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Home My WebLink About1111 E. Palm Canyon_Presentation_20240507 Item 2A Ocotillo Lodge 1111 East Palm Canyon Drive HSPB #154 – Historic District Designation May 7, 2024 PLANNING SERVICES DEPARTMENT 1 Project Site & Context Proposed Review Historic District Designation (Section 8.05.090) Property address: 1111 E. Palm Canyon Drive (APN #511-035-001 through 511-035-128) Zone District: Multiple-family and Hotel Zone (R-3) General Plan: Tourist Resort Commercial (TRC) PLANNING SERVICES DEPARTMENT 2 Historic Documentation PLANNING SERVICES DEPARTMENT Restored sign on the existing porte cochere Photograph from May, 2024 Keyhole-shaped pool, “Candlewood Room” (South elevation) Photograph from April, 2024 3 Municipal Code Section 8.05.090.C.1 Criteria for the Designation of Historic Districts The site, structure, building or object exhibits exceptional historic significance and meets one or more of the criteria listed below: Criterion a: The resource is associated with events that have made a meaningful contribution to the nation, state or community; Criterion b: The resource is associated with the lives of persons who made a meaningful contribution to national, state or local history; Criterion c: The resource reflects or exemplifies a particular period of national, state or local history; Criterion d: The resource embodies the distinctive characteristics of a type, period or method of construction; Criterion e: The resource presents the work of a master builder, designer, artist, or architect whose individual genius influenced his age, or that possesses high artistic value; Criterion f: The resource represents a significant and distinguishable entity whose components may lack individual distinction, as used in evaluating applications for designation of historic districts, for parcels on which more than one entity exists; or Criterion g: The resource has yielded or may be likely to yield information important to national, state or local history or prehistory. 4 Criteria for Historic Designation Municipal Code Section 8.05.090.C.2 Analysis of Integrity Location Design Setting Materials Workmanship Feeling Association PLANNING SERVICES DEPARTMENT Overlooking the keyhole-shaped pool from the “Candlewood Room” Photograph from April, 2024 5 Criteria for Historic Designation Character Defining Features: Site design and building cluster configurations on the lot around the central focal point of the main swimming pool shaped like a keyhole Internal network of concrete pathways including the curved and angular geometry of the pavement credited to Garrett Eckbo Parking and vehicular circulation configuration around the perimeter of the property One and two-story horizontal massing and simple geometric forms Grid-like layout or clustered units arranged around the swimming pool and articulated by four-unit bungalows Keyhole-shaped pool within the open community space south of the lobby building Painted masonry block screen walls with articulation on the north (front) and south (rear) elevations of the lobby building (identified as Building 1A in the HRR) Distinctive semi-circular plan and concave windows in the “Candlewood Room” (identified as the south portion of Building 1A in the HRR) Monumental porte cochere entry with restored Ocotillo Lodge signage (excluding the square notched archway in the porte cochere) Flat roofs that have wide overhanging eaves and cantilevered canopies Fascia details that hide the electrical conduit Expressed post-and-beam construction using wood and steel members Interior/exterior connections expressed through glass walls, the continuation of exposed beams and tongue-and-groove ceiling details to the exterior PLANNING SERVICES DEPARTMENT Site Plan identifying contributing structures in red and non-contributing structures in blue. Source: Historic Resources Report by Chattel, Inc. 6 Criteria for Historic Designation Character Defining Features: Integration of private patios and semi-private decks for each unit Unadorned smooth plaster or stucco-finished wall surfaces Square concrete block walls in a stack bond pattern Flush-mounted aluminum-framed ribbon windows, clerestory windows, and glass sliding doors that span from floor to ceiling “Sun flap” of suspended concrete panels shading concave curtain wall T1-11 wood siding on storage spaces and patio dividers for second floor units Exposed pebble aggregate concrete stair treads in steel pipe column stairwells leading to the second floor units Glass walls incorporating sliding glass doors Glass walls with double glass doors at porte cochere wall of lobby Landscape design features around the main pool by Garrett Eckbo and tall Washingtonia palms throughout the complex Curved cabana and restroom structure with trellis south of the keyhole-shaped pool designed by Garrett Eckbo (removed) PLANNING SERVICES DEPARTMENT Ocotillo Lodge – “Villa Bungalows” Photograph from May, 2024 7 Criteria for Historic Designation Non-contributing Elements: Pool fencing installed around the keyhole-shaped swimming pool Metal security gates at various entry points to the site Metal screen security doors in front of entry doors on the units facing East Twin Palms Drive Metal mesh screening on stair railings Metal fence along the curved strip of grass where the original curved cabana/trellis was located south of the keyhole-shaped pool Glass blocks in original clerestory openings White dual cone exterior sconce Roof-mounted mechanical equipment and accompanying ductwork Sunshine Bar (identified as Building 5 in the HRR) added in 1973 and detached barbecue added in 1994 One-story conference room (identified as Building 4 in the HRR) east of the Sunshine bar (Building 5) Two non-original spas located northwest and directly east of the keyhole shaped swimming pool PLANNING SERVICES DEPARTMENT Ocotillo Lodge – “Sunshine Bar” Photograph from May, 2024 8 Conclusion The “Ocotillo Lodge” meets the definition of a historic district based on Criterion c, e and f of the Palm Springs Historic Preservation Ordinance. The property meets the integrity findings to qualify as a historic district. Recommendation Staff recommends HSPB adopt Resolution #154 recommending City Council designate the “Ocotillo Lodge” as a historic district. Owners’ Position The Owner’s Association for the condo complex submitted the request for historic designation. PLANNING SERVICES DEPARTMENT 9