PCRES 2008-024PLANNING COMMISSION RESOLUTION 2008-024
A RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE
CITY OF LA QUINTA, CALIFORNIA, APPROVING A ONE
YEAR EXTENSION OF TIME FOR CONSTRUCTION OF AN
APPROXIMATELY 30,000 SQUARE FOOT AUTO
DEALERSHIP FACILITY
CASE NO.: SITE DEVELOPMENT PERMIT 2004-821 EXTENSION 1
APPLICANT: MEGA DEALER, LLC
WHEREAS, the Planning Commission of the City of La Quinta, California,
did on the 9`h day of September, 2008, hold a duly noticed Public Hearing, to review
building elevations, site plans, and landscaping plans for an approximately 29,985
square foot auto dealership facility, located on approximately 3.59 acres generally
located south of Highway 111, east of Adams Street, more particularly described as:
PARCEL 1 OF PARCEL MAP 28525-1; 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 La Quinta Planning Department has
previously conducted an environmental assessment in conjunction with a Supplemental
Environmental Impact Report (State Clearing House No. 97011055) which was
Certified by the City Council on November 17, 1998 pursuant to the California
Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) for The Centre at La Quinta Specific Plan 97-029,
Amendment 4. No changed circumstances or conditions are proposed which would
trigger the preparation of subsequent environmental analysis pursuant to Public
Resources Code Section 21166; and,
WHEREAS, at said Public Hearing, upon hearing and considering all
testimony and arguments of all interested persons desiring to be heard, the Planning
Commission did, in accordance with LQMC Section 9.200.080, make the following
mandatory finding:
1. The proposed one-year time extension for Site Development Permit 2004-821 is
justified by the circumstances of the project. Through the initial approval
process, it was determined that the proposed building design and site layout are
in compliance with the City of La Quinta Municipal Code, General Plan, and the
Centre at La Quinta Specific Plan. The current request for a time extension
does not include any amendments to the previously reviewed and approved
development plans, and there have been no significant changes to the City's
Municipal Code that would necessitate a modification of the approved plans.
Planning Commission Resolution 2008-024
Site Development Permit 2004-821 Extension 1
Mega Dealer, LLC
September 9, 2008
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 Extension 1 for the
reasons set forth in this resolution and subject to the attached conditions of
approval.
PASSED, APPROVED, and ADOPTED at a regular meeting of the La
Quinta City Planning Commission, held on this the g"' day of September, 2008, by the
following vote, to wit:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
ED ALDERSON, Chairman
City of La Quinta, California
ATTEST:
11XIM1i4Y*701
Planning Director
City of La Quinta, California
PLANNING COMMISSION RESOLUTION 2008-024
CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL - FINAL
SITE DEVELOPMENT PERMIT 2004-821 EXTENSION 1
MAZDA AUTO DEALERSHIP
SEPTEMBER 9, 2008
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-guinta.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, Green Sheet (Public Works
Clearance) for Building Permits, Improvement Permit)
• Planning 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
• South Coast Air Quality Management District 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.
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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
("RWQCB") acknowledgment of the applicant's Notice of Intent ("NOI"), 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, LQMC Sections 8.70.010 et seq. (Stormwater
Management and Discharge Controls), and 13.24.170 (Clean Air/Clean Water);
Riverside County Ordinance No. 457; the California Regional Water Quality Control
Board — Colorado River Basin Region Board Order No. R7-2008-001. 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 (1) 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") (LQMC Section 8.70.020
(Definitions)):
1) Temporary Soil Stabilization (erosion control).
2) Temporary Sediment Control.
3) Wind Erosion Control.
4) Tracking Control.
5) Non -Storm Water Management.
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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.
Additionally, the applicant shall comply with applicable provisions for
post -construction runoff per the City's NPDES stormwater discharge
permit, LQMC Sections 8.70.010 et seq. (Stormwater Management
and Discharge Controls), and 13.24.170 (Clean Air/Clean Water);
Riverside County Ordinance No. 457; and the California Regional
Water Quality Control Board — Colorado River Basin (CRWQCB-CRB)
Region Board Order No. R7-2008-0001.
G. For post -construction urban runoff from New Development and
Redevelopments Projects, the applicant shall implement requirements
of the NPDES permit for the design, construction and perpetual
operation and maintenance of BMPs per the approved Water Quality
Management Plan (WQMP) for the project as required by the
California Regional Water Quality Control Board — Colorado River
Basin (CRWQCB-CRB) Region Board Order No. R7-2008-001.
H. The applicant shall implement the WQMP Design Standards per
(CRWQCB-CRB) Region Board Order No. 117-2008-0001 utilizing
BMPs approved by the City Engineer.
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
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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.
10. The applicant shall create perimeter landscaping setbacks along all public right-of-
ways as follows:
A. A 20-foot landscape setback along the east side of Adams Street (Lot C of
Parcel Map No. 28525-2) and a 16-foot sidewalk/landscape easement along
the north side of Auto Centre Drive and the west side of Auto Centre Way
South has been provided for Parcel 1 of PM 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-ownec
setbacks, the applicant shall offer for dedication blanket easements for those
purposes on the Final Map.
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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 (Improvement 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
pursuant to improvements required by other agencies and utility purveyors.
A. On -Site Commercial Precise Grading Plan 1 " = 30' Horizontal
C. SWPPP 1" = 40' Horizontal
Note. A thru C to be submitted concurrently.
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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 "Plans, Notes and Design
Guidance" section of the Public Works Department at the City website (www.la-
quinta.org). Please navigate to the Public Works Department home page and look
for the Standard Drawings hyperlink.
16. The applicant shall furnish a complete set of the mylars of all approved
improvement plans on a storage media acceptable to the City Engineer.
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 approved mylars previously submitted to the City, revised to reflect the as -
built conditions. The applicant shall employ or retain the Engineer Of Record during
the construction phase of the project so that the EOR. can make site visits in
support of preparing As Built drawings. However, if subsequent approved revisions
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have been approved by the City Engineer and reflect said "As -Built' conditions, the
Engineer Of Record may submit a letter attesting to said fact to the City Engineer
in lieu of mylar submittal.
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.
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
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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 five tenths of a foot (0.51 from the elevations shown
on the approved Site Development Permit site plan, the applicant shall submit the
proposed grading changes to the City Staff for approval by the City Engineer.
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. The applicant shall comply with the provisions of LQMC Section 13.24.120
(Drainage), Retention Basin Design Criteria, Engineering Bulletin No. 06-16 —
Hydrology Report with Preliminary Hydraulic Report Criteria for Storm Drain
Systems and Engineering Bulletin No. 06-015 - Underground Retention Basin
Design Requirements. More specifically, stormwater falling on site during the 100
year storm shall be retained within the development, unless otherwise approved by
the City Engineer. The design storm shall be either the 1 hour, 3 hour, 6 hour or
24 hour event producing the greatest total run off.
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25. Nuisance water shall be retained on site. Nuisance water shall be disposed of per
approved methods contained in Engineering Bulletin No. 06-16 — Hydrology Report
with Preliminary Hydraulic Report Criteria for Storm Drain Systems and Engineering
Bulletin No. 06-015 - Underground Retention Basin Design Requirements.
26. In design of retention facilities, the maximum percolation rate shall be two inches
per hour. The percolation rate will be considered to be zero unless the applicant
provides site specific data indicating otherwise and as approved by the City
Engineer.
27. The project shall be designed to accommodate purging and blowoff water (through
underground piping and/or retention facilities) from any on -site or adjacent well
sites granted or dedicated to the local water utility authority as a requirement for
development of this property.
28. No fence or wall shall be constructed around any retention basin unless approved
by the Planning Director and the City Engineer.
29. For on -site above ground common retention basins, retention depth shall be
according to Engineering Bulletin No. 06-16 — Hydrology Report with Preliminary
Hydraulic Report Criteria for Storm Drain Systems. Side slopes shall not exceed
3:1 and shall be planted with maintenance free ground cover. Additionally,
retention basin widths shall be not less than 20 feet at the bottom of the basin.
A. Stormwater may not be retained in landscaped parkways or landscaped
setback lots. Only incidental storm water (precipitation which directly falls
onto the setback) will 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 LQMC Section
9.100.040(B)(7).
B. The design of the development shall not cause any increase in flood
boundaries and levels in any area outside the development.
C. 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.
D. Storm drainage historically received from adjoining property shall be
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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.
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
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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 public street right-of-way offers for dedication required for this development
include:
A. PUBLIC STREETS
1) Auto Centre Way South (Collector Street)
The master developer, Stamko Development, is conditioned to
construct street improvements for Auto Centre Way to a 54
foot curb to curb full width improvements as shown on the
Parcel Map 30420 and approved in Specific Plan No. 97-029
and all applicable amendments. The applicant for this Site
Development Permit shall work with Stamko Development to
construct all necessary improvements along the boundary of
the site to provide access to La Quinta Centre Drive to the
north. Stamko Development has constructed partial
improvements to include the full width street improvements to
the west side of Auto Centre Way along the Site Development
Permit boundary and partial street widening on the east side of
Auto Centre Way South per Plan Set Number 99027.
The applicant shall reconstruct the improvements shown on
PSN 99027 for the access driveway to the southerly portion
of this Site Development Permit.
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.
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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.
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.
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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.
LANDSCAPE AND IRRIGATION
43. The applicant shall comply with LQMC Sections 13.24.130 (Landscaping
Setbacks) & 13.24.140 (Landscaping Plans). Although the approved conceptual
landscaping plans may not comply with these standards, final landscaping plans,
when submitted, shall be in compliance.
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 Planning
Department and green sheet sign off by the Public Works Department. When plan
checking has been completed by the Planning Department, the applicant shall
obtain the signatures of CVWD and the Riverside County Agricultural
Commissioner, prior to submittal for signature by the Planning Director, however
landscape plans for landscaped median on public streets shall be approved by both
the Planning Director and the City Engineer. Where City Engineer approval is not
required, the applicant shall submit for a green sheet approval by the Public Works
Department.
Final landscape plans for on -site planting shall be reviewed by the ALRC and
approved by the Planning Director. Said review and approval shall occur prior to
issuance of first building permit unless the Planning Director determines
extenuating circumstances exist which justify an alternative processing schedule.
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Final plans shall include all landscaping associated with this project.
NOTE: Plans are not approved for construction until signed by both the Planning
Director and/or the City Engineer.
47. Landscape areas shall have permanent irrigation improvements meeting the
requirements of the Planning Director. Use of lawn areas shall be minimized with
no lawn, or spray irrigation, being placed within 24 inches of curbs along public
streets.
48. The applicant or his agent has the responsibility for proper sight distance
requirements per guidelines in the AASHTO "A Policy on Geometric Design of
Highways and Streets, 5th Edition" or latest, in the design and/or installation of all
landscaping and appurtenances abutting and within the private and public street
right-of-way.
MAINTENANCE
49. The applicant shall comply with the provisions of Section 13.24.160
(Maintenance), LQMC.
50. 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
51. 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
52. Final conditions will be addressed when building plans are reviewed. A plan check
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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
53. 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.
PLANNING DEPARTMENT
54. 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.
55. 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.
56. The architectural plans shall be revised to provide an architectural canopy over
service bay.
57. The architectural plans shall be revised to provide more detail on left elevation by
wrapping the "green" block wall around the stair well.
58. 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.
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PLANNING COMMISSION RESOLUTION 2008-024
CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL - RECOMMENDED
SITE DEVELOPMENT PERMIT 2004-821 EXTENSION 1
MAZDA AUTO DEALERSHIP
SEPTEMBER 9, 2008
59. Public address/paging systems are prohibited; available alternatives include pagers
and personal telecommunication systems.
60. 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.
61. Applicant is required to install a 6 foot wall on a 2 foot berm along the entire west
property line (i.e. Adams Street).
62. Site Development Permit 2004-821 Extension 1 shall expire on September 9,
2009, one year from the date of this Planning Commission approval, unless
granted an additional time extension pursuant to the requirements of La Quinta
Municipal Code 9.200.080 (Permit expiration and time extensions).
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