MUP 2016-0012 Mimi's Kitchen (09.01.2016)September 1, 2016
Ms. Mariam Habash
Mimi's Kitchen
51875 Avenida Juarez
La Quinta, CA 92253
Tay/4 4,014121
SUBJECT: MINOR USE PERMIT 2016-0012
COTTAGE FOOD OPERATION: 51875 AVENIDA JUAREZ
Dear Ms. Habash:
The Design and Development Department has reviewed your request for a Cottage
Food Operation (CFO) in a residence at 51875 Avenida Juarez. This letter is to notify
you that your request has been approved and is subject to the following Conditions of
Approval:
1. The cottage food operation shall be registered or permitted as a "Class A" or
"Class B" operation by the Riverside County Department of Environmental
Health, in accordance with Riverside County Ordinance 916 and Section 114365
of the California Health and Safety Code. Evidence of said registration or permit
issuance by the County shall be provided to the Design and Development
Department prior to issuance of a City of La Quinta business license. All cottage
food operations require a City of La Quinta business license to be procured
subsequent to, and in compliance with, approval of the minor use permit
application and associated conditions of approval.
2. The cottage food operation shall be clearly incidental to the use of the structure
as a dwelling unit, and shall not create dust, noise or odors in excess of that
normally associated with residential use.
3. The cottage food operation shall not generate pedestrian or vehicular traffic in
excess of that normally associated with residential use.
4. No direct sales or service from the residence or property on which the residence
is located is permitted. The cottage food operation shall not be the point of
customer pickup or delivery of products or services, nor shall a cottage food
operation create greater vehicular or pedestrian traffic than normal for the
residential zoning district in which it is located.
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5. The cottage food operation shall be conducted solely within the primary
residence.
6. Sign(s) identifying the cottage food operation are not permitted to be posted or
displayed on the premises, nor on or within anything located on the premises,
except as may be required by any federal, state, and/or local permitting agency.
Neither the dwelling nor the property shall be altered to appear other than a
residence, either by color, materials, construction, lighting, sounds, vibrations or
other characteristics.
7. No more than one (1) cottage food employee, as defined by California Health
and Safety Code Section 113758(b)(1), shall be employed by the cottage food
operation, not including any residing family or household member.
This minor use permit may be revoked for any violation of LQMC Section 9.60.115 or of
Section 114365 et seq. of the California Health and Safety Code. The city may, for
inspection purposes, access the permitted area of a private home where a cottage
food operation is located if the city has, on the basis of any complaint(s), reason to
suspect that the cottage food operation has violated the provisions of this Section
and/or California Health and Safety Code Section 114365 et seq. Furthermore, the City
may also conduct routine periodic inspections to ensure compliance with the
provisions and conditions of the cottage food operation's minor use permit and City
business license.
This approval is final, but may be appealed by any interested party to the Planning
Commission, provided the required application forms and fee of $1,595.00 are filed
with this office within fifteen (15) days of the date of this letter.
Should you have any questions, please call me at (760) 777-7069.
Sincerely,
CARLOS FLORES
Associate Planner
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