HomeMy WebLinkAboutRes No 1764PLANNING COMMISSION RESOLUTION NO. 1764
A RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY
OF PALM DESERT, CALIFORNIA, RECOMMENDING TO CITY
COUNCIL APPROVAL OF AN AMENDMENT TO THE EL PASEO
PEDESTRIAN COMMERCIAL OVERLAY ZONE.
CASE NO. ZOA 96-3
WHEREAS, the Planning Commission of the City of Palm Desert,
California, did on the 17th day of September, 1996, hold a duly noticed
public hearing to consider an amendment to the El Paseo Pedestrian
Commercial Overlay Zone Chapter 25.29; 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 to exist
to justify their actions:
1. The proposed amendments are consistent with the Commercial
Core Area Specific Plan.
2. The proposed amendments will promote the general welfare of
the El Paseo area by encouraging the concentration of
pedestrian oriented retail/service business thus generating
higher volumes of pedestrian traffic.
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 ZOA 96-3, Exhibit A, is hereby recommended to the city
council for approval.
PASSED, APPROVED and ADOPTED at a regular meeting of the Palm
Desert Planning Commission, held on this 17th day of September, 1996, by
the following vote, to wit:
AYES: CAMPBELL, FERGUSON, FERNANDEZ, JONATHAN, BEATY
NOES: NONE
ABSENT: NONE
ABSTAIN: NONE 74^4
ATTEST:
PAUL R. BEATY, Chai
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Palm Desert lanni-ng Commission
erson
PLANNING COMMISSION RESOLUTION NO. 1764
EXHIBIT A
Section 1: That Section 25.29.010 of the Code of the City of Palm
Desert, be and the same is hereby amended to read as follows:
25.29.010 Intent and purpose.
El Paseo is designed as a pedestrian specialty retail/personal
services district. The success of a pedestrian commercial district
is dependent upon the creation and maintenance of a continuous
succession of diverse but compatible businesses which attract and
sustain pedestrian interest. To encourage this continuous pattern
of pedestrian -oriented uses, this chapter shall regulate the type
of new tenants which may occupy El Paseo street -level commercial
frontage.
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