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ORDINANCE NO: 297
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF PALM DESERT, CALIFORNIA, REVISING THE CITY'S
MINIMUM AREA REQUIREMENTS FOR RESIDENTIAL
STRUCTURE AND DEFINING BACHELOR OR STUDIO
APARTMENTS.
CASE NO. ZOA 01-82
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Palm Desert, California, did on the
13th day of May, 1982, hold a duly noticed Public Hearing, to consider amendments to
Section 25.56.320 concerning minimum residential unit area requirements.
WHEREAS, the Planning Commission, by Resolution No. 794, has
recommended approval; and,
WHEREAS, said application has complied with requirements of the "City of
Palm Desert Procedures to Implement the California Environmental Quality Act,
Resolution No. 80-89", in that the Director of Environmental Services has determined the
project is a Class 5 Categorical Exemption; 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 the 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.
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 Chapter 25.56.
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 adoption 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 20th day of ba1gRp , by the following vote to
wit:
AYES: McPherson, Newbrander, Puluqi & Wilson
NOES: Snyder
„ ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: None
EST:
SHEILA R. GILLIGAN, Citrgle
City of Palm Desert, Cali nia
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CITY COUNCIL ORDINANCE NO. 297
EXHIBIT "A"
25.04.108 Bachelor or studio apartments. An apartment consisting of a combined
room for living and sleeping and a separate room for cooking.
25.56.320 Minimum residential structure area.
A. Every dwelling hereafter erected shall have a minimum living floor area,
exclusive of unroofed portions and garages as follows:
DWELLING AREA IN SQ.FT. BY ZONE
Single -Family and
Condominiums 1000 Rl, PR, R2, RE
1250 R1-10,000 to R1-14,000
1500 R 1-15,000
MULTIPLE UNITS - NON -CONDOMINIUMS
Studio unit
450
One Bedroom
600
Two Bedroom
800
Three Bedroom
1200
B. The standards may be increased by the design review process or the planning
commission based upon:
1. Usability of the dwelling by the ultimate occupants;
2. Compatibility of the dwelling to the neighborhoods.
C. Multiple units- noncondominiums in multiple residential zones may be
decreased by the design review process or the planning commission based upon:
1. Efficiency of unit design;
2. Usability of the unit by the ultimate occupants;
3. Compatibility of the dwelling to the area.