HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD 273ORDINANCE NO. 273
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
PALM DESERT, CALIFORNIA, APPROVING AN AMENDMENT
TO THE ZONING ORDINANCE TEXT, CREATING SECTION
25.25 ESTABLISHING AN OFFICE PROFESSIONAL ZONE
AND REGULATIONS.
CASE NO. ZOA 11-81
WHEREAS, The City Council of the City of Palm Desert,
California, did on th6 8th day of October, 1981, hold a duly noticed
public hearing to consider an amendment of the Zoning Ordinance
creating Section 25.25 establishing an Office Professional Zone and
Regulations;
WHEREAS, the Planning Commission, by Resolution No. 744, has
recommended approval;
WHEREAS, said application has complied with the requirements
of the "City of Palm Desert Procedures to Implement the California
Environmental Quality Act, Resolution No. 80-8911, in that the
Director of Environmental Services has determined that the project is
a Class 5 Categorical Exemption for the purposes of CEQA; and,
WHEREAS, at said public hearing, upon hearing and
considering all testimony and arguments, if any, of all persons
desiring to be heard, said City Council did find the following facts
and reasons to exist to approve a Zoning Ordinance Text 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.
3. That the Zoning Ordinance Amendment would better serve
the public health, safety, and general welfare, than the
current regulations.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the
City of Palm Desert, as follows:
1. That the above recitations are true and correct and
constitute the considerations of the Council in this
case.
2. That it does hereby approve a Zoning Ordinance Text
Amendment, as provided in the attached exhibit, labeled
Exhibit "A", to amend Municipal Code Section 25, by
establishing an Office Professional Zone and Regulations
therefore.
3. The City Clerk is directed to publish this Ordinance
once in the Palm Desert Post, a newspaper of general
circulation, published and circulated in the City of
Palm Desert, and shall certify to the passage of adop-
tion of this Ordinance, and the same shall be in full
force and effect thirty (30) days after its adoption.
PASSED, APPROVED and ADOPTED at a regular meeting of the
Palm Desert City Council, held on this 22nd day of October, 1981, by
the following vote, to wit:
AYES: McPherson, Newbrander
NOES: Ddone
ABSENT: No
ABSTAIN: one
ATTEST: \
SHEILA R. G IGAN, Ci lerk
City of Palm Desert, C ifornia
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ORDINANCE NO. 273
EXHIBIT "A"
25.25 OFFICE PROFESSIONAL ZONE
25.25.010 PURPOSE
The purpose of the Office Professional (0-P) zone, is to classify and
set standards for those business, office, administrative or
professional land uses which by their nature are of relative low
intensity and therefore, when properly located and designated, are
compatible with adjacent residential zoning and the development
therein.
25.25.011 DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS
The following development standards shall apply to all developments
in the Office Professional Zone.
25.25.012 PRECISE PLAN OF DESIGN
A precise plan of design will be required as specified in Section
25 .73 .
25.25.013 PERMITTED USES:
A. General Offices
B. Medical Offices
C. Laboratories (Medical and Dental)
25.25.014 PERMITTED USES SUBJECT TO CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT:
A. Professional Schools
B. Business Schools
C. Art Galleries
D. Art Studios
E. Financial Institutions
F. Commercial Parking
25.25.015 SITE SIZE
Minimum site size for property zoned Office Professional shall be
15,000 sq.ft; site shall have a minimum width of 70 feet and depth of
140 feet.
25.25.016 HEIGHT LIMIT
Within 100 feet of Single Family Residential zoned or used property,
the maximum building height shall be 25 feet, beyond 100 feet
maximum height 30 ft.
25.25.017 SETBACKS (for buildings)
A. Adjacent to Non-residential:
front - minimum of 5 feet.
side - zero
rear - minimum of 5 feet with an average of fifteen feet.
B. Adjacent to Residential:
front - 15 feet
side - 10 feet
rear - 15 feet
ORDINANCE NO. 273
EXHIBIT "A" (cont.
C. The seven feet of the front yard nearest the front property
line shall be landscaped and the remaining footage may
either be landscaped or utilized as a portion of a driveway
or off-street parking area. The six feet of either a rear
or side yard adjacent to residential zoning shall be land-
scaped.
25.25.018 NON -CONVERSION
No Single Family residential structure may be converted to a non-
residential use without approval of a precise plan.
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