PCRES 2006-017 Madison Club 2006-854PLANNING COMMISSION RESOLUTION 2006-017
A RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE
CITY OF LA QUINTA, CALIFORNIA, APPROVING THE
DEVELOPMENT PLANS FOR A RECEPTION CENTER IN THE
MADISON CLUB
CASE NO.: SITE DEVELOPMENT PERMIT 2006-854
APPLICANT: EAST OF MADISON, LLC
WHEREAS, the Planning Commission of the City of La Quinta, California,
did on the 1 1 TH day of April, 2006, hold a duly noticed Public Hearing to consider the
request of East of Madison, LLC to approve the development plans for a Reception
Center (and possible future management office) in the RL zone district, located within
The Madison Club project, located at the southeast corner of Avenue 52 and
Meriwether Way, more particularly described as:
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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) in that the La Quinta Community Development
Department has determined the Site Development Permit is within the area covered by
Specific Plan 99-035, Amendment #1 and is exempt from the California Environmental
Quality Act of 1970, as amended, per Public Resources Code Section 65457 (a). An
Environmental Impact Report (State Clearing house 83062922 and 90020727) was
certified on November 21, 2000, by the City Council for SP 99-035. No changed
circumstances or conditions exist which would trigger the preparation of a subsequent
Environmental Impact Report or environmental review pursuant to Public Resources
Code Section 21166; and,
WHEREAS, the Architecture and Landscaping Review Committee did on
the 20t" day of March, 2006, at a regular meeting, recommend approval of the
development plans, subject to conditions; 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 Site Development Permit:
1. The Reception Center is consistent with the General Plan in that it is a related
use to golf courses and residential country clubs which are permitted on the
residentially designated property.
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Planning Commission Resolution 2006-017
Site Development Permit 2006-854
East of Madison, LLC
Adopted: April 11, 2006
2. The Reception Center is designed to comply with City Zoning Code
requirements and is in compliance with Specific Plan 99-035, Amendment #1.
3. The architectural design of the maintenance complex including, but not limited
to the architectural style, scale, building mass, materials, colors, architectural
details, roof style, and other architectural elements is compatible with the
surrounding development and with the quality of design prevalent in the City.
The Reception Center is well designed and will conform with the theme for the
project.
4. The site design of the project including, but not limited to project entries,
interior circulation, pedestrian amenities, screening of roof equipment, exterior
lighting, and other site design elements are compatible with surrounding
development and with the quality of design prevalent in the City.
5. Project landscaping including, but not limited to the location, type, size, color,
texture, and coverage of plant materials, with conditions, 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, and
provide an overall unifying influence to enhance the visual continuity of the
project.
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
Commission in this case;
2. That it does hereby approve Site Development Permit 2006-854 for the reasons
set forth in this Resolution, subject to the Conditions, attached hereto;
PASSED, APPROVED, and ADOPTED at a regular meeting of the La
Quinta City Planning Commission, held on the 1 1 t" day of April, 2006, by the following
vote, to wit:
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Planning Commission Resolution 2006-017
Site Development Permit 2006-854
East of Madison, LLC
Adopted: April 11, 2006
AYES: Commissioners Alderson, Barrows, Daniels, Ladner and Chairman Quill
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: None
City of La Quinta, California
ATTEST:
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DOOGLA .EVANS
Community Development Director
City of La Quinta, California
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PLANNING COMMISSION RESOLUTION 2006-017
CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL
SITE DEVELOPMENT PERMIT 2006-854
EAST OF MADISON, LLC
ADOPTED: APRIL 11, 2006
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. Prior to the issuance of any grading, construction, or building permit by the City, the
applicant shall obtain the applicable clearances and/or permits from the following
agencies:
• Fire Marshal
• Public Works Department (Grading Permit, Green Sheet (Public Works
Clearance) for Building Permits, Improvement Permit)
• Community Development Department
• Riverside Co. Environmental Health Department
• Coachella Valley Unified School District
• Coachella Valley Water District (CVWD)
• Imperial Irrigation District (IID)
• California Water Quality Control Board (CWQCB)
• 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.
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 Tentative Tract Map No. 33076.
Pursuant to the above, the applicant or his design professional shall recommend or
design BMPs to be implemented or constructed per Supplement A and the
Stormwater Management Plan for the Whitewater NPDES Permit.
Planning Commission Resolution 2006- 017
Conditions of Approval - Adopted
Site Development Permit 2006-854
East of Madison, LLC
Adopted: April 11, 2006
4. 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).
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.
5. 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.
6. 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
pursuant to improvements required by other agencies and utility purveyors.
A. Precise Grading 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.
The applicant shall prepare an accessibility assessment on a marked up 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.
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Planning Commission Resolution 2006- 017
Conditions of Approval - Adopted
Site Development Permit 2006-854
East of Madison, LLC
Adopted: April 11, 2006
PRECISE GRADING
7. The applicant shall comply with the provisions of Section 13.24.050 (Grading
Improvements), LQMC.
8. 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.
9. 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. 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.
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.
10. 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.
DRAINAGF
11. Stormwater handling shall conform with the applicable approved hydrology and
drainage report for Madison Club Development, Tentative Tract Map No. 33076 or as
modified for this Site Development Permit as approved by the City Engineer.
12. 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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Planning Commission Resolution 2006- 017
Conditions of Approval - Adopted
Site Development Permit 2006-854
East of Madison, LLC
Adopted: April 11, 2006
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.
13. The design of the development shall not cause any increase in flood boundaries,
levels or frequencies in any area outside the development.
UTILITIES
14. 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.
15. 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.
16. The applicant shall provide certified reports of all utility trench compaction for
approval by the City Engineer.
PARKING FACILITY
17. The design of parking facilities shall conform to LQMC Chapter 9.150 (Parking).
Particularly, drive aisle widths shall be a minimum of 26 feet, parking stall lengths
shall be a minimum of 18 feet and driveway approach widths shall be 28 feet
minimum.
18. Entry drives, main interior circulation routes, corner cutbacks, 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.
19. 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 Areas (Parking and Low Traffic) 3.0" a.c./4.5" c.a.b.
or the approved equivalents of alternate materials.
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Planning Commission Resolution 2006- 017
Conditions of Approval - Adopted
Site Development Permit 2006-854,
East of Madison, LLC
Adopted: April 11, 2006
20. 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.
LANDSCAPING
21. The applicant shall comply with Sections 13.24.130 (Landscaping Setbacks) &
13.24.140 (Landscaping Plans), LQMC.
22. The applicant shall provide landscaping in the required setbacks, retention basins,
and common lots.
23. Landscape and irrigation plans for landscaped lots and setbacks, medians, and
retention basins shall be signed and stamped by a licensed landscape architect.
The applicant shall submit the landscape plans for plan checking by the Public Works
Department. When plan checking has been completed by Community Development
Department, 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.
QUALITY ASSURANCE
24. The applicant shall employ construction quality -assurance measures that meet with
the approval of the City Engineer.
25. 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.
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Planning Commission Resolution 2006- 017
Conditions of Approval - Adopted
Site Development Permit 2006-854
East of Madison, LLC
Adopted: April 11, 2006
26. 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.
27. 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 appli�ant shall have all
AutoCAD or raster -image files previously submitted to the City, re ised to reflect the
as -built conditions.
MAINTENANCE
28. The applicant shall comply with the provisions of Section 13.24.160 (Maintenance),
LQMC.
29. 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
30. 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.
MISCELLANEOUS
31. Any signs for identification shall be approved through a sign application approved by
the Community Development Department.
32. All future use of the subject building shall be directly related to operation of the
Madison Club only and be approved by the Community Development Director.
33. Final working drawings shall be approved by the Community Development
Department.
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