HomeMy WebLinkAboutRes No 1826PLANNING COMMISSION RESOLUTION NO. 1826
A RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY
OF PALM DESERT, CALIFORNIA, RECOMMENDING APPROVAL
TO CITY COUNCIL OF A REQUEST BY LOWE ENTERPRISES
COMMERCIAL GROUP, INC., FOR APPROVAL OF A GENERAL
PLAN AMENDMENT FROM OFFICE PROFESSIONAL TO
DISTRICT COMMERCIAL, A CHANGE OF ZONE FROM OFFICE
PROFESSIONAL (O.P.) TO DISTRICT COMMERCIAL (PC2),
PRECISE PLAN OF DESIGN FOR A 125,000 SQUARE FOOT
RETAIL COMMERCIAL CENTER, AMENDMENT TO THE
EXISTING DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT AND NEGATIVE
DECLARATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT AS IT PERTAINS
THERETO FOR AN 11.95 ACRE SITE AT THE SOUTHWEST
CORNER OF EL PASEO AND HIGHWAY 1 1 1.
CASE NOS. GPA 97-3, C/Z 97-9 AND PP 97-9
WHEREAS, the Planning Commission of the City of Palm Desert, California, did on
the 15th day of July, 1997, hold a duly noticed public hearing to consider the request of
LOWE ENTERPRISES COMMERCIAL GROUP, INC., for approval of the above; and
WHEREAS, said application has complied with the requirements of the "City of Palm
Desert Procedure for Implementation of the California Environmental Quality Act, Resolution
No. 97-18," in that the Director of Community Development has determined that the project
will not have a significant impact on the environment and a Negative Declaration has been
prepared; 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 recommending approval of the
above noted cases:
GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT:
The change of land use designation from Office Professional to District Commercial
will be more in keeping with the retail commercial use of the Highway 1 1 1 corridor.
CHANGE OF ZONE:
1. The proposed change of zone will be consistent with the policies of the
adopted Palm Desert General Plan.
2. The land use resulting from the change of zone will not substantially
depreciate property values nor be materially injurious to the properties or
improvements in the vicinity.
PLANNING COMMISSION RESOLUTION NO. 1826
PRECISE PLAN:
1. The design of the precise plan will not substantially depreciate property values
nor be materially injurious to the properties or improvements in the vicinity.
2. The precise plan will not unreasonably interfere with the use and enjoyment
of the property in the vicinity by the occupants thereof for lawful purposes.
3. The precise plan will not endanger the public peace, health, safety, or general
welfare.
DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT:
The proposed changes to the development agreement will be consistent with the
intent of the approved zone change and precise plan of design.
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 approval of General Plan Amendment No. 97-3 (Exhibit "A" attached),
Change of Zone 97-9 (Exhibit "B" attached), Precise Plan 97-9 on file in the
Department of Community Development, and amendments to Ordinance No.
590, the existing Ahmanson Development Agreement (Exhibit "C" attached)
is recommended for approval to the City Council, subject to conditions (Exhibit
"D" attached).
3. That a Negative Declaration of Environmental Impact, Exhibit "E" attached, be
recommended for approval to the City Council.
PASSED, APPROVED and ADOPTED at a regular m
Commission, held on this 19th day of August, 1997
AYES: BEATY, CAMPBELL, FERNAND
NOES: JONATHAN
ABSENT: NONE
ABSTAIN: NONE
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Case Noa 97-9PLANNING COMMISSION
RESOLUTION NO. 1826
Date AUGUST 19, 1997
RECORDING REQUESTED BY AND
WHEN RECORDED MAIL TO:
The City of Palm Desert
73-510 Fred Waring Drive
Palm Desert, CA 92260-0574
Attention: City Manager
fFee Exempt - Govt. Code &61031
(Space above for Recorder's Use)
FIRST AMENDMENT TO DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT
between
THE CITY OF PALM DESERT
a municipal corporation,
and
ACD2
a California corporation
[Dated as of ,1997 for reference purposes only]
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1. PARTIES AND EFFECTIVE DATE.
1.1 Parties to First Amendment. This First Amendment to Development Agreement
("First Amendment") is entered into between (i) The City of Palm Desert ("City"), a municipal
corporation, and (ii) ACD2 ("Developer"), a California corporation. This First Amendment is dated
as of , 1997, for reference purposes only.
1.2 Effective Date. This First Amendment shall become effective on the date "Effective
Date" on which all the following are true: (i) this First Amendment has been executed by Developer's
duly authorized officers and officials and delivered to the City, (ii) this First Amendment has been
approved by ordinance of the City Council and such ordinance has become effective, (iii) this First
Amendment has been duly executed by the Mayor and delivered to the Developer, and (iv) the Precise
Plan of Design, General Plan Amendment and Zoning Change (described in Recital 2.2 below) have
become effective.
1.3 Recordation. The City and the Developer hereby consent to the recordation of this
First Amendment in the Official Records of Riverside County, California, at any time following the
Effective Date.
2. RECITALS.
2.1 The City and the Developer are parties to that certain Development Agreement dated
May 1, 1990 (adopted by City Ordinance No. 590), and recorded in Riverside County Official
Records on June 20, 1990, as Instrument No. 227140 ("Original Development Agreement").
Portions of the real property which was subject to the Original Development Agreement have been
sold by ACD2 to various parties and such portions are no longer subject to the Original
Development Agreement, nor will they be subject to this First Amendment. The real property which
will be subject to this First Amendment is legally described on the attached Exhibit A. Such property
is described as "Site Area 1" in the Original Development Agreement.
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2.2 The Developer has submitted to the City a Precise Plan of Design ("PP97-9")
pursuant to the City's Municipal Code for the development of Site Area 1. In connection therewith
and as a necessary prerequisite to the development of Site Area 1 as proposed by PP97-9, the
Developer has submitted applications for amendments to the City's General Plan ("GPA97-3") and
the City's Zoning Code ("C/Z97-9"), to redesignate the allowable land uses for Site Area 1 from its
current designation as "Office Professional" to "District Commercial (PP-2)".
2.5 Contingent upon the City's approval of PP97-9, GPA97-3, and C/Z 97-9, the City
and the Developer have agreed to amend the Original Development Agreement, in the mariner set
forth in this First Amendment, to allow development of Site Area 1 in a manner consistent with PP97-
9, GPA 97-3, and C/Z 97-9.
3. TERMS.
3.1 Effect Upon Original Development Agreement; Affirmations; Representations.
(1) From and after the Effective Date of this First Amendment, wherever the term
"Agreement" is used in the Original Development Agreement, it shall mean
the Original Development Agreement, as amended by this First Amendment.
All initially capitalized terms used, but not otherwise defined herein, shall have
the same meanings as given to them in the Original Development Agreement.
Other than as expressly amended herein, the Original Development Agreement
remains in full force and effect in accordance with its terms.
(2) The City and the Developer each hereby ratify and reaffirm each and every
one of their obligations under the Original Development Agreement, except
to the extent that the same are amended by this First Amendment.
(3) As material consideration to each party:
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(i)
As to Site Area 1,the Developer represents and warrants to the City
that, as of August 1, 1997, to the Developer's actual current
knowledge, the City is not in default under the Original Development
Agreement and no events have occurred which, with the passage of
time, giving of notice or both, would constitute a City default under
the Original Development Agreement.
(ii) As to Site Area 1,the City represents and warrants to the Developer
that, as of August 1, 1997, to the City's actual current knowledge, the
Developer is not in default under the Original Development
Agreement and no events have occurred which, with the passage of
time or the giving of notice, or both, would constitute a Developer
default under the Original Development Agreement.
(iii) The City and the Developer agree that there have been no written or
verbal modifications, amendments, or other changes to the Original
Development Agreement, except as expressly set forth in this First
Amendment.
3.2 Amendment of Section 2.2 of Original Development Agreement. Section 2.2 of
the Original Development Agreement is deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following:
"2.2 Term. The term of this Agreement ("Term") shall commence
on the Effective Date and shall terminate on May 1, 2005, unless
sooner terminated or extended as hereinafter provided."
3.3 Addition of New Section 12.11 to Original Development Agreement. A new
Section 12.11 is added to the Original Development Agreement to read as follows:
"Section 12.11. Gourmet Food Market Development Upon Site
Area 1. Developer shall provide that the improvements to be
constructed on Site Area 1 will include a gourmet food market having
a gross floor area of no less than 25,000 square feet and no greater
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than 30,000 square feet. Upon demonstration to the City's reasonable
satisfaction, the City may permit substitute equivalent quality tenants
in lieu of the gourmet food market. The Developer shall also ensure
that any restaurants in Building Pads 1 and 2 and the Highway 111
Restaurant Pad (as identified on PP97-9) shall be sit-down restaurants,
or as approved by the City in its reasonable discretion."
3.4 Addition of New Section 12. 12 to Original Development Agreement. A new
Section 12.12 is added to the Original Development Agreement to read as follows:
"Section 12.12. Replacement of Existing Businesses. It is the intent
of the Developer that the Developer attract new businesses to locate
within the improvements to be constructed on Site Area 1 (as
provided by PP97-9) ("Site Area 1 Improvements"). For that reason,
the parties agree that should the Developer or any successor -in -
interest to the Developer sell or lease any portion of the Site Area 1
Improvements to any Qualified Existing Business (as hereinafter
defined) for the operation in the Site Area 1 Improvements of
substantially the same business as that being operated in its existing
location, and if, at any time prior to or within six (6) months following
the opening for business of the Qualified Existing Business at the Site
Area 1 Improvements, the Qualified Existing Business ceases
operations at its existing location solely by reason of the Qualified
Existing Business' relocation to the Site Area 1 Improvements, then
the Developer shall locate a Satisfactory Replacement Business (as
hereinafter defined) which shall be willing to enter into a contractual
commitment to the effect that the Satisfactory Replacement Business
shall open for business within six months following the closure of the
Qualified Existing Business at its existing location and otherwise upon
economic terms and conditions not materially worse than those
contained in the lease or other occupancy agreement to which the
Qualified Existing Businesses was a party. A six (6) month time
extension may be granted by the City if Developer demonstrates to the
Ciy's reasonable satisfaction: (i) the existence of an executed binding
lease with a Satisfactory Replacement Business, (ii) the
commencement of substantial tenant improvements, and (iii) that
additional time is required to complete those tenant improvements.
All proposed relocations of Qualified Existing Businesses shall be
submitted to the City for determination as to the applicability of this
Section and for approval.
For purposes of this Section 12.12, the following definitions shall
apply:
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'Qualified Existing Business' means any existing business
located within the City occupying 5,000 square feet or more of gross
leasable area if such business is not located on (or within one block of)
El Paseo. If such business is located on (or within one block of) El
Paseo, then it shall be a "Qualified Existing Business" if it occupies
1,000 square feet or more of gross leasable area. A business shall not
be considered to be "existing" after it has ceased operation within the
City for a period of six (6) months.
'Satisfactory Replacement Business' means any business which
is permitted by the City's zoning ordinances at the location to be
occupied and which is of similar quality and character and fulfills the
same function within the area's retail mix as the Qualified Existing
Business, as determined and approved by the City in its reasonable
discretion.
The requirements of this Section 12.12 do not apply to any Qualified
Existing Business which (a) leases its property pursuant to a lease
which expires at any time prior to, or within six months after, the date
that the Qualified Existing Business opens for business at the Site
Area 1 Improvements; or (b) shall have sought to expand its premises
but shall have been unable to do so as a result of unreasonable or
undesirable requirements or restrictions placed on the Qualified
Existing Business by the landlord, the lack of space, an unacceptable
layout, or other physical or economic constraints inherent in the
existing building center or location; or (c) vacates its existing space
with the landlord's written consent or in accordance with contractual
rights contained in the existing lease.
This Section 12.12 touches and concerns Site Area 1 and is intended
by the Developer and the City to be a covenant running with the Site
Area 1, enforceable by the City (but not by any third party, including
but not limited to the landlord of any Qualified Existing Business)
against the Developer or any successor thereto as to Site Area 1,
other than a Mortgagee. This covenant shall only be for the benefit of
the City and shall not benefit any third party, including but not limited
to the landlord of any Qualified Existing Business. This covenant shall
remain in effect until the later of (a) 80% of the first 125,000 square
feet of gross leasable area of the Site Area 1 Improvements has been
leased; or (b) one year after any portion of such first 125,000 square
feet of gross leasable area opens for business. Upon the expiration of
this covenant as provided for in the immediately preceeding sentence,
the Agency and the Developer shall execute such documents as may
be reasonably necessary to remove this covenant from title to Site
Area 1."
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3.5 Amendment of Exhibit A to Original Development Agreement. Exhibit A of the
Original Development Agreement is deleted in its entirety and replaced with the document attached
behind the Exhibit "B" Cover Page to this First Amendment.
3.6 Amendment of Exhibit D to Original Development Agreement. Exhibit D to
the Original Development Agreement is deleted in its entirety and replaced with the document
attached behind the Exhibit "C" Cover Page to this First Amendment.
Dated: THE CITY OF PALM DESERT
By:
Mayor
Dated: ACD2
By:
Its:
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EXHIBIT "A" TO FIRST AMENDMENT TO DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT
Legal Description of Property
[To be attached.]
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EXHIBIT "B" TO FIRST AMENDMENT TO DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT
Revised Exhibit A to Original Development Agreement
[Attached behind this page.]
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EXHIBIT "A"
Ahmanson Commercial Development -Retail Centers
PALM DESERT PROJECT
DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS FOR THE PROJECT
I. Purpose of Development Standards
II. Project Introduction
A Overview and Location
B. Site Areas and Statistical Summary
III. General Notes and Conditions
IV. General Development of Project
A. Proposed Uses
B. Building Square Footage Limits and Maximum Heights
C. Density and Intensity of Use
D Open Space
V Planning Guidelines
A. Purpose
B. Site Planning and Circulation
C. Grading/Drainage/Street Standards
D. Landscaping, Walls and Lighting
E. Design Concept of Buildings/Parking/Loading Area
F. Utility Services and Structures
G. Project and Business Identification
VI. Plan Review Requirements
A. Purpose
B. Development/Precise Plan Review
C. Development/Precise Plan Contents
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I. Purpose0f Development Standards
The purpose of the development standards for the Project is to:
1. Provide the Developer with a planning and development process which will
result in a Project that is consistent with the City's General Plan and in
furtherance of the goals of the City as set forth in the Agreement.
2. Provide supplemental criteria for the use, design, density, circulation and
development of the Site Areas (as described in II.B hereof) that will result
in an aesthetically pleasing, environmentally harmonious and commercially
viable product that expands the goods and services presently available to
the community.
3. Ensure that development occurs in an orderly fashion through long-range
planning.
4. Encourage development that is operationally functional to both the building
operator and the consumer.
5. Provide for the development of the Project in a manner which is consistent
with the terms and provisions of the Agreement and the Existing Land Use
Ordinances.
II. Project Introduction
A. Overview
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The Project presents an opportunity to master plan the remaining large
vacant properties within the area of the City subject to the City's
Commercial Core Area Specific Plan. The development of the Project in
accordance with the provisions of the Agreement and these development
standards ensures the preservation of natural open space and furthers the
development objectives of the City in an orderly manner.
The development of the Project in accordance with the provisions of the
Agreement and the development standards provides a number of benefits:
1. It maximizes the potential for high quality economic
development of the Commercial Core Area.
2. It allows for the assemblage of properties into a comprehensive
land use plan which eliminates problems that individual and isolated
requests for developments might present.
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3. It addresses specific policy recommendations of the Palm Desert
Commercial Core Area Specific Plan.
4. It provides for the dedication of hillside preserve to the City and
thereby protects and preserves the natural beauty of the hillside
areas bordering the Project.
5. It provides for the completion of all necessary signalization and
access for Highway 111 from Fred Waring Drive to Town Center
Way, as provided for in the Development Agreement.
B. Site Areas and Statistical Summary
The Project is divided into 6 Site Areas. The Land Use Development Plan
attached hereto as Annex 1 depicts each Site Area.
Site Area 1
Location: SWC Highway 111 and El Paseo, SE of
Palm Valley Flood Channel
Aggregate Acreage: 12.3
Site Topography: generally flat
Site Areas 2 and 3
Location: Fronting Highway 111 between Fred Waring Drive
and Palm Valley Flood Channel
Aggregate Acreage: 51.8
Site Topography: generally flat sloping towards southwest
Site Area 4
Location: SEC Fred Waring Drive and Town Center Way
Aggregate Acreage: 8.5
Site Topography: generally flat
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Site Area 5
Common Name: Sun Lodge Colony
Location: SWC El Paseo and Larkspur Lane
Acreage: 10.3 acres
Site Topography: generally flat with slight slope up to the south
Site Area 6
Location:
West of Painters Path (1988 alignment), between
Fred Waring Drive and the Palm Valley Flood
Channel.
Acreage: 54.9
Site Topography: partially sloping and mountainous
III. General Notes
A. Purpose
This section III is included to: (i) provide certain definitions for use with
respect to this Exhibit "A"; (ii) to describe the relationship of this Exhibit
"A" to the Existing Land Use Ordinances and the Building Ordinances; and
(iii) provide other miscellaneous provisions necessary to effectuate the
purposes and intent of the Agreement.
B. General Notes
1. Terms contained in this Exhibit "A" shall have the same
meaning as defined in the Development Agreement unless
otherwise defined herein.
2. Except as otherwise provided in this Exhibit "A" and in the
Agreement, the development of the Project shall be in accordance
with, and the development of the Project during the Term shall be
governed by, the Existing Land Use Ordinances or the Building
Ordinances the provisions of this Exhibit "A" shall deemed to
control to the extent necessary to effectuate the purposes and intent
of the Development Agreement.
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3. Except as otherwise provided in this Exhibit "A" and in the
Agreement, all construction of improvements upon the Property
shall conform to the building and construction standards established
by the Building Ordinances.
4. Whenever the provisions of this Exhibit "A" conflict with the
provisions of the Existing Land Use Ordinances or the Building
Ordinances the provisions of this Exhibit "A" shall be deemed to
control to the extent necessary to effectuate the purposes and intent
of the Development Agreement.
5. The maximum aggregate allowable building square footage for the
Project shall be 846,700 s.f..
6. Development in Site Areas 2, 3, and 4 may accommodate all uses
permitted in the PC-3 zone as identified in the Existing Land Use
Ordinance.
7. Subject to Section 12.11 of this Agreement, Development in Site
Area 1 may accommodate all uses permitted in the District
Commercial Zone (PC-2). The restaurant uses shall not exceed to
25% of the approved gross building area.
8. Development on Site Area 4:
a) Special consideration shall be given to the design of the
structures on Site Area 4, to assure the development shall
be compatible with developments east of Fairhaven Drive
on the south side of Fred Waring Drive.
b) Unless specifically modified by the City Council as part of
the development review process, the first 100 feet of this
site adjacent to Fred Waring Drive shall be restricted to
Office professional use.
9. Development in Site Area 5 may accommodate all uses permitted
in the C-1 zone as identified in the Existing Land Use Ordinances.
10. Parking requirements for layout and ratio for Site Area 2 shall be
based upon a formula of 5.5 parking stalls for each 1000 square feet
of gross leaseable area. The standards may be reduced in the
following ratio percentage:
1000 car parking area, 10%
1500 car parking area, 12%
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2000 car parking area, 14%
Over 2500 car parking area up to 15%,
subject to justification of the findings
as set forth in Section 25.58.311(B) of the
Existing Land Use Ordinances.
11. Parking requirements for layouts, sizes, and ratios for Site Areas 3, 4 and 5
shall be based upon the requirements for general retail and office use as
described in the Existing Land Use Ordinances. Parking requirements for
layouts, sizes, and ratios for Site Area 1 shall be based upon the
requirements for a District Commercial Use as described in the Existing
Land Use Ordinances.
12. Changes in the location or configuration of the Site Areas (and the
"Buildable Zones" within such Site Areas, as designated on the Land Use
Development Plan as attached hereto) may occur as specific site plans are
developed. Any such changes will be subject to the prior approval of the
Community Development Director of the City.
13. Tentative Tract Maps may be filed and approved subject to consistency
with the Land Use Development Plan.
14. Location and plans for any required water reservoirs or booster stations
shall be submitted to the Community Development Director for approval.
Said facilities may be located in the natural open space area indicated in the
Land Use Development Plan, subject to approval of the Community
Development Director and the coachella Valley Water District.
15. Except as otherwise provided herein, all approvals of the City, the
Community Development Director, or the Planning Commission of the City
required as provided herein shall be based upon the criteria and standards
for such approval set forth in the Existing Land Use Ordinances and the
Building Ordinances.
16. Prior to the issuance of any building permit with respect to any Site Area, a
precise development plan for the development of an individual Site Area,
or a combination of Site Areas, shall be submitted to and shall be approved
by the Planning Commission if such precise development plan is consistent
with the Land Use Development Plan and complies with the provisions of
the Agreement.
17. The Developer shall be permitted to establish a Project Office on Site Area
5 upon execution of the Agreement by the City.
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18. Site Area 6 is designated as natural open space on the Land Use
Development Plan and shall be dedicated to the City. Such dedication shall
be the only open space dedication or reservation of a portion of the
Property for public purposes which will be required by the City with
respect to the development of the Project.
19. Sizing of all backbone utility facilities shall be predicated on the maximum
density proposed for the Project and shall not be required to be oversized
to accommodate uses other than with respect to the Project.
20.. The major access to Site Area 2 shall be via signalized intersection on
Highway 111 as indicated on the Land Use Development Plan.
21. All improvements required as Exactions pursuant to the attached
Development Agreement shall be constructed by Developer congruent with
each phase of the Project as such improvements relate thereto, and are
necessary with respect to such phase of project development.
22. The terms indicated on the Land Use Development Plan shall have the
following meanings:
A. Building Zone: The approximate area in which the buildings within the
applicable Site Area will be located.
B. Parking/Landscape Zone: The approximate area in which the majority
of parking stalls within the applicable Site Area will be located.
C. Gateway Entry: An identification element for the Project or the City,
or both, consisting of any combination of signage, landscaping, walls,
architectural features or lighting.
IV. General Devea_pment of the Project
A. Proposed Uses
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Site Area 1: Subject to Section 12.11 of this Agreement, any or all uses
permitted in the District Commercial Zone (PC-2). , Restaurant will be
permitted provided that they do not exceed to 25% of the approved gross
building area, consistent with III.B.7. of this Exhibit A.
The maximum square footage allowed for Site Area 1 pursuant to the table
set forth in Exhibit A, Section IV.B., shall be changed to 125,000 square
feet.
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Site Areas 2, 3, and 4: Any or all uses permitted in the PC-3 zone of the
Existing Land use Ordinances.
Site Area 5: Any or all uses permitted in the C-1 zone of the Existing Land
Use Ordinances.
Site Area 6: Natural open space and such related uses as set forth in
Section D below and as indicated in the Land Use Development Plan.
B. Maximum Building Square Footage Limits and Maximum Heights
Site Area Maximum S.F. Height Limit
1 125,000 per applicable Existing Land Use Ordinances
2 479,000 per applicable Existing Land Use Ordinances
3 20,000 per applicable Existing Land Use Ordinances
4. 80,300 per applicable Existing Land Use Ordinances
5 167,000 per applicable Existing Land Use Ordinances
C. Density and Intensity of Use
The Developer shall be entitled to develop each of the Site Areas to the
maximum building site coverage percentage provided in the applicable
Existing Land Use Ordinance as it pertains to the individual Site Area. The
land Use Development Plan depicts the eligible building areas within each
Site Area. In the event any Site Area is developed so as to utilize less than
the total maximum square footage listed for any such Site Area in
paragraph "B" above, then the differential between the Site Area square
footage which is actually utilized and the applicable maximum square
footage listed above shall be transferable in while or in part to any other
site Area (other than Site Area 6), provided that the resulting maximum
square footage with respect to any such Site Area shall not exceed the
maximum square footage of use permitted with respect thereto by the
Existing Land Use Ordinances. Buildings shall be reasonably distributed
within the Site Areas to permit ease of vehicular and pedestrian access,
circulation and egress and for proper operational building service
requirements.
D. Open Space
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Site Area 6 shall be "natural open space" as defined in the Existing Land
Use Ordinances.
Site Area 6 is established for the preservation of the open space and
significant natural resources. The intent of this area is to protect, to the
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extent practicable, the resources of notable scenic, natural, geologic or
historical value.
Uses Permitted:
a. Bicycling and hiking trails, and directional trail signs;
b. Local and buffer greenbelts;
c. Wildlife preserves and sanctuaries;
d. Archaeological sites;
e. Historical preserves;
f Screening, walls, and fencing as may be required by the Project;
g. Forest maintenance/ranger stations;
h. Water reservoirs, or pumping stations as may be required by the
Project.
Site Development Standards
Site development standards in the open space category shall be in
accordance with Excising Land Use Ordinances.
V. Planning Guidelines
A. Purpose
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Except as otherwise provided in the Agreement or this Exhibit "A", the
development of each Site Area within the Project shall be subject to and
controlled by the design and development guidelines established by the
Existing Land Use Ordinances and the Building Ordinances. The following
guidelines are intended to be supplemental to those established by the
Existing Land Use Ordinances and the Building Ordinances and to the
extent they are inconsistent or in conflict with the guidelines established by
the Existing Land Use Ordinances and the Building Ordinances, these
guidelines shall be deemed controlling. Subject to the foregoing, all
development plans for each Site Area shall comply with the following
guidelines.
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B. Site Planning and Circulation
Access to the various Site Areas within the Project is to be provided from
the adjacent streets and Highway 111 as depicted on the Land Use
Development Plan. Interior Site Area vehicular circulation shall be
patterned to permit ease of ingress and egress as well as the distribution of
buildings in relation to parking areas to allow for the dispersion of vehicles
and pedestrians throughout each Site Area. Each Site Area shall have
clearly defined pedestrian routes into and throughout the Site Area in order
to minimize potential points of conflict between pedestrians and vehicles.
Individual Site Area entries shall occur at the designated locations on the
Land Use Development Plan. Building setbacks shall be as depicted on the
Land Use Development Plan.
C. Grading/Drainage
A. Assist in screening parking, loading and service areas.
B. Reduce the perception of height and mass of large buildings.
C. Provide a reasonable transition from the street to the parcel.
The applicant may obtain permits for rough grading after approval of
conceptual grading plans by the Director of Public Works and the Director
of Community Development.
Grading shall be permitted outside of an area of immediate development if
consistent with the conceptual grading plan.
Drainage of surface parking areas and roof areas shall terminate at an
underground storm drain system in the public streets. Points of connection
will be provided for each Site Area.
D. Landscaping
Landscape materials shall enhance the major architectural design elements
through the coordinated use of indigenous and introduced plant species
lighting, massing, etc. Landscaping shall be in accordance with a
Landscape Concept plan as provided in the Existing Land Use Ordinances.
The Landscape concept Plan will be submitted as part of the precise plan at
the time development of a Site Area is proposed
The landscape framework will visually bind the Site Area together while
remaining compatible with the desert environment.
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E. Design Concept of Buildings/Parking/Loading Areas
The architecture of the Project shall possess an underlying compatibility
among the various buildings through the use of similar materials, finishes,
colors and amenities while allowing a degree of flexibility for individual
Site Area expression and identity. All building designs shall be aesthetically
agreeable wih the desert environment.
Parking requirements for layouts, sizes, and ratios for Site Areas 1, 3, 4
and 5 shall be based upon the parking requirements for Existing Land Use
Ordinances for general retail and office.
Site Area 5 shall provide 200 public parking spaces in addition to the
number of spaces required by the C-1 zone under the Existing Land Use
Ordinances for the building area.
Loading, service and delivery areas shall not encroach into any setback
area.
F Utilities and Utility Structures
Public services and utilities will be provided by the following public/private
agencies unless otherwise approved by the Director of Community
Development:
a. Water - Coachella Valley Water District
b. Sewer -Coachella Valley Water District
c. Flood Control - Coachella Valley Water District
d. Electricity - Southern California Edison Company
e. Natural Gas - Southern California Gas Company
f. Telephone - General Telephone Company
g. Schools - Palm Springs and Desert Sands
h. Public Parks - Coachella Recreation and Parks District
i. Fire Protection - Riverside County Sheriff Department
j. Police Protection - Riverside County Sheriff Department
k. Solid Waste Disposal - Riverside County Road Department
and Palm Desert Disposal Services
1. Television - Coachella Valley Television
All utilities shall be installed and maintained underground. Utility design
shall not place excessive burdens upon offsite systems.
Temporary overhead power and telephone facilities are permitted during
construction only.
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Any device for transmission of reception of communication signals shall be
screened.
Ground -mounted devices shall be screened from view from adjacent streets
and property.
Outdoor trash areas shall be visually screened by a 6-ft. high (minimum),
non combustible enclosure constructed of the same materials and finishes
as the adjacent building. Enclosures shall be designed and located so as not
to be highly visible from adjacent streets and property.
G. Project and Business Identification
Project and City entry statements composed of signage, landscaping,
architectural features, or a combination of same, will be depicted on the
landscape concept plan. The purpose of this element is to announce both
the Project the entry to the City and/or the gateway to the El Paso district
in a manner that furthers the sophisticated image of the City.
VI. Plan Review Requirements
A. Purpose
This section is established to ensure that the overall purpose and
intent of the Project is satisfied and implemented in an orderly
manner.
B. Development/Precise Plan Review
When the actual development of a Site Area is proposed, an
application for approval of a precise plan shall be filed with and
shall be approved by the Planning Commission if such precise plan
is consistent with the Land Use Development Plan and complies
with the provisions of the Agreement and this Exhibit "A". A
precise plan may cover one or more Site Areas of the Project.
C. Precise Plan Contents
Subject to the provisions of the Agreement and this Exhibit A to
the Precise Plan shall include the requirements of Section 25.73.011
of the Existing Land Use Ordinances.
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EXHIBIT "C" TO FIRST AMENDMENT TO DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT
Revised Exhibit D to Original Development Agreement
[Attached behind this page.]
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EXHIBIT "D"
EXACTIONS
As provided in the Agreement, the following constitutes those Exactions which may be
imposed by the City with respect to the development of the Project. The following Exactions
include all of the mitigation measures with respect to the Project for which the Developer will be
responsible for satisfying and which were identified in the Environmental Impact Report (the
"EIR") pertaining to the Project and certifies as complete by the City on November 16, 1989.
Unless otherwise provided for in this Exhibit "D", all Exactions shall be constructed or provided
by the Developer in conformance with the requirements of the Existing Land Use Ordinances.
Those Exactions identified herein, while intended to be specific in nature, will remain subject to
specific Project review as provided in Exhibit "A". The City and the Developer will in good faith
attempt to agree as to any modifications of the following Exactions which are requested by the
City as a result of such specific Project review.
1. Street Improvements
All street improvements are subject to the review and approval of
construction documents pertaining thereto by the City of Palm Desert
Department of Public Works. All of the following street improvements are
to be located adjacent to the Project Site Areas as indicated below.
A. Painters Path --street improvements including, the curbs, gutters,
sidewalks, bus stations, street lighting and landscaping, all as
required by the EIR and as provided by Precise Plan of Design 97-
9. (Site Area 1)
B. West (mountain) side of Highway 111 between Fred Waring Drive
and El Paso -- completion of widening of Highway 111 with
deceleration lanes, completion of sidewalks, bus stations, street
lighting, striping, and median modifications all as required by the
EIR and as provided for in Precise Plan of Design 97-9. (Site
Areas 1 & 2)
C. South side of El Paso between San Pablo Avenue and Larkspur
Lane -- completion of all pedestrian amenities including street
lighting, landscaping, bus stations, sidewalks, benches, and
decorations. (Site Area 5)
D. West side of Larkspur Lane between El Paso and Shadow
Mountain Drive -- completion of all pedestrian amenities including
street lighting, landscaping, and sidewalks. (Site Area 5)
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E. East side of San Pablo Avenue between el Paso and Shadow
Mountain Drive -- completion of all pedestrian amenities including
street lighting, landscaping, and sidewalks.
F. North side of Shadow Mountain Drive between Larkspur Lane and
San Pablo Avenue -- completion of all pedestrian amenities
including street lighting, landscaping, and sidewalks. (Site Area 5)
G. Fred Waring Drive west of Highway 111 -- completion of widening
or street modifications including grading, paving, striping, curbs,
gutters, bus stations, sidewalks, street lighting, all as required by
the EIR. (Site Area 2)
H. West side of El Paso between Highway 111 and Painters Path --
completion of all pedestrian amenities including street lighting,
landscaping, sidewalks, benches, and other amenities required by
Precise Plan of Design 97-9. (Site Area 1)
Following the commencement by the City of proceedings for the
abandonment of Painters Path northwest of the Palm Valley Flood
Control Channel (from Fred Waring Drive to the Palm Valley Flood
Control Channel) as a public road, the Developer will submit for the
approval of the City such agreements as are necessary to insure the
continuation of any required appurtenant public utility easements or
maintenance rights or non-exclusive easements for right of access,
and, following the completion of such abandonment proceedings,
the Developer will provide for the demolition of such portion of
Painters Path and shall also provide for the abandonment of such
public utility easements or maintenance rights which are not the
subject of the above -referenced agreements. (Site area 2)
J. East side of Town Center between Fred Waring Drive and Town
Center Fire Station -- Completion of all pedestrian amenities
including street lighting, landscaping, and sidewalks. (Site Area 4)
K. South side of Fred Waring Drive between Town Center Way and
Fairhaven Drive -- Completion of all pedestrian amenities including
street lighting, bus stations, and landscaping. (Site Area 4)
L. West side of Fairhaven Drive between Fred Waring Drive and the
southerly property boundary -- Completion of widening or street
modifications including grading, paving, striping, curbs, gutters,
landscaping, street lighting, and sidewalks. (Site Area 4)
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2. Traffic Signals
All of the following traffic signal improvements and signal modifications
are to be located adjacent to Project Site Areas as indicated below. As
used in this Paragraph 2, the "related improvements" shall mean those
improvements identified by the City of Palm Desert Department of public
Works as necessary to implement the traffic signal modifications to which
they relate.
A. New traffic signal and related improvements at the intersection of
Highway 111 and entry road for Site Area 2, all as required by the
EIR.
B. New traffic signal and related improvements at the intersection of
El Paseo and Larkspur Lane, all as required by the EIR. (Site Area
5)
C. Traffic signal modifications and related improvements at El Paso
and San Pablo Avenue, all as required by the EIR. (Site Area 5)
D. Traffic signal modifications and related improvements at Highway
111 and El Paso/Town Center Way, all as required by the EIR and
as provided for in Precise Plan of Design 97-9. (Site Area 1)
E. Traffic signal modifications and related improvements at Highway
111 and Fred Waring Drive, all as required by the EIR. (Site Area
2)
3. Storm Drains
A. Construction of the Joshua Road storm drain facilities in Fred
Waring Drive from Painters Path to Highway 111 and from
Highway 111 to the Palm Valley Flood Channel. The City and the
Developer's completion of construction of such facilities, the City
shall promptly reimburse the Developer for all costs incurred with
respect thereto (including, but not limited to, the costs of
engineering, design, construction, acquisition of rights of access
and easements of use, and any studies required for and related to
such improvements) in an amount equal to the amount by which the
aggregate of such costs exceed the aggregate amount of drainage
fees the Developer would be required to pay with respect to Site
Area 2 pursuant to the Existing Land Use Ordinances. To the
extent that the Developer is not fully reimbursed for such costs at
the time of completion of such construction, the City shall provide
to the Developer a promissory note reasonably acceptable in form
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to the Developer and which shall be in the principal amount of such
unreimbursed costs which shall mature on the fifth anniversary date
of the date of completion of the construction and which promissory
note shall bear interest on the outstanding principal amount at a
floating rate equal to the Bank of America prime rate plus one
percent, as such rate shall be from time to time announced by the
Bank of America. The City shall make such reimbursement to the
Developer from monies available therefor from the City's Drainage
Fund or any other legally available source of funds.
B. Construction of all necessary drainage systems with respect to the
Project and the facilities necessary to connect such systems to the
existing underground storm drain systems in the public streets, all
as required by the EIR.
4. Transit
A. Construction of bus turnouts and shelters for the Project, all as
required by the EIR.
B. Provide a Transportation Demand Management Study as required
by the E1R.
C. The Developer will participate in a people mover/mass transit
program which may impose assessments on Site Areas 1, 2, 3 and 4
if all of the following conditions are satisfied:
(i) The City undertakes and completes a people
mover/mass transit study with respect to the
proposed program which reasonably establishes a
public need for the construction and operation of the
system; and
(ii) Following the completion of the aforesaid study, the City
establishes a people mover/mass transit program consistent
with the findings and recommendations of the study; and
(iii) The construction of the people mover/mass transit system
would be financed in part through the creation of a special
assessment district encompassing at least the properties
identified on Annex 1 attached to this Exhibit "D", and such
special assessment district shall issue bonds or otherwise
incur indebtedness (a) secured by assessments on all such
properties upon which commercial and/or retail facilities
(other than office or professional facilities) are to be
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constructed and (b) in a principal amount not to exceed
25% of the total cost of the construction of such people
mover/mass transit system; provided, however, that (i) the
total aggregate amount of such assessments on all such
properties shall not exceed $5,000,000 and (ii) the principal
amount of such bonds or other indebtedness shall be
amortized over a minimum 20 year period (provided,
however, that the Developer and the owners of all other
property within the special assessment district shall have the
right to prepay all such assessments in whole or in part and
thereby cause the early redemption of such bonds or the
early retirement of such other indebtedness); and
(iv) The proportionate amount of such assessments to be
imposed on each such property within the special
assessment district shall be determined on the basis of the
proportionate benefit to be derived by each such property
from the construction and operation of the system.
D. With respect' to Site Area 1, 2 3 and 4, the Developer may at its
option, and in the exercise of its sole discretion, elect to satisfy its
obligations under Paragraph C for any particular Site by paying to
the City, within 180 days of the date of execution of this
Agreement, a mass transit fee equal to and not to exceed the
following amounts with respect to the following Site Areas:
Site Area 1:
Site Area 2:
Site Area 3:
Site Area 4:
TOTAL:
$ 50,000.00
1,198, 500.00
50,000.00
200.750.00
1,499,250.00
The City and the Developer agree that if any or all of the foregoing
fees are paid by the Developer, the corresponding Site Area(s) shall
not be subject to any further fee or assessment with respect to the
mass transit program and shall not be included within the
assessment district described in Paragraph C above. In addition,
the amount of any such fee or fees paid by the Developer shall
reduce in an equivalent amount the construction costs of the mass
transit system which would otherwise have been paid from the
proceeds of the assessments as described above.
The Developer agrees that the amount of any mass transit fee paid
by the Developer pursuant to this paragraph will not be refundable
to the Developer if the mass transit program established pursuant to
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subparagraph (ii) above is not constructed so long as the amount of
any such fee is set aside or used by the city for the purpose of
improving the mass transportation system within the City, general
traffic improvements, or for the general benefit of the Highway 111
Commercial Core Area.
5. Public Parking
A. The Developer will provide to the City a temporary non-exclusive
easement on Site Area 5 for use by the City for 200 public parking
spaces. Such easement shall be located within the area designated
as the "Parking Zone" on Site Area 5 as depicted in the Land Use
Development Plan attached to Exhibit "A" hereto. Such easement
shall remain in existence until such time as a specific development
plan for Site Area 5 has been submitted by the Developer to the
City and has been approved by the City. The City shall be solely
responsible for the construction and maintenance of any public
parking improvements to be located on such easement and the
Developer shall not be responsible for any costs associated
therewith. In addition, the City shall reimburse the Developer for
all costs incurred by the Developer in acquiring and maintaining
such policy or policies of insurance (including liability insurance)
with respect to the use of such parking facilities as are customary.
Prior to the granting of such easement, the City and Developer will
in good faith negotiate and enter into an agreement which will,
among other things, define the boundaries of such easement within
the Parking Zone of Site Area 5, the duration of the easement and
the conditions and restrictions with respect to its use; all as
contemplated by the Agreement and this Paragraph 5A.
B. In conjunction with the construction of the private
commercial/retail facilities to be located on Site Area 5, the
Developer shall provide 200 additional parking spaces above
project parking requirements for Site Area 5 as required by the
Existing Land Use Ordinances for use as public parking spaces (as
such term is defined in Exhibit "H" to the Disposition and
Development Agreement). Prior to the commencement of
construction of the commercial/retail facilities to be located in Site
Area 5, the Developer and the City shall in good faith negotiate and
enter into an agreement which will provide, among other things, for
(i) the location of such parking spaces, (ii) the improvements
associated therewith, (iii) the means of access by the public, (iv)
the conditions and restrictions with respect to the use of such
parking spaces, and (v) the timing of the construction of such
spaces. It is the intent of the Developer and the City that, subject
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to the provisions of the Disposition and Development Agreement
pertaining to the reimbursement of the Developer for the costs of
certain public facilities, the Developer will pay all costs of
constructing such public parking spaces.
Open Space
Developer shall dedicate to the City of Palm Desert that property described
in Exhibit "G" in the Agreement for use by the City as open space.
7 Housing
The Developer will pay a housing mitigation fee for each Project Site Area
at the time of building permit issuance with respect thereto. The proceeds
of such fees shall be used by the City, along with other revenues of the
City, to address the very low, low and moderate income housing need
generated by the development of the Project Sites consistent with the
housing programs identified or to be identified in the housing element of
the City's General Plan. Such fee shall be in the amount of $1.00 per
square foot of building floor space for mixed commercial/retail
development and $.50 per square foot of building floor space for
professional office development. This fee shall be payable by the
Developer only if a similar fee equal to or greater than this fee will be
required by the City with respect to all other commercial development
within the City. In no even and under no circumstances will such fee with
respect to any Site Area exceed in the aggregate the following amounts per
Site Area:
8. Fees
Site Area 1: $ 125,000,00
Site Area 2: 479,000.00
Site Area 3: 20,000.00
Site Area 4: 80,000.00
Site Area 5: 167.000.00
TOTAL: 871,000.00
A. T.U.M.F. Fees
B. Signalization Fee
C. Drainage Fees
D. Art in Public Places Fees
E. The usual and customary fees of general application charged for
processing of applications for permits and approvals pertaining to
the development of the Project.
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PLANNING COMMISSION RESOLUTION NO. 1826
EXHIBIT "D"
CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL
CASE NO. PP 97-9
Department of Community Development:
1. The development of the property shall conform substantially with exhibits submitted
by developer on file with the department of community development/planning, as
modified by the following conditions.
2. Construction of a portion of said project shall commence within the period specified
within the development agreement.
3. The development of the property described herein shall be subject to the restrictions
and limitations set forth herein which are in addition to all municipal ordinances and
state and federal statutes now in force, or which hereafter may be in force.
4. Prior to issuance of a building permit for construction of any use contemplated by this
approval, the applicant shall first obtain permits and/or clearance from the following
agencies:
Coachella Valley Water District
Palm Desert Architectural Commission
City Fire Marshal
Public Works Department
Evidence of said permit or clearance from the above agencies shall be presented to
the department of building and safety at the time of issuance of a building permit for
the use contemplated herewith.
5. Project exhibits indicate 121,771 square feet of building area. Project area may
increase to 125,000 square feet provided all other applicable ordinance standards are
met.
6. Pad 1, Pad 2 and Highway 111 Restaurant Pad shall be modified to conform to
required setbacks: 25 feet adjacent to El Paseo and 32 feet adjacent to Highway
111. Minimum property line setbacks for Shop A to be 12 feet with minimum
curbline setback of 42 feet.
7. Access to trash/service areas shall be placed so as not to conflict with parking areas.
Said placement shall be approved by applicable trash company and department of
community development.
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8. All future occupants of the buildings shall comply with the zoning ordinance.
9. A detailed parking lot and building lighting plan shall be submitted to staff for
approval, subject to applicable lighting standards, plan to be prepared by a qualified
lighting engineer.
10. All sidewalk plans shall be reviewed and approved by the department of public works
prior to architectural review commission submittal.
11 . Project is subject to Art in Public Places program per Palm Desert Municipal Code
Chapter 4.10.
12. Final landscape plans shall comply with the parking lot tree planting master plan.
13. Applicant agrees to maintain the landscaping required to be installed pursuant to
these conditions. Applicant will enter into an agreement to maintain said landscaping
for the life of the project, which agreement shall be notarized and which agreement
shall be recorded. It is the specific intent of the parties that this condition and
agreement run with the land and bind successors and assigns. The final landscape
plan shall include a long-term maintenance program specifying among other matters
appropriate watering times, fertilization and pruning for various times of the year for
the specific materials to be planted, as well as periodic replacement of materials. All
to be consistent with the Property Maintenance Ordinance (Ordinance No. 801) and
the approved landscape plan.
14. The project shall be subject to all applicable fees at time of issuance of permits
including, but not limited to, Art in Public Places, TUMF and school mitigation fees.
15. That pursuant to Resolution No. 90-130 this development shall pay the appropriate
commercial development low income housing mitigation fee ($1.00 per square foot).
16. That the site plan be modified to accommodate a "Trolley Stop" pursuant to the
Sunline Transit Agency Requirements.
17. Alternative transportation parking (i.e., golf carts, bicycles, mopeds, etc.) shall be
provided as determined by the Director of Community Development.
18. That the project shall include a two lane bridge connection to Desert Crossing with
a six foot pedestrian sidewalk to one side.
19. That the large 18 wheel delivery vehicles shall not travel along the south side of
Tenant A to enter or exit the loading docks. Access to the loading docks at the rear
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of Tenants A, B and C shall only be from Highway 1 1 1 and the north side of Tenant
C.
20. That pursuant to the noise study, along the Painters Path side of the site a minimum
four foot high berm with a six foot high masonry wall on top be installed which will
provide a minimum ten foot high barrier measured from Painters Path. Additional
conditions include:
A. Select air conditioning units with a rating of SR-8.0, or less. Alternatively, if
higher ratings are to be used, submit the roof mechanical plans to the
acoustical engineer for a determination of compliance.
B. Prohibit any external equipment mounting on the south side of Shop Building
A.
C. Keep all dock loading doors closed while not being used for loading and
unloading.
D. No storage of refrigerated trailers on site with compressors operating.
E. Erect building parapets or sound shields on the south side of the buildings.
F. No building vents on the south side of Shop A, Tenant A, or Pad 1.
G. Locate all mechanical equipment on the roof with the exception of any trash
compactors.
H. Trash compactors will be located so that a building shields the equipment from
residential areas to the south.
I. Install trailer cuffs on loading docks.
Department of Public Works:
1. Drainage fees in accordance with Palm Desert Municipal Code Section 26.49 and
Ordinance No. 653 shall be paid prior to issuance of any permits associated with this
project.
2. Any drainage facilities construction required for this project shall be contingent upon
a drainage study prepared by a registered civil engineer that is reviewed and approved
by the Department of Public Works prior to start of construction.
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3. Signalization fees, in accordance with City of Palm Desert Resolution Nos. 79-17 and
79-55, shall be paid prior to issuance of any permits associated with this project.
The costs associated with the modification of the existing signal system as well as
the proposed signal at Painters Path/EI Paseo for this project may be used as a credit
against the subject signalization fees. Such a credit shall be subject to approval by
the Palm Desert City Council.
4. The project shall be subject to Transportation Uniform Mitigation Fees (TUMF),
shopping center classification. Payment of said fees shall be at the time of building
permit issuance.
5. A complete preliminary soils investigation, conducted by a registered soils engineer,
shall be submitted to, and approved by, the Department of Public Works prior to the
issuance of a grading permit.
6. All public and private improvements shall be inspected by the Department of Public
Works and a standard inspection fee shall be paid prior to issuance of grading
permits. Public improvements within the State Highway 111 right-of-way shall be
subject to Caltrans review, approval and permit issuance.
7. As required under Palm Desert Municipal Code Section 26.28, and in accordance
with Sections 26.40 and 26.44, complete improvement plans and specifications shall
be submitted to the Director of Public Works for checking and approval before
construction of any improvements is commenced. Offsite improvement plans to be
approved by the Public Works Department and a surety posted to guarantee the
installation of required offsite improvements prior to permit issuance.
8. Landscaping maintenance on the property frontages shall be provided by the property
owner.
9. Full public improvements, as required by Sections 26.40 and 26.44 of the Palm
Desert Municipal Code, shall be installed in accordance with applicable City/State
standards. Improvements shall include, but not be limited to the following:
* Construction of acceleration/deceleration lanes on Highway 111 with
dedicated right turn on to El Paseo including traffic signal modification as may
be necessary.
* Widening of El Paseo to accommodate dedicated right turn lane for project
entry.
* Construction of curb, gutter and asphalt paving on Painters Path to provide for
a minimum of two vehicle travel lanes and bicycle/golf cart lanes. Street width
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at the intersection with El Paseo shall provide for an additional travel lane for
turning movements.
Modification of existing drainage systems as necessary to accommodate
roadway improvements.
* Installation of sidewalk in an appropriate size and configuration together with
full landscape improvements along all property frontages.
In addition, those Project -Specific Traffic Mitigation Measures and Site Specific
Project Improvements identified in the project Traffic Impact Analysis (including all
associated addenda) as approved by the Department of Public Works and Caltrans
shall be considered as project conditions of approval. Where conflicts exist between
these conditions and Traffic Impact Analysis, these conditions shall take precedence.
10. Project access locations on State Highway 1 1 1 and El Paseo shall be limited to right -
turn ingress and egress. Proposed left turn site ingress shall be subject to review and
approval by Caltrans. No project access shall be permitted on Painters Path.
11. In accordance with Palm Desert Municipal Code Section 26.44, complete grading
plans/site improvement plans and specifications shall be submitted to the Director of
Public Works for checking and approval prior to issuance of any permits. In addition
to all standard engineering design parameters, the plan shall address appropriate
circulation -related issues.
12. Traffic safety striping on El Paseo and Painters Path shall be provided to the
specifications of the Director of Public Works. A traffic control plan must be
submitted to, and approved by, the Director of Public Works prior to the placement
of any pavement markings. Highway striping/signing shall be subject to Caltrans
approval.
13. Any and all offsite improvements shall be preceded by the approval of plans and the
issuance of valid encroachment permits by the Department of Public Works/Caltrans.
14. Proposed building pad elevations are subject to review and approval in accordance
with Chapter 27 of the Palm Desert Municipal Code.
15. All applicable provisions, conditions and requirements contained within that certain
development agreement between the City of Palm Desert and Ahmanson Commercial
Development Company as approved by the City Council on December 14, 1989, as
Ordinance No. 590, as well as the associated Environmental impact Report as
Certified by the City Council on November 16, 1989, as Resolution No. 89-120,
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together with any approved amendments shall be considered as conditions of
approval for this project.
16. Prior to start of construction, the applicant shall submit satisfactory evidence to the
Director of Public Works of intended compliance with the National Pollutant Discharge
Elimination (NPDES) General Permit (Permit # CAS000002) for storm water
discharges associated with construction activity.
17. Applicant shall comply with provisions of Palm Desert Municipal Code Section 24.12,
Fugitive Dust Control.
Riverside County Fire Department:
1. With respect to the conditions of approval regarding the above referenced plan check,
the fire department recommends the following fire protection measures be provided
in accordance with City Municipal Codes, appropriate NFPA standards, CFC, CBC,
and/or recognized fire protection standards.
The Fire Department is required to set a minimum fire flow for the remodel or
construction of all commercial buildings per California Fire Code Sec. 10.401.
2. A fire flow of 1500 gpm for a 1 hour duration at 20 psi residual operating pressure
low
must be available before any combustible materials are placed on the job site.
3. Provide, or show there exists, a water system capable of providing a potential gallon
per minute flow of 3000 gpm for commercial structure. The actual fire flow available
from any one hydrant connected to any given water main shall be 1500 gpm for a
two hour duration at 20 psi residual operating pressure.
4. The required fire flow shall be available from a Super fire hydrant(s) (6"x4"x2-1 /2"x2-
1 /2") located not less than 25' or more than 150 feet from commercial structure.
Distances shall cover all portions of the building(s) as measured along approved
vehicular travel ways. Hydrants installed below 3000' elevation shall be of the "wet
barrel" type.
5. Provide written certification from the appropriate water company having jurisdiction
that hydrant(s) will be installed and will produce the required fire flow, or arrange for
a field inspection by the Fire Department prior to scheduling for a final inspection.
6. Install a complete fire sprinkler system per NFPA 13. The post indicator valve and
fire department connection shall be located to the front of the building, not less than
25' from the building and within 50' of an approved Super hydrant. This applies to
all buildings with 3,000 square feet or more building area as measured by the building
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footprint, including overhangs which are sprinklered as per NFPA 13. The building
area of additional floors is added in for a cumulative total square footage. Exempted
are one and two family dwellings.
7. Install a fire alarm (water flow) as required by the Uniform Building Code Sec. 3803
for the fire sprinkler system(s). Install supervisory (tamper) alarms on all supply and
control valves for sprinkler systems.
8. Certain designated areas will be required to be maintained as fire lanes and shall be
clearly marked by painting and/or signs as approved by the Fire Marshal. Painted fire
lanes and/or signs shall be stenciled or posted every 30' with the following:
a) No Parking Fire Lane - PDMC 15.16.090
9. Install a fire alarm as required by the California Building Code and/or California Fire
Code. Minimum requirement is UL central station monitoring of sprinkler systems per
NFPA 71 and 72. Alarm plans are required for all UL central station monitored
systems and systems where any interior devices are required or used. (CFC Sec.
14.103(a))
10. Install portable fire extinguishers per NFPA 10, but not less than 2A10BC in rating.
Fire extinguishers must not be over 75' walking distance and/or 3,000 square feet
of floor area. In addition to the above, a 40BC fire extinguisher is required for
commercial kitchens.
11. Install a Hood/Duct automatic fire extinguishing system if operating a commercial
kitchen including, but not limited to, deep fat fryers, grills, charbroilers or other
appliances which produce grease laden vapors or smoke. (NFPA 96, 17, 17A)
12. All buildings shall be accessible by an all-weather roadway extending to within 150'
of all portions of the exterior walls of the first story. The roadway shall not be less
than 24' of unobstructed width and 13'6" of vertical clearance. Where parallel
parking is allowed, the roadway shall be 36' wide with parking on both sides, 32'
wide with parking on one side. Dead-end roads in excess of 150' shall be provided
with a minimum 45' radius turn around (55' in industrial developments). Fountains
or garden islands placed in the middle of these turn-arounds shall not exceed a 5'
radius or 10' diameter. City standards may be more restrictive.
13. Contact the Fire Department for a final inspection prior to occupancy.
14. Commercial buildings shall have illuminated addresses of a size approved by the City.
15. All fire sprinkler systems, fixed fire suppression systems and alarm plans must be
submitted separately for approval prior to construction. Subcontractors should
contact the Fire Marshal's office for submittal requirements.
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16. Conditions subject to change with adoption of new codes, ordinances, laws or when
building permits are not obtained within twelve months.
17. Other:
a. Design bridge to commercial standards, must hold 72,000 pound fire truck.
b. Turning radius for fire truck circulation must be 31' inside 52' outside radius.
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EXHIBIT "E"
Pursuant to Title 14, Division 6, Article 6 (commencing with section 15070) of the
California Code of Regulations.
NEGATIVE DECLARATION
CASE NOS: GPA 97-3, C/Z 97-9, PP 97-9
APPLICANT/PROJECT SPONSOR:
Lowe Enterprises Commercial Group, Inc.
11777 San Vincente Boulevard, Suite 900
Los Angeles, CA 90049
PROJECT DESCRIPTION/LOCATION: A General Plan Amendment, Change of Zone, Precise
Plan, and Development Agreement Amendment to permit development of a 125,000 square
foot retail commercial center on 1 1.95 acres at the southwest corner of Highway 1 1 1 and
El Paseo.
The Director of the Department of Community Development, City of Palm Desert, California,
has found that the described project will not have a significant effect on the environment.
A copy of the Initial Study has been attached to document the reasons in support of this
finding. Mitigation measures, if any, included in the project to avoid potentially significant
effects, may also be found attached.
L GUST 19, 1997
PHILIP DREL DATE
DIRECTOR O COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
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