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Home My WebLink About0413 MINUTES PALM DESERT PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING APRIL 13, 1976 7 P.M. - CITY HALL COUNCIL CHAMBERS I. CALL TO ORDER The regular meeting of the Palm Desert Planning Commission was called to order by Chairman Wilson at 7:00 p.m. , April 13, 1976, in the City Hall Council Chambers. II . PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE """ III. ROLL CALL Present: Commissioners GEORGE BERKEY, GLORIA KELLY, MARY K. VAN DE MARK, S. ROY WILSON Others Present: Paul A. Williams - Director of Environmental Services Steve Fleshman - Associate Planner Sam Freed - Assistant Planner IV. APPROVAL OF MINUTES A. Minutes of March 30, 1976. Corrections were made to the above minutes as follows: Page 2, under comments by Fred Rice - Add of Portola to the second sentence after the word orp tion. Page 2, 12th paragraph to be reworded as follows: Paul Williams stated that the widening of the Portola frontage south of Catalina Way would afford a turn-off �, lane and provide for off-street parking. Page 4, 2nd paragraph, under comments by Robert Knight, change the last word from in to together. Page 4, 6th paragraph to be reworded as follows: A short discussion ensued with a determination made that the applicant was exceeding the typical setback require- ments for lots of 10,000 square feet. Page 4, 15th paragraph, under comments by Robert Knight, rewording is as follows: ". . . also spoke against the proposed parking lot for traffic reasons. " Page 5, 2nd paragraph under Brad Baisdon's comments, add has a parsonage after which and before next door, deleting the word is. Page 6, 2nd paragraph, the first two sentences to remain as is with the last sentence reworded as follows: However, Commissioner Berkey made a suggestion that possibly �,-. the City of Palm Desert could fund the portion of the lines south of the subject property and that. . . Page 6, 9th paragraph, to be reworded as follows: . . . in relation to funding the cost of the undergrounding. . . Commissioner Van De Mark made a motion to approve the minutes of the h1arch 30, 1976 meeting, with the noted corrections. Commissioner Berkey seconded the motion. Motion carried unanimously. -1- MINUTES PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING APRIL 13, 1976 V. WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS A. Paul Williams presented the Commission with an invitation from the Coachella Valley County Water District for the Planning Commissioners to attend an "Open House" planned for the Cook �... Street Regional Wastewater Reclamation Plant at 9:00 a.m. , Thursday, April 29, 1916. �fhe open house is to be followed by a tour of the facilities. VI. PUBLIC HEARINGS A. CONTINUED CASE N0. SUBDIVISION ORDI�VANCE, CITY OF PALM DESERT Consideration of a new Subdivision Ordinance, Chapter 26 of the Palm Desert Municipal Code. Continued from March 3, 1976. Paul Williams presented the background of the Subdivision Ordinance and explained that an Environmental Impact Report had been processed. He further stated that this document represents several changes and modifications that have been made due to public input. Chairman Wilson opened the Public Hearing on the Subdivision Ordi- nance. There was no one present wishing to speak to the Commission reference the above-mentioned ordinance. Chairman Wilson closed the Public Hearing and opened the case for discussion among the members of the Commission. Commissioner Kelly asked the staff why the County had three levels of improvements in their Subdivision Ordinance while the City had �•+ only one level of improvement. Paul Williams explained that the difference arises from the fact that the County deals with a much broader range of situations in that certain areas of the county may not require curb and gutter, full width streets, etc. ; whereas, all development within the City of Palm Desert would require complete improvement of streets. He also noted that the Commission may waive any improvements. Commissioner Van de Mark stated that the private street widths may be too narrow. Paul Williams then explained the different methods of calculating park fees and park dedication. Commissioner Berkey had a question relating to the release of surety bonds and why we are proposing to retain 50% of the total project cost. Steve Fleshman explained that this procedure is the most acceptable to the City as it gives us a greater amount of security in guaranteeing that all improvements will be completed. Commissioner Van de Mark sited the fact that there should not be an ' appeal process from the Planning Commission to the City Council since �"` tract maps go to the City Council anyway. -2- MINUTES PLANNING COMMISSIO�J MEETIPJG APRIL 13, 1976 Mr. Williams clarified the fact that parcel maps do not go to the City Council ; however, subdivision maps do go to the City Council and that the appeal procedure is necessary in order to allow the applicant to appeal Planning Commission decisions to the City Council . Being no further discussion, Commissioner Berkey moved and Com- � missioner Van de Mark seconded the motion to approve Planning ' Commission Resolution Number 137, recommending ado�tion of the �""' Subdivision Ordinance to the City Council . Motion carried unani- mously. B. CONTINUED CASE N0. GRADING ORDINANCE, CITY OF PALM DESERT Consideration of a new Grading Ordinance, Chapter 27 of the Palm Desert Municipal Code. Continued from March 3, 1976. Paul Williams described the background and stated that this was generally the same document that the Planning Commission had studied over the last few meetings. However, several changes had been made in order to prepare for the repeal of Chapter 70 of the Uniform Building Code. Chairman Wilson opened the Public Hearing on the Grading Ordi- nance. No one being present to voice their opinions either in favor of or opposed to the above-mentioned ordinance, Chairman Wilson closed the Public Eiearing and opened the matter for discussion among the Commission members. Commissioner Kelly asked if local contractors had been notified � or sent copies of the Grading Ordinance. Paul Williams stated no, that only local engineers had been sent copies. However, this new ordinance does not present any new problems to any contractors as it is essentially the same as Chapter 70 of the Uniform Building Code. Being no further discussion, Commissioner Van de Mark moved to approve Planning Commission Resolution No. 138 recommending adoption of the Grading Ordinance to the City Council . Commissioner Kelly seconded the motion. Motion carried unanimously. VII . OLD BUSINESS A. CASE N0. GRADING STANDARDS N0. 1 & 2 Consideration of Grading Standards No. 1 & 2 as required by Section 27.2-3 of the Grading Ordinance. Specific standards for land alteration must be adopted by the City Council . Paul L�Jilliams explained the background and purpose stating that these are slight modifications of grading standards that exist in Chapter 70 of the Uniform Building Code. Being no discussion on the matter, Commissioner Kelly moved to ap- ,,,�, prove Planning Commission Resolution Number 139, recommending adop- tion of Grading Standards No. 1 & 2 to the City Council . Commissioner Berkey seconded the motion. Motion carried unanimously. -3- MINUTES PLANNING COP�MISSION MEETIPJG APRIL 13, 1976 B. DISCUSSION OF PROPOSED SIGPd ORDIfJANCE Review of recommended changes in the draft ordinance as developed by the Joint Study Session of March 16, 1976. Paul Williams briefly reviewed the changes that had been made at the last Study Session and Chairman Wilson noted some minor corrections to the document as follows: � Under the Table of Contents: The Title of Article 25.38-16.06 is to be changed to read: Number of Colors Allowed. The above-mentioned change is also to be noted on Page 25.38 (15). Under Section 25.38-17.03 - Land Subdivision Signs: The word No is to be deleted and the word such is to be capitalized. Under Section 25.38-18.04 - Removal and Amortization Period: Delete 25.38-21 from the right hand margin. On Page 25.38 (21) the last section of the ordinance is to be renumbered as 25.38-22. Commissioner Berkey moved and Commissioner Van de Mark seconded a motion to direct staff to set the Sign Ordinance for a Public Hearing on June 1, 1976. Motion carried unanimously. VIII. NEW BUSINESS �""' A. Request by Mr. and Mrs. Henry Tagle for a municipal abandonment of a portion of the west side of De Anza Way between Alessandro Drive and North Palm Desert Drive. Steve Fleshman presented the staff report on the above request to the Commission. This included the background of said request and a dis- cussion of same. He further stated that staff recommended that the Planning Commission adopt Resolution Number 140, reporting to the City Council that the aforementioned request conforms to the General Plan. Commissioner Van de Mark moved to adopt Planning Commission Resolution Number 140. Commissioner Kelly seconded the motion. Motion carried unanimously. IX. DESIGN REVIEI�I BOARD ITEP�S - None X. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS - None XI. COMMENTS A. City Staff Paul lJilliams stated that he and Steve Fleshman are going to attend � the AIP Seminar in Sacramento. He also noted that staff is beginning work on the budget for the 1976-77 Fiscal Year. B. City Attorney - Not present. C. Planning Commissioners Chairman Wilson asked a question regarding Lambeth Nouse and if any progress had been made on the access problems. -4- MINUTES PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING APRIL 13, 1976 Paul Williams stated that staff had a meeting with the property owners of the Indian Creek Villas and that some solution may be forthcoming. Commissioner Kelly asked a questio�� regarding the Red Vest Restaurant and stated that the Sunshine P�eat, Fish & Liquor Restaurant was causing the major portion of the problems relating to traffic and parking. She added that with the ap- � proval of the Red Vest Restaurant, this would possibly en- courage Mr. Martin to improve his parking situation. Paul Williams stated he would look into the above and try to meet with Mr. Martin. XII . ADJOURNMENT Commissioner Van de Mark moved to adjourn the meeting. Commissioner Kelly seconded the motion. Motion carried unanimously and the meeting was adjourned at 8:30 p.m. ` � ' �. eJ��.,�.,��r� �-�;z ti..�k_t�..,,� _- PAUL A. WILLIAMS, SECRETARY ATTEST: _�� /� ;J _ �l'-�� -- �""" ROY WI ON, CHAI RMA ww.r -5-