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Home My WebLink About0217 MINUTES .. _ ��--� PALM DESERT PLANNING COMMISSION �.. TUESDAY - FEBRUARY 17, 2004 . • 6:00 P.M. - CIVIC CENTER COUNCIL CHAMBER * * * * * * « * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * « * * * * * * * * * * * * * * « * * * * * * * * * * * I. CALL TO ORDER Chairperson Campbell called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m. II. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANGE Commissioner Finerty led in the pledge of allegiance. III. ROLL CALL Members Present: Sonia Campbell, Chairperson Sabby Jonathan, Vice Chairperson � Cindy Finerty Jim Lopez Dave Tschopp Members Absent: None Staff Present: Steve Smith, Planning Manager Bob Hargreaves, City Attorney Francisco Urbina, Associate Planner Phil Joy, Associate Transportation Planner Tonya Monroe, Administrative Secretary IV. APPROVAL OF MINUTES: Request for approval of the meeting minutes for 6:00 p.m. October 21, 6:00 p.m. November 18, 6:00 p.m. December 2, 6:00 p.m. December 16, 2003, and January 6 and January 20, 2004. Action: It was moved by Commissioner Finerty, seconded by Commissioner � Tschopp, to approve the minutes of 6:00 p.m. October 21, 6:00 p.m. November 18, 6:00 p.m. December 2, 2003 and 6:00 January 20, 2004. Motion carried 5-0. MINUTES PALM DESERT PLANNING COMMISSION FEBRUARY 17. 2004 f .., ..�r It was moved by Commissioner Finerty, seconded by Commissioner Lopez, to approve the January 6, 2004 minutes. Motion carried 4-0-1 (Commissioner Tschopp abstained). It was moved by Commissioner Tschopp, seconded by Commissioner Jonathan, to approve the mi�utes of 6:00 p.m. December 16, 2003. Motion carried 3-0-2 (Commissioners Finerty and Lopez abstained). V. SUMMARY OF COUNCIL ACTION Mr. Smith summarized pertinent City Counci{ actions of February 5 and February 12, 2004. VI. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS None. VII. CONSENT CALENDAR ..�r None. VIII. PUBLIC HEARINGS Anyone wha challenges any hearing matter in court may be limited to raising only those issues he, she or someone else raised at the public hearing described herein, or in written correspondence delivered to the Planning Commission at, or prior to, the public hearing. A. Case No. TT 31860 - CHRIS PAOLINI, Applicant Request for approval of a tentative tract map to subdivide 4.68 acres into 16 single-family lots (8,900 square foot minimum size) located on the east side of Shepherd Lane, between Chinook Circle East and East College View Circle. Mr. Urbina reviewed the salient points of the staff report. He recommended approval of TT 31860 based on the findings and subject to the conditions , contained in the Planning Commission Resolution attached to the staff report. � 2 MINUTES PALM DESERT PLANNING COMMISSION FEBRUARY 17 2004 � Commissioner Jonathan asked for clarification regarding access and circulation. The staff report indicated that the applicant is required to improve Shepherd Lane to 26 feet within 38 feet of half street right-of-way within the tract boundaries. He asked what that meant. MR. TIM PAPPAS, Hacker Engineering, came forward from the audience and said he was the planner that put the tentative map together. Chairperson Campbell asked for his address for the record. Mr. Pappas said Hacker Engineering is at 68-487 Highway 111 in Cathedral City, 92234. Regarding the question asked, he explained that the pavement in that area does not extend all the way across to the boundary of their tract. What they had in effect was just half street built so that Kokopelli Circle comes into basically a half street. They - would have to dedicate the additional right-of-way and improve that portion of Shepherd Lane. He showed where the paving ended at the tract boundary and at the south boundary then indicated they would `� have to build that portion of the asphalt. Commissioner Jonathan reiterated that the applicant was going to be required to improve or to finish out the street, the east half of Shepherd Lane fronting the property. He asked if that was correct. Mr. Pappas concurred. He said that basically the asphalt would be one solid line from their north tract boundary to the south tract boundary rather than tapering in and out as it does now. Commissioner Lopez said that in looking at Public Works Condition No. 15, he was assuming that was the condition that talked about the pad elevations. Mr. Urbina said that was correct. Commissioner Lopez said that in his report, Mr. Urbina was more precise as to what levels of height were to be adjusted on these pads, yet in the condition it was very vague and said slightly higher and slightly lower. He asked if that was the way it was meant to be produced. Mr. Urbina said yes. The final map would have to show the pad elevations as per Condition No. 15. In his staff report he attempted to translate that into what it actually meant in terms of differences between the new required pad elevations and the existing pad elevations on properties to the north and to r.. 3 MINUTES PALM DESERT PLANNING COMMISSION FEBRUARY 17. 2004 � the south. But the final map would have to adhere to the Condition No. 15 pad elevations. Chairperson Campbell o�ened the public hearing and asked the applicant to address the commission. Mr. Pappas said he wasn't the applicant, but he could speak on any technical aspects of the map. He didn't have anything else to add unless the commission had other questions. There were no other questions. Chairperson Campbell asked if anyone wished to address the commission in FAVOR or OPPOSITION. There was no one and the public testimony was closed. Chairperson Campbell asked for commission comments. Action: It was moved by Commissioner Finerty, seconded by Commissioner Tschopp, approving the findings as presented by staff. Motion carried 5-0. It was moved by Commissioner Finerty, seconded by Commissioner ..,�i Tschopp, adopting Planning Commission Resolution No. 2250, approving TT 31860, subject to conditions. Motion carried 5-0. IX. MISCELLANEOUS None. X. COMMITTEE MEETING UPDATES A. ART IN PUBLIC PLACES None. B. LANDSCAPE COMMITTEE None. � 4 MINUTES PALM DESERT PLANNING COMMISSION FEBRUARY 17. 2004 �.�. C. PROJECT AREA 4 COMMITTEE Commissioner Finerty noted that Project Area 4 met and there is a developer at Palm Desert Country Club who would like to put in 95 homes. In exchange for that he is proposing to improve the golf course, adding improvements of about $5 million. $1.5 million would be for a new imgation system. The issue of views will be raised. There were people at Project Area 4, there was standing room only, and there were some in favor and some opposed. The board wouldn't take a stand. They have seven different people running for the board and they were all on different sides of the issue. Upon questioning, she described where the homes were being proposed, the approximate size of the lots and proposed prices and potential impacts. She noted that what was being requested was to change the zone from Open Space to Residential. That was something she believed was unprecedented. Chairperson Campbell asked if there were any questions. Mr. Hargreaves advised that they might wish to wait to discuss this item �'�' when it is placed on an agenda. Commission concurred. XI. ELECTION OF OFFICERS AND COMMITTEE LIAISONS A. Election of Chairperson and Vice Chairperson Action: It was moved by Commissioner Finerty, seconded by Chairperson Campbell, to appoint Sabby Jonathan as Chair and Dave Tschopp as Vice Chairperson by minute motion. Motion carried 5-0. Commissioner Finerty thanked Commissioner Campbell for a job well done in the past year. There were some trying times, not to mention the General Plan, but they had gotten through it. Commission and staff agreed. Commissioner Jonathan thought she did a wonderful job noting they had some very interesting meetings, the General Plan hearings, and she was at the helm during a historic period and she did them proud. Commissioner Campbell said it was a pleasure. `.. 5 MINUTES PALM DESERT PLANNING COMMISSION FEBRUARY 17, 2004 � B. Appointment of an Art in Public Places Representative, Appointment of a Landscape Committee Representative, Appointment of a Project Area 4 Committee Representative and Appointment of a Zoning Ordinance Review Comrr�ittee (ZORC) Representative. Action: {t was moved by Commissioner Finerty, seconded by Commissioner Campbell, to, by minute motion, leave the existing appointees to their respective committees. Commission concurred and the motion carried 5- 0. XII. COMMENTS None. XIII. ADJOURNMENT It was moved by Commissioner Campbell, seconded by Commissioner � Finerty, adjourning the meeting. Motion carried 5-0. The meeting was � adjourned at 6:18 p.m. - � ---, � � �� STEPHEN R. SMITH, Acting Secret ATT . SABBY JO T AN, Chairperson Palm Desert lanning Commission /tm rr 6