HomeMy WebLinkAbout2024-02-05- ARC MinutesARCHITECTURAL REVIEW COMMITTEE
CITY OF PALM SPRINGS, CALIFORNIA
Large Conference Room
3200 East Tahquitz Canyon Way, Palm Springs, California 92262
www.palmspringsca.gov
MINUTES
of the regularly scheduled meeting of February 5, 2024
CALL TO ORDER:
Chair Doczi called the meeting to order at 5:30 pm.
ROLL CALL:
Committee Members Present: Doczi, Poehlein, Walsh, O’Donnell, Thomas,
Fredericks, Thompson
Excused: McCoy
Staff Present: Principal Planner Ken Lyon, Associate Planner Glenn
Mlaker
REPORT OF THE POSTING OF AGENDA: This agenda was available for public access
at the City Hall bulletin board (west side of Council Chamber) by 9:00 pm, Wednesday,
January 31, 2024, and posted on the City’s website as required by established policies
and procedures.
ACCEPTANCE OF THE AGENDA:
Motion by Thomas, seconded by O’Donnell to accept the Agenda.
AYES: DOCZI, POEHLEIN, WALSH, O’DONNELL, THOMAS, FREDERICKS,
THOMPSON
ABSENT: MCCOY
CONSENT CALENDAR:
1. CONSENT CALENDAR
1A. APPROVAL OF MINUTES: JANUARY 16, 2024
RECOMMENDATION: Approve.
(The minutes of the meeting of January 16, 2024 were inadvertently left out of the packets;
they will be approved at the next meeting of the ARC).
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2. UNFINSHED BUSINESS: (NONE)
3. NEW BUSINESS:
3A. A REQUEST BY WAYNE GOTTLIEB, OWNER, IN CONJUNCTION WITH
OFF THE CHARTS CANNABIS DISPENSARY FOR A MAJOR
ARCHITECTURAL APPLICATION TO CONSTRUCT A 628-SQUARE
FOOT ADDITION TO AN EXISTING COMMERCIAL BUILDING FOR A
NEW CANNABIS DISPENSARY AND LOUNGE LOCATED AT 1534
NORTH PALM CANYON DRIVE, ZONE C-1 (CASE #AR 2023-0070)
(GM).
Chair Doczi, landscape architect for the project, recused himself and stepped out of the
room.
Principal Planner Mlaker summarized the staff report.
Committee members asked for clarification about the amount of off-street parking that
was required and whether it could be reduced to provide more landscape and stormwater
drainage for the parking lot.
Member Fredricks recommended an alternative tree to the Tipu citing aggressive roots
that may damage the adjacent pavement.
It was clarified that the signage for the cannabis business would return to the ARC for
separate approval as required by code.
Engineering Associate Rick Minjares summarized the stormwater drainage noting the
topography of the site limited the options for dispersion of stormwater and that the planter
beds will provide drainage to the extent possible.
Architect for the owner, Juan Ochoa, and owner Wayne Gottleib further summarized the
project design.
Member Thomas recommended the head height of the windows on the front (west)
façade be established at the same elevation and solar shades / awnings be considered.
Member Thompson recommended a grill or other ornament feature be added to the upper
gable on the front elevation.
Motion by Member O’Donnell, seconded by Thompson to adopt the Categorical
Exemption and approve the project subject to the findings outlined in the staff report and
to minimize the amount of off-street parking if possible, to provide more landscape area,
to reduce the size of the two large windows on the front elevation, to establish a consistent
head height for those windows, to add a screen or grill ornament in the upper front gable,
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and select an alternative to the Tipu tree with less invasive roots.
AYES: O’DONNELL, THOMPSON, POEHLEIN, THOMAS, WALSH, FREDRICKS.
NOES: (none.)
RECUSED: DOCZI.
(Member Doczi rejoined the meeting.)
B. A REQUEST BY 818 BRANDS DISPENSARY AND LOUNGE FOR A
REPAINT OF AN EXISTING STRUCTURE AND ONE SIGN AT THIRTY-
TWO (32) SQUARE FEET PLACED ON THE BUILDING FRONT FAÇADE
LOCATED AT 560 SOUTH WILLIAMS ROAD, ZONE M-1 (CASE AR-2-
23-0143) (GM)
Staff member Mlaker summarized the staff report.
Member O’Donnell asked about the lack of landscape on the project site.
Chair Doczi asked if the sign and the repaint were two separate motions or one (Lyon
replied it could be acted upon as one motion.)
The committee discussed possible removal of the front door and small window on the
south part of the front façade, the appropriateness of the red accent color, (concern that
it has the appearance of a fast-food restaurant), whether the larger front window would
be transparent or translucent, concern about high-sheen paint accentuating imperfections
in the stucco, organizing the sign dimensions to fit better on the architectural detail of the
front façade, to remove the yellow truncated dome walking surface to enable landscape
to soften the front façade, to consider a possible blade or bayonet type sign, and to revise
the design of the half cylindrical canopy over the side door to a horizontal eave that would
tie in more effectively with the front horizontal eave element.
Motion by THOMPSON seconded by THOMAS to continue the item with direction to the
applicant to:
• Revise the sign type to better fit on the front of the building.
• Revise the canopy over the north side entry door to integrate with the horizontal
eave on the front of the building.
• Remove the yellow truncated dome walking surface at the front and provide
landscape to soften the appearance of the building (remove blue pavement
striping for the ADA space on the front of the building and relocate the ADA
space to near the primary entrance on the north side of the building.)
• Reconsider a different color than red at the fascia at the top of the wall and use
flat paint.
• Remove the pedestrian door and small window on the north portion of the front
façade and stucco over the surface to match existing.
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AYES: THOMPSON, THOMAS, DOCZI, WALSH, POEHLEIN, O’DONNELL,
FREDRICKS.
NOES: (none.)
COMMITTEE MEMBER COMMENTS:
None.
STAFF MEMBER COMMENTS:
The Planning Commission requests the creation of a 5-person subcommittee (including
two Planning Commission members) to review and provide comments on architectural
issues regarding the Toll Brother project, Escena (Case PDD-0001-2023/5.0666-PD321).
Subcommittee volunteers were Members Poehlein, O’Donnell, and Fredricks.
ADJOURNMENT: The Architectural Review Committee of the City of Palm Springs
adjourned at 7:05 p.m. to its regularly scheduled meeting on Monday, February 20, 2024,
at 5:30 pm at 3200 East Tahquitz Canyon Way, Palm Springs.
/s/ Christopher Hadwin_______
Christopher Hadwin, Director of Planning Services