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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2024-04-02 PC Regular Meeting Agenda Packet PLANNING COMMISSION CITY OF PALM DESERT MEETING AGENDA Tuesday, April 2, 2024 6:00 p.m. Council Chamber, City Hall 73-510 Fred Waring Drive Palm Desert, California Pursuant to Assembly Bill 2449, this meeting will be conducted as a hybrid meeting and there will be in-person access to this location. To participate via Zoom, use the following link: https://palmdesert.zoom.us/j/84739707419 or call (213) 338-8477, Zoom Meeting ID: 847 3970 7419 • Written public comment may also be submitted to PlanningCommission@palmdesert.gov. E- mails received by 3:00 p.m. prior to the meeting will be distributed to the Commission. Any correspondence received during or after the meeting will be distributed to the Commission as soon as practicable and retained for the official record. Emails will not be read aloud except as an ADA accommodation. • Pages 1.CALL TO ORDER 2.ROLL CALL 3.PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE 4.NONAGENDA PUBLIC COMMENTS This time has been set aside for the public to address the Planning Commission on issues that are not on the agenda for up to three minutes. Speakers may utilize one of the three options listed on the first page of the agenda. Because the Brown Act does not allow the Planning Commission to act on items not listed on the agenda, members may briefly respond or refer the matter to staff for a report and recommendation at a future meeting. 5.CONSENT CALENDAR All matters listed on the Consent Calendar are considered routine and may be approved by one motion. The public may comment on any items on the Consent Agenda within the three-minute time limit. Individual items may be removed by the Planning Commission for a separate discussion. 5.a APPROVAL OF MINUTES 5 RECOMMENDATION: Approve the Minutes of March 19, 2024. 6.CONSENT ITEMS HELD OVER 7.ACTION CALENDAR The public may comment on individual Action Items within the three-minute time limit. Speakers may utilize one of the three options listed on the first page of the agenda. 7.a RECOMMEND THAT THE CITY COUNCIL ADOPT A ZONING ORDINANCE AMENDMENT TO IMPLEMENT RESIDENTIAL AND MIXED- USE OBJECTIVE DESIGN STANDARDS, AND FIND THE PROJECT IS EXEMPT FROM THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT (CEQA) 9 RECOMMENDATION: Adopt Planning Commission Resolution No. 2863 to: Recommend the City Council approve a Zoning Ordinance Amendment amending Title 25 of the Palm Desert Municipal Code (PDMC) by adding Chapter 25.42 – Objective Design Standards and amending other sections of Title 25 of the Palm Desert Municipal Code, to enact the Residential and Mixed-Use Residential Objective Design Standards document. 1. Find the project is exempt from further California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) review pursuant to Public Resources Code Section 21065, CEQA Guidelines Sections 15060(c)(2), 15378, and/or 15061(b)(3). 2. 8.PUBLIC HEARINGS None. 9.INFORMATIONAL REPORTS & COMMENTS 9.a SUMMARY OF CITY COUNCIL ACTIONS 9.b COMMITTEE MEETING UPDATES 9.b.1 Cultural Arts Committee 9.b.2 Parks and Recreation Committee 9.c PLANNING COMMISSIONERS 9.d CITY STAFF 9.e ATTENDANCE REPORT Planning Commission Meeting Page 2 of 172 10.ADJOURNMENT The next Regular Meeting will be held on April 16, 2024, at 6:00 p.m. 11.PUBLIC NOTICES Agenda Related Materials: Pursuant to Government Code §54957.5(b)(2) the designated office for inspection of records in connection with this meeting is the Office of the City Clerk, Palm Desert Civic Center, 73-510 Fred Waring Drive, Palm Desert. Staff reports for all agenda items considered in open session, and documents provided to a majority of the legislative bodies are available for public inspection at City Hall and on the City’s website at www.palmdesert.gov. Americans with Disabilities Act: It is the intention of the City of Palm Desert to comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) in all respects. If, as an attendee or a participant at this meeting, or in meetings on a regular basis, you will need special assistance beyond what is normally provided, the City will attempt to accommodate you in every reasonable manner. Please contact the Office of the City Clerk, (760) 346-0611, at least 48 hours prior to the meeting to inform us of your needs and to determine if accommodation is feasible. AFFIDAVIT OF POSTING I hereby certify under penalty of perjury under the laws of the State of California that the foregoing agenda for the Planning Commission was posted on the City Hall bulletin board and City website not less than 72 hours prior to the meeting. /S/ Monique Lomeli Senior Deputy Clerk Planning Commission Meeting Page 3 of 172 Page 4 of 171 1 PLANNING COMMISSION CITY OF PALM DESERT REGULAR MEETING MINUTES March 19, 2024, 6:00 p.m. Present: Commissioner Nancy DeLuna, Commissioner John Greenwood, Commissioner Ron Gregory, Commissioner Lindsay Holt, Chair Joseph Pradetto Staff Present: Director of Development Services Richard Cannone, Recording Secretary Monique Lomeli, Principal Planner Nick Melloni, Principal Planner Carlos Flores, Associate Planner Kenneth Taylor 1.CALL TO ORDER A Regular Meeting of the Planning Commission was called to order by Chairman Pradetto on Tuesday, March 19, 2024, at 6:00 p.m. in the Council Chamber, City Hall, located at 73-510 Fred Waring Drive, Palm Desert, California. 2.ROLL CALL 3.PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Chair Pradetto led the Pledge of Allegiance. 4.NON­AGENDA PUBLIC COMMENTS None. 5.CONSENT CALENDAR To approve the consent calendar as presented. 5.a APPROVAL OF MINUTES Motion by: Commissioner Greenwood Seconded by: Commissioner DeLuna Approve the Minutes of March 5, 2024. Motion Carried (4 to 0 Commissioner Holt abstained) 6.CONSENT ITEMS HELD OVER 7.ACTION CALENDAR 7.a ADOPT A NOTICE OF EXEMPTION AND FIND THAT A PROPOSED STREET VACATION OF AN 8,582 SQUARE FOOT PORTION OF SHADOW LAKE Page 5 of 171 2 DRIVE IS CONSISTENT WITH THE PALM DESERT GENERAL PLAN (RESOLUTION NO. 2860) Principal Planner Carlos Flores narrated a PowerPoint presentation and responded to Commissioner inquiries. Motion by: Commissioner Gregory Seconded by: Commissioner Holt Adopt Planning Commission Resolution No. 2860 entitled, "A RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF PALM DESERT, CALIFORNIA, ADOPTING A NOTICE OF EXEMPTION AND FINDING THAT A PROPOSED STREET VACATION OF AN 8,852 SQUARE FOOT PORTION OF SHADOW LAKE DRIVE IN FAVOR OF A PROPERTY AT 73745 SHADOW LAKE DRIVE IS CONSISTENT WITH THE CITY OF PALM DESERT GENERAL PLAN (APNS: 627-342-001) CASE NOS. ST23-0008". Motion Carried (5 to 0) 8. PUBLIC HEARINGS 8.a CONSIDERATION OF A REQUEST TO APPROVE A 12­MONTH TIME EXTENSION FOR PRECISE PLAN/CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT 16­394, TO CONSTRUCT A 388­UNIT APARTMENT DEVELOPMENT ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF HOLEY LANE EAST, FORMERLY KNOWN AS THE SANDS APARTMENTS Associate Planner Kenneth Taylor narrated a PowerPoint presentation. Chair Pradetto opened the public hearing. June Engblom, Palm Desert resident, voiced support for the development; requested clarification regarding entitlements to developers, elevation, and insurance; cautioned the City against rapid growth. Edward Zakanych, Palm Desert resident, spoke in support of the project and requested clarification regarding an insurance policy protecting neighboring properties from damage during construction. Principal Planner Flores responded to Commissioner inquiries. There being no others present and desiring to speak, Chair Pradetto closed the public hearing. Motion by: Commissioner DeLuna Seconded by: Commissioner Gregory 1. Conduct a public hearing and receive public testimony. 2. Adopt Planning Commission Resolution No. 2861 entitled, “A RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF PALM DESERT, CALIFORNIA, APPROVING AN 12-MONTH TIME Page 6 of 171 3 EXTENSION FOR PRECISE PLAN/ CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT/ ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT 16-394 UNTIL MARCH 19, 2025.” Motion Carried (5 to 0) 8.b CONSIDERATION TO ADOPT A NOTICE OF EXEMPTION AND APPROVE A PRECISE PLAN TO CONSTRUCT A 384­UNIT APARTMENT DEVELOPMENT AT THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF DICK KELLY DRIVE AND GATEWAY DRIVE (ASSESSORS PARCEL NUMBER 694­130­016 AND ­021) Principal Planner Carlos Flores narrated a PowerPoint presentation and responded to Commissioner inquiries. Chair Pradetto opened the public hearing. Steve Vliss, applicant, expressed appreciation to staff and responded to Commissioner inquiries concerning window recess measurements, color schemes, and landscaping selections. There being no others present and desiring to speak Chair Pradetto closed the public hearing. Motion by: Commissioner Gregory Seconded by: Commissioner Holt Adopt Resolution No. 2862 entitled, “A RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF PALM DESERT, CALIFORNIA, ADOPTING A NOTICE OF EXEMPTION PURSUANT TO THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT AND APPROVING A PRECISE PLAN TO CONSTRUCT A 384 UNIT MULTIFAMILY RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT AT THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF GATEWAY DRIVE AND DICK KELLY DRIVE (ASSESSOR’S PARCEL NUMBER 694-130-016 AND 694-130-021) CASE NOS. EA23-0005/PP23-0005 Motion Carried (5 to 0) 8.c CONSIDER THE REVOCATION OF CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT 17­0030 FOR A CANNABIS FACILITY LOCATED AT 77­700 ENFIELD LANE Director of Development Services Richard Cannone reported that the applicant voluntarily surrendered their license and conditional use permit, negating the need to conduct a public hearing. The Commission received and filed a written update that was provided in the agenda materials. 9. INFORMATIONAL REPORTS & COMMENTS 9.a SUMMARY OF CITY COUNCIL ACTIONS Page 7 of 171 4 9.b COMMITTEE MEETING UPDATES 9.b.1 Cultural Arts Committee Commissioner Holt reported the Cultural Arts Committee selected sculptures for the El Paseo Sculpture Exhibition. 9.b.2 Parks and Recreation Committee None. 9.c PLANNING COMMISSIONERS The Commission requested an update on the landscaping and potential for irrigation at the roundabout on Magnesia Falls and San Pablo Avenue. Commissioner Greenwood reported a positive experience at the Planning Commission academy and expressed appreciation to staff for providing the sponsorship. 9.d CITY STAFF Principal Planner Nick Melloni provided information regarding an upcoming community engagement workshop concerning an update to the University Neighborhood Specific Plan and planning of the vacant 170 acres located on the northeast corner of Portola Avenue and Frank Sinatra Drive. 9.e ATTENDANCE REPORT 10. ADJOURNMENT The Planning Commission adjourned at 6:48 p.m. 11. PUBLIC NOTICES ________________________________ Monique Lomeli, Senior Deputy Clerk Recording Secretary ___________________________________________ Richard Cannone, Director of Development Services Secretary to the Planning Commission Page 8 of 171 Page 1 of 3 CITY OF PALM DESERT PLANNING COMMISSION STAFF REPORT MEETING DATE: April 2, 2024 PREPARED BY: Nick Melloni, AICP, Principal Planner REQUEST: RECOMMEND THAT THE CITY COUNCIL ADOPT A ZONING ORDINANCE AMENDMENT TO IMPLEMENT RESIDENTIAL AND MIXED-USE OBJECTIVE DESIGN STANDARDS, AND FIND THE PROJECT IS EXEMPT FROM THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT (CEQA) RECOMMENDATION: Adopt Planning Commission Resolution No. 28 63 to: 1. Recommend the City Council approve a Zoning Ordinance Amendment amending Title 25 of the Palm Desert Municipal Code (PDMC) by adding Chapter 25.42 – Objective Design Standards and amending other sections of Title 25 of the Palm Desert Municipal Code, to enact the Residential and Mixed-Use Residential Objective Design Standards document. 2. Find the project is exempt from further California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) review pursuant to Public Resources Code Section 21065, CEQA Guidelines Sections 15060(c)(2), 15378, and/or 15061(b)(3). EXECUTIVE SUMMARY/BACKGROUND: At its February 6, 2024, regular meeting, the Planning Commission unanimously adopted Resolution No. 2852 recommending that the City Council adopt a notice of exemption in accordance with CEQA and approving the Zoning Ordinance Amendment (ZOA). As part of their recommendation of approval, the Planning Commission included the following substantive changes to the Residential and Mixed-Use Residential Objective Design Standards document (ODS) : 1. Amend ODS 3.9.4 to require that an active water amenity be mandatory instead of one of the options and define water amenity to be an active/usable feature with images that it is intended to be a splash pad or similar amenity, and not a passive water fo untain. 2. Amend ODS 5.1.4 to increase the size of the parking lot landscape islands to ensure the healthy growth of trees. 3. Amend the diagram for ODS 3.3.1 to allow for the clustering and offsetting of trees (creating an “oasis effect”). The amended standards were presented to the Palm Desert City Council at the March 14, 2024, regular meeting. The City Council approved the ZOA with amendments to the ODS document including the following substantive changes: Page 9 of 171 City of Palm Desert – Planning Commission Residential and Mixed-Use Objective Design Standards Page 2 of 3 1. Adding a standard to ODS 3.4 / 3.5 that any invasive, noxious, and nuisance plant species and any plant species designated by the weed control regulations in the Federal Noxious Weed Control and Eradication Act of 2004 and identified on a regional district noxious plant species control list, and in Chapter 24.04 of the Palm Desert Municipal Code (“PDMC”) shall be prohibited. 2. Amending ODS 4.2.1 to revise language so that no building wall shall exceed 250 feet in length. 3. Amending ODS 4.2.2 (building breaks), revise language so that a minimum 40-foot open- to-the-sky building breaks shall be provided between resulting structures. 4. Amending ODS 4.3.1 so that a minimum of four out of the 11 options for building modulation must be utilized to be in compliance with the standard. 5. Removing ODS 5.5.1 (and updating the numbering of the following standards) so that there isn’t language which prohibits surface parking lots in the frontage setback or between buildings and the public street. If someone were to place a surface parking lot in this area, they would have to comply with ODS 5.1.2, which already mandates either providing a fence or wall (5.1.2b) or a 10 foot landscape buffer (5.1.2.c). 6. Other text modifications and clarifications are summarized in the attached errata sheet. The City Council modified the recommendation of the Planning Commission in their motion to approve first reading of the ordinance amendment. The modifications are substantial and were not considered by the Planning Commission during the February 6, 2024, hearing. Therefore, the Ordinance must be referred to the Planning Commission for report and recommendation in accordance with Government Code Section 65827. Adoption of the resolution will accept the modifications and recommend approval of the Ordinance. The item will return to the City Council for first reading at a future hearing. ANALYSIS: The modifications are consistent with policies of the Palm Desert General Plan and input received during the drafting of the ODS document. Public Notification In accordance with Government Code Section 65857, the Planning Commission is not required to hold a public hearing to consider the modifications to the original recommendation. Environmental Assessment/Environment Review: Pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), Public Resources Code Section 21000, et. seq., as amended and implementing State CEQA Guidelines, Title 14, Chapter 3 of the California Code of Regulations (collectively “CEQA”), the adoption of the Ordinance implementing the objective design standards and Objective Design Standards document do not constitute a “project” within the meaning of Public Resources Code Section 21065, 14 Cal Code Regs. Section 15060(c)(2) or 15378 because it has no potential for resulting in either a direct physical change in the environment, or a reasonably foreseeable indirect physical change in the Page 10 of 171 City of Palm Desert – Planning Commission Residential and Mixed-Use Objective Design Standards Page 3 of 3 environment. Even if the adoption of the Ordinance implementing the objective design standards and the City of Palm Desert Objective Design Standards d ocument did constitute a project under CEQA, the objective design standards document falls within the “common sense” exemption set forth in 14 Cal. Code Regs. Section 15061(b)(3), excluding projects where “it can be seen with certainty that there is no possibility that the activity in question may have a significant effect on the environment…” Therefore, the proposed objective design standards document do es not warrant further environmental review. Legal Review: This staff report has been reviewed by the City Attorney’s office. Findings of Approval: Findings can be made in support of the project under the City’s Municipal Code. Findings in support of this project are contained in Planning Commission Resolution No. 2863, attached to this staff report. ATTACHMENTS: 1. Draft Planning Commission Resolution No. 2863 2. Adopted Planning Commission Resolution No. 2852 3. Palm Desert Multifamily and Mixed-Use Objective Design Standards 4. Errata Sheet Summarizing Changes from March 14, 2024, Council Meeting Page 11 of 171 Page 12 of 171 PLANNING COMMISSION RESOLUTION NO. 2863 A RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF PALM DESERT, CALIFORNIA, RECOMMENDING THAT THE CITY COUNCIL MAKE A FINDING THAT THE PROJECT IS EXEMPT FROM FURTHER ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW PURSUANT TO THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT (CEQA) AND APPROVE AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE PALM DESERT MUNICIPAL CODE TO ADD CHAPTER 25.42 – MULTIFAMILY AND MIXED-USE OBJECTIVE DESIGN STANDARDS, AMENDING OTHER CHAPTERS OF THE ZONING ORDINANCE TO IMPLEMENT CITY-WIDE MULTIFAMILY AND MIXED-USE RESIENTIAL OBJECTIVE DESIGN STANDARDS CASE NO. ZOA24-0001 WHEREAS, Government Code Section 65800 et seq. provides for the amendment of any and all adopted City of Palm Desert (“City”) zoning laws, ordinances, rules and regulations; and WHEREAS, on September 29, 2017, in an effort to address the State’s ongoing housing crisis, Governor Newsom signed Senate Bill 35 (Wiener) into law, which amended Government Code Sections 65400 and 65582.1, and added Section 65913.4, requiring cities and counties to streamline their review and approval of eligible housing projects; and WHEREAS, on October 9, 2019, in an effort to address the State’s ongoing housing crisis, Governor Newsom signed Senate Bill 330 (Skinner) into law, which amended Government Code Section 65589.5 and 65941.1 of the Government Code, relating to housing limiting a jurisdiction’s ability to deny a housing project when it complies with all objective general plan and zoning standards; and WHEREAS, on September 28, 2022, in an effort to address the State’s ongoing housing crisis, Governor Newsom signed Assembly Bill 2011 (Wicks) into law, which amended Government Code Section 65400 and 65585, and added 65912.100-101 requiring jurisdictions to subject certain multifamily housing projects in commercial districts to a ministerial, streamlined approval process if the development satisfies specified objective planning standards; and WHEREAS, the City of Palm Desert will amend the Palm Desert Municipal Code to provide regulations for Multifamily and Mixed-Use Objective Design standards to ensure quality, economically feasible, and sustainable design under the streamlined review and approval processes required by state law; including Senate Bill (“SB”) 35, SB 330, and Assembly Bill (“AB”) 2011; and WHEREAS, the City has complied with the requirements of the Local Planning and Zoning Law (Government Code section 65100 et seq.), and the City’s applicable ordinances and resolutions with respect to approval of amendments to Title 25 of the Palm Desert Municipal Code (“Zoning Ordinance”); and WHEREAS, in an effort to comply with Housing Streamlining Laws and anticipated removal of the discretionary design and site review process for certain housing projects, an amendment to the City’s Zoning Ordinance regulating and implementing Objective Design Standards is proposed and attached hereto as Exhibit “A” of this Resolution No. 2863 and Page 13 of 171 PLANNING COMMISSION RESOLUTION NO. 2863 2 the Palm Desert Multifamily and Mixed-Use Objective Design Standards are attached hereto as “Exhibit B”; and WHEREAS, the Planning Commission of the City of Palm Desert, California, did schedule a public hearing on January 16, 2024, to consider the requestion, which was cancelled due to a lack of quorum; and WHEREAS, the Planning Commission of the City of Palm Desert, California, did on February 6, 2024, hold a duly noticed public hearing to consider the project and unanimously voted to adopt Planning Commission Resolution No. 2852 recommending the City Council approve the project with modifications; and WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Palm Desert, California, did on March 14, 2024, hold a duly noticed public hearing to consider the recommendation of Planning Commission Resolution No. 2852; and WHEREAS, at said public hearing, the City Council requested modifications of the Palm Desert Multifamily and Mixed-Use Objective Design Standards Document which included several substantial modifications to several standards contained in said Document which constitute a modification of the Planning Commission recommendation; and WHEREAS, pursuant to Government Code Section 65837 any modification of the proposed ordinance or amendment by the City Council not previously considered by the planning commission during its hearing, shall first be referred to the planning commission for report and recommendation, but the planning commission shall not be required to hold a public hearing thereon; and WHEREAS, the Planning Commission of the City of Palm Desert, California, did on April 2, 2024, hold a meeting to consider the modified ordinance, which includes the City Council revisions of the Palm Desert Multifamily and Mixed-Use Objective Design Standards Document; and WHEREAS, the ZOA modifies the Palm Desert Municipal Code (PDMC) Chapter 25 (Zoning) to change and update land uses and definitions; and WHEREAS, under Section 21067 of the Public Resources Code, Section 15367 of the State California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines (Cal. Code Regs., tit. 14, § 15000 et seq.) and the City of Palm Desert’s (“City’s”) Local CEQA Guidelines, the City is the lead agency for the Project; and WHEREAS, the Project has complied with the requirements of the "City of Palm Desert Procedure for Implementation of CEQA” Resolution No. 2019-41, in that the Director of Development Services has determined that the Project will not have a foreseeable significant impact on the environment and that the Project is eligible for an exemption exempt Section 15061(b)(3) General Rule of the CEQA Guidelines; therefore, no further environmental review is necessary at this time; and WHEREAS, at the said meeting, upon hearing and considering all testimony and arguments, if any, of all interested persons desiring to be heard, the Planning Commission did find the following facts and reasons, which are outlined in the staff report, exist to justify approval of said request: Page 14 of 171 PLANNING COMMISSION RESOLUTION NO. 2863 3 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Planning Commission of the City of Palm Desert, California, as follows: SECTION 1. Findings. The Planning Commission hereby finds that: A. The City of Palm Desert, California (“City”), a municipal corporation duly organized under the constitution and laws of the State of California; and B. The Planning and Zoning Law authorizes cities to establish by 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 PDMC amendment to Title 25 as shown in Exhibit “A” and Palm Desert Multifamily and Mixed- Use Objective Design Standards shown in Exhibit “B” which is attached hereto and incorporated herewith. SECTION 3. CEQA. Pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), Public Resources Code Section 21000, et. seq., as amended and implementing State CEQA Guidelines, Title 14, Chapter 3 of the California Code of Regulations (collectively “CEQA”), the adoption of the Ordinance implementing the objective design standards and the Multifamily and Mixed-Use Objective Design Standards do not constitute a “project” within the meaning of Public Resources Code Section 21065, 14 Cal Code Regs. Section 15060(c)(2) or 15378 because it has no potential for resulting in either a direct physical change in the environment, or a reasonably foreseeable indirect physical change in the environment. Even if the adoption of the Ordinance implementing the objective design standards and the Multifamily and Mixed-Use Objective Design Standards document did constitute a project under CEQA, the objective design standards documents fall within the “common sense” exemption set forth in 14 Cal. Code Regs. Section 15061(b)(3), excluding projects where “it can be seen with certainty that there is no possibility that the activity in question may have a significant effect on the environment…” Therefore, the proposed objective design standards documents do not warrant further environmental review. Thi s determination reflects the independent judgement and analysis of the City as the lead agency for the Amendment. SECTION 4. 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 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 5. Project Recommendation. The Planning Commission hereby recommends to the Palm Desert City Council approval of Case No. ZOA24-0001 as depicted in Exhibit A, attached hereto; and Page 15 of 171 PLANNING COMMISSION RESOLUTION NO. 2863 4 SECTION 6. Execution of Resolution. The Chairperson of the Planning Commission signs this Resolution, and the Secretary to the Commission shall attest and certify the passage and adoption thereof. 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 recommendation by the Planning Commission in this case. 2. That the Planning Commission does hereby recommend approval of Case No. ZOA24-0001 to the City Council. ADOPTED ON April 2, 2024. JOSEPH PRADETTO CHAIRPERSON ATTEST: RICHARD D. CANNONE, AICP SECRETARY I, Richard D. Cannone, AICP, Secretary of the City of Palm Desert, hereby certify that Resolution No. is a full, true, and correct copy, and was duly adopted at a regular meeting of the Planning Commission of the City of Palm Desert on April 2, 2024 by the following vote: AYES: NOES: ABSENT: ABSTAIN: RECUSED: IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the official seal of the City of Palm Desert, California, on April ___, 2024. RICHARD D. CANNONE, AICP SECRETARY Page 16 of 171 PLANNING COMMISSION RESOLUTION NO. 2863 5 “EXHIBIT A” ZONING ORDINANCE AMENDMENT SECTION 1. Amendment to Palm Desert Municipal Code. Palm Desert Municipal Code Chapter 25.42 is hereby added as follows. Chapter 25.42 MULTIFAMILY AND MIXED-USE OBJECTIVE DESIGN STANDARDS Sections: 25.42.010 – Purpose and intent 25.42.020 – Applicability 25.42.030 – Relationship to other standards and requirements 25.42.040 – Exceptions 25.42.050 – Review and decision 25.42.060 – Appeals 25.42.070 – Post-decision procedure 25.42.010 - Purpose and intent This chapter is intended to establish and apply objective design standards to new multi-family residential and mixed- use development projects within the City of Palm Desert where state law limits the City’s enforcement of design standards to objective standards or where state law or the Palm Desert Municipal Code requires a ministerial approval process, except for those projects described in Section 25.42.040. The purpose of this chapter is to: 1. Create high-quality, enforceable objective design standards. 2. Streamline the review and approval process for qualifying residential and mixed-use projects. 3. Ensure greater certainty for applicants, decision makers, residents, and the public. 4. Enhance the existing character and to maintain compatibility with other established uses within the City as new development and property improvements occur. 5. Continue to ensure the highest level of design quality while allowing for appropriate flexibility to create variation as needed. 6. Create objective design standards that involve no personal or subjective judgement, verifiable by reference to an external and uniform benchmark or criterion. Page 17 of 171 PLANNING COMMISSION RESOLUTION NO. 2863 6 7. Facilitate the implementation of the Palm Desert General Plan. 8. Update standards on a timely basis to respond to new legislative actions. 25.42.020 - Applicability 1. The provisions of this chapter shall apply to all new multi-family residential and mixed- use development projects located within the following zoning districts: A. Mixed Residential District (R-2). B. Multifamily Residential District (R-3). C. Planned Residential District (PR). D. Office Professional (OP). E. Planned Commercial (PC). F. Specialty Commercial Center (PC-1). G. District Commercial Center (PC-2). H. Regional Commercial Center (PC-3). I. Resort Commercial Center (PC-4) 2. The provisions of this chapter shall apply where state law or the Palm Desert Municipal Code requires a ministerial approval process. 3. The City of Palm Desert Objective Design Standards are hereby adopted and incorporated by reference herein, and as adopted by City the City Council and amended from time to time. 25.42.030 - Relationship to other standards and requirements The City of Palm Desert intends this chapter to establish reasonable, uniform and comprehensive standards and procedures for multi-family residential and mixed housing development within applicable areas, consistent with and to the extent permitted under federal and California State law. The standards and procedures contained in this chapter are intended to, and should be applied to, protect and promote public health, safety and welfare, and also balance the benefits that flow from robust, comprehensive housing development with the city’s local values, which include, without limitation, the aesthetic character of the City, its neighborhoods and community. The provisions of this chapter are intended to supersede other chapters and design guidelines, except as noted below: 1. Standards for Applicable Zoning District. The Objective Design Standards supplement and are in addition to the development standards for the applicable zoning district in which a proposed project is located. 2. Subdivision Regulations. Title 26 establishes regulations for the subdivision of land throughout the City of Palm Desert. Where conflict exists between the Objective Design Standards and the provisions of Title 26, the Objective Design Standard shall govern. 3. Relation to Other Regulations. Where a conflict occurs between the requirements of the Objective Design Standards and other city requirements, the more restrictive provisions shall apply. Page 18 of 171 PLANNING COMMISSION RESOLUTION NO. 2863 7 4. The Objective Design Standards provide language, diagrams, sketches, and graphics to assist developers and the pub in understanding the standards and how they shall be applied to qualifying residential projects. 25.42.40 Exceptions A. Projects seeking to deviate or to not comply with the objective design standards are required to obtain Design Review approval by the Architectural Review Commission pursuant to the requirements of Chapter 25.68, prior to obtaining approval by the Planning Commission. B. Exempt Housing Projects. The provisions of this chapter are not applicable to: 1. Single-family detached homes. 2. Single-family detached homes as part of a major subdivision. 3. Duplex homes. 4. Accessory dwelling units pursuant to Section 25.34.030. 5. Two-unit projects pursuant to Section 25.34.080. 6. Renovations, additions, or expansions of existing residential buildings. i. Where an addition or expansion of existing residential multi-family and mixed use residential is greater than 50%, of the existing floor area, the site plan shall comply with the Objective Design Standards for landscaping. 7. Mixed-use projects with less than two-thirds of the building square footage dedicated to housing. 8. Housing developed within Specific Plans which have adopted objective design standards as a part of the Specific Plan. If the specific plan silent regarding a standard, the ODS shall govern. 25.42.50 Review and decision procedure 1. The Director shall be the review authority for any Objective Design Review approval for projects subject to the objective design standards. Land use approval of any entitlement required in conjunction of the Objective Design Review shall be made by the review authority identified in Chapter 25.60 – Procedures. 2. The applicant shall submit all materials required by the Director, including any materials required by checklists created for the review process. 3. The Director shall evaluate the application based on the project’s conformance with the objective development and design standards. 4. In approving an Objective Design Review subject to objective design standards, the Director may impose conditions of approval as deemed necessary to: a. Ensure that the proposal conforms to the general plan and other applicable plans, or policies adopted by the City Council and or additional discretionary approvals. b. Ensure that the proposal meets the requirements of the zoning district where the proposal is located, as well as any other applicable provisions of the Development Code; and c. Comply with the objective design standards as adopted within, or by reference in Section 25.42. Page 19 of 171 PLANNING COMMISSION RESOLUTION NO. 2863 8 25.42.060 – Appeals The Design Review for Residential projects utilizing objective design standards are evaluated under a ministerial review process for conformance with this section. The review authority may restrict or deny a proposed residential design if they determine that the design is not consistent with the objective design standards. The appeal will be heard by the Planning Commission and shall be subject to a review by the Architectural Review Commission consistent with the Design Review process and the requirements of Chapter 25.68. 25.42.070 Post-decision procedures The procedures and requirements relating to appeals, project revisions, issuance of a building permit, effective dates, lapse of approval, extensions, and revocations located in Chapter 25.60 – Procedures shall apply following the decision on an application for an Objective Design Review. To the extent any state law limits the total number of public hearings that may be held on a project, including appeals, the Planning Commission shall have the discretion, to refer the appeal directly to the Council for a decision. SECTION 2. Amendment to Palm Desert Municipal Code. Palm Desert Municipal Code Section 25.10.030 is hereby amended as follows: 25.10.030 Allowed Land Uses and Permit Requirements Table 25.10-1 “Use Matrix for Residential Districts” below identifies land uses and corresponding permit requirements for residential districts and all other provisions of this title. Descriptions/definitions of the land uses can be found in Chapter 25.99 (Definitions). The Special Use Provisions column in the table identifies the specific chapter or section where additional regulations for that use type are located within this title. Use regulations in the table are shown with a representative symbol by use classification listing: “P” symbolizes uses permitted by right, “A” symbolizes uses that require approval of an administrative use permit, “C” symbolizes uses that require approval of a conditional use permit, and “N” symbolizes uses that are not permitted. Uses that are not listed are not permitted. However, the Commission may make a use determination as outlined in Section 25.72.020 (Use Determinations). Table 25.10-1: Use Matrix for Residential Districts Residential Zoning District (P=Permitted; A=Administrative Use Permit; L=Large Family Day Care Use Permit; C=Conditional Use Permit; N=Not Permitted) RE R-1 R-2 R-3 R- 1M HPR PR Special Use Provisions Residential Uses Assisted living N C C C N N C Accessory dwelling unit P P P P P N P 25.34.030 Condominium N N C C N N C 25.42 Dwelling, duplex N N P P N N N Dwelling, multifamily N N P P N N C 25.10.040.A / 25.42 Page 20 of 171 PLANNING COMMISSION RESOLUTION NO. 2863 9 Residential Zoning District (P=Permitted; A=Administrative Use Permit; L=Large Family Day Care Use Permit; C=Conditional Use Permit; N=Not Permitted) RE R-1 R-2 R-3 R- 1M HPR PR Special Use Provisions Dwelling, second P P P P N P P 25.34.030 Dwelling, single-family P P P N N P P Farmworker housing N N N N N N N Group home P P P N N P P 25.10.040.B Guest dwelling P P P N N P P Home-based business P P P P P P P 25.34.020 Junior accessory dwelling unit P P P P P N P 25.34.030 Manufactured home parks N N N N C N N Planned unit development, residential N N C C N C C 25.10.040.C Transitional and supportive housing see Note 1 25.42 Agriculture-Related Uses Apiary P P P N N P P 25.34.170 Botanical conservatory A N N N N N N Crops and horticulture, limited A N N N N N N Domestic animals P P P P P P P Garden, private P P P P P P P Greenhouse, commercial C N N N N N N Greenhouse, private P P P A A P P Horticulture, private P P P P P P P Kennel C N N N N N C 25.10.040.D Livestock raising, noncommercial C N N N N N N Nursery C N N N N N N Orchard A N N N N N N Stable, boarding A N N N N N N 25.10.040.E Stable, private A N N N N N N 25.10.040.E Recreation, Resource Preservation, Open Space, and Public Assembly Uses Cemetery N N N N N N C Community facility N N N N N N C Club, private N N C C N N C Crematory N N N N N N N Day care, large family P P P P P P P Day care, small family P P P P P P P Institution, educational2 C C C C C N C Institution, general2 N N N C N N C Institution, religious C C C C N N C Public park P P P P P P P Recreational use, commercial N N N N N N C 25.10.040.G Recreational vehicle park N N N N C N C Recreation facility, commercial N N N N N N N Recreation facility, incidental C C C C C N C 25.10.040.H Recreation facility, private P N N P P N P Recreation facility, public C C C C C N C Utility, Transportation, Public Facility, and Communication Uses Electric substation N N N N N N N Fire station C C C C N N C Public service facility C C C C C N N Public utility C C C C C N N Utility facility N N N N N N C Retail, Service, and Office Uses Bed and breakfast C N N C N N N Commercial parking lot N C N C N N N 25.10.040.I Condominium hotel, converted N N C C N N C Page 21 of 171 PLANNING COMMISSION RESOLUTION NO. 2863 10 Residential Zoning District (P=Permitted; A=Administrative Use Permit; L=Large Family Day Care Use Permit; C=Conditional Use Permit; N=Not Permitted) RE R-1 R-2 R-3 R- 1M HPR PR Special Use Provisions Hospital N N C C N N C Hotel N N N C N N C 25.10.040.J Neighborhood government office N N C C N N N 25.10.040.K Office parking lot N C C C N N N 25.10.040.L Professional office N N C C N N N 25.10.040.M Resort hotel N N N C N N C 25.10.040.J Timeshares N N N N N N C Temporary Uses See Section 25.34.080 Notes: 1. Transitional and supportive housing shall be subject to only those restrictions that apply to other residential uses of the same type in the same zone. 2. Trade schools are not permitted. Section 3 – Section 25.10.050 SECTION 3. Amendment to Palm Desert Municipal Code. Palm Desert Municipal Code Section 25.10.040 is hereby amended as follows: 25.10.040 Specific Use Standards A. Multifamily. Multifamily dwelling units are permitted within the R-2 district up to a maximum of 10 dwelling units per acre, or as indicated on the zoning map. Multifamily dwelling units are permitted within the R-3 district at densities between 7 and 40 dwelling units per acre, or as indicated on the zoning map. All new multifamily uses, mixed-use residential, and attached condominiums must comply with the requirements of 25.42 – Objective Design Standards. SECTION 4. Amendment to Palm Desert Municipal Code. Palm Desert Municipal Code Section 25.16.030 is hereby amended as follows: 25.16.030 Allowed Land Uses and Permit Requirements Table 25.16-1 (Use Matrix for Commercial and Industrial Districts) identifies allowed uses and corresponding permit requirements for commercial and industrial districts and all other provisions of this title. Descriptions/definitions of the land uses can be found in Chapter 25.99 (Definitions). The “Special Use Provisions” column in the table identifies Page 22 of 171 PLANNING COMMISSION RESOLUTION NO. 2863 11 the specific chapter or section where additional regulations for the specific use type are located within this title. Use regulations in the table are shown with representative symbols by use classification listing: “P” symbolizes uses permitted by right, “A” symbolizes uses that require approval of an administrative use permit, “C” symbolizes uses that require approval of a conditional use permit, and “N” symbolizes uses that are not permitted. Uses that are not listed are not permitted. However, the Commission may make a use determination as outlined in Section 25.72.020 (Use Determinations). Table 25.16-1: Use Matrix for Commercial and Industrial Districts Commercial/Industrial District (P=Permitted; A=Administrative Use Permit; C=Conditional Use Permit; N=Not Permitted) OP PC-1 PC-2 PC-3 PC-4 SI Special Use Provisions Residential Uses Caretaker housing N N N N N P 25.16.040.A Condominium C C C N C C 25.16.040.B / 25.42 Dwelling, duplex C C C C C C 25.16.040.B Dwelling, multifamily C C C C C C 25.16.040.B / 25.42 Dwelling, single-family C C C N C C 25.16.040.B Group home C C N N C C 25.16.040.B / 25.42 Single-room occupancies N N N N N C Homeless shelter N N N N N P Recreation, Resource Preservation, Open Space, and Public Assembly Uses Amusement facility, indoors N N C C C N Amusement facility, outdoors N N N C C N Community facility N N N N N P Day care center N A A A A N Emergency shelters N P N N N P Entertainment facility, indoor N N N P P N Entertainment facility, outdoor N N N P P N Institution, educational C C C N N C Institution, general C N C N N C Institution, religious C N C N N C Open space (developed or natural) N P P N P N Recreation facility, commercial N N P P P N Recreation facility, private N N N P P N Theater/auditorium N N P P N N Utility, Transportation, Public Facility, and Communication Uses Commercial communication tower C C C C C C 25.16.040.C Commercial parking lot C N N N N N Public utility installation N N N N N P Public facility (utility or service) N N N N N P Utility facility N N C N N P Retail, Service, and Office Uses Accessory massage establishment P N P P P N 25.34.160 Adult entertainment N N N N N C 25.16.040.D Ancillary commercial A P P P N A 25.16.040.E Page 23 of 171 PLANNING COMMISSION RESOLUTION NO. 2863 12 Commercial/Industrial District (P=Permitted; A=Administrative Use Permit; C=Conditional Use Permit; N=Not Permitted) OP PC-1 PC-2 PC-3 PC-4 SI Special Use Provisions Art gallery A P P P P C Art studio A P P P P C Bed and breakfast N A A A A N Business support services N N N N P P Cannabis retail N C C C C N 25.34.120 Cannabis testing and research laboratory C N N N N C 25.34.120 Convention and visitors bureau N N P N P N Drugstore N P P P N N Financial institution C P P P N N Grocery store N P P P N N 25.16.040.F Health club, gyms or studios N A P P P A Hotel N A A A P N 25.34.070 Independent stand-alone massage N N P P N N 25.34.160 Liquor store N P P P N N Liquor, beverage and food items shop N P P P P N Medical, clinic P N P P N N Medical, office P P P P N N Medical, hospital N N N N N C Medical, laboratory P N N N N P Medical office, accessory N N N N N P 25.16.040.G Medical, research facility P P N N N C Mortuary N N N N N P Office, professional P N P P P P Office, local government P N N N N P Office, travel agency P P P P P N Outdoor sales N N A A A A Personal services N P P P P N Restaurant A A A A P A 25.16.040.E / H Retail N P P P P N Retail, bulky items N N N P P N Spa N N P P P N Time-share project N N N C C N Veterinary clinics/animal hospitals A N A A N A Pet boarding N A A A N A Automobile and Vehicle Uses Automotive rental agency N N N N P P Automotive gasoline station N N C C N C 25.34.090 Automotive service facility N N C C N P 25.34.090 Automotive sales new and used (outdoor/indoor) N N N N N C (outdoor) A (indoor) Automotive sales of accessory parts and supplies N N N P P N Vehicle storage facility N N N N N P 25.16.040.I Industrial, Manufacturing, and Processing Uses Cannabis cultivation N N N N N C 25.34.120 Cannabis delivery N N N N N C 25.34.120 Cannabis distribution N N N N N C 25.34.120 Cannabis manufacturing N N N N N C 25.34.120 Industrial planned unit development N N N N N P Page 24 of 171 PLANNING COMMISSION RESOLUTION NO. 2863 13 Commercial/Industrial District (P=Permitted; A=Administrative Use Permit; C=Conditional Use Permit; N=Not Permitted) OP PC-1 PC-2 PC-3 PC-4 SI Special Use Provisions Light industrial and research and development N N N N N P Maintenance facility N N N N N P Pest control facility N N N N N P Preparation of foodstuffs N N N N N P Production of home and office decor accessories N N N N N P Warehouse or storage facility N N N N N P Temporary Uses See Section 25.34.080 1 The establishment may be permitted with an administrative use permit but may be elevated to a conditional use permit at the discretion of the ZA based on: parking, traffic, or other impacts. SECTION 5. Amendment to Palm Desert Municipal Code. Palm Desert Municipal Code Section 25.16.040(B) is hereby amended as follows: B. Residential (mixed use). Residential uses may be established and maintained to be compatible with the permitted or the approved conditional uses in the vicinity. Residential uses may be conditionally approved in a mixed-use development subject to a conditional use permit to review for compatibility with existing use in the vicinity. All new multifamily or mixed- use developments shall be subject to Chapter 25.42. SECTION 6. Amendment to Palm Desert Municipal Code. Palm Desert Municipal Code Section 25.60.070 is hereby amended as follows: 25.60.070 Approving Authority A. Designated approving authority. The approving authority as designated in Table 25.60-1 (Approving Authority for Land Use Permits/Entitlements) shall approve, conditionally approve, or deny the proposed land use or development permit or entitlement in accordance with the requirements of this title. Table 25.60-1 identifies recommending (R), final (F), and appeal (A) authorities for each permit or entitlement. In acting on a permit, the approving authority shall make all required findings. Table 25.60-1: Approving Authority for Land Use Permits/Entitlements Type of Entitlement, Permit, or Decision ZA Director ARC PC CC Residential remodels and additions F A A F Certificates of use and occupancy F A A Temporary use permits F A A Home-based business permits F A A Page 25 of 171 PLANNING COMMISSION RESOLUTION NO. 2863 14 Large family day care use permits F F RR Adjustments F A F RR Administrative use permits F F RR Reasonable accommodation F A F RR Design Reviews R F A Objective Design Review F R A2 A Sign design review R F A Zoning decision F A A Use determinations R F A Precise plans R R1 F A Development plans R R1 F A Conditional use permits R R1 F A Condominium conversion permits R F A Variances R R1 F A Planned community developments R R1 R F Amendments—Zoning ordinance R R F Amendments—Zoning map R R F Prezoning for annexed areas R R F Development agreements R R F General Plan updates R R F Director=Director of Community Development, ZA=Zoning Administrator, ARC=Architectural Review Commission, PC=Planning Commission, CC=City Council, R=Review Body, F=Final Decision (unless appealed), A=Appeal Body, and RR=Request Review only. Footnote: 1. A final determination is made by the ARC for design-related decisions as specified in Chapter 25.68 (Decisions by the Architectural Review Commission). 2. All appeals of the Director’s Determination shall be made to the Planning Commission and shall be subject to a discretionary review by the ARC subject to Section 25.68.040 Findings of the ARC, in addition to other appeal findings required by this Title. SECTION 7. Amendment to Palm Desert Municipal Code. Palm Desert Municipal Code Section 25.68.020 is hereby amended as follows: 25.68.020 Design Review Required A. Purpose and applicability. Design review allows for specified projects to be reviewed by the ARC to ensure that design objectives of Palm Desert as specified in the General Plan are achieved. Design review is required, as follows: Page 26 of 171 PLANNING COMMISSION RESOLUTION NO. 2863 15 1. Prior to permit issuance. No plan, elevation for buildings or structures, or alterations shall be approved and no permit shall be issued for any building, structure, sign, or other development of property or appurtenances or alterations thereto, except in single-family residential districts and developments subject to Objective Design Standards requirements of Chapter 25.42, without review and approval by the ARC. 2. The ARC shall review all plans submitted with applications for moving buildings within or into the City. Photographs shall be included with the application showing all elevations, the structure proposed to be moved, the proposed site, and the buildings adjacent to the proposed site. The ARC shall determine whether the building proposed to be moved will fit harmoniously into the neighborhood wherein it is to be located. It may approve, approve with conditions, or disapprove the issuance of a permit to move such building. 3. The ARC shall review all plans for new two-story residential dwellings and second story additions within the R-2 Zoning District as required by Table 25.10-3 (Residential Zoning District Development Standards) to ensure second stories are compatible with surrounding homes including massing, materials, and considers privacy of adjacent neighbors. B. The ARC design review shall include the following: 1. The mass and bulk of the design should be reasonably compatible with the predominant neighborhood pattern. New construction should not be disproportionately larger than, or out of scale with, the neighborhood pattern in terms of building forms, roof pitches, eave heights, ridge heights, and entry feature heights. 2. Placement of windows and doors should have minimal impact to the neighboring property. 3. Line of sight analysis shall be provided. 4. To mitigate privacy impacts of new two-story homes and additions, tree and/or shrub planting is required. a. Applicability. These requirements shall apply to new two -story homes, two-story additions, and/or new windows on existing two-story homes that increase privacy impacts on neighboring residents. 5. Planting plan. Proposals for new two-story homes, two-story additions, and/or new windows on existing two-story homes shall be accompanied by a planting plan which identifies the location, species and canopy diameter of existing and proposed trees or shrubs to meet the requirements. (Ord. 1383 § 2, 2022; Ord. 1259 § 1, 2013) Page 27 of 171 PLANNING COMMISSION RESOLUTION NO. 2863 16 SECTION 8. Amendment to Palm Desert Municipal Code. Palm Desert Municipal Code Section 25.68.030 is hereby amended as follows: 25.68.030 Exceptions to ARC Review A. Minor modifications. When in the opinion of the ZA, the approval of an application for a minor or insignificant permit does not defeat the purposes and objectives of this chapter, they may grant the permit without submitting the matter to the ARC for its approval, notwithstanding any other provisions of this chapter. B. Staff’s review of a single-family residence. Department staff shall review applications for the issuance of a building permit for a dwelling in the single-family and residential estate zones. The staff, on its own initiative, may forward such a request to the ARC for action. (Ord. 1393 § 28, 2023; Ord. 1259 § 1, 2013) C. Multifamily and Mixed-Use Objective Design Standards. New developments which are subject to Multifamily and Mixed-Use Objective Design Standards shall comply with the review and decision procedure requirements of Chapter 25.42. SECTION 9. Amendment to Palm Desert Municipal Code. Palm Desert Municipal Code Section 25.72.030(E) is hereby amended as follows: E. Review criteria. Any such precise plan of design may be rejected, approved, modified and approved, or approved subject to conditions. Any such precise plan of design after approval may be amended, in the same manner as a precise plan of design is first approved under this chapter. The following criteria apply: 1. In the approval or rejection of a precise plan of design, consideration shall be given and restrictions shall be imposed to the extent necessary, in view of the size and shape of the parcel and the present and proposed zoning and use of the subject property and the surrounding property, to permit the same degree of enjoyment of the subject property, but subject to the same degree of p rotection of adjoining properties, as would be accorded in normal circumstances by the standard restrictions imposed by this chapter. The standard restrictions imposed in the various zones by this chapter are intended as minimum restrictions necessary in n ormal circumstances to prevent substantial depreciation of property values in the vicinity and unreasonable interference with the use and enjoyment of property in the vicinity by the occupants thereof for lawful purposes, and for the protection of the publ ic peace, health, safety, and general welfare. “Normal circumstances” are intended to refer to the case of a permitted case upon a lot of a normal size and shape surrounded by property in the same zone as the lot in question. 2. If the proposed precise plan of design would substantially depreciate property values in the vicinity or would unreasonably interfere with the use or enjoyment of property in the vicinity by the occupants thereof for lawful purposes or would endanger the public peace, health, safety, or general welfare, such plan shall be Page 28 of 171 PLANNING COMMISSION RESOLUTION NO. 2863 17 rejected or shall be so modified or conditioned before adoption as to remove said objections. 3. If required, the design review approval by the ARC (Section 25.68.020, Design Review Required), or Objective Design Review approval by the Director (Section 25.42 Multifamily and Mixed-Use Objective Design Standards) must be obtained prior to the precise plan review by the Commission. SECTION 9. Amendment to Palm Desert Municipal Code. Palm Desert Municipal Code Section 25.99.020 is hereby amended to add the following definitions Objective Design Standards. The most recently adopted Multifamily and Mixed-Use Objective Design Standards document approved by the City Council. Mixed-Use. A mixing of uses in a development project either with in a vertical manner with residential over commercial, retail, office, or institutional uses, or a mixing of uses in a development project or with neighboring structures. Page 29 of 171 Page 30 of 171 PLANNING COMMISSION RESOLUTION NO. 2852 A RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF PALM DESERT, CALIFORNIA, RECOMMENDING THAT THE CITY COUNCIL APPROVE AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE PALM DESERT MUNICIPAL CODE TO ADD CHAPTER 25.42 – MULTIFAMILY AND MIXED-USE OBJECTIVE DESIGN STANDARDS, AMENDING OTHER CHAPTERS OF THE ZONING ORDINANCE, MAKING A FINDING UNDER CEQA, AND RECOMMENDING APPROVAL OF CASE NO. ZOA24-0001 WHEREAS, Government Code Section 65800 et seq. provides for the amendment of any and all adopted City of Palm Desert (“City”) zoning laws, ordinances, rules and regulations; and WHEREAS, on September 29, 2017, in an effort to address the State’s ongoing housing crisis, Governor Newsom signed Senate Bill 35 into law, which amended Government Code Sections 65400 and 65582.1, and added Section 65913.4, requiring cities and counties to streamline their review and approval of eligible housing projects; and WHEREAS, on October 9, 2019, in an effort to address the State’s ongoing housing crisis, Governor Newsom signed Senate Bill 330 into law, which amended Government Code Sections 65589.5 and 65941.1 of the Government Code, relating to housing and limiting a jurisdiction’s ability to deny a housing project when it complies with all objective general plan and zoning standards; and WHEREAS, on September 28, 2022, in an effort to address the State’s ongoing housing crisis, Governor Newsom signed Assembly Bill 2011 into law, which amended Government Code Sections 65400 and 65585, and added Sections 65912.100-101, which requires jurisdictions to subject certain multifamily housing projects in commercial districts to a ministerial, streamlined approval process if the development satisfies specified objective planning standards; and WHEREAS, the Planning Commission recommends that the City of Palm Desert amend the Palm Desert Municipal Code to provide regulations for Multifamily and Mixed-Use Objective Design Standards to ensure quality, economically feasible, and sustainable designs under the streamlined review and approval processes required by state law, including Senate Bill (“SB”) 35, SB 330, and Assembly Bill (“AB”) 2011; and WHEREAS, the City has complied with the requirements of the Local Planning and Zoning Law (Government Code section 65100 et seq.), and the City’s applicable ordinances and resolutions with respect to approval of amendments to Title 25 of the Palm Desert Municipal Code (“Zoning Ordinance”); and WHEREAS, in an effort to comply with housing streamlining laws and anticipated removal of the discretionary design and site review process for certain housing projects, an amendment to the City’s Zoning Ordinance regulating and implementing Objective Design Standards is proposed and attached hereto as Exhibit “A” of this Resolution No. 2852 and the Palm Desert Multifamily and Mixed-Use Objective Design Standards are attached hereto as “Exhibit B”; and DocuSign Envelope ID: F30326B1-D464-4009-A9AC-0542224EE055 Page 31 of 171 PLANNING COMMISSION RESOLUTION NO. 2852 2 WHEREAS, the Planning Commission of the City of Palm Desert, California, did schedule a public hearing on January 16, 2024, to consider the requestion, which was cancelled due to a lack of quorum; and WHEREAS, the Planning Commission of the City of Palm Desert, California, did on February 6, 2024, hold a duly noticed public hearing to consider the request by the City of Palm Desert for approval of Zoning Ordinance Amendment (“ZOA”) 24-0001; and WHEREAS, the ZOA modified Palm Desert Municipal Code (PDMC) Chapter 25 (Zoning) to change and update land uses and definitions; and WHEREAS, under Section 21067 of the Public Resources Code, Section 15367 of the State California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines (Cal. Code Regs., tit. 14, § 15000 et seq.), and the City of Palm Desert’s (“City’s”) Local CEQA Guidelines, the City is the lead agency for the Project; and WHEREAS, the Project has complied with the requirements of the "City of Palm Desert Procedure for Implementation of CEQA” Resolution No. 2019-41, in that the Director of Development Services has determined that the Project will not have a foreseeable significant impact on the environment and that the Project is eligible for an exemption pursuant to Section 15061(b)(3) of the General Rule of the CEQA Guidelines; therefore, no further environmental review is necessary at this time; and WHEREAS, at the said public hearing, upon hearing and considering all testimony and arguments, if any, of all interested persons desiring to be heard, the Planning Commission did find the following facts and reasons, which are outlined in the staff report, to exist to justify approval of said request: NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Planning Commission of the City of Palm Desert, California, as follows: SECTION 1. Findings. The Planning Commission hereby finds that: A. The City of Palm Desert, California (“City”), is a municipal corporation duly organized under the Constitution and laws of the State of California; and B. The Planning and Zoning Law authorizes cities to establish by 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 PDMC amendment to Title 25 as shown in Exhibit “A” and the Palm Desert Multifamily and Mixed-Use Objective Design Standards shown in Exhibit “B”, which is attached hereto and incorporated herein. SECTION 3. CEQA. Pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), Public Resources Code Section 21000, et. seq., as amended and implementing State CEQA Guidelines, Title 14, Chapter 3 of the California Code of Regulations (collectively “CEQA”), the adoption of the ordinance implementing the objective design standards and the DocuSign Envelope ID: F30326B1-D464-4009-A9AC-0542224EE055 Page 32 of 171 PLANNING COMMISSION RESOLUTION NO. 2852 3 Multifamily and Mixed-Use Objective Design Standards do not constitute a “project” within the meaning of Public Resources Code Section 21065, 14 Cal Code Regs. Section 15060(c)(2) or 15378 because it has no potential for resulting in either a direct physical change in the environment, or a reasonably foreseeable indirect physical change in the environment. Even if the adoption of the ordinance implementing the objective design standards and the Multifamily and Mixed-Use Objective Design Standards document did constitute a project under CEQA, the objective design standards documents fall within the “common sense” exemption set forth in 14 Cal. Code Regs. Section 15061(b)(3), excluding projects where “it can be seen with certainty that there is no possibility that the activity in question may have a significant effect on the environment…” Therefore, the proposed objective design standards documents do not warrant further environmental review. This determination reflects the independent judgement and analysis of the City as the lead agency for the Amendment. SECTION 4. 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 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 5. Project Recommendation. The Planning Commission hereby recommends to the Palm Desert City Council approval of Case No. ZOA24-0001 as depicted in Exhibit A, attached hereto; and SECTION 6. Execution of Resolution. The Chairperson of the Planning Commission signs this Resolution, and the Secretary to the Commission shall attest and certify the passage and adoption thereof. 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 recommendation by the Planning Commission in this case. 2. That the Planning Commission does hereby recommend approval of Case No. ZOA24-0001 to the City Council. ADOPTED ON February 6, 2024. JOSEPH PRADETTO CHAIRPERSON DocuSign Envelope ID: F30326B1-D464-4009-A9AC-0542224EE055 Page 33 of 171 PLANNING COMMISSION RESOLUTION NO. 2852 4 ATTEST: RICHARD D. CANNONE, AICP SECRETARY I, Richard D. Cannone, AICP, Secretary of the City of Palm Desert, hereby certify that Resolution No. 2852 is a full, true, and correct copy, and was duly adopted at a regular meeting of the Planning Commission of the City of Palm Desert on February 6, 2024, by the following vote: AYES: GREENWOOD, GREGORY, HOLT, PRADETTO NOES: NONE ABSENT: NONE ABSTAIN: NONE RECUSED: DELUNA IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the official seal of the City of Palm Desert, California, on March ____, 2024. RICHARD D. CANNONE, AICP SECRETARY DocuSign Envelope ID: F30326B1-D464-4009-A9AC-0542224EE055 Page 34 of 171 PLANNING COMMISSION RESOLUTION NO. 2852 5 “EXHIBIT A” ZONING ORDINANCE AMENDMENT SECTION 1. Amendment to Palm Desert Municipal Code. Palm Desert Municipal Code Chapter 25.42 is hereby added as follows. Chapter 25.42 MULTIFAMILY AND MIXED-USE OBJECTIVE DESIGN STANDARDS Sections: 25.42.010 – Purpose and intent 25.42.020 – Applicability 25.42.030 – Relationship to other standards and requirements 25.42.040 – Exceptions 25.42.050 – Review and decision 25.42.060 – Appeals 25.42.070 – Post-decision procedure 25.42.010 - Purpose and intent This chapter is intended to establish and apply objective design standards to new multi-family residential and mixed- use development projects within the City of Palm Desert where state law limits the City’s enforcement of design standards to objective standards or where state law or the Palm Desert Municipal Code requires a ministerial approval process, except for those projects described in Section 25.42.040. The purpose of this chapter is to: 1. Create high-quality, enforceable objective design standards. 2. Streamline the review and approval process for qualifying residential and mixed-use projects. 3. Ensure greater certainty for applicants, decision makers, residents, and the public. 4. Enhance the existing character and to maintain compatibility with other established uses within the City as new development and property improvements occur. 5. Continue to ensure the highest level of design quality while allowing for appropriate flexibility to create variation as needed. 6. Create objective design standards that involve no personal or subjective judgement, verifiable by reference to an external and uniform benchmark or criterion. 7. Facilitate the implementation of the Palm Desert General Plan. 8. Update standards on a timely basis to respond to new legislative actions. DocuSign Envelope ID: F30326B1-D464-4009-A9AC-0542224EE055 Page 35 of 171 PLANNING COMMISSION RESOLUTION NO. 2852 6 25.42.020 - Applicability 1. The provisions of this chapter shall apply to all new multi-family residential and mixed- use development projects located within the following base zoning districts: A. Mixed Residential District (R-2). B. Multifamily Residential District (R-3). C. Planned Residential District (PR). D. Office Professional (OP). E. Planned Commercial (PC). F. Public/Institutional (P) G. Specialty Commercial Center (PC-1). H. District Commercial Center (PC-2). I. Regional Commercial Center (PC-3). J. Resort Commercial Center (PC-4). 2. The provisions of this chapter shall apply where state law or the Palm Desert Municipal Code requires a ministerial approval process. 3. The City of Palm Desert Objective Design Standards are hereby adopted and incorporated by reference herein, and as adopted by the City Council and amended from time to time. 25.42.030 - Relationship to other standards and requirements The City of Palm Desert intends this chapter to establish reasonable, uniform and comprehensive standards and procedures for multi-family residential and mixed housing development within applicable areas, consistent with and to the extent permitted under federal and state law. The standards and procedures contained in this chapter are intended to, and should be applied to, protect and promote public health, safety and welfare, and also balance the benefits that flow from robust, comprehensive housing development with the City’s local values, which include, without limitation, the aesthetic character of the City, its neighborhoods and community. The provisions of this chapter are intended to supersede other chapters and design guidelines, except as noted below: 1. Standards for Applicable Zoning District. The Objective Design Standards supplement and are in addition to the development standards for the applicable zoning district in which a proposed project is located. 2. Subdivision Regulations. Title 26 establishes regulations for the subdivision of land throughout the City of Palm Desert. Where conflict exists between the Objective Design Standards and the provisions of Title 26, the Objective Design Standard shall govern. 3. Relation to Other Regulations. Where a conflict occurs between the requirements of the Objective Design Standards and other city requirements, the more restrictive provisions shall apply. DocuSign Envelope ID: F30326B1-D464-4009-A9AC-0542224EE055 Page 36 of 171 PLANNING COMMISSION RESOLUTION NO. 2852 7 4. The Objective Design Standards provide language, diagrams, sketches, and graphics to assist developers and the public in understanding the standards and how they shall be applied to qualifying residential projects. 25.42.40 Exceptions A. Projects seeking to deviate from or to not comply with the Objective Design Standards are required to obtain Design Review approval by the Architectural Review Commission pursuant to the requirements of Chapter 25.68, prior to obtaining approval by the Planning Commission. B. Exempt Housing Projects. The provisions of this chapter are not applicable to: 1. Single-family detached homes. 2. Single-family detached homes as part of a major subdivision. 3. Duplex homes. 4. Accessory dwelling units pursuant to Section 25.34.030. 5. Two-unit projects pursuant to Section 25.34.080. 6. Renovations, additions, or expansions of existing residential buildings. i. Where an addition or expansion of existing residential multi-family and mixed use residential is greater than 50% of the existing floor area, the site plan shall comply with the Objective Design Standards for landscaping. 7. Mixed-use projects with less than two-thirds of the building square footage dedicated to housing. 8. Housing developed within Specific Plans which have adopted Objective Design Standards as a part of the Specific Plan. If the Specific Plan silent regarding a standard, the ODS shall govern. 25.42.50 Review and decision procedure 1. The Director shall be the review authority for any Objective Design Review approval for projects subject to the Objective Design Standards. Land use approval of any entitlement required in conjunction of the Objective Design Review shall be made by the review authority identified in Chapter 25.60 – Procedures. 2. The applicant shall submit all materials required by the Director, including any materials required by checklists created for the review process. 3. The Director shall evaluate the application based on the project’s conformance with the Objective Development and Design Standards. 4. In approving an Objective Design Review subject to Objective Design Standards, the Director may impose conditions of approval as deemed necessary to: a. Ensure that the proposal conforms to the general plan and other applicable plans, or policies adopted by the City Council and or additional discretionary approvals. b. Ensure that the proposal meets the requirements of the zoning district where the proposal is located, as well as any other applicable provisions of the Development Code; and DocuSign Envelope ID: F30326B1-D464-4009-A9AC-0542224EE055 Page 37 of 171 PLANNING COMMISSION RESOLUTION NO. 2852 8 c. Comply with the objective design standards as adopted within, or by reference in Section 25.42. 25.42.060 – Appeals The Design Review for residential projects utilizing Objective Design Standards are evaluated under a ministerial review process for conformance with this section. The review authority may restrict or deny a proposed residential design if they determine that the design is not consistent with the Objective Design Standards. The appeal will be heard by the Planning Commission and shall be subject to a review by the Architectural Review Commission consistent with the Design Review process and the requirements of Chapter 25.68. 25.42.070 Post-decision procedures The procedures and requirements relating to appeals, project revisions, issuance of a building permit, effective dates, lapse of approval, extensions, and revocations located in Chapter 25.60 – Procedures shall apply following the decision on an application for an Objective Design Review. To the extent any state law limits the total number of public hearings that may be held on a project, including appeals, the Planning Commission shall have the discretion, to refer the appeal directly to the Council for a decision. SECTION 2. Amendment to Palm Desert Municipal Code. Palm Desert Municipal Code Section 25.10.030 is hereby amended as follows: 25.10.030 Allowed Land Uses and Permit Requirements Table 25.10-1 “Use Matrix for Residential Districts” below identifies land uses and corresponding permit requirements for residential districts and all other provisions of this title. Descriptions/definitions of the land uses can be found in Chapter 25.99 (Definitions). The Special Use Provisions column in the table identifies the specific chapter or section where additional regulations for that use type are located within this title. Use regulations in the table are shown with a representative symbol by use classification listing: “P” symbolizes uses permitted by right, “A” symbolizes uses that require approval of an administrative use permit, “C” symbolizes uses that require approval of a conditional use permit, and “N” symbolizes uses that are not permitted. Uses that are not listed are not permitted. However, the Commission may make a use determination as outlined in Section 25.72.020 (Use Determinations). DocuSign Envelope ID: F30326B1-D464-4009-A9AC-0542224EE055 Page 38 of 171 PLANNING COMMISSION RESOLUTION NO. 2852 9 Table 25.10-1: Use Matrix for Residential Districts Residential Zoning District (P=Permitted; A=Administrative Use Permit; L=Large Family Day Care Use Permit; C=Conditional Use Permit; N=Not Permitted) RE R-1 R-2 R-3 R-1M HPR PR Special Use Provisions Residential Uses Assisted living N C C C N N C Accessory dwelling unit P P P P P N P 25.34.030 Condominium N N C C N N C 25.42 Dwelling, duplex N N P P N N N Dwelling, multifamily N N P P N N C 25.10.040.A / 25.42 Dwelling, second P P P P N P P 25.34.030 Dwelling, single-family P P P N N P P Farmworker housing N N N N N N N Group home P P P N N P P 25.10.040.B Guest dwelling P P P N N P P Home-based business P P P P P P P 25.34.020 Junior accessory dwelling unit P P P P P N P 25.34.030 Manufactured home parks N N N N C N N Planned unit development, residential N N C C N C C 25.10.040.C Transitional and supportive housing see Note 1 25.42 Agriculture-Related Uses Apiary P P P N N P P 25.34.170 Botanical conservatory A N N N N N N Crops and horticulture, limited A N N N N N N Domestic animals P P P P P P P Garden, private P P P P P P P Greenhouse, commercial C N N N N N N Greenhouse, private P P P A A P P Horticulture, private P P P P P P P Kennel C N N N N N C 25.10.040.D Livestock raising, noncommercial C N N N N N N Nursery C N N N N N N Orchard A N N N N N N Stable, boarding A N N N N N N 25.10.040.E Stable, private A N N N N N N 25.10.040.E Recreation, Resource Preservation, Open Space, and Public Assembly Uses Cemetery N N N N N N C Community facility N N N N N N C Club, private N N C C N N C Crematory N N N N N N N Day care, large family P P P P P P P Day care, small family P P P P P P P Institution, educational2 C C C C C N C Institution, general2 N N N C N N C Institution, religious C C C C N N C Public park P P P P P P P Recreational use, commercial N N N N N N C 25.10.040.G Recreational vehicle park N N N N C N C Recreation facility, commercial N N N N N N N Recreation facility, incidental C C C C C N C 25.10.040.H DocuSign Envelope ID: F30326B1-D464-4009-A9AC-0542224EE055 Page 39 of 171 PLANNING COMMISSION RESOLUTION NO. 2852 10 Residential Zoning District (P=Permitted; A=Administrative Use Permit; L=Large Family Day Care Use Permit; C=Conditional Use Permit; N=Not Permitted) RE R-1 R-2 R-3 R-1M HPR PR Special Use Provisions Recreation facility, private P N N P P N P Recreation facility, public C C C C C N C Utility, Transportation, Public Facility, and Communication Uses Electric substation N N N N N N N Fire station C C C C N N C Public service facility C C C C C N N Public utility C C C C C N N Utility facility N N N N N N C Retail, Service, and Office Uses Bed and breakfast C N N C N N N Commercial parking lot N C N C N N N 25.10.040.I Condominium hotel, converted N N C C N N C Hospital N N C C N N C Hotel N N N C N N C 25.10.040.J Neighborhood government office N N C C N N N 25.10.040.K Office parking lot N C C C N N N 25.10.040.L Professional office N N C C N N N 25.10.040.M Resort hotel N N N C N N C 25.10.040.J Timeshares N N N N N N C Temporary Uses See Section 25.34.080 Notes: 1. Transitional and supportive housing shall be subject to only those restrictions that apply to other residential uses of the same type in the same zone. 2. Trade schools are not permitted. Section 3 – Section 25.10.050 SECTION 3. Amendment to Palm Desert Municipal Code. Palm Desert Municipal Code Section 25.10.040 is hereby amended as follows: 25.10.040 Specific Use Standards A. Multifamily. Multifamily dwelling units are permitted within the R-2 district up to a maximum of 10 dwelling units per acre, or as indicated on the zoning map. Multifamily dwelling units are permitted within the R-3 district at densities between 7 and 40 dwelling units per acre, or as indicated on the zoning map. All new multifamily uses, mixed-use residential, and attached condominiums must comply with the requirements of 25.42 – Objective Design Standards. DocuSign Envelope ID: F30326B1-D464-4009-A9AC-0542224EE055 Page 40 of 171 PLANNING COMMISSION RESOLUTION NO. 2852 11 SECTION 4. Amendment to Palm Desert Municipal Code. Palm Desert Municipal Code Section 25.16.030 is hereby amended as follows: 25.16.030 Allowed Land Uses and Permit Requirements Table 25.16-1 (Use Matrix for Commercial and Industrial Districts) identifies allowed uses and corresponding permit requirements for commercial and industrial districts and all other provisions of this title. Descriptions/definitions of the land uses can be found in Chapter 25.99 (Definitions). The “Special Use Provisions” column in the table identifies the specific chapter or section where additional regulations for the specific use type are located within this title. Use regulations in the table are shown with representative symbols by use classification listing: “P” symbolizes uses permitted by right, “A” symbolizes uses that require approval of an administrative use permit, “C” symbolizes uses that require approval of a conditional use permit, and “N” symbolizes uses that are not permitted. Uses that are not listed are not permitted. However, the Commission may make a use determination as outlined in Section 25.72.020 (Use Determinations). Table 25.16-1: Use Matrix for Commercial and Industrial Districts Commercial/Industrial District (P=Permitted; A=Administrative Use Permit; C=Conditional Use Permit; N=Not Permitted) OP PC-1 PC-2 PC-3 PC-4 SI Special Use Provisions Residential Uses Caretaker housing N N N N N P 25.16.040.A Condominium C C C N C C 25.16.040.B / 25.42 Dwelling, duplex C C C C C C 25.16.040.B Dwelling, multifamily C C C C C C 25.16.040.B / 25.42 Dwelling, single-family C C C N C C 25.16.040.B Group home C C N N C C 25.16.040.B / 25.42 Single-room occupancies N N N N N C Homeless shelter N N N N N P Recreation, Resource Preservation, Open Space, and Public Assembly Uses Amusement facility, indoors N N C C C N Amusement facility, outdoors N N N C C N Community facility N N N N N P Day care center N A A A A N Emergency shelters N P N N N P Entertainment facility, indoor N N N P P N Entertainment facility, outdoor N N N P P N Institution, educational C C C N N C DocuSign Envelope ID: F30326B1-D464-4009-A9AC-0542224EE055 Page 41 of 171 PLANNING COMMISSION RESOLUTION NO. 2852 12 Commercial/Industrial District (P=Permitted; A=Administrative Use Permit; C=Conditional Use Permit; N=Not Permitted) OP PC-1 PC-2 PC-3 PC-4 SI Special Use Provisions Institution, general C N C N N C Institution, religious C N C N N C Open space (developed or natural) N P P N P N Recreation facility, commercial N N P P P N Recreation facility, private N N N P P N Theater/auditorium N N P P N N Utility, Transportation, Public Facility, and Communication Uses Commercial communication tower C C C C C C 25.16.040.C Commercial parking lot C N N N N N Public utility installation N N N N N P Public facility (utility or service) N N N N N P Utility facility N N C N N P Retail, Service, and Office Uses Accessory massage establishment P N P P P N 25.34.160 Adult entertainment N N N N N C 25.16.040.D Ancillary commercial A P P P N A 25.16.040.E Art gallery A P P P P C Art studio A P P P P C Bed and breakfast N A A A A N Business support services N N N N P P Cannabis retail N C C C C N 25.34.120 Cannabis testing and research laboratory C N N N N C 25.34.120 Convention and visitors bureau N N P N P N Drugstore N P P P N N Financial institution C P P P N N Grocery store N P P P N N 25.16.040.F Health club, gyms or studios N A P P P A Hotel N A A A P N 25.34.070 Independent stand-alone massage N N P P N N 25.34.160 Liquor store N P P P N N Liquor, beverage and food items shop N P P P P N Medical, clinic P N P P N N Medical, office P P P P N N Medical, hospital N N N N N C Medical, laboratory P N N N N P Medical office, accessory N N N N N P 25.16.040.G Medical, research facility P P N N N C Mortuary N N N N N P Office, professional P N P P P P Office, local government P N N N N P Office, travel agency P P P P P N Outdoor sales N N A A A A Personal services N P P P P N Restaurant A A A A P A 25.16.040.E / H Retail N P P P P N Retail, bulky items N N N P P N Spa N N P P P N Time-share project N N N C C N DocuSign Envelope ID: F30326B1-D464-4009-A9AC-0542224EE055 Page 42 of 171 PLANNING COMMISSION RESOLUTION NO. 2852 13 Commercial/Industrial District (P=Permitted; A=Administrative Use Permit; C=Conditional Use Permit; N=Not Permitted) OP PC-1 PC-2 PC-3 PC-4 SI Special Use Provisions Veterinary clinics/animal hospitals A N A A N A Pet boarding N A A A N A Automobile and Vehicle Uses Automotive rental agency N N N N P P Automotive gasoline station N N C C N C 25.34.090 Automotive service facility N N C C N P 25.34.090 Automotive sales new and used (outdoor/indoor) N N N N N C (outdoor) A (indoor) Automotive sales of accessory parts and supplies N N N P P N Vehicle storage facility N N N N N P 25.16.040.I Industrial, Manufacturing, and Processing Uses Cannabis cultivation N N N N N C 25.34.120 Cannabis delivery N N N N N C 25.34.120 Cannabis distribution N N N N N C 25.34.120 Cannabis manufacturing N N N N N C 25.34.120 Industrial planned unit development N N N N N P Light industrial and research and development N N N N N P Maintenance facility N N N N N P Pest control facility N N N N N P Preparation of foodstuffs N N N N N P Production of home and office decor accessories N N N N N P Warehouse or storage facility N N N N N P Temporary Uses See Section 25.34.080 1 The establishment may be permitted with an administrative use permit but may be elevated to a conditional use permit at the discretion of the ZA based on: parking, traffic, or other impacts. SECTION 5. Amendment to Palm Desert Municipal Code. Palm Desert Municipal Code Section 25.16.040(B) is hereby amended as follows: B. Residential (mixed use). Residential uses may be established and maintained to be compatible with the permitted or the approved conditional uses in the vicinity. Residential uses may be conditionally approved in a mixed-use development subject to a conditional use permit to review for compatibility with existing use in the vicinity. All new multifamily or mixed- use developments shall be subject to Chapter 25.42. SECTION 6. Amendment to Palm Desert Municipal Code. Palm Desert Municipal Code Section 25.60.070 is hereby amended as follows: DocuSign Envelope ID: F30326B1-D464-4009-A9AC-0542224EE055 Page 43 of 171 PLANNING COMMISSION RESOLUTION NO. 2852 14 25.60.070 Approving Authority A. Designated approving authority. The approving authority as designated in Table 25.60-1 (Approving Authority for Land Use Permits/Entitlements) shall approve, conditionally approve, or deny the proposed land use or development permit or entitlement in accordance with the requirements of this title. Table 25.60-1 identifies recommending (R), final (F), and appeal (A) authorities for each permit or entitlement. In acting on a permit, the approving authority shall make all required findings. Table 25.60-1: Approving Authority for Land Use Permits/Entitlements Type of Entitlement, Permit, or Decision ZA Director ARC PC CC Residential remodels and additions F A A F Certificates of use and occupancy F A A Temporary use permits F A A Home-based business permits F A A Large family day care use permits F F RR Adjustments F A F RR Administrative use permits F F RR Reasonable accommodation F A F RR Design Reviews R F A Objective Design Review F R A2 A Sign design review R F A Zoning decision F A A Use determinations R F A Precise plans R R1 F A Development plans R R1 F A Conditional use permits R R1 F A Condominium conversion permits R F A Variances R R1 F A Planned community developments R R1 R F Amendments—Zoning ordinance R R F Amendments—Zoning map R R F Prezoning for annexed areas R R F Development agreements R R F General Plan updates R R F Director=Director of Community Development, ZA=Zoning Administrator, ARC=Architectural Review Commission, PC=Planning Commission, CC=City Council, R=Review Body, F=Final Decision (unless appealed), A=Appeal Body, and RR=Request Review only. Footnote: 1. A final determination is made by the ARC for design-related decisions as specified in Chapter 25.68 (Decisions by the Architectural Review Commission). DocuSign Envelope ID: F30326B1-D464-4009-A9AC-0542224EE055 Page 44 of 171 PLANNING COMMISSION RESOLUTION NO. 2852 15 2. All appeals of the Director’s determination shall be made to the Planning Commission and shall be subject to a discretionary review by the ARC subject to Section 25.68.040 Findings of the ARC, in addition to other appeal findings required by this Title. SECTION 7. Amendment to Palm Desert Municipal Code. Palm Desert Municipal Code Section 25.68.020 is hereby amended as follows: 25.68.020 Design Review Required A. Purpose and applicability. Design review allows for specified projects to be reviewed by the ARC to ensure that design objectives of Palm Desert as specified in the General Plan are achieved. Design review is required, as follows: 1. Prior to permit issuance. No plan, elevation for buildings or structures, or alterations shall be approved and no permit shall be issued for any building, structure, sign, or other development of property or appurtenances or alterations thereto, except in single-family residential districts and developments subject to Objective Design Standards requirements of Chapter 25.42, without review and approval by the ARC. 2. The ARC shall review all plans submitted with applications for moving buildings within or into the City. Photographs shall be included with the application showing all elevations, the structure proposed to be moved, the proposed site, and the buildings adjacent to the proposed site. The ARC shall determine whether the building proposed to be moved will fit harmoniously into the neighborhood wherein it is to be located. It may approve, approve with conditions, or disapprove the issuance of a permit to move such building. 3. The ARC shall review all plans for new two-story residential dwellings and second story additions within the R-2 Zoning District as required by Table 25.10-3 (Residential Zoning District Development Standards) to ensure second stories are compatible with surrounding homes including massing, materials, and considers privacy of adjacent neighbors. B. The ARC design review shall include the following: 1. The mass and bulk of the design should be reasonably compatible with the predominant neighborhood pattern. New construction should not be disproportionately larger than, or out of scale with, the neighborhood pattern in terms of building forms, roof pitches, eave heights, ridge heights, and entry feature heights. 2. Placement of windows and doors should have minimal impact to the neighboring property. DocuSign Envelope ID: F30326B1-D464-4009-A9AC-0542224EE055 Page 45 of 171 PLANNING COMMISSION RESOLUTION NO. 2852 16 3. Line of sight analysis shall be provided. 4. To mitigate privacy impacts of new two-story homes and additions, tree and/or shrub planting is required. a. Applicability. These requirements shall apply to new two-story homes, two-story additions, and/or new windows on existing two-story homes that increase privacy impacts on neighboring residents. 5. Planting plan. Proposals for new two-story homes, two-story additions, and/or new windows on existing two-story homes shall be accompanied by a planting plan which identifies the location, species and canopy diameter of existing and proposed trees or shrubs to meet the requirements. (Ord. 1383 § 2, 2022; Ord. 1259 § 1, 2013) SECTION 8. Amendment to Palm Desert Municipal Code. Palm Desert Municipal Code Section 25.68.030 is hereby amended as follows: 25.68.030 Exceptions to ARC Review A. Minor modifications. When in the opinion of the ZA, the approval of an application for a minor or insignificant permit does not defeat the purposes and objectives of this chapter, they may grant the permit without submitting the matter to the ARC for its approval, notwithstanding any other provisions of this chapter. B. Staff’s review of a single-family residence. Department staff shall review applications for the issuance of a building permit for a dwelling in the single-family and residential estate zones. The staff, on its own initiative, may forward such a request to the ARC for action. (Ord. 1393 § 28, 2023; Ord. 1259 § 1, 2013) C. Multifamily and Mixed-Use Objective Design Standards. New developments which are subject to Multifamily and Mixed-Use Objective Design Standards shall comply with the review and decision procedure requirements of Chapter 25.42. SECTION 9. Amendment to Palm Desert Municipal Code. Palm Desert Municipal Code Section 25.72.030(E) is hereby amended as follows: E. Review criteria. Any such precise plan of design may be rejected, approved, modified and approved, or approved subject to conditions. Any such precise plan of design after approval may be amended, in the same manner as a precise plan of design is first approved under this chapter. The following criteria apply: 1. In the approval or rejection of a precise plan of design, consideration shall be given and restrictions shall be imposed to the extent necessary, in view of the size and shape of the parcel and the present and proposed zoning and use of the subject DocuSign Envelope ID: F30326B1-D464-4009-A9AC-0542224EE055 Page 46 of 171 PLANNING COMMISSION RESOLUTION NO. 2852 17 property and the surrounding property, to permit the same degree of enjoyment of the subject property, but subject to the same degree of protection of adjoining properties, as would be accorded in normal circumstances by the standard restrictions imposed by this chapter. The standard restrictions imposed in the various zones by this chapter are intended as minimum restrictions necessary in normal circumstances to prevent substantial depreciation of property values in the vicinity and unreasonable interference with the use and enjoyment of property in the vicinity by the occupants thereof for lawful purposes, and for the protection of the public peace, health, safety, and general welfare. “Normal circumstances” are intended to refer to the case of a permitted case upon a lot of a normal size and shape surrounded by property in the same zone as the lot in question. 2. If the proposed precise plan of design would substantially depreciate property values in the vicinity or would unreasonably interfere with the use or enjoyment of property in the vicinity by the occupants thereof for lawful purposes or would endanger the public peace, health, safety, or general welfare, such plan shall be rejected or shall be so modified or conditioned before adoption as to remove said objections. 3. If required, the design review approval by the ARC (Section 25.68.020, Design Review Required), or Objective Design Review approval by the Director (Section 25.42 Multifamily and Mixed-Use Objective Design Standards) must be obtained prior to the precise plan review by the Commission. SECTION 9. Amendment to Palm Desert Municipal Code. Palm Desert Municipal Code Section 25.99.020 is hereby amended to add the following definitions Objective Design Standards. The most recently adopted Multifamily and Mixed-Use Objective Design Standards document approved by the City Council. Mixed-Use. A mixing of uses in a development project either with in a vertical manner with residential over commercial, retail, office, or institutional uses, or a mixing of uses in a development project or with neighboring structures. DocuSign Envelope ID: F30326B1-D464-4009-A9AC-0542224EE055 Page 47 of 171 Page 48 of 171 City of Palm Desert CA, Draft March 2024 Multifamily and Mixed-Use Objective Design Standards CITY OF PALM DESERT MARCH 2024 City of Palm Desert CA, Draft March 2024 Page 49 of 171 City of Palm Desert CA, Draft March 2024 ACKNOWLEDGMENTS City Council Mayor Kathleen Kelly Mayor Pro Tem Karina Quintanilla Council Member Gina Nestande Council Member Jan Harnik Council Member Evan Trubee Planning Commission Commissioner Nancy DeLuna Commissioner John Greenwood Commissioner Ron Gregory Commissioner Lindsay Holt Commissioner Joseph Pradetto Architectural Review Commission Commissioner James Blakely Commissioner Dean Wallace Colvard Commissioner Nicholas Latkovic Commissioner Michael McAuliffe Commissioner James McIntosh Commissioner Francisco Sanchez Commissioner John Vuksic City Staff Richard D. Cannone, AICP, Director of Development Services Nick Melloni, AICP, Principal Planner Carlos Flores, Senior Planner Consultant Team John Kaliski Architects, Inc. Tajima Open Design Office Environmental Science Associates Page 50 of 171 City of Palm Desert CA, Draft March 2024 4 BUILDING ARCHITECTURE ODS 25 4.1 Building Height 26 4.2 Building Length 27 4.3 Building Modulation 28 4.4 Building Roofs 31 4.5 Building Materials 33 4.6 Building Openings, Multifamily 34 4.7 Building Openings, Mixed-Use 35 4.8 Building Windows 35 4.9 Building Balconies and Stairwells 36 4.10 Building Utilities 36 4.11 Building Facade Colors 37 4.12 Building Water Drainage Devices 37 4.13 Building Trash/Recycling Bins and Enclosures 38 4.14 Building Design Components 38 5 PARKING ODS 41 5.1 Surface Parking Design 42 5.2 Mechanical Parking 43 5.3 Parking Shelters 44 5.4 Parking Garages 44 5.5 Bicycle Parking 45 6 ODS COMPLIANCE CHECKLISTS 47 Multifamily Compliance Checklist 48 Mixed-Use Compliance Checklist 76 7 GLOSSARY 105 A APPENDIX 109 A-1 Project Outreach 110 A-2 Image Sources 117 TABLE OF CONTENTS 1 INTRODUCTION 1 1.1 What are Objective Design Standards (ODS)? 2 1.2 Palm Desert Setting and Character 3 1.3 Multifamily and Mixed-Use ODS Goals and Objectives 4 1.4 Multifamily and Mixed-Use Housing in Palm Desert 5 1.5 Applicability 6 1.6 How to Use the Standards 7 2 PROJECT SITE ODS 9 2.1 Project Frontage 10 2.2 Project Orientation 10 2.3 Project Fences and Walls 11 2.4 Project Entries 12 2.5 Project Sidewalks and Pathways 13 2.6 Project Curb Cuts, Vehicular 15 2.7 Project Alleys 16 3 LANDSCAPE & OPEN SPACE ODS 17 3.1 Site Landscaping 18 3.2 Landscape Islands 18 3.3 Canopy Trees 18 3.4 Specimen Trees 19 3.5 Shrubs and Perennials 20 3.6 Inorganic Groundcover 21 3.7 Boulders 21 3.8 On-Site Lighting 21 3.9 Passive and Active Amenities 22 Page 51 of 171 City of Palm Desert CA, Draft March 2024 This page is intentionally blank. Page 52 of 171 City of Palm Desert CA, Draft March 2024 1 INTRODUCTION 1.1 What are Objective Design Standards (ODS)? 1.2 Palm Desert Setting and Character 1.3 Multifamily and Mixed-Use ODS Goals and Objectives 1.4 Multifamily and Mixed-Use Housing in Palm Desert 1.5 Applicability 1.6 How to Use the Standards 1CITY OF PALM DESERT MULTIFAMILY AND MIXED-USE OBJECTIVE DESIGN STANDARDS City of Palm Desert CA, Draft March 2024 Page 53 of 171 2 Chapter 1: Introduction City of Palm Desert CA, Draft March 2024 1.1 What are Objective Design Standards (ODS)? Design standards regulate development intensity, style, mass, bulk, and orientation. “Objective design standards” (ODS) are defined under State of California (State) law as “standards that involve no personal or subjective judgment by a public official and are uniformly verifiable by reference to an external and uniform benchmark or criterion available and knowable by both the development applicant or proponent and the public official prior to submittal” (California Government Code, Section 65913.4). The City of Palm Desert (‘City’ or ‘Palm Desert’) has traditionally relied on a combination of design guidelines and discretionary design review by the Architectural Review Commission at regularly scheduled public meetings to regulate the design of projects, including housing developments such as multifamily and mixed-use projects, to ensure development met community design expectations. The City has developed objective design standards to support and guide the development of housing throughout Palm Desert. The ODS in this policy must comply with recent State legislation which has been adopted to reduce obstacles to housing production and streamline the approval of projects that include multifamily housing - projects with buildings that contain three or more dwelling units, apartments, and mixed-use projects that include a residential component. Senate Bill 35 and Senate Bill 330, gone into effect in 2018 and 2020 respectively, have disallowed the use of “should” statements that require additional discretionary review, such as the review of an architectural review body, if the prospective project otherwise meets all of the City’s zoning standards. Since the adoption of this legislation, multifamily and mixed-use developments may now only be approved utilizing quantifiable, measurable, and objective design standards or “shall” policies. For instance, a design standard that states, “No facade shall exceed 36 feet in length without at least a two-foot planar offset that is a minimum of six feet in length,” establishes a “yes” or “no” evaluative criteria for both the applicant or City of Palm Desert Staff (Staff) that respectively design or review a prospective project. Per State legislation, if a project with a multifamily or mixed-use residential component meets the criteria of the design standard, all other objective planning criteria are met, and the project does not otherwise trigger a discretionary review (e.g. a tract map review and approval), Staff must approve the project. Given the requirements described above, and that many projects are by-right and do not require discretionary actions, it is key that the design values and policies of a city be reflected in quantifiable design standards that are utilized by a city’s staff to ministerially approve projects. The ODS of this policy align with Palm Desert’s design goals and establish a measurable and quantifiable basis for ministerial design approvals that help designers, applicants, and City reviewers ensure that new multifamily and mixed-use developments conserve and enhance this community’s setting and character. Page 54 of 171 3CITY OF PALM DESERT MULTIFAMILY AND MIXED-USE OBJECTIVE DESIGN STANDARDS City of Palm Desert CA, Draft March 2024 1.2 Palm Desert Setting and Character The City of Palm Desert is situated on a gently downward-sloping, north-to-south geographic plane in the Coachella Valley. Set in a low northwestern extension of the Sonoran Desert, the City’s climate is warm throughout the year and hottest from May through October. Days are typically clear and cloudless with bright sunshine. Though there is typically little rain, there is potential for flooding during winter and summer storms. Strong prevailing winds typically blow in from west to east from mid-March through mid- July, and from north to south from mid-November through mid-February. The City enjoys views of high mountains to the south, west, and north, with snow caps visible at the highest elevations during the winter months. While water-intensive lawns and non- native plants do well in the sunny environment, given increasing water scarcity and long-term predictions of drought, drought-tolerant and native fauna increasingly define newer landscapes. The City’s General Plan, adopted in 2016, defines and establishes many guiding themes regarding the design character of future development in this City’s desert environment. Design-centric goals from the General Plan that shape this overarching planning policy document include: • The protection and enhancement of natural surroundings. • Accessibility and connectivity. • Planning and designing at a moderate density and scale so that the pedestrian experience is the primary focus. More specific General Plan design-oriented goals, such as high-quality landscaping, walkable block lengths, neighborhood transitions and scale, and shaded sidewalks are also addressed by the design standards found within this policy. Golf course in Palm Desert. Page 55 of 171 4 Chapter 1: Introduction City of Palm Desert CA, Draft March 2024 1.3 Multifamily and Mixed-Use ODS Goals and Objectives To achieve a best, safe, comfortable, and energy-efficient fit between the natural desert circumstance of Palm Desert and its newer buildings, landscapes, and human environments, new multifamily and mixed-use projects shall be shaped by design standards that incorporate understandings of this community’s unique environmental, geographic, and climatic place factors. The following objectives to shape the development of new multifamily and mixed- use design standards were based upon this environmental design goal and formulated through a three-month public outreach process that included input from local residents, builders, and members of the Architectural Review Commission, Planning Commission, and City Council (See Appendix A-1: Public Outreach). 1. Link new multifamily and mixed-use structures to the natural environment through optimized building design that conserves or opens onto mountain views from public open spaces and rights-of-way. 2. Create human-scale connectivity between new multifamily and mixed-use projects, the outdoor environment, and existing buildings and neighborhoods through project design that supports walkability, alternative transit uses including bicycles and transit stops, and safe, pedestrian- oriented sidewalks and pathways. 3. Design building environments with open space and landscapes that provides shade and protection from the desert sun and wind. 4. Orient new multifamily and mixed- use structures to existing and new street frontages, sidewalks, and the prevailing settings of existing districts, neighborhoods, and buildings. 5. Utilize native and/or drought-tolerant landscape as an integral design component of new multifamily and mixed- use projects, particularly within passive and active recreational open spaces, along parkways, pathways and public sidewalks, at buffers abutting adjacent sites, and at parking areas. 6. Plant shade trees with each new multifamily and mixed use project to reduce the impact of urbanized heat islands, foster walkability, outdoor gathering, and comfort. 7. Reflect the local desert environment through use of architectural details that provide shelter from direct sunlight and prevailing winds, as well as use of materials and colors that are seen in local natural settings. The multifamily and mixed-use design standards of this policy are based upon the above goal and objectives. Use of this policy’s design standards by applicants as they plan and design projects will foster, new building by new building, a consistently applicable design quality related to General Plan policies, a greater desert-oriented integration of architecture with the City’s desert setting, and increased project-by-project identity that enhances the value of Palm Desert’s built environment. Page 56 of 171 5CITY OF PALM DESERT MULTIFAMILY AND MIXED-USE OBJECTIVE DESIGN STANDARDS City of Palm Desert CA, Draft March 2024 1.4 Multifamily and Mixed-Use Housing in Palm Desert The Palm Desert Municipal Code defines any project that includes three or more units as a multifamily development. Home to a range of multifamily housing types, from triplexes surrounding the downtown area to medium- density apartments and higher-intensity planned developments to the north of the City’s core, future multifamily residential developments will best maintain a high-quality standard of design through use of massing and scale, architectural components, details, landscape, materials and colors that grow out of an appreciation of and fit with the Sonoran Desert surrounds. The Multifamily Typology Transect (Figure 1) illustrates a range of housing types that fit the Palm Desert context, from the Downtown area with its infill parcels to larger undeveloped parcels. The transect begins with triplexes and increases incrementally to include quadplexes, attached townhomes, then courtyard, garden and tuck-under apartments, and finally higher-intensity residential multiplexes that are no taller than three stories. Any multifamily typology of higher density is not generally applicable in Palm Desert unless achieved through allowed housing bonuses that provide for affordable housing. Figure 1: Multifamily Typology Transect. Single-Family Low-Intensity High-Intensity High-intensity multifamily is not applicable in Palm Desert. Duplexes are not considered multifamily in Palm Desert. TRIPLEX • Three dwelling units on a lot • 2-3 stories • Units may be side-by-side and/or one over the other TOWNHOMES • 5+ dwelling units • 2-3 stories • Separate single-family dwellings that are closely spaced, semi-attached, or attached QUADPLEX • Four dwelling units on a lot • 2-4 stories • Units may be side-by-side and/or one over the other COURTYARD, TUCK-UNDER, AND GARDEN APARTMENTS • 2-3 stories • Parking typically underneath a portion of living spaces in both open and closed configurations or underground RESIDENTIAL MULTIPLEX, LOW • 3 stories maximum, up to 35 ft. • Parking typically at-grade, units may be wrapped in front of parking to hide automobiles Page 57 of 171 6 Chapter 1: Introduction City of Palm Desert CA, Draft March 2024 1.5 Applicability The ODS of this policy shall apply to Qualifying Housing Development projects identified by California Government Code Section 65559.5. Qualified Housing Developments include: • Multi-family housing developments. • Residential Mixed-Use Housing developments with a minimum of two-thirds of (⅔) the square footage designated for residential use. • Suppor tive and transitional housing development. The ODS of this policy shall also apply to said housing developments located in the following Palm Desert zoning designations: • Mixed Residential District (R-2). • Multifamily Residential District (R-3). • Planned Residential District (PR). • Office Professional (OP). • Planned Commercial (PC). • Specialty Commercial Center (PC-1). • District Commercial Center (PC-2). • Regional Commercial Center (PC-3). • Resort Commercial Center (PC-4). The ODS are not applicable to the Downtown District (D), Downtown Core Overlay District (D.O.), Downtown Edge District (D.E.), and Downtown Edge Transition Overlay (D.E.-O) zones, nor do they apply to single-family homes, duplexes, accessory dwelling units, or projects approved pursuant to Senate Bill 9. This policy also does not apply to non-residential development. Mixed-use developments, while not a prevalent typology in Palm Desert, are allowed in multiple land uses per the City’s General Plan, including all of the City’s “Centers”, the “Town Center Neighborhood”, and the “Regional Retail District” designations. The Mixed-Use Typology Transect (Figure 2) defines a range of typical mixed-use building types that may be approved in Palm Desert, starting with lower-intensity live-work projects followed by horizontal and vertical mixed-use typologies. In Palm Desert, the tallest vertical mixed-use precedent is a five-story design only permitted at key intersections in the City Center/Downtown area and not applicable to this policy. Figure 2: Mixed-Use Typology Transect. LIVE/WORK • 5+ dwelling units on a lot • 2-3 stories • A single unit consisting of both a commercial/office and a residential component occupied by the same resident HORIZONTAL MIXED-USE • 2-3 stories • A development consisting of 2+ attached or detached buildings of different uses within the same project area VERTICAL MIXED-USE, LOW • 3-4 stories, maximum 35 ft. • Subterranean parking or above-grade parking with architectural treatments to screen cars VERTICAL MIXED-USE, MEDIUM • 5 stories, maximum 60 ft. • Subterranean parking or above-grade parking with architectural treatments to screen cars High-intensity mixed-use is not applicable in Palm Desert. Five-story designs are only permitted at key intersections in the Downtown area and are not applicable to this policy. Low-Intensity High-Intensity Page 58 of 171 7CITY OF PALM DESERT MULTIFAMILY AND MIXED-USE OBJECTIVE DESIGN STANDARDS City of Palm Desert CA, Draft March 2024 If a residential development project with three or more units, or a mixed-use project with at least two-thirds (⅔) of the gross floor area square footage dedicated to housing, or a supportive/ transitional housing project is located in a Specific Plan area or Overlay District, the ODS of this policy shall only apply if objective design standards particular to the Specific Plan or Overlay District area have not been adopted. When a design standard of this policy is more restrictive than a design standard that addresses the same criteria as noted in Title 25 of the Municipal Code, then the more restrictive standard of this policy shall prevail. When a design standard of this policy is less restrictive than a design standard that addresses the same criteria as noted in Title 25 of the Municipal Code, then the more restrictive standard of the Municipal Code shall prevail. 1.6 How to Use the Standards This policy is a primary design reference and tool to use when designing new multifamily or mixed- use projects in Palm Desert. The design standards of this policy assist project applicants and their designer’s understanding of the minimum design standards that shall be met. The ODS are described in Chapters 2-5 and are organized as follows: • Chapter 2: Project Site Objective Design Standards, consisting of project orientation and frontage requirements. • Chapter 3: Open Space Objective Design Standards, defining landscape requirements, open space amenities, and fencing and walls bordering project sites. • Chapter 4: Building Architecture Objective Design Standards, focusing on building form, roofscapes, architectural components, and exterior materials and colors. • Chapter 5: Parking Design Standards, setting criteria for surface parking lots and parking garages. All multifamily and mixed-use projects that are by-right developments shall be in compliance with these standards. Compliance with the standards will help ensure a streamlined and consistent review and approval process by Staff. The below steps should be followed at the start of designing new projects. 1. Review the Palm Desert General Plan to understand the goals and policies for new development. 2. Review the Palm Desert Municipal Code to determine the applicable zoning code land use requirements that will shape the site and building design. 3. Review the design standards in Chapters 2-5 in this policy to identify the applicable design standards for a multifamily or mixed-use project. All ODS in this policy apply to both multifamily and mixed-use projects unless otherwise indicated in the specific standard. 4. Throughout the design process utilize the applicable checklist in Chapter 7, Objective Design Standards Compliance Checklists, to ensure that all design criteria are met before submission to the City for approval. To determine compliance with the ODS, Staff will use the same checklists to consistently review the City’s design standards in relation to by-right multifamily and mixed-use residential project applications. If a project application is determined to be in compliance with the objective design standards, Staff will approve or recommend approval of the project design. An approved Page 59 of 171 8 Chapter 1: Introduction City of Palm Desert CA, Draft March 2024 project design will still be subject to all other applicable code requirements before a building permit may be issued. Should a multifamily or mixed-use project not comply with one or more of the ODS, the project applicant may choose to proceed with one of the following actions: • Receive an explanation from Staff regarding the non-compliance, revise the building design to be in compliance, and resubmit their application for approval. • Choose a discretionary review process and meet with the Architectural Review Commission for project design approval. • Withdraw their application. Discretionary projects require approval from the Architectural Review Commission. The City of Palm Desert Director of Development Services may expand upon and/or regularly update the objective design standards in this policy as per their discretion. The removal of any objective design standards in this policy can only be decided upon by the Planning Commission or City Council. Page 60 of 171 9CITY OF PALM DESERT MULTIFAMILY AND MIXED-USE OBJECTIVE DESIGN STANDARDS City of Palm Desert CA, Draft March 2024 2 PROJECT SITE 2.1 Project Frontage 2.2 Project Orientation 2.3 Project Fences and Walls 2.4 Project Entries 2.5 Project Sidewalks and Pathways 2.6 Project Curb Cuts, Vehicular 2.7 Project Alleys 9CITY OF PALM DESERT MULTIFAMILY AND MIXED-USE OBJECTIVE DESIGN STANDARDS The intent of the following project site objective design standards is to enhance the pedestrian experience between multifamily and mixed-use developments and their public- facing frontages, prioritizing the orientation of buildings towards public streets, accessibility from public rights-of-way, and the versatility of bordering fences and walls. OBJECTIVE DESIGN STANDARDS City of Palm Desert CA, Draft March 2024 Page 61 of 171 10 Chapter 2: Project Site ODS City of Palm Desert CA, Draft March 2024 2.2 2.2 PROJECT ORIENTATION 2.2.1. Project orientation. Multifamily and mixed-use projects shall be oriented toward and overlook public streets. To determine that a multifamily or mixed-use project overlooks the public street, such projects shall incorporate a minimum of two of the following project orientation components. a. A landscaped setback that is a minimum of 20 feet deep as measured from the frontage property line, or greater as determined by the setback requirements in Title 25 of the Palm Desert Municipal Code. The landscaped setback shall be generally parallel to the project frontage and incorporate shade trees, planted a maximum of 30 feet on center, within the first 20 feet of depth along the public street frontage. b. At least one open space that is a minimum of 20 feet in depth as measured perpendicular to the public street, the size of which is in relation to the project’s total public street frontage length, per the table below. 2.1 2.1 PROJECT FRONTAGE 2.1.1. Maximum frontage length without break. Public street frontages longer than 450 feet in length shall be separated by a public or private street, alley, or a minimum 30-foot wide and open-to-the-sky landscaped open space inclusive of pedestrian pathways. Street Frontage Minimum Open Space Less than or equal to 150 feet 600 square feet Greater than 150 feet and less than 450 feet 1,500 square feet Greater than or equal to 450 feet 20% of the total frontage length times 25 feet PUBLIC STREET longer than 450’ 30’ min Building breaks along the public-facing street frontage create opportunities for circulation and connectivity on larger sites. See ODS 2.1.1. public or private street, alley, or open space ◄ This multifamily project is oriented towards and incorporates one open space facing the public street. See ODS 2.2.1(b).◄Page 62 of 171 11CITY OF PALM DESERT MULTIFAMILY AND MIXED-USE OBJECTIVE DESIGN STANDARDS City of Palm Desert CA, Draft March 2024 c. Fences, walls, and/or permanent planter boxes greater than 42 inches in height shall not exceed 20 percent of the total length of the public street frontage. d. At the ground level of buildings generally parallel to and located within ten feet of a public-street-facing frontage setback: street-facing and covered pedestrian entities, stoops, and/or a minimum eight-foot-clear width and depth porches, open-to-the-air galleries, recesses, ramadas, and/or open arcades along a minimum of 20 percent of the public street frontage. 2.3 2.3 PROJECT FENCES AND WALLS 2.3.1. Fence and wall placement. Fences and walls on public-street- facing lots shall meet the placement requirements correlated to the project’s lot size, per the table below. Project Lot Size Fence and Wall Placement Requirements Less than or equal to 15,000 square feet No fence, wall, or pedestrian gate shall be placed within the required front yard setback. Greater than 15,000 feet and less than one acre No fence, wall, or gate shall be placed within the frontage setback along public streets. Fences, walls, and gates, placed to the rear of the frontage setback and greater than 42 inches in height, shall not exceed 60 percent of the total frontage length as measured along the setback line. Greater than or equal to one acre No fence, wall, or gate shall be placed within the frontage setback along public streets. Fences, walls, and gates, placed to the rear of the frontage setback and greater than 42 inches in height, shall not exceed 80 percent of the total frontage length as measured along the setback line. Lots in Palm Desert should not appear to be walled off from the public realm. See ODS 2.3.1.◄18” min 150’ max STREET fence or wall Modulating a perimeter fence or wall provides versatility at eye-level so that pedestrians are not walking alongside a flat wall. See ODS 2.3.2(b).◄Page 63 of 171 12 Chapter 2: Project Site ODS City of Palm Desert CA, Draft March 2024 2.3.2. Fence and wall modulation. Fences and walls shall incorporate at least one of the following modulation components. a. Change in material for every 150 lineal feet of fence or wall. b. Offset at least 18 inches or incorporate a pilaster not to exceed the height of the fence or wall by more than one foot for every 150 lineal feet of fence or wall. 2.3.3. Fence and wall materials. Fences and walls adjoining public streets or rights-of-way shall be constructed of the following materials or any combination of the following materials. a. Aluminum, painted. b. Brick. c . Concrete. d. Metal tube. e . Stone, face stone, and/or veneer stone. f. Wrought iron. Use of corrugated metal for fences is prohibited. 2.3.4. Rear and interior side yard fences and walls. All new residential construction shall include walls or fences of a minimum of 5 feet in height enclosing rear and interior side yards. 2.4 2.4 PROJECT ENTRIES 2.4.1. Publicly visible gate or door. At least one project entry shall be a publicly visible gate or door that provides direct entry to a building or open space, open-to-the-air plaza, patio, or courtyard. This project entry shall be within 60 feet of the curb of a public street or public vehicular drop off point. 1’ max 150’ max pilaster fence or wall Pilasters segment a perimeter fence or wall, also providing variety from the pedestrian perspective. See ODS 2.3.2(b). ◄ Page 64 of 171 13CITY OF PALM DESERT MULTIFAMILY AND MIXED-USE OBJECTIVE DESIGN STANDARDS City of Palm Desert CA, Draft March 2024 2.4.2. Number of project entries. The number of project entries to an indoor or outdoor area, lobby, and/or dwelling unit that is visible from the public street frontage shall be determined by the total length of public street frontage on a site, per the table below. Gates and doors into projects within close proximity of the public street create more connectivity into larger sites. See ODS 2.4.2.◄PUBLIC STREET / VEHICULAR DROP OFF POINT 60’ max building or open space gate or door pedestrian entry Total Length of Public Street Frontage Minimum Number of Project Entries Less than or equal to 150 feet 1 Greater than 150 feet and less than 450 feet 2 Greater than or equal to 450 feet 2 project entries for each 450 of total length up to a total length of 1,350 feet, after which there is no additional project entry requirement. 2.4.3. Pedestrian entrances. A minimum of one pedestrian entrance to the project shall be provided for each 450 feet of total frontage along public streets. 2.5 2.5 PROJECT SIDEWALKS AND PATHWAYS 2.5.1. Site connectivity, public sidewalks. All on-site buildings, entries, facilities, amenities, and vehicular and bicycle parking areas shall be internally connected by on-site sidewalks and as-needed pathways that may include use of the public sidewalk. 2.5.2. Site connectivity, public streets. Intersecting public and private streets, access drives, drive aisles, alleys, and marked crosswalks shall link to all public streets adjoining a project. On-site pathways connect entries into this multifamily project. See ODS 2.5.2.◄Page 65 of 171 14 Chapter 2: Project Site ODS City of Palm Desert CA, Draft March 2024 2.5.3. Sidewalk width. On-site sidewalks shall be at least four feet in unobstructed width. 2.5.4. Parkways. A minimum five-foot width parkway shall be provided along at least one side of all on-site sidewalks and pathways. 2.5.5. Landscape parkways. When an on-site sidewalk or pathway is provided within a required public street frontage or setback that is 20 feet or greater in depth, a minimum five-foot width landscape parkway shall be provided along both sides of the sidewalk or pathway. 2.5.6. Landscape parkway with ground-floor architectural component. Notwithstanding ODS 2.13 above, only one parkway is required at a project when at least one of the following architectural components is placed along 60 percent of the ground floor building frontage that adjoins a public street, required front yard, or public street frontage setback. a. Stoops. b. Minimum eight-foot clear depth porches. c. Arcades, galleries, and/or ramadas. d. Eight-foot minimum depth recesses. e. 30-inch minimum depth overhangs, trellises, and/or awnings. 2.5.7. Driveway access and sidewalks. Vehicular driveways that access any public right-of-way shall be adjoined by sidewalks with a four-foot-wide, curb-adjacent landscape area on at least one side of the vehicular access drive. Stoops, like the photo above, would permit buildings to only require one landscape parkway if the stoops constitute at least 60 percent of the ground floor frontage. See ODS 2.5.6(a).◄5’ min 4’ min 5’ min parkway sidewalk parkway 20’ or greater in depth This diagram shows a four-foot minimum on-site sidewalk (See ODS 2.5.3) within a public street frontage that is 20 feet or greater in depth (See ODS 2.5.5), resulting in a landscape parkway on both sides of the sidewalk and increased area for canopy tree shade. ◄ PUBLIC STREET Page 66 of 171 15CITY OF PALM DESERT MULTIFAMILY AND MIXED-USE OBJECTIVE DESIGN STANDARDS City of Palm Desert CA, Draft March 2024 2.6 2.6 PROJECT CURB CUTS, VEHICULAR 2.6.1. Number of curb cuts. The maximum number of curb cuts permitted on a site shall be determined by the total length of public street frontage, per the table below. ground floor architectural component The arcade in this diagram extends at least 60% of the ground floor building frontage and incorporates a shading element into the building design, which permits the building to only require one parkway. See ODS 2.5.6(c). ◄Total Length of Public Street Frontage Maximum Number of Curb Cuts Between 50 and 150 feet 1 Greater than 150 feet 1 curb cut for each 450 feet of public street frontage 2.6.2. Curb cut width. On sites where the public street frontage is less than 450 feet in length, the maximum width of a curb cut shall be no greater than 36 feet. 2.6.3. Curb cut medians. Any site that requires more than a 36-foot curb cut shall divide the curb cut with a minimum five-foot width median such that no segment of the cut is more than 36 feet in width. 2.6.4. Curb cuts, parking area. Any curb cut that leads to a parking area with less than 25 spaces shall be no more than 24 feet in width. This multifamily project provides a landscaped median with signage in between two curb cuts, which serve as a vehicular entry and exit to the project. See ODS 2.6.3.◄Page 67 of 171 16 Chapter 2: Project Site ODS City of Palm Desert CA, Draft March 2024 2.7 2.7 PROJECT ALLEYS 2.7.1. Alley entry. Projects abutting an alley shall provide all vehicular access, including service access, from the alley. 2.7.2. Alley parkways. If a new alley greater than 30 feet in width is provided, at least one minimum five-foot landscaped parkway shall be provided along 70 percent of the total length of the alley, exclusive of the length of curb cuts for driveways, garages, required red curbs for fire access, and vehicular access aisles. 5’ min 30’ min A five-foot minimum parkway between the project boundary line adds landscaping along new alleyways. See ODS 2.7.2. ◄ALLEY 70% alley length min landscaped parkway Page 68 of 171 17CITY OF PALM DESERT MULTIFAMILY AND MIXED-USE OBJECTIVE DESIGN STANDARDS City of Palm Desert CA, Draft March 2024 3 LANDSCAPE & 3.1 Site Landscaping 3.2 Canopy Trees 3.3 Specimen Trees 3.4 Shrubs and Perennials 3.5 Landscape Islands 3.6 Inorganic Groundcover 3.7 Boulders 3.8 On-Site Lighting 3.9 Passive and Active Amenities OPEN SPACE 17CITY OF PALM DESERT MULTIFAMILY AND MIXED-USE OBJECTIVE DESIGN STANDARDS The intent of the following landscape and open space objective design standards is to cultivate over time a pedestrian-oriented open space along the public rights-of- way adjacent to multifamily and mixed-use developments, with a visual and natural identity inspired by the surrounding native landscape of the California Sonoran Desert. OBJECTIVE DESIGN STANDARDS City of Palm Desert CA, Draft March 2024 Page 69 of 171 18 Chapter 3: Landscape and Open Space ODS City of Palm Desert CA, Draft March 2024 3.1 3.1 SITE LANDSCAPING 3.1.1. Frontages. All frontages adjoining public and private streets shall be landscaped. 3.1.2. Setbacks. All front yard, side yard, street-facing side yard, and rear yard setbacks shall be landscaped. 3.2 3.2 LANDSCAPE ISLANDS 3.2.1. Landscape island dimensions. See ODS 5.1.4. 3.2.2. Landscape islands, end parking stalls. See ODS 5.1.5. 3.3.3. Landscape islands, surface parking. See ODS 5.1.6. 3.3 3.3 CANOPY TREES 3.3.1. Canopy trees at public street-adjoining frontages. A minimum of one irrigated, 24-inch box tree shall be planted a maximum of 30 feet on center along frontages adjoining public streets. ‘Desert Museum’ Palo Verde, a permitted canopy tree. See ODS 3.3.5.◄Sweet Acacia, a permitted canopy tree. See ODS 3.3.5.◄3.3.2. Canopy trees at front yards. Where a front yard setback is required, a minimum of one irrigated, 24-inch box tree shall be planted for each 900 square feet of setback area, less the area of any driveways and sidewalks that cross and/or are within the front yard area. 3.3.3. Canopy trees at on-site surface parking. See ODS 5.1.8. 3.4.4. Canopy tree distribution at on-site surface parking. See ODS 5.1.9.30’ maxPUBLIC STREET Frequent canopy trees provide shade and enhance both the pedestrian experience and public street frontage. See ODS 3.3.1. ◄ The selection and balance of canopy trees and organic and inorganic groundcover create a landscape identity for specific to Palm Desert multifamily and mixed-use projects.◄Page 70 of 171 19CITY OF PALM DESERT MULTIFAMILY AND MIXED-USE OBJECTIVE DESIGN STANDARDS City of Palm Desert CA, Draft March 2024 Texas Ebony, a permitted canopy tree. See ODS 3.3.5.◄Thornless Cascalote, a permitted canopy tree. See ODS 3.3.5.◄3.3.5. Canopy tree selection. Along frontages adjoining public streets and public rights-of-way and yards where canopy trees are required, utilize a minimum of three species from the following list and/or approved list of drought resistant canopy trees with no more than 50 percent of all selected canopy trees comprising the same species. a. ‘Desert Museum’ Palo Verde. Parkinsonia (Cercidium) x ‘Desert Museum.’ 1 b. Ironwood. Olneya tesota. c. Palo Brea. Parkinsonia praecox. d. Sweet Acacia. Acacia smallii. e. Texas Ebony. Pithecellobium flexicaule. f. Thornless Cascalote. Caesalpinia cacalaco ‘Smoothie.’ Any invasive, noxious, and nuisance plant species and any plant species designated by the weed control regulations in the Federal Noxious Weed Control and Eradication Act of 2004 and identified on a regional district noxious plant species control list shall be prohibited. Nuisance plant species include, but are not limited to: Washingtonia robusta, Dalbergia sissoo and Euphorbia tirucalli. 3.3.6. Canopy tree shade on sidewalks. Within required frontages and front yard setbacks with sidewalks and pathways, all canopy trees shall be planted to cast shade onto the sidewalk for a minimum of three hours a day during the months of June, July, and August within five years of planting. 3.43.4 SPECIMEN TREES 3.4.1. Specimen trees at frontage areas. In addition to canopy trees, a minimum of one irrigated, 24-inch box specimen tree shall be planted for each 900 square feet of frontage adjoining a public street and/or right-of-way, exclusive of the area of driveways and sidewalks. 3.4.2. Specimen tree selection. Select a minimum of two species from the following list of drought-resistant specimen trees, with no more than 50 percent of all specimen trees planted in required frontages adjoining public streets and public rights-of-way comprising the same species. a. Smoke Tree. Psorothamnus (Dalea) spinosus. b. Honey Mesquite. Prosopis glandulosa. Must be a thornless cultivar inclusive of Prosopis glandulosa ‘Maverick’ or Prosopis glandulosa ‘AZT.’ c. Soaptree. Yucca elata. Smoke Tree, a permitted specimen tree. See ODS 3.4.2.◄Honey Mesquite is a permitted specimen tree, but must be a thornless cultivar inclusive of Prosopis glandulosa ‘Maverick’ or Prosopis glandulosa ‘AZT.’ See ODS 3.4.2.◄1 Consider irrigation practices that better emulate natural conditions or move irrigation lines incrementally over time to encourage “Desert Museum” Palo Verde roots to grow more robustly and better prevent this species from falling over. Page 71 of 171 20 Chapter 3: Landscape and Open Space ODS City of Palm Desert CA, Draft March 2024 3.5 3.5 SHRUBS AND PERENNIALS 3.5.1. Shrub and perennial groundcover. For each continuous area of required frontage and/or required front yard area, all ground surfaces without inorganic groundcover shall be covered by live plant material within five years of planting. See ODS 3.6.1. 3.5.2. Shrub and perennial groundcover selection. Select a minimum of five species from the list of drought-resistant shrub and perennial groundcover below, with no more than 30 percent of all live plant material in required frontage areas and/or front yards comprising the same species. A minimum of three of the selected species shall be woody plants. Species Regional Native GROUNDCOVER Wild Marigold Baileya multiradiata  Prostrate Acacia Acacia redolens Flattop Buckwheat Eriogonum fasciculatum v. poliofolium  Germander Sage Salvia chamaedryoides PERENNIALS Desert Sand Verbena Abronia villosa  Wild Marigold Baileya multiradiata  Lyreleaf Greeneyes Berlandiera lyrata  Hartweg's Sundrops Calylophus hartwegii Lanceleaf Coreopsis Coreopsis lanceolata  Golden Dyssodia Dyssodia pentachaeta  California Golden Poppy Eschscholzia californica  Western Sundance Daisy Hymenoxys acaulis Blackfoot Daisy Melampodium leucanthum Siskiyou Mexican Evening Primrose Oenothera berlandieri Tufted Evening Primrose Oenothera caespitosa Firecracker Penstemon Penstemon eatonii  Superb Penstemon Penstemon superbus Whitestem Paperflower Psilotrophe cooperi  Desert Globemallow Sphaeralcea ambigua  Mexican Marigold Tagetes lemonii Plains Zinnia Zinnia grandiflora Species Regional Native SHRUBS Triangle-leaf Bursage Ambrosia deltoidea  White Bursage Ambrosia dumosa  Shadscale Atriplex canescens  Big Saltbush Atriplex lentiformis Prostrate Coyote Bush Baccharis x ‘Thompson’™ Woolly Butterfly Bush Buddleia marrubifolia Baja Fairy Duster Calliandra californica Fairy Duster Calliandra eriophylla  Rubber Rabbitbrush Chrysothamnus nauseosus Littleleaf Cordia Cordia parviflora Silver Prairie Clover Dalea bicolor Black Dalea Dalea frutescens ‘Sierra Negra’ Indigo Bush Dalea pulchra  Brittlebrush Encelia farinosa Turpentine Bush Ericarmeria laricifolia Apache Plume Fallugia paradoxa San Marcos Hibiscus Gossypium harknessii  Desert Lavender Hyptis emoryii  Chuparosa Justicia californica  Creosote Bush Larrea tridentata Thuder Cloud Sage Leucophyllum candidum ‘Thundercloud’™ Texas Sage Leucophyllum frutescens Rio Bravo Texas Sage Leucophyllum langmaniae 'Rio Bravo'™ Chihuahuan Sage Leucophyllum laevigatum Fragrant Sage Leucophyllum pruinosum ’Sierra Bouquet’ Blue Ranger Leucophyllum zygophyllum ‘Cimarron’™ Barbados Cherry Malpighia glabra  Sugar Bush Rhus ovata Baja Ruellia Ruellia peninsularis  Cleveland Sage Salvia clevelandii  Jojoba Simmondsia chinensis List of permitted shrub and perennial groundcover for multifamily and mixed-use projects. See ODS 3.5.2.◄◄Wild Marigold, a regional native, is an example of a permitted groundcover.◄Page 72 of 171 21CITY OF PALM DESERT MULTIFAMILY AND MIXED-USE OBJECTIVE DESIGN STANDARDS City of Palm Desert CA, Draft March 2024 3.5.3. Use of thorned, serrated-edged, sharp-toothed, or sharp- edged plant materials. Thorned, serrated-edged, sharp- toothed, or sharp-edged plant materials shall not be planted so as to grow within two feet of a sidewalk or pathway and ten feet from a children’s play area. 3.6 3.6 INORGANIC GROUNDCOVER 3.6.1. Inorganic groundcover. Within required frontages adjoining public streets and front yard setbacks, a maximum of 50 percent of ground surfaces shall be covered with gravel, cobble, or boulders. 3.6.2. Gravel and cobble type. Select a minimum of one type of gravel and one type of cobble with no more than fifty percent of all surfaces covered in inorganic groundcover comprising the same material. 3.6.3. Groundcover placement. Shrub and perennial groundcovers shall be planted next to and not within a bed of cobble. 3.6.4. Inorganic groundcover color. Any inorganic material utilized within a required frontage adjoining a public street or right- of-way shall be of a color and value (light versus dark) that reflects more light than it absorbs. 3.7 3.7 BOULDERS 3.7.1. Required boulders. For each continuous area of parkway and landscaped setback, locate a minimum of one boulder for each 500 square feet of landscaped setback area, exclusive of the area of driveways and sidewalks. 3.7.2. Irregular spacing. Boulders shall be spaced irregularly. 3.7.3. Buried below grade. The bottom third of boulders shall be buried below grade. 3.8 3.8 ON-SITE LIGHTING 3.8.1. Dark sky compliant. All exterior lighting shall be dark sky compliant and/or fully shielded. 3.8.2. Fully shielded. Exterior lighting shall be fully shielded and arranged so that the source of the light can not be viewed directly. Flattop Buckwheat, a regional native groundcover, along a pathway and adjacent to other shrubs and perennials.◄This landscape setback along a public street incorporates irregularly-spaced shrub and perennial groundcover as well as boulders.◄While this landscape uses a variety of inorganic ground cover, it would not be permitted if the setback was along a required public street frontage or front yard because more than 50 percent of landscape is inorganic. See ODS 3.6.1.◄Page 73 of 171 22 Chapter 3: Landscape and Open Space ODS City of Palm Desert CA, Draft March 2024 3.8.3. Uplighting. Exterior uplighting is prohibited, unless used to feature an architectural or landscape element pursuant to Section 24.16.020 of the Palm Desert Municipal Code. 3.8.4. Lighting angle below the horizon. Exterior lighting shall restrain light from the source to a minimum 30 degrees below the horizontal plane of the light source. 3.8.5. Pedestrian-oriented lighting, location. Pedestrian-oriented lighting shall be provided along all on-site sidewalks and pathways and exterior amenity spaces. 3.8.6. Pedestrian-oriented lighting, placement. Light fixtures shall be placed along all on-site sidewalks and pathways at a spacing of no more than 30 lineal feet on center. 3.7.7. Pedestrian-oriented lighting, illumination. On-site sidewalks, walkways, pathways, and paseos shall be illuminated to a minimum of 1 foot-candle to ensure safe nighttime conditions. 3.8.8. Stand-alone exterior lighting. Stand-alone exterior lighting fixtures shall be a minimum of three feet and a maximum of 14 feet in height. Number of Dwelling Units (DUs) Number of Required Passive Amenities Less than 20 DUs 1 Between 20 and 50 DUs 2 Between 51 and 99 DUs 3 100 DUs and greater 4 3.9 3.9 PASSIVE AND ACTIVE AMENITIES 3.9.1. Passive amenities. Projects shall incorporate the minimum required number of passive amenities per the table below. Exterior lighting must be placed along all on-site sidewalks (see ODS 3.8.5), be between three and 14 feet in height (see ODS 3.8.8), and have a minimum 30-degree light beam (see ODS 3.8.4). ◄ 30’ max 30° min 3’ min 14’ max Page 74 of 171 23CITY OF PALM DESERT MULTIFAMILY AND MIXED-USE OBJECTIVE DESIGN STANDARDS City of Palm Desert CA, Draft March 2024 3.9.2. Types of passive amenities. Passive amenities shall be from the list below. A passive amenity may be used multiple times and each passive amenity provided counts as one amenity. a. Gazebo. b. Passive water amenity, including but not limited to fountain, waterfall, stream, or pond. c. Picnic shelter. d. Seating area(s) with benches and/or loose single chairs a minimum of 12 feet wide in one dimension and 144 square feet in area per the following requirements. e. Seating walls a minimum of eight feet in length per the following requirements. f. Secured package lockers contained within an outdoor shelter. 3.9.3. Active amenities. Projects shall incorporate the minimum required number of active amenities per the table below. Number of Dwelling Units (DUs) Number of Required Seating Areas Less than 20 DUs 1 Between 20 and 50 DUs 2 Between 51 and 99 DUs 3 100 DUs and greater 4 Number of Dwelling Units (DUs) Number of Required Seating Walls Less than 20 DUs 1 Between 20 and 50 DUs 2 Between 51 and 99 DUs 3 100 DUs and greater 4 Number of Dwelling Units (DUs)Number of Required Active Amenities Fewer than 20 DUs 2 Between 20 and 50 DUs 3 Between 51 and 99 DUs 4 Between 100 and 149 DUs 5 150 DUs and greater 6 amenities plus one additional active amenity for each additional 100 units. Seating area with loose single chairs. Picnic shelter in a multifamily project courtyard.◄◄Page 75 of 171 24 Chapter 3: Landscape and Open Space ODS City of Palm Desert CA, Draft March 2024 3.9.4. Types of active amenities. Active amenities shall be from the list below. A water amenity must be one of the required number of active amenities. An active amenity may be used multiple times and each active amenity provided counts as one amenity. a. Active water amenity, including but not limited to a pool, spa, hot tub, splash pad, and/or misting area (must be one of the required number of active amenities) b. Barbecue c. Clubhouse and/or recreation room that opens onto an outdoor amenity area d. Community garden e. Court game facility f. Exercise area and/or par course g. Jogging and/or par course h. Pet area and/or run and/or wash i. Play area, children’s The clubhouse in this multifamily project opens up to the pool.◄Fenced off pet area in a multifamily apartment courtyard.◄Children’s play area.◄Bocce ball lawn.◄Page 76 of 171 25CITY OF PALM DESERT MULTIFAMILY AND MIXED-USE OBJECTIVE DESIGN STANDARDS City of Palm Desert CA, Draft March 2024 4 BUILDING ARCHITECTURE 4.1 Building Height 4.2 Building Length 4.3 Building Modulation 4.4 Building Roofs 4.5 Building Materials 4.6 Building Openings, Multifamily 4.7 Building Openings, Mixed-Use 4.8 Building Windows 4.9 Building Balconies and Stairwells 4.10 Building Utilities 4.11 Building Facade Colors 4.12 Building Water Drainage Devices 4.13 Building Trash/Recycling Bins and Enclosures 4.14 Building Design Components 25CITY OF PALM DESERT MULTIFAMILY AND MIXED-USE OBJECTIVE DESIGN STANDARDS The intent of the following building architecture objective design standards is to connect multifamily and mixed-use projects to the existing natural and physical surrounds, including but not limited to architectural components and facade modulation that prioritize shade and the use of materials and colors that reflect the desert environment. OBJECTIVE DESIGN STANDARDS City of Palm Desert CA, Draft March 2024 Page 77 of 171 26 Chapter 4: Building Architecture ODS City of Palm Desert CA, Draft March 2024 4.1 4.1 BUILDING HEIGHT 4.1.1. Building height measurement along public streets. The maximum building height of a multifamily or mixed-use structure within 150 feet of the curb of a public street shall be established by a vertical measurement from the average elevation of the street curb adjacent to the property to the highest point of the structure, provided that a roof shall be measured to the highest point of the roof. 4.1.2. Building height measurement adjoining a residential zoned property. The maximum building height of a multifamily or mixed-use structure within 150 feet of a residential property line shall be established by a vertical measurement from the elevation of the finished grade along the property line of the residential zoned property or the finished grade along the property line of the project site, whichever is lower in elevation, to the highest point of the roof of the structure. In this diagram, the single-family zoned property has a lower elevation than the adjoining multifamily or mixed- use property. The height of the higher density building, in order to minimize the visual impact, is measured from the finished grade along the property line of the single-family lot. Measuring the building height from the public street is intended to prevent a building from feeling taller or “towering” over the public realm, specifically when the building is placed near the public street and the property is at a higher elevation than the public street. ◄ ◄ 150’ maxPUBLIC STREET building height 150’ max building height RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY MULTIFAMILY OR MIXED-USE PROPERTY 4.1.3. Transitional height abutting a single-family zoned property. When a multifamily or mixed-use building is placed on a lot that abuts or is across a right-of-way from a R-1, R-1M, R-E, R-2, or PR regulation properties with a density of PR-10 or lower property line, the otherwise allowed building height shall be modulated by an inward-leaning 45-degree angled plane inclined towards the multifamily or mixed-use building as measured from a horizontal plane originating 15 feet above grade at the abutting property line. Page 78 of 171 27CITY OF PALM DESERT MULTIFAMILY AND MIXED-USE OBJECTIVE DESIGN STANDARDS City of Palm Desert CA, Draft March 2024 4.1.4. Maximum building height at public-street-facing frontages. In addition to the minimum horizontal setbacks otherwise required by the Municipal Code, the maximum height of a building abutting a public street frontage shall be determined by its distance from the street-facing setback line, per the table below. Distance from Street-Facing Setback (feet) Maximum Building Height (feet/stories) Less than or equal to 30 feet 24 feet / 2-stories (w/ flat roof) Greater than 30 feet Per Municipal Code R-1, R-1M, R-E, R-2, OR <PR-10 PROPERTYMULTIFAMILY OR MIXED-USE PROPERTY 15’ 45° 4.2 4.2 BUILDING LENGTH 4.2.1. Building wall, maximum length. For both new structures and existing structures with an addition, no building wall shall exceed 250 feet in length. 4.2.2. Building breaks, open to the sky. When building breaks are required, a minimum 30-foot open-to-the-sky separation shall be provided between resulting structures. These open- to-the-sky building breaks shall provide for landscaped public and private rights-of-way, courts, passageways, paseos, and/or other active and/or passive landscaped open spaces. 4.2.3. Building breaks with vehicular street. If a private and/or public vehicular street is utilized to provide a required open- to-the-sky separation, the vehicular street shall incorporate a minimum five foot sidewalk and adjoining minimum five foot parkway. The arcade in this diagram extends at least 60% of the ground floor building frontage, which permits the building to only require one parkway. See ODS 4.1.3. ◄This multifamily project drops down to a single story at the rear of the site because of a transitional height requirement mandating a transition between the building and the adjacent single-family neighborhood.◄Page 79 of 171 28 Chapter 4: Building Architecture ODS City of Palm Desert CA, Draft March 2024 4.3 4.3 BUILDING MODULATION 4.3.1. Building modulation. Buildings shall be broken into major and minor masses and/or feature architectural modulation utilizing at least four of the following. a. Minimum six-foot-clear width ground-level arcades, open-to-the-air galleries, colonnades, porches, recesses, ramadas, and trellis structures placed along a minimum of 80 percent of the ground-floor length of two building faces. b. For each 50 feet of building wall length, incorporation of open-to-the-sky recesses in mass and bulk, or projections of mass and bulk, that are a minimum of eight feet in length and three feet in depth. This diagram shows open-to-the-sky recesses in the building mass that is at least three feet deep and eight feet long every 50 feet of building wall length. See ODS 4.3.1(b). If ODS 4.3.1(a) is incorporated into a project to meet modulation requirements, a ground-level arcade along 80 percent of two sides of a multifamily or mixed-use building as shown in the diagram is permitted. ◄ ◄ ground-level arcade ground-level arcade Page 80 of 171 29CITY OF PALM DESERT MULTIFAMILY AND MIXED-USE OBJECTIVE DESIGN STANDARDS City of Palm Desert CA, Draft March 2024 c. Use of minor building masses contrasted with major building masses where the wall area of the minor masses is a maximum of 40 percent of the total wall area. d. At the top floor of the building, a minimum six-foot- clear width setback from the floor immediately below along at least two sides of the building. e. Utilization of sun-screening elements, including sunshades, awnings, and canopies, on windows, doors, and openings at south- and west-facing building walls. f. Covered and open-to-the-air balconies where the area of the projections or recesses of the balconies constitute a minimum of 15 percent of the building walls. g. Roof overhangs or projections that provide a minimum of eight feet of vertical shaded wall at noon on the summer solstice. h. Vertical and irrigated landscaping that is located within five feet of a wall, screens at least two walls and 30 percent of the perimeter of the structure, and achieves per specification a minimum 20 feet of height after five years of growth. i. Utilization of two or more building wall materials, where the first material constitutes a maximum of 30 percent of the building’s total wall area less openings and is non-cementitious, and a second material constitutes no more than 70 percent of the total wall area less openings. j. Buildings where the building footprint immediately below the top floor constitutes no more than 80 percent of the building footprint immediately below. The top floor of multifamily and mixed-use buildings may be set back at least six feet on two sides to achieve a building modulation requirement. See ODS 4.3.1(d).◄This multifamily project incorporates sliding wood screens into the facade design to provide shade. See ODS 4.3.1(e). This mixed-use project highlights a base, middle, and top massing by the use of multiple materials. See ODS 4.3.1(i).◄◄Page 81 of 171 30 Chapter 4: Building Architecture ODS City of Palm Desert CA, Draft March 2024 k. Inclusion of one or more tower elements that are no more than half the height of the floor-to-floor height of the tallest building story. The tower element shall be recessed or projected from the rest of the building mass by a minimum of two feet. Two-story buildings that do not front a public street or public right-of-way are not required to meet the modulation requirements of this section. 4.3.2. Vehicle entrances. Where vehicle entries are incorporated into a building wall facing a public street, the facade shall incorporate two of the following components: a. A vehicle entrance that is set back a minimum of 20 feet from the back of sidewalk or required setback, whichever results in the furthest distance from the public street. b. Where a pedestrian entrance is provided adjacent to the garage opening, a minimum five-foot wide sidewalk leading to the public street and sidewalk. c. At least one landscaped area, a minimum five feet in width, adjoining the vehicle access drive and leading from the public street to the garage entrance. 4.3.3. Upper story floor area limit. The gross area of the top story of buildings including exterior walls and roof projections and overhangs shall be a maximum of 80 percent of the floor immediately below, inclusive of required stair structures, mechanical and utility penthouses, elevator overrides, towers, and rooftop common area structures including trellises and overhangs. ODS 4.3.1(j) creates modulation of the building mass by decreasing the ground floor building square footage as more floors are added. In this diagram, the second floor footprint (orange) is 80 percent less than the ground floor footprint, and the top floor footprint is 80 percent less than the second floor footprint. ◄ 80% of ground floor 80% of floor below This multifamily project incorporates recessed tower elements that create modulation in the building mass. See ODS 4.3.1(k). ◄Page 82 of 171 31CITY OF PALM DESERT MULTIFAMILY AND MIXED-USE OBJECTIVE DESIGN STANDARDS City of Palm Desert CA, Draft March 2024 4.4 4.4 BUILDING ROOFS 4.4.1. Roof types. The following roof types, or a combination of the following roof types, shall be utilized for multifamily and mixed-use buildings. a. Butterfly roof. b. Clerestory roof. c. Conical roof. d. Cross-hipped roof. e. Curved/barrel vaulted roof. f. Dome roof. g. Flat roof. h. Gable roof. i. Hexagonal roof. j. Hip and valley roof. k. Intersecting gable roof. l. Hip roof. m. M-shaped roof. n. Monitor roof. o. Pyramid hip roof. p. Sawtooth roof. q. Skillion roof. r. Shed roof. No other roof types or forms are permitted. 80% of the floor immediately below The top floor of multifamily and mixed-use buildings is 80 percent of the footprint of the floor immediately below. See ODS 4.3.3.◄The use of both flat and pitched roofs in this multifamily project adds versatility to the roofline. See ODS 4.4.1.◄Page 83 of 171 32 Chapter 4: Building Architecture ODS City of Palm Desert CA, Draft March 2024 4.4.2. Roof slopes. The pitch of sloped roofs, other than conical roofs, curved/barrel vaulted roofs, or dome roofs, shall be no less than 2:12 and no greater than 4:12. 4.4.3. Sloped roof materials. Sloped roofs shall utilize one of the following materials. a. Concrete or lightweight concrete tile. b. Metal that is non-reflective. c. Solar panel tiles, solar roof tiles, or solar shingles. d. Natural tone or slate tile. e. Terracotta tile or simulated terracotta tile. 4.4.4. Prohibited roof materials. The following roof materials are not permitted. a. Asphalt-shingle roofs. b. Glass roofs or skylights that comprise more than 10 percent of the total gross area of the floor below. c. Corrugated metal roofing. 4.4.5. Flat roof modulation. Flat roofs shall be modulated vertically per the table below. Type of Modulation Multifamily Buildings Mixed-Use Buildings Flat Roof Vertical Modulation A minimum of 42 inches at least once every 36 feet. A minimum of 42 inches at least once every 50 feet. For every 36 feet in multifamily building width and every 50 feet in mixed-use building width, the height of the building should increase or decrease by at least 42 inches, not to exceed the maximum height limit. See ODS 4.4.5 for flat roof modulation and ODS 4.1.1-4.1.4 for building height requirements. ◄42” min Page 84 of 171 33CITY OF PALM DESERT MULTIFAMILY AND MIXED-USE OBJECTIVE DESIGN STANDARDS City of Palm Desert CA, Draft March 2024 4.5 4.5 BUILDING MATERIALS 4.5.1. Building wall materials. A building shall utilize at least two of the following exterior wall materials. a. Cementitious or acrylic stucco, or an exterior insulating and finish system with a cementitious finish. b. Two stucco textures. If a float finish is utilized for one of the stucco textures, the second stucco texture shall be a float or dash finish stucco and shall be utilized at a minimum of 10 percent of the total wall area. c. Two stucco colors with at least one of the stucco colors utilized at a minimum of 10 percent of the total wall area. d. Metal panels that are non-reflective. e. Natural stone or manufactured stone veneer at a minimum of 10 percent of the total wall area. f. Terra cotta tile and/or rain screens. g. Colored precision block, glazed block, face brick, face stone, split face block, shot blast block, or slump stone at a minimum of 10 percent of the total wall area. 4.4.6. Greenhouses. Greenhouses that are incorporated into a multifamily or mixed-use structure and whose total floor area is 10 percent or less of the total gross floor area of the building are exempt from the roof type, slope, modulation, and materials requirements of these design standards. 4.4.7. Parapet return. Parapets that extend beyond the wall plane due to horizontal building modulation must return and extend a minimum six feet past the wall plane and inwards towards the building. The parapet in this diagram extends an additional six feet past the wall plane where the building modulation extends forward. See ODS 4.4.7.◄This townhome project uses multiple colors of stucco, metal paneling and railings, and precision and split face block. See ODS 4.5.1(a)., 4.5.1(c), 4.5.1(d), and 4.5.1(g). This multifamily project uses multiple stucco colors and a face stone for the entirety of the ground floor. See ODS 4.5.1(a), 4.5.1(c), and 4.5.1(g).◄◄Page 85 of 171 34 Chapter 4: Building Architecture ODS City of Palm Desert CA, Draft March 2024 4.5.2. Wall material transitions. Transitions between differing material and colors on the walls of a building facade shall utilize at least one of the following design methodologies. a. An inside corner where planes intersect. b. Utilization of a reveal, projecting band, and or planar offset to mark the transition between the base, middle, and top of the building. c. Use of a building detail, such as a cornice, belt course, roof projection or eave, and/or habitable or decorative projections. d. Utilization of recesses or projections at windows a minimum of 3 inches in depth at all windows and openings. e. An offset in a plane where the material transition or color occurs with a minimum depth of five inches. 4.5.3. Prohibited building wall materials. 100 percent glass buildings are prohibited. 4.6 4.6 BUILDING OPENINGS, MULTIFAMILY 4.6.1. Ground-level architectural component, multifamily only. Multifamily buildings facing public streets shall provide ground floor porches, ramadas, colonnades, or recesses that are a minimum of six feet in clear depth and seven feet in height along a minimum of 30 percent of the building length. 4.6.2. Upper-level glazing, multifamily only. Multifamily buildings shall provide a minimum 15 percent and a maximum of 30 percent transparent glazing and/or openings at building walls above the ground level as measured from the finish floor level to the underside of the floor or roof above. 4.6.3. Openings, multifamily only. For multifamily buildings, the area of openings in walls above the first level, inclusive of doors and windows and exclusive of any floor-to-floor and floor-to-roof wall area shaded by porches, verandas, arcades, galleries, ramadas, trellises, open-to-the-air recesses, continuous brise-soleil and other open-to-the-air architectural screening elements, shall constitute a minimum of 15 percent and a maximum of 40 percent of the total wall area above the first level. This multifamily project uses multiple building materials through various transition techniques. Materials change at the inside corner of two building planes intersecting and a belt course horizontally divides the building and changes material. See ODS 4.5.2(a) and 4.5.2(c). The ground level of this multifamily building is recessed to provide shade along the street frontage. See ODS 4.6.1. This multifamily building keeps the number of wall openings above the ground level below 40 percent. See ODS 4.6.3.◄◄◄Page 86 of 171 35CITY OF PALM DESERT MULTIFAMILY AND MIXED-USE OBJECTIVE DESIGN STANDARDS City of Palm Desert CA, Draft March 2024 4.7 4.7 BUILDING OPENINGS, MIXED-USE 4.7.1. Ground-level transparency or frontage component, mixed-use only. The ground level of mixed-use buildings shall comprise at least one of the following elements. a. Glazing at the ground level of walls that face a public street shall constitute a minimum of 60 percent of the total wall length and such glazing shall be a minimum of 8-feet in height. b. A porch, veranda, arcade, gallery, ramada, projecting trellis, open-to-the-air recess, and/or permanent overhang that is a minimum of eight feet in clear depth along at least 80 percent of the length of any wall that faces a public street. 4.7.2. Upper-level glazing, mixed-use only. At upper levels of mixed-use buildings, the total area of glazing shall be a minimum of 15 percent of the total wall area. 4.7.3. Openings, mixed-use only. The combined surface area of windows, doors, or other openings inclusive of continuous glass systems shall comprise no more than 60 percent of the total wall area of any individual mixed-use building face. 4.8 4.8 BUILDING WINDOWS 4.8.1. Window and door details. Building windows and doors shall utilize at least two of the following: a. Three distinct sizes of windows. b. Shading devices including shutters, exterior blinds, awnings, brise-soleil, sun screens and/or decorative architectural details that create a distinct shadow line at a minimum 60 percent of openings. c. Recesses or projections a minimum of three inches in depth at a minimum of 60 percent of all openings. d. Trim around the opening that is no less than four inches in width and creates a projection or recess no less than two inches in depth. e. Use of metal-clad, thermally-broken metal or steel, and/or wood windows or doors at all openings. f. Exterior shades. More than sixty percent of the ground level of this mixed-use building is glazing. See ODS 4.7.1(a). The glazing at the upper levels of this mixed-use development is at least 15 percent of the total wall area. See ODS 4.7.2. This multifamily development has recessed windows of at least three distinct size. See ODS 4.8.1(a) and 4.8.1(c). ◄◄◄Page 87 of 171 36 Chapter 4: Building Architecture ODS City of Palm Desert CA, Draft March 2024 4.8.2. Windows, storage, utilities, and screening. Where windows open onto a utility or storage use or occupancy, the window opening shall be provided with interior or exterior screening such as an interior or exterior shade, and/or decorative and/ or obscuring glass. 4.9 4.9 BUILDING BALCONIES AND STAIRWELLS 4.9.1. Balcony depth. Balconies shall be a minimum of six feet in clear depth. 4.9.2. Balcony design. Balconies shall be recessed or shaded by balconies or roof projections immediately above and/or by minimum four-foot deep awnings, canopies, ramadas, recesses, and/or trellises. 4.9.3. Stairwells. All building stairwells shall be internal to the building or screened by materials with a 50 percent opacity. 4.10 4.10 BUILDING UTILITIES 4.10.1. Electrical utilities. All electrical utility equipment, electrical meters, and junction boxes shall be placed within a utility room. 4.10.2. Mechanical and electrical equipment screening. With the exception of ground-mounted transformers that shall meet the requirements of the utility provider, all mechanical equipment, including new and replacement equipment that is free-standing, and wall mounted equipment, shall be fully screened from all views by one of the following: a. Solid parapets and/or walls that are a minimum of one foot taller than the mechanical equipment as measured from the roof deck to the highest point of the equipment. b. Louvers equipment boxes that are incorporated into a wall. c. Walls that are a minimum 50 percent opaque and that are set within landscape areas that in plan provide a landscape border a minimum 18 inches wide around the perimeter of at least two sides of the equipment pad. Window mounted equipment is permitted at existing buildings that include an addition if not visible from any public street. The courtyard-facing balconies in this multifamily development are shaded by the balconies immediately above. See ODS 4.9.2. This project extends a wall surface and uses landscaping to screen mechanical equipment. ◄◄Page 88 of 171 37CITY OF PALM DESERT MULTIFAMILY AND MIXED-USE OBJECTIVE DESIGN STANDARDS City of Palm Desert CA, Draft March 2024 4.11 4.11 BUILDING FACADE COLORS 4.11.1. Color palette. Building exteriors shall utilize neutral, earth tone, and/or neutral or earth tone Sonoran Desert regional colors as published by third parties or the City of Palm Desert. To demonstrate compliance with this requirement, applicants shall include samples or printouts of selected exterior colors with their application, provide a key to color use on elevation drawings, and provide third party material and/or color chart(s), brochure(s), web page(s) addresses, or other publication(s) materials that relate the proposed building color(s) to a neutral, earth tone, and/or Sonoran Desert color choice. 4.11.2. Accent colors. A maximum of ten percent of the building facade area, including but not limited to walls, doors, window details, cornices, and belt courses, may be with accent colors not considered a neutral, earth tone, and/or Sonoran Desert color choice. 4.11.3. Prohibited colors. Except as an accent color or a window, trim, fence, or gate color, the use of black color on buildings is prohibited. 4.12 4.12 BUILDING WATER DRAINAGE DEVICES 4.12.1. Water drainage devices, multifamily only. At multifamily buildings, gutters, downspouts, and other water drainage components shall utilize one of the following design methodologies. a. Remain an unpainted natural metal material. b. Be painted the same color of the immediately-adjoining facade. c. Not be visible from the exterior of the building walls facing public streets. 4.12.2. Water drainage devices, mixed-use only. At mixed-use buildings, gutters, downspouts, and other water drainage components, with the exception of required overflow devices, shall not be visible from the exterior of the building walls facing public streets. This multifamily development uses a variety of earth tone and neutral colors. See ODS 4.11.1. Shades of white and brown are used in this townhome typology. See ODS 4.11.1.◄◄These townhomes use yellow and orange accent colors to highlight minor massing elements within the design. See ODS 4.11.2.◄Page 89 of 171 38 Chapter 4: Building Architecture ODS City of Palm Desert CA, Draft March 2024 AND ENCLOSURES 4.13 4.13 BUILDING TRASH/RECYCLING BINS Project Lot Size Trash/Recycling Bin Requirements Less than or equal to 7,500 square feet Trash/recycling bins shall be designated, open-to-the- sky enclosures shall be permitted, but no trash/recycling bin or enclosure shall be placed in required setbacks or visible from a public street. Greater than 7,500 square feet and less than 22,500 square feet Trash/recycling bins shall be placed within fully enclosed structures which may be open to the sky. Trash enclosures may not be visible from a public street, may project into a required side or rear yard setback, but may not be placed within five feet of a property line or within a setback adjacent to a public street or single- family designated lot. Greater than 22,500 square feet Trash/recycling bins shall be designated, fully enclosed, may be open to the sky, and shall not be placed within required setbacks or visible from a public street. This trash enclosure is located away from required setbacks and public streets, and has architectural details that relate back to the development it is serving. See ODS 4.13.1. The buildings of this development project utilize similar facade materials and colors. See ODS 4.14.1(b) and 4.14.1(c). The buildings in this multifamily project are not identical, but are similar in proportion and mix- and-match balconies and recesses and materials and colors to build consistency. See ODS 4.14.1(c) and 4.14.1(e).◄◄◄4.13.1. Trash/recycling bin placement. Trash and recycling bins shall meet the placement requirements correlated to the project’s lot size per the table below. 4.14 4.14 BUILDING DESIGN COMPONENTS 4.14.1. Architectural continuity. A development project with multiple buildings shall maintain architectural consistency at all building and accessory building facades or implement at least three of the following architectural components consistently throughout all buildings and accessory buildings in the project: a. Consistent use of roof forms and if sloped, roof materials and coloring at all buildings and accessory buildings. b. Consistent use of building overhangs, recesses, and architectural projections including porches, arcades, ramadas, galleries and building screening that create shade at south, east, and west facing facades. c. Consistent use of facade materials at all buildings and accessory buildings. d. Consistent use of color at all buildings and accessory buildings. e. Consistent use of proportions and details at 60 percent of building openings. f. Consistent use of sun shading architectural components at all buildings visible from a public street. Page 90 of 171 39CITY OF PALM DESERT MULTIFAMILY AND MIXED-USE OBJECTIVE DESIGN STANDARDS City of Palm Desert CA, Draft March 2024 4.14.2. Inclusion of Palm Desert architectural and landscape components. In consideration of the desert landscape, buildings shall incorporate at least four of the following design components. a. Buildings oriented on an east-west axis such that the wall area of both the east and west facades is not more than 60 percent of the area of the area of south facing walls. b. Site walls, building massing, and landscape windbreaks that protect project open spaces from west to east prevailing summer winds. c. Site walls, building massing, and landscape windbreaks that protect project open spaces from north to south prevailing winds that occur from mid- November through mid-February. d. Covered open-to-the-air arcades, colonnades, galleries, or other permanent coverings or projections that provide shade at all building walls visible from public streets. e. Overhangs or recesses at building entries that are a minimum of four feet in clear depth. f. Minimum 24-inch deep roof eaves. g. Use of natural stone or veneer stone at a minimum of 10 percent of the total building wall area. h. Use of recessed windows at a minimum 60 percent of openings. i. Use of shade trees at varying distances apart, but in no case more than 30 feet on center, to shade the length of east, south, and west facing building walls visible from a public street. j. Public street frontages that are a minimum 20 percent greater than the otherwise required frontage, front yard, and street-facing side yard requirements. This multifamily project has exaggerated roof eaves throughout the design. See ODS 4.14.2(f).◄This multifamily project accents the massing at all corners with a veneer stone. See ODS 4.14.2(g).◄This multifamily project has shade trees, visible from the public street, along the project frontage. See ODS 4.14.2(i).◄Page 91 of 171 40 Chapter 4: Building Architecture ODS City of Palm Desert CA, Draft March 2024 This page is intentionally blank. Page 92 of 171 41CITY OF PALM DESERT MULTIFAMILY AND MIXED-USE OBJECTIVE DESIGN STANDARDS City of Palm Desert CA, Draft March 2024 5 PARKING 5.1 Surface Parking Design 5.2 Mechanical Parking 5.3 Parking Shelters 5.4 Parking Garages 5.5 Bicycle Parking 41CITY OF PALM DESERT MULTIFAMILY AND MIXED-USE OBJECTIVE DESIGN STANDARDS The intent of the following parking objective design standards is to create landscaping, shade, and pedestrian circulation at surface parking lots and architectural continuity between project buildings and parking garages. OBJECTIVE DESIGN STANDARDS City of Palm Desert CA, Draft March 2024 Page 93 of 171 42 Chapter 5: Parking ODS City of Palm Desert CA, Draft March 2024 5.1 5.1 SURFACE PARKING DESIGN 5.1.1. Surface parking visibility. All surface parking lots shall be hidden from the public right-of-way using one of the following techniques. a. Locating all surface parking lots behind buildings. Where more than one building is placed on a lot and the buildings screen the surface parking, no separation between buildings screening the surface parking may be more than 30 feet wide. b. Locating all surface parking lots behind a fence or wall that complies with 2.3 Project Fences and Walls. c. Locating all surface parking lots behind a landscape buffer a minimum of ten feet in depth and a minimum 42 inches in height that creates a vegetation screen through the use of bushes, hedges, and trees. 5.1.2. Surface parking along side or rear property lines. Surface parking areas adjacent to side or rear property lines shall provide a perimeter landscaped strip at least five feet wide. 5.1.3. Landscape island dimensions. Landscape islands at on-site surface parking, inclusive of the landscape islands that must be adjacent to end parking stalls, shall be no less than nine feet in length and seven feet in width, exclusive of curbs and landings. 5.1.4. End parking stalls, width. End parking stalls shall be increased in City-required width by a minimum of 18 inches. 5.1.5. Landscape islands, end parking stalls. All end parking stalls shall be adjacent to a landscape island. The length and width of landscape islands on surface parking lots must be seven feet excluding curbs and landings (see ODS 5.1.4) and end parking stalls must be at least 18 inches wider than the standard stall width (see ODS 5.1.5). ◄ 7’ min (exclusive of curbs/landings) 9’ min (exclusive of curbs/landings) City-required width plus 18” min Page 94 of 171 43CITY OF PALM DESERT MULTIFAMILY AND MIXED-USE OBJECTIVE DESIGN STANDARDS City of Palm Desert CA, Draft March 2024 5.1.6. Landscape islands, surface parking with more than 30 spaces. For surface parking lots with more than 30 parking spaces, a minimum 10 percent of the area of a surface parking lot shall be landscape islands, achieved by one of the following. a. The use of finger islands at endcaps and a landscape island every ten parking spaces. b. A minimum five-foot continuous landscape planter located within the center of parking rows, running between endcap finger islands. 5.1.7. Canopy trees at on-site surface parking. Projects shall incorporate one canopy tree for every three uncovered parking spaces and one canopy tree for every eight covered parking spaces. 5.1.8. Canopy tree distribution at on-site surface parking. Canopy trees at surface parking areas shall be uniformly distributed across the surface area of the lot so that no parking space is more than 30 feet from the center of a canopy tree. 5.1.9. Parking space building separation. Parking spaces shall be separated from buildings by a minimum five-foot wide pedestrian sidewalk and a minimum five-foot wide landscape strip, as measured from the curb face. 5.1.10. Pathways, surface lots with more than 50 spaces. For surface parking areas with more than 50 parking spaces, a minimum of one publicly-accessible pathway or sidewalk that provides access across the lot to a public sidewalk is required for each 200 feet of surface parking area fronting a public street. 5.1.11. Pathway enhancements, surface lots with more than 50 spaces. For surface parking areas with more than 50 parking spaces, enhanced or textured paving or striping shall be included where pedestrian crossing occurs. 5.2 5.2 MECHANICAL PARKING 5.2.1. Mechanical parking placement. Open-to-the-air mechanical parking spaces shall not be placed within 20 feet of a public street frontage. 5.2.2. Mechanical parking screening. Open-to-the-air mechanical parking spaces placed between 20 to 150 feet from a street frontage shall be minimally screened from the view of the public street by walls that are a minimum 15 percent open or transparent and no more than 40 percent open or transparent. Desert Museum Palo Verde canopy trees are planted in the landscape islands of this surface parking lot to increase shade. See ODS 5.1.8.◄The frequency of canopy trees in this surface parking lot provides more opportunities for shade. See ODS 5.1.9.◄This mechanical parking is placed behind the building it is serving so that it is not visible from the public street frontage. See ODS 5.2.2.◄This continuous landscape planter is located in between parking rows. See ODS 5.1.7(b).◄Page 95 of 171 44 Chapter 5: Parking ODS City of Palm Desert CA, Draft March 2024 5.2.3. Structures with mechanical parking. The design of fully enclosed buildings or structures that contain mechanical parking shall meet the Building Architecture Objective Design Standards in Chapter 4 of this policy. 5.3 5.3 PARKING SHELTERS 5.3.1. Parking shelter placement. No parking shelter shall be placed within a required setback. 5.3.2. Parking shelter materials and colors. When visible from a public right-of-way, parking shelters shall utilize the same colors and roof materials as the main buildings of a site. 5.3.3. Parking shelter length. No individual parking shelter shall exceed 65 feet in length. 5.4 5.4 PARKING GARAGES 5.4.1. Architectural continuity, parking garages. Parking garages and those portions of buildings that incorporate a parking garage occupancy shall be architecturally treated and meet the Building Architecture Objective Design Standards in Chapter 4 of this policy. 5.4.2. Vehicular entry gates. Any vehicular entry gate to a parking structure shall provide a minimum of 20 feet between the gate and the back of the sidewalk to minimize conflicts between sidewalk use by pedestrians and vehicle queuing. 5.4.3. Ground-floor openings at parking garages and utility and mechanical areas. Openings at parking garages and utility and mechanical rooms adjoining public street frontages shall be screened from view by at least one of the following. a. Vertical landscape and/or climbing vines on metal screens, and/or wires that cover at least 60 percent of the openings of any parking deck, and/or mechanical or utility room opening. b. Use of decorative, non-reflective metal grills, glass, or panels with a minimum opacity of 50 percent that cover at least 60 percent of the openings of any parking deck, and/or mechanical or utility room opening. This covered parking shelter uses the same orange-red as the main building facade, seen behind the shelter.◄Vehicles entering this multifamily building can queue in the covered passageway and turn right into the garage, avoiding blocking the sidewalk. See ODS 5.4.2.◄Decorative metal grills screen this parking opening from view along the street frontage. See ODS 5.4.3(b).◄ ◄ Page 96 of 171 45CITY OF PALM DESERT MULTIFAMILY AND MIXED-USE OBJECTIVE DESIGN STANDARDS City of Palm Desert CA, Draft March 2024 5.5 5.5 BICYCLE PARKING 5.5.1. Shor t-term bicycle parking. Required bicycle racks for short- term parking shall be located within 50 feet of at least one public entrance to a multifamily or mixed-use building. 5.5.2. Long-term bicycle parking. Required long-term bicycle parking must be covered and secured and shall be located within 150 feet of at least one entrance to multifamily or mixed-use building. This multifamily development provides uncovered bike racks at the entrance to the building. See ODS 5.5.1. This multifamily building provides a dedicated indoor bicycle storage room. See ODS 5.5.2.◄◄Page 97 of 171 46 Chapter 5: Parking ODS City of Palm Desert CA, Draft March 2024 This page is intentionally blank. Page 98 of 171 47CITY OF PALM DESERT MULTIFAMILY AND MIXED -USE OBJECTIVE DESIGN STANDARDS City of Palm Desert CA, Draft March 2024 6 ODS Multifamily Compliance Checklist Mixed-Use Compliance Checklist COMPLIANCE CHECKLISTS 47CITY OF PALM DESERT MULTIFAMILY AND MIXED-USE OBJECTIVE DESIGN STANDARDS City of Palm Desert CA, Draft March 2024 Page 99 of 171 48 Chapter 6: Compliance Checklists City of Palm Desert CA, Draft March 2024 Multifamily Compliance Checklist The Objective Design Standards (ODS) assist project applicants and designers to achieve multifamily design objectives. As a project is designed, applicants and designers must utilize the ODS outlined in Chapters 2-5 of the City of Palm Desert Multifamily and Mixed Use Objective Design Standards, as well as the Multifamily Compliance Checklist, to determine compliance in advance of submittal and formal review for compliance by the City. Applicants must fill out the sections of the following pages and check “compliance” or “not applicable (N/A)” as appropriate. In cases where an explanation is required, describe how the multifamily project complies with the ODS or how the ODS is not applicable to the project. If the applicant requires additional space for any explanation and/or chooses to illustrate compliance to an ODS, attachments may be submitted along with this form. Once the form is completed, it must be submitted to the City along with the application submittal package. The City will fill out the sections designated “City use only” in their review upon the applicant’s submission of this checklist and other application materials. CITY OF PALM DESERT PROJECT INFORMATION CONTACT INFORMATION Applicant Name: Please check one.Property Owner Design Firm/Architect Representative Other (please specify): Engineer Email: Phone: Proposed Project Name: Date: CITY USE ONLY OVERALL COMPLIANCE FINDING City Comments (Optional):Reviewed by: YES: NO: Date: Page 100 of 171 49CITY OF PALM DESERT MULTIFAMILY AND MIXED -USE OBJECTIVE DESIGN STANDARDS City of Palm Desert CA, Draft March 2024 MULTIFAMILY PROJECT SITE DESIGN New multifamily projects shall meet all of the below Project Site standards per Chapter 2 of the City of Palm Desert Multifamily and Mixed Use Objective Design Standards policy. CITY USE ONLY 2.1. PROJECT FRONTAGE 2.1. PROJECT FRONTAGE ODS DESCRIPTION NOT APPLICABLE COMPLIANT NOT APPLICABLE COMPLIANT NON- COMPLIANT 2.1.1.Max. frontage length without break. 30’ wide open-to-the-sky landscaped open space separating public-facing street frontages longer than 450’. If “Not Applicable” was selected in the above section, provide an explanation for why the ODS does not apply to the proposed project (required). This comment box may also be used for further explanations of compliance (optional). City comments (optional). CITY USE ONLY 2.2. PROJECT ORIENTATION 2.2. PROJECT ORIENTATION ODS DESCRIPTION NOT APPLICABLE COMPLIANT NOT APPLICABLE COMPLIANT NON- COMPLIANT 2.2.1.Project orientation. Select a minimum of two of the following: a. Min. 20’ deep landscaped setback, parallel to project frontage, with 30’ on-center shade trees within the first 20’ of depth along public street frontage. b. Min. one, 20’ in depth open space, sized according to the table in Section 2.2b. c. Max. 42” fences, walls, and/or permanent planter boxes to not exceed 20% of total public street frontage length. d. Use of a ground-level design component listed in Section 2.2d within 10’ of public-street- facing frontage setback and along min. 20% of the total public-street-facing frontage. Applicant comments and/or further explanations of compliance (optional).City comments (optional). Page 101 of 171 50 Chapter 6: Compliance Checklists City of Palm Desert CA, Draft March 2024 CITY USE ONLY 2.3. PROJECT FENCES AND WALLS 2.3. PROJECT FENCES AND WALLS ODS DESCRIPTION NOT APPLICABLE COMPLIANT NOT APPLICABLE COMPLIANT NON- COMPLIANT 2.3.1.Fence and wall placement. Select the appropriate placement requirement from the options below. a. Project lot size < 15,000 SF: no fence, wall, or gate placed within required front-yard setback. b. Project lot size greater than 15,000 SF and less than 1 acre: no fence, wall, or gate placed within frontage setback along public streets. Fences, walls, and gates greater than 42” and behind frontage setback not to exceed 60% of frontage length. c. Project lot size > 1 acre: no fence, wall, or gate placed within frontage setback along public streets. Fences, walls, and gates greater than 42” and behind frontage setback not to exceed 80% of frontage length. 2.3.2.Fence and wall modulation. Select one of the following: a. Change in material every 150’ of fence wall. b. Offset every 18” or pilaster every 150’ of fence wall. 2.3.3.Fence and wall materials. Select fence or wall material(s) used. a. Aluminum, painted. b. Brick. c . Concrete. d. Metal tube. e . Stone, face stone, and/or veneer stone. f. Wrought iron. 2.3.4.Rear and interior side yard fences and walls. Min. 5’ height for all fences and walls enclosing rear and interior side yards. If “Not Applicable” was selected in the above section, provide an explanation for why the ODS does not apply to the proposed project (required). This comment box may also be used for further explanations of compliance (optional). City comments (optional). Page 102 of 171 51CITY OF PALM DESERT MULTIFAMILY AND MIXED -USE OBJECTIVE DESIGN STANDARDS City of Palm Desert CA, Draft March 2024 CITY USE ONLY 2.4. PROJECT ENTRIES 2.4. PROJECT ENTRIES ODS DESCRIPTION NOT APPLICABLE COMPLIANT NOT APPLICABLE COMPLIANT NON- COMPLIANT 2.4.1.Publicly visible gate or door. Min. 1 publicly visible gate or door that provides direct entry to a building or open space, within 60’ of the curb of a public street or public vehicular drop off point. 2.4.2.Number of project entries. Select the appropriate minimum number of project entries requirement from the options below. a. Public street frontage < 150 ft.: min. 1 project entry. b. Public street frontage greater than 150 ft. and less than 450 ft: min. 2 project entries. c. Public street frontage > 450 ft: 2 project entries for each 450 of total length up to a total length of 1,350 feet. 2.4.3.Pedestrian entrances. Min. 1 for each 450’ total frontage along public streets. Applicant comments and/or further explanations of compliance (optional).City comments (optional). Page 103 of 171 52 Chapter 6: Compliance Checklists City of Palm Desert CA, Draft March 2024 CITY USE ONLY 2.5. PROJECT SIDEWALKS AND PATHWAYS 2.5. PROJECT SIDEWALKS AND PATHWAYS ODS DESCRIPTION NOT APPLICABLE COMPLIANT NOT APPLICABLE COMPLIANT NON- COMPLIANT 2.5.1.Site connectivity, public sidewalks. All on- site buildings, entries, facilities, amenities, and vehicular and bicycle parking areas are internally connected by on-site sidewalks and as-needed pathways. 2.5.2.Site connectivity, public streets. Intersecting public and private streets, access drives, drive aisles, alleys, and marked crosswalks link to all public streets adjoining the project. 2.5.3.Sidewalk width. On-site sidewalks are a min. 5’ in unobstructed width. 2.5.4.Parkways. Min. 5’ width, provided along at least one side of all on-site sidewalks and pathways. 2.5.5 Landscape parkways. Min. 5’ width, provided along both sides of the sidewalk or parkway if on-site sidewalk or pathways is provided within a required public street frontage or setback that is > 20’ in depth. 2.5.6.Landscape parkway with ground-floor architectural component. Min. 1 parkway required if at least one of the architectural components is placed along 60% of the ground floor building frontage that adjoins a public street, required front yard, or public street frontage setback. a. Stoops b. Min. 8’-clear depth porches c. Arcades, galleries, and/or ramadas d. Min. 8’ depth recesses e. Min. 30” depth overhangs, trellises, and/or awnings 2.5.7.Driveway access and sidewalks. Vehicular driveways that access any public right-of-way are adjoined by sidewalks with a 4’ wide, curb- adjacent landscape area on at least one side of the vehicular access drive. If “Not Applicable” was selected in the above section, provide an explanation for why the ODS does not apply to the proposed project (required). This comment box may also be used for further explanations of compliance (optional). City comments (optional). Page 104 of 171 53CITY OF PALM DESERT MULTIFAMILY AND MIXED -USE OBJECTIVE DESIGN STANDARDS City of Palm Desert CA, Draft March 2024 CITY USE ONLY 2.6. PROJECT CURB CUTS, VEHICULAR 2.6. PROJECT CURB CUTS, VEHICULAR ODS DESCRIPTION NOT APPLICABLE COMPLIANT NOT APPLICABLE COMPLIANT NON- COMPLIANT 2.6.1.Number of project entries. Select the appropriate requirement from the options below. a. Public street frontage between 50 and 150 ft: max. 1 curb cut. b. Public street frontage greater than 450 ft: max. 1 curb cut for each 450’ of public street frontage. 2.6.2.Curb cut width. Max. 36’ width curb cut if public street frontage is less than 450’ in length. 2.6.3.Curb cut medians. If site requires more than a 36’ curb cut, it is divided with a min. 5’ width median such that each segment of the curb cut is a max. 36’ in width. 2.6.4.Curb cuts, parking area. Max. 24’ in width if curb cut leads to a parking area with less than 25 parking spaces. If “Not Applicable” was selected in the above section, provide an explanation for why the ODS does not apply to the proposed project (required). This comment box may also be used for further explanations of compliance (optional). City comments (optional). CITY USE ONLY 2.7. PROJECT ALLEYS 2.7. PROJECT ALLEYS ODS DESCRIPTION NOT APPLICABLE COMPLIANT NOT APPLICABLE COMPLIANT NON- COMPLIANT 2.7.1.Alley entry. Projects abutting an ally provide all vehicular access from the alley. 2.7.2.Alley parkways. If a new alley >30’ in width is provided, at least 1, min. 5’ landscaped parkway provided along 70% of the total length of the alley, exclusive driveway curb cut lengths, garages, required red curbs for fire access, and vehicular access aisles. If “Not Applicable” was selected in the above section, provide an explanation for why the ODS does not apply to the proposed project (required). This comment box may also be used for further explanations of compliance (optional). City comments (optional). Page 105 of 171 54 Chapter 6: Compliance Checklists City of Palm Desert CA, Draft March 2024 MULTIFAMILY LANDSCAPE AND OPEN SPACE DESIGN New multifamily projects shall meet all of the below Project Landscape and Open Space standards per Chapter 3 of the City of Palm Desert Multifamily and Mixed Use Objective Design Standards policy. CITY USE ONLY 3.1. SITE LANDSCAPING 3.1. SITE LANDSCAPING ODS DESCRIPTION NOT APPLICABLE COMPLIANT NOT APPLICABLE COMPLIANT NON- COMPLIANT 3.1.1.Frontages. All frontages adjoining public and private streets are landscaped. 3.1.2.Setbacks. All front yard, side yard, street- facing side yard, and rear yard setbacks are landscaped. Applicant comments and/or further explanations of compliance (optional).City comments (optional). CITY USE ONLY 3.3. CANOPY TREES 3.3. CANOPY TREES ODS DESCRIPTION NOT APPLICABLE COMPLIANT NOT APPLICABLE COMPLIANT NON- COMPLIANT 3.3.1.Canopy trees at public street-adjoining frontages. Min. 1 irrigated, 24” box tree planted a max. 30’ on center along frontages adjoining public streets. 3.3.2. Canopy trees at front yards. Where front yard setback is required, min. 1 irrigated, 24” box tree planted for each 900 SF of setback area. 3.3.5. Canopy trees selection. Select a min. 3 of the following species utilized along frontages adjoining public streets and public right-of- ways, with no more than 50% of all selected canopy trees comprising of the same species. a. ‘Desert Museum’ Palo Verde. Parkinsonia (Cercidium) x ‘Desert Museum.’ b. Ironwood. Olneya tesota. c. Palo Brea. Parkinsonia praecox. d. Sweet Acacia. Acacia smallii. e. Texas Ebony. Pithecellobium flexicaule. f. Thornless Cascalote. Caesalpinia cacalaco ‘Smoothie.’ CANOPY TREES CONTINUES ON THE NEXT PAGE Page 106 of 171 55CITY OF PALM DESERT MULTIFAMILY AND MIXED -USE OBJECTIVE DESIGN STANDARDS City of Palm Desert CA, Draft March 2024 3.3. CANOPY TREES (CONT.)3.3. CANOPY TREES (CONT.) ODS DESCRIPTION NOT APPLICABLE COMPLIANT NOT APPLICABLE COMPLIANT NON- COMPLIANT 3.3.5.Canopy tree shade on sidewalks. All canopy trees planted within required frontages and front yard setbacks with sidewalks and pathways cast shade on the sidewalk for a min. 3 hours a day during the months of June, July, and August within 5 years of planting. If “Not Applicable” was selected in the above section, provide an explanation for why the ODS does not apply to the proposed project (required). This comment box may also be used for further explanations of compliance (optional). City comments (optional). CITY USE ONLY 3.4. SPECIMEN TREES 3.4. SPECIMEN TREES ODS DESCRIPTION NOT APPLICABLE COMPLIANT NOT APPLICABLE COMPLIANT NON- COMPLIANT 3.4.1. Specimen trees at frontage areas. Min. 1 irrigated, 24” box specimen tree planted for each 900 SF of frontage adjoining a public street and/or right-of-way. 3.4.2.Specimen trees selection. Select a min. 2 of the following species, with no more than 50% of all selected specimen trees planted in required frontages adjoining public streets and public right-of-ways comprising the same species. a. Smoke Tree. Psorothamnus (Dalea) spinosus. b. Honey Mesquite. Prosopis glandulosa. Must be a thornless cultivar inclusive of Prosopis glandulosa ‘Maverick’ or Prosopis glandulosa ‘AZT.’ c. Soaptree. Yucca elata. Applicant comments and/or further explanations of compliance (optional).City comments (optional). Page 107 of 171 56 Chapter 6: Compliance Checklists City of Palm Desert CA, Draft March 2024 CITY USE ONLY 3.5. SHRUBS AND PERENNIALS 3.5. SHRUBS AND PERENNIALS ODS DESCRIPTION NOT APPLICABLE COMPLIANT NOT APPLICABLE COMPLIANT NON- COMPLIANT 3.5.1.Shrub and perennial groundcover. Ground surfaces in required frontages without inorganic groundcover are covered by live plant material within 5 years of planting. 3.5.2.Shrub and perennial groundcover selection. Select min. 5 species from list of drought- tolerant shrub and perennial groundcover in ODS 3.5.2., with max. 30% of all live plant material comprising of the same species and a min. 3 selected species are woody plants. 3.5.3.Use of thorned, serrated-edged, sharp-toothed, or sharp-edged plant materials. Planted more than 2’ from a sidewalk or pathway and more than 10’ from a children’s play area. If “Not Applicable” was selected in the above section, provide an explanation for why the ODS does not apply to the proposed project (required). This comment box may also be used for further explanations of compliance (optional). City comments (optional). CITY USE ONLY 3.6. INORGANIC GROUNDCOVER 3.6. INORGANIC GROUNDCOVER ODS DESCRIPTION NOT APPLICABLE COMPLIANT NOT APPLICABLE COMPLIANT NON- COMPLIANT 3.6.1.Inorganic groundcover. Max. 50% ground surfaces within required frontages adjoining public streets and front yard setbacks covered with gravel, cobble, or boulders. 3.6.2.Gravel and cobble type. Min. 1 type of gravel and min. 1 type of cobble with max. 50% of all surfaces comprising the same material. 3.6.3.Groundcover placement. Planted next to and not within a bed of cobble. 3.6.4.Inorganic groundcover color. Inorganic material utilized within a required frontage adjoining a public street or right-of-way shall be of a color and value that reflects more light than it absorbs. Applicant comments and/or further explanations of compliance (optional).City comments (optional). Page 108 of 171 57CITY OF PALM DESERT MULTIFAMILY AND MIXED -USE OBJECTIVE DESIGN STANDARDS City of Palm Desert CA, Draft March 2024 CITY USE ONLY 3.7. BOULDERS 3.7. BOULDERS ODS DESCRIPTION NOT APPLICABLE COMPLIANT NOT APPLICABLE COMPLIANT NON- COMPLIANT 3.7.1.Required boulders. Min. 1 boulder for each 500 SF of continuous area of parkway and landscaped setback area. 3.7.2.Irregular spacing. Boulders are spaced irregularly. 3.7.3.Buried below grade. Bottom third of boulders are buried below grade. Applicant comments and/or further explanations of compliance (optional).City comments (optional). CITY USE ONLY 3.8. ON -SITE LIGHTING 3.8. ON-SITE LIGHTING ODS DESCRIPTION NOT APPLICABLE COMPLIANT NOT APPLICABLE COMPLIANT NON- COMPLIANT 3.8.1.Dark-sky compliant. Exterior lighting is dark- sky compliant and/or fully shielded. 3.8.2.Fully shielded. Exterior lighting is fully shielded and arranged so that light source cannot be viewed directly. 3.8.3.Uplighting. Prohibited, unless used to feature an architectural or landscape element pursuant to Section 24.16.020 of the Palm Desert Municipal Code. 3.8.4.Lighting angle below the horizon. Exterior lighting restrains light from source to a min. 30° below horizontal plane of light source. 3.8.5.Pedestrian-oriented lighting, location. Provided along all on-site sidewalks and pathways and exterior amenity spaces. 3.8.6.Pedestrian oriented lighting, placement. Spaced a max. 30 lineal feet on center. 3.8.7.Pedestrian-oriented lighting, illumination. Min. 1’ candle on all on-site sidewalks, walkways, pathways, and paseos. 3.8.8.Stand-alone exterior lighting. Min. 3’ and max. 14’ in height. Applicant comments and/or further explanations of compliance (optional).City comments (optional). Page 109 of 171 58 Chapter 6: Compliance Checklists City of Palm Desert CA, Draft March 2024 CITY USE ONLY 3.9. PASSIVE AND ACTIVE AMENITIES 3.9. PASSIVE AND ACTIVE AMENITIES ODS DESCRIPTION NOT APPLICABLE COMPLIANT NOT APPLICABLE COMPLIANT NON- COMPLIANT 3.9.1.Passive amenities. Select the appropriate requirement per the options below. a. Less than 20 DUs: min. 1 required passive amenity b. Between 20-50 DUs: min. 2 required passive amenities c. Between 51-99 DUs: min. 3 required passive amenities d. 100 DUs and greater: min. 4 required passive amenities 3.9.2.Types of passive amenities. Select from the list below. a. Gazebo b. Passive water amenity c. Picnic shelter d. Seating area(s) with benches and/ or loose chairs a min. 12’ wide in one dimension and 144 SD in area per below: i. Less than 20 DUs: 1 required seating area ii. Between 20-50 DUs: 2 required seating areas iii. Between 51-99 DUs: 3 required seating areas iv. 100 DUs and greater: 4 required seating areas e. Seating walls a min. 8’ in length per below: i. Less than 20 DUs: 1 required seating wall ii. Between 20-50 DUs: 2 required seating walls iii. Between 51-99 DUs: 3 required seating walls iv. 100 DUs and greater: 4 required seating walls PASSIVE AND ACTIVE AMENITIES CONTINUES ON THE NEXT PAGE Page 110 of 171 59CITY OF PALM DESERT MULTIFAMILY AND MIXED -USE OBJECTIVE DESIGN STANDARDS City of Palm Desert CA, Draft March 2024 3.9. PASSIVE AND ACTIVE AMENITIES (CONT.)3.9. PASSIVE AND ACTIVE AMENITIES (CONT.) ODS DESCRIPTION NOT APPLICABLE COMPLIANT NOT APPLICABLE COMPLIANT NON- COMPLIANT 3.9.3.Active amenities. Select the appropriate requirement per the options below. a. Fewer than 20 DUs: min. 2 active amenities b. Between 20-55 DUs: min. 3 active amenities c. Between 51-99 DUs: min. 4 active amenities d. Between 101-149 DUs: min. 5 active amenities e. 150 DUs and greater: min. 6 plus one additional active amenity for each additional 100 units 3.9.4.Types of passive amenities. Select from the list below, one of which must be an active water amenity. a. Active water amenity b. Barbecue c. Clubhouse and/or recreation room that opens onto an outdoor amenity area d. Community garden e. Court game facility f. Exercise area and/or par course g. Jogging and/or par course h. Pet area and/or run and/or wash i. Play area, children’s Applicant comments and/or further explanations of compliance (optional).City comments (optional). Page 111 of 171 60 Chapter 6: Compliance Checklists City of Palm Desert CA, Draft March 2024 MULTIFAMILY BUILDING ARCHITECTURE DESIGN New multifamily projects shall meet all of the below Building Architecture standards per Chapter 4 of the City of Palm Desert Multifamily and Mixed Use Objective Design Standards policy. CITY USE ONLY 4.1. BUILDING HEIGHT 4.1. BUILDING HEIGHT ODS DESCRIPTION NOT APPLICABLE COMPLIANT NOT APPLICABLE COMPLIANT NON- COMPLIANT 4.1.1.Building height measurement along public streets. Max. building height within 150’ of the curb of a public street is established by a vertical measurement from the average elevation of the street curb adjacent to the property to the highest point of the structure. 4.1.2.Building height measurement adjoining a residential zoned property. Max. building height within 50’ of a residential zoned property line is established by a vertical measurement from the elevation of the finished grade along the property line of the residential zoned property or the finished grade along the property line of the project site, whichever is lower in elevation, to the highest point of the roof of the structure. 4.1.3.Transitional height abutting a single-family zoned property. If building abuts or is across a right-of-way from a single-family zoned property, the allowed building height is modulated by an inward-leaning 45° angled plane inclined towards the building as measured from a horizontal plane originating 15’ above grade at the abutting property line. 4.1.4.Maximum building height at public-street- facing frontages. Select the appropriate requirement per options below. a. Building distance from street-facing setback is < 30 ft: max. building height is 24’ and 2-stories with flat roof b. Building distance from street-facing setback is > 30 ft: max. building height per Municipal Code If “Not Applicable” was selected in the above section, provide an explanation for why the ODS does not apply to the proposed project (required). This comment box may also be used for further explanations of compliance (optional). City comments (optional). Page 112 of 171 61CITY OF PALM DESERT MULTIFAMILY AND MIXED -USE OBJECTIVE DESIGN STANDARDS City of Palm Desert CA, Draft March 2024 CITY USE ONLY 4.2. BUILDING LENGTH 4.2. BUILDING LENGTH ODS DESCRIPTION NOT APPLICABLE COMPLIANT NOT APPLICABLE COMPLIANT NON- COMPLIANT 4.2.1.Building wall, maximum length. Max. 250’ in length. 4.2.2.Building breaks, open to the sky. Min. 30’ open-to-the-sky separation provided when building breaks are required, programmed as either public/private rights-of-way, courts, passageways, paseos, and/or other active and/ or passive landscaped open spaces. 4.2.3.Building breaks with vehicular street. Min. 5’ sidewalk and min. 5’ adjoining parkway if building break utilizes a public or private vehicular street. If “Not Applicable” was selected in the above section, provide an explanation for why the ODS does not apply to the proposed project (required). This comment box may also be used for further explanations of compliance (optional). City comments (optional). Page 113 of 171 62 Chapter 6: Compliance Checklists City of Palm Desert CA, Draft March 2024 CITY USE ONLY 4.3. BUILDING MODULATION 4.3. BUILDING MODULATION ODS DESCRIPTION NOT APPLICABLE COMPLIANT NOT APPLICABLE COMPLIANT NON- COMPLIANT 4.3.1.Building modulation. Select at least four of the following. a. Min. 6’ clear width ground-level arcades, open-to-the-air galleries, colonnades, porches, recesses, ramadas, and trellis structures placed along a min. 80% ground floor length of two building faces. b. Min. 8’ length and min. 3’ depth open-to-the-sky recesses for each 50’ of building wall length. c. Major and minor massing, with wall area of the minor massing a max. 40% of total wall area. d. Min. 6’ clear width setback of top floor along at least 2 sides of the building. e. Sun-screening elements on windows, doors, and openings at south- and west-facing building walls. f. Min. 15% of building walls are covered and open-to-the-air balconies. g. Roof overhangs or projections that provide a min. 8’ of vertical shaded wall at noon on the summer solstice. h. Vertical and irrigated landscaping located within 5’ of a wall, screens min. 2 walls and 30% of structure perimeter, and min. 20’ height after 5 years of growth. i. Min. 2 wall materials, first material a max. 30% of total wall area and second material a max. 70% of total wall area. j. Building footprint immediately below top floor is max. 80% of the building footprint immediately below. k. Min. 1 tower element that is max. half of the floor-to-floor height of the tallest building story, and recessed or projected from the rest of the building mass by a min. 2’. BUILDING MODULATION CONTINUES ON THE NEXT PAGE Page 114 of 171 63CITY OF PALM DESERT MULTIFAMILY AND MIXED -USE OBJECTIVE DESIGN STANDARDS City of Palm Desert CA, Draft March 2024 BUILDING MODULATION (CONT.)BUILDING MODULATION (CONT.) ODS DESCRIPTION NOT APPLICABLE COMPLIANT NOT APPLICABLE COMPLIANT NON- COMPLIANT 4.3.2.Vehicle entrances. If vehicle entries are incorporated into a building wall facing a public street, select at least two of the following. a. Vehicle entrance set back a min. 20’ from the back of sidewalk or required setback, whichever results in the furthest distance from the public street. b. Where a pedestrian entrance is provided adjacent to the garage opening, a min. 5’ wide sidewalk leading to the public street and sidewalk. c. Min. one, 5’ width landscaped area adjoining the vehicle access drive and leading from the public street to the garage entrance. 4.3.3.Upper story floor area limit. Top story gross area of buildings are a max. 80% of the floor immediately below. If “Not Applicable” was selected in the above section, provide an explanation for why the ODS does not apply to the proposed project (required). This comment box may also be used for further explanations of compliance (optional). City comments (optional). Page 115 of 171 64 Chapter 6: Compliance Checklists City of Palm Desert CA, Draft March 2024 CITY USE ONLY 4.4. BUILDING ROOFS 4.4. BUILDING ROOFS ODS DESCRIPTION NOT APPLICABLE COMPLIANT NOT APPLICABLE COMPLIANT NON- COMPLIANT 4.4.1.Roof types. Select from the options below. a. Butterfly roof b. Clerestory roof c. Conical roof d. Cross-hipped roof e. Curved/barrel vaulted roof f. Dome roof g. Flat roof h. Gable roof i. Hexagonal roof j. Hip and valley roof k. Intersecting gable roof l. Hip roof m. M-shaped roof n. Monitor roof o. Pyramid hip roof p. Sawtooth roof q. Skillion roof r. Shed roof 4.4.2.Roof slopes. Pitch of sloped roofs, other than conical, curved/barrel vaulted, or dome roofs, is min. 2:12 and max. 4:12. 4.4.3.Sloped roof materials. Select one. a. Concrete or lightweight concrete tile. b. Metal that is non-reflective. c. Solar panel tiles, solar roof tiles, or solar shingles. d. Natural tone or slate tile. e. Terracotta tile or simulated terracotta tile. 4.4.4.Prohibited roof materials. Asphalt-shingle roofs, glass roofs or skylights comprising of more than 10% of the total gross area of the floor below, and corrugated metal roofing are not utilized in the project. 4.4.5.Flat roof modulation. Modulate the roof vertically a min. 42” at least once every 50’. BUILDING ROOFS CONTINUES ON THE NEXT PAGE Page 116 of 171 65CITY OF PALM DESERT MULTIFAMILY AND MIXED -USE OBJECTIVE DESIGN STANDARDS City of Palm Desert CA, Draft March 2024 4.4. BUILDING ROOFS (CONT.)4.4. BUILDING ROOFS (CONT.) ODS DESCRIPTION NOT APPLICABLE COMPLIANT NOT APPLICABLE COMPLIANT NON- COMPLIANT 4.4.6.Greenhouses. Exempt from roof type, slope, modulation, and materials requirements if total floor area of the greenhouse is < 10% of the total gross floor area of the building. 4.4.7.Parapet return. Parapets that extend beyond the wall plane must return and extend a min. 6’ past the wall plane and inwards towards the building. If “Not Applicable” was selected in the above section, provide an explanation for why the ODS does not apply to the proposed project (required). This comment box may also be used for further explanations of compliance (optional). City comments (optional). CITY USE ONLY 4.5. BUILDING MATERIALS 4.5. BUILDING MATERIALS ODS DESCRIPTION NOT APPLICABLE COMPLIANT NOT APPLICABLE COMPLIANT NON- COMPLIANT 4.5.1.Building wall materials. Select at least two of the following. a. Cementitious or acrylic stucco, or an exterior insulating and finish system with a cementitious finish. b. 2 stucco textures. If a float finish is utilized for one of the stucco textures, the second stucco texture is a float or dash finish stucco and utilized for a min. 10% of the total wall area. c. 2 stucco colors with min. 1 of the stucco colors utilized at a min. 10% of the total wall area. d. Non-reflective metal panels. e. Natural stone or manufactured stone veneer at a min. 10% of the total wall area. f. Terra cotta tile and/or rain screens. g. Colored precision block, glazed block, face brick, face stone, split face block, shot blast block, or slump stone at a min. 10% of the total wall area. BUILDING MATERIALS CONTINUES ON THE NEXT PAGE Page 117 of 171 66 Chapter 6: Compliance Checklists City of Palm Desert CA, Draft March 2024 CITY USE ONLY 4.6. BUILDING OPENINGS 4.6. BUILDING OPENINGS ODS DESCRIPTION NOT APPLICABLE COMPLIANT NOT APPLICABLE COMPLIANT NON- COMPLIANT 4.6.1.Ground-level architectural component. Min. 6’ clear depth and min. 7’ height along a min. 30% of the building length. 4.6.2.Upper-level glazing. Min. 15% and max. 30% transparent glazing and/or openings at building walls above the ground level. 4.6.3.Openings. Min. 15% and max. 40% of total wall area above the first level. Applicant comments and/or further explanations of compliance (optional).City comments (optional). 4.5. BUILDING MATERIALS (CONT.)4.5. BUILDING MATERIALS (CONT.) ODS DESCRIPTION NOT APPLICABLE COMPLIANT NOT APPLICABLE COMPLIANT NON- COMPLIANT 4.5.2.Wall material transitions. Select at least one of the following methodologies when transitioning between different materials and colors. a. An inside corner where planes intersect. b. A reveal, projecting band, and/or planar offset to mark the transition between the base, middle, and top of the building. c. Use of a building detail and/or habitable or decorative projections. d. Utilization of recesses or projections at windows a min. 3” in depth at all windows and openings. e. An offset in a plane where the material transition or color occurs with a min. 5” depth. 4.5.3.Prohibited wall materials. Project is not a 100% glass building. Applicant comments and/or further explanations of compliance (optional).City comments (optional). Page 118 of 171 67CITY OF PALM DESERT MULTIFAMILY AND MIXED -USE OBJECTIVE DESIGN STANDARDS City of Palm Desert CA, Draft March 2024 CITY USE ONLY 4.8. BUILDING WINDOWS 4.8. BUILDING WINDOWS ODS DESCRIPTION NOT APPLICABLE COMPLIANT NOT APPLICABLE COMPLIANT NON- COMPLIANT 4.8.1.Window and door details. Select at least two of the following. a. 3 distinct window sizes. b. Shading devices that create a distinct shadow line at a min. 60% of openings. c. Recesses or projections a min. 3” in depth at a min. 60% of all openings. d. Min. 4”-width trim around opening that creates a projection or recess no less than 2” in depth. e. Use of metal-clad, thermally-broken metal or steel, and/or wood windows or doors at all openings. f. Exterior shades. 4.8.2.Windows, storage, utilities, and screening. Interior or exterior screening for windows that open onto a utility or storage use or occupancy. If “Not Applicable” was selected in the above section, provide an explanation for why the ODS does not apply to the proposed project (required). This comment box may also be used for further explanations of compliance (optional). City comments (optional). CITY USE ONLY 4.9. BUILDING BALCONIES AND STAIRWELLS 4.9. BUILDING BALCONIES AND STAIRWELLS ODS DESCRIPTION NOT APPLICABLE COMPLIANT NOT APPLICABLE COMPLIANT NON- COMPLIANT 4.9.1.Balcony depth. Min. 6’ in clear depth. 4.9.2.Balcony design. Recessed or shaded by balconies or roof projections immediately above and/or by min. 4’ deep awnings, canopies, ramadas, recesses, and/or trellises. 4.9.3.Stairwells. Internal to the building, screened by materials with a 50% opacity. If “Not Applicable” was selected in the above section, provide an explanation for why the ODS does not apply to the proposed project (required). This comment box may also be used for further explanations of compliance (optional). City comments (optional). Page 119 of 171 68 Chapter 6: Compliance Checklists City of Palm Desert CA, Draft March 2024 CITY USE ONLY 4.10. BUILDING UTILITIES 4.10. BUILDING UTILITIES ODS DESCRIPTION NOT APPLICABLE COMPLIANT NOT APPLICABLE COMPLIANT NON- COMPLIANT 4.10.1.Electrical utilities. Electrical utility equipment, electrical meters, and junction boxes placed within a utility room. 4.10.2.Mechanical and electrical equipment screening. Except for ground-mounted transformers, all mechanical equipment is fully screened from all views by one of the following: a. Solid parapets and/or walls that are a min. 1’ taller than the mechanical equipment. b. Louvers equipment boxes incorporated into a wall. c. Min. 50% opaque walls that are set within landscape areas, that in plan provide a min. 18” wide landscape border around the perimeter of at least 2 sides of the equipment pad. Applicant comments and/or further explanations of compliance (optional).City comments (optional). CITY USE ONLY 4.11. BUILDING FACADE COLORS 4.11. BUILDING FACADE COLORS ODS DESCRIPTION NOT APPLICABLE COMPLIANT NOT APPLICABLE COMPLIANT NON- COMPLIANT 4.11.1.Color palette. Neutral, earth tone, and/or neutral or earth tone Sonoran Desert regional colors, samples or printouts of which attached to the application and key to color use on elevation drawings. 4.11.2.Accent colors. Max. 10% building facade may be a color not considered neutral, earth tone, and/or Sonoran Desert color choice. 4.11.3.Prohibited colors. Black is only used as an accent color or a window, trim, fence, or gate color. Applicant comments and/or further explanations of compliance (optional).City comments (optional). Page 120 of 171 69CITY OF PALM DESERT MULTIFAMILY AND MIXED -USE OBJECTIVE DESIGN STANDARDS City of Palm Desert CA, Draft March 2024 CITY USE ONLY 4.12. BUILDING WATER DRAINAGE DEVICES 4.12. BUILDING WATER DRAINAGE DEVICES ODS DESCRIPTION NOT APPLICABLE COMPLIANT NOT APPLICABLE COMPLIANT NON- COMPLIANT 4.12.1.Water drainage devices. Gutters, downspouts, and other water drainage components are not visible from the exterior building walls facing public streets, be an unpainted neutral metal material, or be pained the same color of the immediately-adjoining facade. Applicant comments and/or further explanations of compliance (optional).City comments (optional). CITY USE ONLY 4.13. BUILDING TRASH/RECYCLING BINS AND ENCLOSURES 4.13. BUILDING TRASH/RECYCLING BINS AND ENCLOSURES ODS DESCRIPTION NOT APPLICABLE COMPLIANT NOT APPLICABLE COMPLIANT NON- COMPLIANT 4.13.1.Trash/recycling bin placement. Select the appropriate requirement per options below. a. Lots < 7,500 SF: trash/recycling bins are designated, open-to-the-sky enclosures permitted, but no trash/ recycling bin or enclosure placed in required setbacks or visible from the public street. b. Lots 22,500 SF > 7,500 SF: trash/ recycling bins placed within fully enclosed structures that may be open to the sky, are not visible from a public street, may project into a required side or rear yard setback but not placed within 5’ of a property line or within a setback adjacent to a public street or single-family lot. c. Lots > 22,500 SF: trash/recycling bins are designated, fully enclosed, may be open to the sky, but not placed within required setbacks or visible from a public street. Applicant comments and/or further explanations of compliance (optional).City comments (optional). Page 121 of 171 70 Chapter 6: Compliance Checklists City of Palm Desert CA, Draft March 2024 CITY USE ONLY 4.14. BUILDING DESIGN COMPONENTS 4.14. BUILDING DESIGN COMPONENTS ODS DESCRIPTION NOT APPLICABLE COMPLIANT NOT APPLICABLE COMPLIANT NON- COMPLIANT 4.14.1.Architectural continuity. Development projects with multiple buildings maintain architectural consistency through at least three of the following. a. Consistent use of roof forms and if sloped, roof materials and coloring at all buildings and accessory buildings. b. Consistent use of building overhangs, recesses, and architectural projections including porches, arcades, ramadas, galleries and building screening that create shade at south, east, and west facing facades. c. Consistent use of facade materials at all buildings and accessory buildings. d. Consistent use of color at all buildings and accessory buildings. e. Consistent use of proportions and details at min. 60% of building openings. f. Consistent use of sun shading architectural components at all buildings visible from a public street. BUILDING DESIGN COMPONENTS CONTINUES ON THE NEXT PAGE Page 122 of 171 71CITY OF PALM DESERT MULTIFAMILY AND MIXED -USE OBJECTIVE DESIGN STANDARDS City of Palm Desert CA, Draft March 2024 CITY USE ONLY 4.14. BUILDING DESIGN COMPONENTS (CONT.)4.14. BUILDING DESIGN COMPONENTS (CONT.) ODS DESCRIPTION NOT APPLICABLE COMPLIANT NOT APPLICABLE COMPLIANT NON- COMPLIANT 4.14.2.Inclusion of Palm Desert architectural and landscape components. Select at least four of the following. a. Buildings oriented on an east-west axis such that the wall area of both the east and west facades is a max. 60% of the area of the area of south facing walls. b. Site walls, building massing, and landscape windbreaks that protect project open spaces from west to east prevailing summer winds. c. Site walls, building massing, and landscape windbreaks that protect project open spaces from north to south prevailing winds that occur from mid-November through mid-February. d. Covered open-to-the-air arcades, colonnades, galleries, or other permanent coverings or projections that provide shade at all building walls visible from public streets. e. Overhangs or recesses at building entries that are a min. 4’ in clear depth. f. Min. 24” deep roof eaves. g. Use of natural stone or veneer stone at a min. 10% the total building wall area. h. Use of recessed windows at a min. 60% of openings. i. Use of shade trees at varying distances apart, but in no case more than 30’ on center, to shade the length of east-, south-, and west- facing building walls visible from a public street. j. Public street frontages that are a min. 20% greater than the otherwise required frontage, front yard, and street-facing side yard requirements. Applicant comments and/or further explanations of compliance (optional).City comments (optional). Page 123 of 171 72 Chapter 6: Compliance Checklists City of Palm Desert CA, Draft March 2024 MULTIFAMILY PARKING DESIGN New multifamily projects shall meet all of the below Parking standards per Chapter 5 of the City of Palm Desert Multifamily and Mixed Use Objective Design Standards policy. CITY USE ONLY 5.1. SURFACE PARKING DESIGN 5.1. SURFACE PARKING DESIGN ODS DESCRIPTION NOT APPLICABLE COMPLIANT NOT APPLICABLE COMPLIANT NON- COMPLIANT 5.1.1.Surface parking visibility. Select one of the following. a. All surface parking lots are behind buildings. When more than 1 building is placed on a lot and the buildings screen the surface parking, a max. 30’ wide separation between buildings screening the surface parking. b. All surface parking lots behind a fence or wall. c. All surface lots behind a min. 10’ depth and min. 42” in height landscape buffer using bushes, hedges, and trees. 5.1.2.Surface parking along side or rear property lines. Min. 5’ width perimeter landscape strip along surface parking areas adjacent to side or rear property lines. 5.1.3.Landscape island dimensions. Min. 9’ length and 7’ width, exclusive of curbs and landings. 5.1.4.End parking stalls, width. Increased in City- required width by min. 18”. 5.1.5.Landscape islands, end parking stalls. All end parking stalls are adjacent to a landscaped island. 5.1.6.Landscape islands, surface parking with more than 30 spaces. Min. 10% of lot is landscape islands by one of the following. a. Use of finger islands at endcaps and a landscape island every 10 parking spaces. b. Min. 5’ continuous landscape planter located within the center of parking rows, running between endcap fingers and islands. 5.1.7.Canopy trees at on-site surface parking. Min. 1 canopy tree for every 3 uncovered parking spaces and 1 canopy tree for every 8 covered parking spaces. SURFACE PARKING DESIGN CONTINUES ON THE NEXT PAGE Page 124 of 171 73CITY OF PALM DESERT MULTIFAMILY AND MIXED -USE OBJECTIVE DESIGN STANDARDS City of Palm Desert CA, Draft March 2024 5.1. SURFACE PARKING DESIGN (CONT.)5.1. SURFACE PARKING DESIGN (CONT.) ODS DESCRIPTION NOT APPLICABLE COMPLIANT NOT APPLICABLE COMPLIANT NON- COMPLIANT 5.1.8.Canopy tree distribution at on-site surface parking. Uniformly distributed across surface are of lot so that no parking space is more than 30’ from the center of a canopy tree. 5.1.9.Parking space building separation. Min. 5’ pedestrian sidewalk and min. 5’ wide landscape strip measured from the curb face separating parking spaces from buildings 5.1.10.Pathways, surface lots with more than 50 spaces. Min. 1 publicly-accessible pathway or sidewalk that provides access across the lot to a public sidewalk for each 200’ of surface parking area fronting a public street. 5.1.11.Pathway enhancements, surface lots with more than 50 spaces. Enhanced or textured paving or striping included where pedestrian crossing occurs. If “Not Applicable” was selected in the above section, provide an explanation for why the ODS does not apply to the proposed project (required). This comment box may also be used for further explanations of compliance (optional). City comments (optional). CITY USE ONLY 5.2. MECHANICAL PARKING 5.2. MECHANICAL PARKING ODS DESCRIPTION NOT APPLICABLE COMPLIANT NOT APPLICABLE COMPLIANT NON- COMPLIANT 5.2.1.Mechanical parking placement. Open-to-the- air mechanical parking placed more than 20’ from a public street frontage. 5.2.2.Mechanical parking screening. Open-to-the-air mechanical parking spaces placed between 20’-150’ from a street frontage are minimally screened from view of the public street by walls that are a min. 15% open/transparent and max. 40% open/transparent. 5.2.3.Structures with mechanical parking. Fully enclosed buildings with mechanical parking meet the Building Architecture ODS in Chapter 4 of the Multifamily and Mixed-Use Objective Design Standards policy. If “Not Applicable” was selected in the above section, provide an explanation for why the ODS does not apply to the proposed project (required). This comment box may also be used for further explanations of compliance (optional). City comments (optional). Page 125 of 171 74 Chapter 6: Compliance Checklists City of Palm Desert CA, Draft March 2024 CITY USE ONLY 5.3. PARKING SHELTERS 5.3. PARKING SHELTERS ODS DESCRIPTION NOT APPLICABLE COMPLIANT NOT APPLICABLE COMPLIANT NON- COMPLIANT 5.3.1.Parking shelter placement. No parking shelters within required setbacks. 5.3.2.Parking shelter materials and colors. When visible from a public right-of-way, parking shelters are the same colors and roof materials as the main buildings of a site. 5.3.3.Parking shelter length. Max. 65’ in length. If “Not Applicable” was selected in the above section, provide an explanation for why the ODS does not apply to the proposed project (required). This comment box may also be used for further explanations of compliance (optional). City comments (optional). CITY USE ONLY 5.4. PARKING GARAGES 5.4. PARKING GARAGES ODS DESCRIPTION NOT APPLICABLE COMPLIANT NOT APPLICABLE COMPLIANT NON- COMPLIANT 5.4.1.Architectural continuity, parking garages. Parking garages are architecturally treated and meet the Building Architecture ODS in Chapter 4 of the Multifamily and Mixed-Use Objective Design Standards policy. 5.4.2.Vehicular entry gates. Min. 20’ between gate and back of the sidewalk. 5.4.3.Ground-floor openings at parking garages and utility and mechanical areas. Screen parking garages and utility/mechanical room openings from public street frontages with one of the following. a. Vertical landscape and/or climbing vines on metal screens, and/or wires that cover a min. 60% of the openings. b. Decorative, non-reflective metal grills, glass, or panels with a min. 50% opacity that covers a min. 60% of the openings. If “Not Applicable” was selected in the above section, provide an explanation for why the ODS does not apply to the proposed project (required). This comment box may also be used for further explanations of compliance (optional). City comments (optional). Page 126 of 171 75CITY OF PALM DESERT MULTIFAMILY AND MIXED -USE OBJECTIVE DESIGN STANDARDS City of Palm Desert CA, Draft March 2024 CITY USE ONLY 5.5. BICYCLE PARKING 5.5. BICYCLE PARKING ODS DESCRIPTION NOT APPLICABLE COMPLIANT NOT APPLICABLE COMPLIANT NON- COMPLIANT 5.5.1.Short-term bicycle parking. Required bicycle racks located within 50’ of at least 1 public building entrance. 5.5.2.Long-term bicycle parking. Required bicycle racks are covered and secured, located within 150’ of at least one building entrance. If “Not Applicable” was selected in the above section, provide an explanation for why the ODS does not apply to the proposed project (required). This comment box may also be used for further explanations of compliance (optional). City comments (optional). CITY USE ONLY FINAL APPLICANT COMMENTS (OPTIONAL)FINAL CITY COMMENTS (OPTIONAL) Page 127 of 171 76 Chapter 6: Compliance Checklists City of Palm Desert CA, Draft March 2024 Mixed-Use Compliance Checklist The Objective Design Standards (ODS) assist project applicants and designers to achieve mixed-use design objectives. As a project is designed, applicants and designers must utilize the ODS outlined in Chapters 2-5 of the City of Palm Desert Multifamily and Mixed Use Objective Design Standards, as well as the Mixed-Use Compliance Checklist, to determine compliance in advance of submittal and formal review for compliance by the City. Applicants must fill out the sections of the following pages and check “compliance” or “not applicable (N/A)” as appropriate. In cases where an explanation is required, describe how the mixed-use project complies with the ODS or how the ODS is not applicable to the project. If the applicant requires additional space for any explanation and/or chooses to illustrate compliance to an ODS, attachments may be submitted along with this form. Once the form is completed, it must be submitted to the City along with the application submittal package. The City will fill out the sections designated “City use only” in their review upon the applicant’s submission of this checklist and other application materials. CITY OF PALM DESERT PROJECT INFORMATION CONTACT INFORMATION Applicant Name: Please check one.Property Owner Design Firm/Architect Representative Other (please specify): Engineer Email: Phone: Proposed Project Name: Date: CITY USE ONLY OVERALL COMPLIANCE FINDING City Comments (Optional):Reviewed by: YES: NO: Date: Page 128 of 171 77CITY OF PALM DESERT MULTIFAMILY AND MIXED -USE OBJECTIVE DESIGN STANDARDS City of Palm Desert CA, Draft March 2024 MIXED-USE PROJECT SITE DESIGN New mixed-use projects shall meet all of the below Project Site standards per Chapter 2 of the City of Palm Desert Multifamily and Mixed Use Objective Design Standards policy. CITY USE ONLY 2.1 PROJECT FRONTAGE 2.1 PROJECT FRONTAGE ODS DESCRIPTION NOT APPLICABLE COMPLIANT NOT APPLICABLE COMPLIANT NON- COMPLIANT 2.1.1.Max. frontage length without break. 30’ wide open-to-the-sky landscaped open space separating public-facing street frontages longer than 450’. If “Not Applicable” was selected in the above section, provide an explanation for why the ODS does not apply to the proposed project (required). This comment box may also be used for further explanations of compliance (optional). City comments (optional). CITY USE ONLY 2.2 PROJECT ORIENTATION 2.2 PROJECT ORIENTATION ODS DESCRIPTION NOT APPLICABLE COMPLIANT NOT APPLICABLE COMPLIANT NON- COMPLIANT 2.2.1.Project orientation. Select a minimum of two of the following: a. Min. 20’ deep landscaped setback, parallel to project frontage, with 30’ on-center shade trees within the first 20’ of depth along public street frontage. b. Min. one, 20’ in depth open space, sized according to the table in Section 2.2b. c. Max. 42” fences, walls, and/or permanent planter boxes to not exceed 20% of total public street frontage length. d. Use of a ground-level design component listed in Section 2.2d within 10’ of public-street- facing frontage setback and along min. 20% of the total public-street-facing frontage. Applicant comments and/or further explanations of compliance (optional).City comments (optional). Page 129 of 171 78 Chapter 6: Compliance Checklists City of Palm Desert CA, Draft March 2024 CITY USE ONLY 2.3 PROJECT FENCES AND WALLS 2.3 PROJECT FENCES AND WALLS ODS DESCRIPTION NOT APPLICABLE COMPLIANT NOT APPLICABLE COMPLIANT NON- COMPLIANT 2.3.1.Fence and wall placement. Select the appropriate placement requirement from the options below. a. Project lot size < 15,000 SF: no fence, wall, or gate placed within required front-yard setback. b. Project lot size greater than 15,000 SF and less than 1 acre: no fence, wall, or gate placed within frontage setback along public streets. Fences, walls, and gates greater than 42” and behind frontage setback not to exceed 60% of frontage length. c. Project lot size > 1 acre: no fence, wall, or gate placed within frontage setback along public streets. Fences, walls, and gates greater than 42” and behind frontage setback not to exceed 80% of frontage length. 2.3.2.Fence and wall modulation. Select one of the following: a. Change in material every 150’ of fence wall. b. Offset every 18” or pilaster every 150’ of fence wall. 2.3.3.Fence and wall materials. Select fence or wall material(s) used. a. Aluminum, painted. b. Brick. c . Concrete. d. Metal tube. e . Stone, face stone, and/or veneer stone. f. Wrought iron. 2.3.4.Rear and interior side yard fences and walls. Min. 5’ height for all fences and walls enclosing rear and interior side yards. If “Not Applicable” was selected in the above section, provide an explanation for why the ODS does not apply to the proposed project (required). This comment box may also be used for further explanations of compliance (optional). City comments (optional). Page 130 of 171 79CITY OF PALM DESERT MULTIFAMILY AND MIXED -USE OBJECTIVE DESIGN STANDARDS City of Palm Desert CA, Draft March 2024 CITY USE ONLY 2.4 PROJECT ENTRIES 2.4 PROJECT ENTRIES ODS DESCRIPTION NOT APPLICABLE COMPLIANT NOT APPLICABLE COMPLIANT NON- COMPLIANT 2.4.1.Publicly visible gate or door. Min. 1 publicly visible gate or door that provides direct entry to a building or open space, within 60’ of the curb of a public street or public vehicular drop off point. 2.4.2.Number of project entries. Select the appropriate minimum number of project entries requirement from the options below. a. Public street frontage < 150 ft.: min. 1 project entry. b. Public street frontage greater than 150 ft. and less than 450 ft: min. 2 project entries. c. Public street frontage > 450 ft: 2 project entries for each 450 of total length up to a total length of 1,350 feet. 2.4.3.Pedestrian entrances. Min. 1 for each 450’ total frontage along public streets. Applicant comments and/or further explanations of compliance (optional).City comments (optional). Page 131 of 171 80 Chapter 6: Compliance Checklists City of Palm Desert CA, Draft March 2024 CITY USE ONLY 2.5 PROJECT SIDEWALKS AND PATHWAYS 2.5 PROJECT SIDEWALKS AND PATHWAYS ODS DESCRIPTION NOT APPLICABLE COMPLIANT NOT APPLICABLE COMPLIANT NON- COMPLIANT 2.5.1.Site connectivity, public sidewalks. All on- site buildings, entries, facilities, amenities, and vehicular and bicycle parking areas are internally connected by on-site sidewalks and as-needed pathways. 2.5.2.Site connectivity, public streets. Intersecting public and private streets, access drives, drive aisles, alleys, and marked crosswalks link to all public streets adjoining the project. 2.5.3.Sidewalk width. On-site sidewalks are a min. 5’ in unobstructed width. 2.5.4.Parkways. Min. 5’ width, provided along at least one side of all on-site sidewalks and pathways. 2.5.5 Landscape parkways. Min. 5’ width, provided along both sides of the sidewalk or parkway if on-site sidewalk or pathways is provided within a required public street frontage or setback that is > 20’ in depth. 2.5.6.Landscape parkway with ground-floor architectural component. Min. 1 parkway required if at least one of the architectural components is placed along 60% of the ground floor building frontage that adjoins a public street, required front yard, or public street frontage setback. a. Stoops b. Min. 8’-clear depth porches c. Arcades, galleries, and/or ramadas d. Min. 8’ depth recesses e. Min. 30” depth overhangs, trellises, and/or awnings 2.5.7.Driveway access and sidewalks. Vehicular driveways that access any public right-of-way are adjoined by sidewalks with a 4’ wide, curb- adjacent landscape area on at least one side of the vehicular access drive. If “Not Applicable” was selected in the above section, provide an explanation for why the ODS does not apply to the proposed project (required). This comment box may also be used for further explanations of compliance (optional). City comments (optional). Page 132 of 171 81CITY OF PALM DESERT MULTIFAMILY AND MIXED -USE OBJECTIVE DESIGN STANDARDS City of Palm Desert CA, Draft March 2024 CITY USE ONLY 2.6 PROJECT CURB CUTS, VEHICULAR 2.6 PROJECT CURB CUTS, VEHICULAR ODS DESCRIPTION NOT APPLICABLE COMPLIANT NOT APPLICABLE COMPLIANT NON- COMPLIANT 2.6.1.Number of project entries. Select the appropriate requirement from the options below. a. Public street frontage between 50 and 150 ft: max. 1 curb cut. b. Public street frontage greater than 450 ft: max. 1 curb cut for each 450’ of public street frontage. 2.6.2.Curb cut width. Max. 36’ width curb cut if public street frontage is less than 450’ in length. 2.6.3.Curb cut medians. If site requires more than a 36’ curb cut, it is divided with a min. 5’ width median such that each segment of the curb cut is a max. 36’ in width. 2.6.4.Curb cuts, parking area. Max. 24’ in width if curb cut leads to a parking area with less than 25 parking spaces. If “Not Applicable” was selected in the above section, provide an explanation for why the ODS does not apply to the proposed project (required). This comment box may also be used for further explanations of compliance (optional). City comments (optional). CITY USE ONLY 2.7 PROJECT ALLEYS 2.7 PROJECT ALLEYS ODS DESCRIPTION NOT APPLICABLE COMPLIANT NOT APPLICABLE COMPLIANT NON- COMPLIANT 2.7.1.Alley entry. Projects abutting an ally provide all vehicular access from the alley. 2.7.2.Alley parkways. If a new alley >30’ in width is provided, at least 1, min. 5’ landscaped parkway provided along 70% of the total length of the alley, exclusive driveway curb cut lengths, garages, required red curbs for fire access, and vehicular access aisles. If “Not Applicable” was selected in the above section, provide an explanation for why the ODS does not apply to the proposed project (required). This comment box may also be used for further explanations of compliance (optional). City comments (optional). Page 133 of 171 82 Chapter 6: Compliance Checklists City of Palm Desert CA, Draft March 2024 MIXED-USE LANDSCAPE AND OPEN SPACE DESIGN New mixed-use projects shall meet all of the below Project Landscape and Open Space standards per Chapter 3 of the City of Palm Desert Multifamily and Mixed Use Objective Design Standards policy. CITY USE ONLY 3.1. SITE LANDSCAPING 3.1. SITE LANDSCAPING ODS DESCRIPTION NOT APPLICABLE COMPLIANT NOT APPLICABLE COMPLIANT NON- COMPLIANT 3.1.1.Frontages. All frontages adjoining public and private streets are landscaped. 3.1.2.Setbacks. All front yard, side yard, street- facing side yard, and rear yard setbacks are landscaped. Applicant comments and/or further explanations of compliance (optional).City comments (optional). CITY USE ONLY 3.3. CANOPY TREES 3.3. CANOPY TREES ODS DESCRIPTION NOT APPLICABLE COMPLIANT NOT APPLICABLE COMPLIANT NON- COMPLIANT 3.3.1.Canopy trees at public street-adjoining frontages. Min. 1 irrigated, 24” box tree planted a max. 30’ on center along frontages adjoining public streets. 3.3.2. Canopy trees at front yards. Where front yard setback is required, min. 1 irrigated, 24” box tree planted for each 900 SF of setback area. 3.3.5. Canopy trees selection. Select a min. 3 of the following species utilized along frontages adjoining public streets and public right-of- ways, with no more than 50% of all selected canopy trees comprising of the same species. a. ‘Desert Museum’ Palo Verde. Parkinsonia (Cercidium) x ‘Desert Museum.’ b. Ironwood. Olneya tesota. c. Palo Brea. Parkinsonia praecox. d. Sweet Acacia. Acacia smallii. e. Texas Ebony. Pithecellobium flexicaule. f. Thornless Cascalote. Caesalpinia cacalaco ‘Smoothie.’ CANOPY TREES CONTINUES ON THE NEXT PAGE Page 134 of 171 83CITY OF PALM DESERT MULTIFAMILY AND MIXED -USE OBJECTIVE DESIGN STANDARDS City of Palm Desert CA, Draft March 2024 3.3. CANOPY TREES (CONT.)3.3. CANOPY TREES (CONT.) ODS DESCRIPTION NOT APPLICABLE COMPLIANT NOT APPLICABLE COMPLIANT NON- COMPLIANT 3.3.5.Canopy tree shade on sidewalks. All canopy trees planted within required frontages and front yard setbacks with sidewalks and pathways cast shade on the sidewalk for a min. 3 hours a day during the months of June, July, and August within 5 years of planting. If “Not Applicable” was selected in the above section, provide an explanation for why the ODS does not apply to the proposed project (required). This comment box may also be used for further explanations of compliance (optional). City comments (optional). CITY USE ONLY 3.4. SPECIMEN TREES 3.4. SPECIMEN TREES ODS DESCRIPTION NOT APPLICABLE COMPLIANT NOT APPLICABLE COMPLIANT NON- COMPLIANT 3.4.1. Specimen trees at frontage areas. Min. 1 irrigated, 24” box specimen tree planted for each 900 SF of frontage adjoining a public street and/or right-of-way. 3.4.2.Specimen trees selection. Select a min. 2 of the following species, with no more than 50% of all selected specimen trees planted in required frontages adjoining public streets and public right-of-ways comprising the same species. a. Smoke Tree. Psorothamnus (Dalea) spinosus. b. Honey Mesquite. Prosopis glandulosa. Must be a thornless cultivar inclusive of Prosopis glandulosa ‘Maverick’ or Prosopis glandulosa ‘AZT.’ c. Soaptree. Yucca elata. Applicant comments and/or further explanations of compliance (optional).City comments (optional). Page 135 of 171 84 Chapter 6: Compliance Checklists City of Palm Desert CA, Draft March 2024 CITY USE ONLY 3.5. SHRUBS AND PERENNIALS 3.5. SHRUBS AND PERENNIALS ODS DESCRIPTION NOT APPLICABLE COMPLIANT NOT APPLICABLE COMPLIANT NON- COMPLIANT 3.5.1.Shrub and perennial groundcover. Ground surfaces in required frontages without inorganic groundcover are covered by live plant material within 5 years of planting. 3.5.2.Shrub and perennial groundcover selection. Select min. 5 species from list of drought- tolerant shrub and perennial groundcover in ODS 3.5.2., with max. 30% of all live plant material comprising of the same species and a min. 3 selected species are woody plants. 3.5.3.Use of thorned, serrated-edged, sharp-toothed, or sharp-edged plant materials. Planted more than 2’ from a sidewalk or pathway and more than 10’ from a children’s play area. If “Not Applicable” was selected in the above section, provide an explanation for why the ODS does not apply to the proposed project (required). This comment box may also be used for further explanations of compliance (optional). City comments (optional). CITY USE ONLY 3.6. INORGANIC GROUNDCOVER 3.6. INORGANIC GROUNDCOVER ODS DESCRIPTION NOT APPLICABLE COMPLIANT NOT APPLICABLE COMPLIANT NON- COMPLIANT 3.6.1.Inorganic groundcover. Max. 50% ground surfaces within required frontages adjoining public streets and front yard setbacks covered with gravel, cobble, or boulders. 3.6.2.Gravel and cobble type. Min. 1 type of gravel and min. 1 type of cobble with max. 50% of all surfaces comprising the same material. 3.6.3.Groundcover placement. Planted next to and not within a bed of cobble. 3.6.4.Inorganic groundcover color. Inorganic material utilized within a required frontage adjoining a public street or right-of-way shall be of a color and value that reflects more light than it absorbs. Applicant comments and/or further explanations of compliance (optional).City comments (optional). Page 136 of 171 85CITY OF PALM DESERT MULTIFAMILY AND MIXED -USE OBJECTIVE DESIGN STANDARDS City of Palm Desert CA, Draft March 2024 CITY USE ONLY 3.7. BOULDERS 3.7. BOULDERS ODS DESCRIPTION NOT APPLICABLE COMPLIANT NOT APPLICABLE COMPLIANT NON- COMPLIANT 3.7.1.Required boulders. Min. 1 boulder for each 500 SF of continuous area of parkway and landscaped setback area. 3.7.2.Irregular spacing. Boulders are spaced irregularly. 3.7.3.Buried below grade. Bottom third of boulders are buried below grade. Applicant comments and/or further explanations of compliance (optional).City comments (optional). CITY USE ONLY 3.8. ON -SITE LIGHTING 3.8. ON-SITE LIGHTING ODS DESCRIPTION NOT APPLICABLE COMPLIANT NOT APPLICABLE COMPLIANT NON- COMPLIANT 3.8.1.Dark-sky compliant. Exterior lighting is dark- sky compliant and/or fully shielded. 3.8.2.Fully shielded. Exterior lighting is fully shielded and arranged so that light source cannot be viewed directly. 3.8.3.Uplighting. Prohibited, unless used to feature an architectural or landscape element pursuant to Section 24.16.020 of the Palm Desert Municipal Code. 3.8.4.Lighting angle below the horizon. Exterior lighting restrains light from source to a min. 30° below horizontal plane of light source. 3.8.5.Pedestrian-oriented lighting, location. Provided along all on-site sidewalks and pathways and exterior amenity spaces. 3.8.6.Pedestrian oriented lighting, placement. Spaced a max. 30 lineal feet on center. 3.8.7.Pedestrian-oriented lighting, illumination. Min. 1’ candle on all on-site sidewalks, walkways, pathways, and paseos. 3.8.8.Stand-alone exterior lighting. Min. 3’ and max. 14’ in height. Applicant comments and/or further explanations of compliance (optional).City comments (optional). Page 137 of 171 86 Chapter 6: Compliance Checklists City of Palm Desert CA, Draft March 2024 CITY USE ONLY 3.9. PASSIVE AND ACTIVE AMENITIES 3.9. PASSIVE AND ACTIVE AMENITIES ODS DESCRIPTION NOT APPLICABLE COMPLIANT NOT APPLICABLE COMPLIANT NON- COMPLIANT 3.9.1.Passive amenities. Select the appropriate requirement per the options below. a. Less than 20 DUs: min. 1 required passive amenity b. Between 20-50 DUs: min. 2 required passive amenities c. Between 51-99 DUs: min. 3 required passive amenities d. 100 DUs and greater: min. 4 required passive amenities 3.9.2.Types of passive amenities. Select from the list below. a. Gazebo b. Passive water amenity c. Picnic shelter d. Seating area(s) with benches and/ or loose chairs a min. 12’ wide in one dimension and 144 SD in area per below: i. Less than 20 DUs: 1 required seating area ii. Between 20-50 DUs: 2 required seating areas iii. Between 51-99 DUs: 3 required seating areas iv. 100 DUs and greater: 4 required seating areas e. Seating walls a min. 8’ in length per below: i. Less than 20 DUs: 1 required seating wall ii. Between 20-50 DUs: 2 required seating walls iii. Between 51-99 DUs: 3 required seating walls iv. 100 DUs and greater: 4 required seating walls PASSIVE AND ACTIVE AMENITIES CONTINUES ON THE NEXT PAGE Page 138 of 171 87CITY OF PALM DESERT MULTIFAMILY AND MIXED -USE OBJECTIVE DESIGN STANDARDS City of Palm Desert CA, Draft March 2024 3.9. PASSIVE AND ACTIVE AMENITIES (CONT.)3.9. PASSIVE AND ACTIVE AMENITIES (CONT.) ODS DESCRIPTION NOT APPLICABLE COMPLIANT NOT APPLICABLE COMPLIANT NON- COMPLIANT 3.9.3.Active amenities. Select the appropriate requirement per the options below. a. Fewer than 20 DUs: min. 2 active amenities b. Between 20-55 DUs: min. 3 active amenities c. Between 51-99 DUs: min. 4 active amenities d. Between 101-149 DUs: min. 5 active amenities e. 150 DUs and greater: min. 6 plus one additional active amenity for each additional 100 units 3.9.4.Types of passive amenities. Select from the list below. a. Active water amenity b. Barbecue c. Clubhouse and/or recreation room that opens onto an outdoor amenity area d. Community garden e. Court game facility f. Exercise area and/or par course g. Jogging and/or par course h. Pet area and/or run and/or wash i. Play area, children’s Applicant comments and/or further explanations of compliance (optional).City comments (optional). Page 139 of 171 88 Chapter 6: Compliance Checklists City of Palm Desert CA, Draft March 2024 MIXED-USE BUILDING ARCHITECTURE DESIGN New mixed-use projects shall meet all of the below Building Architecture standards per Chapter 4 of the City of Palm Desert Multifamily and Mixed Use Objective Design Standards policy. CITY USE ONLY 4.1. BUILDING HEIGHT 4.1. BUILDING HEIGHT ODS DESCRIPTION NOT APPLICABLE COMPLIANT NOT APPLICABLE COMPLIANT NON- COMPLIANT 4.1.1.Building height measurement along public streets. Max. building height within 150’ of the curb of a public street is established by a vertical measurement from the average elevation of the street curb adjacent to the property to the highest point of the structure. 4.1.2.Building height measurement adjoining a residential zoned property. Max. building height within 50’ of a residential zoned property line is established by a vertical measurement from the elevation of the finished grade along the property line of the residential zoned property or the finished grade along the property line of the project site, whichever is lower in elevation, to the highest point of the roof of the structure. 4.1.3.Transitional height abutting a single-family zoned property. If building abuts or is across a right-of-way from a single-family zoned property, the allowed building height is modulated by an inward-leaning 45° angled plane inclined towards the building as measured from a horizontal plane originating 15’ above grade at the abutting property line. 4.1.4.Maximum building height at public-street- facing frontages. Select the appropriate requirement per options below. a. Building distance from street-facing setback is < 30 ft: max. building height is 24’ and 2-stories with flat roof b. Building distance from street-facing setback is > 30 ft: max. building height per Municipal Code If “Not Applicable” was selected in the above section, provide an explanation for why the ODS does not apply to the proposed project (required). This comment box may also be used for further explanations of compliance (optional). City comments (optional). Page 140 of 171 89CITY OF PALM DESERT MULTIFAMILY AND MIXED -USE OBJECTIVE DESIGN STANDARDS City of Palm Desert CA, Draft March 2024 CITY USE ONLY 4.2. BUILDING LENGTH 4.2. BUILDING LENGTH ODS DESCRIPTION NOT APPLICABLE COMPLIANT NOT APPLICABLE COMPLIANT NON- COMPLIANT 4.2.1.Building wall, maximum length. Max. 250’ in length. 4.2.2.Building breaks, open to the sky. Min. 30’ open-to-the-sky separation provided when building breaks are required, programmed as either public/private rights-of-way, courts, passageways, paseos, and/or other active and/ or passive landscaped open spaces. 4.2.3.Building breaks with vehicular street. Min. 5’ sidewalk and min. 5’ adjoining parkway if building break utilizes a public or private vehicular street. If “Not Applicable” was selected in the above section, provide an explanation for why the ODS does not apply to the proposed project (required). This comment box may also be used for further explanations of compliance (optional). City comments (optional). Page 141 of 171 90 Chapter 6: Compliance Checklists City of Palm Desert CA, Draft March 2024 CITY USE ONLY 4.3. BUILDING MODULATION 4.3. BUILDING MODULATION ODS DESCRIPTION NOT APPLICABLE COMPLIANT NOT APPLICABLE COMPLIANT NON- COMPLIANT 4.3.1.Building modulation. Select at least four of the following. a. Min. 6’ clear width ground-level arcades, open-to-the-air galleries, colonnades, porches, recesses, ramadas, and trellis structures placed along a min. 80% ground floor length of two building faces. b. Min. 8’ length and min. 3’ depth open-to-the-sky recesses for each 50’ of building wall length. c. Major and minor massing, with wall area of the minor massing a max. 40% of total wall area. d. Min. 6’ clear width setback of top floor along at least 2 sides of the building. e. Sun-screening elements on windows, doors, and openings at south- and west-facing building walls. f. Min. 15% of building walls are covered and open-to-the-air balconies. g. Roof overhangs or projections that provide a min. 8’ of vertical shaded wall at noon on the summer solstice. h. Vertical and irrigated landscaping located within 5’ of a wall, screens min. 2 walls and 30% of structure perimeter, and min. 20’ height after 5 years of growth. i. Min. 2 wall materials, first material a max. 30% of total wall area and second material a max. 70% of total wall area. j. Building footprint immediately below top floor is max. 80% of the building footprint immediately below. k. Min. 1 tower element that is max. half of the floor-to-floor height of the tallest building story, and recessed or projected from the rest of the building mass by a min. 2’. BUILDING MODULATION CONTINUES ON THE NEXT PAGE Page 142 of 171 91CITY OF PALM DESERT MULTIFAMILY AND MIXED -USE OBJECTIVE DESIGN STANDARDS City of Palm Desert CA, Draft March 2024 BUILDING MODULATION (CONT.)BUILDING MODULATION (CONT.) ODS DESCRIPTION NOT APPLICABLE COMPLIANT NOT APPLICABLE COMPLIANT NON- COMPLIANT 4.3.2.Vehicle entrances. If vehicle entries are incorporated into a building wall facing a public street, select at least two of the following. a. Vehicle entrance set back a min. 20’ from the back of sidewalk or required setback, whichever results in the furthest distance from the public street. b. Where a pedestrian entrance is provided adjacent to the garage opening, a min. 5’ wide sidewalk leading to the public street and sidewalk. c. Min. one, 5’ width landscaped area adjoining the vehicle access drive and leading from the public street to the garage entrance. 4.3.3.Upper story floor area limit. Top story gross area of buildings are a max. 80% of the floor immediately below. If “Not Applicable” was selected in the above section, provide an explanation for why the ODS does not apply to the proposed project (required). This comment box may also be used for further explanations of compliance (optional). City comments (optional). Page 143 of 171 92 Chapter 6: Compliance Checklists City of Palm Desert CA, Draft March 2024 CITY USE ONLY 4.4. BUILDING ROOFS 4.4. BUILDING ROOFS ODS DESCRIPTION NOT APPLICABLE COMPLIANT NOT APPLICABLE COMPLIANT NON- COMPLIANT 4.4.1.Roof types. Select from the options below. a. Butterfly roof b. Clerestory roof c. Conical roof d. Cross-hipped roof e. Curved/barrel vaulted roof f. Dome roof g. Flat roof h. Gable roof i. Hexagonal roof j. Hip and valley roof k. Intersecting gable roof l. Hip roof m. M-shaped roof n. Monitor roof o. Pyramid hip roof p. Sawtooth roof q. Skillion roof r. Shed roof 4.4.2.Roof slopes. Pitch of sloped roofs, other than conical, curved/barrel vaulted, or dome roofs, is min. 2:12 and max. 4:12. 4.4.3.Sloped roof materials. Select one. a. Concrete or lightweight concrete tile. b. Metal that is non-reflective. c. Solar panel tiles, solar roof tiles, or solar shingles. d. Natural tone or slate tile. e. Terracotta tile or simulated terracotta tile. 4.4.4.Prohibited roof materials. Asphalt-shingle roofs, glass roofs or skylights comprising of more than 10% of the total gross area of the floor below, and corrugated metal roofing are not utilized in the project. 4.4.5.Flat roof modulation. Modulate the roof vertically a min. 42” at least once every 50’. BUILDING ROOFS CONTINUES ON THE NEXT PAGE Page 144 of 171 93CITY OF PALM DESERT MULTIFAMILY AND MIXED -USE OBJECTIVE DESIGN STANDARDS City of Palm Desert CA, Draft March 2024 4.4. BUILDING ROOFS (CONT.)4.4. BUILDING ROOFS (CONT.) ODS DESCRIPTION NOT APPLICABLE COMPLIANT NOT APPLICABLE COMPLIANT NON- COMPLIANT 4.4.6.Greenhouses. Exempt from roof type, slope, modulation, and materials requirements if total floor area of the greenhouse is < 10% of the total gross floor area of the building. 4.4.7.Parapet return. Parapets that extend beyond the wall plane must return and extend a min. 6’ past the wall plane and inwards towards the building. If “Not Applicable” was selected in the above section, provide an explanation for why the ODS does not apply to the proposed project (required). This comment box may also be used for further explanations of compliance (optional). City comments (optional). CITY USE ONLY 4.5. BUILDING MATERIALS 4.5. BUILDING MATERIALS ODS DESCRIPTION NOT APPLICABLE COMPLIANT NOT APPLICABLE COMPLIANT NON- COMPLIANT 4.5.1.Building wall materials. Select at least two of the following. a. Cementitious or acrylic stucco, or an exterior insulating and finish system with a cementitious finish. b. 2 stucco textures. If a float finish is utilized for one of the stucco textures, the second stucco texture is a float or dash finish stucco and utilized for a min. 10% of the total wall area. c. 2 stucco colors with min. 1 of the stucco colors utilized at a min. 10% of the total wall area. d. Non-reflective metal panels. e. Natural stone or manufactured stone veneer at a min. 10% of the total wall area. f. Terra cotta tile and/or rain screens. g. Colored precision block, glazed block, face brick, face stone, split face block, shot blast block, or slump stone at a min. 10% of the total wall area. BUILDING MATERIALS CONTINUES ON THE NEXT PAGE Page 145 of 171 94 Chapter 6: Compliance Checklists City of Palm Desert CA, Draft March 2024 CITY USE ONLY 4.7. BUILDING OPENINGS 4.7. BUILDING OPENINGS ODS DESCRIPTION NOT APPLICABLE COMPLIANT NOT APPLICABLE COMPLIANT NON- COMPLIANT 4.7.1.Ground-level transparency or frontage component. Select at least one of the following. a. Min. 60% of total ground-level wall length glazing that is a min. 8’ tall. b. A min. 8’ clear depth architectural component along a min. 80% of wall length that faces a public street. 4.7.2.Upper-level glazing. Min. 15% glazing at building walls above the ground level. 4.7.3.Openings. Max. 60% of total wall area of any individual building face. Applicant comments and/or further explanations of compliance (optional).City comments (optional). 4.5. BUILDING MATERIALS (CONT.)4.5. BUILDING MATERIALS (CONT.) ODS DESCRIPTION NOT APPLICABLE COMPLIANT NOT APPLICABLE COMPLIANT NON- COMPLIANT 4.5.2.Wall material transitions. Select at least one of the following methodologies when transitioning between different materials and colors. a. An inside corner where planes intersect. b. A reveal, projecting band, and/or planar offset to mark the transition between the base, middle, and top of the building. c. Use of a building detail and/or habitable or decorative projections. d. Utilization of recesses or projections at windows a min. 3” in depth at all windows and openings. e. An offset in a plane where the material transition or color occurs with a min. 5” depth. 4.5.3.Prohibited wall materials. Project is not a 100% glass building. Applicant comments and/or further explanations of compliance (optional).City comments (optional). Page 146 of 171 95CITY OF PALM DESERT MULTIFAMILY AND MIXED -USE OBJECTIVE DESIGN STANDARDS City of Palm Desert CA, Draft March 2024 CITY USE ONLY 4.8. BUILDING WINDOWS 4.8. BUILDING WINDOWS ODS DESCRIPTION NOT APPLICABLE COMPLIANT NOT APPLICABLE COMPLIANT NON- COMPLIANT 4.8.1.Window and door details. Select at least two of the following. a. 3 distinct window sizes. b. Shading devices that create a distinct shadow line at a min. 60% of openings. c. Recesses or projections a min. 3” in depth at a min. 60% of all openings. d. Min. 4”-width trim around opening that creates a projection or recess no less than 2” in depth. e. Use of metal-clad, thermally-broken metal or steel, and/or wood windows or doors at all openings. f. Exterior shades. 4.8.2.Windows, storage, utilities, and screening. Interior or exterior screening for windows that open onto a utility or storage use or occupancy. If “Not Applicable” was selected in the above section, provide an explanation for why the ODS does not apply to the proposed project (required). This comment box may also be used for further explanations of compliance (optional). City comments (optional). CITY USE ONLY 4.9. BUILDING BALCONIES AND STAIRWELLS 4.9. BUILDING BALCONIES AND STAIRWELLS ODS DESCRIPTION NOT APPLICABLE COMPLIANT NOT APPLICABLE COMPLIANT NON- COMPLIANT 4.9.1.Balcony depth. Min. 6’ in clear depth. 4.9.2.Balcony design. Recessed or shaded by balconies or roof projections immediately above and/or by min. 4’ deep awnings, canopies, ramadas, recesses, and/or trellises. 4.9.3.Stairwells. Internal to the building, screened by materials with a 50% opacity. If “Not Applicable” was selected in the above section, provide an explanation for why the ODS does not apply to the proposed project (required). This comment box may also be used for further explanations of compliance (optional). City comments (optional). Page 147 of 171 96 Chapter 6: Compliance Checklists City of Palm Desert CA, Draft March 2024 CITY USE ONLY 4.10. BUILDING UTILITIES 4.10. BUILDING UTILITIES ODS DESCRIPTION NOT APPLICABLE COMPLIANT NOT APPLICABLE COMPLIANT NON- COMPLIANT 4.10.1.Electrical utilities. Electrical utility equipment, electrical meters, and junction boxes placed within a utility room. 4.10.2.Mechanical and electrical equipment screening. Except for ground-mounted transformers, all mechanical equipment is fully screened from all views by one of the following: a. Solid parapets and/or walls that are a min. 1’ taller than the mechanical equipment. b. Louvers equipment boxes incorporated into a wall. c. Min. 50% opaque walls that are set within landscape areas, that in plan provide a min. 18” wide landscape border around the perimeter of at least 2 sides of the equipment pad. Applicant comments and/or further explanations of compliance (optional).City comments (optional). CITY USE ONLY 4.11. BUILDING FACADE COLORS 4.11. BUILDING FACADE COLORS ODS DESCRIPTION NOT APPLICABLE COMPLIANT NOT APPLICABLE COMPLIANT NON- COMPLIANT 4.11.1.Color palette. Neutral, earth tone, and/or neutral or earth tone Sonoran Desert regional colors, samples or printouts of which attached to the application and key to color use on elevation drawings. 4.11.2.Accent colors. Max. 10% building facade may be a color not considered neutral, earth tone, and/or Sonoran Desert color choice. 4.11.3.Prohibited colors. Black is only used as an accent color or a window, trim, fence, or gate color. Applicant comments and/or further explanations of compliance (optional).City comments (optional). Page 148 of 171 97CITY OF PALM DESERT MULTIFAMILY AND MIXED -USE OBJECTIVE DESIGN STANDARDS City of Palm Desert CA, Draft March 2024 CITY USE ONLY BUILDING WATER DRAINAGE DEVICES BUILDING WATER DRAINAGE DEVICES ODS DESCRIPTION NOT APPLICABLE COMPLIANT NOT APPLICABLE COMPLIANT NON- COMPLIANT 4.37. Water drainage devices. Gutters, downspouts, and other water drainage components, with the exception of required overflow devices, are not visible from the exterior building walls facing public streets. Applicant comments and/or further explanations of compliance (optional).City comments (optional). CITY USE ONLY 4.13. BUILDING TRASH/RECYCLING BINS AND ENCLOSURES 4.13. BUILDING TRASH/RECYCLING BINS AND ENCLOSURES ODS DESCRIPTION NOT APPLICABLE COMPLIANT NOT APPLICABLE COMPLIANT NON- COMPLIANT 4.13.1.Trash/recycling bin placement. Select the appropriate requirement per options below. a. Lots < 7,500 SF: trash/recycling bins are designated, open-to-the-sky enclosures permitted, but no trash/ recycling bin or enclosure placed in required setbacks or visible from the public street. b. Lots 22,500 SF > 7,500 SF: trash/ recycling bins placed within fully enclosed structures that may be open to the sky, are not visible from a public street, may project into a required side or rear yard setback but not placed within 5’ of a property line or within a setback adjacent to a public street or single-family lot. c. Lots > 22,500 SF: trash/recycling bins are designated, fully enclosed, may be open to the sky, but not placed within required setbacks or visible from a public street. Applicant comments and/or further explanations of compliance (optional).City comments (optional). Page 149 of 171 98 Chapter 6: Compliance Checklists City of Palm Desert CA, Draft March 2024 CITY USE ONLY 4.14. BUILDING DESIGN COMPONENTS 4.14. BUILDING DESIGN COMPONENTS ODS DESCRIPTION NOT APPLICABLE COMPLIANT NOT APPLICABLE COMPLIANT NON- COMPLIANT 4.14.1.Architectural continuity. Development projects with multiple buildings maintain architectural consistency through at least three of the following. a. Consistent use of roof forms and if sloped, roof materials and coloring at all buildings and accessory buildings. b. Consistent use of building overhangs, recesses, and architectural projections including porches, arcades, ramadas, galleries and building screening that create shade at south, east, and west facing facades. c. Consistent use of facade materials at all buildings and accessory buildings. d. Consistent use of color at all buildings and accessory buildings. e. Consistent use of proportions and details at min. 60% of building openings. f. Consistent use of sun shading architectural components at all buildings visible from a public street. BUILDING DESIGN COMPONENTS CONTINUES ON THE NEXT PAGE Page 150 of 171 99CITY OF PALM DESERT MULTIFAMILY AND MIXED -USE OBJECTIVE DESIGN STANDARDS City of Palm Desert CA, Draft March 2024 CITY USE ONLY 4.14. BUILDING DESIGN COMPONENTS (CONT.)4.14. BUILDING DESIGN COMPONENTS (CONT.) ODS DESCRIPTION NOT APPLICABLE COMPLIANT NOT APPLICABLE COMPLIANT NON- COMPLIANT 4.14.2.Inclusion of Palm Desert architectural and landscape components. Select at least four of the following. a. Buildings oriented on an east-west axis such that the wall area of both the east and west facades is a max. 60% of the area of the area of south facing walls. b. Site walls, building massing, and landscape windbreaks that protect project open spaces from west to east prevailing summer winds. c. Site walls, building massing, and landscape windbreaks that protect project open spaces from north to south prevailing winds that occur from mid-November through mid-February. d. Covered open-to-the-air arcades, colonnades, galleries, or other permanent coverings or projections that provide shade at all building walls visible from public streets. e. Overhangs or recesses at building entries that are a min. 4’ in clear depth. f. Min. 24” deep roof eaves. g. Use of natural stone or veneer stone at a min. 10% the total building wall area. h. Use of recessed windows at a min. 60% of openings. i. Use of shade trees at varying distances apart, but in no case more than 30’ on center, to shade the length of east-, south-, and west- facing building walls visible from a public street. j. Public street frontages that are a min. 20% greater than the otherwise required frontage, front yard, and street-facing side yard requirements. Applicant comments and/or further explanations of compliance (optional).City comments (optional). Page 151 of 171 100 Chapter 6: Compliance Checklists City of Palm Desert CA, Draft March 2024 MIXED-USE PARKING DESIGN New mixed-use projects shall meet all of the below Parking standards per Chapter 5 of the City of Palm Desert Multifamily and Mixed Use Objective Design Standards policy. CITY USE ONLY 5.1. SURFACE PARKING DESIGN 5.1. SURFACE PARKING DESIGN ODS DESCRIPTION NOT APPLICABLE COMPLIANT NOT APPLICABLE COMPLIANT NON- COMPLIANT 5.1.1.Surface parking visibility. Select one of the following. a. All surface parking lots are behind buildings. When more than 1 building is placed on a lot and the buildings screen the surface parking, a max. 30’ wide separation between buildings screening the surface parking. b. All surface parking lots behind a fence or wall. c. All surface lots behind a min. 10’ depth and min. 42” height landscape buffer using bushes, hedges, and trees. 5.1.2.Surface parking along side or rear property lines. Min. 5’ width perimeter landscape strip along surface parking areas adjacent to side or rear property lines. 5.1.3.Landscape island dimensions. Min. 9’ length and 7’ width, exclusive of curbs and landings. 5.1.4.End parking stalls, width. Increased in City- required width by min. 18”. 5.1.5.Landscape islands, end parking stalls. All end parking stalls are adjacent to a landscaped island. 5.1.6.Landscape islands, surface parking with more than 30 spaces. Min. 10% of lot is landscape islands by one of the following. a. Use of finger islands at endcaps and a landscape island every 10 parking spaces. b. Min. 5’ continuous landscape planter located within the center of parking rows, running between endcap fingers and islands. 5.1.7.Canopy trees at on-site surface parking. Min. 1 canopy tree for every 3 uncovered parking spaces and 1 canopy tree for every 8 covered parking spaces. SURFACE PARKING DESIGN CONTINUES ON THE NEXT PAGE Page 152 of 171 101CITY OF PALM DESERT MULTIFAMILY AND MIXED -USE OBJECTIVE DESIGN STANDARDS City of Palm Desert CA, Draft March 2024 5.1. SURFACE PARKING DESIGN (CONT.)5.1. SURFACE PARKING DESIGN (CONT.) ODS DESCRIPTION NOT APPLICABLE COMPLIANT NOT APPLICABLE COMPLIANT NON- COMPLIANT 5.1.8.Canopy tree distribution at on-site surface parking. Uniformly distributed across surface are of lot so that no parking space is more than 30’ from the center of a canopy tree. 5.1.9.Parking space building separation. Min. 5’ pedestrian sidewalk and min. 5’ wide landscape strip measured from the curb face separating parking spaces from buildings 5.1.10.Pathways, surface lots with more than 50 spaces. Min. 1 publicly-accessible pathway or sidewalk that provides access across the lot to a public sidewalk for each 200’ of surface parking area fronting a public street. 5.1.11.Pathway enhancements, surface lots with more than 50 spaces. Enhanced or textured paving or striping included where pedestrian crossing occurs. If “Not Applicable” was selected in the above section, provide an explanation for why the ODS does not apply to the proposed project (required). This comment box may also be used for further explanations of compliance (optional). City comments (optional). CITY USE ONLY 5.2. MECHANICAL PARKING 5.2. MECHANICAL PARKING ODS DESCRIPTION NOT APPLICABLE COMPLIANT NOT APPLICABLE COMPLIANT NON- COMPLIANT 5.2.1.Mechanical parking placement. Open-to-the- air mechanical parking placed more than 20’ from a public street frontage. 5.2.2.Mechanical parking screening. Open-to-the-air mechanical parking spaces placed between 20’-150’ from a street frontage are minimally screened from view of the public street by walls that are a min. 15% open/transparent and max. 40% open/transparent. 5.2.3.Structures with mechanical parking. Fully enclosed buildings with mechanical parking meet the Building Architecture ODS in Chapter 4 of the Multifamily and Mixed-Use Objective Design Standards policy. If “Not Applicable” was selected in the above section, provide an explanation for why the ODS does not apply to the proposed project (required). This comment box may also be used for further explanations of compliance (optional). City comments (optional). Page 153 of 171 102 Chapter 6: Compliance Checklists City of Palm Desert CA, Draft March 2024 CITY USE ONLY 5.3. PARKING SHELTERS 5.3. PARKING SHELTERS ODS DESCRIPTION NOT APPLICABLE COMPLIANT NOT APPLICABLE COMPLIANT NON- COMPLIANT 5.3.1.Parking shelter placement. No parking shelters within required setbacks. 5.3.2.Parking shelter materials and colors. When visible from a public right-of-way, parking shelters are the same colors and roof materials as the main buildings of a site. 5.3.3.Parking shelter length. Max. 65’ in length. If “Not Applicable” was selected in the above section, provide an explanation for why the ODS does not apply to the proposed project (required). This comment box may also be used for further explanations of compliance (optional). City comments (optional). CITY USE ONLY 5.4. PARKING GARAGES 5.4. PARKING GARAGES ODS DESCRIPTION NOT APPLICABLE COMPLIANT NOT APPLICABLE COMPLIANT NON- COMPLIANT 5.4.1.Architectural continuity, parking garages. Parking garages are architecturally treated and meet the Building Architecture ODS in Chapter 4 of the Multifamily and Mixed-Use Objective Design Standards policy. 5.4.2.Vehicular entry gates. Min. 20’ between gate and back of the sidewalk. 5.4.3.Ground-floor openings at parking garages and utility and mechanical areas. Screen parking garages and utility/mechanical room openings from public street frontages with one of the following. a. Vertical landscape and/or climbing vines on metal screens, and/or wires that cover a min. 60% of the openings. b. Decorative, non-reflective metal grills, glass, or panels with a min. 50% opacity that covers a min. 60% of the openings. If “Not Applicable” was selected in the above section, provide an explanation for why the ODS does not apply to the proposed project (required). This comment box may also be used for further explanations of compliance (optional). City comments (optional). Page 154 of 171 103CITY OF PALM DESERT MULTIFAMILY AND MIXED -USE OBJECTIVE DESIGN STANDARDS City of Palm Desert CA, Draft March 2024 CITY USE ONLY 5.5. BICYCLE PARKING 5.5. BICYCLE PARKING ODS DESCRIPTION NOT APPLICABLE COMPLIANT NOT APPLICABLE COMPLIANT NON- COMPLIANT 5.5.1.Short-term bicycle parking. Required bicycle racks located within 50’ of at least 1 public building entrance. 5.5.2.Long-term bicycle parking. Required bicycle racks are covered and secured, located within 150’ of at least one building entrance. If “Not Applicable” was selected in the above section, provide an explanation for why the ODS does not apply to the proposed project (required). This comment box may also be used for further explanations of compliance (optional). City comments (optional). CITY USE ONLY FINAL APPLICANT COMMENTS (OPTIONAL)FINAL CITY COMMENTS (OPTIONAL) Page 155 of 171 104 Chapter 6: Compliance Checklists City of Palm Desert CA, Draft March 2024 This page is intentionally blank. Page 156 of 171 105CITY OF PALM DESERT MULTIFAMILY AND MIXED-USE OBJECTIVE DESIGN STANDARDS City of Palm Desert CA, Draft March 2024 7 GLOSSARY 105CITY OF PALM DESERT MULTIFAMILY AND MIXED-USE OBJECTIVE DESIGN STANDARDS City of Palm Desert CA, Draft March 2024 Page 157 of 171 106 Chapter 7: Glossary City of Palm Desert CA, Draft March 2024 A Accessory Building or Structure. Any subordinate building or structure located on the building site, detached from or attached to the principle structure, the use and architectural style of which is customarily related to that of a main building. Amenities, Active. Active amenities shall be outdoors and include the following; • Active water amenity, including but not limited to a pool, spa, hot tub, splash pad, and/or misting area • Barbecue • Clubhouse and/or recreation room that opens onto an outdoor amenity area • Community garden • Court game facility exclusive of pickleball • Exercise area and/or par course • Jogging and/or par course • Pet area and/or run and/or wash • Play area, children’s Amenities, Passive. Passive amenities shall be outdoors and include the following; • Gazebo • Passive water amenity, including but not limited to a fountain, waterfall, stream, or pond • Picnic shelter • Seating area a minimum of 12 feet wide in one dimension and 144 square feet in area • Seating walls • Secured package lockers Alley. A roadway that provides access to the rear or sides of a parcel. Arcade. A pedestrian walkway defined by columns, pilasters, or short-length open-to-the-outside walls supporting a roof that provides shelter along its length. B Boulder(s). Using ISO 14688-1:2017, boulders are defined as stones and rocks that are approximately eight inches and larger in size. Building. A structure having a roof supported by columns or walls. Building Area. The square footage of the total footprint of the building, including all floors of the building. C Canopy Tree. An evergreen or semi-deciduous tree planted for the purposes of providing shade, reducing glare, and heat build up. These trees shall have a minimum 30-foot diameter canopy potential. Cobble(s). Using ISO 14688-1:2017, cobble is defined as pebbles, stones, and rocks that are approximately two and one-half to eight inches in size. D Dark-Sky Compliant. Outdoor lighting that is designed to prevent light pollution by directing light towards the ground. Decomposed Granite. Rock of granitic origin that has weathered and fractured into smaller pieces of weak rock. This rock crumbles into a mixture of igneous silt, sand, and gravel with some clay. The clay acts as a binder allowing the combination to support use. Page 158 of 171 107CITY OF PALM DESERT MULTIFAMILY AND MIXED-USE OBJECTIVE DESIGN STANDARDS City of Palm Desert CA, Draft March 2024 E Earth Tone Color. An earth tone color is a warm and muted or dull shade of brown, green, gray, or beige. Elevation, Building. The flat side or external face of a building. F Facing a Public Street. A building wall, element, or component shall be considered to be facing a public street or right-of-way when a plane tangent to the wall, element, or component is no greater than 30 degrees in inclination from a line drawn tangent to the public street or right-of-way. Fence. A freestanding structure of brick, stone, face stone, veneer stone, or any combination thereof resting on or partially buried in the ground level, and used for confinement, privacy, protection, screening, or partition purposes. Frontage, Building. The building elevation that fronts on a public street, alley, driveway, parking area, pedestrian plaza, courtyard, or arcade. Frontage, Public Street. The property line that adjoins a public street, alley, driveway, parking area, pedestrian plaza, courtyard, or arcade. G Grade, Average. The average elevation of the finished ground surface surrounding a building. Gravel. Using ISO 14688-1:2017, gravel is defined as fine, medium, and coarse rock material. Fine gravel is typically one tenth of an inch to a quarter inch in size. Medium gravel is typically a quarter inch to three quarters of an inch in size. Coarse gravel is typically three quarters of an inch to two and one half inches in size. M Mass/Massing. The comprehensive bulk or three- dimensional form of a building or portion of a building as viewed from the exterior. Mixed-Use Building. A permanent building that allows for a mix of uses, typically commercial and residential. Modulation, Facade Plane. Adjustment and breaking of a facade plane(s) to realize variations in massing, scale, materials, color, and/or proportion, to introduce a sense of variety and major and minor building plane rhythms. Multifamily Building. A permanent building containing three or more dwelling units. N Natural Metal Material. Natural metals include unpainted aluminum, copper, stainless steel, titanium, and zinc and natural metal finishes utilizing the same materials. Neutral Color. A Palm Desert neutral color is a white, gray, or brown. Neutral colors include off- white, light to dark gray, and light to dark brown colors. O Objective Design Standards. A toolbox of a broad range of design approaches that assists project proponents and their design teams in reaching compliance with the desired character of the City of Palm Desert. Openings. Windows and doors set within building planes. Open to the sky. An uncovered outdoor area exclusive of any encroachments below 12 feet in height. Page 159 of 171 108 Chapter 7: Glossary City of Palm Desert CA, Draft March 2024 P Parkway. A landscape strip adjoining a sidewalk or pathway. Project. A multifamily or mixed-use building(s) planned and designed for a particular site, requiring City approval for construction. Project Entries. A door that allows access into a project. Public Art. A sculpture, mosaic, fountain, fine art craft, mixed-media, murals, drawings, paintings, monuments, or installations that are displayed in a public place. R Right-Of-Way. The right of a pedestrian, bicyclist, vehicle, or vessel to proceed over others in a single place. Roof, Flat. The angle of the roof is sloped less than 15 degrees. S Setback. The distance between the building line and the property line or a distance between one building plane and a second building plane. Street Frontage, Public-Facing. The linear distance of a site boundary that is generally parallel to a public street. Slope, Roof. The incline of a roof, expressed as a ratio of the roof’s vertical rise to the horizontal run. Other than conical roofs, curved roofs, barrel roofs, or dome roofs, roof slope shall be no less than 2:12 and no greater than 4:12. Specimen Tree. A tree chosen as the focal point in a landscape design, typically due to its distinct shape, texture, color, or other feature that distinguishes it from other trees and shrubs in the landscape design. Street, Public. A vehicular right-of-way in which the public has a right of use. W Wall. A continuous, upright, and planar structure that encloses, protects, and/or divides a site. Wall, Building. The vertical face of a building or the vertical outer envelope of the structure. Wall Area. The total vertical area, in square feet, of a wall. Water Amenity, Active. A water-based attraction for active recreation, such as a pool, spa, hot tub, splash pad, or misting area. Water Amenity, Passive. A decorative landscape design element with water as the central component, such as a fountain, waterfall, stream, or pond. Page 160 of 171 109CITY OF PALM DESERT MULTIFAMILY AND MIXED-USE OBJECTIVE DESIGN STANDARDS City of Palm Desert CA, Draft March 2024 Project Outreach Image Sources A APPENDIX City of Palm Desert CA, Draft March 2024 Page 161 of 171 110 APPENDIX City of Palm Desert CA, Draft March 2024 A-1 Project Outreach The Consultant Team worked with the City of Palm Desert Staff to conduct a robust, 3-month community engagement process to support the development of multifamily and mixed-use objective design standards (Project). Three phases of outreach took place throughout the Project timeline. • Phase 1: Project Introduction and Issue Identification (June 2023) • Phase 2: Objective Design Standard Topics (July 2023) • Phase 3: Public Review Draft Discussions (August and September 2023*) *Phase 3 of the Project outreach was extended into the month of September due to Hurricane Hilary in August 2023. OUTREACH PHASE 1 EVENTS Community Open House (COH) On June 19, 2023 from 11:00AM to 7:00PM, the Consultant facilitated a Community Open House (COH) hosted by the City of Palm Desert to listen to ideas from Palm Desert residents and stakeholders regarding multifamily and mixed-use development. The COH was a temporary exhibition consisting of printed boards displayed at the Palm Desert iHub. The boards showcased examples of multifamily housing, mixed-use development, existing multifamily in Palm Desert, recently-approved projects in Palm Desert, and classic “desert architecture”. Stickers were given to attendees to place on the boards indicating their like or dislike of the illustrated design concepts and typologies. Throughout the entire COH, City Staff and/or the Consultant team were available to walk attendees through the exhibition and listen to their reactions to multifamily and mixed-use typologies. At 1:00PM and 5:00PM, formal presentations were conducted to introduce the Project and present Open House materials. Nick Melloni introduced the Project and John Kaliski presented a set of slides that elaborated on multifamily and mixed-use developments in Palm Desert. The presentation concluded with a list of Consultant findings and considerations, which transitioned into a public forum for discussion, answering questions, and gathering feedback. The 1:00PM presentation garnered approximately 11 attendees and the 5:00PM presentation had 4 attendees. Ideas heard in the public forums included, but were not limited to, the following: Date: Location: Time: June 19, 2023 Palm Desert iHub (37023 Cook St. Suite 102, Palm Desert, CA 92211) 11:00AM-7:00PM PST (formal Project presentations at 1:00PM and 5:00PM) Page 162 of 171 111CITY OF PALM DESERT MULTIFAMILY AND MIXED-USE OBJECTIVE DESIGN STANDARDS City of Palm Desert CA, Draft March 2024 • Older Palm Desert buildings on boards feel dated and should be “diluted” with newer buildings. • More mixed-use is needed in Palm Desert. • Consider a “tree hierarchy” to get more landscape, driven by the existing plant palette. • Conserve views to mountains and natural surrounds. • Avoid building “building canyons”. • “Superblock” scale is too big. • Ensure existing entitlements and design and development opportunities. • Prioritize environmental elements in design standards: solar, wind, shade, etc. • There should be an architectural coherence of various buildings within a development. • How can ODS prevent “design laziness” and be a “defense against by-right abuse”? • Water usage and drainage, such as internal vs. external downspouts and water features. • Resist desert architecture that is clearly of other deserts (specifically mentioned: Santa Fe). • More options for project edge design to create human scale and avoid “tunnels”. • Concentrate on design vs. planning factors. Individual Developer Meetings During the COH, Staff and the Consultant team met with four developers in individual, 30-minute Zoom meetings to hear about their experiences. Date: Location: June 19, 2023 Virtual (via Zoom) Time Contact Development 11:00 AM Kassie Inness Millennium Apartments 11:30 AM Mark Bigley Urban Crossings 2:00 PM Darren Berberian Vitalia Apartments 3:00 PM Mitch Slagerman Palm Villas Each developer had recently gone through the design approval process. To guide the conversation, the following questions were prepared in advance of the meeting and asked at all the meetings: Page 163 of 171 112 APPENDIX City of Palm Desert CA, Draft March 2024 • Tell us about your relationship to Palm Desert development and design. • What has worked well for you as you have gone through the development and design approval process? • What has not worked well for you? • What type of design standards do you think should be implemented? • Are there design standards that we should avoid in order to facilitate housing design and development? Feedback heard from developers included, but was not limited to, the following: • City Staff was generally (not exclusively) praised. • Mechanical screening standards in Palm Desert are not clear. • Provide “solution-based” design standards. • Concern (not exclusively) regarding the subjectivity of the design review process. • Make distinction between affordable versus market-rate housing projects. • Look for opportunities to speed up the approval process timeline, especially for affordable housing projects. • Seek design and development “balance”. Planning Commission (PC) Study Session The day after the COH, Staff and the Consultant team participated in a study session with the PC. The Consultant team presented a condensed version of the slide deck presentation from the COH, and included a few slides that summarized what was heard and discussed at the COH. Following the presentation, the Commissioners provided additional feedback regarding multifamily and mixed-use development in Palm Desert. Topics of discussion included, but were not limited to, the following: • The choice of architect who designs multifamily and mixed- use in Palm Desert is crucial to get better architecture in the City, particularly architects that understand the environment. • Landscape is important, but maintenance is not emphasized enough - many projects in Palm Desert have aging landscaping. • General approval of 3-story developments. • University Park - an example of a neglected project during a time where more effort was put towards increased single- family housing. Date: Location: Time: June 20, 2023 Palm Desert City Hall 6:00PM-7:00PM PST Page 164 of 171 113CITY OF PALM DESERT MULTIFAMILY AND MIXED-USE OBJECTIVE DESIGN STANDARDS City of Palm Desert CA, Draft March 2024 • Comparison to other cities - Santa Fe, Palm Springs, Scottsdale, leading to the importance of inventing standards that build the landscape into the logic of the zoning code. • Use elements from the General Plan and convert “shoulds” to “shalls”. • Design standards can be written as both “you shall” as well as “you shall not”. • Continue to invite all members to public meetings about the project to avoid residents claiming to “not be knowledgeable” about the project (what happened during the General Plan update). Planning Commission Small-Group Commissioner Meeting The Consultant Team and City Staff had a breakout session with Planning Commissioners Gregory and Greenwood a week after the June 20th Planning Commission meeting to further gain insight on existing Palm Desert character and ideas regarding multifamily and mixed-use goals for the objective design standards. Topics discussed included the following: • How do we find a balance to employ objective design standards to receive a more architecturally diverse and rich project without a developer doing the bare minimum? • Will the ODS allow architects the flexibility and tools to create good projects? • Importance of transitional heights, “strategic variation” of housing types, sufficient amounts of open space and good open space requirements. • Examples of good architectural design in Palm Desert. • Palm Desert-specific landscaping. OUTREACH PHASE 2 EVENTS Architectural Review Commission (ARC) Study Session The Consultant and City Staff met with the Architectural Review Commission (ARC) for a study session regarding potential focus areas for the objective design standards. The Consultant made a presentation that summarized their research of objective design standards in other surrounding cities (Tucson, Sedona, Coachella, and Indian Wells) and introduced four topic areas in which standards would be categorized - Site ODS, Building ODS, Open Space ODS, and Parking ODS. The Consultant also shared with the ARC a narrative of the Project goals and objectives to set the tone of the Project and guide the discussion. Feedback from ARC included, but was not limited to, the following: Date: Location: Time: June 28, 2023 Virtual (via Zoom) 2:00PM-3:00PM PST Date: Location: Time: July 11, 2023 Palm Desert City Hall 12:30PM-3:30PM PST Page 165 of 171 114 APPENDIX City of Palm Desert CA, Draft March 2024 • Ensuring quality-appropriate architecture that emphasized the desert. • Recessing of apertures to create shadow lines and protection from the harsh environment. • Standardizing building facade color to reflect the desert environment. • Defining height to avoid towering multifamily, particularly in relation to single-family homes. • Internal consistency of multiple buildings that make up a development project. • Orientation of buildings to conserve views. • Night standards, such as shielded fixtures and lighting. • Important that the ODS do not stifle creativity. Landscape Input with ARC As a follow-up to the ARC meeting on July 11, the Consultant team and City Staff spoke to the ARC Commissioners Colvard, McAuliffe, and Sanchez about additional landscaping goals for the ODS. Their feedback included, but was not limited to, the following: • Align species of trees, scale of trees, and growth of trees that will support walkability and general enjoyment of the outdoors. • Choose tree species that will thrive in the desert. • Landscaping should be thought of as a natural extension of building ideas, such as shade and versatility. • Not every inch of sidewalk and pathway need to have tree cover. • Avoid species that do not establish well in wind conditions. • Consider standards that ensure dangerous plants (sporings, cactus, Madagascar palms) should not be close to sidewalks and open spaces, especially in developments where kids may be outdoors playing. • Consider requiring high-branching trees deeper into fencing areas along pathways to avoid constant trimming and hazards for pedestrians. Date: Location: Time: July 27, 2023 Virtual (via Zoom) 10:00AM-11:00AM PST Page 166 of 171 115CITY OF PALM DESERT MULTIFAMILY AND MIXED-USE OBJECTIVE DESIGN STANDARDS City of Palm Desert CA, Draft March 2024 OUTREACH PHASE 3 EVENTS City Council Study Session The Consultant team and City Staff participated in a study session with the Palm Desert City Council (CC). CC was provided the draft of the Multifamily and Mixed-Use Objective Design Standards to review in advance of the meeting. The Consultant presented an overview of the Project, including several examples of ODS from each section of the document. During and after the presentation, CC provided comments that addressed the following concerns: • The avoidance of an urban canyon as people are drawn to Palm Desert because of its sense of openness • Mayor Kelly emphasized an approach to ODS that takes into consideration the status quo heights of downtown which may be modified. Avoidance of “memorializing,” a status quo that is about to change. • Careful consideration of what canopy trees will be planted. Specifically, Mayor Pro Tem Quintanilla mentioned omitting eucalyptus trees from consideration. • Due to the recent damage from Hurricane Hilary, emphasis should be placed on trees with more weather resistance. • Councilmember Harnik questioned why height was described in stories rather than in feet. • Councilmember Nestande referenced the recent hurricane again in regards to the choice of ground cover. Is there a type that is better than another? The selection of ground cover should be able to withstand heavy rain or wind. • The question of what mechanical parking is was raised by Mayor Pro Tem Quintanilla and was answered. • The fit between state standards and the Palm Desert ODS. Will the Palm Desert ODS comply with state standards? • It was noted that Mayor Kelly would like to see more visuals in the next presentation. • Specification of fences and wall heights and whether security fences are included in this specific standard. • The utilization of plastic fences that resemble wood to be used since wooden fences are not permitted(?) since they are not reliable. • Clarification of parking as an “amenity,” rather than a “necessity.” • Due to the weather in the Coachella Valley, parking should be paid special attention to as Palm Desert is a car reliant town. Date: Location: Time: August 24, 2023 Palm Desert City Hall 2:30PM-3:30PM PST Page 167 of 171 116 APPENDIX City of Palm Desert CA, Draft March 2024 ARC/PC Joint Study Session The Consultant and City Staff presented highlights from the public review draft of the Multifamily and Mixed-Use Objective Design Standards document to hear feedback from both the ARC and PC. Similar to the CC presentation on August 24th, the presentation to the commissioners recapped the Project goals and objectives and shared examples of ODS in each section of the document, as well as summarized the feedback received from City Councilmembers. Input from the ARC and PC included, but was not limited to, the following: • Increasing the length of roof eaves from a minimum of 18 inches to 24 inches. • Is 30 feet on center enough separation for Desert Museum trees? • Concern of trees that have fallen during Hurricane Hilary. • Confirm applicability requirements for ODS in SB 330. • How are the ODS addressing circulation and landscaping between buildings? • Ensure that higher-density projects do not lose separation between buildings. • Consider a certain percentage of the building that doesn’t require a canopy frontage in order to prioritize views of the architecture - balance architecture with pedestrian experience. • Consider a maximum percentage of hardscape versus a minimum percentage of shrubs. • Is 50 percent of live plant material too high? • Are there screening requirements for balconies? • Should water features be a passive amenity choice? • Consider open space near street frontages to take away from the bulk and scale of buildings. Community Workshop Following the Joint ARC/PC Study Session, the Consultant and City Staff held a workshop open to community members to gain their insight and perspective regarding the Multifamily and Mixed-Use Objective Design Standards document. The meeting was held at the Palm Desert City Hall but simultaneously streamed virtually to allow for in-person and virtual attendance. The Consultant team gave a presentation with slides similar to the decision-maker study sessions, yet spent more time explaining the intent behind the ODS and how the document should be read and utilized. The presentation was recorded and posted on the Project website. Date: Location: Time: September 7, 2023 Palm Desert City Hall 6:30PM-8:00PM PST Date: Location: Time: September 7, 2023 Palm Desert City Hall 12:30PM-3:30PM PST Page 168 of 171 117CITY OF PALM DESERT MULTIFAMILY AND MIXED-USE OBJECTIVE DESIGN STANDARDS City of Palm Desert CA, Draft March 2024 A-2 Image Sources COVER x Fred Waring Drive. 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Page 169 of 171 City of Palm Desert CA, Draft March 2024 MULTIFAMILY AND MIXED-USE OBJECTIVE DESIGN STANDARDS City of Palm Desert CA, Draft March 2024 Page 170 of 171 City of Palm Desert Multifamily and Mixed-Use Objective Design Standards (ODS) 03/29/2024 List of Revisions for the Final ODS The following revisions to the City of Palm Desert Multifamily and Mixed-Use Objective Design Standards reflect comments from the City Council on March 14,2024. CHAPTER 3:LANDSCAPE AND OPEN SPACE ODS Pg 19 Under ODS 3.3.5 a reference was added stating that any Invasive,noxious,and nuisance plant species and any plant species designated by the weed control regulations in the Federal Noxious Weed Control and Eradication Act of 2004 and identified on a regional district noxious plant species control list shall be prohibited.Nuisance plant species shall be prohibited and include,but are not limited to,the following species:Washingtonia robusta,Dalbergia sissoo and Euphorbia tirucalli. A footnote was added to the “Desert Museum”Palo Verde option in ODS 3.3.5:“Consider irrigation practices that better emulate natural conditions or move irrigation lines incrementally over time to encourage “Desert Museum”Palo Verde roots to grow more robustly and better prevent this species from falling over.” Pg.23 The table under ODS 3.9.3 (active amenities)was updated per page 2 of the 3/14/2024 City Council Meeting Question and Answer Memo. CHAPTER 4:BUILDING ARCHITECTURE ODS Pg.27 In ODS 4.2.1 (building wall,maximum length),language was revised so that no building wall shall exceed 250 feet in length. An additional building break standard (4.2.3)added:“If a private and/or public vehicular street is utilized to provide the open-to-the-sky separation,the vehicular street and/or passageway shall incorporate a minimum five foot sidewalk and adjoining minimum five foot parkway.” Pg.28 Language revised so that a minimum four out of the 11 options for building modulation (ODS 4.3.1) must be utilized to be in compliance with the standard. CHAPTER 5:PARKING ODS Pg.42 Removed ODS 5.1.1 (and updated the numbering of the following standards)so that there isn’t language that prohibits surface parking lots in the frontage setback or between buildings and the public street. Pg.43 Updated ODS 5.1.2.c to add 42 inches in height along with depth requirements for landscape buffers. CHAPTER 6:ODS COMPLIANCE CHECKLISTS Pgs.56,84 A typo under 3.5.2 references “ODS 3.14”which does not exist -revised to say “ODS 3.5.2.” Pgs.48-75 The Multifamily Compliance Checklist has been updated to reflect the above changes to Chapters 3-5. Pgs.76-103 The Mixed-Use Compliance Checklist has been updated to reflect the above changes to Chapters 3-5. Page 171 of 171