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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2016-11-08 a '��•�� CITY OF PALM DESERT ARCHITECTURAL REVIEW COMMISSION • MINUTES November 8, 2016 1. CALL TO ORDER The meeting was called to order at 12:30 p.m. II. ROLL CALL Commissioners Current Meeting Year to Date Present Absent Present Absent Chris Van Vliet, Chair X 16 Karel Lambell, Vice Chair X 15 1 Paul Clark X 13 3 Gene Colombini X 15 1 Allan Levin X 14 2 Michael McAuliffe X 16 Jim McIntosh X 14 2 John Vuksic X 14 2 Also Present Ryan Stendell, Director of Community Development Eric Ceja, Principal Planner Kevin Swartz, Associate Planner Heather Buck, Assistant Planner Janine Judy, Recording Secretary Cancelled meeting:2/9/16,3/8/16,5/24/16,6/28/16, 10/11/16 III. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS None IV. APPROVAL OF MINUTES: October 25, 2016 Action: Commissioner Levin moved to approve the October 25, 2016 meeting minutes. Motion was seconded by Commissioner Clark and carried by an 8-0 vote, with Clark, Colombini, Lambell, Levin, McAuliffe, McIntosh, Van Vliet and Vuksic voting YES. ARCHITECTURAL REVIEW COMMISSION MINUTES November 8, 2016 V. CASES: A. Final Drawings: 1. CASE NO: PP 16-124 APPLICANT AND ADDRESS: KRISTI HANSON ARCHITECTS, 71185 Painters Path, Palm Desert CA 92260 NATURE OF PROJECT/APPROVAL SOUGHT: Consideration to approve final construction drawings; Grafton's Restaurant. LOCATION: 73330 El Paseo ZONE: C-1, S.P. Commissioner Levin recused himself from this project and remained in the room. Mr. Kevin Swartz, Associate Planner, presented construction drawings for Grafton's Restaurant and stated there were a couple of modifications since the plans were submitted. In the original plans, it showed the elevator in the stairwell on the front elevation. The submittal of the construction drawings showed that the elevator needed to be sized appropriately for a gurney. The applicant has now relocated the elevator off the interior stairwell and pushed it back into the floor plan. The applicant also had to add another stairwell near the kitchen area so they can get from the rooftop down. He pointed out that nothing changed on the exterior elevation. Mr. Swartz discussed the changes. MR. CHRISOPHER KIDNEY, Project Manager for KHA Architects, explained that they also had to add a slight stair in the rear going to the parking lot as a second egress. The Commission and the applicant reviewed and discussed the roof deck, additional faux trees, awning, and the stair tower. Commissioner Vuksic asked if the stair tower goes up to the roof and MR. KIDNEY said it goes up to the side parapets. They discussed the height of the parapets and the screening of the HVAC equipment. Commissioner McIntosh suggested raising the parapets to the top of the equipment height. MR. KIDNEY said they could easily do a view study and raise the parapet if needed. GAP1anningUanineJudy\ARC\1Minutes\2016\161108min.docx Page 2 of 6 ARCHITECTURAL REVIEW COMMISSION v.. MINUTES November 8, 2016 ACTION: Commissioner Vuksic moved to approve subject to increasing the height of the parapets to screen roof-mounted equipment. Motion was seconded by Commissioner Colombini and carried by a 7-0-1 vote, with Clark, Colombini, Lambell, McAuliffe, McIntosh, Van Vliet and Vuksic voting YES, and Levin abstaining. 2. CASE NO: SA 16-311 APPLICANT AND ADDRESS: PACIFIC PREMIER BANK, 17901 Von Karmin Avenue, Suite 100, Irvine, CA 92614 NATURE OF PROJECT/APPROVAL SOUGHT: Consideration to approve a new awning over an existing ATM machine; Pacific Premier Bank. LOCATION: 78000 Fred Waring Drive ZONE: O.P. Mr. Kevin Swartz, Associate Planner, presented a request for an awning and a sun screen for an ATM machine at Pacific Premier Bank. The bank has received several complaints from their customers because of how the sun glares down on the screen making it difficult for the customers to use the machine. The applicant believes the awning and screening will provide some protection from the sun. He passed around the awning material and said the awning would be appropriate in that location but felt the screen would be out of place. MR. TOBY MEYER, Vizability, stated he has placed awnings and screening at several other locations in southern California. The keys on the ATM can be very hot to the touch during the summer and the screen will add one more layer of protection from the sun. He pointed out that they designed this screen to blend in with the mullions of the storefront. The Commission and the applicant discussed the screen material, the angle of the sun during the summer and how the sun affects the ATM panel and keys. The Commission believes the awning will provide more protection than the screen due to the angle of the sun during certain times of the day. GAPlanningWanineJudy\ARC\1 Min utes\2016\161108min.docx Page 3 of 6 ARCHITECTURAL REVIEW COMMISSION MINUTES November 8, 2016 Commissioner Vuksic felt there was too much happening around the ATM machine; the guardrail, awning, and the screen mounted to the front. Commissioner McIntosh believes the awning will provide more protection than the sunscreen. MR. MEYER said they are more than willing to delete the sunscreen from the proposal. ACTION: Commissioner Clark moved to approve the awning without the sunscreen. Motion was seconded by Commissioner Lambell and carried by an 8-0 vote, with Clark, Colombini, Lambell, Levin, McAuliffe, McIntosh, Van Vliet and Vuksic voting YES. B. Preliminary Plans: 1. CASE NO: PP/CUP 16-217 APPLICANT AND ADDRESS: DESERT BUSINESS CLUB, 45920 Meritage Lane, Coachella, CA 92236 NATURE OF PROJECT/APPROVAL SOUGHT: Consideration of preliminarily approving an addition to rear of the existing building; Desert Business Club. LOCATION: 73338 Highway 111 ZONE: C-1, S.P. Mr. Kevin Swartz, Associate Planner, stated this project came before the Commission for discussion on May 10, 2016, for a redesign of the front fagade and an addition to the rear of the existing Crystal Palm building on Highway 111. This was continued to allow the applicant to; 1) study the overall design; 2) provide architecture with more depth and detail; 3) match floor plans and roof plans with the elevations; 4) provide more detail on finishes; 5) consider re-locating the proposed private lounge to the front of the building along Highway 111; and 6) carry volume and massing around to all sides. The applicant has returned with revised plans only for the rear of the building with access to the club off Highway 111. He described the project and presented a PowerPoint of the floor plans and rear elevations. The proposed use will be a private lounge club that will require a Conditional Use Permit (CUP) and will move forward to the Planning Commission. He said the applicant has not yet submitted a materials board, but as this moves forward one will be submitted. The proposed height of the GAPIanningUanineJudy\ARC\1 Min utes\2016\161108min.docx Page 4 of 6 ARCHITECTURAL REVIEW COMMISSION MINUTES November 8, 2016 addition is 15' and the existing building is 12'. He presented the roof plan and grading plan for review. Chair Van Vliet asked about the parking and Mr. Swartz said parking is provided on the frontage road. However, the City is preparing to redo Alessandro Alley and as part of the CUP the applicant will be conditioned to pay an In-Lieu Fee to use some of the parking within the alley. Commissioner Colombini asked where the fire exits were located. Mr. Swartz pointed out the secondary access and Commissioner Colombini said there should be another exit. Commissioner Clark asked if they consulted the Fire Department and MS. PATTY NUGENT, owner, said they submitted the plans and were waiting for comments. Chair Van Wet felt that the addition was not architecturally compatible to the front of the building. MS. NUGENT said based on discussions with the City the first phase will be an addition in the rear and the second phase, with help from the City, will be a redesign of the front facade. The Commission suggested they design it as one cohesive project that can be built in two phases. MS. NUGENT mentioned that there may be redevelopment money to help with the second phase. Commissioner Lambell said with that possibility it would be important that the entire project be designed now and submitted for review. Commissioner McIntosh agreed that it would be important for the Commission to see the entire design because as the back is designed it may have an impact on what is proposed on the front. Commissioner Vuksic said besides doing the addition and the front facade, the middle area needs to link the front and back together and right now it has no relationship to the proposed architecture. He feels this current proposal is a step backwards from what was submitted before in terms of the quality of architecture. The Commission and the applicant reviewed the height of the addition, the parapet heights, and screening the roof-top equipment. Commissioner McIntosh said they need to study the massing of the architecture and how the front of the building is going to tie in. Commissioner Vuksic said the overall design needs to be looked at more carefully with paying attention to the details. GAP1anning\JanineJudy\ARC\1Minutes\2016\161108min.docx Page 5 of 6 ARCHITECTURAL REVIEW COMMISSION MINUTES November 8, 2016 ACTION: Commissioner Lambell moved to continue Case PP/CUP 16-217 subject to: 1) applicant to show the overall building design including the front elevation; 2) review the overall architectural design and paying attention to the small details; and 3) submittal of a materials board.. Motion was seconded by Commissioner Levin and carried by an 8-0 vote, with Clark, Colombini, Lambell, Levin, McAuliffe, McIntosh, Van Vliet and Vuksic voting YES. C. Miscellaneous Items: None VI. ART IN PUBLIC PLACES UPDATE — Commissioner Vuksic — November 2, 2016 The title for the 2017 Art and Essay contest is When the School Bell Rings; two artists were added to the registry; The Palm Desert Community Gallery has a new exhibit called Beyond the Horizon on display from November 3, 2016 to January 12, 2017; docent tours have begun; Swing N' Hops will take place on Saturday, February 4, 2017 on El Paseo; Desert X, a temporary art exhibit, is scheduled for Saturday, April 8, 2017; the STREET event took place Friday, November 4 on the upper deck at Westfield Mall; the Palm Springs Art Museum in Palm Desert has a new exhibition that started November 3 called, Glass for the New Millennium. VII. COMMENTS Discussed the General Plan update and phased projects. VIII. ADJOURNMENT Commissioner Clark moved to adjourn the Architectural Review Commission meeting at 1:57 p.m. �'Z /I C_ ERIC CEJA PRINCIPAL IkINER SECRETARY &aN— A EJ Y CORDING SECRETARY GARanningUanineJudy\ARC\1Minutes\2016\161108min.docx Page 6 of 6