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A RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE
CITY OF LA QUINTA, CALIFORNIA APPROVING
DEVELOPMENT PLANS FOR A 29,985 SQUARE FOOT
AUTO DEALERSHIP FACILITY
CASE NO.: SITE DEVELOPMENT PERMIT 2004-821
APPLICANT: JOE RISO
WHEREAS, the Planning Commission of the City of La Quinta, California,
did on the, 22nd day of March, 2005 hold a duly noticed Public Hearing, to review
building elevations, site and landscape plans for a 29,985 square feet auto dealership
facility, consisting of 3.59 acres generally located south of Highway 1 1 1, east of
Adams Street, more particularly described as:
PARCEL 1 OF PARCEL MAP 28525-1; and
WHEREAS, the Architectural and Landscaping Review Committee (ALRC)
of the City of La Quinta, California did on the 2nd day of March, 2005 hold a public
meeting to review building elevations, site and landscape plans for a 29,985 square
feet auto dealership facility, 3.59 acres, and unanimously recommended approval of
said permit; and
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 83-63). The City Council certified a Supplemental
Environmental Impact Report (State Clearing House No. 97011055 the Centre at La
Quinta Commercial Center, Specific Plan 97-029, Amendment No. 3). No changed
circumstances or conditions and no new information is proposed which would trigger
the preparation of a subsequent Environmental Assessment pursuant to Public
Resources Code Section 21166.
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 make the following mandatory findings to justify approval of
said Site Development Permit 2004-821.
The proposed commercial building is consistent with the City's General Plan in
that the property is designated Regional Commercial (RC). The project is
consistent with the goals, policies and intent of the La Quinta General Plan Land
Use Element (Chapter 2) provided conditions are met.
Planning Commission Resolution 2005-013
Site Development Permit 2004-821,
Mazda Auto Dealership
Adopted: March 22, 2005
2. The proposed project is consistent with the goals and objectives of the Centre
at La Quinta Specific Plan 97-029, Amendment No. 3 in that the project is a
permitted use and complies with the development standards and design
guidelines.
3. The proposed building is consistent with the City's Zoning Code in that
development standards and criteria contained in the Centre at La Quinta
Specific Plan 97-029, Amendment No. 3. supplements, replaces, or are
consistent with those in the City's Zoning Code.
4. The site design of the proposed project is compatible with the commercial
development in the area, and accommodates site generated traffic at area
intersections.
5 The landscape design of the proposed project, with conditions recommended by
the ALRC, complements the building and the surrounding commercial area in
that it enhances the aesthetic and visual quality of the area and uses a high
quality of materials.
6. The architectural design of the project is compatible with surrounding
commercial buildings and development in the general vicinity in that it is similar
in scale; the building materials provided are durable, aesthetically pleasing, low
maintenance, with a blend of surfaces and textures.
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
Commission in this case;
2. That it does approve Site Development Permit 2004-821 for the reasons set
forth in this Resolution and subject to the attached conditions.
PASSED, APPROVED, and ADOPTED at a regular meeting of the La
Quinta City Planning Commission, held on this the 22"d day of March, 2005, by the
following vote, to wit:
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Planning Commission Resolution 2005-013
Site Development Permit 2004-821,
Mazda Auto Dealership
Adopted: March 22, 2005
AYES: Commissioners Alderson, Daniels, Ladner, and Chairman Kirk
NOES: None
ABSENT: Commissioner Quill
ABSTAIN: None
, Chairman, Chairman
Quinta, California
ATTEST:
s
DOU649S k. EVANS,
Community Development Director
City of La Quinta, California
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PLANNING COMMISSION RESOLUTION 2005-013
CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL - FINAL
SITE DEVELOPMENT PERMIT 2004-821
MAZDA AUTO DEALERSHIP
ADOPTED: MARCH 22, 2005
GENERAL
1. The applicant agrees to defend, indemnify and hold harmless the City of La Quinta
("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 applicant of any claim, action or proceeding and
shall cooperate fully in the defense.
2. This Site Development Permit shall comply with the requirements and standards of
Government Code § § 66410 through 66499.58 (the "Subdivision Map Act"), and
Chapter 13 of the La Quinta Municipal Code ("LQMC")•
The City of La Quinta's Municipal Code can be accessed on the City's Web Site at
www.la-quinta.org.
3. Prior to the issuance of any grading, construction, or building permit by the City, the
applicant shall obtain any necessary clearances and/or permits from the following
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)
• SunLine Transit Agency
• SCAQMD Coachella Valley
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, the applicant shall furnish proof of such approvals when
submitting those improvements plans for City approval.
A project -specific NPDES construction permit must be obtained by the applicant; and
who then shall submit a copy of the Regional Water Quality Control Board's
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("RWQCB") acknowledgment of the applicant's Notice of Intent ("NO]"), prior to the
issuance of a grading or site construction permit by the City.
4. 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; and the State Water Resources Control Board's Order
No. 99-08-DWQ.
A. For construction activities including clearing, grading or excavation of land that
disturbs one (11 acre or more of land, or that disturbs less than one (1) acre of
land, but which is a part of a construction project that encompasses more
than one (1) acre of land, the Permitee shall be required to submit a Storm
Water Pollution Protection Plan ("SWPPP")•
The applicant or design professional can obtain the California Stormwater
Quality Association SWPPP template at www.cabmphandbooks.com for use
in their SWPPP preparation.
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.
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.
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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.
5. Permits issued under this approval shall be subject to the provisions of the
Infrastructure Fee Program and Development Impact Fee program in effect at the
time of issuance of building permit(s)•
PROPERTY RIGHTS
6. Prior to issuance of any permit(s), the applicant shall acquire or confer easements
and other property rights necessary for the construction 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 maintenance,
construction and reconstruction of essential improvements.
7. The applicant shall offer for dedication all public street right-of-ways in conformance
with the City's General Plan, Municipal Code, applicable specific plans, and/or as
required by the City Engineer.
8. Dedications shall include additional widths as necessary for dedicated right and left
turn lanes, bus turnouts, and other features contained in the approved construction
plans.
Pursuant to this requirement, the Applicant shall include in the submittal packet
containing the draft final map submitted for map checking, an offsite street
geometric layout, drawn at 1 " equals 40 feet, detailing the following design aspects:
median curb line, outside curb line, lane line alignment including lane widths, left turn
lanes, deceleration lane(s) and bus stop turnout(s). The geometric layout shall be
accompanied with sufficient professional engineering studies to confirm the
appropriate length of all proposed turn pockets and auxiliary lanes that may impact
the right of way dedication required of the project and the associated landscape
setback requirement
9. When the City Engineer determines that access rights to the proposed street right-of-
ways shown on the approved Parcel Map No. 28525-2, the applicant shall grant the
necessary right-of-ways within 60 days of a written request by the City.
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10. The applicant shall create perimeter landscaping setbacks along all public right-of-
ways as follows:
A. All required perimeter landscaping setbacks have been dedicated by Parcel
Map 28525-2.
The setback requirements shall apply to all frontages including, but not limited to,
remainder parcels and sites dedicated for utility purposes.
Where public facilities (e.g., sidewalks) are placed on privately -owned setbacks, the
applicant shall offer for dedication blanket easements for those purposes on the Final
Map.
11. The vehicular access restriction are as shown on the recorded Parcel Map No.
28525-2.
12. 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.
13. The applicant shall cause no easement to be granted, or recorded, over any portion
of the subject property between the date of approval of the Tentative Tract Map and
the date of recording of any Final Map, 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.
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 Ilmprovement Plans), LQMC.
14. The following improvement plans shall be prepared and submitted for review and
approval by the Public Works Department. 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
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pursuant to improvements required by other agencies and utility purveyors.
A. On -Site Commercial Precise Grading Plan 1 " = 30' Horizontal
B. PM10 Plan 1" = 40' Horizontal
C. SWPPP 1" = 40' Horizontal
Note. A thru C to be submitted concurrently.
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.
The applicant shall prepare an accessibility assessment on annotated print of the
building floor plan identifying every building egress and notes the 2001 California
Building Code accessibility requirements associated with each door. The assessment
must comply with submittal requirements of the Building & Safety Department. A
copy of the reviewed assessment shall be submitted to the Engineering Department
in conjunction with the Site Development Plan when it is submitted for plan
checking.
"Precise Grading" plans shall normally include all on -site surface improvements
including but not necessarily limited to finish grades for curbs & gutters, building
floor elevations, parking lot improvements and ADA requirements, retaining and
perimeter walls, etc. ADA accessibility to public streets, adjacent buildings and
existing and proposed handicap parking shall be shown on the Precise Grading Plans
at a scale to be determined by the Public Works Department. Precise Grading Plans
shall also require approval by the Community Development and Building and Safety
Departments.
15. The City maintains standard plans, detail sheets and/or construction notes for
elements of construction which can be accessed via the Online Engineering Library at
the City website (www.la-quinta.org). Navigate to the Public Works Department
home page and look for the Online Engineering Library hyperlink.
16. The applicant shall furnish a complete set of the AutoCAD files of all 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 that can be converted to an AutoCAD format, the City Engineer will
accept raster -image files of the plans.
GRADING
17. The applicant shall comply with the provisions of Section 13.24.050 (Grading
Improvements), LQMC.
18. 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.
19, 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,
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. A Best Management Practices report prepared in accordance with Sections
8.70.010 and 13.24.170 (NPDES stormwater discharge permit and Storm
Management and Discharge Controls), LQMC.
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.
A statement shall appear on applicable improvement plans that a soils report has
been prepared in accordance with the California Health & Safety Code § 17953.
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 as submitted with its application for a grading permit.
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20. 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.
21. Building pad elevations on the rough grading plan submitted for City Engineer's
approval shall conform with pad elevations shown on the Site Development Permit
Plan, unless the pad elevations have other requirements imposed elsewhere in these
Conditions of Approval.
22. Prior to any site grading or regrading that will raise or lower any portion of the site by
more than plus or minus three tenths of a foot from the elevations shown on the
approved Tentative Tract Map, the applicant shall submit the proposed grading
changes to the City Staff for a substantial conformance finding review.
23. 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.
Each pad certification shall list the pad elevation as shown on the approved grading
plan, the actual pad elevation and the difference between the two, if any. Such pad
certification shall also list the relative compaction of the pad soil. The data shall be
organized by lot number, and listed cumulatively if submitted at different times.
DRAINAGE
"Stormwater handling shall conform with the approved hydrology and drainage report for
Specific Plan No. 97-029 and Parcel Map No. 28525-2 and as revised for this site
development permit. 100-year storm overflow shall be routed to public streets/Right of
Way. Nuisance water shall be disposed of in an approved manner."
24. Nuisance water shall be disposed of in a trickling sand filter and leach field or
equivalent system approved by the City Engineer. The sand filter and leach field shall
be designed to contain first flush storm water and nuisance water surges from
landscape area, commercial activity and off -site street nuisance water. The sand
filter design shall be per La Quinta Standard 370 with the equivalent of 137.2 gph of
water feed per sand filter to accept the abovementioned nuisance water
requirements. Leach line requirements are 1.108 feet of leach line per gph of flow.
25, Stormwater may not be retained in landscaped parkways or landscaped setback lots.
Only incidental storm water (precipitation which directly falls onto the setback) will
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be permitted to be retained in the landscape setback areas. The perimeter setback
and parkway areas in the street right-of-way shall be shaped with berms and
mounds, pursuant to Section 9.100.040(B)(7), LQMC.
26. All on -site water and tributary flow shall be retained on -site within the Centre at La
Quinta Parcel boundaries.
27. The design of the development shall not cause any increase in flood boundaries,
levels or frequencies in any area outside the development.
28. The development shall be graded to permit storm flow in excess of retention capacity
to flow out of the development through a designated overflow and into the historic
drainage relief route.
29. Storm drainage historically received from adjoining property shall be received and
retained or passed through into the historic downstream drainage relief route.
UTILITIES
30. The applicant shall comply with the provisions of Section 13.24.110 (Utilities),
LQMC.
31, 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.
32. 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.
STREET AND TRAFFIC IMPROVEMENTS
33, The applicant shall comply with the provisions of Sections 13.24.060 (Street
Improvements), 13.24.070 (Street Design - Generally) & 13.24.100 (Access For
Individual Properties And Development), LQMC for public streets; and Section
13.24.080 (Street Design - Private Streets), where private streets are proposed.
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34. The applicant shall design street pavement sections using CalTrans' design procedure
for 20-year life pavement, and the site -specific data for soil strength and anticipated
traffic loading (including construction traffic). Minimum structural sections shall be
as follows:
Parking Lot 3.0" a.c./4.5" c.a.b.
or the approved equivalents of alternate materials.
35. The applicant shall submit current mix designs (less than two years old at the time of
construction) for base, asphalt concrete and Portland cement concrete. The
submittal shall include test results for all specimens used in the mix design
procedure. For mix designs over six months old, the submittal shall include recent
(less than six months old at the time of construction) aggregate gradation test results
confirming that design gradations can be achieved in current production. The
applicant shall not schedule construction operations until mix designs are approved.
36. The applicant shall reconstruct existing curb and gutter on Auto Centre Drive at the
approved access drive location. Additionally, sidewalks shall be redesigned at the
access drive location to provide ADA accessibility across the driveway or provide
curb ramps.
37. The applicant or his design professional shall work with Stamko Development,
conditioned to complete construction of Auto Centre Drive (South) and shown as Lot
A of Parcel Map 30420, for the design and construction of the access drive on Auto
Centre Drive (South).
38. Improvements shall be designed and constructed in accordance with City adopted
standards, supplemental drawings and specifications, or as approved by the City
Engineer. Improvement plans for streets and parking areas shall be stamped and
signed by qualified engineers.
39. The applicant shall remove and replace the existing sidewalk as needed at all
locations where it is cracked, uneven at joints, or otherwise damaged pursuant to
Streets & Highways Code Section 5610. This requirement applies to all sidewalk
located in the public right of way adjacent to the property being developed.
40. The applicant shall advise any prospective buyer of any parcel on this Site
Development Permit of its continuing obligation to maintain all sidewalks located in
the public right of way adjacent to its property in a good state of repair pursuant to
Streets & Highways Code Section 5610.
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PARKING LOTS and ACCESS POINTS
41. The design of parking facilities shall conform to LQMC Chapter 9.150 (Parking). In
particular, the following are conditioned with this approval.
A. Two-way accessways shall have a minimum width of twenty-eight feet.
B. Customer parking stall lengths shall be a minimum of 19 feet where no curbs
are provided.
C. Two-way parking aisles along routes where customer vehicle may traverse
such as to customer and service parking shall be a minimum of 26 feet.
D. Accessibility routes to public streets shall be shown on the Precise Grading
Plan.
E. Cross slopes should be a maximum of 2% where ADA accessibility is required
including accessibility routes between buildings.
F. Building access points shall be shown on the Precise Grading Plans to better
evaluate ADA accessibility issues.
G. Design parking stalls using hairpin striping.
Entry drives, main interior circulation routes, corner cutbacks, bus turnouts,
dedicated turn lanes, ADA accessibility route to public streets and other features
shown on the approved construction plans, may require additional street widths and
other improvements as may be determined by the City Engineer.
A. General access points and turning movements of traffic to off site public
streets are limited to the access locations approved in the approved Parcel
Map No. 28525-2 and these conditions of approval.
CONSTRUCTION
42. The City will conduct final inspections of 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.
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LANDSCAPING
43. The applicant shall comply with Sections 13.24.130 (Landscaping Setbacks) &
13.24.140 (Landscaping Plans), LQMC.
44. The applicant shall provide landscaping in the required setbacks, retention basins,
common lots and park areas.
45. Landscape and irrigation plans for landscaped lots and setbacks, medians, retention
basins, and parks shall be signed and stamped by a licensed landscape architect.
46. 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.
NOTE: Plans are not approved for construction until signed by the City Engineer.
47. 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.
QUALITY ASSURANCE
48. The applicant shall employ construction quality -assurance measures that meet with
the approval of the City Engineer.
49. The applicant shall employ, or retain, qualified engineers, surveyors, and such 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.
50. 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.
51. Upon completion of construction, the applicant shall furnish the City with
reproducible record drawings of all improvement plans which were approved by the
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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.
MAINTENANCE
52. The applicant shall comply with the provisions of Section 13.24.160 (Maintenance),
LQMC.
53. The applicant shall make provisions for the continuous and perpetual maintenance of
all private on -site improvements, perimeter landscaping, access drives, and
sidewalks.
FEES AND DEPOSITS
54. The applicant shall comply with the provisions of Section 13.24,180 (Fees and
Deposits), LQMC. These fees include all deposits and fees required by the City for
plan checking and construction inspection. Deposits and fee amounts shall be those
in effect when the applicant makes application for plan check and permits. Permits
issued under this approval shall be subject to the provisions of the Infrastructure Fee
Program and Development Impact Fee program in effect at the time of issuance of
building permit(s).
FIRE MARSHALL
55. Final conditions will be addressed when building plans are reviewed. A plan check
fee must be paid to the Fire Department at the time building plans are submitted. All
questions regarding Fire Marshall conditions should be directed to the Fire
Department Planning & Engineering staff at (760) 863-8886.
SHERIFF DEPARTMENT
56. Final conditions will be addressed when building plans are reviewed. Prior to issuance
of a building permit, applicant shall review building plans with the Sheriff=s
Department regarding vehicle code requirements, defensible space, and other law
enforcement and public safety concerns. All questions regarding the Sheriff
Department should be directed to the Senior Deputy at (760) 863-8950.
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ARCHITECTURAL AND LANDSCAPE REVIEW COMMITTEE
57. Prior to issuance of a building permit, the applicant shall provide samples of actual
precision and aggregate block types to the Community Development Department for
final approval.
58. Top band to be precision block with a thinned band of smooth trowel stucco
concrete block. Bottom band is a split -face block type to be worked out with staff.
59. The architectural plans shall be revised to provide an architectural canopy over
service bay.
60. The architectural plans shall be revised to provide more detail on left elevation by
wrapping the "green" block wall around the stair well.
61. Light fixtures along the west (adjacent to Adams Street) and south perimeter
property line shall be adequately shielded to eliminate light glare and/or spillage
within Lake La Quinta residential development. Applicant shall revise lighting plan by
lowering the light poles to 18 feet in height along the south property line with a
single box using 250 watt metal halide fixtures, and lower the light poles on the
west property line for a distance of 170 feet, from the south property line to 18 feet
in height using 250 watt metal halide fixtures. Applicant shall also revise the
landscape plan by adding non -deciduous trees along the south and west property line
which are clustered around the light poles. All lighting along the west (adjacent to
Adams Street) and south perimeter property line shall be shielded.
62. Public address/paging systems are prohibited; available alternatives include pagers
and personal telecommunication systems.
63. Service departments shall operate only between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 6:00
p.m. up to six days per week excluding Sundays. Lighting after 10:00 p.m. shall be
reduced to a security level. The final lighting plan shall include a wiring control
diagram which clearly demonstrates compliance with this condition.
64. Applicant is required to install a 6 foot wall on a 2 foot berm along the entire west
property line (i.e. Adams Street).
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