HomeMy WebLinkAboutRes No 1616PLANNING COMMISSION RESOLUTION NO. 1616
A RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF PALM
DESERT, CALIFORNIA, DENYING A GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT, CHANGE
OF ZONE FROM MEDIUM DENSITY (PR-7) TO DISTRICT PLANNED
COMMERCIAL (PC-2), PRECISE PLAN, PARCEL MAP AND MITIGATED
NEGATIVE DECLARATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT FOR A 304,422
SQUARE FOOT RETAIL/RESTAURANT COMMERCIAL CENTER LOCATED ON
39 ACRES AT THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF COUNTRY CLUB DRIVE AND
MONTEREY AVENUE.
CASE NOS. GPA 92-1, C/Z 92-5, PP 92-8, PM 27634
WHEREAS, the Planning Commission of the City of Palm Desert, California, did
on the 2nd day of March, 1993, hold a duly noticed public hearing and continued
hearing on March 16, 1993, to consider the request of GATLIN DEVELOPMENT COMPANY for
approval of the above described project; and
WHEREAS, at said public hearing, upon hearing and considering all testimony and
arguments, if any, of all interested persons desiring to be heard, said planning
commission did find the following facts and reasons to exist to justify its actions,
as described below:
1. The size and intensity of the proposed commercial use designation is
incompatible with the essentially residential nature of the surrounding
area.
2. The 39 acre request exceeds the 15 acre limit on PC-2 sites.
3. The proposed commercial center is inconsistent with the current General
Plan and Zoning designation.
4. The proposed map implements a precise plan which is inconsistent with the
existing General Plan and Zoning Ordinance.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Planning Commission of the City of Palm
Desert, California, as follows:
1. That the above recitations are true and correct and constitute the
findings of the commission in this case.
2. That the planning commission does hereby deny GPA 92-1, C/Z 92-5, PP 92-
8, and PM 27634.
PASSED, APPROVED and ADOPTED at a regular meeting of the Palm Desert Planning
Commission, held on this 6th day of April, 1993, by the following vote, to wit:
AYES: COX, WHITLOCK, SPIEGEL
NOES: NONE
ABSENT: JONATHAN
ABSTAIN: BEATY
OBRT A. SPIEGEL,
ATTEST'
RAM • A. 1 Z,
Palm Desert Planning ission