior to any combustible building material being
placed on an individual lot.
37. Fire Department street access shall come to within 150 feet of all portions of the
1".floor of all buildings, by path of exterior travel. Streets shall be a minimum 20-
feet wide clear and unobstructed, with 13fcot 6 inch vertical clearance and all turns
shall have a 38-foot outside turning radius.
38. Any commercial operation that produces grease -laden vapors will require a
Hood/duct system for fire protection. (Restaurants, drive-thru's, etc.)
39. The applicant or developer shall prepare and submit to the Fire Department for
approval, a site plan designating required fire lanes with appropriate lane painting
and/or signs. Streets shall be a minimum 20 feet wide with a height of 13"6"
clear and unobstructed.
40. Install a KNOX key box on each commercial suite. (Contact the fire department
for an application)
41. Install portable fire extinguishers as required by the California Fire Code.
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