[Items 1 - 5]
[6. PUBLIC COMMENT FOR ITEMS NOT ON THE AGENDA]
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WE'LL GO AHEAD AND CONTINUE WITH THE AGENDA.
ITEM NUMBER 6, PUBLIC COMMENT FOR ITEM NOT ON THE AGENDA.
SEEING NO PUBLIC COMMENT REQUESTS, WE'LL GO AHEAD AND CLOSE THE PUBLIC COMMENT TIME AND MOVE ON TO ITEM NUMBER 7, THE MINUTES FOR OUR SEPTEMBER 9, 2020
[7. MINUTES]
MEETING.DO I HAVE ANY CORRECTIONS OR A MOTION TO APPROVE? ANYBODY GOING TO MAKE A MOTION?
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I'LL MAKE A MOTION THAT WE APPROVE THE MINUTES FROM THE SEPTEMBER 9TH MEETING.
WE CAN HAVE A ROLL CALL VOTE, PLEASE.
>> COMMISSIONER RODRIGUEZ CEJA.
AND WE'LL GO AHEAD AND MOVE ON TO ITEM PUBLIC HEARING.
[8.1 The 52 Ranch – Tentative Tract Map 19-10-478 and Environmental Assessment 19-11-545]
ITEM 8.1, THE 52 RANCH TENTATIVE TRACT MAP.IT LOOKS LIKE THIS ITEM IS GOING TO BE CONTINUED.
WILL THERE BE A STAFF REPORT FIRST? YES?
>> YES, THERE WILL BE, MADAME CHAIR.
CAN EVERYBODY SEE MY SCREEN? ALL RIGHT, GREAT.
SO AS YOU MENTIONED, THIS IS AN ITEM, THE PROJECT WHICH IS THE 52 RANCH.
IT INCLUDES A TENTATIVE TRACT MAP AND ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT.
THE LOCATION OF THE PROJECT IS BASICALLY ON THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF THE CITY.
THIS IS THE SUN CITY PALM DESERT WHICH IS LOCATED IN THE UNINCORPORATED AREA OF THE COUNTY AND THIS IS THE SITE.
THE APPLICANT IS PROPOSING TO SUBDIVIDE THIS PROJECT TO RESIDENTIAL LOTS.
HOWEVER, STAFF WOULD LIKE TO REQUEST CONTINUING THE ITEM TO THE PLANNING COMMISSION'S REGULAR MEETING OF JANUARY 13, 2020.
IT SHOULD SAY JANUARY 13, 2021, TO ALLOW THE APPLICANT'S CONFORMITY WITH THE GENERAL PLAN 2040.
AT THE SAME TIME, WE RECOMMEND THAT THE PLANNING COMMISSION OPENS THE PUBLIC HEARING AND HEAR TESTIMONY FROM THE PUBLIC IF THERE IS ANY AND CONTINUED PUBLIC HEARING TO JANUARY 13, 2021.
THAT CONCLUDES THE STAFF PRESENTATION.
>> DO WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OF STAFF AT THIS TIME? NO? OKAY.
WE'LL GO AHEAD AND OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR THIS ITEM, AND DO WE HAVE ANY COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC?
>> CHAIR, IF I MAY, JUST FOR CLARITY ON THE RECORD, THIS ITEM IS CONTINUED FROM THE DECEMBER -- OR FROM THE OCTOBER 28TH MEETING.
SO IF WE HAVE NO QUESTIONS OF STAFF AT THIS TIME, DO I HAVE A MOTION TO CONTINUE THE ITEM LEAVING THE PUBLIC HEARING OPEN TO THE JANUARY 13, 2021, PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING? EVERYBODY IS THINKING OF TURKEYS ALREADY OR SOMETHING.
>> I'LL GO AHEAD AND MAKE THE MOTION TO MOVE THE RANCH TENTATIVE TRACT 19-10-478 TO THE JANUARY 13, 2021, MEETING.
>> AND JUST TO CLARIFY, IF I UNDERSTAND THE MOTION CORRECT, IT WOULD BE A MOTION TO CONTINUE THE HEARING ON THE 52 RANCH REGION WHICH WOULD INCLUDE THE TENTATIVE TRACT MAP 19-10-478 AND ENVIRONMENT ASSESSMENT TO THE JANUARY 13, 2021, PLANNING COMMISSION HEARING.
>> THAT'S WHAT YOU MEANT, RIGHT, JACKIE?
I JUST NEEDED TO ADD IN THE ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT NUMBER BUT, YES.
IF THERE'S NO MORE DISCUSSION, CAN WE PLEASE HAVE A ROLL CALL VOTE.
>> COMMISSIONER RODRIGUEZ CEJA.
[8.2 Desert Shores Motor Coach Resort Specific Plan Amendment (20-07-42)]
WE'LL MOVE ON TO ITEM 8.2, DESERT SHORES MOTOR COACH RESORT SPECIFIC PLAN[00:10:03]
AMENDMENT 20-07-42.EVERYBODY SEES THE SCREEN IN ALL RIGHT.
SO AS YOU MENTIONED, THIS PROJECT BEFORE YOU IS AN AMENDMENT TO AN EXISTING SPECIFIC PLAN.
THE SPECIFIC PLAN IS FOR AN RV COMMUNITY WHICH IS NAMED OR KNOWN AS DESERT SHORES MOTOR COACH.
SO THE LOCATION OF THE PROPERTY IS SOUTH OF AVENUE 48 AND EAST OF HJORTH STREET, AND AS YOU CAN SEE IT IS A COMPLETED COMMUNITY.
THIS SHOWS THE ZONING DESIGNATION, SO THE ZONING DESIGNATION CURRENTLY FOR THE SITE IS PROJECT MASTER PLAN.
THEY HAVE A PROJECT MASTER PLAN FOR THE SITE.
AND THEN SURROUNDING ZONING IS A RESIDENTIAL AS WELL.
THE ORIGINAL APPROVAL WAS DONE AND APPROVED BY THE COUNCIL ON MARCH 1, 2000, AND THERE WAS AN AMENDMENT DONE TO THE SPECIFIC PLAN TO ADD A CASITA WHICH IS NOT A LIVING CORRIDOR.
IT IS JUST A CASITA WITH AMENITIES SUCH AS BATHROOM, RESTROOM, KITCHEN.
SO BASICALLY THE AMENDMENT CREATED THIS CASITA UNITS, WHICH THEY'RE PRETTY SPACIOUS.
AS YOU SEE HERE, THIS SHOWS THE COMMUNITY ON THE LEFT-HAND SIDE, AND WHAT WE ARE ESTABLISHING TONIGHT IS A FRONT YARD SETBACK WHICH WE ARE ESTABLISHING IT AT 10 FEET, WHICH ANY GARAGE OR OTHER ACCESSORY STRUCTURE CAN BE BUILT AT 10 FEET, WITH A 10 FEET SETBACK FROM THE FRONT PROPERTY LINE.
IN ADDITION TO THAT, WE ALSO ARE ADDING A SECTION TO THE SPECIFIC PLAN THAT ALLOWS THE DIRECTOR TO APPROVE IF HE FINDS IT APPROPRIATE, BASICALLY A DEVIATION OF 15% FROM ANY GENERAL DEVELOPMENT STANDARD, WHICH IN THIS CAS 5 COULD BE SQUARE FOOTAGE, COULD BE HEIGHT, COULD BE SETBACK, AND THINGS IN THAT SENSE.
THAT CONCLUDES THE STAFF REPORT.
THE STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL OF RESOLUTION 1973 ADOPTING BASICALLY RECOMMENDING TO THE COUNCIL THE AMENDMENT TO THE DESERT SHORES SPECIFIC PLAN.
STAFF IS AVAILABLE TONIGHT TO ANSWER ANY QUESTION THAT THE PLANNING COMMISSION MAY HAVE.
ALSO, THE APPLICANT IS I BELIEVE HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTION THAT YOU MAY HAVE FOR THE APPLICANT.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH, LEILA.
ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS OF STAFF AT THIS TIME? NO? OKAY.
LEILA, I'M ASSUMING THE APPLICANT IS ONLY HERE IF WE HAVE QUESTIONS, CORRECT? THEY DON'T HAVE -- DO THEY WANT TO SPEAK TO THE COMMISSION OR IS IT JUST IN CASE WE HAVE QUESTIONS?
>> I BELIEVE JUST IN CASE YOU HAVE QUESTIONS, BUT I GUESS MAYBE THEY MAY HAVE SOME SUGGESTIONS OR SOME DISCUSSIONS AS WELL.
THEN I GUESS WE'LL GO AHEAD AND OPEN UP THE PUBLIC HEARING, AND IF THE DESERT SHORES REPRESENTATIVE WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK WITH US, THIS WOULD BE A GOOD TIME FOR THAT.
I DON'T THINK I WOULD COMMENT BEYOND WHAT LEILA SAID.
I THINK SHE DID A GREAT JOB OF EXPLAINING WHAT THIS WOULD DO.
WE DID DO A SURVEY OF OUR OWNERS.
THE OWNERS, THE VAST MAJORITY WERE IN FAVOR OF REQUESTING THIS CHANGE.
SOME WOULD LIKE TO ADD ONTO THEIR LITTLE GARAGE IN THE FRONT A FEW FEET.
IT MAKES IT MORE REALISTIC, THIS FEW MORE FEET WILL HELP THEM.
SO THAT'S KIND OF WHY WE ASKED FOR IT.
SOMETIMES WHEN THEY'RE ADDING LIKE A PATIO ROOF OR SOMETHING, WE HAD A LIMIT 6 IN OUR PREVIOUS SPECIFIC PLAN, SO WE THOUGHT IT MIGHT BE HELPFUL IF THE DIRECTOR HAD A LITTLE BIT OF LEEWAY IN APPROVING -- LIKE RECENTLY WE HAD ONE THAT I
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THINK WAS 625 FEET AND OUR LIMIT WAS 600, AND SO THEY HAD TO GO BACK AND REDESIGN IT FOR JUST THOSE 25 EXTRA FEET, SO IT WOULD HAVE BEEN NICE IF HE HAD HAD THAT FREEDOM.THAT'S PRETTY MUCH, I THINK EVERYTHING THAT I COULD SAY ABOUT IT.
DO WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OF MR. CROSS AT THIS TIME? NO? OKAY.
DO WE HAVE ANYONE FROM THE PUBLIC WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM?
HEARING THAT, WE'LL GO AHEAD AND CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING.
AND DO I HAVE A DELIBERATION OR A MOTION BY THE COMMISSIONERS?
>> I WOULD JUST SAY BASED ON THE REPORT AND THE APPLICANT'S RESPONSE, THIS IS A PRIVATE COMMUNITY AND IT SEEMS TO THEIR BENEFIT TO HAVE THESE THINGS.
IT'S NOT REALLY IMPACTING THE PUBLIC.
>> ANY OTHER COMMENTS OR DO I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE?
I MOVE THE MOTION TO ADOPT RESOLUTION NUMBER 1973 TO RECOMMEND TO THE CITY COUNCIL FOR APPROVAL SPECIFIC PLAN AMENDMENT 20-07-42.
CAN WE PLEASE HAVE A ROLL CALL VOTE.
>> YES VICE CHAIRPERSON LOPEZ.
>> COMMISSIONER RODRIGUEZ CEJA.
AND THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER RODRIGUEZ, FOR GIVING IT A THOUGHT SHOT IT.
WE'LL GO TO ACTION ITEMS, AND THERE ARE NONE.
STUDY SESSION ITEMS, THERE ARE NONE.
STAFF ITEMS. DO WE HAVE ANY STAFF ITEMS TONIGHT?
[11. STAFF ITEMS]
>> KEVIN SNYDER, DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT.
WE HAVE BEGUN OUR HOUSING ELEMENT UPDATE PROJECT, AND ONE OF THE EARLY THINGS WE WOULD LIKE TO DO IS TO HAVE A JOINT MEETING OF CITY COUNCIL AND PLANNING COMMISSION TO GIVE YOU AND THE COUNCIL THE OPPORTUNITY TO JOINTLY DISCUSS ISSUES, IDEAS, THOUGHTS AND CONCERNS RELATIVE TO THE UPDATE OF OUR HOUSING ELEMENT.
TO GIVE YOU A LITTLE BIT OF BACKGROUND VERY QUICKLY, THE HOUSING ELEMENT IS SOMETHING WE'RE REQUIRED TO DO.
WE HAVE A 7,793 UNITS WE HAVE TO PLAN FOR.
AND SO THERE'S GOING TO BE I THINK SOME GOOD OPPORTUNITY FOR DISCUSSION.
SO WITH THAT IN MIND, WE WOULD LIKE TO SEE IF THE COMMISSIONERS WOULD BE AVAILABLE ON JANUARY 20, 2021, FOR A JOINT MEETING WITH CITY COUNCIL.
AND I TALKED THE TO CITY MANAGER P WE CAN OFFER EITHER AN EARLY START TIME AT 3:30 OR IF SOME COMMISSIONERS HAVE WORK OR OTHER RELATED CONFLICTS, WE CAN CONDUCT IT AS PART OF THE REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING AGENDA STARTING AT 5:00, AND IT WOULD BE EARLY IN THE AGENDA SO THAT COMMISSION MEMBERS WOULD NOT NECESSARILY NEED TO STAY FOR THE ENTIRETY OF MEETING.
8 START PLANNING TO HOLD THIS MEETING.
>> I MIGHT HAVE A CONFLICT WITH -- >> WHAT IS THAT DATE, KEVIN?
>> WHAT DATE OF WEEK IS IT, DO YOU KNOW?
>> COMMISSIONER RODRIGUEZ CEJA?
>> EITHER 3:30 START OR 5:00 P.M.
START, AND IT SOUNDS LIKE RIGHT NOW THE MAJORITY OF THE FOLKS ARE FINE WITH EITHER/OR.
>> I WILL FOLLOW UP WITH THE COMMISSION AND LET YOU KNOW THE FINAL START TIME ONCE I CONFER WITH THE CITY MANAGER.
AND I LOOK FORWARD TO HAVING THIS CONVERSATION WITH YOU.
THAT'S MY ONLY ITEM AND I WILL TURN IT OVER TO SENIOR PLANNER NAMVAR.
SO JUST WANTED TO INFORM THE PLANNING COMMISSION THAT WE WILL HAVE A PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING ON DECEMBER 9TH, HOWEVER, WE WILL NOT HAVE A PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING ON DECEMBER 23RD.
AND THEN ALSO I WOULD LIKE TO WISH EVERYBODY ON BEHALF OF MYSELF AND MY TEAM,
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EVERYBODY HERE ON THE SCREEN, COMMISSIONERS AND STAFF AND ZACH AND EVERYBODY THAT I CAN SEE A VERY HAPPY AND SAFE THANKSGIVING.WE HAD A GREAT DAY, SO I'M REALLY THANKFUL FOR EVERYBODY HERE ON THE SCREEN, EVERYBODY HERE THAT IS NOT ON THE SCREEN IN HELPING US AND WISH YOU GUYS THE BEST.
ANY COMMENTS FROM THE COMMISSIONERS AT THIS TIME? NO? EVERYBODY'S SUPER QUIET.
[12. COMMISSIONER COMMENTS]
DEFINITELY READY FOR TURKEY.ON BEHALF OF ALL OF THE PLANNING COMMISSIONERS, I'M CONFIDENT TO SAY WE WISH YOU ALL A VERY HAPPY THANKSGIVING.
ENJOY SOME GOOD FOOD AND HOPEFULLY WE'LL SEE YOU ALL SOON.
SO WITH THAT, WE'LL GO AHEAD AND ADJOURN TO OUR NEXT REGULARLY SCHEDULED MEETING OF THE DECEMBER 9, 20 AT 6:00 P.M.
THANK YOU, EVERYONE, AND HAPPY THANKSGIVING.
BYE.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.