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PLANNING COMMISSION
A G E N D A
A Regular Meeting to be Held at the
La Quinta City Hall Council Chamber
78-495 Calle Tampico
La Quinta, California

SEPTEMBER 11, 2007
7:00 P.M.

**NOTE**
ALL ITEMS NOT CONSIDERED BY 11:00 P.M. WILL BE CONTINUED
TO THE NEXT REGULAR MEETING

Beginning Resolution 2007-038
Beginning Minute Motion 2007-015

I. CALL TO ORDER

A. Flag Salute
B. Pledge of Allegiance
C. Roll Call

II. PUBLIC COMMENT

This is the time set aside for public comment on any matter not scheduled for public hearing. Please complete a “Request to Speak” form and limit your comments to three minutes. 

III. CONFIRMATION OF AGENDA

IV. CONSENT CALENDAR

A. Approval of the Minutes of the Regular Meeting of August 28, 2007. 



V. PUBLIC HEARING:

For all Public Hearings on the Agenda, a completed “Request to Speak” form must be filed with the Executive Secretary prior to the start of the Planning Commission consideration of that item. The Chairman will invite individuals who have requested the opportunity to speak, to come forward at the appropriate time.

Any person may submit written comments to the Planning Commission before a public hearing, may appear and be heard in support of, or in opposition to, the approval of the project(s) at the time of the hearing. If you challenge any project(s) in court, you may be limited to raising only those issues you or someone else raised at the public hearing or in written correspondence delivered to the City at, or prior to the public hearing.

A. Item………….… VILLAGE USE PERMIT 2006-035
Applicant……… Dan Cline, Forward Architecture and Design, Inc.
Location……….. Northeast corner of Calle Tampico and Desert Club Drive
Request ……….. Consideration of architecture and landscaping plans for three retail commercial buildings located on 3.39 acres
Action………….. Request to continue

B. Item………….… ZONING CODE AMENDMENT 2007-091
Applicant……… City of La Quinta
Location……….. City-wide.
Request ……….. Consideration of an Amendment to the time periods allowed between lot line adjustments on the same parcel
Action………….. Resolution 2007-___

C. Item………….… ZONING CODE AMENDMENT 2007-090
Applicant……… City of La Quinta
Location……….. City-wide.
Request ……….. Consideration of an Amendment to establish policies and standards for residential second units; allow apartments in the Medium Density Residential Zone; eliminate mini-storage facilities in all zones; and add language defining and describing Image Corridors in Special Purpose Districts.
Action………….. Resolution 2007-___

VI. BUSINESS ITEMS:

A. Item………….… GENERAL PLAN CONFORMITY FINDING
Applicant……… Coachella Valley Water District
Location……….. Various locations throughout the City
Request ……….. Consideration of a General Plan conformity for 19 CVWD capital projects pursuant to California Government Code Section 65401
Action………….. Minute Motion 2007-___ 

VII. CORRESPONDENCE AND WRITTEN MATERIAL: None 

VIII. COMMISSIONER ITEMS:

A. Discussion regarding CVWD’s new Landscape and Irrigation System Design Criteria Ordinance
B. Review of City Council meeting of September 4, 2007

Ix. adjournment:

This meeting of the Planning Commission will be adjourned to a Regular Meeting to be held on September 25, 2007, at 7:00 p.m.



DEClaration of posting

I, Betty J. Sawyer, Executive Secretary of the City of La Quinta, do hereby declare that the foregoing Agenda for the La Quinta Planning Commission meeting of Tuesday, September 11, 2007, was posted on the outside entry to the Council Chamber, 78-495 Calle Tampico and the bulletin board at the La Quinta Cove Post Office, on Friday, September 7, 2007.

DATED: September 7, 2007



BETTY J. SAWYER, Executive Secretary
City of La Quinta, California








Public Notices

The La Quinta City Council Chamber is handicapped accessible. If special equipment is needed for the hearing impaired, please call the City Clerk’s office at 777-7123, twenty-four (24) hours in advance of the meeting and accommodations will be made.

If special electronic equipment is needed to make presentations to the Planning Commission, arrangements should be made in advance by contacting the City Clerk’s office at 777-7123. A one (1) week notice is required.

If background material is to be presented to the Planning Commission during a Planning Commission meeting, please be advised that eight (8) copies of all documents, exhibits, etc., must be supplied to the Executive Secretary for distribution. It is requested that this take place prior to the beginning of the 7:00 p.m. meeting.