2018 04 24 PC MinutesPLANNING COMMISSION
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TUESDAY, APRIL 24, 2018
CALL TO ORDER
A regular meeting of the La Quinta Planning Commission was called to order at 6:00
p.m. by Chairperson McCune.
PRESENT: Commissioners Bettencourt, Caldwell, Currie, McCune, Proctor,
Wright and Chairperson Quill.
ABSENT: None
STAFF PRESENT: Assistant City Attorney Morgan Gallagher, Planning Manager
Gabriel Perez, City Engineer Bryan McKinney, Commission
Secretary Wanda Wise -Latta and Administrative Assistant Mirta
Lerma
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
Commissioner McCune led the pledge of allegiance.
PUBLIC COMMENT ON MATTERS NOT ON THE AGENDA - None
CONFIRMATION OF AGENDA - Confirmed
ANNOUNCEMENTS PRESENTATIONS AND WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS - None
CONSENT CALENDAR
1. APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF APRIL 10, 2018
MOTION - A motion was made and seconded by Commissioners Wright/Proctor to
approve the Consent Calendar as submitted with the following amendment to the
April 10, 2018 Planning Commission Minutes:
Page 4, Staff Items, sentence to read:
"Planning Manager Perez advised Commissioners of future items likely to be before the
Commission."
Motion passed unanimously.
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BUSINESS SESSION - None
STUDY SESSION - None
PUBLIC HEARINGS
1. Continued from April 10, 2018 - VARIANCE 2018-0001 SUBMITTED BY LA
QUINTA KINGDOM HALL OF JEHOVAH'S WITNESSES PROPOSING A VARIANCE
TO ALLOW FOR A NINE -FOOT FRONT YARD SETBACK FOR THE EXISTING
BUILDING, ALLOW EXISTING MONUMENT SIGN TO ENCROACH INTO THE
PUBLIC RIGHT OF WAY. CEQA: EXEMPT PURSUANT TO SECTION 15301 IN
THAT THE PROPOSED PROJECT CAN BE CHARACTERIZED AS AN EXISTING
FACILITY. LOCATION: 46300 DUNE PALMS ROAD
Planning Manager Perez stated that the staff report had been previously presented at
the April 10, 2018 Planning Commission meeting and is on file in the Design and
Development Department. He noted that the congregation of the La Quinta Kingdom
Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses endorsed the variance application.
PUBLIC SPEAKER: None
Chairperson Quill declared the PUBLIC HEARING CLOSED at 6:05 p.m.
MOTION - A motion was made and seconded by Commissioners Bettencourt/Currrie to
adopt Planning Commission Resolution No. 2018-004 approving Variance 2018-0001
for La Quinta Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses and finding it exempt from the
California Quality Act pursuant to provisions in Section 15301, Class 1 (Existing
Facility). Motion passed unanimously.
2. Continued from April 10, 2018 - ZONING ORDINANCE AMENDMENT 2018-0003
(ZOA2018-0003) SUBMITTED BY THE CITY OF LA QUINTA PROPOSING A
ZONING TEXT AMENDMENT TO AMEND TITLE 9 BY ADDITION OF SECTION
9.50.100 AND AN AMENDMENT TO SECTION 9.60.100 OF THE LA QUINTA
MUNICIPAL CODE RELATING TO STANDARDS FOR MODIFICATION OF
EXISTING SINGLE-FAMILY DWELLINGS THAT RESULT IN ADDITIONAL
BEDROOMS. CEQA: EXEMPT PURSUANT TO SECTION 15061(B)(3), REVIEW
FOR EXEMPTIONS - GENERAL RULE
Planning Manager Perez said the Commission's recommendations from the April 10,
2018, meeting were incorporated into ZOA 2018-0003.
The Commission discussed the proposed Single -Family Dwellings table under Section
9.50.100-A and recommended separating the second category as follows: 1) 2,001 -
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2,850 sq. ft. livable area - maximum of five bedrooms, and 2) 2,851 - 3,500 sq. ft.
livable area - maximum of six bedrooms; the percentage of maximum bedroom
coverage and recommended modifying it to 35% to make it consistent with the
presented single-family dwelling space analysis; guesthouses and removing the rental
prohibition.
The Commission recommended striking D-5 under Section 9.60.100 from the La
Quinta Municipal Code.
PUBLIC SPEAKER: None
Chairperson Quill declared the PUBLIC HEARING CLOSED at 6:24 p.m.
MOTION - A motion was made and seconded by Commissioners Caldwell/Wright to
adopt Planning Commission Resolution No. 2018-005 recommending that the City
Council approve ZOA 2018-0003 to amend Title 9 as amended separating the second
category of the proposed Single -Family Dwellings table under Section 9.50.100-A as
follows: 1) 2,001 - 2,850 sq. ft. livable area - maximum of five bedrooms, and 2) 2,851
- 3,500 sq. ft. livable area - maximum of six bedrooms; and striking D-5 under Section
9.60.100 from the La Quinta Municipal Code:
A RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF LA QUINTA,
CALIFORNIA, RECOMMENDING THAT THE CITY COUNCIL APPROVE ZONING
ORDINANCE AMENDMENT 2018-0003 TO AMEND TITLE 9 BY THE ADDITION OF
SECTION 9.50.100 AND AMENDMENT TO SECTION 9.60.100 OF THE LA QUINTA
MUNICIPAL CODE RELATING TO STANDARDS FOR MODIFICATION OF EXISTING
SINGLE-FAMILY DWELLINGS THAT RESULT IN ADDITIONAL BEDROOMS AND
FIND THE ZONING ORDINANCE AMENDMENT EXEMPT FROM THE CALIFORNIA
ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT
Motion passed unanimously.
REPORTS AND INFORMATIONAL ITEMS - None
COMMISSIONERS' ITEMS
Commissioner McCune presented an update from the April 23, 2018, meeting of the
SilverRock Event Site Ad Hoc Committee.
STAFF ITEMS
Planning Manager Perez provided an update regarding the proposed Pavilion Palms
project, including the applicant's desire to meet with each Member of the Planning
Commission, and received public comments and correspondence.
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Planning Manager Perez provided an update on the Urban Land Institute (ULI)
Technical Assistance Panel (TAP); the TAP Scope of Services related to the Highway
111 Corridor Visioning; the TAP tour of the Highway 111 Corridor and focus groups
held on April 25, 2018; and the scheduled presentation to the City Council and
Planning Commission on May 30, 2018. Chairperson Quill and Commissioner McCune
were interested in participating in the 1:00 p.m. focus group and Commissioners
Wright and Proctor were interested in participating in the 2:00 p.m. focus group on
April 25. Commissioner Bettencourt expressed interest in participating in a one-on-
one phone conversation with TAP members.
ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business, it was moved and seconded by Commissioners
Bettencourt/Proctor to adjourn this meeting at 6:45 p.m. Motion passed unanimously.
Respectfully submitted,
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WANDA WISE-LATTA, Commission Secretary
City of La Quinta, California
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