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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1993-10-26 MINUTES ARCHITECTURAL REVIEW COMMISSION OCTOBER 26, 1993 ***************************************************************** I . CALL TO ORDER: The meeting was called to order at 12 : 15 p.m. Commissioners Present: Current Meeting Year to Date Present Absent Present Absent Rick Holden X 4 0 Frank Urrutia X 3 1 Chris Van Vliet X 4 0 Wayne Connor X 4 0 Richard O'Donnell X 4 0 Ronald Gregory X 4 0 Staff Present: Phil Drell Steve Smith Jeff Winklepleck Steve Buchanan Daisy Garcia Donna Bitter II . APPROVAL OF MINUTES: It was moved by Commissioner Holden, seconded by Commissioner Van Vliet, to approve the minutes of the October 12, 1993 minutes as submitted. Motion carried 5-0 . III . It was moved by Commissioner Connor, seconded by Commissioner O'Donnell, to approve the following cases by minute motion. Motion carried 5-0 . A. Final Drawings : 1 . CASE NO. : 4202 SA APPLICANT (AND ADDRESS) : TED LAND, 73-725 El Paseo, Palm Desert, CA 92260 NATURE OF PROJECT/APPROVAL SOUGHT: Approval of revised plans for marquee awning with signage LOCATION: 73-725 E1 Paseo ZONE: C-1 Steve Smith presented revised plan showing the existing angle awning removed with the new barrel type awning placed against the building. Commissioner O'Donnell asked about the height of the awning from the sidewalk. Mr. Smith indicated that it would meet the minimum requirement. S✓ MINUTES ARCHITECTURAL REVIEW COMMISSION OCTOBER 26 , 1993 Commission approved the revised awning as submitted. 2 . CASE NO. : 4214 SA APPLICANT (AND ADDRESS) : BEST SIGNS for TROPICAL FISH, 2600 Cherokee Way, Palm Springs, CA 92264 NATURE OF PROJECT/APPROVAL SOUGHT: Approval of business identification signage LOCATION: 74-260 Highway 111 Steve Smith presented plans of the proposed signage, as well as pictures of the building. Signage would be blue plex, black sides with 16" letters . Mr. Smith noted that it seemed to be consistent with what was on the building. Commission approved the signage as submitted. 3 . CASE NO. : 4215 SA APPLICANT (AND ADDRESS) : BEST SIGNS for LG' S STEAKHOUSE, 2600 Cherokee Way, Palm Springs, CA 92264 NATURE OF PROJECT/APPROVAL SOUGHT: Approval of additional business identification signage LOCATION: 74-225 Highway 111 Phil Drell noted that staff had received complaints on the newly added "Prime" neon sign. Commissioner Holden felt that the added signage was not offensive, however, Commissioner Gregory felt that it was blocking the name of the restaurant. Commissioner Gregory felt that the added signage should be toned down some in order to be able to read it clearly. Mr. Drell suggested installing a rheostat which can adjust the glare. The applicant asked that he be able to keep the installed signage as is . Commission approved the additional signage as installed. 4 . CASE NO. : 4198 SA APPLICANT (AND ADDRESS) : UPTOWN SALON, 73-700 Highway 111, Unit 4, Palm Desert, CA 92260 2 MINUTES ARCHITECTURAL REVIEW COMMISSION OCTOBER 26, 1993 NATURE OF PROJECT/APPROVAL SOUGHT: Approval of business identification signage LOCATION: 73-700 Highway 111, Unit 4 Jeff Winklepleck presented plans showing signage on the awning with 9" capital letters and 5" lower case letters with window signage at approximately 3 ' x 41 . Window sign would be a single neon tube mounted on a black plex background. Commission approved the signage subject to installing a rheostat at a maximum of 4500 on the window signage. 5 . CASE NO. : 1012 SA APPLICANT (AND ADDRESS) : MINA-TREE SIGNS INCORPORATED for BANK OF AMERICA, Post Office Box 927, San Dimas, CA 91773 NATURE OF PROJECT/APPROVAL SOUGHT: Approval of signage color change LOCATION: 73-820 El Paseo Steve Smith noted that the applicant was requesting approval to change the colors on both the monument sign and the wall mounted signs along E1 Paseo and San Luis Rey. Logo would be in red with the remainder of the signage in blue. Mr. Smith noted that the original existing signage was for beige letters on the same color background. Commission approved the revised signage colors as submitted. 6 . CASE NO. : 396 C APPLICANT (AND ADDRESS) : ASCENSION TECHNOLOGY, INC. for FOUNDATION FOR THE RETARDED OF THE DESERT, 73-255 Country Club Drive, Palm Desert, CA 92260 NATURE OF PROJECT/APPROVAL SOUGHT: Approval of rooftop installation of an electric generating system LOCATION: 73-255 Country Club Drive 3 MINUTES ARCHITECTURAL REVIEW COMMISSION OCTOBER 26, 1993 Jeff Winklepleck presented plans of the proposed generator noting that it would be placed approximately 83 feet back from the property line. Commission approved the plans, as submitted, for the installation of the generating system. B. Preliminary Plans : 1 . CASE NO. : 382 C APPLICANT (AND ADDRESS) : J.F. DAVIDSON ASSOCIATES for AVONDALE COUNTRY CLUB, 77-564 Country Club Drive, Suite 400-B, Palm Desert, CA 92211 NATURE OF PROJECT/APPROVAL SOUGHT: Preliminary approval of revised perimeter landscape plan LOCATION: Frank Sinatra Drive and Mozambique ZONE: PR-3 Jeff Winklepleck presented the revised plans showing the changes as requested by the commission. Commissioner Connor questioned the use of oleanders in the medians . Mr. Winklepleck outlined comments noted on the plans from Eric Johnson. Commissioner Gregory felt that the proposed 'Green Cloud' could be a problem in the winter, and felt that the 'Rio Bravo' seemed to be more compatible and tends to get greener in the winter months . Commission approved the preliminary landscape plan subject to replacing the green cloud with reo bravo. C. Miscellaneous Cases : 1 . CASE NO. : APPLICANT (AND ADDRESS) : PAMELA & WILLIAM JAYMES, 73-505 Juniper, Palm Desert, CA 92260 NATURE OF PROJECT/APPROVAL SOUGHT: Approval of single family house plans exceeding 15 ' in height LOCATION: 73-190 Joshua Tree 4 N..W `rw` MINUTES ARCHITECTURAL REVIEW COMMISSION OCTOBER 26, 1993 Steve Smith presented plans for the single family home at approximately 16-1/2 feet high, noting that the commission had seen the plans before and approved them for a lot on Juniper Street. The owners have now purchased a lot on Joshua Tree and are now asking for approval to build this house on Joshua Tree. Mrs . Jaymes noted that the homes on both sides of the her lot on Joshua Tree were very old at about 10 feet high, and overgrown with shrubs . Commissioner O'Donnell questioned the setbacks . Mr. Winklepleck indicated that there would be a minimum of 15 foot setbacks on each side of the home. Commission approved the house plans as submitted. Motion carried 4-0-1, Commissioner Holden Abstaining. IV. CASES : A. Final Drawings : 1 . CASE NO. : 4216 SA APPLICANT (AND ADDRESS) : MATTHEW SAWYER for THE SANDWICHBOARD, 73-405 E1 Paseo, No. 32B, Palm Desert, CA 92260 NATURE OF PROJECT/APPROVAL SOUGHT: Approval of business identification signage SIGNAGE: 73-405 El Paseo, No. 32B ZONE: C-1 S.P. Steve Smith presented pictures showing the proposed blue and white sign noting that the applicant was to be present with pictures of the building to show where the sign would be placed, as well as actual sizes and colors . Because the applicant was not present, staff was not sure of the exact location for the sign as well as the status on the awning from it' s previous location. Mr. Smith indicated that when. the applicant went before the planning commission he was required to remove the awning from the old location, however, it was now installed at the new location without approval . 5 MINUTES ARCHITECTURAL REVIEW COMMISSION OCTOBER 26, 1993 Commissioner Gregory felt that the awning should be redesigned, as he did not think it would work as shown on the drawing. Commissioner Holden could not see how the sign would work without removing the awning. Action: It was moved by Commissioner Holden, seconded by Commissioner Gregory, to continue the sign request directing the applicant to revise the signage to fit on the fascia of the building and to remove the awning. Motion carried 5-0. 2 . CASE NO. : PP 90-23 APPLICANT (AND ADDRESS) : ENJOY DEVELOPMENT, 22750 Hawthorne Blvd. , Torrance, CA 90505 NATURE OF PROJECT/APPROVAL SOUGHT: Reconsideration of approved elevation colors LOCATION: Southeast corner of Fred Waring Drive and Town Center Way ZONE: P.C. (3) S.P. The applicant, Bob Whitney, indicated that he worked with the center' s architect, builder and painter to try and determine a clean cut-off point for the color variations conditioned on the project. He felt that the only area for these color changes would be at the entrance to the buildings . Commissioner Van Vliet indicated that the original logic was to create more depth to the buildings . Commissioner O'Donnell discussed thoughts from the last meeting where the commission outlined areas where the elevation colors could be changed. He indicated that he would like to see some contrast in the buildings . Commissioner O'Donnell stated that he thought the buildings were nice, but because there was so much mass, he felt that Mr. Whitney should focus on the entrances by painting these areas . Commissioner Gregory asked what the exact concerns were from the city council on the center' s elevations . Mr. Drell did not think there were particular concerns, but that the council thought it might look better with the contrasting colors . He added that there was a desire to have this center not look too commercial facing Fred 6 MINUTES ARCHITECTURAL REVIEW COMMISSION OCTOBER 26, 1993 Waring Drive, but more like an office building. Commissioner Holden discussed his concerns on the lack of screening for the parking area from the street. Mr. Whitney advised the commission that he had to store a 25 year rain storm. Mr. Smith added that the ordinance does give the landscaping 18 months to develop to create the screening. Action: It was moved by Commissioner O'Donnell, seconded by Commissioner Holden, to re-affirm their previous action of August 24 , 1993 . Motion carried 5-0 . Commission expressed their concern with the lack of landscaping and hoped to get more to screen the parking area if the elevation color conditions were not met. V. ADJOURNMENT: The meeting was adjourned at 1 : 15 p.m. STEVE SMITH ASSOCIATE PLANNER SS/db 7