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> COMMISSION MEETING FOR THE CITY OF INDIO FOR MAY 13, 2020 AT 6:00 P.M.
[1. CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL]
>> COMMISSIONER SAM TORRES IS ABSENT.
AND IF WE CAN HAVE INTRODUCTION OF STAFF, PLEASE.
>> GOOD EVENING, MADAME CHAIR PERSON.
TONIGHT YOU HAVE NIKKI GOMEZ, ASSISTANT PLANNER, GUSTAVO GOMEZ ASSISTANT/TRANSPORTATION PLANNER.
ROSIE LUA, ASSOCIATE PLANNER, KEVIN SNYDER, COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT DIRECTOR, ZACK HAINESELMAN, IF I PRONOUNCED PROPERLY.
MYSELF LEILA NAMVAR, SENIOR PLANNER, AND EVELYN BELTRAN, SECRETARY.
AND IF WE COULD HAVE THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE, JACKIE, DO YOU WANT TO LEAD? AND I THINK WE HAVE A FLAG COMING UP.
I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.
THANK YOU, LEILA, FOR THE FLAG.
[4. STATEMENT FROM THE CITY ATTORNEY]
NOW WE HAVE A STATEMENT FROM THE CITY ATTORNEY.THERE HAVE BEEN NO DIRECTIVES ISSUED TEMPORARILY HALTING GOVERNMENT LAND USE AND/OR CONSIDERATION AND POLICY ACTIONS INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO GENERAL PLANNING AMENDMENTS, ZONING CODE AMENDMENTS NEW OR AMENDED CITY PLANS, THEREFORE THE CITY OF INDIO CONTINUES TO ACCEPT AND PROCESS APPLICATIONS IN ACCORDANCE WITH STATE AND LOCAL REQUIREMENTS.
THE CITY OF INDIO IS FOLLOWING GOVERNOR NEWSOM'S EXECUTIVE ORDERS AND 2025 PERTAINING TO THE BROWN ACT.
THESE EXECUTIVE ORDERS ALLOW GOVERNMENT.
ENTITIES TO CONDUCT MEETING BY ELECTRONIC MEANS AND FOR MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC TO OBSERVE THE MEETING ELECTRONICALLY AS WELL, PROVIDE PUBLIC COMMENT OR PUBLIC TESTIMONY TELEPHONICALLY OR OTHERWISE ELECTRONICALLY.
ACCORDINGLY, THE CITY COUNCIL AND PLANNING COMMISSION ARE CURRENTLY CONDUCTING SCHEDULED MEETINGS IN A VIRTUAL MEETING FORMAT.
CITY OF INDIO HAS IMPLEMENTED TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS THAT ALLOW MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC TO OBSERVE AND OFFER PUBLIC COMMENT.
AS ALWAYS, PUBLIC TESTIMONY DURING SCHEDULED MEETINGS THE CITY IS COMMITTED TO PROVIDING PUBLIC PARTICIPATION OPPORTUNITIES WHILE ALSO COMPLYING WITH THE REQUIREMENTS FOR PROCESSING OF LAND USE AND DEVELOPMENT REVIEW APPLICATIONS AND/OR CONSIDERATION OF POLICY ACTIONS.
AT THIS TIME WE'LL GO AHEAD AND OPEN THE PUBLIC COMMENT FOR ANY ITEMS THAT ARE NOT ON THE AGENDA.
DO WE HAVE ANY COMMENTS AT THIS TIME?
>> SEEING NONE, WE'LL GO AHEAD AND CLOSE THE PUBLIC COMMENT.
WOO DO THE NOV ANY MINUTES AT THIS TIME SO WE'LL MOVE FORWARD TO PUBLIC HEARING
[7.1 Indio Towne Center Tentative Parcel Map 37813: A Tentative Parcel Map No. 37813 (TPM 19-12-402) to subdivide Parcels 1 and 5 and a portion of Parcel 7 of the recorded Parcel Map No. 35029, Instrument No. 2008-0313082 dated June 8, 2008, into 13 commercial parcels with associated parking and landscaped areas within the Indio Towne Center, located at the southeast corner of Jackson Street and Avenue 42; directly north of the I-10 freeway, consisting of approximately 28.43 acres. (Rosie Lua, Associate Planner)]
ITEM.IF WE COULD HAVE A STAFF REPORT, PLEASE.
>> MADAME CHAIR, GOOD EVENING.
MEMBERS OF THE CITY PLANNING COMMISSION, I'M ROSA LUA ASSOCIATE PLANNER WITH THE CITY OF INDIO, AND I'M GOING TO SHARE MY SCREEN NOW SO IF YOU WILL JUST BEAR WITH ME.
THIS IS MY FIRST TIME DOING THIS.
>> IF I MAY INTERRUPT FOR JUST A QUICK SECOND.
FOR THE RECORD COMMISSIONER SAM TORRES DID NOT MAKE CONTACT WITH STAFF TODAY.
THEREFORE, HIS ABSENCE IS UNEXCUSED.
>> CAN EVERYBODY SEE MY SCREEN? PERFECT.
I BRING BEFORE YOU TODAY THE TENTATIVE PARCEL MAP 37813.
THIS IS FOR THE INDIO TOWNE CENTER.
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THE INDIO TOWNE CENTER IS LOCATED NORTH OF THE I10, EAST OF THE JACKSON STREET, SOUTH OF AVENUE 42, AND IT'S ALSO BOUNDED BY THE SHADOW RANCH RESIDENTIAL COMMUNITY.SO THE INDIO TOWNE CENTER IS APPROXIMATELY 487,700 SQUARE FEET OF BUILDING AREA ALONG ABOUT PARKING AND LANDSCAPE AREAS.
IT'S APPROXIMATELY 56 ACRES OF PROPERTY, NOT INCLUDING THE HOME DEPOT CENTER.
SO THERE HAS BEEN A PREVIOUS ENTITLEMENTS ON THIS PROJECT.
AGAIN, IT IS A FULLY OPERATIONAL AND FUNCTIONAL SHOPPING CENTER NOW, BUT IN 2007 BE THERE WAS AN ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT THAT WAS CERTIFIED BY CITY COUNCIL AND ALSO AN INITIAL PARCEL MAP 35029 THAT INCLUDED 13 COMMERCIAL LOTS THAT WAS RECORD ON JUNE 8, 2008.
THERE ARE ALSO OTHER ENTITLEMENTS THAT YOU SEE IN THE STAFF REPORT.
BUT I INCLUDED THESE TWO BECAUSE THEY'RE RELEVANT TO THIS PROJECT RIGHT NOW.
IF YOU COULD SEE THE MAP THAT I HAVE PROVIDED FOR YOU, THREE PARCELS IS WHAT'S UNDER CONSIDERATION RIGHT NOW.
SO WE HAVE PARCEL 1 THAT IS 7.3 ACRES, PARCEL 5 THAT IS 10.11 ACRES, AND THEN PARCEL 7, 11.02 ACRES.
IF YOU SEE THERE ARE TWO DIFFERENT COLORS HERE, AND THE TWO DIFFERENT COLORS IS RELATED TO THE ZONING.
SO AS IT STANDS TODAY, THE PARCELS TO THE NORTH OF THIS I DON'T KNOW TOWNE CENTER ARE BUSINESS PARK ZONING AND THE PARCELS SOUTH ARE COMMUNITY COMMERCIAL.
AND SO WHEN THE PROPOSED PROJECT WAS DESIGNED, IT WAS CONSIDERED WITH THE BUSINESS PART ZONING AS WELL AS CONSIDERATION OF THE COMMERCIAL, COMMERCIAL ZONING.
I'LL FURTHER EXPLAIN THAT IN A MINUTE.
SO THE PROPOSE PROJECT IS A TENTATIVE PARCEL MAP.
PARCEL MAP NUMBER 37813 TO SUBDIVIDE THE 20.43 ACRES WHICH INCLUDES THOSE THREE PARCELS INTO 13 PARCELS FOR THE PURPOSE OF SALE, LEASE OR FINANCING.
THIS IS THE TENTATIVE PARCEL MAP.
AS YOU CAN SEE ON THE TENTATIVE PARCEL MAP, THERE ARE PARCELS THAT CONTAIN EXISTING BUILDINGS AND OTHERS THAT HAVE VACANT PADS.
SO IT HAS DRAWN OR DESIGNED ITS PARCELS TO CONSIDER THE INDIVIDUAL BUILDING AS WELL AS ITS ASSOCIATED PARKING AREAS.
AS YOU CAN SEE HERE, THERE ARE VARIOUS SHARED PARKING.
THAT WENT INTO A CONDITION OF APPROVAL TO ASSURE THAT SHARED PARKING WAS AND EASEMENTS FOR SHARED PARKING INVEST EASEMENTS FOR UNDERGROUND UTILITIES, DRIVE AISLES AND ANY OTHER INFRASTRUCTURE WILL BE CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL FOR THIS TENTATIVE PARCEL MAP TO FINALIZE.
I PROVIDED A TABLE HERE BECAUSE IT'S JUST A LITTLE EASIER TO LOOK AT WHAT IS -- WHAT WILL WE DIVIDE THESE 13 PARCELS.
SO AS YOU CAN SEE HERE, IT'S THE THREE ASSESSOR PARCEL NUMBERS, THE PARCEL SIZES.
SO WE WENT FROM VERY LARGE PARCELS TO SMALLER PARCELS.
THE ZONING DESIGNATION THAT IT REMAINED.
SO THERE IS STILL THE PARCELS THAT SUBDIVIDED WITHIN THE COMMUNITY COMMERCIAL WILL STAY COMMUNITY COMMERCIAL INSPECTORS THE PARCELS THAT DIVIDED IN THE BUSINESS PARK STAY BUSINESS PARK.
THERE IS ONE GENERAL PLAN DESIGNATION.
I INCLUDED IF THERE WAS AN EXISTING USE OR IF THEY WERE VACANT PADS HERE WITHIN THOSE PARCELS.
JUST TO FURTHER ILLUSTRATE, I PROVIDED A MAP THAT SHOWS JUST THAT DIVIDE OF THE PARCELS AND THE ZONING DESIGNATIONS.
SO THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WAS TAKEN INTO CONSIDERATION OF WHEN THIS PARCEL MAP WAS DESIGNED, AND PARKING AND OTHER AREAS WERE INCORPORATED.
THAT CONCLUDES MY STAFF REPORT.
STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL OF THE TENTATIVE PARCEL MAP TO SUBDIVIDE THE 28 ACRES INTO 13 PARCELS AND ALSO THE FINDING THAT THERE ARE CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL AND
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DETERMINING THAT THE PROJECT DOES NOT REQUIRE ADDITIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW PER CEQA.AND THAT CONCLUDES MY STAFF REPORT.
>> MADAME CHAIR PERSON, I WOULD LIKE TO CLEAR UP SOMETHING FOR THE RECORD.
STAFF RECOMMENDS THE PLANNING COMMISSION TO RECOMMEND TO THE COUNCIL APPROVAL OF OF THE PARCEL MAP.
DO WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OF STAFF AT THIS TIME?
>> BEFORE YOU IS THE AUTOZONE STORE, 3369 FOR DESIGN REVIEW 19-11-466.
THE PROJECT IS LOCATED AT THE NORTHEAST CORNER JACKSON AND AVENUE 42.
IT IS RIGHT ABOVE, DIRECTLY NORTH OF THE EXISTING ARCO GAS STATION, AND THE ARCO GAS STATION.
IT IS TO EXPAND EXISTING RETAIL AUTOZONE FACILITY.
THE PROJECT IS LOCATED IN THE COMMERCIAL DISTRICT WHICH ALLOWS FOR RETAILING AND WHOLESALING.
THIS IS THE EXISTING AUTOZONE BUILDING AS OF TODAY, AND THAT'S WHERE THE ADDITION WILL OCCUR.
THE EXPANSION WILL SUPPORT THE AUTOZONE STORES WITHIN THE COACHELLA VALLEY.
SO THIS IS THE SITE PLAN OF THE EXISTING GRADE OUT.
THE PROPOSED ADDITION TO THE REAR PORTION OF THE SITE.
THEY WILL ADD PARKING AS WELL AS A TRASH ENCLOSURE TO THE REAR.
THAT WILL BE THE 9,500 SQUARE FOOT ADDITION.
THIS IS THE FLOOR PLAN OF HOW IT WOULD LOOK LIKE, SO IT WOULD BE THE EXISTING SALES FLOOR, AND THEN THE ADDITION WOULD BE THE PREDOMINANTLY STORAGE PORTION OF THE FACILITY.
THIS IS TO ALIGN WITH THE EXISTING ROOF UNITS, AND IT WILL BE SCREENED BY PARAPETS AS IT'S ALREADY EXISTING.
I DON'T BELIEVE THAT THE APPLICANT WILL BE ABLE TO INCORPORATE IT TO PUT IT INSIDE THE FACILITY.
AS FOR THE SOUTH ELEVATION, WHICH THIS ELEVATION IS VISIBLE TO THE AVENUE 42 STREET SIDE, THE LOADING DOOR WILL REMAIN IN THAT ELEVATION, HOWEVER.
IT WILL BE A LITTLE BIT FURTHER DOWN.
AND THEN AS FOR THE LANDSCAPING, THEY WILL INCORPORATE THE FOLLOWING DESERT LANDSCAPING.
THE PALO VERDE, THE PALMS, THE YUCCA AND GOLD LANTANAS AS WELL AS TEXAS SAGE.
AND THERE WAS A COMMENT INTO THE SOUTH AND NORTH ELEVATION TO SHIELD THE PARKING LOT.
THE APPLICANT WILL PROPOSE ADDITIONAL TEXAS SAGE ON THOSE ELEVATIONS TO FURTHER COVER THE PARKING LOT FROM JACKSON STREET AND AVENUE 42.
AND THE RECOMMENDATION IS TO ADOPT RESOLUTION NUMBER 1936, A RESOLUTION FOR PLANNING COMMISSION TO CONDITIONALLY APPROVE THE DESIGN REVIEW 19-11-466 FOR ARCHITECTURE, SITE PLAN, CIRCULATION, PARKING AND LANDSCAPING A 9,500 SQUARE FOOT ADDITION TO AN EXISTING AUTOZONE STORE WITHIN A 1.05-ACRE LOT SUBJECT TO FINDINGS AND CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL THEREIN AND DETERMINING THAT THE PROJECT IS EXCEPT FROM CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT.
THAT CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION, AND I BELIEVE THE APPLICANT IS ALSO JOINING US IF YOU HAVE ANY FURTHER QUESTION.
DO WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OF STAFF AT THIS TIME? NO? EVERYBODY IS QUIET TODAY.
I KNOW I SENT AN EMAIL TO STAFF WITH A COUPLE QUESTIONS AND CONCERNS
[7.2 AutoZone Store 3369 Indio Design Review 19-11-466: A design review to consider the architecture, site plan, parking, circulation, and landscaping of a 9,500 square foot addition of storage space, break room, and restrooms to an existing commercial building, used for AutoZone Store 3369, on a 1.05-acre lot within the Shops at the Greens neighborhood commercial center, located northeast of the Avenue 42/Jackson Street intersection in Northern Indio. (Nikki Gomez, Assistant Planner)]
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REGARDING THE BUILDING'S ARCHITECTURE.[00:21:22]
I'M JUST CURIOUS, I MEAN, THIS IS A NEW BUILDING, WHY THEY COULDN'T FIT AN ELECTRICAL ROOM IN THEIR EXISTING OR TO THE PROPOSED FLOOR PLAN.SEEMS LIKE THIS WOULD BE THE OPPORTUNITY TO DO THAT RATHER THAN HAVING A BOX ON THE EXTERIOR.
>> ONE OF THE OTHER INPUTS THAT THE APPLICANT HAS EXPLAINED IS THAT TYPICALLY THE UTILITY COMPANIES PREFER IT ON THE OUTSIDE TO GAIN ACCESS.
>> COMMISSIONER CEJA, NIKKI, I DEFER THAT TO THE APPLICANT TO CLARIFY FOR YOU AS WHAT STAFF WERE ABLE TO GET FROM THE APPLICANT WAS THERE IS AN EXISTING OUTDOOR BOX, AND THEN ALSO THIS IS BEHIND THE BUILDING, AND THEN THE OTHER IS IN THE ACCESS, BUT AGAIN, I WILL DEFER THAT TO THE APPLICANT TO CLARIFY THAT MORE, AND IF THAT'S THE DECISION OF THE COMMISSION, WE PROBABLY CAN CONDITION AND WORK THIS OUT AT THE PLAN CHECK TIME.
>> IN REGARDS TO THE ROLL-UP DOOR THAT'S SHOWN THERE IN THE SOUTH ELEVATION, WHAT KIND OF -- IT SOUNDED LIKE THIS IS BECOMING MORE OF A WAREHOUSING AND DISTRIBUTION FACILITY.
WITH THAT DOOR THERE, WHAT KIND OF VEHICLES ARE THEY USING TO LOAD UP? ARE WE LOOKING AT 18-WHEELERS, PARKING IN THAT AREA? ARE WE LOOKING AT SMALL DISTRIBUTION VANS? > DISTRIBUTION VANS.
BUT AGAIN, THE APPLICANT ALSO CAN EXPLAIN FURTHER IF THEY WOULD LIKE.
AND MY CONCERNS PRIMARILY ARE WITH THE ARCHITECTURE.
WE HAVE AN EXISTING BUILDING THAT HAS AN EXISTING DESIGN THEME.
IT LOOKS LIKE THEY'RE INCORPORATING A LOT OF THOSE ELEMENTS INTO THE NEW PROPOSAL.
BUT IT DOESN'T LOOK LIKE THEY'RE DOING IT TO THE SAME EXTENT THAT IT WAS DONE ON THE FIRST AUTOZONE BUILDING.
IF YOU LOOK AT THOSE TRELLISES ON THE SOUTH ELEVATION WHEN WE LOOK AT THE FLOOR PLAN, IT DOESN'T LOOK LIKE TRELLISES COME OUT AS FAR OUT AS THEY ARE ON THE EXISTING ELEVATION.
NIKKI, I THINK IT'S SLIDE NUMBER 3 THAT SHOWS THE EXISTING CONDITIONS OF THE BUILDING, AND I WANT TO MAKE SURE WE'RE AVOIDING, WHEN WE'RE LOOKING AT THE EAST ELEVATION -- NIKKI, IF YOU CAN BRING UP THAT SLIDE THAT SHOWS THE PHOTOS.
>> ARE YOU ABLE TO SEE THE ELEVATIONS RIGHT NOW?
>> YEAH, I'M LOOKING AT THE ELEVATIONS BUT I THINK THERE WAS MAYBE A THIRD SLIDE IN YOU HAD ROW VIEWS.
MAYBE IT'S THE ONE BEFORE THAT.
IT WAS THE PHOTOS FROM GOOGLE.
SO IF YOU LOOK AT THAT BOTTOM PHOTO AND YOU LOOK HAT THAT TOWER ELEMENT, YOU SEE HOW THAT TOWER JUST ENDS.
I'M SORRY, THE ONE THAT'S ON THE SOUTH ELEVATION, THE TALLER TOWER.
BUT IF YOU LOOK AT THE BOTTOM PHOTO, YOU CAN SEE THAT THE FORM ITSELF IS QUITE VISIBLE AND IT'S SHOWN INCOMPLETE.
THAT STONE VENEER DOESN'T WRAP AROUND WHEN IT COMES IN.
WHEN YOU'RE ON THE STREET, YOU CAN ACTUALLY -- >> GOOD AFTERNOON, EVERYBODY.
I'M JACOB GLAZE, KIMLEY-HORN, ADDRESS IS THE CITY DRIVE, SUITE 200,
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ORANGE, CALIFORNIA.ULTIMATELY I APPRECIATE YOU GUYS TAKING THE TIME TODAY.
I THINK FOR SOME REASON A LITTLE CONFUSED.
I KNOW NIKKI SENT OVER PRELIMINARY FEEDBACK FROM YOU GUYS.
I WORKED WITH CITY STAFF ON MAKING SURE THAT THOSE TRELLISES EXTEND OUT TO THE REQUIRED WIDTH SO THAT THEY ULTIMATELY MATCH WHAT THE PREEXISTING CONDITIONS ARE.
WE DON'T WANT THIS TO ACT AND LOOK LIKE AN EXPANSION OF THE BUILDING.
WE WANT THIS TO ULTIMATELY LOOK LIKE IT WAS ONE BUILDINGS ALL CONSTRUCTED AT ONE TIME.
WE WOULDN'T WANT ANYTHING LESS.
ON THE FACE OF THE BUILDING ITSELF, THE FRONT OF THE BUILDING.
>> YEAH, WE'D BE MORE HAPPY TO PROVIDE SOME TYPE OF PRIME COLOR AND WE CAN WORK
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THAT OUT WITH CITY STAFF.>> WILL CONSISTENT OF THE AUDITORIUM, THE MAIN LOBBY, FILM MEDIA ROOM, CONFERENCE ROOM.
SCREEN ROOM, STORAGE AND BATHROOMS. SO IT WILL BE RETROFITTED INSIDE.
THE EXTERIOR PORTION, THE SIGNAGE WILL ABIDE BY THE SIGN PROGRAM OF THE ALLEY WHICH IS EXISTING SIGNAGE PROGRAM THAT THEY ARE REQUIRED TO ABIDE BY, AND THAT WOULD BE THE ONLY EXTERIOR FACADE THAT THEY WILL DO.
AS FOR THE SITE PLAN, AND I JUST KIND OF SWITCHED IT AROUND TO FOLLOW, PARKING SPACES ARE THE PROPOSED AND WILL BE SHARED.
[7.3 Destiny Church Conditional Use Permit 19-12-1055 and Design Review 19-12- 468: A request for a conditional use permit and design review approvals for a place of worship known as Destiny Church within the current boundaries of the Mixed Use Specific Plan 300 (MUSP 300) and supplemental surface parking. Pursuant to Land Use Standards of the MUSP 300 Specific Plan, parking lots and places of worship are conditional uses and subject to Planning Commission approval. The Design Review approval request is for the site plan, parking, circulation, and landscaping. (Nikki Gomez, Assistant Planner)]
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THIS PARKING, THE PROPOSED PARKING SPACE ARE SUPPLEMENTAL PARKING, WILL SHARE THE EXISTING ACCESS HERE TO THE BOTTOM PORTION.THIS IS ALREADY AN EXISTING ENTRYWAY TO THE AREA.
IT WILL HAVE A RETENTION BASIN TO THE FRONT PART ALONG HIGHWAY 111.
THE SIDEWALK WILL THEN CONTINUE ON.
AS IT CURRENTLY SITS, I BELIEVE THERE IS LOT, AND SO AS PART OF THE PROJECT THEY WILL CONTINUE THE SIDEWALK MEANDERING AND WILL CONNECT THE PORTIONS HERE ALONG HIGHWAY 111.
AND I JUST WANT TO WALK YOU THROUGH AS PROVIDED WITH THE PARKING STUDY FOR THE THIS
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PROJECT.SO IN THEIR EXISTING LOCATION, WHICH IS THE INITIAL PARKING, THEY HAVE 362 SEATS, AND ON THIS PARKING STUDY, THEY'RE PEAK PARKING DEMAND IS 116.
SO THE RATIO TURNS OUT THAT IT IS ONE PARKING SPACE PER 3.1 FIXED SEATS, AND SO THEY HAD APPLIED THIS RATIO TO THIS PROPOSED LOCATION.
SO IF WE GO AND LOOK UP THEIR PROPOSED SEATS WHICH IS 650 SEATS, AND APPLY THAT RATIO OF 3.1, THEIR PEAK PARKING DEMAND WILL BE 210.
THEY ALSO INCLUDED IN THE PARKING STUDY THE PEAK PARKING DEMAND FOR THE OTHER TENANTS IN THE ALLEY CENTER, WHICH THEY WILL BE SHARING THE PARKING, AND THAT TURNED OUT TO BE 28 PARKING SPACES, AND THAT WILL ALREADY INCLUDES THE 10% BUFFER THAT THEY HAVE INCLUDED SO THAT THEY ARE CONSERVATIVE WITH THEY ARE ESTIMATION.
SO BOTH THE PEAK PARKING DEMAND FOR DESTINY CHURCH, THE PLACE OF WORSHIP, AND THE OTHER TENANTS OF THE ALLEY CENTER IS 238 PARKING SPACES.
AND SO WHEN WE COUNT THE TOTAL NUMBER OF PARKING SPACES IN BOTH THESE AREAS, IT WILL BE 241.
SO IN ACCORDANCE TO THE PARKING STUDY THAT WAS SUBMITTED, THE PEAK PARKING SPACES WILL SUPPORT -- IS SUPPORTED BY THE PROPOSED AND EXISTING PARKING THAT'S THERE.
THE PARKING AREA WILL ALSO INCORPORATE LANDSCAPING TO BE ABLE TO PROVIDE SOME SORT OF SHADING, AND THE PROPOSED LANDSCAPING INCLUDES CHITAPA, CHILEAN, MESQUITE AND MEXICO PALMS THAT WILL BE INSTALLED I BELIEVE EVERY FOUR PARKING SPACES.
AND AS PART OF THE CONDITION FOR THIS PROJECT IS TO ENSURE THAT THE AREA ALONG HIGHWAY 111 WILL BE COMPLETELY SCREENE AVOID VISUAL -- AVOID THE VISUAL FROM HIGHWAY 111 FOR PARKING.
SO THAT HAS BEEN CONDITIONED FOR THIS PROJECT.
SO THE RECOMMENDATION IS TO ADOPT RESOLUTION NUMBER 1937, A RESOLUTION NUMBER 1938 FOR THE CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT 19-12-1055 AND DESIGN REVIEW NUMBER 19-12-468.
AND I ALSO WOULD LIKE TO, IF YOU DON'T MIND I COULD ANSWER SOME OF THE QUESTIONS THE CHAIRPERSON HAD OR WOULD YOU LOOK TO WAIT FOR THE DISCUSSION?
>> SO ONE OF THE QUESTIONS THAT WAS ASKED WAS IF THERE ARE ANY OTHER PLACE OF WORSHIP ALONG HIGHWAY 111 IN INDIO OR IN THE VALLEY.
IN THE IMMEDIATE PLACE OF WORSHIP THAT WE HAVE SEEN IS -- AND IT IS SHADOW ROCK CHURCH OVER THERE BY DUNE PALMS, I BELIEVE.
AND ANOTHER QUESTION IS THAT THE CHURCHES, WHAT CHURCHES ARE IN COMMERCIAL CENTERS.
I DON'T KNOW IF YOU RECALL, I PRESENTED SECOND BAPTIST CHURCH THAT WENT IN ONE OF THE CENTERS IN THE DOWNTOWN COMMERCE DISTRICT ABOUT A FEW MONTHS AGO, SO THAT WAS THE LATEST ONE THAT I RECALL.
AND IN TERMS OF THE PARKING ISSUE IN THE CURRENT LOCATION FOR THE PLACE OF WORSHIP, I CAN DEFER THAT TO THE APPLICANT.
AND I MIGHT ADD, AND I WOULD LIKE TO AMEND THAT AND INCLUDE PARKING RECIPROCAL
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ACCESS AND PARKING WITHIN THE NEIGHBORING PROPERTIES, BOTH THE ALLEY AND JACKELOPE BUNCH IN REVIEW AND APPROVAL BEFORE ISSUING A CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY.I HOPE THAT KIND OF SUFFICES SOME OF THOSE CONCERNS.
I THINK THAT ANSWERED MY QUESTION.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OF NIKKI AT THIS TIME? > JACKELOPE OWNERSHIP SIGNED OFF ON THAT?
I WOULD HOPE TO ALSO BE UPDATED ON THAT TOO.
AS OF RIGHT NOW, I DON'T KNOW.
AND I HOPE THAT THE APPLICANT COULD UPDATE US.
>> I THINK IT'S AN APPROPRIATE CONDITION.
MY BIG CONCERN WITH THIS PARKING, UNDERSTANDING THEIR EXISTING OPERATION SHOWCASE, MY QUESTION WAS ON YOUR SLIDE YOU HAD LISTED 116 SPACES PEAK DEMAND.
IS THAT -- DOES THAT INCLUDE THE ON STREET PARKING OR IS IT SHOWCASE?
>> THAT WAS INCLUDED AS PART OF THAT STUDY, I BELIEVE.
>> MY CONCERN IS THAT -- AND MAYBE THIS IS A QUESTION FOR THE APPLICANT.
>> DO YOU WANT TO SHARE THE VIDEO WITH THEM .
>> PEOPLE AT THE EXISTING PARKING LOT AT THE EXISTING LOCATE FOR EVENTS, BAPTISMS. IF THEY ARE GOING TO PLAN ON USING THAT AT THIS LOCATION AS WELL, HOW COULD DETHEIR ACCOMMODATE PARKING IF THEY'RE DOING EVENTS IN THOSE LOTS? AND THEN REGARDING THE PARKING AGREEMENT WITH JACKELOPE, I THINK IT'S A GOOD CONDITION.
I'M A LITTLE HESITANT TO PLACE A CONDITION THAT REQUIRES A THIRD PARTY TO AGREE WHEN WE DON'T KNOW IF THEY HAVE AGREED.
WE ESSENTIALLY ARE APPROVING A CONDITION -- >> >> EXCUSE ME, SIR.
COULD YOU PLEASE MIGHT -- YOU'RE ON, MR. LUA.
OSCAR LUA, COULD YOU PLEASE MUTE YOUR MIC.
IF IT'S A CONDITION AND JACKELOPE HASN'T AGREED TO IT, THEY COULD BE IN A POSITION WHERE THEY HAVE AN APPROVED CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT BUT ACTUALLY CAN'T EXECUTE IT BECAUSE THERE'S NO PARKING AGREEMENT IN PLACE.
SO I'D BE CURIOUS TO HEAR, TOO, PRESIDENT APPLICANT BECAUSE I'M SURE THEY'VE APPROACHED JACKELOPE ABOUT USING THE PARKING LOT AND WHAT KIND OF RESPONSE THEY GOT THERE.
>> LET'S HOLD ON TO THE APPLICANT.
JACQUI, YOU HAD SOMETHING I THINK YOU WANTED TO ASK STAFF.
>> JUST KIND OF SOME QUESTIONS, ESPECIALLY WHAT'S HAPPENING NOW.
IS IT A LITTLE TOO PREMATURE TO BE APPROVING THIS TYPE OF PROJECT GIVEN THE CURRENT COVID REGULATIONS, AND I KNOW THERE MIGHT BE SOME LIFTING OF THAT, A LITTLE TOO PREMATURE TO HEAR THIS NOW UNTIL WE KIND OF WAIT AND SEE.
I WANT TO DIRECT THAT TO NIKKI OR TO KEVIN.
>> I WILL PROBABLY ASK -- REFER THAT TO ZACK, OUR ASSISTANT CITY ATTORNEY.
>> BEFORE YOU DO THAT, CAN YOU CLARIFY YOUR QUESTION, JACKY.
AT LEAST I WAS STRUGGLING WITH IT WITH UNDERSTANDING THE QUESTION.
COULD YOU REITERATE IT, PLEASE.
>> SO GIVEN THE PROPOSAL AND THE CAPACITY OF THE PROJECT AND THE SPENCER PARKING, I'M JUST SAYING IS IT A LITTLE TOO PREMATURE TO APPROVE A PROJECT GIVEN THE CURRENT SITUATION NOW.
I MEAN, MAYBE THAT'S A QUESTION FOR THE APPLICANT.
>> JACKIE, ARE YOU REFERRING TO THE SIZE OF THE CONGREGATION?
>> YES, OR AND TO THE PARKING IN EXPANDING THE PARKING, WITH THE PARKING LOT.
THIS IS ASSISTANT CITY ATTORNEY ZACK HERE.
I THINK I UNDERSTAND YOUR QUESTION NOW, VICE CHAIR, REGARDING WHETHER OR NOT THE COMMISSION SHOULD BE CONSIDERING -- HOW THE COMMISSION SHOULD BE CONSIDERING PROJECTS FOR DEVELOPMENT THAT COUL POTENTIALLY HAVE MASS GATHERINGS GIVEN THE CURRENT COVID PANDEMIC.
IS THAT THE ROOT OF YOUR QUESTION?
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JUST TO CONFIRM.>> MY INITIAL TAKE ON THAT WOULD BE THIS IS AN EVOLVING SITUATION AND THE APPLICABLE REGULATIONS ARE CHANGING.
AT THE MOMENT THERE HAS BEEN NO RESTRICTION ON CITIES OR LOCAL AGENCIES CONTINUING TO PROCEED WITH DEVELOPMENT APPLICATIONS SUBMITTED, SO I THINK THAT WOULD BE THE INITIAL LEGAL RESPONSES, THESE REGULATIONS ARE CHANGING AND THE REGULATIONS THEMSELVES DON'T DEAL WITH APPROVAL OF A PROJECT.
THEY RESTRICT GATHERINGS OF CERTAIN SIZE.
AGAIN, IT'S AN EVOLVING SITUATION.
>> CAN I JUST WANT TO REEMPHASIZE THAT THIS IS A LAND USE DECISION, AND WHILE THERE ARE COUNTY AND/OR STATE ORDERS ON MASS GATHERINGS AT THE MOMENT, THE LAND USE DECISION ITSELF CAN STAND INDEPENDENT OF THAT, AS ZACH POINTED OUT.
THE DECISION SHOULD BE MAKING THE DECISION BASED ON THE CRITERIA ADOPTED IN THE CITY CODE AND WHETHER OR NOT THEY ARE ABLE TO PROCEED WITH UTILIZATION OF THE SPACE IN THE FUTURE DEPENDS OBVIOUSLY ON ORDERS THAT THE CITY DOESN'T HAVE DIRECT CONTROL OVER BUT THAT WE ARE OBLIGATED TO FOLLOW.
SO UNTIL SUCH TIME AS THOSE ORDERS ARE LIFTED, ANY APPROVAL HERE DOES NOT IN ANY WAY UNDERCUT THOSE ORDERS.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OF STAFF AT THIS TIME? NO? OKAY.
WE CAN HAVE THE APPLICANT COME UP TO SPEAK NOW.
MY NAME IS OLBERT MARTINEZ SENIOR PASTOR DESTINY CHURCH.
I HEARD ONE OF THE QUESTIONS IN REGARDS PEOPLE IN REGARDS TO BAPTISMS AND EVERYTHING LIKE THAT.
LET ME KIND OF GIVE YOU GUYS OUR STANDARD OF OUR SERVICES.
OUR SERVICES THE LAST 11 YEARS IN THE BUILDING THAT WE'RE IN ARE ALWAYS AT ABOUT A 75% OCCUPANCY.
IF OUR BAPTISMS ARE ALL PRE-REGISTERED, AND SO YOU HAVE TO GO ONLINE TO REGISTER.
IF WE HAVE 220 BAPTISMS, WE ANTICIPATE FOUR TO A FAMILY, WE WILL ADD ANOTHER SERVICE FOR THAT WEEKEND.
AND SO WE GO BY THOSE SIMPLE REASONS BECAUSE IT HELPS OUT OUR PUT OURSELF IN A
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POSITION TO WHERE WE HAVE TO USE SOMEONE'S PARKING LOT IN ORDER TO FUNCTION IN OUR SERVICES.I WOULD RATHER GO DOWN TO 400 SEATS IF I HAD TO BECAUSE I'M JUST NOT GOING TO BE PUT IN THAT POSITION.
>> MADAME CHAIR, I WOULD LIKE TO JUST MAKE A POINT, IF I MAY.
>> SO THAT CONDITION CAME FROM OUR PUBLIC WORKS, WHICH WAS ACCESS, RECIPROCAL ACCESS, NOT THE PARKING BECAUSE THEY ARE SHOWING THE ACCESS FROM I BELIEVE PART OF THEIR STUDY WAS SHOWING THE ACCESS ON THE EAST SIDE TO THE EXISTING ACCESS TO JACKELOPE, SO THAT WAS BECAUSE OF THAT, WHICH ROSANNE LOPEZ FROM PUBLIC WORKS IS HERE SO HE CAN SPEAK ON THAT AS WELL.
THE OTHER ITEM ON ANY SPECIAL EVENTS THAT WOULD BE IN THE PARKING LOT, THE APPLICANT NEEDS TO APPLY FOR TEMPORARY USE PERMIT TO THE CITY.
*** FOR THE APPLICANT TO HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK.
>> BEFORE CLOSING THIS HEARING.
>> ALLOWING THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR TO REEVALUATE IT AT THAT TIME, BUT I DON'T WANT IT TO BE A COMPLETE OUT.
I DEFINITELY WANT THEM TO GO PURSUE IT, MEET WITH THE ADJOINING NEIGHBOR AND
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REALLY TRY TO OBTAIN THAT PARKING AGREEMENT, AGAIN BECAUSE IT COULD BE A CIVIL ISSUE DOWN THE ROAD BECAUSE INEVITABLY YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE PEOPLE GOING BACK AND FORTH BETWEEN THE TWO SIDES.AND THEN REGARDING THE CHAIR'S COMMENT ON LANDSCAPE ALONG HIGHWAY 111.
I KNOW NIKKI HAD SHOWN A LANDSCAPE PLAN THAT SHOWED THE PARKING LOT TREES, SHOWED A RETENTION BASIN ALONG 111 IT LOOKED LIKE BUT I DIDN'T SEE LANDSCAPE WITHIN THAT RETENTION BASIN.
SO I REALLY LIKE YOUR SUGGESTION THAT THAT WOULD BE.
ALSO APPLY THE PROPOSED REVISION TO THE LANGUAGE OF THE CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL TO CONDITION E38 UNDER RESOLUTION 1938 WHICH PROVIDES SIMILAR LANGUAGE JUST FOR EVERYBODY'S NOTICE.
>> ZACH, DO WE ADD A CONDITION AFTER THAT SO WE CAN SEPARATE IT FROM THE 1938? I'M SORRY.
>> WHAT I MIGHT SUGGEST THAT WE HAVE A NEW CONDITION THAT READS THE APPLICANT SHALL MAKE A GOOD FAITH EFFORT TO PURSUE A RECIPROCAL PARKING AGREEMENT PRIOR TO ISSUANCE OF CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY.
IF THE APPLICANT IS ABLE TO DEMONSTRATE.
PROPERTY OWNER OF THE NEIGHBORING PROPERTY TO THE NORTHEAST PRIOR TO CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY.
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>> IF I CAN, I WOULD RECOMMEND THAT WE ADOPT RESOLUTION 1937 APPROVING
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THE CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT FOR DESTINY CHURCH.I JUST WANT TO ASK ZACH, DO THEY NEED TO ALSO MODIFY THE CONDITION PERTAINING TO LANDSCAPING SO IT'S CLEAR OF THE EXPECTATION OR CONSISTENT WITH THE LANDSCAPING WITH THE PROPERTY TO THE NORTHEAST?
>> I WOULD RECOMMEND THAT, AND I THINK, NIKKI, WERE YOU WORKING ON.
>> IT WOULD BE DESIGN REVIEW 18.
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THAT WAS EASY.[01:22:23]
THE APPLICANT SHALL INSTALL A THREE FOOT HIGH UNDERLYING AND REVIEW SCREEN.THE APPLICANT'S PROPOSAL OF TWO.
>> YEAH, I THINK NIKKI DID A GOOD JOB CAPTURING WHAT THE COMMISSION WANTED AND NARROWING IT DOWN TO WHAT WE WERE LOOKING FOR.
>> THE TWO CHANGES WERE ON THE SAME ONE.
>> COMMISSIONER, BEFORE YOU MAKE YOUR MOTION, WHEN YOU MAKE A MOTION, IN YOUR MOTION, I THINK FOR MODIFICATION OF THE CONDITIONAL APPROVAL AS DISCUSSED AND ON RECORD, I THINK WE CAN GET AWAY WITH THAT FACT WITHOUT HAVING TO
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REREAD THEM.[01:32:22]
>> YES, THAT SHOULD BE APPROPRIATE.
I WOULD JUST CLARIFY THAT AS LAST READ INTO THE RECORD BY MS. NIKKI GOMEZ JUST TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'VE GOT THE.
AND SO WHEN THOSE DATES ARE CONFIRMED, WE'RE WORKING ON THEM RIGHT NOW, THEN WE WILL
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NOTIFY.[01:35:01]
IF YOU'RE SO INCLINED.AND THEN WE ALSO HAVE PUT A REQUEST IN TO THE CITY MANAGER TO VIEW A PRESENTATION TO CITY COUNCIL.
LEILA PERHAPS I THINK MIGHT WANT TO GIVE YOU AN UPDATE ON THE ZONING CODE UPDATE PROJECT SO I'LL TURN IT OVER TO HER.
UNLESS YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OF ME, I SHOULD SAY.
>> CURRENTLY CLOSED ALTHOUGH WE DO HAVE APPOINTMENT-BASED OPPORTUNITIES FOR INDIVIDUALS THAT WORK AT THE TIME, BUT THE MAJORITY OF OUR WORK IS NOW ONLINE,
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EVIDENCE RIGHT NOW.WE ARE DOING DISH DIDN'T EVER THINK I WOULD SAY THIS BUT I FEEL LIKE I'M IN ZOOM MEETINGS MORE THAN I DO ANYTHING ELSE, AND I THINK THAT'S EVERYONE'S WORLD NOW, BUT -- SO WE ARE ENGAGING WITH CLIENTS AND WITH STAFF AND WITH OUTSIDE PARTIES VIA ZOOM AND CONFERENCE CALLS.
LARGE BUNDLES OF PLANTS TO THE CITY.
THE APPLICANT CAN SUBMIT THEM ELECTRONICALLY.
IT CAN BE REVIEWED ELECTRONICALLY.
*** WE REALLY DO WANT TO THANK STAFF ESPECIALLY IT.
THE ZOOM MEETINGS WAS THIS GOES OUR SECOND ONE AND I THINK THEY'RE GOING PRETTY GOOD FOR.
I WANT TO THANK YOU ALL, THE STAFF.
I'M GLAD THE CITY STILL HAS ACTIVITY.
SO I HOPE WE CONTINUE TO SEE MORE PROJECTS.
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* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.