HomeMy WebLinkAboutRes No 714PLANNING COMMISSION RESOLUTION NO. 714
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A RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF PALM
DESERT, CALIFORNIA, RECOMMENDING TO THE CITY COUNCIL ADOPTION
OF A ZONING ORDINANCE AMENDMENT RELATING TO CITY PARKING
STANDARDS.
CASE NO. ZOA 04-81
WHEREAS, the Planning Commission of the City of Palm Desert, California,
did on April 15, 1981, hold a duly noticed Public Hearing and continued hearing on
May 20, 1981, on proposed Zoning Ordinance Amendment 04-81, relating to City Parking
Standards;
WHEREAS, the Planning Commission, at said hearing did consider all relevant
testimony on this matter;
WHEREAS, studies and investigations, carried on behalf of the Planning
Commission, disclosed that:
1. Current City parking regulations should be modified to
reflect differences between specialty food stores and
supermarkets;
2. The El Paseo area has unique problems identified in
the staff report dated January 8, 1981;
3. These unique problems necessitate certain code revisions
set forth in Exhibit "A" attached hereto.
4. Some method outside of the variance procedure must be
established to examine those uses with parking demands
greater than one (1) space per 250 square feet of floor
area ratio.
WHEREAS, said Ordinance revision constitutes a minor alteration in land use
regulation and is therefore, categorically exempt from the requirements of the Calif-
ornia Environmental Quality Act.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Planning Commission of the City of
Palm Desert, California, recommends to the City Council adoption of proposed Zoning
Ordinance Amendment 04-81 relating to City Parking Regulations and attached hereto
as Exhibit "A"
PASSED, APPROVED and ADOPTED at a regular meeting of the Palm Desert
Planning Commission on this 20th day of May, 1981, by the following vote, to wit:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
ATTEST:--)
BERKEY, KRYDER, MCLACHLAN, MILLER, RICHARDS
NONE
NONE
NONE
MON A. DIAZ, Secr
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CHARLES MIILER, Chairman
PLANNING COMMISSION RESOLUTION NO. 714 Page Two
EXHIBIT "A"
1. Amend Section 25.58.020 by adding "except as otherwise provided in this
chapter".
2. Amend Section 25.58.030 to read:
"When the use of any premises is changed, altered, enlarged,
expanded or intensified so additional parking is required,
the additional parking to meet the requirements of this
chapter shall be provided for the changed, enlarged, expanded,
altered or intensified portion of the occupancy or use, except
as otherwise provided in this chapter".
3. Add "Section 25.58.031 El Paseo Area Changes in Use. Within the area
bounded by Larkspur Lane on the west; by Portola Avenue on the east; by
Palm Desert Drive on the north and El Paseo on the south, retail commercial
or office uses having a minimum required parking ratio of one stall per
250 square feet of gross floor area shall be permitted as replacement for
any vacated use and the provisions of Sections 25.58.020 and 25.58.030 shall
not apply."
4. Amend portions of Section 25.58.310 to read as follows:
Food store, supermarket, or
drugstore containing over
2000 square feet of gross
floor area
Beauty Parlor
Plant nursery with outdoor
sales and display excluding
greenhouses
1 for each 200 square feet
of gross floor area
2 per station plus 2
1 for each 250 square feet of
gross building area, excluding
greenhouses, and 1 for each
500 square feet of outdoor
display and green house area
5. Add "Section 25.58.311 - Conditional Use Permit Required:
A. All uses within the C-1 zone requiring
250 square feet parking stall to floor
to acquire a conditional use permit as
of this title.
a greater than 1 space per
area ratio shall be required
set forth in Section 25.72
B. As part of said conditional use permit the Commission may modify
the parking requirements for said use. In modifying such require-
ments the Commission shall consider:
1. The parking demand generated by said use in relation to
other uses in the area.
2. The hours of operation of said use in relation to the
hours of operation of other uses in the area.
3. The relationship of the type of use to other uses in
the area.
4. Any other factor the Commission might deem necessary in
making its decision."