RIVERSIDE COUNTY PLANNING COMMISSION
John Roth * John Snell * John Petty * Jim Porras * Theresa Griffin
9:30 A.M.
April 7, 1999
AGENDA
REGULAR MEETING - RIVERSIDE COUNTY
PLANNING COMMISSION
CITY OF PALM DESERT COUNCIL CHAMBERS
73-510 FRED WARING DRIVE, PALM DESERT, CA 92260
CALL TO ORDER - ROLL CALL
SALUTE TO THE FLAG
NOTE: If you wish to speak, please complete a "SPEAKER IDENTIFICATION
FORM" and give it to the Secretary. The purpose of the public hearing
is to allow interested parties to express their concerns. Please do not
repeat information already given. If you have no additional information,
but wish to be on record, simply give your name and address and state
that you agree with the previous speaker(s).
1.0 CONSENT CALENDAR
1.1 TENTATIVE
TRACT MAP NO. 25145 - Edwin Calvin Cree - Fourth Supervisorial District
- Lower Coachella Valley Zoning District - FIFTH EXTENSION OF TIME to
April 3, 2000. (PFC)
1.2 TENTATIVE TRACT
MAP NO. 26196 - Desert Bermuda Development Co. - Fourth Supervisorial
District - Bermuda Dunes Zoning District - FOURTH EXTENSION OF TIME to
January 22, 2000. (PFC)
1.3 TENTATIVE TRACT
MAP NO. 26938 - Greg Beaver/Lundin Development - Bermuda Dunes Zoning
District - Fourth Supervisorial District - SECOND EXTENSION OF TIME to
March 15, 2000. (PFC)
Staff Recommendation: APPROVAL of consent calendar.
2.0 ORAL COMMUNICATION ON ANY MATTER NOT ON
THE AGENDA.
3.0 PUBLIC HEARINGS: 9:30 a.m., or as soon as
possible thereafter.
3.1 TENTATIVE TRACT
MAP NO. 29165 - EA 37587 - Pacific Engineers & Assoc. - Fourth
Supervisorial District - Mecca Zoning District - Northerly of Ave 66,
westerly of Johnson St - R-1 Zone - Schedule "A" - REQUEST:
Divide 13 acres into 60 single family residential lots with park/retention
basin.
WITH
CHANGE OF ZONE NO. 6426
- EA 37587 - Pacific Engineers & Assoc. - Fourth Supervisorial District
- Mecca Zoning District - Northerly of Ave 66, westerly of Johnson St -
REQUEST: Change zone from R-1 to R-6, etc. (Legislative) (RF)
Staff Recommendation: CONTINUE without discussion/public
testimony.
3.2 TENTATIVE TRACT
MAP NO. 25145, MINOR CHANGE NO. 2 - Exempt from CEQA - Warner Engineers
- Fourth Supervisorial District - Lower Coachella Valley Zoning District
- Northerly of Airport Blvd, easterly of Jackson St - R-1 Zone - REQUEST:
Modification of original condition of approval by eliminating curb, gutter
and sidewalks within tract and along Ave 55, and allow building a modified
street section to accommodate storm water runoff within the right-of-
way and front yard areas of the proposed lots. (Quasi-judicial) (JO)
Staff Recommendation: CONTINUE, with public testimony.
3.3 TENTATIVE TRACT
MAP NO. 29155 - EA 37551 - Kaufman & Broad - Fourth Supervisorial
District - Bermuda Dunes Zoning District - Northerly of Ave 42, easterly
of Lima Hall Rd, westerly of Alligator Pond Rd - R-1-8000, R-1-12,000,
and W-1 Zones - Schedule "A" - REQUEST: Divide 20 acres into
73 single family residential lots. (Quasi-judicial) (JO)
Staff Recommendation: APPROVAL.
3.4 CONDITIONAL USE
PERMIT NO. 3269 - EA 37404 - Ruben Martinez - Fourth Supervisorial
District - Lower Coachella Valley Zoning District - Southerly of Ave 54,
easterly of Harrison St - 18.5 Acres - M-SC Zone - REQUEST: Church, vehicle
impoundment, auto repair shops and auto wrecking yard.
AND
CHANGE OF ZONE NO.
6368 - EA 37404 - Ruben Martinez - Fourth Supervisorial District -
Lower Coachella Valley Zoning District - Southerly of Ave 54, easterly
of Harrison St - 12.5 Acres - M-SC Zone - REQUEST: Zone change from M-SC
to M-M on 12.5 acres of an 18.3 acre site. (Legislative) (JO)
Staff Recommendation: APPROVAL.
4.0 PUBLIC HEARINGS: 10:30 a.m., or as soon
as possible thereafter.
FAST TRACK CHANGE OF ZONE NO. 6369 (FTA
98-16) - EA 37416 - California Bio- Mass - Fourth Supervisorial District
- Lower Coachella Valley Zoning District - 80 acres, southerly of Ave
62, easterly of Jackson St - REQUEST: Change zone from A-1-10 to A-2-10,
etc. (Legislative) (Cont. from 10/7/98, 12/2/98 and 2/3/99))
WITH
FAST TRACK CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT NO. 3221,
REVISED PERMIT NO. 1 (FTA 98-16) - EA 37416 - California Bio-Mass
- Fourth Supervisorial District - Lower Coachella Valley Zoning District
- 80 acres, southerly of Ave 62, easterly of Jackson St - REQUEST: Expansion
from 15 acres to 80 acres for an organic waste compost facility; also
known as a "full composting operation" accepting green, paper,
food and liquid wastes and manures. (Quasi-judicial) (Cont. from 10/7/98,
12/2/98 and 2/3/99) (PFC)
Staff Recommendation: APPROVAL.
5.0 PUBLIC HEARINGS: 1:30 p.m., or as soon
as possible thereafter.
5.1 SPECIFIC PLAN NO.
295 - EA 35980 - Desert Crest Country Club/Adkan
Engineers - Fourth Supervisorial District - Pass and Desert Zoning District
- Northerly of Dillon Rd, easterly of Long Canyon Rd, southerly of Ave
16 - 142 Acres - REQUEST: A 129 acre mixed use master planned expansion
of the existing Desert Crest Community with 625 single family dwellings
on 98 acres, 6.6 acres as neighborhood commercial, 2.2 acres for outdoor
RV storage and 22.3 acres as open space and golf course. (Legislative)
(Cont. from 12/2/98 and 2/3/99)
WITH
CHANGE OF ZONE NO.
6062 - EA 35980 - Desert Crest Country Club/Adkan Engineers - Fourth
Supervisorial District - Pass and Desert Zoning District - Northerly of
Dillon Rd, easterly of Long Canyon Rd, southerly of Ave 16 - 142 Acres
- REQUEST: Change zone on 142 acres from R-T to R-T, C-P-S and R-5, etc.
(Legislative) (Cont. from 12/2/98 and 2/3/99)
AND
COMPREHENSIVE GENERAL
PLAN AMENDMENT NO. 344 - EA 35980 - Desert Crest Country Club/Adkan
Engineers - Fourth Supervisorial District - Pass and Desert Zoning District
- Northerly of Dillon Rd, easterly of Long Canyon Rd, southerly of Ave
16 - 142 Acres - REQUEST: Amend the Western Coachella Valley Plan's Land
Use Allocation Map designation from "Residential 2B" to "Adopted
Specific Plan No. 295." (Legislative) (Cont. from 12/2/98 and 2/3/99)
AND
VARIANCE NO. 1662
- EA 35980 - Desert Crest Country Club/Adkan Engineers Fourth Supervisorial
District - Pass and Desert Zoning District - Northerly of Dillon Rd, easterly
of Long Canyon Rd, southerly of Ave 16 - 142 Acres - REQUEST: To modify
the R-T zone of Ordinance No. 348 to: A) allow a private entity to own
and maintain community facilities rather than a community association
and, B) delete the requirement that recreational areas to support a subdivision
be located entirely within the subdivision boundary. (Legislative) (PFC)
Staff Recommendation: APPROVAL.
5.2 FAST TRACK COMMERCIAL
WECS PERMIT NO. 99 (FTA 98-42) - EA 37552 Enron Wind Development Co.
- Third Supervisorial District - Pass and Desert Zoning District - Southerly
of I-10, westerly of snow Creek Rd and Highway 111 - 600 Acres - R-R Zone
- REQUEST: WECS permit to allow for the installation of twenty-five wind
turbines at 300 feet high.
WITH
FAST TRACK CHANGE
OF ZONE NO. 6429 (FTA 98-42) - EA 37552 - Enron Wind Development Co.
- Third Supervisorial District - Pass and Desert Zoning District - Southerly
of I-10, westerly of Snow Creek Rd and Highway 111 - 600 Acres - REQUEST:
Change zone from R-R to W-E, etc.
AND
FAST TRACK VARIANCE
NO. 1669 (FTA 98-42) - EA 37552 - Enron Wind Development Corp. - Third
Supervisorial District - Pass and Desert Zoning District - Southerly of
I-10, westerly of Snow Creek Rd and Highway 111 - 600 Acres - R-R Zone
- REQUEST: Modification to Section 18.41d of Ordinance No. 348 to increase
WECS permit approval noise standards from 45 db(A) to 50 db(A). (Legislative)
(PFC)
Staff Recommendation: CONTINUE, with public testimony.
5.3 FAST TRACK COMMERCIAL WECS PERMIT NO. 52, REVISED NO. 1 (FTA 99-03) - EA 37570 - Wintec Energy, Ltd. - Third Supervisorial District - Pass and
Desert Zoning District - Northerly of Ave 16, westerly of Windhaven
Rd, easterly of Rock Mine Rd - 285 Acres - W-E Zone - REQUEST: Install
and operate 18 wind turbines at 296 feet high with accessory meteorological
towers at 240 feet high within existing WECS array.
WITH
FAST TRACK VARIANCE
CASE NO. 1664 (FTA 99-03) - EA 37579 - Wintec Energy, Ltd. - Third
Supervisorial District - Pass and Desert Zoning District - Northerly of
Ave 16, westerly of Windhaven Rd, easterly of Rick Mine Rd - 285 Acres
- W-E Zone - REQUEST: Modification to Section 18.41d of Ordinance No.
348 to reduce WECS safety setbacks from 1.25 times total WECS height to
one- half WECS rotor diameter from lot lines and electrical power lines;
reduce wind access setbacks from 410 feet to 326 feet along northerly
(side wind) lot lines; reduce wind access setbacks from 820 feet to 326
feet along the westerly (upwind) lot lines; increase WECS permit approval
noise standard from 45 db(A) to 55 db(A). (Quasi-judicial) (PFC)
Staff Recommendation: APPROVAL.
5.4 FAST TRACK COMMERCIAL
WECS PERMIT NO. 33, REVISED PERMIT NO. 1 (FTA 99-06) - EA 37590 -
Wintec Energy, Ltd. - Third Supervisorial District - Pass and Desert Zoning
District - Northerly of I-10, westerly of Diablo Rd, southerly of Dillon
Rd - 76 Acres - W-E Zone - REQUEST: Install and operate either
15 WECS at 180 feet or 6 WECS at 296 feet with accessory meteorological
towers at 240 feet; and, to remove 204 previously approved WECS.
WITH
FAST TRACK VARIANCE
CASE NO. 1667 (FTA 99-06) - EA 37590 - Wintec Energy, Ltd. - Third
Supervisorial District - Pass and Desert Zoning District - Northerly of
I-10, westerly of Diablo Rd, southerly of Dillon Rd - 76 Acres - W-E Zone
- REQUEST: Modification to Section 18.41d of Ordinance No. 348 to reduce
WECS safety setbacks for a lot along westerly boundary, but within permit
boundary; to reduce wind access setbacks from 5 rotor diameters to 1.25
times total WECS height along the westerly (upwind) lot lines; to reduce
wind access setbacks from 2.5 rotor diameters to 1.25 times total WECS
height along the northerly and southerly (side wind) lot lines; and, increase
WECS permit approval noise standards from 45 db(A) to 55 db(A). (Quasi-judicial)
(PFC)
Staff Recommendation: APPROVAL.
5.5 TRACT MAP NO.
28592 - EA 37506 - Mainiero, Smith & Assoc. - Fourth Supervisorial
District - Pass and Desert Zoning District - Southerly of Dillon Rd, easterly
of Langlois Rd - R-2-18,000 - Schedule "A" - REQUEST: Divide
32.5 acres into 168 condominium lots (PRD).
WITH
CHANGE OF ZONE NO.
6398 - 3A 37506 - Mainiero, Smith & Assoc. - Fourth Supervisorial
District - Pass and Desert Zoning District - Southerly of Dillon Rd, easterly
of Langlois Rd - 32.5 Acres - REQUEST: Change zone from R-2-18,000 to
R-2-8,000. (Legislative) (JO)
Staff Recommendation: APPROVAL.
6.0 PLANNING DIRECTOR'S REPORT
7.0 COMMISSIONERS' COMMENTS
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