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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC RES 05-055RESOLUTION NO. 05-55 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALM DESERT, CALIFORNIA, APPROVING A PRECISE PLAN TO CONSTRUCT A 31,679 SQUARE FOOT INDUSTRIAL BUILDING, INCLUDING A 2,500 SQUARE FOOT MEZZANINE AND ALLOW THE OUTDOOR STORAGE OF BUILDING MATERIALS, AND DENYING A HEIGHT EXCEPTION TO ALLOW A BUILDING HEIGHT UP TO 34'-6" ON A 3.43-ACRE PARCEL LOCATED AT 73-600 DINAH SHORE DRIVE. CASE NO PP 05-02: WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Palm Desert, California, did on the 23rd day of June 2005, hold a duly noticed public hearing to consider the request by CMC WHITE CAP for approval of the above noted; and WHEREAS, the Planning Commission of the City of Palm Desert, California, by its Resolution No. 2332 has recommended approval of Case No. PP 05-02; 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. 04-106, in that the Director of Community Development has determined that the project is a Class 32 Categorical Exemption; 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 City Council did find the following facts and reasons to exist to justify approval of the said request: 1. The precise plan is well designed with quality architecture. 2. The proposed location of tie office/warehouse, as conditioned, is in accord with the objectives and policies of the general plan and zoning ordinance and the purpose of the district in which the site is located. 3. The proposed location of the office/warehouse and the conditions under which it will be operated and maintained will not be detrimental to the public health, safety or general welfare, or be materially injurious to properties or improvements in the vicinity. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Palm Desert, California, as follows: 1. That the above recitations are true and correct and constitute the findings of the City Council case. 2. That Precise Plan 05-02 is hereby approved, subject to attached conditions. RESOLUTION NO. 05-5, PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED at a regular meeting of the Palm Desert City Council, held on this 23rd day of June 2005, by the following vote, to wit: AYES: BENSON, KELLY, SPIEGEL, and CRITES NOES: NONE ABSENT: FERGUSON ABSTAIN: NONE ATTEST: tSS� LLE D. KLASSEN, CITY CLE CITY OF PALM DESERT, CALIFORNIA 1/17 BUFORD A. CRITES, MAYR 2 RESOLUTION NO. 05-55 CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL CASE NO. PP 05-02 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 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 off-street 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. If the outdoor storage area is to be illuminated, it shall be included on the lighting plan. 3 RESOLUTION NO. 05-5b 8. Final landscape plans shall comply with the City's Parking Lot and Tree Standards per Ordinance 977 and Resolution 01-06. 9. 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. 10. 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, TUMF, School Mitigation and Housing Mitigation fees. 11. The project's setbacks shall conform to standards in Section 25.34 (Service Industrial District) of the City's Zoning Ordinance. 12. All roof -mounted mechanical equipment shall be screened by a parapet wall around the perimeter of the building that is at least as high as the highest piece of mechanical equipment, or as otherwise approved by the Architectural Review Commission. Construction drawings submitted for plan check shall include a roof plan showing locations of roof -mounted mechanical equipment and cross-section drawings shall be provided for all proposed buildings showing parapet wall heights and roof -mounted mechanical equipment. 13. Prior to the issuance of a building permit, the applicant shall submit a project site plan to Waste Management of the Desert for approval of trash enclosure locations and trash enclosure types. Waste Management of the Desert may require the applicant to provide trash enclosures of a sufficient size to allow for the collection of recyclable materials. A copy of written approval from Waste Management of the Desert of trash/recycling container locations shall be submitted to the Planning Department prior to the issuance of building permits. 14. Construction drawings shall include a design detail of the access gate on the east side of the outdoor storage area. 15. The height of storage pallets and other building materials stored outdoors shall not exceed eight feet. 16. The building height shall be lowered to 30 feet. 4 RESOLUTION NO. 05-55 Department of Public Works: GENERAL REQUIREMENTS 1. Landscaping maintenance of the entire property including all frontages shall be provided by the property owner pursuant to the city approved landscape plan. Landscape treatment shall be water efficient in nature and shall be in accordance with the City of Palm Desert Water Efficient Landscape Ordinance and applicable design standards. The property owner shall enter into a Landscape Maintenance Agreement with the city of Palm Desert for the maintenance of the aforementioned landscape. Landscape plans shall include proposed contours and be submitted for review simultaneously with grading plans 2. 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. BONDS AND FEES 3. Signalization fees, in accordance with City of Palm Desert Resolution Nos. 79-17 and 79-55, shall be paid prior to issuance of grading permit. 4. The project shall be subject to Transportation Uniform Mitigation Fees (TUMF). Payment of said fees shall be at the time of building permit issuance. 5. A standard inspection fee shall be paid prior to issuance of grading permits. DESIGN REQUIREMENTS 6. Storm drain design and construction 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. 7. Complete grading and improvement plans and specifications on electronic files shall be submitted to the Director of Public Works for checking and approval prior to issuance of any permits. 8. 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. 9. Pad elevations are subject to review and modification in accordance with Chapter 26 of the Palm Desert Municipal Code. 5 RESOLUTION NO. 05-55 10. Project shall retain nuisance waters on -site. 11. Full public improvements, as required by Section 26 of the Palm Desert Municipal Code, shall be installed in accordance with applicable City standards. The property owner shall dedicate and improve Dinah Shore Drive to a half - street width of up to 51 feet on 75 feet of right-of-way. CONSTRUCTION REQUIREMENTS 12. All public improvements shall be inspected by the Department of Public Works and a standard inspection fee shall be paid prior to issuance of grading permits. No occupancy permit shall be granted until public improvements have been completed. 13. All public and private improvements shall be inspected by the Public Works Department. 14. Prior to the start of construction, the applicant shall submit satisfactory evidence to the Director of Public Works of intended compliance with the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) General Construction Permit for storm water discharges associated with construction. Developer must contact Riverside County Flood Control District for informational materials. OTHER REQUIREMENTS 15. Reciprocal access easement required with property to the east and west. 16. Project shall line the sides of the Mid -Valley Channel, where adjacent, to the satisfaction of the City Engineer. 17. Driveway throats shall be modified with no openings at least 75' as measured from the curb line of Dinah Shore Drive, are required for the driveways providing access to the project, as depicted on the attached exhibit prepared for PP 4-30. 18. Project shall provide wall opening for maintenance of area adjacent to Mid -Valley Channel. SUPPLEMENTAL CONDITIONS 19. A minimum 100-foot-long right -turn pocket shall be provided at the westerly project driveway, at a minimum width of eight feet. The bike lane shall be incorporated into the right turn pocket. If Dinah Shore Drive is ultimately widened to six through lanes, the bike lane will be omitted at that time. 6 RESOLUTION NO. 05-55 20. Utility meters, backflow preventers, and risers shall be located to the satisfaction of the Landscape Manager and City Engineer to minimize impact to project landscaping. 21. The raised median island ion Dinah Shore Drive shall be modified to prohibit left - turn egress from the westerly project driveway and Leilani Way onto Dinah Shore Drive while allowing left -turn egress to the project driveway and Leilani Way from Dinah Shore Drive. 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. 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. 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 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 7 RESOLUTION NO. 05-5E excess of 150 feet shall be provided with a minimum 45-foot radius turn -around, 55 foot in industrial developments. 8. 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 or over -ride system to allow for emergency vehicle access. Minimum gate width shall be 16' with a minimum vertical clearance of 13'-6". 9. All dead end single access over 500 feet will require a secondary access, sprinklers or other mitigative measures approved by the Fire Marshal. Under no circumstances shall a dead end over 1300 feet be accepted. 10. A second access is required. This can be accomplished by two main access points from a main roadway or an emergency gate from an adjoining development. 11. All buildings shall have illuminated addresses of the size approved by the City. 12. Conditions subject to change with adoption of new codes, ordinances, laws, or when building permits are not obtained with twelve months. 13. All elevators shall be minimum gurney size. 14. The applicant shall submit information to the Fire Department to verify what commodities will be in storage so that it can be determined what density sprinklers will be required. All questions regarding the meaning of these conditions shall be referred to the Fire Marshall's Office at (760) 346-1870. 8