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Home My WebLink AboutZOA TEXT AMENDMENTS 1979 45-275 PRICKLY PEAR LANE, PALM DESERT, CALIFORNIA 92260 TELEPHONE (714) 346-0611 July 30, 1979 CITY OF PALM DESERT LEGAL NOTICE Request for amendments to the Zoning Ordinance text (Municipal Code Sections 25.30.230D and 25.58.310) relative to the maximum building height and parking requirements for develop- ments in the PC (3) (Planned Commercial , Reg- ional ) Zone. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a Public Hearing will be held before the Palm Desert Planning Commission to consider a request by the CITY OF PALM DESERT to amend the City's zoning text for Municipal Code Sections 25.30.230D and 25.58.310 relative to the maximum building height and parking requirements for developments in the PC (3) (Planned Commercial , Regional ) zone. SAID Public Hearing will be held on Wednesday, August 15, 1979 at 1:00 p.m. in the Council Chambers of the Palm Desert City Hall , 45-275 Prickly Pear Lane, Palm Desert, California, at which time and place all interested per- sons are invited to attend and be heard. PAUL A. WILLIAMS, Secretary Palm Desert Planning Commission PUBLISH: Palm Desert Post August 2, 1979 ZONING ORDINANCE TEXT AMENDMENTS CITY COUNCIL ORDINANCE NO. 210 Adopted 6-28-79 25.70.020 Membership, meetings, attendance, duties and responsi- bilities. A. The Design Review Board shall consist of seven members. All members shall be citizens appointed by the mayor and approved by the City Council . B. The citizen members (if available) shall be four architects , one civil engineer, one landscape architect, and one lay person know- ledgeable in the design field. Citizen members shall be appointed based on their civic responsibility, ability to give objective, effect- ive, constructive and unprejudiced criticism, ability to give direction and suggest alternatives and their use of diplomacy and tact in expres- sing their judgment. C. All members of the Design Review Board shall serve for an unspecified time or a specified period as established by the City Council . If a member is unable to serve for three consecutive regular meetings, the chairman or acting chairman shall declare the office of such member vacant. The secretary shall immediately thereafter inform the mayor. D. The Director of Environmental Services shall appoint a member of the Department of Environmental Services to serve as secretary to the Board. E. The Design Review Board shall hold a minimum of two public meetings a month and additional meetings as directed by the Board. An applicant, upon the filing of an application, shall be advised of the date and place of his hearing before the Board. Four members must be present to hold a meeting. A majority vote of the members present is sufficient to take action on a submittal . F. The duties of the Design Review Board shall be to review and approve or cause to be modified all proposed developments requiring qualified aesthetic and architectural judgment to the end that the general appearance of all proposed developments shall preserve or enhance the physical environment and character of the city. (Ord. 9951 (part) , 1975: Exhibit A 525.39-2.02) . CITY COUNCIL ORDINANCE NO. 212 Adopted 8-9-79 RE - Estate Residential District Delete Sections 25.14.050 through 25. 14. 140 and replace with the following sections: CITY COUNCIL ORDINANCE N0. 212 (cont. ) 25. 14.050 Maximum Development Densities. The maximum density shall be as expressed in dwelling units per gross acreage of not more than the designation following the zoning symbol RE; and, as further restricted by the application of an Overlay District suffix. 25.14.060 Development Standards for 5 Gross Acre Lots. All development on lots of 5 gross acres or larger as shown on the zoning map shall comply to the following minimum development standards: A. Minimum lot area shall be 5 gross acres or larger as deter- mined by the City Council and indicated on the zoning map; B. Minimum lot width, two-hundred fifty feet; C. Minimum lot depth, three-hundred feet; D. Minimum rear yard, two-hundred feet; E. Minimum side yards, fifty feet; F. Maximum building site coverage, ten percent; G. The minimum dwelling unit size as specified in Section 25.56.320 shall be not less than 2000 sq. ft. for all lots at least 5 gross acres in size. H. When said zone district exists in conjunction with the hill- side overlay district, the setback provisions specified above shall not be applicable. The required setbacks and minimum dwellin unit shall be as a roved b the Planning. Commission as a art of their action on the require on itionaUse Permit. 25. 14.070 Develo ment Standards for Existin Lots of Record or Lots Greater Than 1 Gross Acre but Less Than 5 Gross Acres. A development on existing lots of record or lots greater than 1 acre, but less than 5 gross acres as shown on the zoning map shall comply with the following minimum development standards : A. Minimum lot area shall be 1 gross acre or larger as deter- mined by the City Council and indicated on the zoning map. B. Minimum lot width, two-hundred feet; C. Minimum lot depth, two-hundred fifty feet; D. Minimum rear yard, one-hundred feet; E. Minimum side yards, fifty feet; F. Maximum building site coverage, twenty percent; G. The minimum dwelling unit size as specified in Section 25.56.320 shall be not less than 2000 sq. ft. for all lots of at least one gross acre in size; H. When said zone district exists in conjunction with the hill- side_overlay district the setback provisions specified above shall not be applicable. The required setbacks and Minimum dwelling unit size shall be as approved by the Plannrng Commission as a part of their action on the required Conditional Use Permit. 25. 14.080 Development Standards for 1 Gross Acre Lots or Less, but At Least 40,000 Square Feet Net Size. All development on lots of one gross acre in size, at least 40,000 square feet net size, as shown on the zoning map, shall comply with the following minimum development standards : CITY COUNCIL ORDINANCE NO. 212 (cont. ) 25.14.080 (coot. ) A. Minimum lot area shall be 40,000 sq. ft. (net size) as deter- mined by the City Council and indicated on the zoning map; B. Minimum lot width, one-hundred fifty feet; C. Minimum lot depth, two-hundred feet; D. Minimum rear yard, fifty feet; E. Minimum side yards, twenty-five feet; F. Maximum building site coverage, twenty-five percent; G. The minimum dwelling unit size as specified in Section 25.56.320 shall be not less than 2000 sq. ft. for all lots at least 40,000 sq. ft. net size. H. When said zone district exists in conjunction with the hillside overlay district, the setback provisions specified above shall not be applicable. The required setbacks and minimum dwelling unit size shall be as approved by the Planning Commission as a part of their action on the required Conditional Use Permit. 25. 14.090 General Development Standards Applicable to All Lots. The following standards shall apply to all lots in the RE district: A. Maximum .building height, eighteen feet; B. All parking and loading shall comply with the provisions of Chapter 25.58; C. For provisions regarding utilities, see 25.56.100 of this title; D. All signs shall be in compliance with Chapter 25.68; E. All development shall comply with the provision of Chapter 25.70 for site plan review by the Design Review process . 25.14. 100 Special Standards. All development in the RE District shall comply with the hillside development standards of Chapter 25.52 and other special standards required by conditional use permits for conditional uses. H. HILLSIDE DEVELOPMENT OVERLAY DISTRICT Delete Section 25.52.060 and replace with the following: 25.52.060 Structural Desi2 n and Landscapin . Architectural compatibility of structures to adjacent terrain and site plan review in accord with Chapter 25.70 shall be required for all development in a hillside development overlay district. In addition, the following criteria shall be considered: A. Lot size, height and setbacks shall be flexible in order to achieve the purposes of this section. B. Color of structure shall match or blend with existing hillside. C. The use of glass facing the City shall be carefully considered. D. The use of plants not indigenous to the hillside for landscaping shall be carefully considered and precisely placed. Revise Section 25.52.090 Preservation of Open Space to read: In order to insure permanent retention of the natural terrain as required in Section 25.52.040 proposed development plans shall consider landscape compatibility and/or use of natural vegetation where the natural landscape has been disturbed and a covenant approved by the CITY COUNCIL ORDINANCE NO. 212 (cont. ) 25.52.090 (cont. ) City Attorney shall be recorded dedicating all building rights to the City and insuring that the natural areas shall remain as shown on plans approved by the City. D. DRAINAGEWAY, FLOODPLAIN, WATERCOURSE, OVERLAY DISTRICT Revise Section 25.46.070 Special Standards to read: Development of hillside canyon areas shall not occur until hydrol- ogy is submitted which specifies techniques for management of runoff. The exact location of development shall include the determination resulting from a hydrolic study. Other standards required under conditional use permits shall also apply. CITY COUNCIL ORDINANCE NO. 213 Adopted 9-27-79 25.30.230 Regional Commercial Standards. . . .D. Maximum build- ing height shalT be thirty five feet. 25.58.310 Commercial and Industrial Off-street Parkin Schedule. . . .Community an regional shopping centers 5.5 spaces for eac 1000 sq. ft. of gross leasable area. CITY COUNCIL ORDINANCE NO. 215 Adopted 10-11-79 25.58.070 Special Limitations in Residential Zones. A. The parking and/or storage of trucks and motorized recrea- tional vehicles exceeding a height of eight feet and/or twenty feet in length shall be prohibited in any residential zone upon private property unless within an area screened from the public street; providing, how- ever, that the restriction shall not apply to trucks used during pickup and delivery or during construction or repair work while in service, and except as follows: The motorized vehicle is temporarily parked for a period of time not to exceed seventy-two consecutive hours, and is there after used for transportation purposes away from the property where it was parked. CITY COUNCIL ORDINANCE NO. 215 (cont. ) 25.58.070 (cont. ) B. The parking and/or storage of boats and travel trailers shall be prohibited in any residential zone except as follows: 1. The vehicle is stored or parked in a mobile home park zone or planned residential district in specified areas; 2. The vehicle is temporarily parked for a period of time not to exceed forty-eight consecutive hours, and not less than seventy- two hours shall elapse between the last storage period and any subsequent storage period; 3. The vehicle is located within an enclosed building; 4. The vehicle is stored or parked outside of any required front or side yard, and screened from view from any adjoining prop- erty or street. C. Where the parking or storage of such vehicles is permitted as provided in this section, the vehicle shall not be used for living, sleeping, or housing purposes. '(Ord. 128 57 (part) , 1976: Ord. 98 51 (part) , 1975: Exhibit A 525.33-2.06) .