CC Resolution 1984-034)1 RESOLUTION NO. 84-34
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF LA QUINTA, CALIFORNIA, APPROVING,
WITH CONDITIONS, SPECIFIC PLAN NO. 83-001
FOR CERTAIN PROPERTY IN THE CITY.
WHEREAS, the Planning Commission has recommended approval of
Specific Plan No. 83-001 pursuant to Section 65500 et seq. of the
alifornia Planning and Zoning Law and has transmitted the same to
the City Council in compliance with Section 65502 of said Law; and
WHEREAS, the City Council has held at least one public hearing
on Specific Plan No. 83-001, as required by Section 65503 of the
California Planning and Zoning Law; and
WHEREAS, the specific plan, as amended, is consistent with the
La Quinta General Plan; and
WHEREAS, development of the project, as amended, and in accordance
with the conditions of approval, will be compatible with existing area
development; and
WHEREAS, construction of the project in accordance with the
conditions of approval will not be detrimental to public health and
safety nor will it place an undue burden on public utilities, facilities
and services; and
WHEREAS, the City finds and determines that each and every condition
included in the specific plan is an integral part of the underlying
specific plan approval; that each condition was imposed to ensure, among
other things, consistency with the general plan and mitigation of envi-
ronmental consequences; that the City would not have approved said
specific plan in the absence of requiring compliance with each and every
condition; and, that if any condition herein is invalidated by the action
of the Applicant, or is not complied with by the Applicant, said specific
plan approval, including the design thereof, shall be subject to recon-
sideration by the City upon written notice to the Applicant.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City
of La Quinta does hereby adopt Specific Plan No. 83-001, as amended,
a copy of which is attached hereto and incorporated herein by this
reference, for certain property in the City, subject to Conditions
1-37 as listed in attached Exhibit #1, Conditions of Approval
Specific Plan No. 83-00l'?, which exhibit is incorporated herein as
though set forth at length.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City Clerk shall endorse on said
Specific Plan No. 83-001 the date of its adoption by the City Council
and the date of its approval by the Planning Commission.
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)1RESOLUTION NO. 84-34
APPROVED and ADOPTED this 15th day of May 1984.
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MAYOR
ATTEST
CIT? C?E
APPROVED AS TO FORM APPROVED AS TO CONTENT:
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)1SPecIFIC Pi;? 83-001
MAY 15, 1984
DUNA IA QUINTA
1. The Applicant shall c?ly with jbit *?A?', the caribined Envirofl??tal
Report and Sp?ific Plan d?ment, and ibit B", the Specific Plan
Land Use Sur?? Map, for ific Plan No. 83-001, and the following
conditions, iich cor?itiOns shall take precedence in the event of any
oonflict with the pr?isions of the specific plan.
2. Prior to tle issuance of a buIlding pernit for construction of any use
nteep1ated by this approval, the Applicant shall first obtain any
reguired zoning ad land divisior? approvals in accordance with the
reguir?f?ts of the MUnicipal and L?se and larid Division Ordinances.
ils/CeolOg?'
3. The Applicant shall c?ly with the latest Uniform Building Code, as
adopted by the City of La Quinta. The appr?riate seismic design
criteria will depend upon the type and use of the proposed stnicture
and the underlying geologic conditions.
Hydrology/water Conservation
4. prior to the appr??al of final tract maps, the approval of zoning perrrLits,
or the issuance of building permits, the Applicant shall prepare a hydro-
logical analysis for approval by the city engineer lch will indicate the
rn?thod and design to protect the proposed developeent fr?? the 100-year
flood. This plan shall be consistent with the pLirposes of any
plans of the Redevelopment Agency and the Coachella Valley Water District
then in effect for flood protection.
5. Prior to approval of building permits, the plicant shall prepare a water
conservation plan hich will indicate:
a. tlods to minimize the consunption of on-site water usage,
including water saving fixtures, ought?tolerant and native
landscaping, and programs to ifilmize landscape irrigation.
b. thods for minimizing the effects of increased on-site
ninoff and increased groundwater recharge, including the
construction of on-site collection and groundwater retention
basins
c. thods for rrir?*zi? the arount of groundwater puped out
for on-site irrigation, including the use of reclaimed water.
Archaeology
6. If burled renains are encountered during development, a qualIfIed
archaeologist shall be contacted rndiately and appropriate
mitigation measures can be taken.
Air Quality
7. The Applicant shall utilize dust control j?asures in accordance with
the MLinicipal Code and the Uniform BuIlding Code and subDect to the
approval of the city engineer.
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8. At the of suh??'ttai of tentati?e tract maps or plans for any zoning
approvals, the Applicant shall d??ronstrate that the proposed uses include
provisions for flOn-aut?TOtive means of transportation within the project
site as a means of reducing dependence on private autc?robiles. This
flay include golf cart path systems, bicycle and pedestrian syst?ns?, and
other similar Systems consistent with the specific plan.
9. Specific project designs shall enooLiraqe the use of public transit by
providing for on-site bus shelters as recuired by the Planning Director
and consistent with the requir?ents of local transit districts and the
specific plan.
10. The Applicant shall encaLirage and support the use of Sunline van/bus
service /Dial-A-Pide/ jitneys between the project site, local airports
e.g., Palm Springs, Therral), and other regional land uses.
Traffic and Circulation
11. 50th Avenue, Washington Street, Adams Street, Calle Pondo and Avenida
Ultimo, contiguous to the project, shall be developed in accordance with
their general plan designations and the fa Cuinta mLlnicipal design and
stnictural standards in effect at the t? of tentative tract or zoning
approval in conjunction with the phased jn?leeentation of the specific
plan.
12. Adans Street between 50th and 52nd Avenues shall be inproved to part-
width standards with mir?? 32-foot-wide pav?nt, provided that the
Applicant may reguest a Specific Plan Aeendment to reconsider the status
of Adams Street at a future date prior or in conjunction with, approval
of tentative tracts for Phases B and 9.
13. In order to facilitate mitigation of cuculative traffic irpacts of this
and other area Projects, the City shall establish a traffic improvement
needs monitoring program. This program will undertake biannual traffic
count studies to deternine if warrants are met for major roadway irrprove-
merits. 3pen determination of needs, the City may initiate projects to
meet those needs. punding of this prggram may be by fee programs that
assess new developeent and/or users on a pro-rata or fair-share basis,
formation of assessment districts, acoulsition of State or Federal road
funds, or other means that fairly allocate costs to those generating the
need. The Applicant shall agree to pay the designated pro-rata sh?e that
the City may establish to fund off-site roadway improv??ents and traffic
signalization on an as warranted" basis.
14. The Applicant shall develop all roads internal to the project in accordance
with the design standards specified in the specific plan and the structural
standards in effect at the tm? of tentative tract or zoning approval area
in conjunction with the phased inplmentation of the specific plan. All
roadways within the specific plan area shall remain private.
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15. Calle Norte the north-s?th street connecting 50th Avenue and
Calle Tanpico st of shington Street) between Phases 3 and 7 shall be
gated to restrict through traffic, t shall provide for E?r??ency access.
At the request of the plicant, this shall be reconsidered at the tir?
of pertinent tentative tract approvals and may be revised pr?vided that
any redesign does not direct all traffic towards 50th Avenue.
16. Calle Norte shall be a continual'S, loo?type road connecting through
Phases 2, 4 and 5 to the r?inder of the internal private road syst?n.
17. The access onto the north side of Calle Tanpico near Desert Club Drive
shall either be aligned with Desert Club Drive or be relocated easterly
an appropriate distance in order to mliumlZe traffic conflicts.
Noise
18. Prior to building permit approval, building setbacks, engineering design,
orientation of buildings, and noise barriers shall be utilized to reduce
r?ise Impacts fran nearby existing and future roadways to within State
standards.
19. Prior to approval of precise developeent plans or tentative tract ps,
the Applicant will dermnstrate that residential structures satisfy the
S-?te' 5 indoor criterion. ere exposed to noise levels in excess of
s?te standards, licant shall install special design features such
as doubl?lazed windows, mechanical ventilation, special roof venting,
increased innulation, weatherstripping, or caribinations of these n?asures.
Bnergy
20. j?g?ir?nents for the installation of solar water heaters shall be deter-
mined by the City on a uniform city-wide basis for new constnlction at a
later date. The developer shall ly with the reguireeents current at
the time of C(?StfllCti?.
21. All tentative naps and developeent plans shall be designed to ensure
conpliance with the State laws regarding solar accessibility. the
extent possible, all structures shall be sited, oriented and designed
so as to Iflb?imize the energy needs for cooling.
L?d Use
22. The maxThUrQ' allowable densities of Phases 2 and 5, as identified on
hibit B, shall be eight 8) units per acre for a inaxim nurtiber of
52 and 20 units, respectively.
23 ne allowable density of Phase 4, as id?ntified on ibit B,
shall be reduced fr?n ten 10) units per acre to five 5) units per
acre for a naxIflT? nunher of 25 units.
24. The six-acre mmercial area sh? On Phase 6 on it B shall be
deleted.
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25. The allowable density f? Phases 6 and 7 shall thirteen 13) units
per acre for a maxmurfl of 78 units and 429 units, respectively.
26. The maxmiuin allowable density of Phase 9, as identified on I??ibit B,
shall be reduced fr?? 5.6 to 4.4 units per acre for a rnaxir? nur?b??
of 251 units.
27. The land use designations stated within the land use surrm?Iy on E?diibit
B shall be changed fr?? residential" to residential/corid?miriiurn?', with
the exception that Phase 7 shall he designated as *`cond?xminiurn/apart???nt"
arid Phase 6 shall be designated as apafti??t?'.
28. Height limitations shall be AMposed as follows:
a. portion of any structure on tap of the QL?inta Stornwater
annel shall exceed one story or 29 feet, as neasured fr?n
the levee grade.
b. All structlires shall be limited to two stories not to exceed
35 feet.
29. Any apar?ts ccnstructed within Phases 6 and 7 shall provide a
miflinum of one covered parking space for each unit with one or fewer
bedro?ns and two covered parking spaces for each unit with two or rr?)re
30. If the apar?t portions of the project include any three-hedrocin
units, adequate provision shall be made for recreational open space
within the project.
31. The following setbacks for walls, fences and stn?ctures shall be reguired
to pruvide for parkways along pLiblic streets.
a. Wall setbacks fr? 50th and 52nd Avenues, except where walls now
exist on 50th west of Washington, shall be based upon the design
of tracts adjacent to said roadways and shall be subject to City
review and approval.
b. A miflimLim of two 5' x 80' recessed cutouts, one being in the Phase
5 portion and the other being in the Phase 4 portion, shall be
provided along Washington Street for the perirr?ter wall. The wall,
sidewalk and landscaping shall be installed by Decerri?? 31, 1984,
or by the recordation of future tracts for developrent) on Phase
4 or 5, whichever occurs first. In conjunction with these jrrov?
ments, the Applicant shall also provide landscaping i.e., lawn)
in the future right?f-way between the existing paving for Washington
and the future curbline.
C. A Ininim' 10-foot setback fran the public right-of-way of Adaim?
Street if designated as a public street).
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d. Prior to the issuar?e of any grading permits or approval of any
tentative maps or other r?g??ired zoning approval, the Applicant
all uuit plans to the Planning for review and
approval denonstrating that there is adequate setback of street,
utility and stn]ctural improverr?nts to provide for the setback of
project perimeter walls along pLiblic rDadways in accordance with
the City's adopted parkway standards in effect at the time of
approval for said permits, unless the standards stated in a) and
b) are lesser than the adopted parkway standards.
Public Services and Utilities
32. Fire protection shall be provided in accordance with the requireeents of
the Uniform Fire Code and the la Qilinta MLinicipal Code in effect at the
time of developeent.
33. D???stic water and sanitary sewer service shall be provided in accordance
with the reguir?r?ts of Ccachella Valley Water District in effect at the
time of developeent. The Applicant shall annex the project site to
Improvement District No.55 to obtain permanent wastewater treateent
services.
34. The Applicant shall c?r?ly with the foll?ing reauirements of Imperial
Irrigation District:
a. Applicant shall provide a minimum' 330 foot by 330 foot site for an
electrical substation on, or adjacent to, the develop'?nt at Calle
Tampico and Adams Street as approved by Iir?erial Irrigation District,
the City, and the Applicant; or shall provide, or participate in,
other facilities acceptable to Imperial Trrigation District and the
City. This shall be resolved prior to recordation of Phase 3.
b. The Applicant shall provide a landscaped eafthen berm around the
perimeter of the substation as shown on the attached exhibit.
c. Any relocation of existing overhead power facilities within or
adjacent to the project shall be per District r?ulations ap? icable
to the said conditions thereof.
35. All overhead utility lines located along the perTh?ter public roadways,
with the exception of high voltage power lines of 66 KV and above, shall
be in?talled underground.
36. The Applicant shall pay a per-unit school developeent fee as determ'p'ed
by the Desert Sands Unified School District in accordance with the school
mitigation agr?merits as approved by the La Quinta City Council and in
effect at the time of the issuance of building pernits.
37. Landmark understands that the City was incorporated in 1982 and has not
yet enacted a complete policy on exactions on new developeent to pro"ide
municipal improvenent and facilities needed as a result of the cunulative
impact of such new developeent; and that City is in the process of pre-
paring and enacting such a policy, which will include uniform fees to be
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inposed u?n new c?istruction to fund the following public jr?eeents
arx? facilities: fire station, ublic safety facility, city hall, park
and recreation facilities, schools, drainage facilities, major thorough-
fares and bridges and traffic signalizatioii; that City eppects to enact
said fees policy on or before Dec?r?er 31, 1984; Landmark agrees to pay
said fee or fees in the anr?t and at the tlii? enacted and fran tirr? to
tjir? aeended by the City. Th the extent Applicant constructs specific
facilities included within the fee structure, it shall receive appropri?te
credit, as dete?ed by the City Council. If said fee shall include
financin? of permarient or tepporary school facilities, Condition No. 34
school developeent fee) shall be deleted.
Miscellaneous
38. Prior to the issunnce of grading permits or the approval of tentative
tract maps or other required zoning approvals, the Applicant shall suumit
a phasing schedule and map for the entire project, which shall include
the phasing of off-site infrastructure, to the Planning Director for revi?-
and approval.
39. Applicant shall consent to the formation of a maintenance district under
Chapter 26 of the Th?roveir?nt Act of 1911 Streets & Highways Code,
Section 5?20 et seq.) or the Lighting and Landscaping Act of 1972
Streets & Highway Code 22500 et seq.) to inpl??nt maintenance of
landscaping, pav?Tent, and on-site lighting within all mnrr?nlv main-
tained driveways, parking areas, greenbelts, private streets, and
other inproved ccccon ownership areas. It is understood and agreed
that appropriate h?owners associations shall pay all above costs of
maintenance for said impr?ed ccccon areas until uch tine as the City
Council deterunnes that, by default of the h?wners association, a
need for maintenance work and establishment of a tax rate exists and
until such time as tax revenues are received by the district for assess-
inent upon the real prcperty. At the request of the Applicant, this
shall he reconsidered and may be deleted at the tine of tentative tract
approvals.
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