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HomeMy WebLinkAboutRes No 2060PLANNING COMMISSION RESOLUTION NO. 2060 A RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF PALM DESERT, CALIFORNIA, APPROVING A NEGATIVE DECLARATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT AND A PRECISE PLAN TO CONSTRUCT A 6,481 SQUARE FOOT PROFESSIONAL OFFICE BUILDING LOCATED ON THE EAST SIDE OF VILLAGE COURT, 1,100 FEET NORTH OF HIGHWAY 111. THE PROPERTY IS ALSO REFFERED TO AS 44-600 VILLAGE COURT AND A.P.N. 625-100-045. CASE NO. PP 01-04 WHEREAS, the Planning Commission of the City of Palm Desert, California, did on the 17th day of April, 2001, hold a duly noticed public hearing to a consider a request by WORLD DEVELOPMENT for the above mentioned; 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. 00-24," in that the Director of Community Development has determined that the project will not have a significant negative effect 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 granting approval of said precise plan: FINDINGS FOR APPROVAL OF A 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. 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 the Precise Plan 01-04 is hereby granted for reasons subject to the attached conditions. PLANNING COMMISSION RESOLUTION NO. 2060 PASSED, APPROVED and ADOPTED at a regular meeting of the Palm Desert Planning Commission, held on this 17th day of April, 2001, by the following vote, to wit: AYES: CAMPBELL, FINERTY, JONATHAN, TSCHOPP, LOPEZ NOES: NONE ABSENT: NONE ABSTAIN: NONE ATTEST: PHILIP DRELLSecretary Palm Desert Planning Commission 2 PLANNING COMMISSION RESOLUTION NO. 2060 CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL CASE NO. PP 01-04 Department of Community Development: 1. The development of the property shall conform substantially with exhibits on file with the Department of Community Development, as modified by the following conditions. 2. Construction of a portion of said project shall commence within one year from the date of final approval unless an extension of time is granted; otherwise said approval shall become null, void and of no effect whatsoever. 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 Review 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. Applicant shall participate in a commercial recycling program as determined by the City Environmental Conservation Manager and applicable Waste Disposal Company. 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. 6. All future occupants of the buildings shall comply with parking requirements in Section 25.58 of the zoning ordinance. 7. 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. 8. All sidewalk plans shall be reviewed and approved by the department of public works prior to architectural review commission submittal. 3 PLANNING COMMISSION RESOLUTION NO. 2060 9. Final landscape plans shall comply with the City's Parking Lot and Tree Standards per Ordinance 977 and Resolution 01-06 and must be approved by the City's Architectural Review Commission. 10. 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. 11. The project shall be subject to all applicable fees at time of issuance of building permits including, but not limited to, Art in Public Places, Fringe -Toed Lizard, TUMF, School Mitigation and Housing Mitigation fees. 12. The project's setbacks shall conform to standards in Section 25.25 of the City's Zoning Ordinance. 13. The applicant shall record, in a form acceptable to the City Attorney, a mutual access easement with the properties to the north and south. 14. The applicant must receive final approval of working drawings from the Architectural Review Commission. The plans shall include modifications as required by the A.R.C. from the March 13, 2001 meeting, including but not limited to modifications to the stair well tower, thickening of the second story wall to allow window recessing, adjusting the windows on the north elevation and modifications to the landscaping plan as requested by the City's Landscape Manager. 15. The applicant shall modify the working drawings to provide a maximum building height of 25'0" as measured from approved pad height. Department of Public Works: 1. Signalization fees, in accordance with City of Palm Desert Resolution Nos. 79-17 and 79-55, shall be paid prior to the issuance of any permits associated with this project. 2. The project shall be subject to Transportation Uniform Mitigation Fees (TUMF), office classification. Payment of said fees shall be at the time of building permit issuance. 4 PLANNING COMMISSION RESOLUTION NO. 2060 3. A complete preliminary soils investigation, conducted by a registered soils engineer, shall be submitted to the Department of Public Works prior to the issuance of a grading permit. 4. Landscape installation on the Village Court property frontage shall be water efficient in nature and maintenance shall be provided by the property owner. 5. 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. 6. All private improvements shall be inspected by the Department of Public Works and a standard inspection fee shall be paid prior to issuance of any permits associated with this project. 7. Proposed building pad elevations are subject to review and modification in accordance with Chapter 27 of the Palm Desert Municipal Code. 8. Prior to the issuance of any permits associated with this project, applicant shall provide evidence of recorded mutual access easements for the subject parcel and those parcels directly abutting to the north and south. 9. Applicant shall comply with the provisions of Municipal Code Section 12.12, Fugitive Dust Control. Riverside County Fire Marshal: 1. With respect to the conditions of approval regarding the above referenced project, the fire department recommends the following fire protection measures be provided in accordance with City Municipal Code, NFPA, UFC, and UBC or any recognized Fire Protection Standards: The Fire Department is required to set a minimum fire flow for the remodel or construction of all buildings per UFC article 87. 2. A fire flow of 1500 gpm for a 1 hour duration at 20 psi residual pressure must be available before any combustible material is placed on the job site. 3. Provide or show there exists a water system capable of providing a gpm flow of: 3000 gpm for commercial buildings 4. The required fire flow shall be available from a wet barrel Super Hydrant(s) 4"x2"-1/2" x2-1/2", located not less than 25 feet nor more than: 150' from any portion of a commercial building measured via vehicular travelway 5 PLANNING COMMISSION RESOLUTION NO. 2060 5. Water Plans must be approved by the Fire Marshal and include verification that the water system will produce the required fire flow. 6. Install a complete NFPA 13 fire sprinkler system. This applies to all buildings with a 3000 square foot total cumulative floor area. The Fire Marshal shall approve the locations of all post indicator valves and fire department connections. All valves and connections shall not be less than 25 feet from the building and within 50 feet of an approved hydrant. Exempted are one and two family dwellings. 7. All valves controlling the water supply for automatic sprinkler systems and water -flow switches shall be monitored and alarmed per UBC Chapter 9. 8. Install a fire alarm system as required by UBC Chapter 3. 9. Install portable fire extinguishers per NFPA 10, but not less than one 2A10BC extinguisher per 3000 square feet and not over 75 feet walking distance. A "K" type fire extinguisher is required in all commercial kitchens. 10. All building shall be accessible by an all-weather roadway extending to within 150 feet of all portions of the exterior walls of the first story. The roadway shall not be less than 24 feet of unobstructed width and 13'6" of vertical clearance. Where parallel parking is required on both sides of the street the roadway must be 36 feet wide, and 32 feet wide with parking on one side. Dead-end roads in excess of 150 feet shall be provided with a minimum 45 foot radius turn -around, 55 foot in industrial developments. 11. Whenever access into private property is controlled through use of gates, barriers or other means, provisions shall be made to install a "Knox Box" key over -ride system to allow for emergency vehicle access. Minimum gate width shall be 16 inches with a minimum vertical clearance of 13'6". 12. A dead-end single access over 500 feet will require a secondary access, sprinklers or other mitigative measures approved by the Fire Marshal. Under no circumstance shall a dead-end over 1300' feet be accepted. 13. All buildings shall have illuminated addresses of a size approved by the city. 14. All fire sprinkler systems, fixed fire suppression systems and alarm plans must be submitted separately to the Fire Marshal for approval prior to construction. 15. Conditions subject to change with adoption of new codes, ordinances, laws, or when building permits are not obtained with twelve months. Other: Provide Fire Hydrant Locations. 6 PLANNING COMMISSION RESOLUTION NO. 2060 EXHIBIT A Pursuant to Title 14, Division 6, Article 6 (commencing with section 15070) of the Califomia Code of Regulations. NEGATIVE DECLARATION CASE NO: PP 01-04 APPLICANT/PROJECT SPONSOR: WORLD DEVELOPMENT 74-333 HIGHWAY 111 PALM DESERT, CA 92260 PROJECT DESCRIPTION/LOCATION: Precise plan to construct a 6,481 square foot professional office building. The subject property is located at 44-600 Village Court. The property is also referred to as A.P.N. 625-100-045. 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. elA-at 2001 APRIL 17, PHILIP DRELLI DATE DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT 7