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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1106 MINUTES PALM DESERT PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING TUESDAY - NOVEMBER 6, 1990 7:00 P.M. - CIVIC CENTER COUNCIL CHAMBER 73-510 FRED WARING DRIVE CALL TO ORDER Chairperson Whitlock called the meeting to order at 7:04 p.m. II. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Commissioner Jonathan led in the pledge of allegiance. III. ROLL CALL Members Present: Carol Whitlock, Chairperson Rick Erwood Sabby Jonathan Jim Richards Members Absent: Bob Downs Staff Present: Steve Smith Carlos Ortega Kandy Allen Dave Yrigoyen Gregg Holtz Tonya Monroe IV. APPROVAL OF MINUTES: Consideration of the' October 16, 1990 meeting minutes. Action: Moved by Commissioner Jonathan, seconded by Commissioner Richards, approving the October 16, 1990 meeting minutes as submitted. Carried 4-0. V. SUMMARY OF COUNCIL ACTION Mr. Smith summarized pertinent October 25, 1990 city council actions. VI. CONSENT CALENDAR A. Case No. PP 89-8 - MICHAEL FEDDERLY, Applicant Request for approval of a first one year time extension for a precise plan allowing the construction of a 10, 500 square foot office building on the south side of Fred Waring Drive, 560 feet east of Monterey Avenue. MINUTES PALM DESERT PLANNING COMMISSION NOVEMBER 6, 1990 B. Case No. PMW 90-13 - W.S.M. ENTERPRISES, Applicant Request for approval of a parcel map waiver to move the northeast property line of lot 108 on San Clemente Circle. Action: Moved by Commissioner Richards, seconded by Commissioner Erwood, approving the consent calendar by minute motion. Carried 4-0. VII. PUBLIC HEARINGS A. Continued Case Nos. GPA 90-2, C/Z 90-7, PP 90-13 - DSL SERVICE COMPANY, Applicant Request for approval of a general plan amendment, change of zone, precise plan of design and negative declaration of environmental impact to allow construction of approximately 190, 394 square feet of retail and commercial buildings on the east side of Highway 111 between Fred Waring Drive and Park View Drive. Mr. Smith reviewed the changes that had been made to the project and recommended approval. Chairperson Whitlock opened the public testimony and asked if the applicant wished to address the commission. MR. WENDELL HINDLEY, DSL Service Company, gave a detailed presentation of the changes that had been made .and the overall project. He noted that his landscape architect and engineer were also present. MR. RON GREGORY, 73-960 Highway 111 in Palm Desert, reviewed the amount, type of materials, and location of the landscaping that was being provided for the project. Chairperson Whitlock asked if anyone present wished to speak in FAVOR or OPPOSITION to the proposal . MR. VORWALLER, 72-445 Cholla, stated that he was not present in opposition and addressed the issues of 2 MINUTES PALM DESERT PLANNING COMMISSION NOVEMBER 6, 1990 landscaping, walls, cul-de-saccing, and the four foot high wall being raised to six feet. He was also concerned about drainage. Commissioner Jonathan informed Mr. Voraller that grading was a sensitive issue to staff and assured him that staff takes great care with grading on a project. MR. BRUCE MESSERLY, 43-600 Joshua Road, thanked the commission for their time and concern and felt the neighborhood was generally in favor, except for the residents near the cul-de-sac. MRS. DONNA EVERS, 72-450 Manzanita, asked for and received clarification from the city attorney as to putting gates on both ends of the street. She stated that DSL had been working with the residents, but was concerned about traffic, the entrance into Palm Desert, and any decline in property values. Mr. Hindley felt that with the cul-de-sac the traffic problem would be greatly mitigated. MR. VORWALLER wanted it in the record that DSL would be maintaining and controlling the gate for 99 years. ' Mr. Smith indicated that commission might wish to consider changing the zoning and general plan at the northeast corner site also. Chairperson Whitlock closed the public testimony. Commissioner Jonathan stated that his concerns had been addressed and felt the project would be a good asset to the city. Commissioner Richards also commended DSL on mitigating the neighborhood concerns, but was opposed to a supermarket use in that location. He felt that other retails uses would be more appropriate. Chairperson Whitlock concurred with Commissioner Richards and stated that this was the city' s western entry and did not feel this was an appropriate location for a supermarket. 3 MINUTES PALM DESERT PLANNING COMMISSION NOVEMBER 6, 1990 Commissioner Erwood agreed with Commissioner Jonathan, noting that the Cook Street/Highway 111 center in Indian Wells was „ W not a detriment to their city entrance. He felt the project would be a benefit to the area and noted previous testimony that was in favor of a Downey Savings branch and Albertson' s market. Commissioner Richards stated that his concern was the intensity of use the market would generate and felt a Mervyn' s or similar anchor retail use would be more appropriate. He also stated that he was not in favor of changing the zone for the northeast corner site until a project came before them for approval. Commissioner Jonathan explained that he originally had many of the same concerns but indicated that the residents ' concerns had been met, the overall building area reduced, and with Mr. Gregory' s proposed landscaping, the project was acceptable. Action: Moved by Commissioner Jonathan, seconded by Commissioner Erwood, approving the findings as presented by staff. Vote was 2-2 (Chairperson Whitlock and Commissioner Richards voted no) . Staff informed the applicant that he could appeal the decision to the city council. B. Continued Case No. PP 90-16 - J & P DEVELOPMENT, Applicant Request for approval of a precise plan of design and negative declaration of environmental impact to allow construction of a 64, 200 square foot mixed use commercial complex in the C-1 zone on the south side of Highway 111 at the city' s western boundary. Action: Staff explained that the applicant withdrew the request and no further commission action was needed. 4 MINUTES PALM DESERT PLANNING COMMISSION NOVEMBER 6, 1990 C. Continued Case No. CUP 90-17 - SEAN SUNTAG, Applicant %low Request for approval of a conditional use permit to expand the existing Louise' s Pantry restaurant by 600 square feet (enclose the existing east patio area) located in the 111 Town Center at Highway 111 and Town Center Way. Mr. Smith informed commission that the applicant was present to seek a continuance to allow him to take his project back to the architectural commission for approval prior to the planning commission reviewing the case. Chairperson Whitlock opened the public testimony and asked if the applicant wished to address the commission. MR. SEAN SUNTAG informed commission that his architect would have plans available by Friday for the Tuesday architectural commission meeting and then he could return to planning commission. Chairperson Whitlock asked if anyone wished to speak in FAVOR or OPPOSITION to the proposal. Action: Moved by Commissioner Richards, seconded by Commissioner Jonathan, continuing CUP 90-17 to December 4, 1990. Carried 4-0. D. Continued Development Agreement for TT 26123 - SUNRISE DESERT PARTNERS, Applicant Request for approval of a draft preannexation and development agreement and negative declaration of environmental impact as it pertains thereto for a 1278 unit residential condominium development including two 18 hole golf courses, tennis facilities and related amenities on 637 acres located between Country Club Drive and 42nd Avenue and between E1 Dorado Drive and Oasis Club Drive. 5 VOW MINUTES PALM DESERT PLANNING COMMISSION NOVEMBER 6, 1990 Mr. Smith outlined the salient points of the development agreement and recommended approval . He noted that the minimum size referred to as 1300 square feet should be changed to 1200 square feet. Commissioner Richards questioned the number of units in the agreement being 1500. He noted that at the last meeting the commission approved the precise plan with 1278. Staff explained that the applicant would like a little flexibility. Commission strongly objected to the precise plan and development agreement having a different number of units. Commissioner Richards was also concerned about the number of golf memberships that would be sold. Chairperson Whitlock opened the public testimony and asked if the applicant wished to address the commission. MR. PHIL SMITH, Executive Vice President of Sunrise, 42- 600 Cook Street, informed commission that the property was PR-5, which would allow more units than the 1500, and they would like some flexibility. He indicated that the 1278 approved represented their best guess to date and noted that 1500 units would only be 2.35 units per acre. Following extensive discussion regarding limiting the number of golf memberships and continuity between the number of units two approved and in the development agreement, Mr. Smith agreed that the agreement would reflect the 1278 units and they could come back and request a change if it was needed. Commissioner Richards indicated that he would not add a condition of approval limiting the number of golf memberships. Chairperson Whitlock asked if anyone wished to speak in FAVOR or OPPOSITION to the project. There was no one and the public testimony was closed. Action: Moved by Commissioner Richards, seconded by Commissioner Erwood, approving the findings as presented by staff. Carried 3-0-1 (Commissioner Jonathan abstained) . Moved by Commissioner Richards, seconded by Commissioner Erwood, adopting Planning Commission Resolution No. 1480, recommending approval of the draft preannexation and development agreement for Indian Ridge Country Club Exhibit 6 MINUTES PALM DESERT PLANNING COMMISSION NOVEMBER 6, 1990 "A" to city council as amended. Carried 3-0-1 (Commissioner Jonathan abstained) . +rr.r E. Case Nos. PP 90-20, PM 26609, VAR 90-7 - NELCON INC. , Applicant Request for approval of a precise plan of design, parcel map and variance to the minimum lot size limit and negative declaration of environmental impact as it pertains thereto for an 11 unit apartment project and proposal to resubdivide the recently merged property into 3 lots, one of which will be below the 10, 000 square foot minimum for the R-3 zoned property at the northeast corner of Abronia Trail and Sunset Lane. Mr. Smith explained that the applicant was requesting a continuance to evaluate park fees that will be imposed, as well as the city attorney' s opinion that this approval would nullify the previous approval now on the property. He stated that the applicant would like both approvals to be valid and then he could decide later which project he preferred to ow build. Chairperson Whitlock opened the public testimony and asked if anyone wished to speak in FAVOR or OPPOSITION to the proposal. There was no one. Action: Moved by Commissioner Jonathan, seconded by Commissioner Erwood, continuing PP 90-20, PM 26609, VAR 90-7 to November 20, 1990. Carried 4-0. VIII. MISCELLANEOUS A. PROJECT AREA NO. 3 - PALM DESERT REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY, Applicant Request for approval of a resolution selecting the boundaries of project area no. 3 and approving the preliminary plan. 7 MINUTES PALM DESERT PLANNING COMMISSION NOVEMBER 6, 1990 Mr. Ortega explained the request and recommended adoption of the resolution setting the boundaries for project area no. 3. Action: Moved by Commissioner Jonathan, seconded by Commissioner Richards, approving the findings as presented by staff. Carried 4-0. Moved by Commissioner Jonathan, seconded by Commissioner Richards, adopting Planning Commission Resolution No. 1481, approving the selection of boundaries of project area no. 3 and the formulation and preparation of a preliminary plan. Carried 4-0. IX. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS None. X. COMMENTS Chairperson Whitlock noted that she would be absent from the next meeting. Commissioners Erwood, Jonathan and Richards stated that they would be present. WAO XI. ADJOURNMENT Moved by Commissioner Richards, seconded by Commissioner Jonathan, adjourning the meeting. Carried 4-0. The meeting was adjourned at 9:00 p.m. RAMON A. DIAZ, SeC& ary AT T: JIM HA S, Vice Chairman /tm 8