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I. CALL TO ORDER
II. ROLL CALL
III. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
IV. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
Request for consideration of the November 18, 2008 meeting minutes.
Action:
V. SUMMARY OF COUNCIL ACTION
(November 20, 2008)
VI. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS
A. Any person wishing to discuss any item not otherwise on the
Agenda may address the Planning Commission at this point by
stepping to the lectern and giving his/her name and address for the
record. Remarks shall be limited to a maximum of five minutes
unless additional time is authorized by the Planning Commission.
B. This is the time and place for any person who wishes to comment
on non-hearing Agenda items. It should be noted that at Planning
Commission discretion, these comments may be deferred until
such time on the Agenda as the item is discussed. Remarks shall
be limited to a maximum of five minutes unless additional time is
authorized by the Planning Commission.
Reports and documents relating to each of the following items listed on the
agenda are on file in the Department of Community Development and are
available for public inspection during normal business hours, Monday-Friday,
8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m., 73510 Fred Waring Drive, Palm Desert, CA 92260, (760) 346-
0611.
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VII. CONSENT CALENDAR
A. Case No. PP 07-07 — PREST VUKSIC ARCHITECTS, Applicant
Request for approval of a first one-year time extension for a
17,600 square foot professional office building at 44-450
Monterey Avenue.
Recommended Action:
Move by , second by , approving the Consent Calendar by
minute motion.
VIII. PUBLIC HEARINGS
Anyone who challenges any hearing matter in court may be limited to
raising only those issues he, she or someone else raised at the public
hearing described herein, or in written correspondence delivered to the
Planning Commission at, or prior to, the public hearing.
A. Case No. TPM 36137 — MOLLERS GARDEN CENTER, Applicant
(Continued from November 18, 2008)
Request for approval of a tentative parcel map to subdivide a
12.17-acre parcel into four parcels for sale purposes. The
property is located at 72-235 Painters Path.
Recommended Action:
Move by , second by , approving the findings as presented by
staff.
Move by , second by , adopting Planning Commission
Resolution No. , approving Case No. TPM 36137, subject to
conditions.
B. Case No. PP/TPM 08-191 - URBAN HOUSING COMMUNITIES,
LLC, Applicant
Request for recommendation to the City Council of Palm
Desert to approve a request by Urban Housing LLC, for
approval of a Change of Zone (CZ), a Tentative Parcel Map
(TPM), and a Precise Plan (PP) of design to allow the
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construction of 144 affordable housing units with amenities.
The proposal will change the zone from Planned Community
Development (PCD) to Planned Residential 14 dwelling units
per acre (PR-14) and subdivide an 11.8 acre parcel into two
(2) lots to accommodate future Childcare Facility not a part
of the project. The proposed project is located on the south
side of 35th Avenue between Gateway Drive and Cortesia
Way (C Street), also known as APN 694-130-005. A
Mitigated Negative Declaration resulting from an
Environmental Assessment pursuant to the California
Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) has been prepared for
the proposed project and is on file in the City of Pam Desert
Planning Department.
Recommended Action:
Move by , second by , approving the findings as presented by
staff.
Move by , second by , adopting Planning Commission
Resolution No. ,
C. Case No. PP 08-309 — WARE MALCOMB MALCOMB
ARCHITECT, Applicant
Request for approval of a Precise Plan of design to construct
a single story 6, 474 square foot office building for the
California Teachers Association located at 75-084 Gerald
Ford Drive.
Recommended Action:
Move by , second by , approving the findings as presented by
staff.
Move by , second by , adopting Planning Commission
Resolution No. , approving Case No. PP 08-309, subject to
conditions.
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D. Case No. PP 09-263/MISC 08-189 — THE LIVING DESERT,
Applicant
Request for approval of a request by the Living Desert, located at
47900 Portola Avenue, for a Conditional Use Permit per Municipal
Code Section 25.38 and for a Precise Plan Amendment. The
request would revise the original Living Desert plan to construct, (in
four phases), new zoological exhibits and a new entry complex as
follows: Phase 1: African lion, meerkat, rock hyrax enclosures,
Phase 2: crocodile, tortoise, lovebird, serval enclosures, Phase 3:
future entry complex/events building, Phase 4: future hyena and
rhinoceros enclosures.
Recommended Action:
Move by , second by , approving the findings as presented by
staff.
Move by , second by , adopting Planning Commission
Resolution No. , approving Case No. PP 08-309, subject to
conditions.
IX. MISCELLANEOUS
A. Case No. VAR 08-821 — MICHAEL AND MARIANNE TOIA,
Applicants
Per Planning Commission direction on November 18, 2008,
presentation of a resolution denying a request for a variance that
would reduce the required minimum side yard setback from five
feet to zero feet to allow construction of a golf cart shed located on
property line for an existing single family home located at 46-020
Burroweed Lane.
Recommended Action:
Move by , second by , approving the findings as presented by
staff.
Move by , second by , adopting Planning Commission
Resolution No. , approving Case No. VAR 08-821, subject to
conditions.
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X. COMMITTEE MEETING UPDATES
A. ART IN PUBLIC PLACES
B. LANDSCAPE COMMITTEE
C. PROJECT AREA 4 COMMITTEE
D. PARKS & RECREATION
XI. COMMENTS
XII. ADJOURNMENT
DECLARATION OF POSTING
I, Janine Judy, Senior Office Assistant of the City of Palm Desert Community Development Department,
do hereby declare that the foregoing agenda for the Planning Commission meeting of Tuesday,
December 2, 2008, was posted on the bulletin board by the outside entry to the Council Chamber, 73-
510 Fred Waring Drive, Palm Desert, on Wednesday, November 26, 2008.
Dated: November 26, 2008 Janine Judy
Senior Office Assistant
City of Palm Desert, California
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