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PALM DESERT ARCHITECTURAL COMMISSION MINUTES
TUESDAY - JUNE 28, 1983
2:00 P.M. - CITY HALL COUNCIL CHAMBER
I. The meeting was called to order at 2:00 p.m.
Members Present: Ron Gregory
Rick Holden
Charles Martin
Members Absent: Bernie Leung
Al Cook
Staff Present: Steve Smith
On a motion by Commissioner Gregory, seconded by Commissioner Holden, the
minutes of the June 14, 1983, meeting were approved as written.
Motion carried unanimously 3-0.
II. Cases approved by minute motion: NONE
III. CASES:
A. Final Approval:
Case No. 181 C
Applicant: Mr. Clement Stadler/Armored Transport of Calif.
73-850 Colton Circle
Palm Desert, CA 92260
Steven H. Sullivan, A.I.A.
P.O. Box 398
Palm Desert, CA 92261
Nature of Project/Approval Sought: Final approval of plans for an office
facility.
Location: North side of 42nd Avenue, 150' west of Eclectic Street.
Zone: S.I., S.P.
Mr. Smith highlighted the salient points from the staff report.
Mr. Sullivan was present on behalf of the applicant and indicated that the parking
lot would be screened by the landscaping which is to be installed on a 3-foot berm
or mound.
On a motion by Commissioner Holden, seconded by Commissioner Martin, the final
plans for Case 181 C were approved as submitted, subject to the following
conditions:
1. That the applicant obtain an encroachment permit for any
landscaping to be placed on the city-owned right-of-way.
2. That any signs to be installed on the buildings shall be reviewed and
approved by the architectural commission.
Motion carried 2-0-1, with Commissioner Gregory abstaining.
IV. DISCUSSION ITEMS:
A. Case No. 834 SA - Gold Battery Company - 73-910 Highway 111
Mr. Smith advised the commission that a nonconforming sign had been installed at
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the above noted business without benefit of permit. The sign will have to be
relocated.
Mr. Monroe Bellah, manager of Gold Battery Company, was present and said he was
prepared to work with the commission to resolve the problem.
Following considerable discussion, motion was made by Commissioner Gregory,
seconded by Commissioner Holden, to approve Case No. 834 SA for a business sign
subject to the following condition:
1. That the sign be relocated to the front wall area over the entry.
Motion carried 3-0.
B. Exposed Neon Signs
Mr. Smith advised the commission that he had received an inquiry as to whether
the commission would consider an application for an exposed neon sign.
It was the concensus of those commissioners present that an exposed neon sign
could be acceptable in the appropriate situation.
C. Case 161 C - Foundation for the Retarded of the Desert
Mr. Smith advised that a final landscape plan for the new Foundation for the
Retarded building on Country Club Drive had been submitted.
The commission reviewed the plan and found it acceptable.
On a motion by Commission Holden, seconded by Commissioner Martin, the final
landscape plan for Case 161 C, Foundation for the Retarded of the Desert, was
approved.
Motion carried 2-0-1, with Commissioner Gregory abstaining.
V. ADJOURNMENT
The meeting was adjourned at 2:50 p.m.
STEPHEN R. SMITH
SRS/lr
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