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HomeMy WebLinkAboutRes No 1771PLANNING COMMISSION RESOLUTION NO. 1771 A RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF PALM DESERT, CALIFORNIA, RECOMMENDING TO CITY COUNCIL APPROVAL OF AN AMENDMENT TO SECTION 25.72.130 OF THE PALM DESERT MUNICIPAL CODE RELATING TO THE SUSPENSION AND REVOCATION OF CONDITIONAL USE PERMITS. CASE NO. ZOA 96-4 WHEREAS, the Planning Commission of the City of Palm Desert, California, did on the 15th day of October, 1996, hold a duly noticed public hearing to consider an amendment to Section 25.72.130 of the Palm Desert Municipal Code relating to the suspension and revocation of conditional use permits; 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 their actions: 1. The proposed amendment will assure that when the city needs to suspend or revoke a conditional use permit that the procedure which will be followed will be in compliance with constitutional requirements. 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 Planning Commission in this case. 2. That ZOA 96-4, 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 15th day of October, 1996, by the following vote, to wit: AYES: FERGUSON, FERNANDEZ, JONATHAN, BEATY NOES: CAMPBELL ABSENT: NONE ABSTAIN: NONE PAUL R. BEATY, Ch irperson ATTEST: PHILIP DRELLI Secretary Palm Desert Tanning Commission PLANNING COMMISSION RESOLUTION NO. 1771 EXHIBIT A Section 1. Section 25.72.130 of the Palm Desert Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as follows: "25.72.130 Suspension and revocation. Any conditional use permit issued pursuant to the provisions of this title may be modified, discontinued, suspended or revoked by the planning commission upon receiving satisfactory evidence that the permittee has violated any provisions of this title or has failed to comply with the conditions imposed by the conditional use permit. Said modification, discontinuance, suspension or revocation shall be made only after a duly noticed hearing before the planning commission, which hearing shall be conducted within forty days of learning of_the violation. Not more than thirty days or less than ten days prior to the hearing, written notice of the time and place of hearing shall be given to the permittee. The notice shall specify in general terms the ground upon which the planning commission intends to modify, discontinue, suspend or revoke the conditional use permit. Said notice shall be deemed complete when delivered to the permittee by personal service, when sent by certified mail to the permittee's last mai known address, or when posted in a conspicuous place on the property for which the conditional use permit was issued. Notice of the hearing shall also be mailed not more than thirty days or less than ten days prior to the hearing to all persons whose names appear on the latest adopted tax roll of Riverside County as owning property within three hundred feet of the exterior boundaries of the property subject to the hearing and all persons who have filed written complaints with the city regarding the subject property. After giving notice and conducting the hearing, the planning commission may modify, discontinue, suspend or revoke the conditional use permit. As part of any such action, the planning commission may impose such conditions as it deems appropriate, including those necessary to protect the best interests of the surrounding property to the neighborhood; to eliminate, lessen, or prevent any detrimental effect thereon, or to assure compliance with other applicable provisions of the law. Any such action shall be supported by written findings, including a finding that it does not impair the constitutional rights of any person. PLANNING COMMISSION RESOLUTION NO. 1771 The decision of the planning commission shall become final thirty days following the date on which the conditional use permit was suspended or revoked unless an appeal has been filed with the city council in accordance with Chapter 25.86 of this code."