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HomeMy WebLinkAboutRes No 576PLANNING COMMISSION RESOLUTION NO. 576 A RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF PALM DESERT, CALIFORNIA, RECOMMENDING APPROVAL TO THE CITY COUNCIL OF A TENTATIVE TRACT MAP TO ALLOW CONSTRUCTION OF 264 RESI- DENTIAL UNITS, RECREATIONAL AMENITIES, AND A PUBLIC PARK ON APPROXIMATELY 39 ACRES LOCATED AT THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF MONTEREY AVENUE AND COUNTRY CLUB DRIVE. CASE NO. TT 16015 WHEREAS, the Planning Commission of the City of Palm Desert, California, did on the 4th day of March, 1980, hold a duly noticed Public Hearing to consider a request by MAYER GROUP, INC., for approval of a Tentative Tract Map for 24 lots to allow construction of 264 residential units and a nine (9) acre public park on approximately 39 acres within the PR-7 (U.A.) (Planned Residential, max. 7 d.u./ac., Upon Annexation) zone located at the northeast corner of Monterey Avenue and Country Club Drive, more particularly described as: APN 620-180-003 WHEREAS, said application has complied with the requirements of the City of Palm Desert Environmental Quality Procedure, Resolution No. 78-32", in that the subject project has been previously assessed under Case Nos. C/Z 09-79 and DP 15-79 and no further evaluation is deemed nec- essary. WHEREAS, at said Public Hearing, upon hearing and considering the testimony and arguments, if any, of all interested persons desiring to be heard, said Planning Commission did find the following facts to justify their recommendations and actions as described below: 1. The subject Tentative Map does substantially comply with Chapter 26 of the City of Palm Desert Municipal Code, and the State of California Subdivision Map Act, as amended. 2. The subject Tentative Map does comply with the adopted General Plan and the Palm Desert Zoning Ordinance. 3. The site is physically suitable for the type of development proposed. 4. The Design of the subdivision and the proposed improvements are not likely to cause substantial environmental damage or serious health problems. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the Planning Commission of the City of Palm Desert, as follows: 1. That the above recitations are true and correct and constitute the findings of the Commission in these cases; 2. That the Planning Commission does hereby recommend to the City Council conditional approval of the above described Tentative Map No. 16015 for the reasons set forth in this Resolution and subject to the attached conditions. FURTHER, BE IT RESOLVED that the recommended conditions of approval do include a requirement that the applicant dedicate land in fee to comply with the requirements of Article 26.48 of the City of Palm Desert Subdivision Ordinance. In return, it is recommended that the City Council agree to use said dedication for park purposes in conformance with an adopted master plan, within five (5) years of the recordation of the final map. PASSED, APPROVED and ADOPTED at a regular meeting of the Palm �.r PLANNING COMMISSION RESOLUTION NO. 576 Page -2- Desert Planning Commission, held on this 4th day of March, 1980, by the following vote, to wit: AYES: Berkey, Kryder, Miller, Snyder NOES: None ABSENT: None ABSTAIN: None WALTER SNYDER, Chairm ATTEST: P UL A. WILLIAMS, Secretary PLANNING COMMISSION RESOLUTION NO. 576 Page -3- STANDARD CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL CASE NO. TENTATIVE TRACT 16015 1. 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, or which hereafter may be in force. 2. Full public improvements including traffic safety lighting as required by ordinance and the City Engineer shall be installed in accordance with City standards. 3. Prior to submittal of the Final Map, the applicant shall provide the Department of Environmental Services with a list of proposed street names with at least three alternatives. The approval of the final street name shall be made by the Director of Environmental Services. 4. Access rights to Monterey Avenue, Country Club Drive, and the Public Park (except for those openings approved in Case Nos. DP 15-79 and 200 MF) shall be offered to the City as a dedication on the Final Map. 5. The C.C. & R's for this development shall be submitted to the Director of Environmental Services for review and final approval by the City Attorney prior to the issuance of any building permits. Prior to re- cordation of the final subdivision map, the applicant shall submit to the City Engineer: a. The document to convey title. b. Covenants and restrictions to be recorded (Which have been approved). c. Management and maintenance agreement to be entered into with the owners of the units of the project (Which has been approved). 6. Improvement plans for water and sewer systems shall meet the require- ments of the respective service districts. 7. Area shall be annexed to appropriate Improvement Districts having jurisdiction over the subject area. 8. 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. 9. 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. 10. Complete plans and specifications shall be submitted as required by Ordinance to the City Engineer for checking and approval before con- struction of any improvements is commenced. The subdivider shall submit "as -built" plans prior to acceptance of the subdivision improvements by the City. 11. In order to maintain reasonable fire protection during the construction period, the subdivider shall maintain passable vehicular access to all buildings. An adequate number of fire hydrants with required fire flows shall be installed as recommended by the Fire Marshal. 12. Prior to recordation of the Final Map, the developer shall furnish the original and three (3) copies of the water system plan to the Fire Marshal for review. 13. All requirements of the City Fire Marshal from his letter of February 19, 1980, shall be met as a part of the development of this tract. 14. 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. 16015 is in accordance with the requirements prescribed by the City Fire Marshal." PLANNING COMMISSION RESOLUTION N0. 576 Page -4- 15. Drainage shall be subject to approval of the City Engineer. Applicant shall provide engineered data as requested. 16. All private streets shall be inspected by the Engineering Department and a Standard Inspection Fee shall be paid. 17. All requirements of the Planning Commission action on the Development Plan 15-79 and related Design Review Case No. 200 MF, shall be met as part of the development of this tract. 18. The total number of lots shall be limited to 24 for dwelling units, common areas, and public park, with lettered lots as necessary to identify private street rights -of -way. 19. The applicant shall have twelve (12) months from the date of the approval or conditional approval fo the tentative map for filing of the final map unless an extension of time of up to eighteen (18) months is granted by a Resolution of the City Council. 20. Drainage and Signalization Fund contributions as required by City Ordinance shall be made prior to recordation of the Final Map. 21. Developer shall dedicate land as a condition of the Final Map, for park and recreation purposes. The City shall commit the use of any such land received within a five year period. SPECIAL CONDITIONS 1. Subdivider shall construct a 55 foot half street improvement on Monterey Avenue and Country Club Drive containing a 10 foot wide parkway with curving sidewalk, 36 foot travel way, and one-half of an ultimate 18 foot wide raised center median island. 2. Subdivider shall be permitted left turn access into the site from Country Club Drive subject to the design and bonding approval of the Director of Public Works, to serve initial phases of the tract development. Director of Public Works shall investigate the acceptability of the median break after installation and use. The Department of Environmental Services shall forward his report to the Planning Commission for determination of whether the median island break, permitting left turn access, is to be maintained permanently. 3. Subdivider shall dedicate to the City of Palm Desert the nine acre Public Park Site (Lot 16) as a condition of the first Final Map phase. Improve- ment of the park site shall also be required as conditioned herein and in accordance with the provisions of Case No. DP 15-79. 4. Subdivider shall install safety street lighting at the intersection of: Lot F and Monterey Avenue; Lot A and Country Club Drive; and, on the northeast corner of Monterey Avenue and Country Club Drive, as required and approved by the Director of Public Works. 5. Subdivision shall be designed to retain approximately a ten year volume storm on -site. 6. Subdivider shall be responsible for implementation of the Master Plan of Drainage to the extent that it is necessary in the judgement of the City Director of Public Works, to accomodate stormwaters being conveyed to the retention area proposed in the Master Plan Drainage. Sizing of the system shall anticipate the ultimate design capacity of the Master Plan of Drain- age, except for temporary facilities approved by the Director of Public Works, as an interim connection. 7. City Council approval of this Tentative Map shall become effective upon completion of all annexation proceedings. u. AGREEMENT I accept and agree, prior to use of this permit or approval, to comply with all the conditions set forth, and understand that the Department of Building and Safety will not issue a building permit or allow occupancy on the use permitted until this signed conformation has been received by the Department of Environ. Serv. (Date) (Applicant's Sicnature) PLANNING COMMISSION RESOLUTION NO. 57b Page -5- '`'`' kill!;R.S!/)F;' RIVERSIDE COUNTY FIRE DEPARTMENT IN COOPERATION WITH THE CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF FORESTRY DAVID L. FLAKE COUNTY FIRE WARDEN February 19, 1980 Paul A. Williams Director of Environmental Services City of Palm Desert 45-275 Prickly Pear Lane Palm Desert, CA 92260 Reference: Tract 16015 Gentlemen: 21p WEST SAN JA:!N10 SIRFET PERRIS. CALIFORNIA 92370 TELEPHONE (714 7-3183 0 t oc\o v1/401tirS � We strongly recommend denial of this development until such time that additional fire protection is provided for this area. This development will be beyond the five minute response area for our existing fire stations and will place an additional burden on our already overtaxed fire protection system. Should this development be approved, the following requirements shall apply: 1. Install a water system capable of delivering 2500 GPM fire flow from any fire hydrant for a two hour duration in addition to domestic supply. The computation shall be based upon a minimum of 20 psi residual operating pressure in the supply main from which the flow is measured at the time of measurement. 2. Install Riverside County super fire hydrants located at each street intersection (a) but not greater than 400 feet apart in any direction. A. Exterior surface of hydrant barrels and heads shall be painted chrome yellow, and the tops and nozzle caps shall be painted green. B. Curbs shall be painted red 15 feet in either direction from each hydrant. 3. Prior to recordation of the final map, the developer shall furnish the original and three (3) copies of the water system plan to the Fire Marshal for review. 4. 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 Tract No. 16015 is in accordance with the requirements prescribed by the Fire Marshal." Upon approval, the original plan will be returned to the developer. 5. Prior to delivery of combustible materials to the building site, the required water system shall be installed, operating and delivering the required flow. to Sincerely, DAVID L. FLAKE County Fir/6 War,den// By //: IYavld J. Ortegel Fire Marshal