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Home My WebLink About2022-11-08 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 may be conducted by teleconference and there will be in-person public access to the meeting location. 1. CALL TO ORDER A Regular Meeting of the Architectural Review Commission (ARC) was called to order by Chair Vuksic on Tuesday, November 8, 2022, at 12:38 p.m. in the Development Services Conference Room, City Hall, located at 73510 Fred Waring Drive, Palm Desert, California. 2. ROLL CALL Present: Commissioners Dean Wallace Colvard, Nicholas Latkovic, Michael McAuliffe, Francisco Sanchez, and Chair John Vuksic. Absent: Vice Chair McIntosh City Staff Present: Chris Escobedo, Assistant City Manager; Richard Cannone, Director of Development Services; Rosie Lua, Deputy Director of Development Services; 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 LATKOVIC, SECOND BY COMMISSIONER COLVARD, CARRIED 4-0; (VICE CHAIR MCINTOSH and COMMISSIONER MCAULIFFE ABSENT), to approve the consent calendar. Tuesday November 8, 2022 12:30 p.m. Regular Meeting Architectural Review Commission Minutes November 8, 2022 City of Palm Desert Page 2 A. APPROVAL OF MINUTES MOTION BY COMMISSIONER LATKOVIC, SECOND BY COMMISSIONER COLVARD, CARRIED 4-0; (VICE CHAIR MCINTOSH and COMMISSIONER MCAULIFFE ABSENT), to approve the Architectural Review Commission Meeting minutes of October 25, 2022. CONSENT ITEMS HELD OVER: Items removed from the Consent Calendar for separate discussion will be considered at this time. None 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: MISC21-0019 Amendment No.1 NATURE OF PROJECT/APPROVAL SOUGHT: Request for approval for a revision to the Design Review approval for the Lennar University Park Tract 36342 to allow a modification of propose roofing materials and fascia trim material. APPLICANT AND ADDRESS: Lennar Homes, Corona, CA 92879 LOCATION: University Park TTM 36342 ZONE: Planned Residential (PR) 18 units per acre Due to lack of a quorum, review for both items listed under Final Drawings were moved after Miscellaneous item No. 1, Case No. PP/CUP20-0003. Commissioner McAuliffe joined the meeting at 1:03 p.m. Commissioner Sanchez advised the Commission of his need for recusal from the following items: Case No. MISC21-0019, Case No. MISC22-0013 Amendment No. 1, and Case No. PP/CUP20- 0003, as his employer has been retained for services on these projects. Commissioner Sanchez left for the remainder of the meeting at 1:07 p.m. Senior Planner, Nick Melloni, narrated a PowerPoint presentation on the item and responded to Commission inquiries. Jennifer Johnson and William Sacriste, Applicant Representatives, and Chris Texter, Architect with KTGY, presented additional details on the project and answered questions from the Commission. Chair Vuksic opened and closed the public comment period. No public comments were provided. Discussion on the item ensued with Commissioners providing comments for the project. Architectural Review Commission Minutes November 8, 2022 City of Palm Desert Page 3 Following discussion, MOTION BY COMMISSIONER LATKOVIC, SECOND BY COMMISSIONER COLVARD, CARRIED 4-0; (VICE CHAIR MCINTOSH ABSENT, COMMISSIONER SANCHEZ RECUSED) to: 1. Approve Case No. MISC21-0019 Amendment No. 1 color schemes 2 and 8 as presented. 2. Approve change of Hardie board fascia to wood. 2. CASE NO: MISC22-0013 Amendment No.1 NATURE OF PROJECT/APPROVAL SOUGHT: Consideration to approve a revision to the Design Review approval for Mechanic’s Bank, a new 3,830 square-foot building located within the Jensen’s Shopping Center at 73611 Highway 111, and review of Architectural Review Commission conditions of approval. APPLICANT AND ADDRESS: McAuliffe & Co. Architects, Palm Desert, CA 92260 LOCATION: 73611 Highway 111 ZONE: Downtown Core Overlay (D-O) Commissioner McAuliffe announced his recusal from this item as he has been retained by the applicant for this project. Due to lack of a quorum this item was continued to a date uncertain. Staff will schedule a special ARC meeting to review this item. B. MISCELLANEOUS 1. CASE NO: PP/CUP20-0003 NATURE OF PROJECT/APPROVAL SOUGHT: Final Review of Landscape Plans for Chandi Mixed Use. APPLICANT AND ADDRESS: Chandi Group USA, Indio, CA 92203 LOCATION: 73515 Fred Waring Drive ZONE: Downtown Edge District (DE) Senior Planner, Nick Melloni, provided a summary on the item and responded to Commission inquiries. Opus Garza, Landscape Architect, presented additional details on the project and answered questions from the Commission. This item was continued to a date uncertain to allow the applicant to attend the meeting and provide clarification on potential options for landscape screening on east elevation. No action was taken on this item. The next item to be discussed was Case No. MISC21-0019 Amendment No.1 under Action Calendar, A. Final Drawings, Item 1. Architectural Review Commission Minutes November 8, 2022 City of Palm Desert Page 4 2. CASE NO: PP/CUP21-0004 NATURE OF PROJECT/APPROVAL SOUGHT: Final Review of Project Construction Plans for Vitalia Apartments. APPLICANT AND ADDRESS: Pacific West Communities, Inc., Eagle, ID. LOCATION: APN 694-310-009, Southwest corner of Gerald Ford Drive and Rembrandt Parkway ZONE: Planned Residential (PR) 20 units per acre Senior Planner, Nick Melloni, provided a summary on the item and responded to Commission inquiries. Darren Berberian, Applicant, and Dave Veneman, Architect with A.O. Architects, presented additional details on the project and answered questions from the Commission. At the request of the Commission a subcommittee was formed with Chair Vuksic and Commissioner Colvard to conduct the final review of the project construction plans for Vitalia. A meeting for the subcommittee review was scheduled for November 15, 2022, at 1:30 p.m. The subcommittee was formed solely for this review and will be dissolved after the plans have been accepted. The subcommittee will provide an oral report to the Commission at a future ARC meeting. 6. INFORMATIONAL REPORTS & COMMENTS A. ARCHITECTURAL REVIEW COMMISSIONERS None B. CITY STAFF Deputy Director of Development Services, Rosie Lua, coordinated potential dates and times to hold a special ARC meeting for today’s continued action item, Case No. MISC22- 0013 Amendment No.1. Deputy Director Lua informed there were numerous projects which are ready for final review and proposed Commissioners form subcommittees for each of the non-action item reviews, to which the Commission agreed. Senior Planner, Nick Melloni, shared a list of seven projects requiring an ARC subcommittee review and Commissioners volunteered to review the various projects. Deputy Director Lua stated these subcommittees have been formed solely for final plan review of each case and will be dissolved after the plans have been accepted. The subcommittees will provide an oral report to the Commission at a future ARC meeting. In response to inquiry, Deputy Director Lua, reported a study session will be conducted for ARC Commissioner’s to provide information regarding current and upcoming Housing Laws and to establish objective design standards. A tentative date and time of December 6, 2022, at 2 p.m. was provided for the study session meeting. Architectural Review Commission Minutes November 8, 2022 City of Palm Desert Page 5 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 2:25 p.m. Respectfully submitted, Melinda Gonzalez, Senior Administrative Assistant Recording Secretary ATTEST: Rosie Lua, Deputy Director of Development Services Secretary APPROVED BY ARC: 11/22/2022