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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1995-12-12 MINUTES PALM DESERT ARCHITECTURAL REVIEW COMMISSION DECEMBER 12, 1995 ***************************************************************** I . CALL TO ORDER: The meeting was called to order at 12 : 30 p.m. Commissioners Present: Current Meeting Year to Date Present Absent Present Absent Richard Holden X 7 0 Frank Urrutia (excused) X 6 1 Chris Van Vliet X 7 0 Wayne Connor X 6 1 Richard O'Donnell X 7 0 Ronald Gregory X 6 1 Staff Present: Phil Drell Steve Smith Jeff Winklepleck Daisy Garcia Donna Bitter II . APPROVAL OF MINUTES: It was moved by Chairman Gregory, seconded by Commissioner Holden, to approve the minutes of the November 28, 1995 meeting as submitted. Motion carried 4-0-1, Commissioner Connor Abstaining. III . MISCELLANEOUS (Library at College of the Desert) : Phil Drell presented the working drawings to show the screening of the air conditioning equipment noting that the equipment on the Fred Waring side of the building was not screened because it is set so far back from the building edge. Mr. Drell suggested that the equipment be painted to blend better with the roof color. Commissioner Holden felt that the screening was almost worse than having no screening at all because the equipment is only being screened from the C.O.D. parking lot, not from Fred Waring Drive. Mr. Drell indicated that Ray Diaz will be bringing up the issue under city manager' s reports at the December 14th city council meeting. Commissioner Holden felt that the screening was not an appropriate solution. Commissioner O'Donnell suggested that staff take a video of the screening from all sides of the building and take it to the December 14th council meeting asking the architect to comment on the issue. Commissioner Holden felt that they MINUTES ARCHITECTURAL REVIEW COMMISSION DECEMBER 12, 1995 should be more concerned with the view from the street, not from the C.O.D. parking lot. Action: It was moved by Commissioner O'Donnell, seconded by Chairman Gregory, to recommend to the city council that the roof mounted air conditioning equipment on the library building under construction on the College of the Desert campus be screened properly from the street. Motion carried 5-0 . IV. CASES: A. Final Drawings : 1. CASE NO. : 4579 SA APPLICANT (AND ADDRESS) : IMPERIAL SIGN CO. , INC. for THE PRUDENTIAL, 46-120 Calhoun Street, Indio, CA 92201 NATURE OF PROJECT/APPROVAL SOUGHT: Approval of business identification signage LOCATION: 72-171 Highway 111 ZONE: C-1 Jeff Winklepleck presented drawings of the existing building with signage noting that the building has frontage on Highway 111 and Painters Path. He indicated that the applicant is requesting that the existing "Thomasville" sign on the north side of the building be moved to a lower location on the building while placing a 2 ' x 8 ' "Prudential" blue and white sign in its place. The applicant is also asking for an additional "Prudential" sign facing the parking lot. Mr. Winklepleck indicated that the proposed signs do meet code requirements for size. Action: It was moved by Commissioner Holden, seconded by Commissioner Van Vliet, to approve the revised business identification signage as submitted. Motion carried 5-0 . 2 MINUTES ARCHITECTURAL REVIEW COMMISSION DECEMBER 12, 1995 2 . CASE NO. : 419 C APPLICANT (AND ADDRESS) : SION GANNON for THE GANNON OFFICE COMPLEX, 46 Joya Drive, Palm Desert, CA 92260 NATURE OF PROJECT/APPROVAL SOUGHT: Approval of plans for elevator to existing second story LOCATION: 73-625 Highway 111 ZONE: C-1 Phil Drell presented the revised plans for the elevator noting that the tower has been moved creating enough room for an exterior locked alcove. Action: It was moved by Commissioner O'Donnell, seconded by Commissioner Van Vliet, to approve the revised plans for the elevator as submitted. Motion carried 4-0-1, Commissioner Connor Abstaining. 3 . CASE NO. : 4577 SA APPLICANT (AND ADDRESS) : RIOFINE NEON for DESERT PRIMARY CARE, 3500 Tachevah, Suite D, Palm Springs, CA 92262 NATURE OF PROJECT/APPROVAL SOUGHT: Approval of business identification signage LOCATION: 72-705 Highway 111, Unit 9 ZONE: C-1 Jeff Winklepleck outlined the proposed signs to be added to the Great Western Bank building noting that the applicant was requesting approval to add signage reading "Desert Primary Care" facing the Highway 111 . The applicant indicated that at this time the property owner had only approved the non-illuminated parking lot sign with 12" upper case and 9" lower case individual letters . Action: It was moved by Commissioner Holden, seconded by Commissioner Connor, to approve the non-illuminated parking lot sign only. Motion carried 5-0 . 3 MINUTES ARCHITECTURAL REVIEW COMMISSION DECEMBER 12, 1995 4 . CASE NO. : 4580 SA APPLICANT (AND ADDRESS) : LITECO SIGNS for SCREENS - BLINDS, ETC. , 27-300 Hopper Road, Desert Hot Springs, A 92240 NATURE OF PROJECT/APPROVAL SOUGHT: Approval to install two lit cabinet signs in front of existing awning LOCATION: 74-115 Highway 111 ZONE: C-1 The applicant was not present. Steve Smith presented the proposed drawings indicating that the applicant was seeking approval to add two 2 ' x 5 ' lit cabinet signs reading "Screens" and "Blinds ETC" on the front of an existing awning. Action: It was moved by Chairman Gregory, seconded by Commissioner Connor to continue the request as the commission felt the proposed can signs were not an acceptable solution. Motion carried 5-0 . **Note. . .Commissioner O'Donnell left meeting at 1 :00 p.m. 5 . CASE NO. : TT 27770-1 TT 23229 APPLICANT (AND ADDRESS) : SHEFFIELD WHITEHAWK LLC, 3400 Central Avenue, Suite 325, Riverside, CA 92506 NATURE OF PROJECT/APPROVAL SOUGHT: Approval of final working drawings for new phase of Whitehawk LOCATION: Whitehawk - south side of Country Club Drive between Washington Street and Oasis Club Drive ZONE: R-1 8,000 Steve Smith presented the final working drawings along with a letter from Firestone Management. Jeff Winklepleck indicated that the preliminary plans were conditioned to show all "S" type roof tiles and that the 4 "Ole MINUTES ARCHITECTURAL REVIEW COMMISSION DECEMBER 12, 1995 final working drawings did not call this out. The applicant, Dave Sheffield, indicated that he did not change the reference on the plans to all "S" tiles but that he definitely would be using all "S" tiles as previously conditioned. Mr. Sheffield also presented a color palette showing the size and colors of the "S" tiles to be used. He indicated that he had already spoken to the representative for the existing homeowners and that they had agreed on the concrete "S" roof tiles as shown. Mr. Sheffield added that the roof tile colors would be as close as possible across the street from the existing homes and blend into the other tile colors on the remainder of the streets . Action: It was moved by Commissioner Connor, seconded by Chairman Gregory, to approve the final working drawings subject to the following conditions : 1) All roof tiles to be concrete "S" tiles to match existing roof tiles; 2) Roof tiles A and B to be used on the first street adjacent to the existing homes with a mixture of all the "S" tiles used throughout the remainder of the homes . Motion carried 4-0 6 . CASE NO. : 410 C APPLICANT (AND ADDRESS) : SGPA ARCHITECTURE AND PLANNING for OUTBACK STEAKHOUSE, 1545 Hotel Circle South, San Diego, CA 92108 NATURE OF PROJECT/APPROVAL SOUGHT: Review of perimeter neon tubing LOCATION: Waring Plaza ZONE: P.C. (3) Steve Smith reported that the preliminary plans showed a neon tube around the upper perimeter of the building but that it was not shown on the final plans . He added that the neon tube was originally subject to being recessed. Mr. Smith then outlined the parapet detail . 5 MINUTES ARCHITECTURAL REVIEW COMMISSION DECEMBER 12, 1995 Action: It was moved by Chairman Gregory, seconded by Commissioner Connor, to approve the perimeter neon tubing subject to the block along the bottom having dimensions of 2" x 6" rather than 2" x 2" as proposed. Motion carried 4-0 . 7 . CASE NO. : CUP 88-12 APPLICANT (AND ADDRESS) : MARRIOTT OWNERSHIP RESORTS, INC. , Post Office Box 12757, Palm Desert, CA 92255 NATURE OF PROJECT/APPROVAL SOUGHT: Final approval of architectural plans for sales center and resort operations building LOCATION: Southwest corner of Cook Street and Riviera Drive ZONE: PR-4 Jeff Winklepleck presented the final working drawings for the sales center and the resort operations building stating that the plans were consistent with the approved preliminary plans. Action: It was moved by Commissioner Van Vliet, seconded by Commissioner Connor, to approve the final architectural plans subject to the buildings meeting the required setbacks . Motion carried 4-0 . 6 MINUTES ARCHITECTURAL REVIEW COMMISSION DECEMBER 12, 1995 B. Preliminary Plans : 1 . CASE NO. : TT 28258 APPLICANT (AND ADDRESS) : KAUFMANN AND BROAD OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA, INC. , 180 No. Riverview Drive, Suite 300, Anaheim Hills, CA 92808 NATURE OF PROJECT/APPROVAL SOUGHT: North side of Frank Sinatra Drive, approximately 1325 feet west of Portola Avenue LOCATION: North side of Frank Sinatra Drive, approximately 1325 feet west of Portola Avenue ZONE: PR-5 Jeff Winklepleck presented the plans noting that there was an additional floor plan, additional square footage, added window reliefs, arches and some changes to a side entry garage. Chairman Gregory noted his concerns with the amount of hardscape in front with the revised side entry garages . Commissioner Holden felt that there should always be more than ten feet between two homes when there are overhangs to allow enough room for trees to grow and provide access for maintenance of the side yards . The representative for the applicant, Jack Reimer, indicated that the reason for the large side yards was to allow for driving and parking recreational vehicles in the side yards . Commissioner Van Vliet felt that the roofs needed to be changed to hip roofs or increase the 5 ' side yard set backs . Commissioner Holden noted the earlier discussions regarding lack of shade protection on the rear elevations where there were windows and sliding glass doors with only 30" overhangs . Mr. Reimer indicated that they have options available for patios that cover the entire back side. Mr. Drell indicated that the heights range from 13 ' to 17-1/2 ' . Commissioner Van Vliet felt that the elevations should all be changed to hip roofs or increase the 5 ' side yard setbacks . Chairman Gregory discussed his concerns with the 2 and 1 driveways as he felt it would look like a parking lot in front of the house and it does not leave enough room for proper landscaping to soften the area. 7 MINUTES ARCHITECTURAL REVIEW COMMISSION DECEMBER 12, 1995 Chairman Gregory felt that on a dense housing tract such as this, they really need as much landscaping as possible to help soften it. Mr. Reimer indicated that he could flip the plans if two houses with the 2 and 1 driveways were sold next to each other, putting the driveways on the opposite sides of the houses . Chairman Gregory asked staff what the city' s policy was on parking recreational vehicles in a side yard. Mr. Winklepleck indicated that as long as a vehicle is moved every 72 hours, they legally can park anywhere. Commissioner Connor asked if a lot could be dedicated in the development just for recreational vehicle parking. Mr. Winklepleck did not know if this was something that could be conditioned at this time. Chairman Gregory felt that he could not approve the plans knowing that all the front yards could be paved for access to the back yard for R.V. parking. Commissioner Holden agreed and felt that open space between houses was for landscaping, not R.V. parking. He suggested that the commission ask the architect for a solution to the R.V. issue. Mr. Reimer indicated that he would like to discuss with the developer the importance of the side yards for R.V. parking and return back to the commission with a solution. Commissioner Van Vliet felt that within the 10 ' side yard setbacks there should not be two gable roofs next to each other. Commissioner Holden felt that the units presented today were acceptable but still would need to see a site plan. Mr. Reimer indicated that he would prepare a site plan and bring it back to the commission. Action: It was moved by Commissioner Van Vliet, seconded by Chairman Gregory, to approve the revised preliminary building elevations subject to the following conditions : 1) No two gable roofs next to each other; 2) Provide an acceptable solution for recreational vehicle parking; 3) Provide a site plan showing the unit configurations . Motion carried 4-0 . 8 MINUTES ARCHITECTURAL REVIEW COMMISSION DECEMBER 12, 1995 V. ADJOURNMENT: It was moved by Chairman Gregory, seconded by Commissioner Connor, to adjourn the meeting at 1 :40 p.m. Motion carried 4-0 . It was moved by Chairman Gregory, seconded by Commissioner Connor, to adjourn the meeting of December 26 , 1995 to January 9 , 1996 due to a lack of quorum. Motion carried 4-0 . ST VE SMITH ASSOCIATE PLANNER SS/db 9