HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD 355ORDINANCE NO. 355
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF PALM DESERT, CALIFORNIA, APPROVING AN
AMENDMENT TO THE ZONING ORDINANCE TEXT,
REGARDING HOTEL DENSITIES AND HEIGHTS.
CASE NO. ZOA 08-83
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Palm Desert, California, did on the 8th
day of December, 1983, hold a duly noticed public hearing to consider a zoning ordinance
text amendment relating to hotel densities and height restrictions and draft Negative
Declaration of Environmental Impact.
WHEREAS, the Planning Commission, by Resolution No. 903, 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. 80-89", in that the director of environmental services has determined that
the project will not have a significant adverse impact and a Negative Declaration of
Environmental Impact has been prepared.
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 recommend approval of 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.
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 recommend a zoning ordinance text amendment, as
provided in the attached exhibit, labeled Exhibit "A".
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 22nd day of December, 1983, by the following vote, to wit:
AYES: JACKSON, KELLY, PULUQI, SNYDER
NOES: WILSON
ABSENT: NONE
ABSTAIN: NONE
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WALTER H. SNYDER, C rman
ATTEST:
SHEILA R. Gii EIGAN, i Clerk
City of PalmDesert, ifornia
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ORDINANCE NO. 355
EXHIBIT "A"
C-1 ZONE; Section 25.28.030 is hereby recommended for amendment as follows:
25.28.030 Conditional uses. The following uses shall be permitted subject to a
conditional use permit:
A. Accessory structures and uses located on the same site as the conditional
uses;
B. Automobile service stations, as specified in Section 25.56.330;
C. Amusement and recreation establishments including but not limited to
theater and amusements arcades.
1. All businesses presently having five or more mechanical or electronic
games shall either apply for a conditional use within six months of
the date of the ordinance codified in this subsection, or reduce the
number of said games to four.
2. If the applicant is refused a conditional use permit, the individual
shall reduce the number of said games to four within sixty days of
denial of permit request.
D. Grocery stores;
E. Hospital;
F. Hotels, aet exeeediRg #weary-fedF wRits peF aeFet
G. Liquor stores;
H. Mortuary;
I. Public utility installation; and
J. Restaurants, except for drive-in or drive -through.
C-1 ZONE; Section 25.28.030 is hereby recommended for amendment as follows:
25.28.070 Building height. The maximum building height shall be two steFfes OF
thirty feet, wk 4eheveF is less.
PC ZONE; Section 25.30.240 is hereby recommended for amendment as follows:
25.30.240 Resort center development standards. The resort center concept is
established to provide for the development of low-rise bungalow scale hotel,
entertainment, and restaurant facilities with related commercial uses particularly for
that area along Highway 111, westerly of the Palm Valley Channel. A development in the
PC (4) zone district shall conform to the following development standards:
A. The minimum site size shall be four acres.
B. The front yard setback shall be thirty feet.
C. The rear yard setback shall be twenty feet.
D. The side yard setback shall be fifteen feet.
E. The maximum building height shall be thirty-five feet; within one hundred
feet of single-family residential zoned property, the height limit shall
remain thirty feet.
F. For hotels, a minimum of forty percent of the site area shall be developed
as usable landscaped open space and outdoor living and recreation area with
an adequate irrigation system.
G. For other uses, a minimum of twenty percent of the total site shall be in
landscaping.