HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrd 1052 CZ 03-07 77935 Delaware Place CITY OF PALM DESERT
DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
STAFF REPORT
REQUEST: Approval of a change of zone from Office Professional to Residential
Estates 40,000 for a subject property located at 77-935 Delaware
Place. - --SUBMITTED BY: Tony Bagato, Assistant Planner WPM DATE ?^`Wo`q
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APPLICANT: Thomas Barnett ,� _
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Palm Desert, CA 92211
CASE NO: C/Z 03-07
DATE: August 19, 2003
CONTENTS: Draft Resolution
Legal notice
Exhibit A
Recommendation:
Waive further reading and pass Ordinance No.1052 to second reading.
Discussion:
A. BACKGROUND:
The 1.02-acre parcel is located on the south side of Delaware Place, 126
feet west of Washington Street. There is currently an old dilapidated single-
family home on the property. Currently access to the property is restricted
from Washington Street because of a barricade on Delaware Place at the
east side of the property.
In 1997, the property was rezoned from R-3 2000 to Office Professional as
part of the implementation of Project Area 4 Specific Plan. The purpose of
the change of zone was to provide an adequate depth for professional
office development on Washington Street.
On March 6, 2002, a precise plan of design for a 14,000 square foot office
building was approved on the lot east of the subject property. Before it was
approved, the developer of that project expressed some interest in buying
the subject property for a parking lot. That did not happen and the
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developer was able to design a two-story building with adequate parking on
the one parcel. The current owner of the property is interested in tearing
down the dilapidated home to construct a new single-family that would
comply with to R.E. 40,000 standards.
B. ADJACENT ZONING AND LAND USE:
North: Office Professional /Vacant
South: Office Professional /Apartments
East: Office Professional /Vacant (PP 02-01)
West: R.E. 40,000 / Single-family home
C. GENERAL PLAN LAND USE DESIGNATION:
Office Professional
D. PLANNING COMMISSION:
On August 5, 2003, the Planning Commission unanimously supported the
change of zone.
E. ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW:
The application is a Class 5 categorical exemption for purposes of CEQA
and no further documentation is necessary.
II. ANALYSIS:
Project Area 4 Specific Plan identified public improvements and service priorities,
land use and zoning policies for the area. Along Washington Street, the Specific
Plan identified a policy that should encourage office professional uses that are
compatible with a high traffic street and low-density housing neighborhood.
In the subject area it was anticipated that a depth of two lots would be required to
develop a quality office project. The recently approved precise plan to the east of
this property demonstrates that an adequate office building design could be
achieved on a single lot. The second lot is not necessary to implement the land
use policy along Washington Street. In addition, access to the property from
Washington Street is currently restricted because of the barricade on Delaware
Place. The only way to get to the site is through the residential neighborhood. The
property owner wants to demolish the existing home and construct a new one. The
current Office Professional zoning on the lot prohibits the owner from constructing
a home.
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In conclusion, the change of zone will allow the property owner to construct a new
home that will enhance the neighborhood. The subject property is isolated from
Washington Street because of restricted access. The property naturally blends in
with the surrounding Residential Estates to the west. The approved office building
on Washington provides a buffer zone for the low-density residential neighborhood
meeting on of the goals of the Project Area 4 Specific Plan.
Submitted By: Department Head:
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Tony Bag to,-.3/ Phi ip Drell,
Assistant Planner Director of Community Development
Approval:
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CITY CLERK SEOFFICE
PALM DESERT, CA
2003 AUG 20 AM 9: 52
PROOF OF PUBLICATION This is space for County Clerk's Filing Stamp
(2015.5.C.C.P)
STATE OF CALIFORNIA
County of Riverside
I am a citizen of the United States and a resident of Proof of Publication of
the County aforesaid; I am over the age of eighteen No.5366 CITY OF PALM DESERT
years,and not a party to or interested in the LEGAL NOTICE
above-entitled matter. 1 am the principal clerk of a CASE NO. C/Z 03-07
printer of the,DESERT SUN PUBLISHING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a public hearing
will be held before the Palm Desert City Council
COMPANY a newspaper of general circulation, to consider an application for approval of a
change of zone from Office Professional to Resi-
printed and published in the city of Palm Springs, dential Estates 40,000 for a property known as
County of Riverside,and which newspaper has been 77-935 Delaware Place.
adjudged a newspaper of general circulation by the SAID_public hearing will be held on Tuesday.Au-
ggust 28 2003 at 4:00 p.m. in the Council Cham-
Superior Court of the County of Riverside,State of ber at tie Palm Desert Civic Center, 73-510 Fred
Waring Drive, Palm Desert, California, at which
California under the date of March 24,1988.Case time and place all interested persons are invited
con-
Number 191236; that the notice,of which the to attend and be heard. Written comments cerning all Items covered by this public hearing
annexed is a printed copy(set in type not smaller notice shall be accepted up to the date of the
hearing. Information concerning the proposed
than non pariel,has been published in each regular project and/or negative declaration is available for
review in the Department of Community Develop-
and entire issue of said newspaper and not in any ment at the above address between the hours of
thereof on the followingdates,to wit: 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. Monday through supplementFriday.
If you challenge the proposed actions in court,
you may be limited to raising only those issues
you or someone else raised at the public hearing
described in this notice, or in written correspon-
dence delivered to the Planning Commission (or
August 15`h city council) at, or prior to, the public hearing.
RACHELLE KIASSEN City Clerk
Palm Desert City Council
PUB:August 15,2003
All in the year 2003
I certify(or declare)under penalty of perjury that the
foregoing is true and correct.
15'h
Dated at Palm Springs,California this day
of----------August ,2003
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