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Home My WebLink About472468 =T.- C I I V 0 1 P 0 1 M 0 1 R T fi 73— IO FRED WARING DRIVE PALM DESERT, CALIFORNIA 92260-2578 TEL: 760 346—o6i i infoCa;cityofpalmdesert.org PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING NOTICE OF ACTION February 5, 2020 City of Palm Desert 73-510 Fred Waring Drive Palm Desert, California 92260 Subject: Consideration of a Zoning Ordinance Amendment to Apply a Housing Overlay District to Housing Authority Parcels and Parcels Identified in the Housing Element The Planning Commission of the City of Palm Desert considered the request and took the following action at its regular meeting of February 4, 2020: The Planning Commission approved recommending Case No. ZOA 19- 0004 to the City Council for approval by the adoption of Planning Commission Resolution No. 2773. Motion carried by a 4-0 vote, with Commissioner DeLuna ABSENT. Any appeal of the above action may be made in writing to the City Clerk, City of Palm Desert, within fifteen (15) days of the date of the decision. .P�Rr Ryan Stendell, Secretary Palm Desert Planning Commission cc: File Building & Safety Department Public Works Department Fire Marshal PLANNING COMMISSION RESOLUTION NO. 2773 A RESOLUTION BY THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF PALM DESERT, CALIFORNIA, RECOMMENDING APPROVAL TO THE CITY COUNCIL OF A ZONING ORDINANCE AMENDMENT TO APPLY THE HOUSING OVERLAY DISTRICT TO HOUSING AUTHORITY PARCELS AND PARCELS IDENTIFIED IN THE CITY'S HOUSING ELEMENT (APNS: 623- 370-014, 627-120-013, 685-010-005, 694-120-028, 694-130-016, 694-130- 017, 694-190-087, 694-200-014, 694-200-024, 694-510-001, & 694-510-013) CASE NO: ZOA 19-0004 WHEREAS, the Planning Commission of the City of Palm Desert, California, did on the 41h day of February 2020, hold a duly noticed public hearing to consider the request by the City of Palm Desert for approval of the above-noted; and WHEREAS, the City Council, at their meeting of January 10, 2019, formed an "Affordable Housing Policy Subcommittee" and directed the subcommittee to explore affordable housing policy options; and WHEREAS, the subcommittee reviewed policy options and met with stakeholders, and recommended moving forward with a Zoning Ordinance Amendment to establish a "Housing Overlay District" to incentivize the development of new housing units at affordable rents; and WHEREAS, the subcommittee reviewed which properties to apply the Housing Overlay District recommended starting with Housing Authority parcels and those parcels identified in the City's Housing Element; and WHEREAS, the Planning Commission of the City of Palm Desert, in reviewing all the facts and any testimony given adopts the following as its Findings in recommended approval of the Zoning Ordinance Amendment to the City Council: SECTION 1. Findings. The Planning Commission of the City of Palm Desert hereby finds that: A. The City of Palm Desert (the "City"), California, is a municipal corporation, duly organized under the constitution, and laws of the State of California. B. The Planning and Zoning Law authorizes cities to establish by an ordinance the regulations for land use and development. SECTION 2. Amendment. The Planning Commission of the City of Palm Desert recommends that the City Council of the City of Palm Desert, California, approve and adopt the Zoning Ordinance Amendment creating the Housing Overlay District and applying the overlay to parcels as shown in Exhibit A which is attached hereto and incorporated herewith. SECTION 3. Severability. If any section, subsection, subdivision, paragraph, sentence, clause, or phrase in this ordinance or any part thereof is for any reason held to be unconstitutional or invalid or ineffective by any court of competent jurisdiction, such decision shall not affect the validity or effectiveness of the remaining portions of this ordinance or any PLANNING COMMISSION RESOLUTION NO. 2773 part thereof. The Planning Commission hereby declares that it would have passed each section, subsection, subdivision, paragraph, sentence, clause, or phrase thereof irrespective of the fact that one (1) or more subsections, subdivisions, paragraphs, sentences, clauses, or phrases be declared unconstitutional, invalid, or ineffective. SECTION 4. California Environmental Quality Act Finding. The Planning Commission of the City of Palm Desert finds the adoption of this ordinance to be categorically exempt from the requirements of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) from environmental review. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF PALM DESERT, CALIFORNIA, AS FOLLOWS: 1. That the above recitations are true and correct and constitute the findings for approval of the Planning Commission in this case. 2. That the Planning Commission does hereby recommend approval to the City Council of ZOA 19-0004. PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED by the Planning Commission of the City of Palm Desert, California, at its regular meeting held on the 411 day of February 2020, by the following vote, to wit: AYES: GREENWOOD, GREGORY, HOLT, and PRADETTO NOES: NONE ABSENT: DE LUNA ABSTAIN: NONE I � LINDSAY HOLT, CHAIR ATTEST: RYAN STENDELL, SECRETARY PALM DESERT PLANNING COMMISSION 2 PLANNING COMMISSION RESOLUTION NO. 2773 EXHIBIT A - Open Space Conventional Suburban Neighborhood Rural Neighborhood Golf Course&Resort Neighborhood Ery Small Town Neighborhood Town Center Neighborhood Employment B Industrial Public Facility/Institutional '= �Yn Resort&Entertainment - Regional Retail - Suburban Retail CenternE` - Neighborhood Center w... 4 Downtown r��t.:' i PALM DESERT GENERAL PLAN/ i HOUSING ELEMENT A`U City of Palm Desert r L4 PLANNING COMMISSION RESOLUTION NO. _2773 Case No. ZOA 19-0004 Da te: 2/4/2020 4 3