HomeMy WebLinkAboutRes No 2064PLANNING COMMISSION RESOLUTION NO. 2064
A RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY
OF PALM DESERT, CALIFORNIA, RECOMMENDING TO CITY
COUNCIL APPROVAL OF A NEGATIVE DECLARATION OF
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT AND A PRECISE PLAN OF DESIGN
FOR A 16,000 SQUARE FOOT WAREHOUSE/SHOWROOM
BUILDING WITH ANCILLARY OFFICE SPACE FOR PROPERTY
LOCATED AT THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF SHERYL AVENUE
AND COOK STREET, 42-595 COOK STREET.
CASE NO. PP 01-03
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 consider the request of
COOK STREET ASSOCIATES, LLC for approval of the above noted case; 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 adverse impact on the environment and a Negative Declaration
of Environmental Impact 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 to City Council
approval of said request:
1. The precise plan is consistent with the intent and purpose of the Office
Professional zone.
2. The design of the precise plan and the manner in which it will be operated will
not substantially depreciate property values, nor be materially injurious to
properties or improvements in the vicinity.
3. The precise plan of design as conditioned will not unreasonably interfere with
the use or enjoyment of property in the vicinity by the occupants thereof for
lawful purposes.
4. 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 Precise Plan 01-03 is hereby recommended to City Council
for approval, subject to conditions.
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3. That a Negative Declaration of Environmental Impact (Exhibit A attached
hereto) is recommended for certification.
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, TSCHOPP, LOPEZ
NOES: FINERTY
ABSENT: NONE
ABSTAIN: JONATHAN
ATTEST:
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PHILIP DRELL,� ecretary
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Palm Desert PI nning Commission
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CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL
CASE NO. PP 01-03
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 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. 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 and shall include a recycling program.
6. Project is subject to Art in Public Places program per Palm Desert Municipal Code
Chapter 4.10. Method of compliance shall be established prior to completion of the
Architectural Review Commission process.
7. 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
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agreement run with the land and bind successors and assigns. The final landscape
plan shall include a Tong -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.
8. Approval of PP 01-3 is subject to adoption of an ordinance by City Council approving
Development Agreement 01-01, which limits uses of the proposed warehouse/
showroom building to those with a parking requirement of two spaces per 1,000
square feet of gross floor area or less per Municipal Code Section 25.58.310. Office
space for any one tenant shall not exceed 20% of the lease space.
9. That delivery hours to businesses in this project shall be limited to 8:00 a.m. until
5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday.
10. That business hours shall be limited to 8:00 a.m. through 6:00 p.m. Monday through
Friday and 10:00 a.m. through 5:00 p.m. on Saturdays and Sundays. The City
hereby reserves the right to further limit business hours on Saturdays and Sundays
should it be demonstrated that the project is creating unexpected noise or other
impacts on surrounding residential uses.
11. Final landscape plan shall comply with the parking lot tree planting master plan.
12. 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, and
low income housing mitigation fees.
13. That the street and sidewalk improvement plans include provision of bus stop(s) and
shelter(s) with the architecture complementing the building architecture, to the
satisfaction of the Director of Community Development and Sunline Transit.
Director of Public Works:
1. Drainage fees, in accordance with Section 26.49 of the Palm Desert Municipal Code and
Palm Desert Ordinance Number 653, shall be paid prior to issuance of a grading permit.
2. Signalization fees, in accordance with City of Palm Desert Resolution Nos. 79-17 and 79-
55, shall be paid prior to issuance of a grading permit.
3. Any storm drain construction associated with 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.
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4. 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 standards. All public
improvements shall be inspected by the Department of Public Works and a standard
inspection fee shall be paid prior to the issuance of any permits associated with this
project.
5. 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 shall be reviewed and
approved by the Director of Public Works and a surety posted to guarantee the
installation of all required offsite improvements prior to issuance of a grading permit.
Such improvements shall include, but not be limited to, widen Cook Street frontage to 43'
half -width with 55' right of way dedication, widen Sheryl Avenue frontage to 22' half -width
with 30' right of way dedication, minimum 8' sidewalk on Cook Street and a minimum 6'
foot wide sidewalk on Sheryl Avenue and two minimum twenty-four foot wide drive
approaches on Sheryl Avenue. "As -built" plans shall be submitted to, and approved by,
the Director of Public Works prior to the acceptance of the improvements by the City.
6. All private driveways and parking Tots shall be inspected by the engineering department
and a standard inspection fee paid prior to the issuance of a grading permit.
7. Landscaping maintenance on Cook Street, Sheryl Avenue and alley frontages shall be
the responsibility of the property owner.
8. In accordance with Palm Desert Municipal Code Chapter 27, complete grading plans and
specifications shall be submitted to the Director of Public Works for checking and
approval prior to the issuance of any permits associated with this project.
9. Size, number and location of driveways to the specifications of the Department of Public
Works with two driveway approaches on Sheryl Avenue to serve this project.
10. Any and all offsite improvements shall be preceded by the approval of plans by the
Director of Public Works and the issuance of a valid encroachment permit by the
Department of Public Works.
11. 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 the grading permit.
12. Proposed building pad elevations are subject to review and modification in accordance
with Section 27 of the Palm Desert Municipal Code.
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13. The project shall be subject to Transportation Uniform Mitigation Fees (TUMF). Payment
of said fees shall be at time of building permit issuance.
14. Applicant shall comply with the provisions of Municipal Code Section 24.12, Fugitive Dust
(PM 10) Control as well as Section 24.20, Stormwater Management and Discharge
Control.
15. As required under Sections 26.32 and 26.40 of the Palm Desert Municipal Code, all
existing overhead utilities shall be placed underground per the respective utility district
recommendation should said district be formed.
Riverside County Fire Department:
1. With respect to the conditions of approval regarding the above referenced project,
Fire Department recommends the following fire protection measures be provided in
accordance with City Municipal Codes, 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 operating pressure
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 gpm flow of
3000 gpm for commercial buildings.
4. The required fire flow shall be available from a wet barrel Super Hydrant(s) (4" x 2-
1/2" x 2-1/2"), located not less than 25' nor more than 150' from any portion of a
commercial building measured via vehicular travelway.
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 3,000 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' from the building and within 50' 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.
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8. Install a fire alarm system as required by the UBC Chapter 3.
9. Install portable fire extinguishers per NFPA 10, but not less than one 2A1OBC
extinguisher per 3,000 square feet and not over 75' walking distance. A "K" type
fire extinguisher is required in all commercial kitchens.
10. 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 required on both sides of the street the roadway must be 36' wide and 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).
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" with a
minimum vertical clearance of 13'6".
12. All buildings shall have illuminated addresses of a size approved by the city.
13. All fire sprinkler systems, fixed fire suppression systems and alarm plans must be
submitted separately to the Fire Marshal for approval prior to construction.
14. Conditions subject to change with adoption of new codes, ordinances, laws, or when
building permits are not obtained within 12 months.
OTHER:
Provide plans on fire hydrant lay out.
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EXHIBIT A
Pursuant to Title 14, Division 6, Article 6 (commencing with section 15070) of the
California Code of Regulations.
MITIGATED NEGATIVE DECLARATION
CASE NO: PP 01-03
APPLICANT/PROJECT SPONSOR:
Cook Street Associates, LLC
42-620 Caroline Court, Suite 120
Palm Desert, California 92211
PROJECT DESCRIPTION/LOCATION: A 16,000 square foot warehouse/showroom building
with ancillary office space for property located at the northwest corner of Sheryl Avenue
and Cook Street, 42-595 Cook Street.
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.
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PHILIP DRE►L DAT
DIRECTOR ' F COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
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