Staff and Wire Reports
TWENTYNINE PALMS, CA- The Twentynine Palms City Council will tackle a lengthy agenda at its next regular meeting on Tuesday, Feb. 9, beginning at 6 p.m. at City Hall.
Ending months of work by City staff and Planning Commissioners to develop regulations for Farmers Markets, approval of a City Council Consent Calendar item will officially create a chapter in the Development Code for “Certified Farmers Markets, Open Air Markets, Craft and Job Fairs” in the city limits. An additional public hearing on the subject will present an amendment to three Land Use Tables in the Development Code, allowing Certified Farmers Markets to operate in the Commercial, Service Commercial and Community Industrial, and Public zoning districts in the city.
Two additional public hearings on Feb. 9 will include prioritization for funding Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) applications for fiscal year 2010-2011, and a proposed Development Code Amendment regarding Medical Marijuana Dispensaries in the city, which carries forth the Planning Commission’s recommendation to expressly prohibit this Land Use in the code.
The City Council will also revisit the issue of Vacation Home Rentals and will be asked to clarify if the Planning Commission should continue or terminate its discussion of a possible code amendment to establish the standards and criteria for allowing and operating Vacation Home Rentals citywide.
Under Legislative, Council/Redevelopment items, the City Council will review a proposed lease agreement with the Chamber of Commerce to occupy a portion of the new City Visitor Center building at 73484 29 Palms Hwy. beginning March 1, 2010, and a proposed contract for operation of the City Visitor Center by the Chamber of Commerce.
An update on the Visitor Center building remodel and proposed signage options for the building’s façade will also be presented to the Council.
The City Council meeting begins at 6 p.m. in Council Chambers at Twentynine Palms City Hall, 6136 Adobe Road. For more information call (760)367-6799, or access agendas and information online at www.ci.twentynine-palms.ca.us.