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HomeMy WebLinkAbout0616 MINUTES PALM DESERT PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING TUESDAY - JUNE 16, 1992 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 : 00 p.m. II . PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Commissioner Downs led in the pledge of allegiance. III . ROLL CALL Members Present: Carol Whitlock, Chairperson Bob Downs Sabby Jonathan Jim Richards Bob Spiegel Members Absent: None Staff Present: , Ray Diaz Gregg Holtz Bob Hargreaves Tonya Monroe Jeff Winklepleck IV. APPROVAL OF MINUTES: r.. Consideration of the June 2, 1992 meeting minutes . Per the request of Commissioner Spiegel that a detailed discussion be provided for Miscellaneous Item No. A regarding the response from the city attorney regarding the city's zoning authority as applied to a community, commission directed staff to do this and deferred approval of the June 2 minutes to July 7, 1992 pending approval of that addition. V. SUMMARY OF COUNCIL ACTION Mr. Diaz indicated there were no items directly impacted planning commission decisions at the June 11 city council meeting. VI . CONSENT CALENDAR None. VII . PUBLIC HEARINGS A. Continued Case No. PM 27463 - RK DEVELOPMENT, Applicant Request for approval subdivision of a 6 . 57 acre parcel into four lots located MINUTES PALM DESERT PLANNING COMMISSION JUNE 16 , 1992 south of Green Way/Sego Lane and east of Beacon Hill . Chairperson Whitlock noted that the applicant was requesting a 30 day continuance. Mr. Diaz explained that the applicant was still working out conditions of approval with the public works department. Chairperson Whitlock opened the public testimony and asked if anyone wished to address the commission in FAVOR OR OPPOSITION. There was no one and Chairperson Whitlock asked for a motion of continuance. Action: Moved by Commissioner Downs, seconded by Commissioner Spiegel, continuing PM 27463 to July 21, 1992 by minute motion. Carried 5-0 . B. Case No. CUP 92-6 - PEACE LUTHERAN CHURCH, Applicant Request for approval of a conditional use permit to allow church services on Wednesday evenings after 6 :00 p.m. and Sundays from 8 : 00 a.m. to noon in a 900 MW square foot unit at 77-734 Country Club Drive. Mr. Winklepleck outlined the salient points of the staff report. He noted that the applicant had indicated that this would be a temporary arrangement of possibly two years and then the church would like to have their own facility. He stated that one letter had been received in opposition, but it did not list a specific reason for the opposition. Chairperson Whitlock opened the public testimony and asked the applicant to address the commission. MR. PHIL MILLER stated that he was present to answer any questions . Commissioner Spiegel asked the applicant if he had any knowledge as to the reason why the Vegas were opposed to the church. Mr. Miller replied no and did not feel they lived in the area. Chairperson Whitlock noted that their property was within the Whitehawk development. 2 MINUTES PALM DESERT PLANNING COMMISSION JUNE 16 , 1992 Chairperson Whitlock asked if anyone wished to address the commission in FAVOR or OPPOSITION to the proposal . There was no one and the public testimony was closed. Action: Moved by Commissioner Downs, seconded by Commissioner Spiegel, adopting the findings as presented by staff . Carried 5-0 . Moved by Commissioner Downs, seconded by Commissioner Spiegel, adopting Planning Commission Resolution No. 157511 approving CUP 92-6 , subject to conditions . Carried 5-0 . C. Case No. TT 27524 - WILSHIRE WEST, INC. , Applicant Request for approval of a tentative tract map subdividing 17 . 64 acres of PR 17 . 5 zoned land located on the south side of Hovley Lane, 1930 feet east of Portola Avenue into 82 single family lots having minimum lot sizes of 7200 square feet and minimum widths of 60 feet. Mr. Diaz stated that staff had met with the applicant and they were requesting a 60 day continuance. He explained that the site in question has an approved plan on it for an apartment project of over 180 units and there was an exchange of open space and many hearings on that parcel . He said that the applicants wanted to subdivide the parcel into single family residential lots, but they wanted to reserve the option with the tentative map approved, to build the apartments if for some reason the single family lot tentative map could not go to the final map stage. He said that he indicated to them that this could not be done; once the tentative map was approved, the other plan was deleted. That issue and the issue of access onto Hovley Lane and disagreements between planning and public works staff as to the number of access points needed to be resolved. He recommended the 60 day continuance. Chairperson Whitlock opened the public hearing and asked if anyone wished to address the commission either in FAVOR or OPPOSITION to the proposal . MR. C.F. "BUD" KIRBY addressed the commission and stated that he was a member of the Portola Country Club Board of Directors, 42-500 Portola Avenue, and was representing their board. He said that they do not oppose the ""' 3 MINUTES PALM DESERT PLANNING COMMISSION JUNE 16, 1992 proposed residential development. As to the single we family lots located directly along Lot K, Tract 11215-1, he wanted to remind the planning commission that Portola Country Club owned Lot K, which was 30 feet in width and it was never dedicated for use as a public street. He stated that he had meetings with staff and they were aware of that problem. He again noted that they were not in opposition, but there were items that had to be explored and the extension of•Avenue 42 would consist of what they called Lot K. He asked about the continuance. Chairperson Whitlock explained that a 60 day continuance would place the item at their regular meeting of August 18, 1992 . Mr. Kirby thanked the commission for considering this . Chairperson Whitlock asked if anyone wished to address the commission in FAVOR or OPPOSITION to the project. There was no one. Commissioner Spiegel asked if the plan was to complete Avenue 42 prior to completion of the project. Mr. Diaz replied no, one of the conditions of approval might be that they dedicate their half of 42nd Avenue and noted the city' s part was on the east. He stated that if 42nd Avenue was really necessary, the city would put it in, but it would not go through at this time to Portola. Mr. Holtz informed commission that there was no plan to extend 42nd Avenue to Portola--they were only asking for the dedication of the right-of-way at this time. Action: Moved by Commissioner Downs, seconded by Commissioner Richards, continuing TT 27524 to August 18, 1992 by minute motion. Carried 5-0 . VIII . MISCELLANEOUS None. IX. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS None. 4 MINUTES PALM DESERT PLANNING COMMISSION JUNE 16 , 1992 �. X. COMMENTS A. Commissioner Downs invited commission and staff to Keedy' s 35th birthday celebration on June 30, 1992 at 2 : 00 p.m. B. Commissioner Richards thanked the public works department for installing the sign at Cahuilla Way so promptly. C. Chairperson Whitlock noted that there would be a joint planning commission/city council meeting on June 25 at 3 : 00 p.m. Mr. Diaz explained that the purpose of the meeting was to hold a public hearing on the development agreement for the senior housing project adjacent to the Senior Center. It was indicated that there would be a quorum. XI . ADJOURNMENT Moved by Commissioner Downs, seconded by Commissioner Richards, adjourning the meeting. Carried 5-0 . The meeting was adjourned at 7 : 17 p.m. Chairperson Whitlock reopened the meeting at 7 :24 p.m. to allow Mr. Bob Varner to request that a determination be made as to whether or not the streets in his project on Hovley Lane could be made private instead of public. Mr. Diaz explained that this would allow the applicant to make those streets private and to install gates; he noted that the homeowners would have to maintain the streets if they were private. It was moved by Commissioner Downs, seconded by Commissioner Richards, recommending to city council by minute motion that this project be allowed to have private streets . Commissioner Jonathan called for discussion on the motion. He asked how this would physically effect the streets . Mr. Diaz explained that the streets would remain the same and nothing would be changed on the map--they would just be private instead of public and changing the public streets to private streets would be consistent with the city' s adopted general plan. Motion carried 5-0 . The meeting was readjourned by minute motion at 7 :26 p.m. to June 25, 1992 at 3 : 00 p.m. tion carried 5-0 . RAM N A. DIAZ, c ary ATTEST: CAROL WHITLOCK, Chairperson +.. /tm 5