HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC RES 08-014RESOLUTION NO. 08-14
(02/28/08)
DID NOT ADOPT IN LIEU OF
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALM DESERT,
CALIFORNIA, APPROVING A PRECISE PLAN OF DESIGN INCLUDING A
CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT AND VARIANCE TO ALLOW A 27,000 SQUARE
FOOT ADDITION TO THE EXISTING SAKS 5TH AVENUE AT THE EXISTING
GARDENS ON EL PASEO AND DEMOLITION OF THE EXISTING EL PASEO
VILLAGE (LOCATED BETWEEN SAN PABLO AND LUPINE LANE) AND
CONSTRUCTION OF A 72,474 SQUARE FOOT TWO-STORY RETAIL,
OFFICE, AND RESTAURANT DEVELOPMENT WITH PARKING STRUCTURE
AND AN ADOPTION OF A MITIGATED NEGATIVE DECLARATION AS IT
RELATES TO THE PROJECT THERETO, SUBJECT PROPERTIES ARE
LOCATED AT 73-545 EL PASEO (GARDENS ON EL PASEO, APN:
627-261-006) AND 73-425 EL PASEO ( EL PASEO VILLAGE, APN:
627-252-004, 005) Case Nos. PP 07-10, CUP 07-18, VAR 07-02.
(DID NOT adopt this Resolution in lieu of the following action).
Approved the project, subject to the drafting of a development agreement
acceptable to the City Attorney and to the Mayor for his/her signature,
incorporating conditions specified in the staff report along with the
following: 1) Height of 36-40 feet with 42 feet for the parapets on either end
only; 2) second -story foliage to be appropriate for the application; 3)
parking structure with a ratio of 3.25 spaces per 1,000 and full parking
reciprocity between the structures at The Gardens and El Paseo Village;
4) designated preferential hybrid parking spaces; 5) special attention to the
pedestrian friendly second -story terraces; 6) earnest attempt at LEED
Certification for as much of the project as is feasible. 4-1 (Finerty NO)