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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1977-07-12 MINUTES PALM DESERT DESIGN REVIEW BOARD TUESDAY.- JULY 12, 1977 5:30 PM - CITY HALL COUNCIL CHAMBERS 1 . The Study Session of the Design Review Board began at 4:30 p.m. in the Council Chambers in the Palm Desert City Hall . The purpose of this study session was to review the cases on the agenda. Members Present: Bill Hobbs Eric Johnson Frank Urrutia too Ralph Cipriani (for Paul Williams ) Others Present: Sam Freed After a one-hour study session, the meeting was called to order at 5:30 p.m. It was moved by Mr. Hobbs and seconded by Mr. Johnson that the minutes of the previous meeting of June 21 , 1977 be approved as written. Motion carried 4-0 (Hobbs, Johnson, Cipriani , Urrutia) . 2. CASE NO. 35MF, NOE-JACK DEVELOPERS, APPLICANT Request for approval of a landscaping plan for an apartment complex to be located on the south side of Shadow Mountain Drive. A motion was made by Mr. Hobbs and seconded by Mr. Johnson that the case be continued to the July 26th meeting due to the lack of qualified voting members present. Motion carried 4-0 (Hobbs, Johnson, Cipriani , Urrutia) . 3. CASE NO. 75MF, SILVER SPUR ASSOC. , APPLICANT Request for approval of a preliminary landscaping plan for a 217-unit condo- minium project to be located at Ironwood Country Club. A motion was made by Mr. Johnson and seconded by Mr. Hobbs that the plans be approved as a preliminary landscaping plan. Motion carried 4-0 (Johnson, Hobbs , Urrutia, Cipriani) . 4. CASE NO. 55C, AL KURI, APPLICANT Request for approval of preliminary site, floor and elevation plans for a commercial structure to be located on the north side of El Paseo, west of Sage Lane. Applicant present. Mr. Kuri presented a new set of plans to the Board which reflect the revisions requested previously by the Board and those revisions requested by the Palm Desert Property Owners Association. The Board indicated that they believed it would be more beneficial to have the name of the building on the front of the structure rather than the names of the tenants. In addition to the name of the building on both the front and rear of the structure, the applicant will be permitted to place 4 hanging tenant signs in the interior courtyard, one in front of each establishment or office. Final sign plans will have to be submitted to the Design Review Board for approval . A motion was made by Mr. Hobbs and seconded by Mr. Cipriani that the preliminary site, floor and elevation plans be approved with the Change of Condition #9 which now approves the concept of the signs but requires final approval of the sign program at a future date. Motion carried 4-0 (Hobbs, Cipriani , Urrutia, Johnson) . .r 5. CASE NO. 54, J. RODNEY BARTOW, APPLICANT Request for approval of preliminary site, floor and elevation plans for a commercial structure to be located on the north side of El Paseo, west of Lupine. Applicant present. Minutes Design Review Board Page 2 5. CASE NO. 54, J. RODNEY BARTOW, APPLICANT (Continued) The Board indicated that the plans submitted are lacking information with respect to colors, materials and textures. In addition, the Board is seeking elevations that are more interesting and have more definition. The applicant has failed to provide a landscape plan which is essential . The Board suggested that the applicant meet with Staff in order to overcome the deficiencies con- tained in the plans. A motion was made by Mr. Hobbs and seconded by Mr. Johnson that the plans submitted be rejected. Motion carried 4-0 (Johnson, Hobbs, Urrutia, Cirprani) . 6. CASE NO. 56C, PAUL S. MOLLER., APPLICANT Request for approval of preliminary site, grading and landscaping for an open storage area to be located north of 44th Avenue and 250 feet west of Painter's Path. The only change the Board made with regard to this case involved increasing the size of the euculyptus trees to 15 gallon minimum. A motion was made by Mr. Johnson and seconded by Mr. Cipriani that the prelimi- nary site, grading and landscaping plans be approved with the added requirement that the euculyptus trees be increased in size. Motion carried 4-0 (Hobbs, Johnson, Urrutia, Cipriani) . 7. CASE NO. 79MF, SIEGEL, APPLICANT Request for approval of final construction drawings for a 180-unit condominium project to be located at Kings Point - Shadow Mountain Drive. Applicant present. Mr. Cipriani informed the Board that the City Engineer had requested that this case be continued as he needed additional time to study the plans. The applicant informed the Board that if the case was not acted on and referred to the Planning Commission at this time, that the project would be abandoned as a two month delay had already been experienced due to the City Engineer's office. The Board in- formed the applicant that the plans submitted were deficient in the following ways: (1 ) Color and material samples. (2) Landscape plan. (3) Roof tile sample and elevations showing proposed tile to be used. (4) Modified plans indicating compliance with Amended CUP 1395. Motion carried 3-0 (Urrutia, Hobbs, Johnson) . Cipriani abstained. 8. CASE NO. 80MF, ALVIN JOHNSON, APPLICANT Request for approval of preliminary site, floor and elevation plans for duplexes to be located at the NW corner of Shadow Mountain and Ocotillo Drive. The Board indicated that the plans lacked sufficient detail and definition. Staff pointed out that one of the principal problems with the plan is the fact that the driveway is too narrow to meet the requirements of the Zoning Ordinance. The driveway must be a minimum of 20 feet in width and if the width is increased, the resulting setbacks will not be in conformance with Zoning requirements. As a result, the entire site plan will have to be restudied as will the elevations. In addition, the Board requested clarification of the total number of units being „w proposed. The Zoning Ordinance permits only 4 units to be constructed on this lot, but the elevations indicate possible units in front of the carports. Clearly marked plans would eliminate any doubt as to the number of units being proposed. A motion was made by Mr. Hobbs and seconded by Mr. Cipriani that the plans sub- mitted be rejected. Motion carried 4-0 (Hobbs, Urrutia, Cipriani , Johnson) . Minutes Design Review Board Page 3 9. CASE NO. 81MF, MORGAN MITSUBISHI (EAGLE DEVELOPMENT) , APPLICANT Case continued at the request of the applicant. 10. CASE NO. 82MF, PORTOLA VILLAGE, APPLICANT Request for approval of preliminary site, floor and elevation plans for a 48-unit condominium project to be located on the east side of Portola, south of Goleta. Applicant present. too The Board's discussion of this project centered around two issues. First, the Board felt it necessary to require the applicant to re-design the most westerly driveway in order to improve the turn-around capabilities. Secondly, disliking the location of the eastern swimming pool , the Board requested the applicant to restudy the eastern portion of the project in order to relocate the swimming pool . A motion was made by Mr. Hobbs and seconded by Mr. Cipriani to approve the architectural elevations and require resubmitted of the site plan. Motion carried 4-0 (Urrutia, Johnson, Cipriani , Hobbs) . 11 . CASE NO. 51C, HMS PLAZA WEST, APPLICANT Request for approval of final construction drawings for an office complex to be located on the southwest corner of E1 Paseo and Lantana. Applicant present. The Design Review Board agreed to reduce the sidwalk on Larrea from 10' to 6' and provide a landscaped berm between the sidewalk and the parking lot. The Board also requested resubmittal of the landscaping plan for the project. A motion was made by Mr. Hobbs and seconded by Mr. Johnson to approve the final construction drawings, excluding the landscaping and including the change of the street treatment along Larrea. Motion carried 4-0 (Urrutia, Hobbs, Cipriani , Johnson) . 12. Mr. Cipriani presented each of the Board members with a copy of the General Development Standards prepared for the Redevelopment Agency so that they might prepare comments for the following night's Redevelopment Meeting after studying the document. 13. The meeting was adjourned at 6:40 p.m. RALPH J. 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