ORD 236ORDINANCE NO. 236
AN INTERIM ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF LA QUINTA, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING TITLE 9,
CHAPTER 9.32 OF THE MUNICIPAL CODE BY ADDING
SECTION 9.32.020 G, MORATORIUM ON DESIGN
DEVIATIONS IN RESIDENTIAL SUBDIVISIONS.
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of La Quints hereby finds that where
a portion of the dwelling units in a residential subdivision have been constructed, deviations in
design which result in more than a ten percent (10 %) change in the square feet per unit have a
detrimental effect on the public's interest in aesthetic consistency and neighborhood harmony;
and,
WHEREAS, the City has established a One -Family Dwellings Zone in Chapter
9.32 of the La Quinta Municipal Code establishing permitted uses and development standards
for one -family dwellings located in the City of La Quinta; and,
WHEREAS, the City Council hereby finds that the existing development standards
in the One -Family Dwelling Zone do not include explicit limitations on the developer's ability
to alter residential subdivision plans which have been partially built out and deviate from the
original dwelling size; and,
WHEREAS, the City Council is considering an amendment to the development
standards in the One -Family Dwelling Zone which would provide controls which would prohibit
any deviation in design in a residential subdivision where a portion of the subdivision has been
constructed which results in more than a ten percent (10%) change in the square feet per unit;
and,
WHEREAS, the City Council hereby finds that there is a current and immediate
threat that a deviation in the design of a residential subdivision resulting in more than a ten
percent (10 %) change in the square feet per unit, which is not specifically prohibited by the
development standards in Chapter 9.32, but which may be prohibited under a proposed
amendment to Chapter 9.32, will harm the public health, safety and welfare of the citizens of
the City of La Quinta, and that the approval of additional requested changes to design; requests
for building permits, or requests for amendments to subdivision maps which include size
variations of greater than ten percent (10%) compared to the originally approved and built units
would result in a threat to the public heath, safety, and welfare of the community; and,
WHEREAS, it is necessary for this Ordinance to become immediately effective
to enable the City to adequately protect the health, safety, and welfare of the community.
NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of La Quinta, California does
hereby ordain as follows:
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Ordinance 93-236
SECTION 1. That a Section 9.32.020 G be added to Title 9, Chapter 9.32 of the
La Quinta Municipal Code and to read as follows:
"No building permit, design approval or subdivision
amendment shall be granted to construct a unit in a
residential subdivision where some portion of the
subdivision has previously been constructed and the
square footage of the unit to be constructed will
deviate more than ten percent (10%) from the
square footage of that portion of the subdivision
previously constructed.
SECTION 2. This Chapter 9.32.020 shall expire and be of no further force and
effect on December 16, 1993, but may be extended pursuant to the procedure set forth in
California Government Code Section 65858(a).
SECTION 3. This Interim Ordinance is necessary for the immediate preservation
of the public health, safety, and welfare, and therefore it is hereby declared that this is an
urgency ordinance which shall take effect immediately upon its adoption.
SECTION 4. The City Clerk shall certify to the passage and adoption of this
interim ordinance and shall cause the same to be posted in three public places in the City of La
Quinta, and the same shall be in full force and effect immediately after its adoption.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED, by the City Council of the City of La
Quinta, California, on this end day ofNovember , 1993, by the following vote, to wit:
AYES: Council Members Bangerter, Perkins, Sniff, Mayor Pena
NOES: None
ABSENT: Council Member McCartney
ABSTAIN: None
A ST:
AUNDRA L. JUH A, City Clerk
City of La Quinta, California
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DAWN HONEYWELL, City Attorney
City of La Quinta, California
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JOHN PE , Mayor
City of La Quinta, California
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE ) ss
CITY OF LA QUINTA )
I, SAUNDRA L. JUHOLA, 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. 236 which was introduced
and adopted at a regular meeting held on the 2nd day of November as an urgency measure.
I further certify that the foregoing ordinance was posted in three (3) places within the City of
La Quinta as specified in a resolution of the City Council.
JAUNDRA L. JUH LA, City Clerk
City of La Quinta, California
DECLARATION OF POSTING
I, SAUNDRA L. JUHOLA, City Clerk of the City of La Quinta, California, do hereby certify
that the foregoing Ordinance was posted on November 16, 1992 pursuant to City Council
Re lution.
SAUNDRA L. JUHOLA, City Clerk
City of La Quinta, California