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Home My WebLink About05-04 Draft Minutes �� MINUTES PALM DESERT PLANNING COMMISSION . TUESDAY — MAY 4, 2010 � Y d� * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * � ,� * * * * � * * * * * * * * * * * * �- : � * * * * * * * * * * * * * * .<�`,. ��" I. CALL TO ORDER �.�� g�� s Chairperson Limont called the meetin�„ o�� er at 6 (� � ��: �� . �� II. ROLL CALL Members Present: Connor Lirr�`�_ Chair ;�� Mari Schm idt;` C `�� So�,ia Campbell`� ,��d N��DeLuna �� V�T`��t��:a �� Members Absent: None �� ' b �,�� Staff Pr�;� �� . � �� auri Ay(��Director o1�Community Development ,tF ,:�� : ave Erw��City Attorney �` ill Trembl��„ ssistant City Attorney � , �� F.� � �� :� agatt�� _�rincipal Planner ��// ��'�� " � y ��►ssistant Planner �� , Missy � , Assistant Planner '�� j��////,/�� Ryan Stendell, Sr. Management Analyst i�� ,;i�� ''�j, �, Tonya Monroe, Administrative Secretary c�>= ,�,,�i/%,,, j�% ��:,. III. �%/i,,, PLEDGE 0�,�ILEG �� NCE ,%% ,;;;��Oi� �i `,�% ��missior� anner led in the pledge of allegiance. ,�%// /� % ;;�;i IV. SU ;�� F COUNCIL ACTION Ms. Aylaian summarized pertinent April 8 and 22, 2010, City Council actions. V. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS None. VI. APPROVAL OF MINUTES Request for consideration of the April 6, 2010, meeting minutes. MINUTES PALM DESERT PLANNING COMMISSION MAY 4, 2010 Action: It was moved by Commissioner DeLuna, seconded by Commissioner Schmidt, by minute motion, approving the April 6, 2010 meeting minutes. The motion carried 5-0. VII. CONSENT CALENDAR A. Case No. PP/CUP 06-03 — GERALD FQ�� BUSINESS PARK, LLC, Applicant x'� 4�y Request for approval of a two-y��;��Y��r�t� extension for a Precise Plan / Conditional Use eir��t to cor'tSt�.uct a 100,500 square foot business park at,,:� 0 Gerald F'o Drive. This would extend PP/CUP _� ��s to August 2��,�012 to correspond with the e � on of TPM 34437, w#� ; was extended two years by` �33. � ��.- k'yv y� ';�� Action: �� It was moved by Ct��ssioner D �=��v , seconded by Commissioner ��.. Tanner, approving the,�or�S��t Calen minute motion. The motion carried 5-0. � �� s �� . > ��q, �� .;��. "� . �`� �� ; � � VIII. PUBLI. �� R ,�� . ��` �� q� Any � who ch s ges any � �ring matter in court may be limited to raisin�� th � �� e, s�� or someone else raised at the public ring � her" �� y �° ritten correspondence delivered to the i% � �� ;�� C�: � 'ssion at, or pr r to, the public hearing. i.; �i; ;,';� °,,;//�, �'� A. �� No �:�� : 36292 / HTE 10-81 — LA QUINTA RANCH AND /�� EERING & ASSOCIATES, Applicant �� PA ��°� C E /�j��,, Requjj for approval of a Tentative Parcel Map to convert ��0///////��j an ��" ing office building into individual condominium suites ��, � 82 Country Club Drive. �� Princip Planner Tony Bagato reviewed the staff report and recommended approval. Commissioner Schmidt asked if there had been any prior use of the building, if it was built out at all, tenant finished, or if they would build to suit. Mr. Bagato said there are existing businesses in some of the suites, but they would now be able to sell them to custom sizes. 2 MINUTES PALM DESERT PLANNING COMMISSION MAY 4. 2010 Commissioner Campbell asked how many suites were involved all together. Mr. Bagato said that could change depending on the number of buyers. That is why it is a blanket condominium map, so if they have four buyers, it will be divided into four. Commissioner DeLuna asked if there were a maximum number of tenants that could be fit into that property. Mr. Bagato s id no, it was whatever minimum square footage the building code req ' . He didn't know what that would be, but it was under the building . Commissioner DeLuna asked if parking would be an issue. Mr. said no, because staff would still be approving each business l', e� e use and they would have to meet the parking requirement _, e builc�� , ��, Commissioner Tanner noted tha�� building had be�` , ound for 15 to �� . 20 years and there are tenan�� there constantly; it is " � next to his building which he has been irt '�, years �� there had F� r been a parking issue. He didn't think ther��ul� � problem. . :�� Chairperson Limont y� the public �i��ring and asked the applicant if they would like to add a� missior�� MS. L��?IA SHIN �; RA - , c � gineering, stated that she wa� �i��5� to an�� que�� . To clarify, they have two ;e�� °��ng bui� gs wh� � ave 14 units. Anyone could buy each unit �`�� more th�� ne unit'.�� ey have been conditioned to make sure �. t the e� �, drive is ADA compliant, so they would build s��sid��d�� ,��th iveway to meet that requirement. � ��,,��f \\�� :- � � ,,; \� son [.� nt asked if anyone wished to speak in FAVOR of or in \�� OPP � ON f�� proposed case. �� `�\� �� MR ,\\ HARt��EYER, the managing partner of La Quinta Ranch, �, infor � the Commission that four tenants, maybe five, have asked ��\ � them,� condominiumize it and want they want to buy 40% of the � � pr, so far. So they have a good start and it was precipitated by �� ' q g just to the east was ��\\\\ re uests. Likewise, the buildin 1�� dominiumized a number of years ago, so it would fit in. There was no one else wishing to speak. Chairperson Limont closed the public hearing and asked for Commission comments. Action: It was moved by Commissioner Campbell, seconded by Commissioner Tanner, approving the findings and recommendation as presented by staff. The motion carried 5-0. 3 MINUTES PALM DESERT PLANNING COMMISSION MAY 4� 2010 It was moved by Commissioner Campbell, seconded by Commissioner Tanner, adopting Planning Commission Resolution No. 2529, approving TPM 36292 / HTE 10-81, subject to conditions. The motion carried 5-0. B. Case No. CUP 10-97 — THE GYMNASTIC ACADEMY, Applicant � �:�� Request for approval of a Conditional U�, "�� ermit to operate a �.. gymnastics practice facility in a Serv� ` strial District. The project is located at 75-400 Geral�;�, � �� ,� Suites 117-120 (APN: 694-160-004). � �� °�� ., •��,� 3��*�,e �6� �;��, � Assistant Planner Missy Grisa r d the staff report , , ,recommended y . adoption of the findings and t: �`� � solution proving CU� �� -97, subject to the conditions. �� Commissioner DeLuna��sked if the�� g suites were currently vacant. Ms. Grisa replied no, �1;��'��re are tw` inesses on either side, but she didn't see ve man c „ �` � �� ry y �� t there. � � ssumed one truck belonged to an employee. She rt��ed tF��c� ��,� bus o� is an architect's office, which recei minimal � fic � ``` r��ne eLuna asked when it is �.. � � complete, � d, if M�, �rt��saw i�`'��g a problem with maximum parkin '� . Gri id no, t1; ��unless they extend classes to Saturdays and days, w might R�nflict with The Rock Church, but they curr were n uesting t�t se days. Ms. Gr�sa also noted that the applica � s �� er�C�� estions. q ��,, :. „i��/j��Oi son nt opened th=e public hearing and asked the applicant to / �� addre ,, Co �ssion. ;% �� ,�j� %/� � �� MR.��, RR� � SLACKMAN, of TD Desert Properties, and the �'��j repre tative for The Gymnastics Academy, said that also present ��/�///�j/ was . Suzanne Freedman, the owner and a coach, and they ��%/// we ,, ailable to answer any questions. ,�,,///�� Chair' on Limont commented that she was excited that they have grown this much. Their previous approval was about a year ago. Mr. Slackman agreed that a business growing in this economy was great. He said it was almost exactly a year ago since her lease was now up. Ms. Freedman thanked the Commission for their conditional use permit. 4 MINUTES PALM DESERT PLANNING COMMISSION MAY 4. 2010 Chairperson Limont asked if anyone wished to speak in FAVOR of or in OPPOSITION to the proposed case. There was no response and the public hearing was closed. Chairperson Limont asked for Commission comments. Commissioner DeLuna said that she was the one who voted against the location on St. Charles Place and it was because f concerns with children and the parking situation in that lot. She was deai�: ` ed that they've grown and that they were moving to an area tha� is��'" ew, fresh and parking shouldn't be an issue. She congratulated th�a�E��eir growth. � �� Action: ��` �� It was moved by Commissioner .: � na, second��,� Commissioner Tanner, approving the findings��` recommendation �� presented by staff. The motion carried 5-0. ,�� _ � It was moved by Commissione��a L �� seconded by Commissioner Tanner, adopting Plar��ing Commi� �� esolution No. 2530, approving CUP 10-97, subject tcr��d��ions. The ' n carried 5-0. �� «��e °�-^�„ '� �f :� �� , C. Case; . CUP 1�-��06 �t��ST E COVENANT CHURCH, A �� :_ ��. � a� � �� uest fo�� roval t��,,a Conditional Use Permit to allow �"� q �� pp �� rnerston �� ovenant Ct�, ch to operate in a 14,370 square ui ic� ,: dustrial District. The property is /� /,, loc� _ in the �erey project at 73-605 Dinah Shore j�.��%%j rive.�� ,/ / //'/�%i � � ,�, ,. ,�� Assistan�"��,�lan�� Kevin Swartz reviewed the staff report and ��/i Perm�10n1'� sub ect to the condit�ionslattached proving Conditional Use �� 1 �i�� . %%� issi DeLuna noted that Mr. Swartz talked about a shared , / , pa cept. She asked if there would be a managed parking ,,,, ;, agree' , and if he envisioned that once again when this park is fully occupied, that even on a Sunday there would be enough parking spaces without some sort of formal managed parking arrangement. Mr. Swartz stated that there currently is a parking agreement. He showed on a map Leilani Way and the shared area, and where there are 29 parking stalls available; he said Building B is currently vacant, so he just used some of the stalls there. Commissioner DeLuna asked when all of the buildings are occupied, if there would still be sufficient parking. Mr. Swartz said that was 5 MINUTES PALM DESERT PLANNING COMMISSION MAY 4. 2010 correct. He said he visited the site on Sunday around 10:00 a.m. when the church was in service and there was plenty of parking. Chairperson Limont asked Mr. Swartz to point out Buildings G and J on the map, because those were the ones that are currently unoccupied. Mr. Swartz did so. There were no other questions for staff and � : � erson Limont oqened the public hearing and asked the applicant to "° " ss the Commission. .f�q� MR. RICHARD CHAVARRIA, „ �� e'�- � of the Cornerstone Covenant Church, stated tha��i prepar " e Conditional Use Permit application. He wa�� to addres� F� her the parking situation. He counted 35G� ��`�king spaces witfi � e Pres center. The CC&R's detail that n 'i�� of the p rking space"� � restricted in any way. It was open f p��g witha��at area. Also,�,; the other side of Leilani and Monte�� Bu��ss Park, he approached the owners there f a written r�Cr��'�al parking agreement and they said they wou � �; 6� d to let th� �� ark there, but they wouldn't put it in writing. Th F6 ut 120 �� s immediately across Leilani that are far en��, a'�� the� +��hier buildings that may be occu .' or may �-� oper�;�� ys'�`��f�at they won't get in their w� `�� a. � .� �:. � °q �: f,� �-!'� said th�, prima oncern was they wanted to be good � ighbors,� � II of the 'nesses and occupants of both industrial �� '��re ��_ ays open to any suggestions or � 'ec�t��+��nts thaf ��:��y have. They would even put up signs to ��\� stri��° king in front of their buildings and would definitely let their �� , � \\` � �\� �� ber� ow that they are not to park in front of store front �� ., o�� bu� , gs o� other properties. He asked for any questions. �\\ �\\\ �� \�, , y�� Commission� Tanner asked if they were buying or leasing the property. �� ` �� Mr ��varria answered that they are purchasing the property. It ��\ �� „ urrently in escrow. The last condition for their loan approval is ��get approval of a CUP. Hopefully this would allow them to grow from a neighborhood church, which started out in La Quinta four years ago, into a regional presence in the valley. They have a couple of missions going on that he thought were important to the community. Number one, they have a thrift store, Bargains Thrift Store located in Palm Desert. That thrift store is responsible primarily for raising funds to send underprivileged children to Christian camp. The Covenant denomination owns Alpine Christian Camp, as well as 20 other Christian camps throughout the country. 6 MINUTES PALM DESERT PLANNING COMMISSION MAY 4. 2010 He didn't know if they had heard of the Covenant Church before; it was probably one of the largest churches they've never heard of. There are over 750 congregations located on five continents and it has international missions. One important to them was Dr. Paul Larson heads a mission from their church which goes to India to introduce Christianity to the people there and literally hundreds of thousands of people, not all due to Dr. L,�rson, but with his help hundreds of thousands of people are conv�" g to Christianity. � �_ Mr. Chavarria said the other item th�r��ed to make sure they do is, he mentioned the underprivile�e�,�ildr��and they send them to camp, either through scholarsf�' a�raismg r�at�ey through the thrift store. By the end of this s �� r, they will h�` sent about 1,000 children in the valley, fro .:_ achella to Palm Sp��gs, to different camps in the neighbori� " a. So the want to confi�t�to do that. z b q � ^�� Commissioner DeLuna noted t `� �. r �:,x� ��varria mentioned that even though they wouldn't ��ve them a " d parking agreement, they said they could still park u��` �r they w�, *� . She asked if the parishioners had to cross any busy ��ee�s-��ome ba�� their church. ;:�� r� Mr. C arria sair� � , tha ��i��.'s�t little circle drive and that w asph�� .th�� oulc�" to cross. He.said there is Ily a � way arc�i��l it, so that wasn't an issue. He noted that �_` � � ; . Dick Ba �� was pre��nt and he could address that question. � �,s�: �,� ��,, &^ Since w _�.t ' uil�: , Commissioner Campbell asked how ,�� Mr � . a thoug �� Id be adequate for tlieir parishioners; how /,/j,/� � / '.�°� � ,, ars it was growing so much? � ,,;/j�i�, °"�� M"�� ava� aid they thought that this building would be adequate ��% � for �� 0 15��. ars and then they would be looking for property to ��j/, purc '� and build a church from scratch. He thanked them. �j/ // ,j�%� � �i M ��r K BAXLEY, 73-712 Alessandro, in Palm Desert, stated that /�� % the agent for both the ownership and the Church. He had ��''� erous conversations with the ownership and it evolved and went through an entire process. Where it seems that their position formally is that they are not going to put anything in writing, their position informally is that as long as it doesn't impact their people, and if it was on the weekends because they are an office operation, no one would be there to both them. They won't put in it writing, but they got it; don't sweat it. He wanted the Commission to know that was direct from the owners' position. 7 MINUTES PALM DESERT PLANNING COMMISSION MAY 412010 Chairperson Limont asked if anyone else wished to speak in FAVOR of or in OPPOSITION to the proposed case. There was no response. Chairperson Limont closed the public hearing and asked for Commission comments. Action: It was moved by Commissioner Campbell, seconded by Commissioner DeLuna, approving the findings and recommend�#tC'� as presented by staff. The motion carried 5-0. �� ,� .z It was moved by Commissioner Cam�b��,�''s��ded by Commissioner DeLuna, adopting Planning Commis. � rr �iesoluti�� o. 2531, approving CUP 10-106, subject to conditions ,; � otion carrie��. ,:� �, IX. MISCELLANEOUS �''�� ;r;�� .� 4�� `' None. �� X. COMMITTEE MEETIM�;�Ct��ATES �� ;� �. �: :� �� 3� � A. ART IN PUBLIC �►CE�� x�� z � �, � ,`" ` �'�� C� � �� er Cam��l��porte�� the Committee's last action .�� 4 B �� NDSC y COMMITI" ` � �� j/Ch t. F n Limo �� that the Landscape Committee did not '�%% ��' ee �� /�i�j /��%/ / � >. �� C. P S &� � �� REATION /� °'��/// ��j // �i� Com � ioner Tanner gave an update on the current issues and %�D,//,o conc before the Parks & Recreation Commission. ��/� �� D. '��%//,//j�, ECT AREA 4 COMMITTEE /�j Commissioner Schmidt reported on the April 19 meeting discussion items. XI. COMMENTS Ms. Aylaian informed Commission that there are no agenda items for the May 18, 2010 meeting and it would be canceled. Chairperson Limont asked about June or if it was too early to tell. Mr. Bagato reported that he 8 MINUTES PALM DESERT PLANNING COMMISSION MAY 4, 2010 didn't believe there were any items for the June 1 meeting; it was also a three-day weekend. He said he wasn't sure about June 15 yet. XII. ADJOURNMENT It was moved by Commissioner Campbell, sec nded by Commissioner Schmidt, adjourning the meeting by minute moti ; he motion carried 5-0. The meeting was adjourned at 6:35 p.m. �y; ��"�, ,,� '3. . LP�UF��'AYLAIAN, ` � ary �,�; �r ��,�� ATTEST: �� Q;�� . M. CONNOR LIMONT, Chair ��' � Palm Desert Planning Commission �`�� .=�`�. ,�� ,� �:� a� � ;�� s� � �� 3�� t-". 4� F'F � �� i b � �A � ,..;� � '�� 3 y�fi �\\\ �' � \\\� � � z� ��\� ��\��\, .� `�� `��\� �� \,� �� F��. , �� \ \�\ \\ �\�� ,\\� \\�� \�� \ � � 9