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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1994-08-23 f MINUTES ARCHITECTURAL REVIEW COMMISSION AUGUST 23, 1994 ***************************************************************** 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 Richard Holden X 22 1 Frank Urrutia X 20 3 Chris Van Vliet % 22 1 Wayne Connor X 23 0 Richard O'Donnell X 18 5 Ronald Gregory X 19 4 Staff Present: Phil Drell Jeff Winklepleck Steve Buchanan Daisy Garcia Donna Bitter II . APPROVAL OF MINUTES: It was moved by Commissioner O'Donnell, seconded by Commissioner Holden, to approve the minutes of the August 9 , 1994 meeting as amended. Motion carried 4-0-1, Chairman Gregory Abstaining. III . It was moved by Commissioner O'Donnell, seconded by Commissioner Van Vliet, to approve the following cases by minute motion. Motion carried 5-0. A. Final Drawings : 1 . CASE NO. : 4333 SA APPLICANT (AND ADDRESS) : ADAMS AUTOMOTIVE, 74-872 Velie Way #1, Palm Desert, CA 92260 NATURE OF PROJECT/APPROVAL SOUGHT: Approval of additional business identification signage LOCATION: 74-872 Velie Way, Suite 1 ZONE: S . I . The applicant, Mark Hoffman, presented photographs showing where he wanted to place a free standing sign in place of one of the previously approved fascia signs . MINUTES ARCHITECTURAL REVIEW COMMISSION AUGUST 23, 1994 Commission approved the free standing driveway sign and the sign located on the top right fascia of the building. 2 . CASE NO. : 4342 SA APPLICANT (AND ADDRESS) : ONTARIO NEON CO. , INC. for KENTUCKY FRIED CHICKEN, Post Office Box 2320, Chino, CA 91708-2320 NATURE OF PROJECT/APPROVAL SOUGHT: Approval of revised business identification signage LOCATION: 73-393 Highway 111 ZONE: C-1 Jeff Winklepleck presented drawings of the proposed revised signage on the building noting that the existing monument sign for Billy B' s would also be replaced with a sign for KFC. Commission approved the revised signage as submitted. 3 . CASE NO. : 401 C APPLICANT (AND ADDRESS) : E & G DEVELOPMENT for FRASCA JEWELERS, 9920 So. La Cienega Blvd. , Suite 1401, Inglewood, CA 90301; TRONCOSO RAZA ASSOCIATES, 1900 East Tahquitz-McCallum Way, Palm Springs, CA 92262 NATURE OF PROJECT/APPROVAL SOUGHT: Approval of glass storefront remodel LOCATION: 73-560 El Paseo ZONE: C-1 S.P. The applicant outlined the proposed remodel showing the removal of the existing storefront and replacing it with glass to match the adjacent buildings . Chairman Gregory noted that the building was on the south side of the street. Commission approved the storefront remodel plans as submitted. 2 MINUTES ARCHITECTURAL REVIEW COMMISSION AUGUST 23, 1994 4. CASE NO. : 4343 SA APPLICANT (AND ADDRESS) : IMPERIAL SIGN CO. , INC. for BUILDERS SHOWCASE INTERIORS, 46-129 Calhoun Street, Indio, CA 92201 NATURE OF PROJECT/APPROVAL SOUGHT: Approval of business identification signage LOCATION: 77-530 Enfield Lane, Building A ZONE: S. I . Jeff Winklepleck outlined the proposed plans showing gator foam letters . Commission approved the business identification signage as submitted. 5 . CASE NO. : 4344 SA APPLICANT (AND ADDRESS) : ULTRA NEON SIGN CO. for CARL MARTIN' S, 5458 Complex Street, Suite 401, San Diego, CA 92123 NATURE OF PROJECT/APPROVAL SOUGHT: Approval of business identification signage LOCATION: 73-655 E1 Paseo ZONE: C-1 Jeff Winklepleck outlined the plans for the signage showing reverse channel letters with brushed gold faces and black returns . Commission approved the revised business identification signage as submitted. 3 *law 1400, MINUTES ARCHITECTURAL REVIEW COMMISSION AUGUST 23, 1994 IV. CASES: A. Final Drawings : 1 . CASE NO. : PP 92-5 APPLICANT (AND ADDRESS) : LOWE ENTERPRISES, INC. for DESERT CROSSING, 11777 Vicente Blvd. , Suite 900, Lois Angeles, CA 90049; MCG & ASSOCIATES, 200 So. Los Robles Avenue, Suite 300, Pasadena, CA 91101-8461 NATURE OF PROJECT/APPROVAL SOUGHT: a) Revised preliminary elevations; b) Revised final landscaping; c) Bus stop and tram shade structure LOCATION: Southeast corner of Highway 111 and Fred Waring Drive ZONE: P.C. ( 3) Chairman Gregory thought a very strong effort had been made to address the concerns raised in the previous meeting. Mr. Drell outlined the comments noted by Eric Johnson on the revised landscape plan. Commission felt that the submitted plans were acceptable. Action: It was moved by Commissioner Holden, seconded by Commissioner Van Vliet, to approve the revised final landscape plan as submitted. Motion carried 4-0-1, Chairman Gregory Abstaining. Phil Drell presented the revised elevations showing the garden center for Target pulled back 5 ' and the undulations of the major tenants . Mr. Rod Chen outlined the two plaza areas . Commissioner Holden questioned the height of the Target center. Mr. Chen indicated that this was requested by the commission to make the entrances more pronounced. Action: It was moved by Commissioner Holden, seconded by Commissioner Van Vliet, to approve the revised elevations reflecting the working drawings for Target, Retail Pads B, C & D, and Major pads 2 , 3 & 4 . Motion carried 4-0-1, Chairman Gregory Abstaining. 4 MINUTES ARCHITECTURAL REVIEW COMMISSION AUGUST 23, 1994 Phil Drell presented the working drawings for the bus stops noting that he felt there should be more of a roof structure as the trellis structure did not provide adequate shade. He felt that the structure should provide 80 to 90% shade. Chairman Gregory indicated that he could make the necessary adjustments to provide for 75 to 80% shade and could change the roof drain system to run internally. He added that a suggestion was made to add another layer of lath to the tram structures to provide additional shade. Action: It was moved by Commissioner Holden, seconded by Commissioner Van Vliet, to approve the working drawings for the bus stop and tram shade structures subject to the necessary adjustments to provide for 75 - 80% shade and the roof drain system on the bus stops to run internally. Motion carried 4-0-1, Chairman Gregory Abstaining. Phil Drell presented the elevations for the buildings facing Highway 111 and indicated that he did not want to see the back of a building from any angle. He added that the applicant should not rely on numerous trees to shade the back of the buildings . Commissioner Holden agreed and felt that the view from Highway 111 is more critical than what is seen from the center itself. The applicant outlined options for the back sides of these buildings . Action: It was moved by Commissioner Holden, seconded by Commissioner O'Donnell, to grant preliminary and final approval to the elevations for Pads F and C subject to changes as discussed regarding additional treatments to the back of the building on Pad F. Landscaping plan for Pads C and F to come back to staff for final approval with changes made. Motion carried 4-0-1, Chairman Gregory Abstaining. 2 . CASE NO. : 4341 SA APPLICANT (AND ADDRESS) : B-Y-J PARTNERS for BURGER KING, 40-041 Sagewood Drive, Palm Desert, CA 92260 NATURE OF PROJECT/APPROVAL SOUGHT: Approval of monument sign and building sign for business identification LOCATION: 73-547 Highway 111 (Jensen' s Shopping Center) 5 r MINUTES ARCHITECTURAL REVIEW COMMISSION AUGUST 23, 1994 ZONE: C-1 Jeff Winklepleck presented pictures of the proposed signage at the Jensen' s Shopping Center showing channel letters with orange faces on bronze returns . Mr. Drell indicated that the applicants preferred a monument sign and would be willing to accept two fascia mounted signs if they were able to have the monument sign. He indicated that the existing sign was halo lit individual letters, and with Burger King having the same amount of letters as the existing Master Pools, he thought the best option would be to use the individual letters instead of the raceway. Chairman Gregory asked about the use of the existing monument sign indicating that the whole idea of the approved monument sign for the Jensen' s Center was to avoid a number of monument signs at this location. The applicant, Richard Agins, indicated that the owner of the shopping center would only allow them to use one of the tenant signs on the monument and that would not be sufficient. He added that he would rather have the logo signs than the individual lettering on the fascia. Chairman Gregory asked how far the proposed monument sign would be from the existing Jensen' s monument sign. Mr. Bush indicated that it would be a minimum of 75 ' from the existing monument sign and presented pictures showing the visibility problems . Commissioner Holden had no concerns with the logo and signage on the fascia but would prefer individual letters . Chairman Gregory discussed his concerns with the additional monument sign as it would be a very significant impact on the street scape. He suggested something more along the lines of a directional sign. The applicants indicated that they could do a 3 ' x 3 ' directional sign if they could get three 5 ' x 5 ' logo signs on the front and side fascia. Chairman Gregory indicated that he would oppose this option because he felt it would be too much clutter on the building. Mr. Bush reported that when driving down Highway 111 there are a lot of trees blocking the view of the fascia, and therefore the three logos would not all be visible. 6 MINUTES ARCHITECTURAL REVIEW COMMISSION AUGUST 23, 1994 Action: It was moved by Chairman Gregory, seconded by Commissioner Holden, to approve a total of three 5 ' x 5 ' logos on the front and side fascia and one 4 ' x 4 ' directional sign within some sort of a frame at a maximum height of 41 . Commission to review actual directional sign prior to installation. Staff informed the applicant that the approved directional sign would have to go before the city council for final approval as it would be the second free standing sign for the center. Motion carried 3-2, Commissioners O'Donnell and Van Vliet voting No. Commissioner Van Vliet stated that he opposed the directional sign at the front of the property as he felt it was just like another monument sign on the property. 3 . CASE NO. : 402 C APPLICANT (AND ADDRESS) : NATE ' S DELICATESSEN AND RESTAURANT, 72-281 Highway 111, Palm Desert, CA 92260 NATURE OF PROJECT/APPROVAL SOUGHT: Approval of existing satellite dish LOCATION: 72-281 Highway 111 ZONE: P.C. (4 ) Jeff Winklepleck presented pictures of the existing dish noting that it was not visible from Highway 111, but was very visible from the parking lot. The applicant was not present. Action: It was moved by Commissioner Van Vliet, seconded by Commissioner Connor, to continue the case directing staff to contact the applicant to provide a plan to screen the satellite dish. Motion carried 5-0 . 4 . CASE NO. : PP 94-2 APPLICANT (AND ADDRESS) : FIRST BANK OF PALM DESERT, 73-000 Highway 111, Palm Desert, CA 92260 NATURE OF PROJECT/APPROVAL SOUGHT: Final approval of plans for bank building on an existing pad 7 MINUTES ARCHITECTURAL REVIEW COMMISSION AUGUST 23, 1994 LOCATION: 42-035 Washington Street (S.W. corner of Washington Street and 42nd Avenue) Commission reviewed the final plans noting that the only change from the approved preliminary plans was the window sill height which was moved up approximately 6 inches to accommodate the interior furnishings . Action: It was moved by Chairman Gregory, seconded by Commissioner O'Donnell, to approve the final plans as submitted. Motion carried 3-0-2, Commissioners Holden and Connor Abstaining. V. ADJOURNMENT: The meeting was adjourned at 2 : 15 p.m. J K EPLECK ASSOCIATE PLANNER JW/db 8