HomeMy WebLinkAboutRes No 903PLANNING COMMISSION RESOLUTION NO. 903
A RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF
THE CITY OF PALM DESERT, CALIFORNIA,
RECOMMENDING APPROVAL TO THE CITY COUNCIL
OF AN AMENDMENT TO THE ZONING ORDINANCE
TEXT, REGARDING HOTEL DENSITIES AND HEIGHTS.
CASE NO. ZOA 08-83
WHEREAS, the Planning Commission of the City of Palm Desert, California, did on
the 15th day of November, 1983, hold a duly noticed public hearing to consider a zoning
ordinance text amendment relating to hotel densities and height restrictions and draft
Negative Declaration of Environmental Impact.
WHEREAS, said application has complied with the requirements of the "City of
Palm Desert Procedures to Implement the California Environmental Quality Act,
Resolution No. 80-89", in that the director of environmental services has determined that
the project will not have a significant adverse impact and a Negative Declaration of
Environmental Impact has been prepared.
WHEREAS, at said public hearing, upon hearing and considering all testimony and
arguments, if any, of all persons desiring to be heard, said planning commission did find
the following facts and reasons to exist to recommend approval of a zoning ordinance text
amendment:
1. That the zoning ordinance amendment is consistent with the objectives of
the zoning ordinance.
2. That the zoning ordinance amendment is consistent with the adopted general
plan.
3. That the zoning ordinance amendment would better serve the public health,
safety and general welfare.
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
considerations of the commission in this case.
2. That it does hereby recommend a zoning ordinance text amendment, as
provided in the attached exhibit, labeled Exhibit "A".
PASSED, APPROVED and ADOPTED at a regular meeting of the Palm Desert
Planning Commission, held on this 15th day of November, 1983, by the following vote, to
wit:
AYES: CRITES, ERWOOD, RICHARDS, WOOD
NOES: NONE
ABSENT: DOWNS
ABSTAIN: NONE
RALPH B. WOOD, Chairman
ATTEST:
AMON A. DIA , Secret: ry
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PLANNING COMMISSION RESOLUTION NO. 903
EXHIBIT "A"
C-1 ZONE; Section 25.28.030 is hereby recommended for amendment as follows:
25.28.030 Conditional uses. The following uses shall be permitted subject to a
conditional use permit:
A. Accessory structures and uses located on the same site as the conditional
uses;
B. Automobile service stations, as specified in Section 25.56.330;
C. Amusement and recreation establishments including but not limited to
theater and amusements arcades.
1. All businesses presently having five or more mechanical or electronic
games shall either apply for a conditional use within six months of
the date of the ordinance codified in this subsection, or reduce the
number of said games to four.
2. If the applicant is refused a conditional use permit, the individual
shall reduce the number of said games to four within sixty days of
denial of permit request.
D. Grocery stores;
E. Hospital;
F. Hotels, Rot exeeed+Rg twenty-feHF HRts peF a€Fe#
G. Liquor stores;
H. Mortuary;
I. Public utility installation; and
J. Restaurants, except for drive-in or drive -through.
C-1 ZONE; Section 25.28.030 is hereby recommended for amendment as follows:
25.28.070 Building height. The maximum building height shall be twe steFies OF
thirty feet, wbiebeveF is less.
PC ZONE; Section 25.30.240 is hereby recommended for amendment as follows:
25.30.240 Resort center development standards. The resort center concept is
established to provide for the development of low-rise bungalow scale hotel,
entertainment, and restaurant facilities with related commercial uses particularly for
that area along Highway 111, westerly of the Palm Valley Channel. A development in the
PC (4) zone district shall conform to the following development standards:
A. The minimum site size shall be four acres.
B. The front yard setback shall be thirty feet.
C. The rear yard setback shall be twenty feet.
D. The side yard setback shall be fifteen feet.
E. The maximum building height shall be thirty-five feet; within one hundred
feet of single-family residential zoned property, the height limit shall
remain thirty feet.
F. For hotels, a minimum of forty percent of the site area shall be developed
as usable landscaped open space and outdoor living and recreation area with
an adequate irrigation system.
G. For other uses, a minimum of twenty percent of the total site shall be in
landscaping.