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PALM DESERT DESIGN REVIEW BOARD
TUESDAY - JULY 26, 1977
4:30 PM - CITY HALL COUNCIL CHAMBERS
1 . The meeting of the Palm Desert Design Review Board was called to order at
4:30 p.m. by Chairman Urrutia in the Council Chambers of the Palm Desert
City Hall .
Members present: Frank Urrutia, Bill Hobbs, Bernard Leung, Eric Johnson
Members absent: George Minturn, Jim Hill , Paul A. Williams
Staff Present: Ralph Cipriani , Sam Freed
It was moved by Mr. Hobbs and seconded by Mr. Johnson that the minutes of
the meeting of July 12, 1977 be approved as written. Motion carried 3-0,
Leung abstained.
2. CASE NO. 81MF - EAGLE DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, APPLICANT
The staff had received a request from the applicant for a continuance. It
was moved by Mr. Urrutia and seconded by Mr. Hobbs that the case be continued
to the meeting of August 9. Motion carried 4-0.
3. CASE NO. 35MF - NOE-JACK DEVELOPERS, APPLICANT
Landscaping plans for the three 9-unit apartment projects on Shadow Mountain
Drive. Since three of the members of the Design Review Board were involved
in the project and had to abstain, Chairman Urrutia suggested that the case
be forwarded to the Planning Commission with his comments. He indicated that
the purple plum trees be at least 15 gallon. Hobbs, Leung, and Johnson abstain.
r 4. CASE NO. 48MF - AFFILIATED CONSTRUCTION, APPLICANT
Final landscape layout selections for the single family subdivision at the
southeast corner of Portola and Rutledge, TR 8237. Johnson indicated that
these layouts would be used as guides for the prospective home buyers. The
developer would provide 1 tree and 5 shrubs and the owner would be responsible
for the rest.
Frank Urrutia said that this procedure should not be accepted and that the
applicant should bring in complete building and landscaping plans for each
lot, just as had been done for Portola Estates on Haystack. He felt that the
intent of the Design Review Board was to review how each block would be develop-
ed so that there would not be a situation where the identical house or land-
scaping plan was used several times in a row. It was moved by Hobbs and
seconded by Leung that the application be rejected and the case deleted from the
resolution. Approved 3-0 (Hobbs, Leung, Urrutia) . Johnson abstained.
5. CASE NO. 55C - AL KURI , APPLICANT
Final construction plans for a commercial building on the north side of El
Paseo, west of Sage Lane.
In reviewing the final plans, the Design Review Board recommended the following
changes:
- the planter in the front of the building is not waterproof and should be
revised
- the street trees should be 24" box Ficus retusa nitida
- the trees in the parking lot should coincide with those which will
shortly be selected by the Redevelopment Agency
It was moved by Hobbs and seconded by Johnson that the plans be approved.
Motion carried 4-0.
Mi n utes
Design Review Board
July 26, 1977 Page Two
6. CASE NO. 74MF - DILLMAN AND DILLMAN, INC. , APPLICANT
Preliminary site, floor, and elevations for a duplex on the east side of
Panorama, south of Abronia. Mr. Max Dillman, owner & builder, present.
After a 30 minute discussion period, Bill Hobbs summarized the Design Review
Board's main concerns with the plant submitted:
1 . The outward architectural appearance of the building should be
restudied - specificially the need to extend the overhand around
the structure and make the architectural treatment four-sided.
2. The site has not been utilized effectively - specifically many of
the side yards are "dead" spaces and could have been used for patios
and the unit layout does not offer any privacy.
3. The parking layout is unacceptible - border landscaping will be
needed next to the unit and the side property line.
Bernie Leung added that the design suffered because of too much emphasis on
avoiding a common wall . Frank Urrutia said that the elevations needed a
heavier texture - more shadow and a greater feeling of solidity. Eric John-
son indicated that a more detailed landscaping plan for the entire parcel
would be needed. It was moved by Hobbs and seconded by Leung that the case
be continued to August 9, 1977. Motion carried 4-0.
7. CASE NO. 51C - HMS PLAZA WEST, APPLICANT
Final landscaping for a commercial office complex at the southwest corner of
El Paseo and Lantana. Steve Fleshman , representing the applicant, was present.
It was moved by Hobbs and seconded by Leung that the plans be accepted. Motion
carried 3-0. Johnson abstained.
8. The meeting was adjourned at 7:15 p.m.
Sam Freed, Assistant Planner
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