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PALM DESERT PLANNING COMMISSION REGULAR MEETING
TUESDAY - JANUARY 3, 1995
7 :00 P.M. - CIVIC CENTER COUNCIL CHAMBER
73-510 FRED WARING DRIVE
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I . CALL TO ORDER
Chairperson Jonathan called the meeting to order at 7 : 00 p.m.
II . PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
Commissioner Whitlock led in the pledge of allegiance.
III. ROLL CALL
Members Present: Sabby Jonathan, Chairperson
Paul Beaty
George Fernandez (arrived after item A)
Bob Spiegel
Carol Whitlock
Members Absent: None
Staff Present: Ray Diaz Joe Gaugush
Marshal Rudolph Tonya Monroe
Steve Smith
'��► IV. APPROVAL OF MINUTES:
Consideration of the December 20, 1994 meeting minutes .
Action:
Moved by Commissioner Whitlock, seconded by Commissioner
Spiegel, approving the December 20, 1994 meeting minutes by
minute motion. Carried 4-0 .
V. SUMMARY OF COUNCIL ACTION:
Mr. Diaz summarized pertinent December 22, 1994 city council
actions .
VI . CONSENT CALENDAR
None.
VII . PUBLIC HEARINGS
A. Case No. CUP 94-12 Amendment #1 - GEORGE N. FLESSAS for
ST. GEORGE ORTHODOX CHURCH OF THE DESERT, Applicant
Request for consideration of amendment
� to conditions of approval imposed on CUP
94-12, Saint George Orthodox Greek
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Church expansion and remodel by the �„r
planning commission in its Resolution
No. 1659 .
Mr. Smith stated that the applicants, pursuant to the
commission' s action in September, were required to provide
their own onsite parking in order to accomplish their
expansion. They worked with an adjacent property owner for
some time and felt they weren' t proceeding. They then filed
the request with staff to amend the conditions as described
in their letter. In the interim, from the time the notice
was placed in the newspaper and the matter scheduled, he had
been advised that the two properties had come to an agreement
on the property acquisition, which should therefore make the
proceeding moot. He felt the commission should hear from the
applicant and proceed accordingly.
Chairperson Jonathan o ened the public testimony and asked
the applicant to address the commission.
MR. GEORGE N. FLESSAS, a resident of Palm Desert and
President of the Parish Council of the Saint George
Orthodox Church of the Desert. He stated that they were
in the final stages of purchasing the flag lot located
south and east of their church property. He indicated �
their request was an amendment to certain verbiage of
special condition #1 of Resolution 1659 , which read,
" . . .to design and construct to city parking lot
standards a parking lot providing sufficient parking to
comply with city parking standards . . . " He said the
reasons for his request were: 1) they had 105 members in
their parish, which meant they would require 35 parking
spaces for 35 automobiles at 3 people per automobile.
They still had parking agreements with their neighbors
which provided them with well over 100 parking spaces.
They would like to defer the additional expense until
they could better afford it, or until the parking
agreements were terminated and they needed to provide
for their own parking. The flag lot they were
purchasing would provide 68 or more parking spaces and
could be completed in 30 days, which was the time limit
on terminating any of the temporary parking agreements .
For those reasons he was requesting favorable
consideration of amending that portion of Planning
Commission Resolution 1659 .
Chairperson Jonathan asked what exact change Mr. Flessas
wanted to see on condition #1 . He noted they were in the
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� process of acquiring the flag lot and that would give them an
additional 68 parking spaces which would allow them another
204 members . Mr. Flessas concurred. Chairperson Jonathan
asked how that would necessitate a change to condition #1 .
Mr. Flessas stated that they only had 105 members, which
would require 35 automobiles to be parked in the area. They
still had their agreements--at the previous meeting the
planning commission was concerned that those agreements could
be terminated with a 30 day notice. They had incurred
additional expense in buying the property, the flag lot,
(which they did not originally anticipate) and to add the
cost of developing the parking lot at this time would be an
undue strain on their budget, so their concern as he
understood it was that they could lose those parking spaces
at any time. That was true, but if they did they would
within 30 days pave the lot and provide the parking spaces .
In the meantime, they had more than adequate parking for a
structure that would hold 300 people. Chairperson Jonathan
clari f ied that they were acquiring the f lag lot, but were not
in a position to immediately pave the lot. Mr. Flessas
stated that they would prefer not to, because they were a
small parish. The reconstruction/remodeling of their church
would put a financial strain on the parishioners; now they
had the added expense of acquiring the flag lot. To add
` further immediate expense of preparing the space was a
concern. They would have the space if they were to lose
their temporary parkinq, but they would rather wait until
they were in a better financial position before proceeding.
Chairperson Jonathan asked if they intended to use that
vacant lot for parking; Mr. Flessas replied no, not until it
was paved. Chairperson Jonathan asked how many parking
spaces were available to the church right now; Mr. Flessas
replied 115-120 for 105 members, which they didn't use. Mr.
Flessas said they were asking to defer the "design and
construct" part of the condition. Chairperson Jonathan asked
if the church had any permanent parking spaces; Mr. Flessas
replied about 15 . Commissioner Beaty asked if they had
written parking agreements; Mr. Flessas replied yes .
Commissioner Beaty asked if those were to be terminated, if
the city would be notified; Mr. Flessas replied yes .
Commissioner Beaty asked if that was in the agreement; Mr.
Flessas stated that he believed it was . Commissioner Spiegel
felt that the church had done what the commission asked of
them; they had temporary parking right now that could be
pulled away, but if it was, the church was saying that they
would grade and pave the new lot which would provide adequate
space.
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Mr. Diaz stated that he did not see a need to change that �
condition--it was already being met. Chairperson Jonathan
indicated that in September the church was asking permission
to add on to the church and the commission' s concern was that
before they added on more seating capacity, they needed to
insure there was sufficient permanent parking spaces
available. They have 68 spaces--the 115-120 temporary spaces
of which 15-20 were permanent, and now they had the capacity
for 68 more permanent spaces . The permanent parking spaces
would allow 204 members .
Mr. Diaz stated that the condition placed on the church is
that they provide parking either through purchase or long
term lease; should that long term lease be terminated, the
city would be notified. There was now a situation where the
applicant acquired Iand so that if their long term lease was
terminated, they could provide parking. Chairperson Jonathan
noted that they didn't have a long term lease, it was a short
term 30 day lease. Mr. Diaz felt the condition was met just
as it was worded. Commissioner Beaty felt there were a
couple of words in the condition that Mr. Flessas thought
were not pertinent any more. The condition said provide
parking either through long term lease or purchase and if it
was purchased, then they had to design and construct. Mr. !
Flessas concurred that was their concern. Commissioner Beaty ,�
noted that the condition said that if they purchased, then
they had to design and construct. Mr. Diaz said that
whenever they built the parking spaces, they would have to
design and construct through city standards . Chairperson
Jonathan explained that what would happen, if commission
agreed, is they would clarify that they did not have to
design and construct the parking lot at this time; however,
the addition of the flag lot would enable them to expand from
the present capacity to a maximum capacity of somewhere
around 220-240 seats . Mr. Flessas clarified the seating
would be for 205-210 . Chairperson Jonathan stated that it
could not go beyond that until they acquired on a permanent
basis more than the 68 or so parking spaces .
Mr. Smith stated that he would clarify the situation. When
the applicant pulled the building permit on the church
expansion, before staff signed off on the construction when
it was complete in the field, staff expected to see the
parking that went with the expansion. What Mr. Flessas was
requesting was that they would not see that parking there.
They would still see a vacant lot. If that was acceptable to
planning commission, he did not have a problem. Commissioner
Spiegel said it would be that way until the church needed the �
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�r.► lot. Mr. Smith felt the parking lot should be designed, just
not constructed. Chairperson Jonathan felt that was
acceptable. Mr. Smith noted that with a 30 day termination
situation, the city did not want to be involved in a design
that might take 45 days . Mr. Flessas stated that he already
discussed that with the architect who said he could lay it
out and a civil engineer would have to do the final approval
of it to pull the permits to be able to proceed. Chairperson
Jonathan asked if Mr. Flessas understood that in a worst case
scenario, if for some reason the church lost the temporary
parking spaces permit and they failed to construct the
parking within 30 days, unless there was special permission
granted, they would not be able to operate the church until
the parking was complete. Mr. Flessas said he understood
that.
Chairperson Jonathan asked if anyone wished to speak in FAVOR
or OPPOSITION to this matter. There was no one and the
public testimony was closed.
Commissioner Spiegel felt Resolution No. 1659 Condition No.
1 should be changed that the applicant was required to
acquire through purchase or long term lease (eliminate "long
term lease" because they were purchasingj property within 300
� feet of the church, to design ( leave out "construct" ) to city
parking lot standards a parking lot providing sufficient
parking to comply with city parking standards . Add to that
at such time this parking was required, that the church
construct the parking. Commissioner Whitlock stated that she
would second that motion. Mr. Diaz said his concern was that
the condition as it was now worded gave the city and the
church greater latitude. The intent was that if for some
reason the lease spaces went away, the city wanted to make
sure the parking spaces would be built and if they had the
parking lot designed and the "30 days" in there, if they
eliminate the ability of the church to lease the spaces, they
would be saying that as soon as they expand, they would have
to purchase the property and use that purchased property to
provide parking. Right now that parking was leased, although
they would be purchasing the property. Commissioner Spiegel
noted that was part of the agreement that they would purchase
this property, but they did not want to develop it right now.
Mr. Diaz indicated the condition the way it was worded
allowed them to do that. Mr. Smith felt that the stated
revision by Commissioner Spiegel worked and provided the city
the latitude it needed. Chairperson Jonathan said the words
"long term lease" should remain to give the applicant
options . The concern was that rather than make them design
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and construct, they should just be required to design at this �ii
point, but not construct. In the event if it became
necessary because of a loss of temporary spaces, then they
must construct within a 30 day period.
Action:
Moved by Commissioner Spiegel, seconded by Commissioner
Whitlock, by minute motion amending Planning Commission
Resolution No. 1659 and eliminating the words "and construct"
from Department of Community Development Special Condition
No. 1 . Carried 4-0 .
(Commissioner Fernandez arrived at this time. )
B. Case No. ZOA 94-3 - CITY OF PALM DESERT, Applicant
Request for recommendation to city
council approval of an amendment to the
sign ordinance.
Mr. Smith explained that the city council in September asked
staff to reconvene the sign task force which was originally �
constituted in 1989 . They got together 12 people from the
business community and met initially November 7 . At that „�j
point in time, members of the task force outlined a series of
changes, revisions and proposals they would like to
accomplish that would be covered under the city' s sign
ordinance. Staff took that list of items and tried to pull
it together. Some of the matters as outlined in the report
were already permitted and they just needed to get together
and do it; other matters did require amendment to the
ordinance. That information was brought back to the task
force on November 30 . Staff presented the information in a
better from at that point and with a few exceptions, the task
force unanimously recommended the changes be processed
through the city council and planning commission. He
explained that commission' s recommendation would be forwarded
to the city council . He said the following issues were
discussed: 1) The E1 Paseo Business Association requested
that they be permitted to install offsite signs directing
people to E1 Paseo; that could be done without an amendment
to the ordinance. They did need to have them designed and
the proposed locations specified. 2 ) The matter of open
signs specifically for businesses on E1 Paseo, although it
would apply citywide. Several businesses had been putting
open signs out within the setback area along E1 Paseo and the
ordinance right now did not permit that type of sign. It was ��
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�► the feeling of the task force that these types of signs could
be acceptable if the design criteria was restrictive enough.
In the draft resolution on page 3, section 1 paragraph B was
that they would create a section permitting pedestal mounted
open signs . A maximum height of 48 inches was stipulated,
but staff felt that 54 inches would be acceptable. Staff
proposed that the 48 inch height be changed to 54 inches .
The signs would have a maximum face area of three square
feet. In measuring some of the signs along E1 Paseo, he said
they were in the range of 15" by 22" and one was 18" by 18" .
The three square foot limit would allow the ones that were
there, which were around 2 and 2 1/2 square feet, and three
square feet would allow slightly larger open signs .
Commissioner Spiegel asked if these could be in windows . Mr.
Smith stated that these would be out in the setback area;
most buildings along E1 Paseo were five feet back from the
property line and then there was a ten foot sidewalk between
the curb and the property line. The open sign wouid be
placed within that five foot setback area; typically it was
placed in the landscaped area right on the corner of the
sidewalk. The signs could not impede pedestrian traffic flow
and they were not to contain extraneous verbiage advertising
the business, specials or sales events . The sign had to be
� removed when the business was not open. Even with that
criteria the task force discussed extensively whether there
should be color control and whether or not the business name
and/or logo should be allowed. Some people wanted just the
word "open", others wanted the business name. Staff took the
position that considering the size of the signs, they did not
want to regulate color; if the business community wanted to
regulate color, there was an organized business association
on E1 Paseo that could through their bylaws procedure create
a more restrictive standard if the membership wanted it. He
did not feel the city should be enforcing the fact that
someone put in blue on white instead of black on white copy.
As well, they discussed whether logos should be permitted on
the signs . Considering the size, he felt any logo would be
very small and they should not control whether someone put a
logo on an open sign. He said that commission would receive
some discussion on these issues because staff invited the
members of the task force to be present to address the
commission. 3) The restaurant industry specifically sought
permission to identify special events and promote them and it
would be done on a group basis . When the task force met the
second time it was decided that the chamber would coordinate
this effort and that it would be a citywide effort where they
would identify various special events that they wished and
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would design a special type of welcoming banner. In the �
draft ordinance staff suggested that up to four special
events could be identified each year and then the chamber
would coordinate it--the banners would all be the same size,
color and copy.
Commissioner Spiegel asked what kinds of events this would
cover; Mr. Smith stated that the Bob Hope Classic was
mentioned and various golf and tennis matches . Commissioner
Spiegel asked if there was a time limit; Mr. Smith said that
staff was suggesting that the event signs could be up one
week prior to the event, during the time of the event, and
one week after the event. Commissioner Spiegel noted that if
the event was three months, they could be up all year round.
Mr. Smith said that he was not aware of any event that lasted
that long.
Mr. Smith stated that the Cook Street area businesses
suggested a need for directory signs at street entrances from
Cook Street, as well as directory signs in front of the
multi-tenant buildings in the industrial park. Mr. Smith
noted there was already a provision allowing for multi-tenant
identification. The provision for directory signs at the
street entrances could be accomplished similar to the model `
home tour sign program in that these would be located on the ,�
public rights-of-way, so they needed to get together to
design a sign and then through an encroachment procedure and
the architectural review commission they could accomplish
this if that was what was wanted out there, but it would have
to be done on a group basis . No amendment to the ordinance
would be necessary to accomplish that.
Mr. Smith indicated that one of the major issues with the
task force was available window signage. Currently there was
a five square foot limit. That applied to a business with
ten feet of frontage on E1 Paseo and also applied to Cal
Spas; Cal Spas was located about 850 feet or more from the
street and they had about 200 feet of window area, but they
were still Iimited under the current ordinance to five square
feet of temporary window signage. They were proposing a
major change to that limit. Most of the people that
requested the additional window signage were located in
commercial centers where businesses were substantial
distances from the street. He stated that they did propose
to separate out E1 Paseo from other commercial areas . Their
first thought was to leave the five square foot limit on E1
Paseo. They changed that position and were now suggesting a
ten square foot limit for E1 Paseo. In the remainder of the
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�• general commercial areas along Highway 111 specifically, they
would increase the five square foot limit to a 20 square foot
limit. That would apply to businesses with up to 50 feet of
window exposure. With greater than 50 feet of linear window,
they would get up to 50 square feet of temporary window
signage. Greater than 100 feet of linear window exposure,
other than on E1 Paseo, would be entitled up to 75 square
feet of temporary window signage. He noted that it sounded
like a lot, but in the case of a 100 foot wide window area,
typically they were eight feet high and 800 square feet of
window glass, then they could have up to 75 square feet of
temporary window signage. He said that using Marshall ' s as
an example on Town Center Way, they had weekly sales items
that came in from corporate that they hoped to be able to
advertise in the window. What they did now was hang the
signs three feet in back of the glass, which was not deemed
a sign under the ordinance. He said that put most of their
advertising devices over the shopping carts, which was okay
in the mornings, but later in the afternoon when most of the
carts were out in the store or parking lot, there were people
walking into signs in the store. He stated that they were
looking at nine percent of the window area covered with
signs . They called it temporary window signage, but in fact
it could be fairly permanent. They also tried to take into
� consideration distance from the street. They created two
sub-categories where if a business was greater than 250 feet
from the street, then those businesses based on whatever
window exposure they had, they could double their normal
allotment--if they were otherwise entitled to 20 square feet
of window signage which most of the smaller tenants would
fall into that category, if the business was in a center like
Marshall 's or Mervyn' s, they would fall into the greater than
250 feet from a public street category and would be able to
double their otherwise entitlement. He said there was a
third category where if they were greater than 600 feet from
a public street, which included the Desert Springs
Marketplace center across from the Marriott, the Price
Club/Home Base Center, and the Lucky's center on Washington.
They were suggesting that those business in those
circumstances would be able to triple their basic allotment.
Staff was comfortable with the above formula for temporary
window signage. He said he looked at many businesses and
even with the tripling of the basic entitlement staff didn' t
see any situation where 40� of the window area would be
exceeded. However, staff was proposing that this whole
amendment would have a sunset clause in it. It must be
revisited within one year and if it is felt that it is too
lenient and the city does not want to continue the program,
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then it would close on its own unless specifically (through �11
planning commission and council) extended within that one
year. He said that would be in the amendment to the
ordinance. It would just be the amendments that were being
enacted and the key one was the window signage amendment. He
also noted that he did an extensive city survey with two
members of the council and this was their way of making sure
that the changes weren't taken too far.
Commissioner Spiegel clarified that they were looking at
three things : the open signs, the restaurant owners special
event signs, and the window signs . Mr. Smith concurred, but
noted that the special event signs while originating from the
restaurant community, would apply to everyone. Mr. Diaz
noted that they would have to have' city council affirmation,
which would prevent someone from having a year long special
event.
Chairperson Jonathan opened the public testimony and asked if
anyone wished to speak in FAVOR or OPPOSITION to the
proposal .
MS. SONIA CAMPBELL, 73-910 E1 Paseo, stated that she was
a store owner and president of the E1 Paseo Business
Association. As far as the open signs were concerned, �
they were in favor of the 54 inch height and the three
square foot signage, but they would like to have the
name of the business on it also, or if the name was too
large, just the word open. She said they would rather
have that then any type of logo, or a coffee shop sign
depicting a cup of coffee. They would also like to have
a clean, uniform sign on the street and as far as she
would be concerned, she would not have an open sign. As
far as their legislation was concerned, they could not
amend their bylaws; their bylaws for the association
were to promote and advertise the street, not to go
ahead and make any laws, so they depended upon the city
and code enforcement to enforce the signage.
Commissioner Spiegel asked if Ms . Campbell was suggesting
that they don't have any controls that would supersede the
city' s . Ms . Campbell replied no, they depended upon code
enforcement to be out on the street. Commissioner 5piegel
said that whatever was passed for window signage would apply
to El Paseo and they would have no way of establishing other
ground rules for the businesses on E1 Paseo; Ms . Campbell
concurred. Commissioner Spiegel said that if they were to
adopt an open sign that didn't require a logo for the rest of
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'�+ the city, then E1 Paseo could not require that for E1 Paseo;
Ms . Campbell said they would like to have the open sign, just
a clean open sign for E1 Paseo to have a uniform street, not
for the whole city. Commissioner Spiegel asked Mr. Diaz if
E1 Paseo could have a separate rule from the rest of the
city. Mr. Diaz replied yes . Ms . Campbell said they would
also prefer to have the open signs in a standard color, just
black on white so that it would be a standard sign for
everyone. Commissioner Spiegel asked if Ms . Campbell was
speaking for the entire E1 Paseo Business Association, and
not just herself; Ms. Campbell said she was speaking for the
whole street.
Chairperson Jonathan noted that as the resolution exhibit A
was written, it did not refer to E1 Paseo; he asked if it was
staff' s intent to create open signs for anywhere in the city.
Mr. Smith replied that they were looking for a citywide
standard, considering the size at three square feet, so the
maximum would be 21" by 21" . He did not see the need to
create differing standards; the size was very restrictive on
its own. Commissioner Spiegel noted that the E1 Paseo
merchants were asking for a specific color and way of
identifying the merchant. Mr. Smith stated that he heard
otherwise at the task force meetings--there were people who
'� wanted the choice of color and hoped to have the business
name on the sign. He said that whatever way the commission
wanted to go was fine with staff. Code would go out and
enforce what the city enacted.
MR. ROBERT J. LEO, Executive Director of the Palm Desert
Chamber of Commerce and a resident of Palm Desert,
stated that �he task force was a study in efficiency and
effectiveness . Never had he served on a task force that
only had two meetings, that brought such diverse people
together who walked away shaking hands and agreeing with
everyone at the end of the second meeting. He felt the
ordinance with the sunset clause would give the business
people the opportunity to test the amendments to see if
they worked. Palm Desert was changing and when the
ordinance was passed, there wasn' t as much growth or
development as right now. He felt that overall the
three areas identified as the open signs, special
events, and window signage would give them the chance to
see if this was the kind of signage that still maintains
an aesthetic standard that they want to maintain in Palm
Desert.
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Commissioner Spiegel asked if Mr. Leo would have any �
objection to a specific time limit on special events, such as
one week. Mr. Leo replied no, but he would not limit it to
one week. He felt they were probably looking at a 30 day
span. Commissioner Spiegel felt that if there was a special
event, there should be a time limit on the event so that
advertising was not up for long periods of time. Mr. Leo
felt the suggestion was one week before, one week during, and
one week after--24 to 30 days would work. He said they would
like to have the signs down as quickly as possible also. Mr.
Smith indicated that the section had a provision where the
chamber would propose the special events to the city council,
so if there was going to be a special event that would last
longer, that was something the council would want to look at.
Chairperson Jonathan said in the third category for the
additional window signage, as he understood it, was for
temporary signs and asked how "temporary" was being defined
for this purpose. Mr. Smith replied on-going; the ordinance
was not real specific. What code enforcement had been
enforcing was that this was a sale sign or special sign for
the window. Chairperson Jonathan asked Mr. Leo if the
committee addressed the issue of what "temporary" meant for
purposes of window signs . Mr. Leo replied no, not
specifically. Mr. Diaz said that in other cities he had been ri
with, they were by definition a sign painted on the window
and thereby considered a temporary sign. There was no time
limit placed on that sign and it did not require a permit.
He felt otherwise they would be controlling it by size and
reminded commission that there was the sunset clause. All
the control there was size, 25� of the window in that case.
Here there was a maximum of 40$ when they were 600 feet away.
In actuality everyone else was talking about 9� . Once they
started defining signs on windows and putting time limits on
them as window signs, then they would get into problems .
Chairperson Jonathan said that he was not objecting to it,
but as a point of clarification, when �hey said temporary, it
was a different usage for that word. The sign that went on
the window within the size limitation could be on year round.
Mr. Diaz said that was correct and it might be able to last
longer than the outside sign that was described as permanent,
but by definition they said the sign inside the window was a
temporary sign.
Chairperson Jonathan closed the public testimony and asked
for commission comments .
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�•• Commissioner Whitlock commended Mr. Smith and the task force
for putting the proposal together so concisely. She felt the
sunset clause was ideal and whomever deserved the credit for
that she commended. Because of the sunset clause she would
be prepared to make a motion for approval .
Commissioner Spiegel agreed; he said that their objective was
to make Palm Desert as successful as possible, not to hurt
any of the merchants and with the sunset clause, if there was
a lot of abuse to any of the amendments, it would become
quite obvious within 12 months . The only thing he wanted to
add was the 30 day limit on special events . He would not
like to see them go on forever. With that addition he was in
favor.
Chairperson Jonathan added that he had some significant
reservations about some of the sizes, particularly when they
could be tripled, but the sunset provision was innovative and
he seconded Commissioner Whitlock' s commendations and that
was persuasive to him and he was willing to give it a one
year try. He asked Commissioner Whitlock if she was willing
to amend her recommendation to include the 30 day limit for
special event signage. She replied yes .
�+ Action:
Moved by Commissioner Whitlock, seconded by Commissioner
Spiegel, approving the findings as presented by staff .
Carried 5-0 .
Moved by Commissioner Whitlock, seconded by Commissioner
Spiegel, adopting Planning Commission Resolution No. 1675,
recommendinq to city council approval of ZOA 94-3, subject to
the amendments . Carried 5-0 .
VIII . ORAL COMMUNICATIONS
None.
IX. MISCELLANEOUS
None.
X. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ADVISORY COMMITTEE UPDATE
None.
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XI . COMMENTS �
None.
XII . ADJOURNMENT
Moved by Commissioner Spiegel, seconded by Commissioner
Fernandez, adjourning the meeting by minute motion. Carried
5-0 . The meeting was adjourned at 7 :59 p.m.
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RAM N A. DIAZ,• c ry
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SABBY JON HAN, Chairperson
Palm Deser Planning Commission
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