HomeMy WebLinkAboutRes No 1412PLANNING CCNMLSSION RESOLUTION NO. 1412
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALM
DESERT, CALIFORNIA, RECOMMENDING APPROVAL TO THE CITY
COUNCIL OF AN AMENDMENT TO THE ZONING ORDINANCE TEXT,
SECTION 25.58.120.
CASE NO. ZOA 89-2
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Palm Desert, California, did on
the 16th day of January, 1990, hold a duly noticed public hearing to consider
approval of an amendment to the zoning ordinance text, Section 25.58.120; and
WHEREAS, said application has complied with requirements of the "City of
Palm Desert Procedures to Ltilement the California Environmental Quality Act
Resolution No. 80-89," in that the director of community development has
determined the project is a class 8 categorical exemption; and
WHEREAS, at said public hearing, upon hearing and considering all
testimony arguments, if any, of all interested persons desiring to be heard,
said planning commission mission did find the following facts and reasons to exist to
reconmlend 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
consideration of the council in this case.
2. That it does hereby approve a Zoning Ordinance Text Amendment, as
provided in the attached exhibit, labeled Exhibit "A."
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED by the Palm Desert Planning Commission held
on this 16th day of January, 1990, by the following vote, to wit:
YES: JONATHAN, RICHARDS, AND WHITLOC(
NOES: NONE
ABSENT: DOWNS, ERWOOD
ABSTAIN: NONE ���2
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PLANNING COMMISSION RESOLUTION 1412
EXHIBIT "A"
ORDINANCE NO.
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF PALM DESERT, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING
SECTION 25.58.120 OF THE PALM DESERT
MUNICIPAL CODE.
WHEREAS, the City desires that all parking lots, public and
private, have adequate shade to improve the comfort of residents
and visitors; and
WHEREAS, adequate shade will reduce energy consumption,
improve the quality of the environment, and beautify commercial,
civic and residential urban areas; and
WHEREAS, the parking lot tree design will specify size,
quantity and species.
NOW, THEREFORE the City Council of the City of Palm Desert,
DOES HEREBY ORDAIN as follows:
SECTION 1: That Section 25.58.120 "Tree Requirements" of
the zoning section of the Palm Desert Municipal Code be amended
to read as follows:
"25.58.120 Tree Requirements. The intent of this code
shall be to improve and maximize the landscaping within
the off-street open parking areas including but not
limited to providing 501 or more of shade coverage In
ten years, multi -trunk trees In windy areas, and
north/south oriented parking areas to provide longer
shade. The landscaping shall be provided to the extent
of at least one twenty-four inch box tree, sized to
nursery tree standards of average height, width and
caliper for each species, per each three parking stalls
or their equivalent. Acceptable parking lot trees
adopted to the Coachella Valley environment shall be
set by resolution of the City Council and shall
continue in full force and effect until amended by
resolution of the City Council."
SECTION 2: That Section 25.58.121 "Hardscape Requirements"
of the zoning section of the Palm Desert Municipal Code be added
to read as follows:
"25.58.121 Parking Lot Hardscape Requirements.
Parking lot dividers, islands, planters and planting
areas s ha l l be a minimum of four feet wide and four
feet long. Trees are to be planted a minimum of four
feet from walls, walks or buildings and to protect
hardscape and encourage deep root development, root
barriers shall be installed during planting
operations."
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SECTION 3: That Section 25.58.122 "Parking Lot Tree
Requirements" of the zoning section of the Palm Desert Municipal
Code be added to read as follows:
"25.58.122 Parking Lot Tree Irrigation Requirements.
Irrigation •systems within parking lots shall be
installed. The irrigation system shall be an automatic
system with an irrigation timer and two drip or bubbler
heads per tree to provide adequate deep root
irrigation. Sprinkler heads are discouraged in planter
islands and dividers to protect pavement."
SECTION 4: That Section 25.58.123 "Parking Lot Tree
Maintenance and Installation Requirements" of the zoning section
of the Palm Desert Municipal Code be added to read as follows:
"25.58.123 Parking Lot Tree Maintenance and
Installation Requirements. All parking lot trees will
be maintained by owner or their successors in
perpetuity with owner required to perform all
maintenance including but not limited to irrigation
corrections fertilization, pruning and staking. All
maintenance shall be performed with an overall goal of
providing maximum shade with minimum damage to
hardscape, vehicles and persons. All significantly
injured, decayed or dead trees must be replaced within
thirty days. Excavate all planting holes to two times
the width of the plant container and to the depth of
container. Backfill the planting hole to the depth of
the planting container with native soil, compacted
enough to prevent plant settlement. Plant may be
backf i l l ed around the sides with native soil or with
amended soil as recommended by landscape architect.
Slow release type fertilizer tablets shall be placed
around the plant at the rate recommended by the
manufacturer.
If soil does not readily drain (within about an hour)
when the excavated hole is flooded with water, install
a perforated pipe filled with crushed rock or gravel to
aid in deep water penetration."
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SECTION 5: The City Clerk shall certify to the passage of
this ordinance and shall cause the same to be printed once in the
Palm Desert Post, a newspaper of general circulation printed,
published and circulated in the City of Palm Desert and the same
shall be in full force and effect thirty days (30) after its
adoption."
PASSED, APPROVED and ADOPTED this day of
1990, by the following vote, to wit:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
BUFORD CRITES, Mayor
ATTEST:
SHEILA GILLIGAN, City Clerk
City of Palm Desert