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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2023-12-12 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 2449, this meeting may be conducted as a hybrid meeting allowing public access via teleconference or in person. 1. CALL TO ORDER A Regular Meeting of the Architectural Review Commission (ARC) was called to order by Chair Vuksic on Tuesday, December 12, 2023, 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 James Edward Blakeley, Dean Wallace Colvard, Michael McAuliffe, Francisco Sanchez, Vice Chair Jim McIntosh, and Chair John Vuksic. Absent: Commissioner Nicholas Latkovic City Staff Present: Richard Cannone, Development Services Director, Nick Melloni, Principal 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 documentation on the following item can be viewed on the Architectural Review Commission Information webpage at, https://www.palmdesert.gov/our-city/committees-and- commissions/commission-information. Chair Vuksic opened and closed the public comment period for the Consent Calendar. No public comments were provided. MOTION BY COMMISSIONER MCAULIFFE, SECOND BY COMMISSIONER SANCHEZ, CARRIED 6-0 (COMMISSIONER LATKOVIC ABSENT), to approve the Consent Calendar. Tuesday December 12, 2023 12:30 p.m. Regular Meeting Architectural Review Commission Minutes December 12, 2023 City of Palm Desert Page 2 A. APPROVAL OF MINUTES MOTION BY COMMISSIONER MCAULIFFE, SECOND BY COMMISSIONER SANCHEZ, CARRIED 6-0 (COMMISSIONER LATKOVIC ABSENT), to approve the Architectural Review Commission Regular Meeting minutes of November 14, 2023. 5. ACTION CALENDAR A. FINAL DRAWINGS Associated documentation on the following item can be viewed on the Architectural Review Commission Information webpage at, https://www.palmdesert.gov/our- city/committees-and-commissions/commission-information. 1. CASE NOS: PP/EA/DR 22-0008 NATURE OF PROJECT/APPROVAL SOUGHT: Consideration to approve a Design Review (DR) for a proposed Precise Plan (PP) and Environmental Assessment (EA) to convert an existing industrial warehouse into a 36,476 square-foot personal storage facility, and development of a 25,312 square-foot, with outdoor recreational vehicle storage on a 1.89-acre parcel located at 75220 Merle Drive (Assessor’s Parcel Number 634-260-008). APPLICANT AND ADDRESS: Wallace Design Group, Mission Viejo, CA 92691 LOCATION: 75220 Merle Drive ZONE: Service Industrial (SI) Principal Planner, Nick Melloni, narrated a PowerPoint presentation on the item and responded to Commission inquiries. Shiva Kamoo and Rick Wallace, Applicants, were present. Chair Vuksic opened the public comment period and invited the applicants to speak. Shiva Kamoo and Rick Wallace, Applicants, introduced themselves and answered questions from the Commission. With no other members of the public wishing to comment, Chair Vuksic closed the public comment period. Discussion on the item ensued with Commissioners providing comments for the project. Following discussion, MOTION BY CHAIR VUKSIC, SECOND BY VICE CHAIR MCINTOSH, CARRIED 6-0 (COMMISSIONER LATKOVIC ABSENT); to approve Case Nos. PP/EA/DR 22-0008 with the following conditions: 1. Metal panels being added to the existing Building A shall return two (2) feet onto the existing roof at the ends to create a sense of mass. 2. More design articulation shall be given to the southwest corner of Building A with the addition of the horizontal tan colored metal siding and the addition of an eyebrow element over the two doors at the southeast corner of the building. 3. Dasylirion Wheeleri, plant specimen shall not be planted too close to walkways. 4. Signage shall comply with the Palm Desert Municipal Code and not utilize raceways, backers, or phone numbers. 5. The walls of the trash enclosure shall be finished with stucco to match the primary building. Architectural Review Commission Minutes December 12, 2023 City of Palm Desert Page 3 6. The screen fence for the ground-mounted units along the project frontage shall provide a return along the western end of the fence with the intent of screening the ground-mounted units. 7. All exterior downspouts shall be painted to match the adjacent section of the building wall. 8. Require all exterior equipment to be screened from view of the Public Right of Way. 6. NON-ACTION ITEMS None 7. INFORMATIONAL REPORTS & COMMENTS A. ARCHITECTURAL REVIEW COMMISSIONERS Commissioner Colvard provided an update on the Cultural Arts Committee reporting a Study Session will be held today at 5 p.m. to view the color LED lighting capabilities for the Public Art sculpture, Sunburst, in the roundabout located at the intersection of San Pablo and San Gorgonio. B. CITY STAFF Principal Planner Melloni provided the following updates: The Planning Commission met last week to take action on a tentative map, which was continued to February 2024. The Planning Commission will meet on December 19, 2023, to take action on an amendment to a development agreement for Shadow Ridge to facilitate future development. The Objective Design Standards is now scheduled to go before the Planning Commission on January 16, 2024. Executive Assistant, Monica O’Reilly will be retiring from the City this week. A new Associate Planner will be joining the Planning Division in January 2024. The City Council has approved the purchase of a new land management software, Clariti. Over the next year staff will work on the implementation of the new software which will be approximately a 12-to-18-month transition from the current platform, TRAKiT. C. ATTENDANCE REPORT The attendance report was provided with the agenda materials. The Commission took no action on this matter. Upon inquiry, Recording Secretary, Melinda Gonzalez, provided an explanation as to what the letters represent in the attendance report. Architectural Review Commission Minutes December 12, 2023 City of Palm Desert Page 4 8. ADJOURNMENT The Architectural Review Commission adjourned at 1:25 p.m. Respectfully submitted, Melinda Gonzalez Melinda Gonzalez, Senior Administrative Assistant Recording Secretary ATTEST: Nick Melloni Nick Melloni, Principal Planner Secretary APPROVED BY ARC: 1/9/2023