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March 19, 2008
9:30 A.M.

AGENDA
REGULAR MEETING
RIVERSIDE COUNTY PLANNING COMMISSION
CITY OF LA QUINTA COUNCIL CHAMBERS
78-495 CALLE TAMPICO
LA QUINTA, CA 92253-1504

CALL TO ORDER - ROLL CALL
SALUTE TO THE FLAG

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1.0

CONSENT CALENDAR

 

1.1

NONE

 
 

2.0

ORAL COMMUNICATION ON ANY MATTER NOT ON THE AGENDA.

 
 

3.0

ITEMS THAT STAFF RECOMMENDS BE CONTINUED WITHOUT DISCUSSION: 9:30 a.m. or as soon as possible thereafter. (Presentation available upon Commissioners request)

 

3.1

SECOND EXTENSION OF TIME FOR TENTATIVE TRACT MAP NO. 30784, AMENDED NO. 3 - EA38767 - Applicant: Thousand Palms Capital Partners / Woody Tweidt - Fourth Supervisorial District - Thousand Palms Zoning District - Western Coachella Valley Area Plan: Rural: Rural Residential (RR) (5 Acre Min.) - Location: Northerly of Ramon Road, southerly of Tchoupitoulas Road, and westerly of Amite Lane - 40 Gross Acres - 8 Single-Family Residential Lots of approximately 5 acres each with off-site street improvements - Schedule D - Zone: Residential Agriculture, 1 Acre Min. (R-A-1)

REQUEST: EXTENSION OF TIME TO SEPTEMBER 9, 2008 - SECOND EXTENSION.

Project Planner: Paul Clark
Ph: (760) 863-8277 or E-mail at pclark@rctlma.org
(Continued from 1/23/08)

Staff Recommendation: CONTINUE WITHOUT DISCUSSION TO 4/2/08

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ITEMS THAT STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL UNDER ONE MOTION UNLESS A COMMISSION MEMBER OR MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC DESIRES TO DISCUSS THE MATTER: 9:30 a.m. or as soon as possible thereafter.

 

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NONE

 
 

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PUBLIC HEARING: 9:30 a.m. or as soon as possible thereafter:

 

5.1

GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT NO. 885 / CHANGE OF ZONE NO. 7612 - EA41595 - Applicant: Riverside County - Fourth Supervisorial District - Western Coachella Valley Area Plan - Location: In the Cahuilla Hills, westerly of State Highway 74 and immediately adjacent to the City of Palm Desert to the north, south and east

REQUEST: Proposes to establish the Cahuilla Hills Policy Area and increase the minimum parcel size within the affected area to 5 acres for all future subdivisions.

Project Planner: Kathleen Browne
Ph: (951) 955-4949 or E-mail kbrowne@rctlma.org
(Legistative)

Staff Recommendation: CONTINUE TO THE AFTERNOON SECTION OF THE AGENDA AT 1:30 P.M. OR AS SOON AS POSSIBLE THEREAFTER WITH A RECOMMENDATION FOR APPROVAL

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5.2

CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT NO. 3406, REVISED PERMIT NO. 2 - EA41550 - Applicant: Desert Alliance for Community Empowerment - Engineer/Representative: Robert Mainiero - Fourth Supervisorial District - Lower Coachella Valley Zoning District - Eastern Coachella Valley Area Plan: Agriculture: Agriculture (AG: AG) - Southerly of Harrison Street, easterly of Middleton Street, westerly of Tyler Street in the Oasis Community - 1.75 Gross Acres - Zoning: Controlled Development Area (W-2)

REQUEST: the project proposes to construct and operate a 48 bed labor camp and a community kitchen/meeting facility with an accessory manager's residence/caretakers dwelling and parking area, and this revised permit will allow an addition of approximately one-half acre of land to the project area and relocate buildings and parking throughout the site.

APNs: 751-350-007 and 751-350-008

Project Planner: Robert Powell
Ph: (760) 863-8277 or E-mail ropowell@rctlma.org
(Quasi-judicial)

Staff Recommendation: DISCUSS AND CONTINUE TO 6/25/08

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5.3

CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT NO. 3221, REVISED PERMIT NO. 3 - EA41650 - Applicant: California Bio-Mass, Inc. - Engineer/Representative: Matt Cotton - Fourth Supervisorial District - Lower Coachella Valley Zoning District - Eastern Coachella Valley Area Plan: Agriculture: Agriculture (A:AG) - Southerly of Avenue 62, easterly of Jackson Street, westerly of Van Buren Avenue - 80 Gross Acres - Zoning - Heavy Agriculture (A-2-10)

REQUEST: The project proposes to extend the life of an existing organic waste composting facility from July 2009 to December 2011 on a 40-acre portion of the 80-acre property.

APN: 753-110-001

Project Planner: Maurice Borrows
Ph: (760) 863-8277 or E-mail mborrows@rctlma.org
(Quasi-Judicial)

Staff Recommendation: APPROVAL

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WORKSHOP: 10:00 a.m. or as soon as possible thereafter:

 

6.1

COACHELLA VALLEY MULTIPLE SPECIES HABITAT CONSERVATION PLAN TAKE POLICY

Contact: Carolyn Syms-Luna
Ph: (951) 955-6097 or E-mail cluna@rctlma.org

 
 

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PUBLIC HEARING: 10:30 a.m. or as soon as possible thereafter:

 

7.1

GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT NO. 831 / CHANGE OF ZONE NO. 7434 / TENTATIVE TRACT MAP NO. 34817 / CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT NO. 3533 - EA41099 - Applicant: Peter Flax - Engineer/Representative: Fomotor Engineer - Fourth Supervisorial District - Chuckawalla Zoning District - Western Coachella Valley Area Plan: Agriculture: Agriculture (AG: AG) - Northerly of Francis Way and easterly of Washington Street - 40 Gross Acres - Zoning: One Family Dwelling (R-1)

REQUEST: General Plan proposes to amend the Western Coachella Valley Area Plan from Community Development: Estate Density Residential (CD-EDR) (2 du/ac) to Community Development: Low Density Residential (CD-LDR) (1/2 Acre Minimum); a change of zone from W-2-10 to R-1-20,000, W-2 and R-5; the project proposes a Schedule B subdivision to divide approximately 40 gross acres into 16 residential lots with common recreational amenities including trails and open space; conditional use permit to construct and operate a commercial stable and riding academy with accessory administration/retail building, riding areas, pasture areas, and outdoor equestrian events on approximately 24 acres of the 40-acre site.

APNs: 759-090-001, 759-090-002, 759-090-003 and 759-080-008

Project Planner: Judith Deertrack
Ph: (760) 863-8277 or E-mail jdeertra@rctlma.org
(legislative)

Staff Recommendation: DISCUSS AND CONTINUE

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WORKSHOP: 1:30 p.m. or as soon as possible thereafter:

 

8.1

VISTA SANTA ROSA LAND USE CONCEPT PLAN

Presented by: Jerry Jolliffe
Ph: (951) 955-2234 or E-mail jjolliff@rctlma.org

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PLANNING COMMISSION SECRETARY'S COMMENTS

 

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PLANNING DIRECTOR'S COMMENTS

 

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COMMISSIONERS' COMMENTS