Desert Hot Springs City Zoning Code
CHAPTER 17
28 SPA-1-02 DISTRICT
§ 17.28.010 Purpose.
The purpose of the SPA-1-02 Zoning District is to promote the development of a mixed use project consisting of single-family, multifamily, golf course, hotel, timeshare, resort, commercial development, neighborhood serving commercial uses and such other uses as are consistent with the Rancho Royale Specific Plan Amendment No. 1-02 and Vesting Tentative Tract Map No. 30616.
(Prior code § 159.13.010)
§ 17.28.020 Permitted development and conditionally permitted uses.
Accessory retail uses (permitted).
Art galleries (permitted).
Athletic facilities (permitted).
Automatic teller machine (ATM), not at a bank (permitted).
Banks and financial establishment services/services (permitted).
Bars and drinking establishments, other than in connection with hotel and similar uses as listed in this section (conditional use permitted).
Bed and breakfast establishments (permitted).
Business support/secretarial services (permitted).
Certified farmers markets (development permitted).
Child day care facilities (permitted).
Community centers (permitted).
Condominium and townhouse (permitted).
Convenience stores (permitted).
Convention facilities (permitted).
Department stores (conditional use permitted).
Drive-in and drive-through sales (conditional use permitted).
Drug stores (permitted).
Entertainment facilities (development permitted).
Fences and walls (permitted).
Furniture, furnishings, home equipment stores (development permitted).
Garages (permitted).
Gift shops (permitted).
Golf course clubhouses and golf course related facilities (permitted).
Grocery stores (permitted).
Guest houses (permitted).
Health club and fitness centers (permitted).
Hotels, resort hotels/motels, timeshare condominiums and bed and breakfast together with ancillary retail or restaurant, bar, lounge, ballroom, conference and meeting rooms, recreational amenities and restaurants (permitted).
Indoor recreation centers (permitted).
Libraries (permitted).
Liquor stores—off-site consumption (conditional use permitted).
Medical services, clinics and labs (permitted).
Membership organizations (development permitted).
Model homes and temporary sales offices (permitted).
Motor vehicle/fueling service stations (conditional use permitted).
Multifamily dwellings (permitted).
Museums (permitted).
Office, temporary or permanent (permitted).
Organization offices (permitted).
Outdoor commercial recreation (development permitted).
Personal services (permitted).
Pet grooming (no boarding) (permitted).
Planned residential development (development permitted).
Public and private golf courses/driving ranges/country clubs (permitted).
Public and private recreational facilities, including swimming pool/spas and private tennis courts (permitted).
Public parks and playgrounds (permitted).
Public utility and safety facilities (permitted).
Repair and maintenance of consumer products (development permitted).
Restaurants, drive-in, or take-out fast food (development permitted).
Restaurants, including incidental service of beer, wine, or liquor for onsite consumption (permitted).
Retail stores, general merchandise (permitted).
Retail stores, tourist/travel oriented (permitted).
Shopping centers, 12,000 square feet or more (permitted).
Single-family dwellings (permitted).
Sports facilities and outdoor public assembly (permitted).
Storage (conditional use permitted).
Studios for dance, art, music, photography, etc. (permitted).
Theaters and meeting halls (permitted).
Video rental stores (permitted).
Warehouse or club stores—i.e., “big box” stores (conditional use permitted).
Accessory buildings and structures in conjunction with any use that is permitted under this section.
Any other use which is similar to the permitted uses set forth in this section, as determined by the Director.
(Prior code § 159.13.020)
§ 17.28.030 Rancho Royale Specific Plan Amendment District.
The following standards are minimum unless stated as maximum, except as otherwise provided for in this Zoning Ordinance.
A.
Minimum Lot Areas, Frontages and Yards. The minimum lot areas, lot frontages and front and side yards shall be those shown on Vesting Tentative Tract Map No. 30616, and/or the SPA-1-02 as such map may be amended from time to time.
B.
Maximum Height. The maximum height of single-family dwellings shall be 3 stories or 45 feet. The maximum height of multifamily dwellings shall be 5 stories or 75 feet. The maximum height of commercial uses, and other than hotel/timeshare/resort hotel/motel shall be 4 stories or 60 feet. The maximum height of a hotel/timeshare/resort hotel/motel and timeshare shall be 12 stories or 180 feet.
C.
Maximum Density. The maximum density for the property shall be the density set forth in the Amendment to Rancho Royale Specific Plan Amendment (SPA-1-02).
D.
Development Standards. The development standards under the SPA-1-02 Zone shall be those development standards set forth in the Rancho Royale Specific Plan Amendment (SPA-1-02), Vesting Tentative Tract Map No. 30616, and the development agreement between the City and Roger Snellenberger Development for the project.
E.
Design Review. No building permit shall be issued for any building or structure unless plans for the design of such building and structure have been reviewed and approved by the Director. The purpose of the Director’s review shall be to ensure consistency with the goals and objective of the Rancho Royale Specific Plan Amendment (SPA-1-02), Vesting Tentative Tract Map No. 30616, the development agreement between the City and Roger Snellenberger Development, and any design guidelines which may have been developed in furtherance thereof.
F.
Conflict. In the event of any inconsistency between the provisions of this chapter and other provisions of the Zoning Ordinance, the provisions of this chapter shall prevail.
(Prior code § 159.13.030)