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VUP 2003-019W or,70!A ao,= P.O. Box 1504 78-495 CALLE TAM PICO LA QUINTA, CALIFORNIA 92253 November 17, 2004 Dr. John Dixon 301 Durango Palm Desert, CA 92260 (760) 777-7000 FAX (760) 777-7101 SUBJECT: Planning Commission Action; Village Use Permit 2003-019 Office Expansion for Existing Building at 51350 Desert Club Drive Dear Dr. Dixon: This is to follow up on our. approval letter of October 29, 2004, regarding the above subject. Please be aware -that Condition 6.13. indicates that a total of 25 parking stalls are required. This is in error; the actual space count required is 17, as was provided on the plans approved by the Planning Commission. Please make the necessary corrections to your records. A revised copy of the approval conditions is also enclosed. Should you have any questions regarding this information, please do not hesitate to contact me at 760-777-7069. Very truly yours, OSCAR W. ORCI INTERIM COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR Wallace Nesbit Associate Planner. W N/wn Enclosure c: Skip Lehch,.Lench Design Group Building and Safety Department Public Works Department i 1� gm" PLANNING COMMISSION RESOLUTION 2004-077 EXHIBIT „A„ CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL - RECOMMENDED VILLAGE USE PERMIT 2003-019 DR. JOHN DIXON OCTOBER 12, 2004 GENERAL CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL 1. Village Use Permit 2003-019 (VUP 2003-019) shall be developed in compliance with these conditions and all approved site plan, elevation, color; materials and other approved exhibits submitted for this application, and any subsequent amendment(s)..In the event of any conflicts, these conditions shall take precedence. 2. This approval shall expire one year after its effective date, if construction of the addition has not begun, as determined pursuant to Section. 9.200.060.0 of the Zoning Code, unless extended pursuant to the provisions of Section 9.200.080. .Approval of this Use Permit includes those improvements necessary for permanent occupancy of the. medical office use currently established on the site. Any existing temporary CO outstanding for the medical office will expire as part of this Use Permit and its provisions. 3. 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 development application or any application thereunder. 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. 4. Prior to the issuance of a .grading, construction or building permit, the applicant shall obtain .permits and/or clearances from 'the following public agencies: • Riverside County Fire Marshal • La Quinta Building and Safety Department •, La Quinta Public Works Department (Grading/ Improvement/Encroachment Permits) • La Quinta Community Development Department • Riverside County Environmental Health Department • Desert Sands Unified School District • Coachella Valley Water District (CVWD) Southern California Gas Company • Imperial Irrigation District (IID) coapmap019final Planning Commission Resolution 2004-077 Village Use Permit 2003-019 Conditions of Approval - FINAL October 12, 2004 • California Water Quality Control Board (CWQCB) • Waste Management of the Desert The applicant is responsible for any requirements of the permits or clearances from those jurisdictions. If the requirements includeapproval of improvement plans, applicant shall furnish proof of said approvals prior to obtaining City approval of the plans'. 5. 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. 6. All parking. area civil plans and improvements shall be developed in accordance 'with the standards set forth in applicable portions of Section 9.150.080 of the Zoning Code, except where the approved plans shall take precedence. Handicap access and facilities, including both handicapped .parking stalls, shall be provided in accordance with Federal (ADA), State and local requirements. The following revised parking standards are approved for VUP 2003-019: A. Parking stall dimensions of 8 feet wide and 18 feet depth, with one a foot overhang, for all standard parking stalls, including end stalls. B. Total parking area count of 17 stalls, including handicap stalls. C. Parking aisle width of 24 feet. D. One row of five parking stalls, in the north. parking area, shall be covered by a shade structure to provide shaded parking. The applicant may meet this requirement by extension of the building patio trellis, if such extension is preferred by the applicant and is feasible. Final design for the shade structure shall be approved ' by the Community Development Department. PROPERTY RIGHTS 7. 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 coapcvup01 9final Planning Commission Resolution 2004-077 Village Use Permit 2003-019 Conditions of Approval - FINAL October 12, 2004 irrevocable offers to dedicate or grant access easements to the City for emergency services and for maintenance, construction and reconstruction of essential improvements. 8. The applicant shall offer for .dedication those easements necessary for the placement of, and access to, utility lines and structures, drainage basins, mailbox clusters, and common areas shown on the Village Use Permit and conditioned hereafter. The applicant shall provide easement for the two City of La Qu.inta . Street Lights conditioned in STREETS AND TRAFFIC IMPROVEMENTS. The easement shall be a 2:5' by 2.5' square for each light as approved on the precise grading plan. 9. 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. 10. The. applicant shall cause'. no. easements 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 of final acceptance of the on-site and off-site improvements for this Village Use Permit, unless such easements are 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. 1 1. 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. 12. 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. On -Site Precise Grading Plan: 1 " = 30' Horizontal Planning Commission Resolution 2004-077 Village Use Permit 2003-019 Conditions of Approval - FINAL October 12, 2004 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. On -Site Precise Grading 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. 13.. The City maintains standard plans, details and/or construction notes for elements of construction. For a fee, established by City resolution, the applicant may acquire standard plans, construction notes and/or detail sheets from the City. . e . 14. 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. 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 FIRE PROTECTION 15. Specific fire protection requirements, as specified in the letter dated September 10, 2004 (received October 12, 2004), will be determined when final building plans are submitted for review. Building plan. check: is to run concurrent with the City plan check. Submittals are the responsibility of the owner. All questions regarding the meaning of the Fire Department conditions should be referred to the Fire Department Planning & Engineering staff (c/o Dale Evenson, Fire Safety Specialist) at (760) 863-8886. coapcvup019final Planning. Commission Resolution 2004-077 Village Use Permit 2003-019 Conditions of Approval - FINAL October 12, 2004 GRADING 16. 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. 17. To obtain an approved grading permit, the applicant shall submit and obtain approval of all of the following: A. A precise grading plan prepared by a qualified engineer or architect, B. A preliminary geotechnical ("soils") report prepared by a qualified engineer, and C. A Fugitive Dust Control Plan prepared in accordance with Chapter 6.16, (Fugitive Dust Control), 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. 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. 18. The applicant shall maintain all open graded, undeveloped land to prevent wind and water erosion of soils. All such land shall be planted with interim landscaping or stabilized with other erosion control measures as were approved under the Fugitive Dust Control Plan. 19. Prior to issuance of any building permit, the applicant shall provide a lot pad certification, stamped and signed by a qualified engineer or surveyor. DRAINAGE 20. Nuisance water shall be retained on site and 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 nuisance water surges totaling the following: 3.43 gph/2,000 sq. ft. of landscape area, 3.43 gph per residential unit, 416.7 gallons per hour per well. site and off-site street nuisance water. The sand filter design shall be per La Quinta Standard 37.0 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. coapcvup019final Planning Commission Resolution 2004-077 Village Use Permit 2003-019 Conditions of Approval - FINAL October 12, 2004 UTILITIES 21. The applicant shall obtain the approval of the City Engineer for the location of all utility lines within the right of way and all above -ground utility structures including, but not limited to, traffic signal cabinets, electrical vaults, water valves, and telephone stands, to ensure optimum placement for practical and aesthetic purposes. 22. 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 of the City Engineer. STREET AND.TRAFFIC IMPROVEMENTS 23. 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. 24: No additional street improvements are required, except for: Desert Club Drive 1) Two (2) City of La Quinta Decorative Street Lights. The applicant shall pay to the City, 100% of the cost for installation and materials of two (2) City of La Quinta 'Decorative Street Lights. Calle Cadiz 1) Construct a 6 -foot wide sidewalk adjacent to curb and perimeter landscaping along the Calle Cadiz boundary. The sidewalk and landscaping design shall be approved by the Public Works Department and the Community . Development Department. 25. Improvements shall .be designed and constructed in accordance with City adopted standards. coapcvup019final Planning Commission Resolution 2004-077 Village Use Permit 2003-019 Conditions of Approval - FINAL October 12, 2004 PARKING LOTS AND ACCESS POINTS 26. The design of parking facilities shall conform to LQMC Chapter 9.150 (Parking), particularly drive isle and access drive widths, parking stall dimensions, and parking stall marking design requirements, except where these conditions specify exceptions. 27. Design of hardscape within the parking lot areas shall incorporate the use of block, pavers, stamped concrete and/or similar materials, in order to soften the appearance associated with standard parking areas. All materials, design construction and improvements proposed shall be subject to approval of the Public. Works Department, and shall be shown on the civil plans for precise grading review. 28. Theapplicant shall design street pavement sections using . Caltrans' design procedure (20 -year life) and site-specific data for soil strength and anticipated traffic loading (including construction traffic). Minimum structural sections shall be as follows (or approved equivalents for alternate materials): Parking Areas 3.0" a.c./4.5" c.a.b. 29. 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. 30. General access points and turning movements of traffic are limited to the existing access points. 31. The applicant shall provide adequate sight distance at the proposed access driveways on Desert Club Drive and Calle Cadiz. The design shall be approved. prior to precise grading and landscaping improvement plans submittal to the Engineering Department and/or Community Development Department. . QUALITY ASSURANCE 32. The applicant shall employ construction quality -assurance measures which meet the approval of the City. Engineer. coapcvup019final Planning Commission Resolution 2004-077 Village Use Permit 2003-019 Conditions of Approval - FINAL October 12, 2004 33. The applicant shall employ or retain qualified engineers, surveyors, 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. 34. The applicant- shall arrange for, and bear the cost of, all measurement, sampling and testing procedures not included in the City's inspection program but required by the City as evidence that construction materials and methods employed comply with plans, specifications and other applicable regulations. 35. 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 36. The applicant shall pay the City's established fees for plan checking and construction inspection. Fee amounts shall be those in effect when the applicant makes application for plan checking and permits. 37. Provisions shall be made to comply with the terms and requirements of the City's adopted Art in Public Places program in effect at the time of issuance of building permits. . 38. Permit(s) issued under this approval Development Impact Fee program issued. MISCELLANEOUS shall be subject to the provisions of the i effect at the time said permit(s) are 39. The applicant shall submit a detailed project area lighting plan, in compliance with the standards of the City's outdoor lighting requirements (Section 9.100.150, LQMC). Under canopy lighting for building areas shall incorporate flush lens caps or similar recessed ceiling lighting. All proposed lighting on the building, walkways and parking lots (bollard lighting fixtures) shall be shielded so that light is projected downward and not onto adjacent properties or streets. The complete lighting plan shall be submitted for review at the time construction plan check for the permanent building permit is made to Building and Safety. coapcvup019final Planning Commission Resolution 2004-077 Village Use Permit 2003-019 Conditions of Approval - FINAL October 12, 2004 40. A sign approval application, based on the extent. and type of signing. to be proposed, shall be submittedfor review and approval for any new signing as shown on the site plan. Sign program provisions, if .required, shall be in compliance with applicable sections of Chapter 9.160 of the Zoning Code. 41. The applicant shall submit drought -tolerant landscape plans forapproval by the Community Development Department (CDD), which shall include on and off-site landscape, landscape lighting and irrigation plans. Plans shall be in substantial conformance with the conceptual landscaping as approved for the project by Planning Commission. The plans shall incorporate the following revisions: A. Additional shade trees shall be provided within -the parking lot areas. B. The trash enclosure shall be relocated away from the property line, with an effective landscape screen incorporated around the trash enclosure. The A/C units shown on the plan shall be relocated further from the east property line, and shown on the building plans for plan check. C. An effective landscape screening material shall be located along the eastern property line, adjacent to residential properties. Type and quantities specified shall be subject to CDD acceptance. A wall plan shall be submitted for all proposed wall locations. Specificattention will be given along the east property line to provide a wall design sensitive to .the existing Eucalyptus trees, if the applicant and neighboring property .owner agree that the trees are to remain in place. D. The revised landscape plans shall include enhanced landscaping at -the project's corner yard area at Desert Club and. Calle Cadiz. A central landscape feature shall be, considered. When plan checking is complete, the applicant shall obtain the signatures of CVWD and the Riverside County Agricultural Commissioner prior. to submitting for final acceptance by the CDD. Final approval by. CDD shall be obtained prior to issuance of a building permit for the main structural addition. Landscaping plans for the building shall comply the City's Water Efficient Landscaping Ordinance (Chapter 8.13) for this project, as in effect at time of plan submittal. Required plans shall include a complete irrigation system showing location and size of water lines, valves, clock timer, type of sprinkler, etc. Planning Commission Resolution 2004-077 Village Use Permit 2003-019 Conditions of Approval - FINAL October 12, 2004 42. All roof -mounted mechanical equipment must be designed to be internal to and completely enclosed. by the roof structure, so as not to be visible from surrounding properties and streets. Working drawings showing all such equipment and locations shall be submitted to the Building and Safety Department along with the. construction plan submittal for building permits. The method and design must be approved by the Community Development Department, prior to any issuance of the main structural building permit. 43. Access to the rear of building, areas shall be restricted by gating, which shall be designed and finished to complement the new building complex. 44. This Village Use Permit allows the construction of a one-story, 4,494 square foot commercial office building addition on a 0.41. -acre site with 17 on-site parking spaces. This. addition space shall be limited to general office uses, and not be used for any retail or medical office space: No permanent Certificate of Occupancy for the existing medical office will be issued until all temporary improvements; associated with said medical office conversion, have been completed. P.O. Box 1504 78-495 CALLE TAMPICO LA QUINTA; CALIFORNIA 92253 October 29, 2004 M (760) 777-7000 FAX (760) 777-7101 Dr. John Dixon 301 Durango Palm Desert, CA 92260 SUBJECT: Planning Commission Action; Village Use Permit 2003-019 Office Expansion for Existing Building at 51350 Desert Club -Drive Dear Dr. Dixon: This is to notify you that on October 12, 2004,. the La Quinta Planning Commission, by a 4 0 decision, did grant approval of the subject item by adoption of Resolution 2004-077. This action was taken subject to staff recommended conditions,. as modified by the Planning Commission (changes shown in bold font).. The attached revised conditions constitute the final action of the . Planning Commission Should you have any questions regarding this information, please do not hesitate to contact me at 760-777-7069. Very truly yours, OSCAR W. ORCI INTERIM COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR lam! Al Wallace Nesbit Associate Planner W N/wn Enclosure c: Skip Lench, Lench Design Group Building and Safety Department Public Works -Department r'1wo PLANNING COMMISSION RESOLUTION 2004-077 CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL = RECOMMENDED VILLAGE USE PERMIT 2003-019 DR. JOHN DIXON - OCTOBER 12, 2004 GENERAL CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL EXHIBIT "A" 1. Village Use Permit 2003-019 (VUP 2003-019) shall be developed in compliance .with these conditions and all approved site plan, elevation, color, materials and other approved exhibits submitted for this application, and any subsequent amendment(s). In the event of any conflicts, these conditions shall take precedence. 2. This approval shall expire one year after its effective date, if construction of the addition has not begun, as determined pursuant to Section 9.200.060.0 of the Zoning Code, unless extended pursuant to the provisions of Section 9.200.080. Approval of •this Use Permit includes. those improvements necessary for permanent occupancy of the medical office use currently established on the site. Any existing temporary CO outstanding for the medical office will expire as part of this Use Permit and its provisions. 3. 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 development application or any application thereunder. 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. 4. Prior to the issuance of a grading, construction or building permit, the applicant shall obtain _permits and/or clearances from the following .public agencies: • Riverside County Fire Marshal • La Quinta Building and Safety Department • La Quinta Public Works Department (Grading/ Improvement/Encroachment Permits) . • La Quinta Community Development Department • Riverside County Environmental Health Department • Desert Sands Unified School District Coachella Valley Water District (CVWD) • Southern California Gas Company • Imperial Irrigation District (IID) Planning Commission Resolution 2004-077 Village Use Permit 2003-019 Conditions of Approval - FINAL October 12, 2004 • California Water Quality Control Board (CWQCB) • Waste Management of the Desert The applicant is responsible for any requirements of the permits or clearances .from those jurisdictions. If the requirements include approval of improvement plans, applicant shall furnish proof of said approvals prior to obtaining City approval of .the, plans. 5. The applicant shall comply with applicable provisions of the City's NPDES storrnwater .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. 6. All parking area civil. plans and improvements shall be developed in accordance with the standards set forth in applicable portions of Section 9.150.080 of the Zoning Code, except where the approved plans shall take precedence. Handicap access and facilities, including both handicapped parking stalls, shall be provided in accordance with Federal (ADA), State and local requirements. The following revised parking standards are approved for . VUP 2003-019: A. Parking stall dimensions of 8 feet wide and 18 feet depth, with one a foot overhang, for all standard parking stalls, including end stalls. B. Total parking area count of 25 stalls, including handicap stalls. C. Parking aisle width of 24 feet. D. One row of five parking stalls, in the north parking area, shall be covered by a shade structure to' provide shaded parking. The applicant may meet this requirement by extension of the building patio trellis, if such extension is preferred by the applicant and is feasible. Final design for the shade structure shall be approved by the Community Development Department. PROPERTY RIGHTS 7. 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 Planning Commission Resolution 2004-077 Village Use Permit 2003-019 Conditions of Approval - FINAL October 12, 2004 irrevocable offers to dedicate or grant access easements to the City for emergency services and for maintenance, construction and reconstruction of essential improvements. 8. The applicant shall offer for dedication those easements . necessary for the placement of, and access to, utility lines and structures, drainage basins, mailbox clusters, and common areas shown on the Village Use Permit and conditioned hereafter. The applicant shall provide easement for the two City of La . Quinta Street Lights conditioned in STREETS AND TRAFFIC IMPROVEMENTS. The easement shall be a 2.5' by 2:5' square for each light as approved on the precise grading plan. 9. 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. 10.1 The applicant shall cause no easements 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 of final acceptance of the on-site and off-site improvements for this Village Use Permit, unless such easements are 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. 11. 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. 12. 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. On -Site Precise Grading Plan: 1" = 30' Horizontal Planning Commission Resolution 2004-077 Village Use Permit 2003-019 Conditions of Approval - FINAL October 12, 2004 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. On -Site Precise Grading 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. 13. The City maintains standard plans, details and/or construction .notes for -elements of construction.. For a fee, established by City resolution, the applicant may acquire standard plans, construction. notes and/or detail sheets from the City. 14. 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. 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 FIRE PROTECTION 15. Specific fire protection requirements, as specified in the letter dated September 10, 2004 (received October 12, 2004), will be determined when final building plans . are submitted for review. Building plan check is to run concurrent with the City plan check. Submittals are the responsibility of the owner. All questions regarding the meaning of the Fire Department conditions should be referred to the Fire Department Planning & Engineering staff (c/o Dale Evenson, Fire Safety Specialist) at (760) 863-8886. Planning Commission Resolution 2004-077 Village Use Permit 2003-019 Conditions of Approval - FINAL October 12, 2004 GRADING 16. 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. 17. To obtain an approved grading permit, the applicant shall submit and obtain approval of all of the following: A. A precise grading plan prepared by a qualified engineer or architect, B. A preliminary geotechnical ("soils") report prepared by a qualified engineer, and C. A Fugitive Dust Control Plan prepared in accordance with Chapter 6.16, (Fugitive -Dust Control), 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. 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. 18. The applicant shall maintain all open graded, undeveloped land to prevent wind and water erosion of soils. All such land shall be planted with interim landscaping or stabilized with other erosion control measures as were approved under the Fugitive. Dust Control Plan. 19. Prior to issuance of any building permit, the applicant shall provide a lot pad certification, stamped and signed by a qualified engineer or surveyor. DRAINAGE 20. Nuisance water shall be retained on site and 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 nuisance water surges totaling the following: 3.43 gph/2,000 sq. ft. of landscape area, 3.43 gph per residential unit, 416.7 gallons . per hour per well site 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. Planning Commission Resolution 2004-077 Village Use Permit 2003-019 Conditions of Approval - FINAL October 12, 2004 UTILITIES 21. The applicant shall obtain the approval of the City Engineer for the location of all utility lines within the right of way and all above -ground utility structures including,. but not limited to, traffic signal cabinets, electrical vaults, water valves, and telephone stands, to, ensure optimum placement for ,practical and. aesthetic purposes. 22. 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 of the City Engineer. STREET AND TRAFFIC IMPROVEMENTS 23. 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. 24. No additional street improvements are required, except for: Desert Club Drive 1) Two (2) City of La Quinta Decorative Street Lights. The applicant shall pay to the City, 100% of the cost for installation and materials of two (2) City of La Quinta Decorative Street Lights. Calle Cadiz 1) Construct a 6 -foot wide sidewalk adjacent to curb and perimeter landscaping along the Calle Cadiz boundary. The sidewalk and landscaping design shall be approved by the Public Works Department and the Community Development Department. 25. Improvements shall be designed and constructed in accordance with City adopted standards. Planning Commission Resolution 2004-077 Village Use Permit 2003-019 Conditions of Approval - FINAL October 12, 2004 PARKING LOTS AND ACCESS POINTS 26. The design of parking facilities shall conform to LQMC Chapter 9.150 (Parking), particularly drive isle and access drive widths, parking stall dimensions, and parking stall marking design requirements, except where these conditions specify exceptions. 27. Design of hardscape within the parking lot areas shall incorporate the use of block, pavers, stamped concrete and/or similar materials, in order to soften the appearance associated with standard parking areas. All materials, design construction and improvements proposed shall be subject to approval of the Public Works Department, and shall be shown on the civil plans for precise grading review. 28. The applicant shall design street pavement sections using. Caltrans' design procedure (20 -year life) and site-specific data for soil strength and anticipated traffic loading (including construction traffic). Minimum structural sections. shall be as follows (or approved equivalents for alternate materials): Parking Areas 3.0" a.c./4.5" c.a.b. 29. 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. 30. General access points and turning movements of traffic are limited to the existing access points. 31. The applicant shall provide adequate sight distance at the proposed access driveways on Desert Club Drive and Calle Cadiz. The design shall be approved prior to precise grading and landscaping improvement plans submittal to the Engineering Department and/or Community Development Department. QUALITY ASSURANCE 32. The applicant shall employ construction quality -assurance measures which meet the approval of the City Engineer. Planning Commission Resolution 2004-077 Village Use Permit 2003-019 Conditions of Approval - FINAL October 12, 2004 33. The applicant shall employ or retain qualified engineers, surveyors, 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. 34. The applicant shall arrange for, and bear: the cost of, all measurement,. sampling and testing procedures not included in the City's inspection program but required by the City as evidence that construction materials and methods employed. comply with plans, specifications and other applicable regulations. 35. 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. 36. The applicant shall pay the City's established fees for plan checking and construction inspection. Fee amounts shall be those in effect when the applicant makes application for plan checking and .permits. 37. Provisions shall be made to comply with the terms and requirements of the City's adopted Art in Public Places program in effect at the time of issuance of building permits. 38. Permit(s) issued under this approval shall be subject to the provisions of the Development Impact Fee program in effect at the time said permit(s) are issued. MISCELLANEOUS 39. The applicant shall submit a detailed project area lighting plan, in compliance with the standards of the City's outdoor lighting requirements (Section 9.100.150, LQMC). Under canopy lighting for building areas shall incorporate flush lens caps or similar recessed ceiling lighting. All proposed lighting on the building, walkways and parking lots (bollard lighting fixtures) shall be shielded so that light is projected downward and not onto adjacent properties. or streets. The complete lighting plan shall be submitted for review at the time construction plan check for the permanent building permit is made to Building and Safety. Planning Commission Resolution 2004-077 Village Use Permit 2003-019 Conditions of Approval - FINAL • October 12, 2004 40. A sign approval application, based on the extent and type of signing to be proposed, shall be submitted for review and approval for any new signing as shown on the site plan. Sign program provisions, if required, shall be in compliance with applicable sections of Chapter 9.160 of the Zoning Code. 41. The applicant shall submit drought -tolerant landscape plans for approval by the Community Development Department (CDD), which shall include on and off-site landscape, landscape lighting and irrigation plans. Plans shall be in substantial conformance with the conceptual landscaping as approved for the : project by Planning Commission. The plans shall incorporate the following revisions: A. Additional shade trees shall be provided within the parking lot areas. B. The trash enclosure shall be relocated away from the property line, with an effective landscape screen incorporated around the trash enclosure. The A/C units shown on the plan shall be relocated further from the east property line, and shown on the building plans for plan check. C. An effective landscape screening material shall be located along the eastern property line, adjacent to residential properties. Type and quantities specified shall be subject to CDD acceptance. A wall plan shall be submitted for all proposed wall locations. Specific attention will be given along the east property line to provide a wall design sensitive to the existing Eucalyptus trees, if the applicant and neighboring property owner agree that the trees are to remain in place. D. The revised landscape plans shall include enhanced landscaping at the project's corner yard area at Desert Club and Calle Cadiz. A central landscape feature shall be considered. When plan checking is complete, the applicant shall obtain the signatures of CVWD and the Riverside County Agricultural Commissioner prior to submitting for final acceptance by the CDD. Final.approval by CDD shall be obtained prior to issuance of a building permit for the main structural addition. Landscaping plans .for the building shall .comply the City's Water Efficient Landscaping Ordinance (Chapter 8.13) for this project, as in effect at time of plan submittal. Required plans shall include a complete irrigation system showing. location and size of water lines, valves, clock timer, type of sprinkler, etc.