ORD 394ORDINANCE NO. 394
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
LA QUINTA, CALIFORNIA, APPROVING AMENDMENTS TO
SECTIONS 9.160-.020 (TABLE 9-17.7), 9.40.040 (TABLE
9-1), 9.60.100 AND 13.12.160(B) OF THE LA QUINTA
MUNICIPAL CODE
ZONING ORDINANCE AMENDMENT 2003-079
CITY OF LA QUINTA
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LA QUINTA, CALIFORNIA, DOES
ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. These Municipal Code Amendments clarify and carry out the intent
of the Code to comply with current practices, or streamline the entitlement process;
and
SECTION 2. That the La Quinta Municipal Code, be amended as contained in
the attached Exhibit "A"; and
SECTION 3. Environmental Determination. This Ordinance has compiled with
the requirements of "The Rules to Implement the California Environmental Quality Act
of 1970" in that the Community Development Department has determined that the
Amendments to. the Municipal Code are exempt pursuant to Chapter 2.6, Section
21080 of the Public Resources Code, California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA)
Statutes, and Section 15268, ministerial project, of the CEQA Guidelines.
SECTION 4. Effective Date: This Ordinance shall be in full force and effect
thirty (30) days after its adoption.
PASSED, APPROVED and ADOPTED at a regular meeting of the La Quinta City
Council held on this 16" day of December, 2003, by the following vote to wit:
AYES: Council Members Henderson, Osborne, Sniff
NOES: Council Member Perkins, Mayor Adolph
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: None
Ordinance No. 394
Various Code Amendments
Adopted: December 16, 2003
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DON ADO PH, yor
City of La Quinta, California
ATTEST:
JUNt q. GREEK, CMC, ity Clerk
City of La Quinta, California
(City Seal)
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
M. KATHEAINE JENSO , City Attorney
pity of La Quinta, California
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Various Code Amendments
r— Adopted: December 16, 2003
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA)
COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE) ss.
CITY OF LA QUINTA )
I, JUNE S. GREEK, 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. 394 which was
introduced at a regular meeting on the 2M day of December, 2003, and was adopted
at a regular meeting held on the 16" day of December, 2003, not being less than 5
days after the date of introduction thereof.
I further certify that the foregoing Ordinance was posted in three places within the City
of La Quinta as specified in a Resolution of the City Council.
ter► � � , nw,,
JUNE S. GREEK, CMC, City Clerk
City of La Quinta, California
Ordinance No. 394
Zoning Code Amendment 2003-079
Adopted:
EXHIBIT "A"
Table 9-17, Section 9.160.020 is amended to include the following:
Excerpt of: Table 9-17 Exempt Signs Not Requiring a Sign Permit
Sign Type Placement Maximum Illumination
Area
7. Temporary decorations clearly
n/a
n/a
Yes
incidental and customary and
commonly associated with any
national, local , or religious holiday,
provided such signs are erected no
earlier than forty-five (45) days from
the a licable holiday and removed
within twenty-one (21) days after the
applicable holiday.
Table 9-1, Section 9.40.040 is amended to include the following:
Proposed Addition to Table 9-1 Permitted Uses in Residential Districts
P = Principal use District
A = Accessory use
C = Conditional use permit
M = Minor use permit
H = Home occupation permit
S = Specific plan required
X = Prohibited use
Very Medium -
Low Low Medium High High
Density Density Cove Density Density Density
Residential Residential Residential Residential Residential Residential
Land Use
RVL
[ RL
RC
RM
RMH
F RH
Churches,
temales
and other
C
C
C
C
C
C
places of
worshia
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Ordinance No. 394
Zoning Code Amendment 2003-079
Adopted:
Section 9.60.100(B)(1) is hereby amended to include the following:
(B)(1) ""Guest house" means a detached or attached unit which
has sleeping and sanitary facilities but no cooking facilities and
which is used primarily for sleeping purposes by members of the
family occupying the main building, their nonpaying guests, or
domestic employees. "
Section 13.12.160 (B) is hereby amended to include the following:
"B. Request by the Subdivider. Before the expiration of the tentative
map, the subdivider may apply for a one-year extension of time.
Requests for extensions of time shall be filed with the community
development department on either an approved form or by letter. All
requests for extensions of time shall include:
1. A completed application form or letter;
2. An identification of the length of time requested and reasons for the
request;
3. The current processing fee as .charged by the city for tentative map
time extensions;
4. Twenty-five copies of the tentative map as approved by the city
council. Additional copies may be requested subsequent to the
application submittal.
Extensions of time may be granted by the Community Development
Director if there are no changes to the approved tentative map The
Director may waive some or all submittal material as noted in Section
1 through 4 herein. Extensions of time that include modifications to
the approved tentative map are subject to the public notification
procedure provided for in Section 13. 12.090 and will be considered at
a public hearing, to be held by the designated approval authority as set
forth in Section 13.04.060. The approval authority may approve a
maximum of three one-year time extensions and shall impose
additional conditions of approval if such conditions are intended to
maintain the public health, safety and welfare and/or to comply with
current city, state or federal requirements.
If, as part of the request for extension of the term of a tentative map,
the subdivider requests changes or amendments to the tentative map
or the conditions of approval for that map, the city may impose other
conditions or amendments to the tentative map or the conditions of
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Zoning Code Amendment 2003-079
Adopted:
approval including the then -current standards and requirements for
approval of tentative maps.
Section 13.04.060 is hereby amended to include the following:
Type of Action
Review
Authority
ITentative
Approval
Authority
.
map
City staff
City council
extensions
Other
responsible
Community
agencies
Development
Planning
Director'
Commission'
' Planning Commission shall review tentative tract map when City Council is the Approval Authority
2 Community Development Director may only consider extensions if there are no changes to the tentative
tract mao