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PALM DESERT PLANNING COMMISSION REGULAR MEETING
TUESDAY - MAY 2, 2000
� 7:00 P.M. - CIVIC CENTER COUNCIL CHAMBER
73-510 FRED WARING DRIVE
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I. CALL TO ORDER
Chairperson Beaty called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m.
II. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
Commissioner Lopez led in the pledge of allegiance. .
III. ROLL CALL
Members Present: Paul Beaty, Chairperson
Jim Lopez, Vice Chairperson
Sonia Campbell
Cindy Finerty
Sabby Jonathan
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Members Absent: None
Staff Present: Phil Drell, Director of Community Development
Dave Erwin, City Attorney
Steve Smith, Planning Manager
Martin Alvarez, Associate Planner
Joe Gaugush, Engineering Manager
Tonya Monroe, Administrative Secretary
IV. APPROVAL OF MINUTES:
Consideration of the April 18, 2000 meeting minutes.
Action:
It was moved by Commissioner Campbell, seconded by Commissioner Finerty,
approving the April 18, 2000 minutes as submitted. Motion carried 5-0.
V. SUMMARY OF COUNCIL ACTION �
Mr. Drell summarized pertinent April 27, 2000 City Council actions.
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VI. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS
None.
VII. CONSENT CALENDAR
A. Case No. PMW 98-14 - HAROLD JACOBS, BOB & ALICE ABT, AND
GUY E. DREIER, Applicants
Request for approval of a parcel map waiver to merge Lots 31
and 32 for a private residence within Bighorn at 131 Wanish
Place.
B. Case No. PMW 00-01 - JOSEPH C. & KATHERINE E. COKER, Applicants
Request for approval of a parcel map waiver to eliminate an
existing lot line and merge the fots for addition to site �
improvements with the lot to the north for property located at
75-145 St. Charles Place, APNs 632-050-020 and 026.
Action:
It was moved by Commissioner Campbell, seconded by Commissioner Lopez,
approving the Consent Calendar by minute motion. Motion carried 5-0.
VIII. PUBLIC HEARINGS
Anyone who challenges any hearing matter in court may be limited to raising
only those issues he or she or someone else raised at the pubfic hearing
described herein, or in written correspondence delivered to the Planning
Commission at, or prior to, the public hearing.
A. Case No. CUP 99-10 Amendment #1 - CRYSTAL GOBLET CELLAR,
Applicant
Request for approval of an amendment to CUP 99-10 to aflow an
on-site consumption liquor license at the existing retail wine and �
crystal store located at 73-200 EI Paseo, Suite 3C.
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Mr. Alvarez explained that in October of 1999 the Planning Commission
approved a conditional use permit to allow a Type 20 offsale liquor license at
73-200 EI Paseo. This allowed the onsite sale of wines, ports and
champagnes. At this time the applicant was requesting a Type 42 license
which was onsale beer and wine license to allow onsite consumptio� via a
tasting room which was proposed as an 81 square foot area within the 662
square foot retail store. The service would be provided strictly for customers
wishing to taste the wines prior to purchase. Staff's position was that this
small of an area would not create any impact to the tenants or to the parking
in that location. The project was a Class 1 categorical exemption for CEQA
purposes. Mr. Alvarez recommended approval of the amendment.
Commissioner Finerty asked how many parking spaces were currently needed.
Mr. Alvarez replied that the 662 square foot retail store needed three.
Commissioner Finerty asked if he was anticipating any increase in parking. Mr.
Alvarez said no, not with this small of a space. Regarding the calculation for
occupancy, Commissioner Finerty asked if M�. Alvarez took 81 and divided it
by 15. Mr. Alvarez said no, he was going by the numbers provided by the
� applicant. On an average that was what they expected. Commissioner Finerty
said that she thought that she had read that the applicant was using the
number 10. Mr. Alvarez said that as a maximum in the store he saw the
number six for that area. Commissioner Finerty referred to the Expanded
Statement of Use which stated, "Due to the small size of the tasting room,
roughly 10 people would be the maximum capacity." Mr. Alvarez read the
sentence before that which said, "It is my belief that at any given time no
more than six clients would be tasting." Commissioner Finerty asked Mr.
Alvarez if he was suggesting that if the commission were to approve this that
the maximum would be six persons per the staff report. Mr. Alvarez said yes,
six in the tasting area.
Chairperson Beaty opened the public hearing and asked the applicant to
address the commission.
MR. ERIC KRUDER, from Crystal Goblet Cellar at 73-200 EI Paseo Suite
3C, stated that he was present to answer any questions.
Commissioner Campbell stated that she went to look at the retail store today
and she was shown by Mrs. Kruder exactly where the table for the wine
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tasting was located. She noted that the parking behind that area was almost
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empty and there was ample parking all the time. She felt proposal would be
good for business.
Chairperson Beaty asked if anyone present wished to speak in FAVOR or
OPPOSITION to the proposal. There was no one and the public hearing was
closed. Chairperson Beaty asked for commission comments or action.
Action:
It was moved by Commissioner Campbell, seconded by Commissioner Finerty, �
approving the findings as presented by staff. Motion carried 5-0.
It was moved by Commissioner Campbell, seconded by Commissioner Finerty,
adopting Planni�g Commission Resolution No. 1985, approving CUP 99-10
Amendment #1 , subject to conditions. Motion carried 5-0.
B Case No. CUP 00-05 - AT&T WIRELESS SERVICES, Applicant ,
Request for approval of a conditional use permit to install a 50- „�
foot high wireless communication tower camouflaged as an
artificial Washingtonia Robusta tree at 72-885 Highway 111
(Palms to Pines East Shopping Center). Property is zoned PC-3
S.P., Planned Commercial (Regional) and is also particularly
described as APN 640-170-008.
Mr. Alvarez informed commission that the project was located at 72-885
Highway 111 and was known as the Palms to Pines Shopping Center East
which fronted on both Highway 111 and EI Paseo. The request was to install
a 50-foot high wireless communication tower. He explained that the location
was basically behind the buildings that front on EI Paseo. The tower would be
50 feet high and camouflaged as an artificial Washingtonia Robusta. As
conditioned by ARC, two live Washingtonia Robusta palm trees would be
placed in the same planter. The ordinance allowed these types of towers in
the planned commercial zone with specific development and performance
standards. Those were outlined in the staff report. With the exception of one
standard, which was the separation distance of 300 feet from residential
property, the project met those standards. The project as proposed was 197 ;
feet to the north of the existing Sandpiper residential project. Mr. Alvarez
explained that the proposed tower would be behind the La Jolla Patio Furniture
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Store. It was 197 feet from the base of the tower to the property line of the
adjacent residential property. The issue was the separation. There were some
findings that could be made in staff's opinion to allow for an exception to the
separation distance. Those findings were addressed on page 3 of the staff
report. With the camouflaging technique and the clustering of the palm trees
staff believed the tower would bfend in with the existing project. He noted
that there were palm trees in the existing shopping center as well as on EI
Paseo. Mr. Alvarez informed commission that a letter of no objection was
received from the homeowners' association. That letter was included with the
staff report. With the use of this innovative camouflaging technique, staff felt
the exception could be made. A similar type of palm tree was approved by
Planning Commission on Cook Street and Merle. The only difference was that
tree simulated a date palm. The proposal was for a Washingtonia Robusta.
Mr. Alvarez indicated that the project was a Class 3 categorical exemption for
CEQA purposes and recommended approval of the project, subject to the
conditions attached to the draft resolution.
Commissioner Jonathan asked if there were several Sandpiper Homeowners'
� Associations. Mr. Alvarez said that there were quite a few. Commissioner
Jonathan asked if the letter represented all of them. Mr. Alvarez said no, it
represented the one directly adjacent to the property. Mr. Drell indicated that
it was the one located within 300 feet. Commissioner Jonathan asked how
far the pole would be to the closest residence. Mr. Alvarez guessed the
distance to be 230 or 240 feet. Commissioner Jonathan asked for the exact
location of the one at Cook and Merle. Mr. Alvarez stated that it is located
behind the U.S. Mini Storage facility at the northeast corner of Merle and
Cook. Chairperson Beaty noted that was the location of the tree that the
commission had requested to be untied. Mr. Alvarez informed commission that
he had contacted that applicant, Nextell Communications, and they were well
aware of it. Commissioner Jonathan asked how tali that tree was. Mr.
Alvarez said that one was 60 feet.
Commissioner Finerty asked Mr. Alvarez why Architectural Review
Commissioner Van Vliet voted no. Mr. Alvarez said that Commissioner Van
Vliet was not satisfied with the height. He wanted it lower and he tried asking
for it to be on the tops of buildings, but that didn't satisfy the requirements of
the applicant as far as height.
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Commissioner Lopez asked for confirmation that there would be a totai of
three trees. Mr. Alvarez said that was correct. There would be the psoposed
artificial tree and two live palm trees.
Commissioner Jonathan asked if there were samples of this proposed tree in
the desert. Mr. Alvarez said he wasn't aware of one. There were date palms,
but not this type. He pointed out a material sample board on display that
showed the material for the pole and the palm fronds. Chairperson Beaty
asked if there was an agreement that the live trees would be trimmed,
maintained and watered. Mr. Alvarez said there was a landscaping
maintenance agreement that the applicants would sign and adhere to.
Chairperson Beaty asked if it was the applicant's responsibility or the
' responsibility of the shopping center. Mr. Alvarez referred the question to the
applicant.
Chairperson Beaty opened the public hearing and asked the applicant to
address the commission.
MR. DAVE LEONARD, a consultant representing AT&T Wireless
Services, informed commission that this was their first time processing
an application in the city of Palm Desert and stated that they always
appreciated staff's efforts in guiding them through the process. He
thought they had come up with a very fine project. He stated that
normally they had an equipment shelter located adjacent to a pole which
contained panels and basically the computer brain that operated the
pole. In this instance they had the benefit of having space inside the
shopping center building so there wouldn't be an exterior structure. In
response to earlier questions he believed the commission would find a
palm very similar to the proposal if not exactly like it by Nextell near
Palm Springs Motors in Cathedral City. He said they would also be
doing another mono-palm facility at that location and that was one that
was very similar. Also in terms of the landscaping they would be "on
the hook" and they would have a condition for it, but he wouldn't be
surprised if they contracted out with the shopping center so that there
was unity in the maintenance between the shopping center and this site
in terms of the daily operation. He said they reviewed the conditions of
approval and were in agreement with all of them and asked for any
questions.
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Commissioner Jonathan asked if the applicant had any experience with the
wearability of this product. For example, how long it would look like a palm
tree.
Mr. Leonard noted that this whole industry was in its infancy so the
best he could provide for an answer was that he has seen mono-palms
that had been in place for up to five years. They really weren't around
before then and they were still in good shape. He thought that the
industry standard for these was improving every day. They used to
have massive trunks and now they were streamlining them more and
they were starting to get texture. While they obviously looked like
manufactured trees, they were actually starting to look more like trees.
To the extent that they have lasted for five years, they were in good
shape, at least the ones he observed were. He said that time would
tell. He also noted that they had a maintenance program with these
facilities so that if the simulated fronds started to tear or blow off, they
would replace them from time to time to make sure it remained like a
tree and they would even untie them if it was tied to begin with once
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Commissioner Jonathan said his concern was that it would be 50 feet high
and with the winds in this area as well as the baking of the sun, etc., they
would probably have a tendency to wear faster here than in other locations.
The maintenance was an issue.
Mr. Leonard agreed that was a good point, particularly for this area, and
their maintenance was on two-week intervals.
Chairperson Beaty asked when a pole would be installed out in the center of
the valley. He noted that there were some bad areas out there for users. He
mentioned the Cook and Country Club area as an example.
Mr. Leonard said they had a substantial network coming in.
Chairperson Beaty stated that he was very impressed with the technology and
he thought it spoke for itself that Commissioner Jonathan hadn't noticed the
one since it had been there about a year. He said the live tree looked te►rible,
but the artificial antenna tree looked great. He noted that there was an
agreement for maintenance and that was a condition.
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Chairperson Beaty asked if anyone wished to speak in FAVOR or OPPOSITION
to the proposal. There was no one and the public hearing was closed.
Chairperson Beaty asked for comments or action from the commission.
Commissioner Jonathan asked staff which condition covered the maintenance
aspect. Mr. Alvarez said that Condition No. 7 addressed it since it was a
landscaping project. Commissioner Jonathan said that he was concerned
about the pole itself and the fronds. He asked that the wording be spruced
up. Mr. Drell said that in the agreement that the applicant signs, staff would
customize that agreement to include the maintenance of the artificial tree.
Commissioner Jonathan stated that in that event, he would move for approval.
Action:
It was moved by Commissioner Jonathan, seconded by Commissioner
Campbell, approving the findings as presented by staff. Motion carried 5-0.
It was moved by Commissioner Jonathan, seconded by Cornmissioner .
Campbell, adopting Planning Commission Resolution No. 1986, approving CUP �
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C. Case No. PP 00-06 - ROBERT RICCIARDI for JOHN OATEY AND MARY
OATEY, Applicants
Request for approval of a Negative Declaration of Environmental Impact
and a precise plan to construct a 7,430 square foot medical office
building located at 10 Village Court.
Mr. Smith noted that the site plan and building elevations were on display. He
indicated that Village Court was at the east end of the city immediately
adjacent to the city of Indian Wells north off of Highway 1 1 1 . This was a
parcel on the east side of Village Court approximately 1 ,000 feet north of the
highway. The proposal was for a medical office building af 7,430 square feet
in two phases. The property itself was 191 by 148 feet. The building was
oriented to Village Court with parking located to the north, south and west.
Access driveways were provided at the north and at the south ends of the
property and there would be mutual access driveways with the properties to
the north and the south. There was a condition requiring the granting of
appropriate easements to assure that. Architectural Review Commission
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granted preliminary approval at its meeting of March 28, 2000. Parking was
consistent with the six spaces per 1 ,000 feet for medical office use. Findings
for approval of a precise plan were outlined on page 3. Staff recommended
certification of a Negative Declaration of Environmental Impact and approval
of the project.
Commissioner Jonathan concurred with Mr. Smith's comments about the
architectural design being somewhat less than inspired and he noted on the
east elevation that there didn't seem to be any improvements. Furthermore,
while the surrounding buildings were pleasing aesthetically, this one still
seemed to lack some of the little touches in the drawings. He asked if there
had been any creative modifications. Mr. Smith said that the ARC action
required additional work on the east elevation which had not been performed
up to this point in time. They would be seeing improvements on the east
elevation. Commissioner Jonathan asked if that was the only requirement at
this point. Mr. Smith said that was the action that ARC took.
Chairperson Beaty o�ened the public hearing and asked if the applicant was
r. present. There was no response. Chairperson Beaty asked if anyone wished
to speak in FAVOR or OPPOSITION to the proposal. There was no one.
Chairperson Beaty closed the public hearing and asked for commission
comments or action.
Commissioner Jonathan stated that he would be in favor of either continuing
the matter or denying the application. He felt that the building in its present
form architecturally was lacking and would be a downgrade from the existing
development.
Commissioner Finerty concurred.
Chairperson Beaty asked if there was a motion. Commissioner Jonathan asked
if the commission wished to continue the matter to give the applicant a chance
to come back in a month, to the first meeting in June. Commissioner
Campbell asked if that would be enough time. Mr. Smith pointed out that the
architecture was approved by the association in place out there. Mr. Drell said
that the same comment was brought up at ARC and the architect's
explanation was that these were the same details of the existing buildings.
Commissioner Jonathan stated that he would like to hear from the applicant.
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innovative, the requirement of the association was to build the building just
like the ones that were already there. He guessed the issue was if there were
details on the existing building which were absent from the proposal.
Commissioner Jonathan felt that was a question the commission should be
able to put to the applicant. Commissioner Jonathan said he would move to
continue the matter to the first meeting in June.
Chairperson Beaty reo�ened the public hearing and asked for a motion.
Action:
It was moved by Commissioner Jonathan, seconded by Commissioner Lopez,
continuing Case No. PP 00-06 to June 6, 2000, by minute motion. Motion
carried 5-0.
D. Case No. VAR 00-01 - DAVID AND ROSALINA REYES, Applicants
Request for approval of a variance to the required front setback from 14 �
feet to 3 feet for a carport structure in front of the residence at 77-290 �
Indiana Avenue, APN 637-243-002.
Mr. Smith explained that in April of 1999 approval was given to construct a
carport at 77-290 Indiana Avenue. The construction did not begin for some
time. In February 2000 the Building Department granted an extension to the
building permit that had been pulled. Mr. Smith stated that there was a copy
of the approval in the commission's packet, as well as reproductions of
photographs of the carport structure. He said that there was some confusion
as to how far back the carport needed to be set. It was noted on the plans
that there were 41 feet of distance from the curb to the existing dwelling. He
said that when looking at the carport on the site, it was obvious that there
was never 41 feet there. He said that the Building Department did an initial
footing inspection on February 8, 2000 and passed it. On April 4 they were
called back to do a framing inspection and that inspector questioned the
setback of the structure. Subsequently the applicant filed this variance
request. He explained that the required front ya�d setback in this zone was 20
feet. They were allowed a shading device to encroach up to six feet into the
required setback, hence the requirement of 14 feet. As indicated the structure ,
is at about three from the property line. Mr. Smith noted that there is a 12-
foot parkway so the distance between the curb and the edge of the carport is
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about 15 feet. Staff circulated notices of this hearing to property owners
within 300 feet. The applicant brought staff a petition or statement signed by
five of his neighbors supporting the application. Staff received one letter of
objection from the property owner at 43-490 Illinois, which was east of this
location on the next street, but it was within 300 feet. He also noted that
there was a letter from Marilyn Hamlet, the President of the Palm Desert
Country Club Association, saying that they never received an application for
the construction of the carport nor for any variances. Staff's recommendation
was to continue this to allow the applicant to process the request through the
homeowners' association. When the applicant got through with that process,
then the city would take up the process again. Mr. Smith suggested that ihe
matter be continued to June 6, 2000.
Chairperson Beaty o�ened the public testimony and asked the applicant to
address the commission.
Mr. Alvarez stated that the applicant was present and he would be interpreting
for him.
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MR. DAVID REYES, 77-290 Indiana Avenue, addressed the commission.
Commissioner Finerty said that when she went to look at the carport, part of
the structure was in the grass and the other side of the carport was in the dirt.
There was a small portion of asphalt but it was in terrible shape. She asked
if there were any plans to install a driveway.
Mr. Reyes informed commission that he does have plans to install
concrete the whole width of the carport area.
Commissioner Lopez asked if the applicant understood the process with the
homeowners' association and what he needs to do.
Mr. Reyes said he was not aware of the process, but now he was
aware of it and would be making contact with them.
Commissioner Campbell asked if the carport would be painted the same color
as the house.
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Mr. Reyes said that he had the paint to do both the residence and the
carport, but he was waiting for a decision.
Chairperson Beaty asked for a clarification. The original approval noted that
it was per setbacks noted. He asked if that was given to Mr. Reyes in writing
and how he would have known that. He asked if they were noted on Mr.
Reyes' plan. Mr. Smith said there was a copy of the plan as it was approved
and it noted the 41 feet, the 26 feet and the 15.
Chairperson Beaty asked if anyone wished to speak in FAVOR or OPPOSITION
to the matter. There was no one and the public hearing was left open.
Chairperson Beaty asked for commission comments or action.
Commissioner Jonathan asked if in the event the homeowners' association
approved the carport as is, if staff's recommendation would be to grant an
exception from the ordinance. Because if staff was opposed, then the
homeowners' association action was superfluous and perhaps the item didn't �
need to be continued. Mr. Smith said that he indicated in the staff report that '
they would have difficulty making finding "C;" it wasn't an impossibility, but �
it would be difficult. Commissioner Jonathan asked if there was a sufficient
possibility that staff would recommend allowing an exception to warrant the
continuance and the applicant's expenditure of time and effort to work with
the association. Mr. Drell said that the overall policy with these sorts of
variances, especially where there were associations, was to tend to try and
defer to the opinion of the association. There might be other design issues
that could be suggested to make it Iook more like part of the house and there
could be other suggestions to make it stick out less than it does. Given the
fact that it exists he felt they should explore every avenue and they should see
if the neighborhood could feel if it was acceptable or not.
Commissioner Finerty suggested that one of the design aspects that the
association might look at was the height of the carport, which was actually
higher than the edge of the �oof where it meets. So they had the roof coming
down and the carport extending about six inches above that so that it clearly
looked like it didn't fit, but at 43-480 Illinois there was a carport there that fit
in really nicely. The trim was all the same and it blended very well. Mr. Drell
felt that given that the carport exists, they should investigate all the ,
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Commissioner Campbell said that right now it stood out iike a sore thumb, but
once it was painted it could blend in. She felt that with the concrete driveway
and improved landscaping, it would help. Mr. Drell said that to a certain
extent, especially with carports, the ordinance specifies that they should have
two covered spaces. Without taking out a bedroom that couldn't be done. He
thought that at some time in the distant past there was probably a one car
garage there which was converted to a room. Probably long before the
applicant bought the house. In those situations where an applicant was trying
to comply with one part of the code which said he was supposed to have two
covered spaces, and obviously covered spaces was a desirable thing to have
out here in the desert, so that was why they tried to work with people the
best they could.
Commissioner Lopez said that considering that this has gone through several
steps here, he thought it looked like there was some sharing of burden here as
it pertained to fault. He asked if the worst case scenario was that this had to
come down, if there was any area where the financial burden should be
shared. Mr. Dreil stated that was a question for the City Attorney and he
�••• would probably want to give that answer to the commission in closed session.
Mr. Erwin concurred that he would prefer to discuss this issue in closed
session if the commission wished to discuss this issue.
Chairperson Beaty asked if there were any other comments or a motion.
Commissioner Jonathan felt that it made sense to continue the matter to give
the applicant the opportunity to work with the association and neighbors. He
asked how much time would be appropriate. Mr. Smith said that staff was
suggesting a continuance to June 6, 2000. Chairperson Beaty asked if staff
knew if there was an association meeting between now and June 6. Mr.
Smith didn't know. Commissioner Jonathan suggested the continuance to
June 6 and if the applicant needed more time, it could be continued again.
Action:
It was moved by Commissioner Jonathan, seconded by Commissioner Finerty,
continuing VAR 00-01 to June 6, 2000 by minute motion. Motion carried 5-0.
Mr. Alvarez relayed the information to the applicant. The applicant thanked
the commission.
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E. Case Nos. PP 94-5 Amendment #1 and CUP 00-05 - DRS. FRANK AND
JANET KERRIGAN, Applicants
Request for approval of an amendment to Precise Plan 94-5 to
allow construction of a 3,693 square foot medical office building
and a conditional use permit to allow a parking modification for
the expanded medical office facility located at 42-575
Washington Street.
Mr. Smith noted that a rendering of the proposed building was on display, as
well as a landscape plan and material sample board. Mr. Smith explained that
the applicant in 1994 obtained approval for a project on the subject property.
The single story medical office building was constructed. The two story,
2,500 square foot building on the front end of the property was not
constructed. At this time the applicant was seeking approval to enlarge that
two story building that was previously approved on the front easterly portion
of the property from 2,567 square feet to 3,693 square feet and change it's �
proposed use from retail and general office to medical office. In order to �
support that application, the applicant needed a parking modification in that �
the parking lot in its ultimate size and shape was already constructed, so there
was a fixed number of parking spaces available. Essentially, the proposal
didn't meet the current six spaces per 1 ,000 square feet parking standard,
which was the requirement for medical offices. In 1994 the property was
rezoned to PC(2) and the project was reviewed for consistency with PC(2)
standards, which is five spaces per 1 ,000 square feet. He stated that the
overall project complies with that. The applicant recently had a parking study
done of the immediate area and that was included in the commission packets.
He said that basically it concluded that the six spaces per 1 ,000 square feet
was an appropriate standard. Mr. Smith informed commission that the
applicant would make a case for the fact that the second building would not
be utilized to its ultimate use, therefore, a parking modification should be
granted, but he would let the applicant make that case. Mr. Smith said that
staff could not recomrnend approval of the requested parking modification. It
would be contrary to the applicant's own parking analysis and it would be
contrary to the city's current medical office standard, which is six spaces per
1 ,000 square feet. Therefore, staff was recommending that the parking
modification be denied. Without the appraval of the parking modification, the �
commission couldn't approve the expansion of the building. Staff's
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recommendation was that CUP 00-05 and the amendment to PP 94-5 not be
approved.
Commissioner Jonathan said alternatively, Mr. Smith didn't have a problem
with medical use for the approved project size of 2,567 square feet. Mr.
Smith agreed and said it complied.
Chairperson Beaty opened the public hearing and asked the applicant to
address the commission.
MR. CHRIS MCFADDEN, McFadden/Mclntosh Architects, 72-295 Fred
Waring Drive in Suite 204 in Palm Desert, stated that he had a handout
for the commission (see attached Exhibit A). Mr. McFadden said that
they believe they have some special mitigating circumstances under
which they could gain approval of the project they were proposing with
the commission's understanding and leniency. He explained that early
in 1994 Dr. Kerrigan contracted with McFadden/Mclntosh Architects
prior to the city annexing the subject property. While under County
r..r review, they had less stringent parking requirements, building setbacks,
building height, parking lot lighting, offsite assessments, and
landscaping requirements. They could have attempted to come in under
County regulations prior to the annexation, but Dr. Kerrigan was
attempting to build the facility in a terribly risky market and chose to be
a good neighbor and good developer. The city was very gracious to
work with them and ran through all the agencies and they obtained
conditions of approval just on the eve of annexation. It was a very
good process and everything went well. At the time they were
considered somewhat visionary requesting a zone change from R-3 to
PC(2). This was not an easy process and although they could have
obtained approval through a CUP, they pursued a zone change to
increase the potential for development of the front parcel.
Subsequently as an outcome of the area for the specific plan, the entire
frontage was rezoned and what they worked hard for was given to
adjacent landowners, inflating the vaiues of the properties. Regarding
the 2,500 square foot area allocation. He said this was an interesting
calculation which was based on Section 25.58 of the Zoning Ordinance.
The 2,500 square feet was merely a blocked allocation at the time for
future development. The footprint shown on the site plan only
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which he had just distributed (Exhibit A attached) which showed three
parking scenarios. The original ordinance which demonstrated
compliance, the current ordinance demonstrating a significant shortage
in parking, and the original plus new showing they were about five
parking spaces short. The building he was proposing tonight showed
conformance with the Zoning Ordinance in effect at the time of the
original approval. Regarding the proposed facility usage, initially the
front pad was intended and saved for retail development and potential
income. They anticipated perhaps a sandwich shop, a bookstore, or a
video store. The medical industry experienced a major shift over the
last five years with HMO's and PPO's. He indicated that Dr. Kerrigan
would be addressing that himself later. Mr. McFadden said that the
competition not only required better care, but better facilities and
separation of services, hence the need for the proposed facilities. They
were merely anticipating a shift in existing services and expanding the
existing site use. For the second floor of their proposed facility the
Zoning Ordinance permitted a 15% reduction in the floor area for
parking calc. purposes as an accessory use. The conference lounge �
area for employees on the second floor was nearly twice that. The �
existing immediate care facility was to be relocated from the back door
of the existing facility which was accessible from the alley to the entire
ground floor of the new building out front; it was no longer shoe
horned. The space vacated by the immediate care would merely return
to private office space for Dr. Kerrigan. A women's wellness center
was to be located upstairs to accommodate the personal needs of the
existing clientele. This was about better quality of health care and
services to the neighborhood. It was not about maximizing leasable
space for some commercial income. Mr. McFadden said they provided
the traffic study and did not "keep it in their pocket." They didn't shop
traffic engineers seeking only those that would provide favorable
results. Yes, it did support the six spaces per 1 ,000 square feet. It
also stated that the project complies 90% of the time, or nine out of 10
hours. He felt that parking studies were not an exact science, but a
conservative estimate. He indicated they implemented a 10% increase
in anticipated volumes which might or might not happen. The potential
for reciprocal parking use was also a possibility and the owners of Don
O's had agreed to permit employee parking. Acquiring adjacent ,
property had potential in conformance with the specific plan,
unfortunately, partially due to the previously mentioned rezoning the
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land values made that fiscally unfeasible at this time. In conclusion, he
asked that the commission consider the history of the development of
this proposed project and the benefit to the community. He asked that
they not deny the applicant the use of this property that he was
previously entitled to and that they approve this project and, if
necessary, condition it upon a reciprocal parking restriction.
DR. FRANK KERRIGAN, the applicant, informed commission that the
pressures on physicians and the medical community were great these
days and they were trying to be somewhat innovative and thus three
years ago they opened up their own urgent care which had been put in
their current facility. It had been an interesting project. He said they
are open seven days a week and they tend to their own patients for the
most part, but their practice had grown as a result. The term "shoe
horn" didn't fit. He thought they had grown nicely because they
provided a good service to the community. With that they had to hire
a lot of staff to take care of these people. If they talked in terms of
FTEs per doctor or provider in the medical community, it was 3.5 per
`... provider. They far exceeded that, thus again firying to keep service to
the community. Part of the second building was really to take care of
his own statf and that was what a good part of the upper floor would
be. He felt that the urgent care was a good idea. If they looked around
in the community, Eisenhower, JFK and other facilities had urgent care
and they certainly didn't consult with the doctors about their feelings
on that and they were taking a lot of their business. He said he was
simply trying to remain competitive in a very difficult medical climate
and thus the urgent care, which he was committed to, one way or
another. He thought it was the right way to go, it took care of his own
patients and had allowed the practice to flourish in an otherwise difficult
time. He appreciated the commission's consideration on this matter.
He knew that it wasn't easy based on the numbers, but for the most
part they were just displacing the shoe-horned effect in this one building
into the second. The larger building would be better for them and it
was for that reason they were asking for this. He said it was mostly to
take the urgent care out and then provide better patient flow with their
current patient poputation.
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Dr. Kerrigan informed commission that he now had 23 or 24 and then
they had some part time people working on the weekends, in the
evenings and in the urgent care. It exceeded what was out there in the
community. He said they really put service on the forefront.
Commissioner Campbell asked if Dr. Kerrigan had a separate parking area for
the staff.
Dr. Kerrigan said they use the road next to them quite a bit. He said
that the staff took a fair amount of the parking space and the concept
of using Don O's parking would help with his staff. He had met with
the gentleman who currently leases Don O's and he had been very
gracious with them and he actually liked the idea of Dr. Kerrigan's staff
using his parking spaces because it made him look busier. They were
mostly going to use it during the day and he could displace his staff to
there, plus in the street. The staff did take a good part of the parking
lot, so if he could displace them, he thought there was plenty of parking
for his patients.
Commissioner Lopez asked if the parking calculations included any parking on
Dudley, the on street parking adjacent to the facility.
Dr. Kerrigan said that the traffic study looked at that in detail.
Commissione� Campbell asked Mr. Smith if there were any plans for vacant
land on Dudley to be built on. Mr. Smith said the property to the west end of
Dudley was under developed at this point. It was zoned office professional
and would eventually be built on, so there would be more competition for
street parking.
Dr. Kerrigan said that his office manager wanted him to make a
correction. Because they were open 12 hours a day, 8:00 a.m. to 8:00
p.m. Monday through Friday and on the weekends. He didn't feel the
weekends were a problem because there weren't many staff there then,
and they had to rotate staff to minimize overtime. His office manager
informed him that at any given time there were about 15 or 16 full time
employees there, so they sort of leap frogged each other because of the ,
prolonged hours they were open.
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Chairperson Beaty asked if anyone wished to speak in FAVOR or OPPOSITION
to the proposal. There was no one and the public hearing was closed. He
asked for commission comments or action.
Commissioner Jonathan said that he was certainly sensitive to the applicant's
desire to meet the needs of the community. Fortunately this wasn't the only
place in the desert that provided medical care or urgent care, so he thought as
Planning Commissioners responsible for the overall community, they had to
look at this project in its broader impact and he concurred with staff's analysis
and staff's conclusions. He was not closed to other possible scenarios that
would utilize other available parking space, he was just saying that they had
to be cognizant of the other uses that might require those spaces. He didn't
know what Don 0's was approved for and if they took the assumption that
the business was successful, either now or in the future and that the
applicant's business was successful now or in the future, then they had to
look at the utilization of the existing parking spaces in that scenario to see if
there was enough. But with the application in its present form, he would
concur with staff.
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Commissioner Campbell concurred with Commissioner Jonathan. Even though
this was approved in 1994 and even though Mr. McFadden stated that they
shouldn't be denied land use for that which they were previously allowed, laws
and regulations changed and they had to follow the new laws.
Chairperson Beaty asked staff what the parking situation was at Don O's. Mr.
Smith said that staff hadn't done parking counts out there. He knew that staff •
had contact from the owner there during the construction on Washington
Street and he was concerned that his business was down. Chairperson Beaty
said he was referring to Don O's square footage and his required parking
spaces. He asked if Don O's had excess parking spaces currently available.
Mr. Smith said he didn't know. Chairperson Beaty felt an obvious answer to
the problem was to come up with a parking arrangement and if the applicant
could do that, he wouldn't have a problem. As it stood now, he wouldn't be
in favor of the proposal.
Commissioner Finerty said that unfortunately they were 10 parking spaces
short. She said that she has driven by and noticed that Dudley did have quite
a number of cars on it and knew that with the Dr. Kerrigan's office hours
extending until 8:00 p.m., there would be an over lap with Don O's customers.
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She didn't feel that Don O's parking was adequate the way it is, especially
during the season when it could be crowded.
Commissioner topez stated that he also concurred with staff. Looking at the
area itself, he thought this building a�chitecturally would add to the
environment at this local, but he did have a problem with the parking situation.
He felt that if Don 0's had the opportunity to provide them additional parking
spaces, it was obviously seasonal, but if they had excess parking, that might
provide an opportunity which could be explored.
Chairperson Beaty asked for commission action. Commissioner Jonathan
stated that in concurrence with staff, he would move to approve the findings
as presented by staff, which would be for denial. His conclusion was based
on staff's analysis and he concurred with their conclusion. He was also
persuaded by the fact that the applicant could at least partially, if not entirely,
accommodate the needs he articulated with the 2,500 square foot building
that is approved which could accommodate medical use. On that basis he
would move fo� approval of the findings. Commissioner Finerty stated that
she would second the motion. Chairperson Beaty asked if the commission
approved the findings and denied the project, if that precluded the applicant
from looking into the parking situation for a possible parking agreement. If it
would, he would prefer to see a continuance. Mr. Drell said that with a denial
the applicant could not come back with the same application for one year. He
said that the commission could deny it tonight without prejudice, but if it was
the commission's desire to see if something could be worked out, it would be
better to continue it. Chairperson Beaty stated that he would be in favor of
a continuance to evaluate the current parking requirements at Don O's. He
didn't think a month`s continuance would be a problem. Commissioner Finerty
didn't feel that they would be able to get accurate parking counts at this time
of year. Chairperson Beaty said he wanted to know how many spaces Don
O's required and if he had any excess spaces now. Commissioner Jonathan
asked if the applicant was preempted from submitting a new application for
one year. Mr. Drell said yes, if it was denied and if it was the same
application. Mr. Smith said that applied if it was substantially the same
application. He indicated it would be different if the applicant was submitting
something with a parking agreement on an adjacent property. Mr. Erwin said
it might be questionable as to whether that was substantially different. That
determination was basically left to the commission to decide. Mr. Drell felt
that if the reason for the denial was purely the parking issue and the parking
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issue was different, then he felt that would be a material difference.
Commissioner Jonathan pointed out that the applicant had the option to appeal
the decision to the councif and thought that the applicant had a lot of options
and he had to believe that many of them had been explored to get to this point
when the applicant knew that staff would be recommending denial. He
wouldn't care about Don O's current utilization, but as Chairperson Beaty
stated, he would like to know if the applicant was able to demonstrate that
Don O's, based on restaurant usage, had excessive parking spaces available
and that during the high point of the season that there was availability as well.
That was a complicated issue that hadn't been presented to the commission
by the applicant in any detail, so he would stand by his motion to adopt the
findings as presented by staff. Chairperson Beaty called for the vote.
Chairperson Beaty and Commissioner Campbell both indicated that they would
prefe► a continuance.
Action:
It was moved by Commissioner Jonathan, seconded by Commissioner Finerty,
approving the findings as presented by staff. Motion carried 3-2 (Chairperson
i.. Beaty and Commissioner Campbell voted no).
It was moved by Commissioner Jonathan, seconded by Commissioner Finerty, -
adopting Planning Commission Resolution No. 1987, denying PP 94-5
Amendment #1 and CUP 00-05. Motion carried 3-2 (Chairperson Beaty and
Commissioner Campbell voted no).
F. Case Nos. GPA 00-02, C/Z 00-03 and PP 00-05 - CARL L. KARCHER,
Applicant
Request for approval of a Negative Declaration of Environmental
Impact, general plan amendment from high density residential to
office professional, a change of zone from R-3 (multifamily
residential) to O.P. (office professional) for property located on
the east side of San Pablo from 221 feet south of Catalina Way
to San Gorgonio Way and including property at the southwest
corner of San Gorgonio Way and San Carlos Avenue. Project
also includes a request for approval of a precise plan of design
and Negative Declaration of Environmental Impact for a 5,700
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square foot single story office building on the property known as
44-550 San Pablo.
Mr. Smith apologized to the commission for not having the mapping in the
packet originally. He indicated the area on the east side of San Pablo which
was the area that was subject to the proposed general plan amendment and
zone change. He also pointed out where the zone change itself was applied,
which was the property at the southwest corner of San Gorgonio and San
Carlos. He also ind+cated that the designated three lots on the east side of
San Pablo were the three parcels which initiated this whole process in that
staff had a request from Mr. Karcher to put an office complex on those three
lots and in order to get to that application they needed to go through these
other two steps, hence the applications before the commission. He said that
all the properties were currently zoned R-3. If they were to go to office use
or the Karcher proposal, the way to do it was through the amendment to the .
general plan and the zone change. He pointed out that San Pablo Avenue is
carrying a higher volume of traffic every year and it was becoming less
desirable for residential development. Office professional use had been used
as an effective transitional use between heavily trafficked streets and
residential uses. That had been done on Fred Waring, on Monterey and on
Deep Canyon. Staff felt it was appropriate to proceed with the general plan
land use amendment and the zone change to office professional. Staff tafked
with the various property owners in that area and they were on board and they
supported the application. Some of them wrote to staff and their letters were
included with the staff report. Mr. Smith indicated that the precise plan
proposal by Mr. Karcher had 260 feet of frontage with a depth of about 1 14
feet. This depth varied depending upon the amount of street widening that
had previously been taken. He noted that the middle lot of the three was
somewhat shorter than the others and that was through some County taking
of the frontage of the property. He said that Public Works would entertain
vacating some of that back to the applicant. He noted that the front setback
varied from 14 feet to 28 feet as a result of that, but for commission's
purposes they needed to keep in mind that the buildings would be 33 feet back
from the curb consistently. The curb wouldn't change. He said they were
looking at a 5,700 square foot single story building. Its height ranged from 13
feet at the flat end. He said that the peaked hip roof section at its top was 24
feet. He noted that the landscape plan and elevations were on display, as well
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as a material sample board. The maximum height in the O.P. zone was 25
feet. Due to its design it had a lot less impact than a typical 24-foot building.
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He indicated that the site plan was iaid out with parking to the north and the
building to the south. There were 36 parking spaces of which 20 would be
covered with carports. As indicated, there were 36 spaces and only 23 were
required, so they were considerabiy over parked. Mr. Smith stated that the
Public Works Department in their conditions requested or required that the
northerly driveway be deleted. He said it would still have one access and
would function just fine. The concern was ihat it would almost align with the
street to the west, Guadalupe, and they wanted to avoid that situation.
Staff's conclusion was that it was appropriate to do the zone change and
general plan amendment. Mr. Smith felt the precise plan would be a quality
office development which would fit i�to the neighborhood. The project had
been reviewed and was given preliminary approval by ARC. The zone change
and general plan amendment were reviewed through ZORC and they endorsed
the proposal. He recommended certification of the Negative Declaration of
Environmental Impact and of the project. He noted that in the draft resolution
at page two, the second item whe�e they were approving the general plan and
the change of zone, he wanted to insert the words "as shown on Exhibit 6."
�,,., Chairperson Beaty o�ened the public hearing and asked the applicant to
address the commission.
MR. CARL KARCHER, 72-875 Fred Waring Drive in Palm Desert, said
his intent was to build his own office complex with a couple of rental
spaces and it obviously needed rezoning. He thought that Mr. Smith
covered everything. He felt it would be a very nice facility and would
be the gateway to City Hall and hopefully would set the tone for future
office professional buildings along San Pablo in the future.
Commissioner Campbell asked if Mr. Karcher had any intention of buying the
homes on eithe� side of that property, to the north and to the south.
Mr. Karcher said there was just one home to the south and his
understanding was that the broker that he uses contacted Fitzhenry
Funera! Home which was on the corner and Fitzhenry was expressing
interest in possibly buying that and building an office or putting in a
better entrance to their facility.
Commissioner Campbell asked about the home to the north.
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Mr. Karcher said he did not purchase that home. He was just dealing
with the three empty lots.
Chairperson Beaty asked if anyone wished to speak in FAVOR or OPPOSITION
to the p�oposal.
MR. DEREK ZIMMERMAN add�essed the commission and stated he was
also speaking on behalf of his wife, who was also present. They both
owned property at 44-667 San Pablo and 44-795 San Pablo. He said
they were very much in favor of the project and the proposal. They felt
that San Pablo needed to have future development and the office
concept was ideal for San Pablo because they were having more and
more traffic there and a residential type of use was not desirable with
the way San Pablo was right now. They were in favor of the proposal
and were looking forward to having it in the neighborhood.
Chairperson Beaty closed the public hearing and asked for commission
comments or action. �
Commissioner Campbell stated that she was in favor of the project and would
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move for approval.
Commissioner Finerty said she would second that. She felt the project
blended in very well with the neighborhood.
Commissioner Jonathan stated that he felt this was an absolutely ideal
utilization of that land, not just in terms of planning but in terms of a precise
plan office that would make the city proud. There was excess parking and it
was everything that he would ever want in an application. Commissioner
Campbell noted that the height was one story, not two. Commissioner
Jonathan concurred and felt that everything he could ask for was there.
Action:
It was moved by Commissioner Campbell, seconded by Commissioner Finerty,
approving the findings as presented by staff. Motion carried 5-0.
It was moved by Commissioner Campbell, seconded by Commissioner Finerty,
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adopting Planning Commission Resolution No. 1988, recommending to City
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Council approval of GPA 00-02, C/Z 00-03 and PP 00-05, subject to
conditions. Motion carried 5-0.
IX. MISCELLANEOUS
A. REQUEST FOR A DETERMINATtON OF USE NOT LISTED TO ALLOW
A DESIGNER FURNITURE SHOWROOM TO APPLY FOR A
CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT tN THE OFFtCE PROFESSIONAL ZONE.
Mr. Drell stated that currently in the O.P. zone art galleries were a listed use
and the request was whether interior design showrooms from a land use
intensity point of view were sufficiently similar to an art gallery for them to be
able to apply as a conditional use in the O.P. zone.
Commissioner Jonathan said that for purposes of determining whether he
needed to abstain or not, he needed to know if the matter before the
commission was of a general nature or whether it applied to the northwest
� corner of Cook and Sheryl specifically. Mr. Drell said it was actually of a
general nature. If a determination of use was made, it did set a precedent so
although a potential candidate would be the O.P, property there, all the
commission was saying was that as a general principle, an O.P. zoned property
could apply for a CUP. Mr. Erwin recommended that he abstain.
Commissioner Jonathan said that he would abstain.
Commissioner Campbell thought that there were showrooms for window
coverings and those kinds of uses already allowed in the O.P. zone. After
further discussion it was determined that those existing uses were in the S.I.
zone, which allowed businesses catering to the construction industry. Mr.
Drell said that the things they were proposing were included in a typical
designer showroom but weren't included in the current listing of uses allowed
in the O.P. zone.
Chairperson Beaty asked Mr. Baxley if he had any comments. Mr. Baxley
stated that he was present to answer any questions. Chairpe�son Beaty asked
for commission action.
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Action:
It was moved by Commissioner Campbell, seconded by Commissioner Lopez,
allowing a designer furniture showroom to apply for a conditional use permit
in the O.P. zone by minute motion. Motion carried 4-0-1 (Commissioner
Jonathan abstained.)
B. REQUEST FOR EXCESS STREET RIGHT-OF-WAY VACATION FOR A
PORTION OF SAN PABLO QVENUE SOUTH OF CATALINA WAY.
Mr. Gaugush stated that this dealt with property directly north of the previous
application for Mr. Karcher. There was a situation where there was excessive
right-of-way and the applicant had requested that some of the property be
released back. Staff was recommending that most of it be given back and
was asking for a general plan conformity action to recommend that to the city
council.
Chairperson Beaty asked Mr. Rexrode, the applicant, if he had anything he'd
like to add. Mr. Rexrode indicated that this would allow them to move forward
with the Karcher office professional development.
Action:
It was moved by Commissioner Jonathan, seconded by Commissioner Finerty,
by minute motion determining that the subject abandonment is in conformity
with the City's General Plan. Motion carried 5-0.
X. COMMITTEE MEETING UPDATES
A. ART IN PUBLIC PLACES - (April 19, 2000)
Commissioner Campbell informed commission that Mr. Tim Bartlett gave
a presentation on the proposed new art gallery on the corner of
Highway 1 11 and Portola. They also had a presentation for the Desert
Willow bus shelter design and concept. They chose one out of three
that were presented.
B. CIVIC CENTER STEERING COMMITTEE - (No meeting)
C. DESERT WILLOW COMMITTEE - (No meeting)
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D. LANDSCAPE COMMITTEE - (No meeting)
E. PROJECT AREA 4 COMMITTEE - (No meeting)
F. PALM DESERT/RANCHO MIRAGE MONTEREY AVENUE CORRIDOR
PLANNING WORK GROUP - (No meeting)
G. ZONING ORDINANCE REVIEW COMMITTEE - (April 19, 2000)
Mr. Smith indicated that the discussion involved accessory buildings in
rear yards.
XI. COMMENTS
Commissioner Jonathan commented that the design from Chris McFadden that
the commission saw earlier tonight was very nice. He noted that there were
times when he commented that they wouldn't know what a building would
look like, but this one was really nice. Commissioner Lopez agreed.
� Commissioner Jonathan knew that staff couldn't always ask for that level, but
it was sure nice to see.
X11. ADJOURNMENT
It was moved by Commissioner Campbell, seconded by Commissioner Lopez,
adjourning the meeting by minute motion. Motion carried 5-0. The meeting
adjourned at 8:23 p.m.
PHILIP DRELL, ecretary
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PAUL R. BEATY, Chairperso
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This plcn is conceptually cpproved cs is / as noted:
Dro. Fronk ond/or Jonet Kerrigan Date
A R E A T A 8 U L A T I 0 N S
� Firat Floor Leasable Areo ............ 1890 sq. R.
� Second Floor Leaseoble Areo ...... 1678 sq. ft.
Totot Leoaeable Area (New) ........ 3568 aq. tt.
Mech. / Miac. ................................. 125 aq. ft.
Building Total ............................... 3693 sq. ft.
Totol Lot Arec �•. 34678 aq. ft. or 0.79 acre
Exiating 8uilding Floor A�ea � ..... 5794 sq. ft.
Propoaed Building Leaae Space* .. 3139 aq. ft.
Building Coveroge � .. 9487 aq. ft. or 27.4 X
Hardacape ................. 18096 sq. ft. or 52.2 X
. Landacoping ............... 7095 sq. ft. or 20.4 X
OP A R K I N G T A 8 U L A T I 0 N S
(Scenario 1 — Original Ordinance — All Medical)
Bldg. A* (4925 / 200 aq. ft.) = 24.63 Spacea
Bldg. B FI�. 1• 1607 / 250 aq. ft.� = 6.43 +
81dg. 8 Flr. 2• �1426 / 250 sq. ft.) � 5.70 or
37 Totol Required • 38 parking apacea provided.
(Scenario 2 — Curcent Ordinance)
Bldg. A• 4925 / 167 aq. ft. = 29.55 Spacea
81dq. 8• 3033 / 167 sq. ft.� = 18.2 Spacea or
O . 48 Total Requi�ed ' 38 porlcing apacea provided.
(Scenario 3 — Origincl + New .Ordinance — All Medical)
Bldg. A• (4925 / 200 aq. ft.) = 24.63 Spacea
Bldg. B• (3033 / 167 aq. ft.) � 18.2 Spacea or
43 Toto1 Required * 38 par{cing spacea provided.
' Leaa occessory uae apcce per Sec. 1002 UBC.
Accessory epcces are defined aa Bathrooma�
Closets and Hollways. Maximum 15R Grosa F.A.
•*Overoll areos afe calculated within property
lines based on Lot Survey prepared by Cal—
West Engineering� May 1994 �
� � Meoaured orea ot footprint of Lecse Space
� (Conditioned + Mechcniccl) Facilities.
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