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Home My WebLink About18355 - RESOLUTIONS - 4/6/1994 RESOLUTION NO. 18355 OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALM SPRINGS, CALIFORNIA, APPROVING THE PRELIMINARY AND FINAL PLANNED DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT (CASE 5 . 0663-PD-230) FOR THE 11, 090 SQUARE FOOT SECOND FLOOR ADDITION TO THE EXISTING 65, 885 SQUARE FOOT PALM SPRINGS DESERT MUSEUM LOCATED ' AT 101 MUSEUM DRIVE, CBD ZONE, SECTION 15 WHEREAS the Desert Museum has submitted an application for a Planned Development District in order to add an 11, 090 square foot addition to the Museum, the Stephen Chase Wing, to house additional galleries; and WHEREAS in 1972, the Planning Commission approved the existing 65, 885 square foot Desert Museum and in 1980 approved an additional administrative building for related office purposes; and WHEREAS the Desert Museum has submitted an application for a Planned Development District in order to exceed the permitted 30 foot height limit of the CBD Zone; and WHEREAS the Zoning Ordinance allows for highrise buildings up to 60 feet in height in the CBD Zone in conjunction with a Planned Development District; and WHEREAS the Desert Museum was originally approved at a height of 38 feet; and WHEREAS the proposed Desert Museum addition of 22 feet in height would bring the total height of the Desert Museum building up to 55 feet; and ' WHEREAS the new addition will not be obtrusive to adjacent properties due to its location in the rear of the property adjacent to the toe of the mountain and the height of the exiting museum building; and WHEREAS the Desert Museum has submitted an application for a Planned Development District to set forth an adequate parking standard since the Zoning Ordinance does not set forth a parking rate for a museum; and WHEREAS the Desert Museum currently has a total of 146 on-site parking spaces which will adequately serve the Desert Museum; and WHEREAS the Desert Museum is requesting a reduction in the open space requirements for highrise buildings from 601 to 58%; and WHEREAS the Desert Museum addition is exempt according to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) . WHEREAS the Planning Commission, at a public hearing on February 23, 1993, voted in favor of approval of the Preliminary and Final Planned Development District (6-0; 1 abstention) ; and WHEREAS notice of a public hearing of the City Council of the City ' of Palm Springs to consider the Desert Museum' s application for a Preliminary and Final Planned Development District was given in accordance with applicable law; and WHEREAS the City Council has carefully reviewed and considered all of the evidence presented in connection with the hearing on the project, including but not limited to the staff report . THE CITY COUNCIL HEREBY FINDS AS FOLLOWS : Section 1 : Pursuant to CEQA, the City Council finds as follows : R18355 Page 2 a. The project is categorically exempt from the requirements of CEQA pursuant to Section 15301, Existing Facilities which allows for an addition of 10, 000 square feet . b. The proposed addition, although 11, 090 square feet, slightly greater than the allowed 10, 000 square 'feet complies with this category for ' the following reasons : 1 . The addition will not create any additional site coverage except for 500 square feet which will require minimal grading; 2 . The 11, 090 square foot addition is being built upon an existing structure of 65, 885 square feet resulting in only approximately 150s of the total development of the site; and, 3 . The: new addition which will house new galleries and over 2000 square feet of corridors, mechanical equipment rooms, restrooms and stairwells most likely will not create a significant increase in peak: time usage nor cause any significant increase in overall daily activity. Section 2 : Pursuant to Section 9403 . 00 of the Zoning Ordinance the City Council finds that : a. That the use applied for at the location set forth in the application is properly one for which a Planned Development District is authorized by the City' s Zoning Ordinance. b. That the said use is necessary o'r desirable , for the development of the community, is in harmony with the various elements or objectives of the General Plan, and is not detrimental to existing uses or to future uses specifically permitted in the zone in which the proposed use is to be located. The Palm Springs Desert Museum is an important cultural and educational amenity within this community; the addition will be in harmony with and not detrimental to the existing museum. C. That the site for the intended use is adequate in size - and shape to accommodate said use, including' yards, setbacks, walls or fences, landscaping and other features required in order to adjust said use to those existing or permitted future uses of land in the neighborhood. The site is adequate such that it will accommodate the proposed addition to the existing museum while still maintaining conformance with development standards set forth in the Zoning Ordinance except for the required height, parking and open space ' requirements for which this Planned Development District is being requested.. d. That the parking requirement set forth for the Desert Museum of 146 spaces is adequate to accommodate the museum' s daily usage as well as the special peak time events such as the gallery openings and usage of the theater. e . That the site for the proposed use relates to streets and highways properly designed and improved to carry the type and quantity of traffic to be generated by the proposed use. R18355 Page 3 The proposed addition shall not create a significant increase in usage such that existing streets and highways would not accommodate the addition. f . That the conditions to be imposed and shown on the approved site plan or in Exhibit A of this ' resolution are deemed necessary to protect the public health, safety and general welfare and may include minor modifications of the zone' s property development standards . NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that, based upon the foregoing, the City Council hereby approves the Preliminary and Final Planned Development District 5 . 0663-PD-230, subject to those conditions set forth in the attached Exhibit A, on file in the City Clerk' s office, which are to be satisfied prior to the issuance of certificates of occupancy unless otherwise specified. ADOPTED this 6th day of April , 1994 . AYES : Members Hodges, Lyons, Reller-Spurgin, Schlendorf and Mayor Maryanov NOES : None ABSENT: None ATTEST ` CITY OF P LM SPR LIFORNIA BY � C�—�-� C�'�_ itv Cleric Ci y anager It I ' REVIEWED AND APPROVED \l►� o 1 R18355 Page 4 VICINITY MAP ALEJO ROAD K -j AMADO PROJECT ul 00 z j �`D LOCATION ' o •; z a c DESERT U Q FASHION � PLAZA a z -TAHOUIT7- ICNYNI WAY s BELARDO RD 'ss s 4 PROJECT o SITE DESERT , FASHK)N PLAZ sk w M\wM,n\nlNonnV"\ C_ G S.F.R. TAHQUITZ CANYON WAY p CITY OF ]PALM SPRINGS, CASE NO,_ 5.0663-PD-230 pESCRIPTION Planned Development District for APPLIC � PALM SPRINGS second floor gallery addition (Stephen Chase Wing), 101 Museum ' DESERT MUSEUM Drive. CBD Zone, Scc 15.