HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD 1015AORDINANCE NO. 1015A
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
PALM DESERT, CALIFORNIA, APPROVING A ZONING
ORDINANCE AMENDMENT TO ADD SECTION 25.56.510
TO THE GENERAL PROVISIONS REQUIRING APPROVAL
FOR ANY SIGNIFICANT CHANGE OF AN APPROVED
COLOR OR TEXTURE ON AN EXISTING BUILDING,
STRUCTURE, SIGN, WALL, FENCE, OR OTHER
IMPROVEMENTS TO REAL PROPERTY.
CASE NO. ZOA 02-01
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Palm Desert, California, did on the
11 th day of December, 2003, hold a duly noticed public hearing to consider amending
the Palm Desert Municipal Code Section 25.56 adding Section 25.56.510, Exterior
Modifications; and
WHEREAS, the Planning Commission, by its Resolution No. 2124, has
recommended approval of the proposed amendment which is significantly similar to
the amendment before the City Council; and
WHEREAS, said application has complied with requirements of the "City of Palm
Desert Procedures to Implement the California Environmental Quality Act, Resolution
No. 02-60," in that the Director of Community Development has determined the
Zoning Ordinance Amendment is considered a Class 5 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 justify approval of the Zoning Ordinance
Amendment:
1. That the Zoning Ordinance Amendment is consistent with the objectives
of the Zoning Ordinance.
2. That the Zoning Ordinance Amendment is consistent with the adopted
General Plan and affected specific plans.
3. That the Zoning Ordinance Amendment would better serve the public
health, safety, and general welfare than the current regulations.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the City Council of the City of Palm
Desert, as follows:
1. That the above recitations are true and correct and constitute the findings
of the City Council in this case.
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2. That the City Council approves a zoning ordinance text amendment as
provided in the attached Exhibit "A" to amend Municipal Code Sections
25.56 adding Section 25.56.510, Exterior Modifications.
3. The City Clerk of the City of Palm Desert, California, is hereby directed
to publish this ordinance in the Desert Sun, a newspaper of general
circulation, published and circulated in the City of Palm Desert, California,
and shall be in full force and effective thirty (30) days after its adoption.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED at a regular meeting of the Palm Desert
City Council, held on this 8th day of January , 2004, by the following vote,
to wit:
AYES: BENSON, FERGUSON, KELLY, SPIEGEL
NOES: NONE
ABSENT: CRITES Owl%
ABSTAIN: NONE
ATTEST: Robert A. Spiegel Mayor
RACHELLE D. KLASSEN, City Clerk
City of Palm Desert, California
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CHAPTER 25.56 GENERAL PROVISIONS
25.56.510 Exterior Modifications
The colors of an existing building, structure, sign, wall, fence or other
improvements to real property that are visible from public right-of-way shall not be
significantly changed unless reviewed and approved by the Director of Community
Development or Architectural Review Commission upon appeal. This shall be a no fee
process.
For the purposes of this section "significantly changed" means a change in hue,
shade or intensity of color.
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