ORD 574ORDINANCE NO. 574
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF LA QUINTA, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING
SECTION 9.50.090 OF TITLE 9 OF THE LA
QUINTA MUNICIPAL CODE AND ADOPTING
SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL ARCHITECTURAL
DESIGN GUIDELINES
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of La Quinta, California did, on
the 3rd day of July 2018, hold a duly noticed public hearing for review of a
City -initiated request of Zoning Ordinance Amendment 2017-0005 to amend
of Section 9.50.090 of Title 9 (Zoning) of the La Quinta Municipal Code and
adopt single family residential architectural design guidelines in order to
adopt citywide single family home design guidelines; and
WHEREAS, previous to said Public Hearing, the Planning Commission
of the City of La Quinta did, on June 12, 2018, adopt Planning Commission
Resolution 2018-008 to recommend to the City Council adoption of said code
amendments and design guidelines; and
WHEREAS, the Design and Development Department published a
public hearing notice for this request in The Desert Sun newspaper on June
23, 2018, as prescribed by the Municipal Code; and
WHEREAS, said Zoning Ordinance Amendment has complied with the
requirements of "The Rules to Implement the California Environmental
Quality Act of 1970" (CEQA) as amended (Resolution 83-63). The Design
and Development Department has determined that the proposed
amendment is exempt from environmental review pursuant to Section
15061(b)(3), Review for Exemptions - General Rule, in that it can be seen
with certainty that there is no possibility for this action to have a significant
effect on the environment, and individual development plans will be
reviewed under CEQA as they are proposed; and
WHEREAS, the proposed zoning text amendments are necessary to
uphold the rights and needs of property owners and the public, encourage
the preservation of neighborhood character, and consider changes in market
demand in residential product type to meet the needs of current and future
residents in residential districts in the City of La Quinta; and
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WHEREAS, the proposed zoning text amendments are necessary to
implement the General Plan 2035 adopted by the City Council at their
regular meeting on February 19, 2013; and
WHEREAS, at said public hearing, upon hearing and considering all
testimony and arguments, if any, of all interested persons wanting to be
heard, the City Council did make the following mandatory findings to justify
adoption of said Zoning Ordinance Amendment:
1. Consistency with General Plan
The code amendment is consistent with the goals, objectives and
policies of the General Plan. The proposed amendments and design
guidelines are supported by Policy LU-1.2 for land use decisions to be
consistent with General Plan policies and programs and uphold the
rights and needs of property owners and the public; Policy LU-3.1 to
encourage the preservation of neighborhood character and assure a
consistent and compatible land use pattern; Program LU-3.1.a, to
review land use designations for changes in the community and
marketplace; and Policy LU-5.2 to consider changes in market demand
in residential product type to meet the needs of current and future
residents.
2. Public Welfare
Approval of the code amendment and design guidelines will not create
conditions materially detrimental to the public health, safety and
general welfare. The amendment and design guidelines streamline the
development review process, clarifies language in the municipal code,
provides guidelines on preserving neighborhood character, and does
not incorporate any changes that affect the regulation and/or provision
of public services, utility systems, or other foreseeable health, safety
and welfare considerations.
NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of La Quinta does
ordain as follows:
SECTION 1. SECTION 9.50.090 shall be amended as written in
"Exhibit A" attached hereto.
SECTION 2. The proposed zone text amendment has complied with the
requirements of "The Rules to Implement the California Environmental
Quality Act of 1970" (CEQA) as amended (Resolution 83-63). The zone text
amendments are consistent with the previously approved findings of the
General Plan 2035 EIR (Environmental Assessment 2012-622) as the
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proposed amendments implement the goals, policies, and programs of the
General Plan.
SECTION 3. That the City Council does hereby approve Zoning
Ordinance Amendment 2017-0005, as set forth in attached "Exhibit A" for
the reasons set forth in this Ordinance.
SECTION 4. This Ordinance shall be in full force and effect thirty (30)
days after its adoption.
SECTION 5. The City Clerk shall, within 15 days after passage of this
Ordinance, cause it to be posted in at least three public places designated by
resolution of the City Council, shall certify to the adoption and posting of this
Ordinance, and shall cause this Ordinance and its certification, together with
proof of posting to be entered into the Book of Ordinances of the City of La
Quinta.
SECTION 6. That the City Council does hereby grant the City Clerk the
ability to make minor amendments to `Exhibit A" to ensure consistency of all
approved text amendments prior to the publication in the La Quinta
Municipal Code.
SECTION 7. Severability. If any section, subsection, subdivision, sentence,
clause, phrase, or portion of this Ordinance is, for any reason, held to be
invalid or unconstitutional by the decision of any court of competent
jurisdiction, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining
portions of this Ordinance. The City Council hereby declares that it would
have adopted this Ordinance and each and every section, subsection,
subdivision, sentence, clause, phrase, or portion thereof, irrespective of the
fact that any one or more section, subsections, subdivisions, sentences,
clauses, phrases, or portions thereof be declared unconstitutional.
PASSED, APPROVED and ADOPTED, at a regular meeting of the La
Quinta City Council held this 17th day of July, 2018 by the following vote:
AYES: Council Members Fitzpatrick, Pena, Radi, Sanchez, Mayor Evans
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: None
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Amendment to Title 9 Zoning
Adopted: July 17, 2018
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t
LINDA EVANS, Mayor
City of La Quinta, California
ATTEST:
MONIKA RADEVA, (+cting(dity Clerk
City of La Quinta, California
(CITY SEAL)
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
WILLIAM'W IHRKE, City Attorney
City of La Quinta, California
Ordinance No. 574 EXHIBIT A
Amendment to Title 9 Zoning
Adopted: July 17, 2018
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9.50.090 RC district development standards.
In addition to the requirements of Chapter 9.30 (Residential Districts) and Chapter
9.60 (Supplemental Residential Regulations) the following shall be required for
homes built within the RC district:
A. Requirements.
1. Architectural Design Guidelines. The City Council shall, by resolution,
adopt architectural design guidelines to be used as guidelines in reviewing
landscape materials, architectural style, exterior building materials, colors,
and mass and scale;
2. Architectural Variety. Duplication of houses having the same
architectural design features on the front elevation of other houses located
within two hundred feet of each other shall make provisions for
architectural variety by using different colors, roof treatments, window
treatments, garage door treatments, and methods;
3. Minimum Gross Livable Area. One thousand two hundred square feet,
excluding the garage, as measured from the exterior walls of the dwelling;
4. Bedroom Dimensions. A minimum ten -foot clear width and depth
dimensions, as measured from the interior walls of the room;
5. Bathrooms. There shall not be less than one and one-half baths in
one- or two -bedroom dwellings, and not less than one and three-quarter
baths in dwellings with three or more bedrooms;
6. Exterior building walls shall be cement plaster and may be accented
with stone, brick, wood, or other similar materials;
7. Sloping roofs on new homes shall be constructed of clay, or concrete
tile. Replacement of existing roofs shall also require the use of clay, or
concrete tile, unless the director determines that the roof support structure
will not support such materials. Building additions and accessory structures
may have roofs of the same or similar materials as the existing home (All
properties listed on the city's historic building survey shall be exempt from
this requirement);
8. Landscaping. All front and exterior side yards shall be landscaped to
property line;
9. The landscaping shall include trees, shrubs and ground cover of
sufficient size, spacing and variety to create an attractive and unifying
appearance;
10. An irrigation system shall be provided for all areas required to be
landscaped;
11. The landscaping shall be continuously maintained in a healthy and
viable condition;
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12. Screening. Refuse containers and bottled gas tanks shall be concealed
by view -obscuring landscaping, fencing or walls;
13. Underground Utilities. All electric services, overhead wires, or
associated structures must be installed underground;
14. Lighting. All exterior lighting shall be located and directed so as not to
shine directly on adjacent properties and shall comply with the dark sky
ordinance;
15. Fencing. Rear and side yards shall be completely enclosed and
screened by view -obscuring fencing, walls, or combinations;
16. Earth fill shall not exceed what is necessary to provide minimum
required drainage to the street;
17. When there is a combined retaining and garden wall, and the retaining
wall exceeds three feet, the garden wall shall not exceed five feet in
height;
18. Parking shall be provided in accordance with Chapter 9.150, Table 9-
11 (Parking for Residential Land Uses). (Ord. 550 § 1, 2016)
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Adopted: July 17, 2018
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE) ss.
CITY OF LA QUINTA )
I, MONIKA RADEVA, Acting City Clerk of the City of La Quinta, California, do
hereby certify the foregoing to be a full, true, and correct copy of Ordinance
No. 574 which was introduced at a regular meeting on the 3rd day of July,
2018, and was adopted at a regular meeting held on the 17th day of July,
2018, not being less than 5 days after the date of introduction thereof.
I further certify that the foregoing Ordinance was posted in three places
within the City of La Quinta as specified in the Rules of Procedure adopted by
City Council Resolution No. 2015-023.
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MONIKA RADEVA, Acting y Clerk
City of La Quinta, California
DECLARATION OF POSTING
I, MONIKA RADEVA, Acting City Clerk of the City of La Quinta, California, do
hereby certify that the foregoing ordinance was posted on July 19, 2018,
pursuant to Council Resolution.
MONIKA RADEVA, â–ºActin4tity Clerk
City of La Quinta, California