HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD 596ORDIlMMM NO. 596
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SEAS, the City Council of the City of Palm Desert, California did on
the 8th day of February, 1990, hold a duly noticed Public Hearing to
consider above described amendment; and
WHEREAS, the Planning Commission, by Resolution No. 1412 has
reoanmended 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. 80-8911, in that the Director of E nvircrrmtal Services
has determined the project to be a Class 8 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 to justify its action as described
below:
1. That the Zoning Ordinance Amendment is consistent with the
objectives of the Zoning Ordinance.
2. That the Zoning Ordinnanoe 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.
The City Council of the City of Palm Desert, DOES HEREBY OEMIN, as
follows:
1. That the above recitations are true and oorreat and constitute the
oo-ider'aticns of the council in this case.
2. That it dose hereby approve a Zoning Ordinance Text Amendment, as
provided in the attached exhibit, labeled Exhibit -A", to amend
Municipal Code 25.58.
3. The City Cleric is directed to publish this Ordinance once in the
Palm Desert Poet, a newspaper of general c xc^ulaticn, published
and circulated in the City of Palm Desert, and shall certify to
the passage of adoption of this Ordinance, and the sere shall be
in full force and effect thirty (30) days after its adoption.
ORDINUAM NO. 596
PASSED, APPROVED and ADOPTED at a regular meeting of the Palm Desert
City Council, held on this 22nd day of February 1990, by the following vote,
to wit:
AYES: BENSON, FILLY, SNYDER, WILSON, CRITES
NOES: NONE
ABSENT: NONE
ABSTAIN: NONE
Attest:
R. G IGAN, 1 ✓Clerk
City of Pala Desex-t,ifornta
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SECTION 1: That Section 25.58.120 ""Tree Requirements" of the zoning
section of the Palm Desert Municipal Code be amerx5ed to read as follows:
"25.58.120 Tree Requirements. The intent of this code shall be to
improve and maximize the landscaping within the off-street open parking
areas including but not limited to providing 50% or more of shade
coverage in ten years, multi -trunk trees in windy areas, and
north/south oriented parking areas to provide longer shade. The
landscaping shall be provided to the extent of at least one twenty-four
inch boot tree. sized to nursery tree standards of average height. width
and caliper for each species, per each treed parking stalls of their
equivalent. Acceptable parking lot trees adopted to the Coachella
Valley envisncment shall be set by resolution of the City Council and
shall continue in full force and effect until amended by resolution of
the City C =-cil . "
SECTICN 2: That Section 25.58.121 "Haxdscape Requirements" of the
Zoning section of the Palm Desert Municipal Code be added to read as
follows:
"25.58.121 Parkin Lot
Parking lot dividers, islands, planters and planting areas shall be a
minimum of four feet wide and four feet long. Trees are to be planted
a minimum of four feet from walls, walks or buildings and to protect
hardscape and encourage deep root development, root barriers shall be
installed during planting operations.
SECTION 3: That Section 25.58.122 "Parking Lot Tree Requirements" of
the zoning section of the Palm Desert Municipal Code be added to read as
follows:
"25 58.122 Parking Lot Tree irrigation Requirements. Irrigation
Sysbeers within parkinng lots shall be installed. The irrigation system
shall be an automatic system with an irrigation timer and two drip or
bubbler needs per tree to provide adequate deep root irrigation.
Sprinkler heads axe di a= aged in planter islands and dividers to
protect pavement.
SECTION 4: That Section 25.58.123 "Parking Lot Tree Maintenance and
Installation Requirements" of the zoning section of the Palm Desert
Municipal Code be added to read as follows:
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"25.58.123 Parking Lot Tree Maintenance and Installation Requirements.
All parking lot trees will be maintained by owner or their successors
in perpetuity with owner required to perform all maintenance including
but not limited to irrigation corrections, fertilization, pruning and
staking. all maintenance shall be performed with an overall goal of
providing maximrn shade with minimum damage to hazdscape, vehicles and
persons. All significantly injured, decayed or dead trees must be
replaced within thirty (30) days. Excavate all planting holes to two
times the width of the plant ocntainer and to the depth of container.
Backfill the planting hole to the depth of the planting container with
native soil, compacted enough to prevent plant settlement. Plant may
be backfilled around the sides with native soil or with amended soil as
recommended by landscape architect. Slow release type fertilizer
tablets shall be placed around the plant at the rate reocs -dal by the
manufacturer.
If soil does not readily drain (within about an hour) when the
excavated hole is flooded with water, install a perforated pipe filled
with cashed rock or gravel to aid in deep water penetration."
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