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Home My WebLink About2022-10-11 ARC Regular Meeting Minutes City of Palm Desert Page 1 ARCHITECTURAL REVIEW COMMISSION CITY OF PALM DESERT, CALIFORNIA MINUTES (HYBRID MEETING) Pursuant to Assembly Bill 361, this meeting was conducted by teleconference and there was no in-person public access to the meeting location. 1. CALL TO ORDER A Regular Meeting of the Architectural Review Commission was called to order by Chair Vuksic on Tuesday, October 11, 2022, at 12:31 p.m. 2. ROLL CALL Present: Commissioners Dean Wallace Colvard, Nicholas Latkovic, Michael McAuliffe, Francisco Sanchez, Vice Chair McIntosh, and Chair John Vuksic. Absent: None City Staff Present: Chris Escobedo, Assistant City Manager/Director of Development Services; Richard Cannone, Deputy Director of Development Services; Rosie Lua, Planning Manager; Nick Melloni, Senior Planner, and Melinda Gonzalez, Recording Secretary, were present at Roll Call. 3. NON-AGENDA PUBLIC COMMENT Chair Vuksic opened and closed the non-agenda public comment period. No public comments were provided. 4. CONSENT CALENDAR Associated staff reports, memos, attachments, and discussion on the following items can be viewed by visiting the Architectural Review Commission Information Center website at, https://www.cityofpalmdesert.org/our-city/committees-and-commissions/commission- information. MOTION BY COMMISSIONER MCAULIFFE, SECOND BY COMMISSIONER LATKOVIC, CARRIED 6-0, to approve the consent calendar. Tuesday October 11, 2022 12:30 p.m. Regular Meeting Architectural Review Commission Minutes October 11, 2022 City of Palm Desert Page 2 A. APPROVAL OF MINUTES MOTION BY COMMISSIONER MCAULIFFE, SECOND BY COMMISSIONER LATKOVIC, CARRIED 5-0, to approve the Architectural Review Commission Regular Meeting minutes of September 27, 2022. 5. ACTION CALENDAR Associated staff reports, memos, attachments, and discussion on the following items can be viewed by visiting the Architectural Review Commission Information Center website at, https://www.cityofpalmdesert.org/our-city/committees-and-commissions/commission- information. A. FINAL DRAWINGS 1. CASE NO: MISC22-0019 NATURE OF PROJECT/APPROVAL SOUGHT: Consideration to approve a request for a design review of a façade modification of an existing retail storefront located at 73425 El Paseo, Suite 116. APPLICANT AND ADDRESS: John Henry III, Phoenix, AZ 85022 LOCATION: 73425 El Paseo, Suite 116 ZONE: D.O. (Downtown Core Overlay District) Senior Planner, Nick Melloni, narrated a PowerPoint presentation on the item and responded to Commission inquiries. John Henry III, Applicant, presented additional details on the project and answered questions from the Commission. Discussion on the item ensued with Commissioners providing comments and concerns for the project. Chair Vuksic opened and closed the public comment period. No public comments were provided. Following discussion, MOTION BY COMMISSIONER MCAULIFFE, SECOND BY COMMISSIONER LATKOVIC, CARRIED 6-0 to: 1. Approve Case No. MISC22-0019 as presented. 2. CASE NO: MISC22-0020 NATURE OF PROJECT/APPROVAL SOUGHT: Consideration to approve a request for a design review of a private sport court on a residential property located at 45710 Verba Santa Drive. APPLICANT AND ADDRESS: Richard Leventhal, Palm Desert, CA 92260 LOCATION: 45710 Verba Santa Drive ZONE: R-1, 20,000 (Single Family Residential) Architectural Review Commission Minutes October 11, 2022 City of Palm Desert Page 3 Senior Planner, Nick Melloni, narrated a PowerPoint presentation on the item and responded to Commission inquiries. Rick Leventhal, Applicant, presented additional details on the project and answered questions from the Commission. Discussion on the item ensued with Commissioners providing comments and concerns for the project. Chair Vuksic opened the public comment period. The following comments were provided: Geoff Gregory, a Palm Desert resident, voiced opposition for the project, noting concern regarding excessive noise. Kim McFarland, a Palm Desert resident, voiced opposition for the project, noting concern regarding excessive noise. There being no others desiring to speak, the public comment period was closed. Following discussion, MOTION BY VICE CHAIR MCINTOSH, SECOND BY COMMISSIONER COLVARD, CARRIED 6-0 to: 1. Continue Case No. MISC22-0020 to a date uncertain. 2. A sound analysis be conducted to record actual noise decibels to determine if the sports court is within the Palm Desert Municipal Code (PDMC) allowable noise requirements. 3. Staff will provide Commissioners further clarification of PDMC Noise Requirements, specifically on the “average” decibel of noise. During the course of deliberation, individual Commissioner(s) offered commentary as follows. The below points do not necessarily reflect consensus: • Consider the addition of another wall to further mitigate noise from the court. • Plant specimen should be of sufficient size, ideally 24-inch box Ficus, spaced 24- inches apart. 3. CASE NOS: PP/CUP22-0006 NATURE OF PROJECT/APPROVAL SOUGHT: Consideration of a recommendation to the Planning Commission for approval of a Precise Plan, Conditional Use Permit, and a Mitigated Negative Declaration to construct a 394-unit market-rate multifamily community consisting of thirteen three-story apartment buildings, a two-story fitness center, a single-story clubhouse, two (2) pool areas, and private outdoor recreation areas on an 18.67-acre site located at the southwest corner of Frank Sinatra Drive and Portola Avenue (APNs: 620-400-030 and 620-400- 031). APPLICANT AND ADDRESS: Hayes Dietrich, LLC, Edina, MN 55436 LOCATION: SW Corner of Frank Sinatra Drive and Portola Avenue ZONE: PR-22 (Planned Residential – 22 dwellings per acre) Architectural Review Commission Minutes October 11, 2022 City of Palm Desert Page 4 Senior Planner, Nick Melloni, narrated a PowerPoint presentation on the item and responded to Commission inquiries. Cody Dietrich, Applicant, and his team including, Nathan Cantley with ESG Architecture and Design, and Mike Rowe with MSA, presented additional details on the project and answered questions from the Commission. Discussion on the item ensued with Commissioners providing comments and concerns for the project. Chair Vuksic opened the public comment period. The following comments were provided: Maria Crema, a Palm Desert resident, voiced opposition for the project, noting concerns regarding density and visibility of items stored on balconies. Jeff Cameron, a Palm Desert resident, voiced opposition for the project, noting concern that the elevation design which faces the Retreat development is bland and boxy. There being no others desiring to speak, the public comment period was closed. Following discussion, MOTION BY COMMISSIONER MCAULIFFE, SECOND BY COMMISSIONER LATKOVIC, CARRIED 6-0 to: 1. Continue Case No. PP/CUP22-0006 to a date uncertain. 2. Provide a more comprehensive landscape plan for street facing frontages and main entry on Frank Sinatra and Portola Avenue. 3. Provide more elements for texture and variation to enhance entryway including entry gate design and roundabout, such as decorative pavers and increased landscaping. 4. Revisit setbacks with consideration to the heights of the buildings to provide an increase to proposed setbacks. 5. Revisit design and explore options for enclosing street facing stairwells. 6. Provide more articulation and design elements to enhance corner of Frank Sinatra and Portola Ave. including signage, landscaping, layering, and height variation for more interest to this prominent corner. 7. Consider incorporating more green space in plan (Area #8), utilizing elements of alternative option as shown by applicant. 8. Revisit balconies, provide design which allow balconies to integrate with the building, incorporate variation for balcony design as opposed to uniformity and explore solid railing as an option to mitigate concerns for visibility of stored items. 9. Revisit scale of buildings and incorporate a hierarchy of buildings to break down massing and avoid repetitive building masses. 10. Provide more variation and design for exterior wall surrounding community. 11. Revisit architecture of garages and incorporate elements which better relate to architecture of residential units. 12. Ensure openings of enclosures for mechanical equipment are not visible from all vantage points. 13. Provide variation in parapet heights to avoid repetition. 14. Break down building masses and create more interest through use of one and two- story elements that overlap different vertical pieces of the building. 15. Provide more architectural elements to elevator housing to avoid utilitarian look. Architectural Review Commission Minutes October 11, 2022 City of Palm Desert Page 5 B. MISCELLANEOUS None 6. INFORMATIONAL REPORTS & COMMENTS A. ARCHITECTURAL REVIEW COMMISSIONERS In response to inquiry, Planning Manager, Rosie Lua reported a study session will be scheduled for ARC Commissioners as soon as possible, with consideration to upcoming action items scheduled for ARC review. B. CITY STAFF None C. ATTENDANCE REPORT The attendance report was provided with the agenda materials. The Commission took no action on this matter. 7. ADJOURNMENT The Architectural Review Commission adjourned at 3:21 p.m. Respectfully submitted, Melinda Gonzalez, Senior Administrative Assistant Recording Secretary ATTEST: Rosie Lua, Planning Manager Secretary APPROVED BY ARC: 10/25/2022