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HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD 841ORDINANCE NO. 841 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALM DESERT, CALIFORNIA, APPROVING AN AMENDMENT TO THE ZONING ORDINANCE TEXT CHAPTER 25.76 NONCONFORMING LOTS, BUILDINGS AND USES. CASE NO. ZOA 97-3 The City Council of the City of Palm Desert, California, DOES HEREBY ORDAIN, as follows: SECTION 1: That a portion of Ordinance No. 107 referencing Section 25.46.1 of the Zoning Ordinance, the Zoning Map (Chapter 35.46 of the Palm Desert Municipal Code) is hereby amended to read as shown on the attached Exhibit "A." SECTION 2: The City Clerk of the City of Palm Desert, California, is hereby directed to publish this ordinance in the Palm Desert Post, a newspaper of general circulation, published and circulated in the City of Palm Desert, California, and shall be in full force and effect thirty (30) days after its adoption. PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED by the Palm Desert City Council this 24th day of April, 1997, by the following vote, to wit: AYES: BENSON, CRITES, SNYDER, SPIEGEL, KELLY NOES: NONE ABSENT: NONE ABSTAIN: NONE ATTEST: h SHEILA R. GitLIGAN, Ci Clerk City of Palm Desert, 6afifornia S. KELLY, Mayor ORDINANCE NO. 841 EXHIBIT "A" NONCONFORMING LOTS, BUILDINGS AND USES 25.76.075 Conforming process for legal nonconforming residential uses in residential and office professional zones Legal nonconforming residential uses in R-1, R-2, R-3 and OP zones may apply for legal conforming status if they are brought into substantial compliance with present design quality standards. The architectural commission shall receive and review applications for conforming status. As part of their review the architectural commission may require significant upgrading and rehabilitation of the existing facility consistent with the constraints of the original site plan. Reduction in the project dwelling unit total will only be considered if it is required to protect public health and safety. If a rehabilitation plan is approved by the architectural commission, required work must occur within one year. Once the plan has been satisfactorily completed, a certificate of conforming status will be issued. Certificates of conformance include a requirement that the project be maintained substantially in the condition specified by the rehabilitation plan, in perpetuity. Failure to maintain the property could result in revocation of conforming status. Decision of the architectural commission may be appealed to the city council.' 2