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NOTICE OF JOINT STUDY SESSION
OF THE
PALM DESERT CITY COUNCIL
AND THE
PALM DESERT PLANNING COMMISSION
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Palm Desert City Council and the Palm Desert
Planning Commission will convene for a Joint Study Session Thursday, March 22, 2012,
at 2:00 p.m. in the Administrative Conference Room of the Palm Desert Civic Center,
73510 Fred Waring Drive, Palm Desert, California 92260. Said Study Session will be for
the purpose of discussing the City's Zoning Ordinance Update Process.
R CHELLE D. KLASSEN, ITY CLERK
CITY OF PALM DESERT, CALIFORNIA
MARCH 16, 2012
NO ACTION WILL BE TAKEN AT THE STUDY SESSION.
PURPOSE OF THE STUDY SESSION IS INFORMATION ONLY.
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Zoning Ordinance Update
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Joint Study Session
City Council&Planning Commission
March 22,2012
Discussion Topics
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• Project Overview
o Create a User Friendly Code
o Update to Comply with State Law
o Update to be Consistent with 2004 General Plan
• Organization Tools
o Tables
o Graphics
• 2004 General Plan
o Mixed Use Provisions
o High Density Overlay Designation
• Other Topics
o Daylight triangle issue(2 tot ratio)
o PDCC Setbacks
o Residential Landscaping Provisions
o Continuation of Temporary Measures
o Signage Issue(A-Frame,Neon Window)
Zoning Code Update Process
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•Issue Identification
o Direction from General Plan
o Identify deficiencies in current code(organizational,legal,etc.)
o Study sessions
•Draft Zoning Code
o Public meetings(PC/CC Study Sessions)
o Input from decision-makers
•CEQA Review
•Public Hearing Process
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Tables
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o Square footage limitations
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High Density Overlay Designation
•Zoning Ordinance does not have an HDO
•What will it do?
o Provide for a mix of residential product types
o Minimum percentage or residential units for ownership
o Affordable housing requirement
o Integrated landscaped open space
o Creative and innovative design provisions
Daylight Triangle Requirement
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•Ordinance requirement
0 2 tot setback from street
o Several recent variance requests
o Problematic on small parcels
•Options
o Eliminate requirement
o Consider alternatives(e.g.exemption for smaller parcels)
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o Smaller lots
o 5'-0"sideyards
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o Deters investment f/ �
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o Different setbacks 0
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Residential Landscaping Options
•Issues or concerns
o No standards—could result in all gravel front yards
o Landscape ratios
.Minimumimpervious surface
.Plant types(required tree,ground cover,variety,etc.)
o Water reduction techniques
Xeroscaping
.Run-off prevention(e.g.lawn areas separated from pavementby
two feet)
Temporary Programs
Should they be Continual?
•Outdoor sales(TUP instead of CUP)
•Off-site directional signage(allowed temporarily)
•Open house signage
Next Steps
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•Draft Mixed Use provision
•Create High Density Overlay designation
•Create new development standards
•Administrative Draft Development Code
o Now till the end of May
o Collaborative process with city staff
•Public hearing draft by Fall
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