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ARCHITECTURAL REVIEW COMMISSION
CITY OF PALM DESERT, CALIFORNIA
MINUTES
(HYBRID MEETING)
Pursuant to Assembly Bill 361, this meeting may be conducted by teleconference. 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 Vice
Chair McIntosh on Tuesday, December 13, 2022, at 12:31 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, Vice
Chair McIntosh, and Francisco Sanchez.
Absent: Chair John Vuksic.
City Staff
Present: Richard Cannone, Director of Development Services; Nick Melloni, Senior
Planner, and Melinda Gonzalez, Recording Secretary, were present at Roll Call.
3. NON-AGENDA PUBLIC COMMENT
Vice Chair McIntosh 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 5-0; (CHAIR VUKSIC ABSENT), to approve the consent calendar.
A. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
MOTION BY COMMISSIONER MCAULIFFE, SECOND BY COMMISSIONER LATKOVIC,
CARRIED 5-0; (CHAIR VUKSIC ABSENT), to approve the Architectural Review Commission
Regular Meeting minutes of November 22, 2022.
Tuesday
December 13, 2022
12:30 p.m.
Regular Meeting
Architectural Review Commission Agenda December 13, 2022
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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 NOS: PP/CUP 17-059 – Amendment #1 / EA 22-0007 / PMW 22-0008
(Continued from November 22, 2022)
NATURE OF PROJECT/APPROVAL SOUGHT: Consideration to approve a Design
Review for Amendment No. 1 to Precise Plan (PP) / Conditional Use Permit (CUP) 17-
059 to expand an existing CarMax, auto sales use, including a 2,351 square-foot
building addition, construction of a new 923-square-foot carwash tunnel, canopy area,
and new sales staging area located at 73-450 and 73-500 Dinah Shore Drive.
APPLICANT AND ADDRESS: Michael Baker International, Palm Desert, CA
LOCATION: 73-450 and 73500 Dinah Shore Drive
ZONE: Service Industrial - SI
Senior Planner, Nick Melloni, narrated a PowerPoint presentation on the item and
responded to Commission inquiries. Bill Pope with MBI, Applicant, and Allan Price,
Architect, with Pieper O’Brien Herr Architects, provided additional information on the
project and answered questions from the Commission.
Vice Chair McIntosh opened and closed the public comment period. No public
comments were provided. Discussion on the item ensued with Commissioners
providing comments for the project.
Following discussion, MOTION BY COMMISSIONER MCAULIFFE, SECOND BY
COMMISSIONER COLVARD, CARRIED 5-0; (CHAIR VUKSIC ABSENT) to:
1. Approve Case Nos. PP/CUP 17-059 – Amendment #1 / EA 22-0007 / PMW 22-
0008 with conditions.
2. The applicant shall construct the wall enclosing the vehicle staging area with a tan
split face block and pilasters facing Dinah Shore Drive, and the northern property
line, spaced no greater than 30 feet apart.
3. All roof drainage on the proposed additions shall utilize internal roof drains except
on the north elevations of the main sales and service building.
4. The areas indicated by dark earthtone stucco located on the tower elements of the
south and east elevations of the sales addition shall be recessed a minimum of 0’-
8” from the fascia of the tower element. Final construction drawings shall provide
sufficient details for this change.
Architectural Review Commission Agenda December 13, 2022
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B. MISCELLANEOUS
None
6. INFORMATIONAL REPORTS & COMMENTS
A. ARCHITECTURAL REVIEW COMMISSIONERS
None
B. CITY STAFF
Senior Planner, Nick Melloni, provided the following updates:
• PP/EA22-0005 West Coast Storage and PP/CUP22-0006 394-units on the SWC
of Portola Ave. and Frank Sinatra Drive went before the Planning Commission on
December 6, 2022, both projects were approved.
• A workshop was held last week for the proposed North Sphere Regional Park.
Director of Development Services, Richard Cannone, added a follow up workshop
is scheduled for January 15, 2023. Information on the follow up workshop will be
sent to commissioners when available.
• Avenida Palm Desert is currently installing their roof screening.
• The next regularly scheduled Architectural Review Commission meeting on
December 27, 2022, will be canceled due to lack of a quorum. Cancellation notices
will be posted as required and emailed to Commissioners.
• An update to the City’s Accessory Dwelling Unit (ADU) ordinance will go before
the City Council for adoption at their next meeting, December 15, 2022.
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 1:21 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Melinda Gonzalez
Melinda Gonzalez, Senior Administrative Assistant
Recording Secretary
ATTEST:
Rosie Lua
Rosie Lua, Deputy Director of Development Services
Secretary
APPROVED BY ARC: 1/10/2023