HomeMy WebLinkAboutRES 2022-092RESOLUTION NO. 2022-92
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALM
DESERT, CALIFORNIA, ESTABLISHING A POLICY GOVERNING
THE CITY’S INSTALLATION OF WIND FENCE
WHEREAS, the City experiences wind events that result in wind-blown sand
collecting in streets and other rights-of-way; and
WHEREAS, the accumulation of sand has necessitated the closure of travel
lanes; and
WHEREAS, the removal of sand from streets and other rights -of-way cause a
financial and productivity burden on the City’s maintenance crews; and
WHEREAS, the City desires to adopt a resolution establishing a policy
governing the City’s installation of wind fencing.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of
Palm Desert, California, as follows:
SECTION 1. The City Council finds that it is in the general interest of the City
to establish a barrier between undisturbed vacant land and city streets prone to the
accumulation of blow sand.
SECTION 2. The City Council orders that the location of the wind fence meet
one or both of the following criteria:
Sand has accumulated in an adjacent street creating a safety hazard.
City maintenance crews have responded to the same location multiple
times within a weeks’ time to clean sand from the street or right-of-way.
SECTION 3. The City Council orders that the installation of wind fence only
applies to locations where the source of the sand is an undisturbed , or re-naturalized
vacant lot.
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SECTION 4. The City Council orders that the fence must be installed within
the City’s right-of-way, or within an easement which permits the installation of wind
fence.
ADOPTED ON November 17, 2022.
JAN C. HARNIK
MAYOR
ATTEST:
ANTHONY J. MEJIA
CITY CLERK
I, Anthony J. Mejia, City Clerk of the City of Palm Desert, hereby certify that
Resolution No. 2022-92 is a full, true, and correct copy, and was duly adopted at a
regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Palm Desert on November 17,
2022, by the following vote:
AYES: JONATHAN, KELLY, NESTANDE, QUINTANILLA, AND HARNIK
NOES: NONE
ABSENT: NONE
ABSTAIN: NONE
RECUSED: NONE
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the official seal
of the City of Palm Desert, California, on ______________, 20__.
ANTHONY J. MEJIA
CITY CLERK
Anthony Mejia (Nov 28, 2022 09:29 PST)
Anthony Mejia (Nov 28, 2022 09:29 PST)
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