HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD 872ORDINANCE NO. 872
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALM
DESERT, CALIFORNIA, APPROVING A ZONING ORDINANCE
AMENDMENT RELATING TO HOTEL DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS.
CASE NO. ZOA 98-2
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Palm Desert, California, did on the
23rd day of April, 1998, hold a duly noticed public hearing to consider an amendment
to zoning ordinance Section 25.56.500.A relating to minimum guest room size for
hotel rooms/suites; and
WHEREAS, the Planning Commission has recommended approval of the
proposed amendment; and
WHEREAS, said amendment has complied with the requirements of the "City
of Palm Desert Procedure for Implementation of the California Environmental Quality
Act, Resolution No. 97-18," in that the Director of Community Development/Planning
has determined the amendment to be a Class 5 categorical exemption; and
WHEREAS, at said public hearing, upon hearing and considering all testimony
arguments, if any, of all interested 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. The proposed amendment relating to minimum guest room size for hotel
rooms/suites is consistent with the intent of the zoning ordinance and
will protect the community health, safety and general welfare.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the City Council of the City of Palm
Desert, as follows:
1. That the above recitations are true and correct and constitute the
consideration of the Council in this case.
2. That it does hereby approve ZOA 98-2 as provided in the attached exhibit
labeled Exhibit "A."
3. The City Clerk shall certify as to the passage and adoption of this
ordinance and shall cause the same to be published once in the Palm
Desert Post, a newspaper of general circulation within the City of Palm
Desert, and the same shall be in full force and effect thirty (30) days
after its adoption.
ORDINANCE NO.872
PASSED, ADOPTED and APPROVED at a regular meeting of the Palm Desert
City Council, held on this 29th day of April, 1998, by the following vote, to wit:
AYES: CRITES, FERGUSON, KELLY, SPIEGEL, BENSON
NOES: NONE
ABSENT: NONE
ABSTAIN: NONE
ATTEST:
SHEILA G11LIGAN, Cy �i Clerk
City of Palm Desert
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. BENSON, MAYOR
ORDINANCE NO. 872
EXHIBIT "A"
Section 1
That the Palm Desert Municipal Code Section 25.56.500.A is amended to read
as follows:
"25.56.500.A.
The minimum guest room/suite size for any hotel shall be three
hundred thirty square feet. Hotel projects shall have an overall average
guest room/suite size of at least 375 square feet."
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