HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD 230ORDINANCE NO. 230
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
PALM DESERT, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING A CERTAIN
SECTION OF TITLE 28 OF THE PALM DESERT MUNICIPAL ,
CODE (ORDINANCE NO. 221) TO CLARIFY THE VARIANCE
PROCEDURES UNDER SUCH TITLE.
The City Council of the City of Palm Desert, California, DOES
HEREBY ORDAIN as follows:
SECTION 1: Subsection D of Section 28.12.050 of Chapter
--28.12, Title 28, of the Palm Desert Municipal Code
Code (Ordinance No. 221) is hereby amended as follows:
D) Variances shall only be issued upon:
1. A showing of good and sufficient cause.
A good and sufficient cause is hereby
determined when:
a) Compliance with this Title would cause the
finished floor of a new structure to be
elevated two (2) or more feet above the
finished floor of adjacent structures, net
of the grade difference in the natural grad and;
b) Such condition causes increased flooding of
surrounding properties.
2. A determination that failure to grant the variance
would result in exceptional hardship to the applicant.
3. A determination that the granting of a variance will
not result in increased floor heights, additional
threats to public safety, extraordinary public
expense, create nuisances, cause fraud or victi-
mization of the public, or conflict with existing
local laws or ordinances.
SECTION 2: Because there is an urgent need to protect the
public health, safety and welfare of the citizens of the
City of Palm Desert, this Ordinance is deemed to be of
an emergency nature and shall take effect upon its
adoption.
SECTION 3: The City Clerk of the City of Palm Desert, California,
is hereby directed to cause this Ordinance to be published
once within fifteen (15) days of adoption in the Palm Desert
Post, a newspaper published and circulated within the City
Of Palm Desert, California.
PASSED, APPROVED, and ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of
Palm Desert, California, this 25th day of September, 1980, by the fol-
lowing vote, to wit:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
McPherson, Newbrander, Puluqi, Snyder & Wilson
None
None
ABSTAIN: None
ATTEST:
HEILA R. LIGAN, C6FY CLERK
CITY OF PALM DESERT, CALIFORNIA