CC Resolution 1998-065^ T= RESOLUTION 98-65
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
LA QUINTA, CALIFORNIA, APPROVING A 45 SINGLE
FAMILY AND OTHER COMMON LOT SUBDIVISION ON
12.53 ACRES LOCATED EAST OF SOUTHERN HILLS AND
WEST OF LAUREL VALLEY IN PGA WEST
CASE NO.: TENTATIVE TRACT MAP 28776
APPLICANT: KSL LAND CORPORATION
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of La Quinta, California, did on
the 1 6th day of June, 1 998, hold a duly noticed Public Hearing for KSL Land
Corporation for a 45 single family residential and other common lot subdivision on
1 2.53 acres, generally east of Southern Hills and west of Laurel Valley in PGA West;
more particularly described as:
Portions of Tract 28149 as recorded in Book 257 Pages 8-
1 5, inclusive, records of Riverside County, California,
located in the east one-half of Section 1 6, T6S, R7E, SBBM
WHEREAS, the Planning Commission of the City of La Quinta, California,
did on the 26th day of May, 1 998, hold a duly noticed Public Hearing for KSL Land
Corporation for a 45 single family residential and other common lot subdivision on
1 4.46 acres, generally east of Southern Hills and west of Laurel Valley in PGA West,
and recommended approval under Resolution 98-034; and,
WHEREAS, the City Council, by approval of Specific Plan 83-002,
established a master planned community of 5,000 residential units oriented around
four golf courses in conjunction with commercial and hotel related land uses. Overall,
the adopted Plan offer guidelines promoting a balanced and functional mix of land uses
consistent with the City's General Plan; and
WHEREAS, at said Public Hearing, upon hearing and considering all
testimony and arguments, if any, of all interested persons wanting to be heard, said
City Council did make the following mandatory findings of approval for said Tentative
Tract Map 28776:
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Finding Number 1 Consistency with General Plan:
A. The property is designated Low Density Residential LDR). The Land Use
Element of the General Plan allows residential land uses. The project is
consistent with the goals, policies and intent of the La Quinta General
Plan Land Use Element Chapter 2) because attached and detached
residential units are permitted. The project, as conditioned, is consistent
with the goals, objectives, and policies of the General Plan Circulation
Element.
Finding Number 2 Consistency with Specific Plan 83-002 Amendment #3) and City
Zoning Ordinance:
A. The proposed single family lots exceed the minimum size requirement of
6,500 square feet. Specific Plan 83-002 Amendment #3) allows 5,000
houses oriented around golf courses and other resort commercial land
uses. The proposed 45 residential lots will not impact the overall growth
and development of PGA West.
B. The proposed single family lots are consistent with the City's Zoning
Code in that development standards and criteria are contained in the PGA
West Specific Plan supplement and*or replace those in the City's Zoning
Code. Detached single family houses will be built as required.
Conditions are recommended ensuring compliance with both the PGA
West Specific Plan and Zoning Code.
Finding Number 3 Compliance with the California Environmental Quality Act:
A. Tentative Tract Map 28776 is within Specific Plan 83-002. The project
is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act per Public
Resources Code Section 65457(a). Environmental Impact Reports State
Clearinghouse No.83062922) was certified by the City Council in 1 984,
and no changed circumstances or conditions exist which would trigger
the preparation of a subsequent Environmental Impact Report pursuant
to Public Resources Code 21166.
Finding Number 4 Site and Landscape Design:
A. The proposed site design conforms with the design guidelines identified
in SP 83-002 and provides a harmonious transition between other
approved residences in PGA West.
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B. The proposed common landscaping will be privately maintained. The
landscape design complements the surrounding residential areas in that
it enhances the aesthetic and visual quality of the area.
C. That the site is physically suitable for the proposed land division.
Finding Number 5 Site Improvements:
A. Stormwater runoff will be diverted to the existing golf course to ensure
off-site properties are not impacted from seasonal storms.
B. Private streets provide access to each residential lot ensuring proper
access to this residential area for private citizens and public safety
vehicles.
C. Infrastructure improvements such as gas, electric* sewer and water will
be extended to service the site in underground facilities as planned under
the Specific Plan. No adverse impacts have been identified based on
letters of response from affected public agencies.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of
La Quinta, California, as follows:
1. That the above recitations are true and constitute the findings of the City
Council in this case;
2. That it does hereby require compliance with those mitigation measures required
for Specific Plan 83-002, as amended;
3. That it does hereby confirm the conclusion that the Environmental Impact
Report for Specific Plan 83-002, as amended, assessed the environmental
concerns of this tentative tract; and
4. That it does approve Tentative Tract Map 28776 for the reasons set forth in
this Resolution and subject to the attached conditions.
PASSED, APPROVED, and ADOPTED at a regular meeting of the La
Quinta City Council, held on the 1 6th day of June, 1998, by the following vote, to wit:
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AYES: Council Members Adolph, Henderson, Perkins, Sniff, Mayor Pena
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: None
City of a Quinta, California
ATTEST:
AUNDRA L. JUHOLA, City Clerk
City of La Quinta, California
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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HONEYWELL, City orney
City of La Quinta, California
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CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL FINAL
TENTATIVE TRACT MAP 28776
KSL LAND CORPORATION
JUNE16, 1998
+ Modified or deleted by the Planning Commission on May 26, 1 998
CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL
GENERAL
1. Upon their approval by the City Council, the City Clerk is directed to file these
Conditions of Approval with the Riverside County Recorder for recordation against the
properties to which they apply i.e., Assessor's Parcel Numbers 769-800-023 thru
030;769-810-001 thru 023, 769-820-001 thru 014, and 769-820-027 & 028).
2. Tentative Tract Map 28776 shall comply with the requirements and standards of
66410-66499.58 of the California Government Code the Subdivision Map Act) and
Chapter 13 of the La Quinta Municipal Code LQMC).
3. This map approval shall expire and become null and void on June 1 6, 2000, unless an
extension of time is granted according to the requirements of Section 13.12.150 of
the Subdivision Ordinance.
4. Prior to the issuance of a grading permit, or building permit, for construction of any
building or use contemplated by this approval, the applicant shall obtain permits and/or
clearances from the following public agencies:
* Fire Marshal
* Public Works Department Grading Permit, Improvement Permit)
* Community Development Department
* Riverside Co. Environmental Health Department
* Coachella Valley Unified School District
* Coachella Valley Water District
* Imperial Irrigation District
* California Regional Water Quality Control Board *NPDES PermitY
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.
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The applicant shall comply with applicable provisions of the City's NPDES stormwater
discharge permit. For projects requiring project-specific NPDES construction permits,
the applicant shall include a copy of the application for the Notice of Intent with
grading plans submitted for plan checking. Prior to issuance of a grading, or site
construction permit, the applicant shall submit a copy of the proposed Storm Water
Pollution Protection Plan for review by the Public Works Department.
PROPERTY RIGHTS
5. All easements, rights of way and other property rights required of the tentative map,
or otherwise necessary to facilitate the ultimate use of the development and
functioning of improvements, shall be dedicated, granted or otherwise conferred, or
the process of said dedication, granting, or conferral shall be ensured, prior to approval
of a final map or parcel map, or a waiver of parcel map. The conferral shall include
irrevocable offers to dedicate or grant easements, to the City for access to and
maintenance, construction, and reconstruction of all essential improvements which are
located on privately-held lots or parcels.
6. Prior to approval of a final map, parcel map, or grading plan and prior to issuance of
a grading permit, the applicant shall furnish proof of temporary or permanent
easements, or written permission, as appropriate, from owners of any abutting
properties on which grading, retaining wall construction, permanent slopes, or other
encroachments are to occur.
7. If the applicant proposes vacation or abandonment of any existing rights of way or
access easements which will diminish access rights to any properties owned by others,
the applicant shall provide alternate rights of way, or access easements to those
properties, or notarized letters of consent from the property owners.
8. The applicant shall dedicate private street right of way and utility easements in
conformance with the City's General Plan, Municipal Code, applicable specific plans,
and as required by the City Engineer
9. The applicant shall dedicate 10-foot public utility easements contiguous with and along
both sides of all private streets.
1 0. The applicant shall dedicate any easements necessary for placement of and access to
utility lines and structures, drainage basins, mailbox clusters, park lands, and common
areas.
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11 The applicant shall cause no easements to be granted or recorded over any portion of
this property between the date of approval by the City Council and the date of
recording of any final map(s) covering the same portion of the property unless such
easements are approved by the City Engineer.
FINAL MAP(S) AND PARCEL MAP(S)
1 2. Prior to approval of a final map, the applicant shall furnish accurate AutoCad files of
the complete map, as approved by the City's map checker, on storage media and in
a program format acceptable to the City Engineer. The files shall utilize standard
AutoCad menu choices so they may be fully retrieved into a basic AutoCad program.
If the map was not produced in AutoCad or a file format which can be converted to
AutoCad, the City Engineer may accept raster-image files of the map.
IMPROVEMENT PLANS
1 3. Improvement plans submitted to the City for plan checking shall be submitted on 24"
x 36" media in the categories of Rough Grading," Precise Grading," Streets &
Drainage," and Landscaping." All plans except precise grading plans shall have
signature blocks for the City Engineer. Precise grading plans shall have signature
blocks for Community Development Director and the Building Official. Plans are not
approved for construction until they are signed.
Streets and Drainage" plans shall normally include signals, sidewalks, bike paths,
gates and entryways, and parking lots. If water and sewer plans are included on the
street and drainage plans, the plans shall have an additional signature block for the
Coachella Valley Water District CVWD). The combined plans shall be signed by
CVWD prior to their submittal for the City Engineer's signature.
Landscaping" plans shall normally include landscape improvements, irrigation, lighting,
and perimeter walls.
Plans for improvements not listed above shall be in formats approved by the City
Engineer.
1 4. The City may maintain standard plans, details and/or construction notes for elements
of construction. For a fee established by City resolution, the applicant may acquire
standard plan and/or detail sheets from the City
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1 5. When final plans are approved by the City, and prior to approval of the final map, the
applicant shall furnish accurate AutoCad files of the complete, approved plans on
storage media acceptable to the City Engineer. The files shall utilize standard AutoCad
menu choices so they may be fully retrieved into a basic AutoCad program. At the
completion of construction and prior to final acceptance of improvements, the
applicant shall update the files to reflect as-constructed conditions including approved
revisions to the plans.
If the plans were not produced in AutoCad or a file format which can be converted to
AutoCad, the City Engineer may accept raster-image files of the plans.
IMPROVEMENT AGREEMENT
1 6. The applicant shall construct improvements and/or satisfy obligations, or furnish an
executed, secured agreement to construct improvements and/or satisfy obligations
required by the City prior to approval of a final map, or parcel map, or issuance of a
certificate of compliance for a waived parcel map. For secured agreements, security
provided, and the release thereof, shall conform with Chapter 1 3, LQMC.
Improvements to be made or agreed to shall include removal of any existing structures
or obstructions which are not part of the proposed improvements.
1 7. The applicant shall construct or provide security as part of an executed agreement for
construction of a share of the off-site improvements required of this Tentative Map as
specified in the Off-site Improvement Phasing Plan being prepared by the applicant at
the time of approval of this Tentative Map.
1 8. If improvements are secured, the applicant shall provide approved estimates of
improvement costs. Estimates shall comply with the schedule of unit costs adopted
by City resolution or ordinance. For items not listed in the City*s schedule, estimates
shall meet the approval of the City Engineer.
Estimates for utilities and other improvements under the jurisdiction of outside
agencies shall be approved by those agencies. Security is not required for telephone,
gas, or T.V. cable improvements. However, tract improvements shall not be agendized
for final acceptance until the City receives confirmation from the telephone authority
that the applicant has met all requirements for telephone service to lots within the
development.
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1 9. If improvements are phased with multiple final maps or other administrative approvals
plot plans, conditional use permits, etc.), off-site improvements and development-wide
improvements e.g., retention basins, perimeter walls & landscaping, gates) shall be
constructed or secured prior to approval of the first phase unless otherwise approved
by the City Engineer. Improvements and obligations required of each phase shall be
completed and satisfied prior to completion of homes or occupancy of permanent
buildings within the phase unless a construction phasing plan is approved by the City
Engineer.
20. + The applicant shall pay cash or provide security in guarantee of cash payment for
applicant's required share of improvements which have been, or will be,
constructed by others participatory improvements).
Participatory improvements for this development include;
A. Installation of permanent power for landscaping and irrigation improvements in
the Madison Street median.
The applicant's obligations for all or a portion of the participatory improvements may,
at the City's option, be satisfied by participation in a major thoroughfare improvement
program if this development becomes subject to such a program.
GRADING
21 Graded, undeveloped land shall be maintained to prevent dust and blowsand
nuisances. The land shall be planted with interim landscaping or provided with other
wind and water erosion control measures approved by the Community Development
and Public Works Departments.
22. Prior to occupation of the project site for construction purposes, the applicant shall
submit and receive approval of a Fugitive Dust Control Plan prepared in accordance
with Chapter 6.16, LQMC. In accordance with said Chapter, the applicant shall
furnish security, in a form acceptable to the City, in an amount sufficient to guarantee
compliance with the provisions of the permit.
23. The applicant shall comply with the City's Flood Protection Ordinance.
24. The applicant shall furnish a thorough preliminary geological and soils engineering
report the soils report") with the grading plan.
25. A grading plan shall be prepared by a registered civil engineer and must meet the
approval of the City Engineer prior to issuance of a grading permit. The grading plan
shall conform with the recommendations of the soils report and shall be certified as
adequate by a soils engineer or an engineering geologist. A statement shall appear on
the final map(s), if any are required of this development, that a soils report has been
prepared pursuant to Section 1 7953 of the Health and Safety Code.
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26. The applicant shall endeavor to minimize differences in elevation at the interface of this
development with abutting properties and of separate tracts and lots within this
development. Building pad elevations on contiguous lots shall not differ by more than
three feet except for lots within a tract, but not sharing common street frontage,
where the differential shall not exceed five feet. If compliance with this requirement
is impractical, the City will consider and may approve alternatives which minimize
safety concerns, maintenance difficulties and neighboring-owner dissatisfaction with
the grade differential.
27. Prior to issuance of building permits, the applicant shall provide a separate document,
bearing the seal and signature of a California registered civil engineer or surveyor, that
lists actual building pad elevations for the building lots. The document shall list the
pad elevation approved on the grading plan, the as-built elevation, and the difference
between the two, if any. The data shall be organized by lot number and shall be listed
cumulatively if submitted at different times.
DRAINAGE
28. The development shall be graded to conform with the approved hydrology report and
plan for Specific Plan 83-002, PGA West.
29. Stormwater falling on site during the peak 24-hour period of a 1 00-year storm the
design storm) shall be retained within the development or on adjacent golf course
areas unless otherwise approved by the City Engineer.
UTILITIES
30. All existing and proposed utilities within or adjacent to the proposed development shall
be installed underground. High-voltage power lines which the power authority will not
accept underground are exempt from this requirement.
31. In areas where hardscape surface improvements are planned, underground utilities shall
be installed prior to the hardscape improvements. The applicant shall provide certified
reports of utility trench compaction tests for approval of the City Engineer.
STREET AND TRAFFIC IMPROVEMENTS
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32. The City is contemplating adoption of a revised infrastructure fee program. If the
program is in effect 60 days prior to recordation of any final map or issuance of a
Certificate of Compliance for any waived final map1 the development, or portions
thereof, may be subject to the provisions of the ordinance.
If this development is not subject to a major thoroughfare improvement program, the
applicant shall be responsible for all street and traffic improvements required herein.
33. The applicant shall construct its share of off-site improvements as specified in the Off-
site Improvement Phasing Plan being prepared by the applicant at the time of approval
of this Tentative Map in accordance with the General Plan and City standards
34. The following minimum street improvements shall be constructed to conform with the
General Plan street type noted in parentheses:
A. PRIVATE STREETS AND CULS DE SAC:
1) Residential 36 feet wide if double loaded building lots on both sides), 32
feet if single loaded
2) Collector * 300 homes or 3,000 vehicles/day) 40 feet wide
3) Cul de sac curb radius 45 feet
Entry drives, main interior circulation routes, turn knuckles, corner cutbacks, and other
features contained in the approved construction plans may warrant additional street
widths as determined by the City Engineer.
35. Improvements shall include all appurtenances such as traffic signs, channelization
markings and devices, raised medians if required, street name signs, sidewalks, and
mailbox clusters approved in design and location by the U.S. Post Office and the City
Engineer. Mid-block street lighting is not required.
36. The City Engineer may require improvements extending beyond development
boundaries such as, but not limited to, pavement elevation transitions, street width
transitions, or other incidental work which will ensure that newly constructed
improvements are safely integrated with existing improvements and conform with the
City's standards and practices.
37. Improvement plans for all on- and off-site streets and access gates shall be prepared
by registered professional engineer(s) authorized to practice in the State of California.
Improvements shall be designed and constructed in accordance with the LQMC,
adopted Standard and Supplemental Drawings and Specifications, and as approved by
the City Engineer.
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38. Street right of way geometry for culs de sac, knuckle turns and corner cut-backs shall
conform with Riverside County Standard Drawings #800, #801, and #805
respectively unless otherwise approved by the City Engineer.
39. All streets proposed to serve residential or other access driveways shall be designed
and constructed with vertical curbs and gutters or shall have other approved methods
to convey nuisance water without ponding and to facilitate street sweeping.
40. Street pavement sections shall be based on a Caltrans design for a 20-year life and
shall consider soil strength and anticipated traffic loading including site and building
construction traffic). The minimum pavement sections shall be as follows:
Residential & Parking Areas 3.0" a.c.14.50" a.b.
Collector 4.0"15.00'*
Secondary Arterial 4.0"/6.00"
Primary Arterial 4.5'*/6.00"
Major Arterial 5.5"16.50"
The listed structural sections are minimums, not defaults. Street pavement sections
shall be designed using Caltrans design procedures with site-specific data for soil
strength and traffic volumes.
The applicant shall submit current no more than two years old) mix designs for base
materials, Portland cement concrete and asphalt concrete, including complete mix
design lab results, for review and approval by the City. For mix designs over six
months old, the submittal shall include recent no more than six months old at the time
proposed for construction) aggregate gradation test results to confirm that the mix
design gradations can be reproduced in production of the base or paving material.
Construction operations shall not be scheduled until mix designs are approved.
41. + The applicant shall refurbish the street pavement of Southern Hills and Laurel
Valley with a minimum one-tenth foot 0.10') grind and asphalt concrete overlay
where multiple excavations occur as a result of abandonment of existing, or
installation of new water and sewer laterals. The grinding and asphalt concrete
overlay shall extend from curb to curb and encompass all trenches excavated
within existing paved street sections. Trench excavation backfill and pavement
replacement, grinding, curb cuts, and overlay shall meet the approval of the
appropriate Homeowners' Association and the City Engineer. All unused curb
cuts shall be removed and replaced with full curb to the satisfaction of the Public
Works Director.
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42. Final inspection and occupancy of homes or other permanent buildings within the
development will not be approved until the homes, or permanent buildings, have
improved access, including street and sidewalk improvements, traffic control devices
and street name signs, to publicly-maintained streets. If on-site streets are initially
constructed with only a portion of the full thickness of pavement, the applicant shall
complete the pavement when directed by the City, but in any case prior to final
inspections of any of the final ten percent of homes within the tract.
LANDSCAPING
43. Perimeter walls and landscaping for the entire perimeter to be enclosed shall be
constructed prior to final inspection and occupancy of any homes within the tract
unless a phasing plan or construction schedule is approved by the City Engineer.
44. The applicant shall install permanent power to landscape and irrigation improvements
in the portion of the Madison Street landscape median adjacent to and north of the
proposed development.
45. Landscape and irrigation plans for landscaped lots, landscape setback areas, medians,
common retention basins, and park facilities shall be prepared by a landscape architect
and be prepared based on the water conservation measures in Chapter 8.13 of the
Municipal Code.
Landscape and irrigation plans shall be approved by the Community Development
Department. Landscape and irrigation plans shall be submitted to the Public Works
Department for review and approval by the City Engineer. The plans are not approved
for construction until they have been approved and signed by the City Engineer, the
Coachella Valley Water District, and the Riverside County Agricultural Commissioner.
46. Slopes shall not exceed 5:1 within public rights of way and 3:1 in landscape areas
outside the right of way unless otherwise approved by the City Engineer.
47. Landscape areas shall have permanent irrigation improvements meeting the
requirements of the City Engineer. Use of lawn shall be minimized with no lawn or
spray irrigation within five feet of curbs along public streets.
48. Unless otherwise approved by the City Engineer, common basins and park areas shall
be designed with grades and turf grass surface which can be mowed with standard
tractor-mounted equipment.
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49. The applicant shall ensure that landscaping plans and utility plans are coordinated to
provide visual screening of above-ground utility structures.
50. The developer and subsequent property owner shall continuously maintain all required
landscaping in a healthy and viable condition as required by Section 9.60.240 E3) of
the Zoning Ordinance.
QUALITY ASSURANCE
51. The applicant shall employ construction quality-assurance measures which meet the
approval of the City Engineer.
52. The subdivider shall arrange and bear the cost of measurement, sampling and testing
not included in the City's permit inspection program, but which are required by the
City to provide evidence that materials and their placement comply with plans and
specifications. Testing shall include a retention basin sand filter percolation test, as
approved by the City Engineer, after required tract improvements are complete and
soils have been permanently stabilized.
53. The applicant shall employ or retain California registered civil engineers, geotechnical
engineers, or surveyors, as appropriate, who will provide, or have their agents provide,
sufficient supervision and verification of the construction to be able to furnish and sign
accurate record drawings.
54. Upon completion of construction, the applicant shall furnish the City reproducible
record drawings of all plans which were signed by the City Engineer. Each sheet of
the drawings shall have the words Record Drawings," As-Built" or As-Constructed"
clearly marked on each sheet and be stamped and signed by the engineer or surveyor
certifying to the accuracy of the drawings. The applicant shall revise the plan
computer files previously submitted to the City to reflect the as-constructed condition.
MAINTENANCE
55. The applicant shall make provisions for continuous and perpetual maintenance of all
required improvements unless and until, expressly released from said responsibility by
the City.
FEES AND DEPOSITS
56. The applicant shall pay all deposits and fees required by the City for plan checking and
construction inspection. Deposit and fee amounts shall be those in effect when the
applicant makes application for plan checking and permits.
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57. Provisions shall be made to comply with the terms and requirements of the City*s
adopted Infrastructure Fee program in effect at the time of issuance of building
permits.
58. Plan checking fees shall be paid to the Riverside County Fire Department when plans
are submitted for review and approval.
FIRE DEPARTMENT
59. Fire hydrants in accordance with CVWD standard W-33 shall be located at each street
intersection paced not more than 330 feet apart in any direction with no portion of any
lot frontage more than 1 65 feet from a fire hydrant. Minimum fire flow shall be 1 500
g.p.m. for a 2-hour duration at 20 psi. Blue dot reflectors shall be mounted in the
middle of streets directly in line with fire hydrants. Fire flow and flow duration for
dwellings having a fire area in excess of 3,600 square feet shall not be less than that
specified in Uniform Fire Code Table A-Ill-A-i.
60. Applicant/developer will provide written certification from the appropriate water
company that the required fire hydrant(s) are either existing or that financial
arrangements have been made to provide them.
61. Prior to recordation of the final map, applicant/developer shall furnish one blueline copy
of the water system plans to the Fire Department for review/approval. Plans shall
conform to the fire hydrant types, location and spacing, and the system will meet the
fire flow requirements. Plans will be signed and approved by the registered Civil
Engineer and the local water company with the following certification: I certify that
the design of the water system is in accordance with the requirements prescribed by
the Riverside County Fire Department."
62. The required water system including fire hydrants will be installed and accepted by the
appropriate water agency prior to any combustible building materials being placed on
an individual lot.
63. A temporary water supply for fire protection may be allowed for the construction of
the model units only. Plans for a temporary water system must be submitted to the
Fire Department for review prior to issuance of building permits.
MISCELLANEOUS
64. All public agency letters received for this case are made part of the case file
documents for plan checking purposes.
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65. Applicable conditions of Specific Plan 83-002 Amendment #3) shall be met prior to
building permit issuance.
66. On-site signs temporary or permanent) shall comply with Chapter 9.160 of the Zoning
Ordinance.
67. Temporary on-site sales facilities are subject to the requirements of Section 9.60.250
of the Zoning Ordinance i.e., Minor Use Permit).
68. + The recreation amenities package i.e., two common pools/spas and two open
space areas) shall be constructed prior to occupancy of the tract houses. The
amenities package may be phased if approved by the Community Development
Director prior to the issuance of building permits for tract houses with completion
prior to the Certificate of Occupancy for the 35th house.
69. Restroom facilities shall be provided at each common pool and spa complex. Separate
restroom facilities shall be accessible to the golf course maintenance workers and
gardeners during their working hours.
70. Developer *or property owner) agrees to indemnify, defend and hold harmless the City
of La Quinta in the event of any legal claim or litigation arising out of the City's
approval of this project. The City of La Quinta shall have the right to select its defense
counsel in its sole discretion.
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