HomeMy WebLinkAboutRes No 0942PLANNING COMMISSION RESOLUTION NO. 942
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, CONCERNING WALL HEIGHTS IN FRONT
SETBACK AREAS.
CASE NO. ZOA 84-1
WHEREAS, the Planning Commission of the City of Palm Desert, California, did on
the 3rd day of April, 1984, hold a duly noticed public hearing to consider an amendment to
the zoning ordinance text, regulating wall heights in front setbacks.
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 is a categorical exemption.
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
amendm ent:
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 3rd day of April, 1984, by the following vote, to wit:
AYES: CRITES, DOWNS, ERWOOD, RICHARDS, WOOD
NOES: NONE
ABSENT: NONE
ABSTAIN: NONE
RALPH B. WOOD, Chairman
ATTEST:
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RAMON A. DIAZ, ecretar
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PLANNING COMMISSION RESOLUTION NO. 942
EXHIBIT "A"
25.56.180 Front yards --Requirements and exceptions. In addition to the
regulations prescribed within each residential use district, the following regulations shall
apply:
A. Where sites comprising forty percent of the frontage in a residential district
on a block area improved with buildings, the minimum front yard shall be
the average of the minimum front yard depths for structures on each
developed site in the district on the block. In computing the average, a
depth ten feet greater than the minimum required front yard shall be used
for any site having a greater yard depth. (Ord. 98 §1 (part), 1975: Exhibit A
§25.32-7.04).
B. The maximum height of a wall within ten feet of a front property line is 3
feet. An additional three feet of wrought iron may be added to increase
total height to six feet.
The setback for a wall between 3 feet and 6 feet in height is ten feet. The
wall must provide vertical and/or horizontal relief with the area between
such wall and front property line irrigated and landscaped according to a
plan approved by the environmental services department.
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