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HomeMy WebLinkAboutRes No 265PLANNING COMMISSION RESOLUTION NO. 265 A RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF PALM DESERT, CALIFORNIA, SETTING FORTH ITS FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDING TO THE CITY COUNCIL, APPROVAL OF A TENTATIVE MAP TO ALLOW FOR DEVELOPMENT OF A 217-UNIT PLANNED RESI- DENTIAL SUBDIVISION ON 62 ACRES OF LAND GENERALLY LOCATED SOUTHERLY OF AND WESTERLY OF IRONTREE DRIVE. CASE NO. TRACT 5565 WHEREAS, the Planning Commission of the City of Palm Desert, California, did receive a verified application from SILVER SPUR ASSOCIATES, requesting approval of a 217-unit planned residential subdivision on 62 acres of land located in the PR-7 zone and situated southerly of and westerly of Irontree Drive, and more par- ticularly described as: A Portion of Section 32 T5S, R6E, SBB&M WHEREAS, said application has complied with the requirements of the "City of Palm Desert Environmental Quality Procedure Resolution Number 77-7", in that an Environmental Impact Report was previously submitted for Conditional Use Permit 1382; further a Negative Declaration was made on this portion of the project by the Director of Environmental Services and the appeal period has expired; and WHEREAS, the Planning Commission did take into consideration the Tentative Map as submitted and the reports of the various reviewing agencies; and WHEREAS, the Planning Commission did find that the subject Tentative Map does substantially comply with the City of Palm Desert Municipal Code and the State of California Subdivision Map Act, as amended; and WHEREAS, the Planning Commission did find that the subject Tentative Map does comply with the City's adopted General Plan. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Planning Commission of the City of Palm Desert as follows: 1. That the above recitations are true., correct, and constitute the findings of the Commission in this case; 2. That it does hereby recommend approval to the City Council of the City of Palm Desert of the above -described Tentative Map No. 5565, subject to the fulfillment of the attached conditions. CASE NO. TT 5565 PLANNING COMMISSION RESOLUTION NO. 265 FURTHER, BE IT RESOLVED that the recommended Conditions of Approval do include a recommendation to the City Council that they require compliance to Article 26.15 of the City's Subdivision Ordinance by dedicating land as specified by Special Condition of Approval No. 2. PASSED, APPROVED, and ADOPTED at a continued meeting of the Palm Desert Planning Commission held on this 2nd day of August, 1977, by the following vote, to wit: AYES: BERKEY, SNYDER, KRYDER NOES: NONE ABSENT: KELLY, READING ABSTAIN: NONE GEORGE BERKEY, CHAIRMAN ATTEST: PAUL A. WILLIAMS, SECRETARY PALM DESERT PLANNING COMMISSION PLANNING COMMISSION RESOLUTION NO. 265 JULY 5, 1977 CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL CASE NO. TRACT 5565 I. STANDARD CONDITIONS: 1. All improvements shall conform to the requirements of the City Standard Specifications and the City Engineer. 2. Tract shall be processed in accordance with all applicable provisions of Ordinance 125, the Subdivision Ordinance. 3. Access rights to Portola Avenue shall be offered to the City as a dedi- cation on the Final Map, accept at the intersection of Irontree Drive. 4. Prior to submittal of the Final Map, the applicant shall provide the City with a list of proposed street names with at least three alterna- tives. The approval of the final street names shall be made by the Director of Environmental Services.. 5. The development of the property described herein shall be subject to the restrictions and limitations set forth herein which are in addition to all the requirements, limitations, and restrictions of all municipal ordinances and State and Federal statutes now in force. 6. The C. C. & R's for this development shall be submitted to the City Attorney for review and approval prior to the issuance of any building permits. Prior to recordation of the final subdivision map, the applicant shall submit to the Director of Environmental Services the following documents which shall demonstrate to the satisfaction of the Planning Commission that the total project will be developed and maintained in accordance with the intent and purposes of the approval: a. The document to convey title. b. Covenants and restrictions to be recorded. c. Management and maintenance agreement to be entered into with the owners of the units of the project. 7. In order to maintain reasonable fire protection during the construction period, the subdivider shall maintain passable vehicular access to all buildings, and adequate fire hydrants with required fire flows shall be installed as recommended by the Fire Department. 8,. The water system shall be signed by a registered civil engineer and approved by the water company, with the following certification: "I certify that the design of the water system of Tract No. 5565 is in accordance with the requirements prescribed by the City Fire Marshall". 9. Improvement plans for water and sewer system shall meet the requirements of the respective service districts. 10. All on -site utilities, including cable TV, shall be placed underground and shall be completely concealed from view except certain appurtenances as may be approved by the Director of Environmental Services. 11. All dedicated land and/or easements required by this approval shall be granted to the City of Palm Desert, without cost to the City and free of all liens and encumbrances. PLANNING COMMISSION RESOLUTION NO. 265 CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL TT 5565 12. Area shall be annexed to the Coachella Valley Stormwater Unit of the Coachella Valley County Water District. 13. All requirements of Case No. CUP 1382 shall be met as a part of the development of this tract. 14. The construction of all private streets shall be inspected by the Engineering Department and a Standard Inspection Fee shall be paid. 15. Install safety lighting along frontage of Portola as approved by the City Engineer. 16. Drainage facilities satisfactory to the City Engineer shall be pro- vided. These shall be sufficient to maintain at least one lane of traf- fic free of water on local streets in a one-year storm and two lanes for collectors. Water shall not be allowed to top the curbs in a ten-year storm and shall not be allowed to flood any building pads in a 100- year storm. II. SPECIAL CONDITIONS: 1. The total number of dwelling unit lots shall be limited to 217. 2. In order to meet the neighborhood and public facilities requirement of the Subdivision Ordinance, applicant shall commit in writing to dedication of required park land for this phase of the development in the future at a mutually agreeable location to the City of Palm Desert and the appli- cant. Such committment shall be made prior to submittal of the Final Tract Map and transfer of title shall occur in conjunction with the re- cordation of the Final Map or at a later date to be specified by the City of Palm Desert. 3. Applicant shall enter into a future improvement agreement to participate in the signalization of the Irontree Drive and Portola Avenue intersection on the basis of up to one-third participation in the cost of installation of the signal at such time as traffic signal warrants are met. 4. Existing on -site overhead utility distribution lines shall be undergrounded per the requirements of Article 25.32-6 of the Palm Desert Zoning Ordinance. 5, Any and all on -site storage yards shall be eliminated at time of completion. 6. Plans for the Security Gate Complex at Irontree Drive and Portola Avenue shall have the approval of the City Fire Marshall. 7. All plans and development shall conform to the City of Palm Desert Master Plan of Drainage. 8. Applicant shall fully improve Portola Avenue on the south side between Mariposa and Irontree Drive. 9. Landscaping along the south side of Portola Avenue between Mariposa and Quercus Lane shall be completed before any building permits are issued for TT 5565. -2- PLANNING COMMISSION RESOLUTION NO. 265 CONDITONS OF APPROVAL TT 5565 10. Fencing along the south side of Portola Avenue between Irontree Drive and Quercus Lane shall consist of a solid six foot masonry wall. 11. Sidewalks shall be installed along the south side of Portola Avenue between Irontree Drive and Mariposa Drive. Such sidewalks shall conform to the specifications and requirements of the City Engineer. 12. A Final Map shall not be approved covering any portion of the area in- cluded in this Tentative Map until the questions concerning the rout- ing of exterior drainage are resolved to the satisfaction of the City for that particular area. If required by the City, a revised tentative map shall be filed. 13. Such other conditions as may be adopted by the City Council upon re- commendation of the City Engineer. 14. Install a water system capable of delivering 2000 GPM fire flow for a two (2) hour duration in addition to domestic or other supply. The com- putation shall be based upon a minimum of 20 psi residual operating pres- sure in the supply main from which the flow is measured at the time of measurement. 15. Install Riverside County super fire hydrants so that no point of any building is more than 250 feet from a fire hydrant measured along ap- proved vehicular travel ways. A. Hydrants shall not be located closer than 25 feet to any building. B. Exterior surfaces of hydrant barrels and heads shall be painted chrome yellow and the tops and nozzle caps shall be painted green. C. Curbs (if installed) shall be painted red 15 feet in either direction from each hydrant. 16. Prior to issuance of a building permit, the developer shall furnish the original and three (3) copies of the water system plan to the Fire Mar- shal for review. Upon approval, one copy will be sent to the Building Department, and the original will be returned to the developer. 17. The water system plan shall be signed by a registered civil engineer and approved by the water company, with the following certification: "I certify that the design of the water system in TT 5565 is in accordance with the requirements prescribed by the Fire Marshal." -3-