HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD 968ORDINANCE NO. 968
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
PALM DESERT, CALIFORNIA, APPROVING AN AMENDMENT TO
CHAPTER 25.16.090 (A) AND (c) OF THE MUNICIPAL CODE, AS IT
RELATES TO SETBACKS FOR GARAGES AND CARPORTS IN THE
R-1 DISTRICT; CASE NO. ZOA 00-8
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Palm Desert, California, did on the 14T" day
of September, 2000, hold a duly noticed public hearing to consider amending the Palm
Desert Municipal Code, Chapter 25.16.090 (A) and (C), as it relates to setbacks for garages
and carports in the R-1 District; and
WHEREAS, said application has complied with the requirements of the "City of Palm
Desert Procedure for Implementation of the California Environmental Quality Act, Resolution
No. 00-24," in that the Director of Community Development has determined that the Zoning
Ordinance Amendment is considered a Class 5 Categorical Exemption; and
WHEREAS, at said public hearing, upon hearing and considering all testimony and
arguments, if any, of all interested persons desiring to be heard, said City Council did find the
following facts and reasons to exist to justify its action as described below:
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 and affected specific.
3. That the Zoning Ordinance Amendment would better serve the public health,
safety and general welfare that the current regulations.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the City Council of the City of Palm Desert,
California, as follows:
Section 1.
That the above recitations are true and correct and constitute the findings of the
Council in this case.
2. That ZOA 00-8 as delineated in the attached Exhibit "A" is hereby ordained.
ORDINANCE NO. 968
Section 2.
City Clerk shall certify the passage and adoption of this Ordinance and shall cause
same to be published once in the Desert Sun, a newspaper of general circulation within the
City of Palm Desert, California. It 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 28th day of September, 2000, by the following vote, to wit:
AYES: BENSON, FERGUSON, KELLY, CRITES
NOES: NONE
ABSENT: SPIEGEL
ABSTAIN: NONE let
BUFOR A. CRITES, MAYOR
ATTEST:
SHEILA �RGIL�LIGAN�,CIT�YCLE�RK
CITY OF PALM DESERT, CALIFORNIA
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ORDINANCE NO. 968
EXHIBIT "A"
Garages and Carports in the R-1 Zone.
Amend Section 25.16.090 by adding the following to Section "A."
Notwithstanding the preceding in the R-1 District, the required minimum front
setback to a garage door shall be twenty (20) feet measured from the
property line and for a side entry garage sixteen (16) feet measured from the
property line.
Amend Section 25.16.090 by adding Section "C."
In order to encourage rehabilitation of older dwelling units and to provide
shaded parking for vehicles, the Architectural Review Commission may
approve well designed carport structures with a minimum setback of twenty
(20) feet to be measured from the curb face to the front edge of the carport
structure. Side -in carport structures may be approved to a minimum setback
of sixteen (16) feet measured from the curb face to the nearest projection of
the carport.
In approving such setback, the Architectural Review Commission shall send
a notice to property owners within 300 feet of the property and make a
determination that the reduced setback will not have a detrimental impact on
the neighborhood, taking into account the opinions of nearby property
owners and any property owners associations.
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