CC Resolution 2020-029 Desert Club Apts Undergrounding WaiverCITY COUNCIL RESOLUTION 2020 - 029
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF LA QUINTA, CALIFORNIA, GRANTING
ESSI ENGINEERING A WAIVER OF
UNDERGROUNDING UTILITY LINES IN
ASSOCIATION WITH DESERT CLUB
APARTMENTS DEVELOPMENT, CONSISTING OF
16 APARTMENTS IN TWO BUILDINGS LOCATED
AT 51480 DESERT CLUB DRIVE
CASE NUMBER:
UNDERGROUNDING WAIVER 2020-0001
APPLICANT: ESSI ENGINEERING
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of La Quinta, California, during
regular Council meetings on the 21st day of July, 2020, and the 4th day of
August, 2020, did consider a request by Essi Engineering for a waiver of
undergrounding of utility lines for development of a new apartment project
consisting of 16 apartments in two buildings at 51480 Desert Club Drive, more
particularly described as:
APNs: 770-156-009 and 770-156-010
WHEREAS, on the 11th day of June 2019, the Planning Commission of
the City of La Quinta, California, did hold a duly noticed public hearing to
consider Site Development Permit 2018-0004 and upon hearing and
considering all testimony and arguments, if any, of all interested persons
desiring to be heard, said Planning Commission did approve Site Development
Permit 2018-0004; and
WHEREAS, at the regular meeting of the City Council on the 4th day of
August, 2020, did consider this request, and upon hearing and considering all
testimony and arguments, if any, of all interested persons desiring to be
heard, said City Council did make the following mandatory finding pursuant to
Section 8.03.020 of the La Quinta Municipal Code to justify granting of the
waiver:
1. The application of the specific provision in question, undergrounding
of the utility lines, would be unreasonable, impractical and cause
undue hardship to the Applicant or the general public, because of the
complicated combination overhead and underground primary and
Resolution No. 2020 - 029
Site Development Permit 2018-0004 – Waiver of Underground Utility Lines
Project: Desert Club Apartments
Adopted: August 4, 2020
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CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL
GENERAL
1. The applicant shall install two 6-inch conduits behind the curb along
Desert Club Drive at a depth resulting in 48 inches of cover. These
conduits shall extend north and south to the perimeter of the property
with proper stub out markings for future accessibility and shall be
concrete encased per IID standards. The applicant also shall install two
5-inch conduits extending east and west along the northern perimeter
of the property with the same depth and encasement requirements set
forth in this condition per IID standards. The conduit installations shall
be included in the service plan to provide service to the apartment
complex, which will include additional conduit, subsurface structures,
cabling and metering. The additional conduits to be installed under this
condition shall be used for the undergrounding of the existing electrical
facilities in the future.
2. The applicant shall coordinate with other utilities (cable and phone) for
construction of necessary conduit infrastructure for future
undergrounding of cable, phone, or any other affected lines. This
conduit construction shall occur at same time as construction of conduits
as described in Condition of Approval No. 1 above.