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Home My WebLink About2018-07-02- ARC Minutes City of Palm Springs ARCHITECTURAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE City Hall, Large Conference Room 3200 East Tahquitz Canyon Way, Palm Springs, California 92262 Minutes of July 2, 2018 CALL TO ORDER: Chair Song called the meeting to order at 3:02 pm. ROLL CALL: Committee Members Present: Doczi, Jakway, Rotman, Vice Chair Cassady, Chair Song Committee Members Excused: Lockyer, McCoy Planning Commission Present: Michael Hirschbein Staff Present: Planning Director Fagg, Associate Planner Mlaker, Principal Planner Robertson REPORT OF THE POSTING OF AGENDA: The Agenda was available for public access at the City Hall bulletin board (west side of Council Chamber) and the Planning Department counter by 6:00 pm on Thursday, June 28, 2018. ACCEPTANCE OF THE AGENDA: Song, seconded by Rotman to add Election of Officers to the end of the Agenda. AYES: Doczi, Jakway, Rotman, Cassady, Song ABSENT: Lockyer, McCoy PUBLIC COMMENTS: None. CONSENT CALENDAR: Rotman, seconded by Jakway to approve Items #1 and #2 as part of the Consent Calendar. AYES: Doczi, Jakway, Rotman, Cassady, Song ABSENT: Lockyer, McCoy Architectural Advisory Committee Minutes July 2, 2018 City of Palm Springs 2 1. APPROVAL OF MINUTES: JUNE 4, 2018 AND JUNE 18, 2018 Minutes of June 4, 2018 approved as presented. (Minutes of June 18, 2018 were continued.) 2. ROSIAN V, LLC, FOR APPROVAL OF A FINAL PLANNED DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT (PDD) FOR A PROPOSED RENOVATION AND ADDITIONS TO AN EXISTING 62-ROOM HOTEL TO ADD AN OUTDOOR MUSIC VENUE, AN OUTDOOR RESTAURANT USE, AND OUTDOOR COCKTAIL LOUNGE USE AND SUPPORT SPACES AT THE MONROE HOTEL (AKA INFUSION BEACH HOTEL) LOCATED AT 1900 NORTH PALM CANYON DRIVE (CASE 5.1409 PDD 387; RELATED CASES 5.1409 CUP / 3.864 MAA / 6.550 VAR, (APN 504- 320-026, ZONE C-1/ R-3 / RESORT COMBINING ZONE). (KL) Approved as presented. UNFINISHED BUSINESS: None. NEW BUSINESS: 3 . IDENTITY MUTUAL, LLC, REPRESENTING QUICK QUACK CAR WASH FOR A MAJOR ARCHITECTURAL APPLICATION FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF A 2,942-SQUARE FOOT AUTOMATIC CAR WASH ON A PAD SITE WITHIN THE PALM S PRINGS MARKETPLACE SHOPPING CENTER LOCATED AT 1717 EAST VISTA CHINO ROAD, ZONE CSC, SECTION 21 (CASE 3.4090 MAJ). (GM) Associate Planner Mlaker presented the proposed car wash as outlined in the staff memorandum. MICHAEL CLARK, applicant, spoke about their other locations in the Coachella Valley, touch-less carwash system; building architecture, canopy and environmentally friendly water conservation. Mr. Clark was available to answer questions from the AAC. Member Doczi requested information on site vehicular circulation. Mr. Doczi noted that a lot of area is used for paving/circulation. Member Jakway questioned if this is a corporate design. (The arch at entry is the only standard feature.) He asked if there is a reason for the building height and if it could be lower. Member Rotman asked where the employee parking is located- (in shopping center); and verified if there is way finding on the site- (yes). Architectural Advisory Committee Minutes July 2, 2018 City of Palm Springs 3 Chair Song questioned if the vacuum cleaners could be located on the way out to avoid vehicular conflicts. JOE WALTERS, applicant, responded that they examined different layouts for efficiency. Chair Song questioned the exterior finishes and said she'd like to see the pilasters wrap around the corner and adjust the arch design. Ms. Song questioned the fenestration design and wondered if the two windows could be combined. (He'd like to explore to see if it's structurally possible.) She verified if the color scheme was corporate mandate- (yes). Member Jakway verified if they would consider using split face concrete block to match rest of shopping center- (applicant will verify). He questioned if public restrooms are needed- (no). Member Doczi questioned the flag pole height and pointed out that the way finding needs to make circulation work. Mr. Doczi said palm trees should be 14' in height on Vista Chino and additional or larger plants on the landscape buffer on east side. Member Jakway questioned if the vacuum area could be attached to the building for a more cohesive architectural piece that might help reduce the feeling of the building height. He thinks wrapping the columns to the front façade will improve the design. Mr. Jakway questioned the design of the screen wall. Member Rotman noted concern with the corporate design. He thinks the windows on the west elevation should be combined. He noted concerns about the vehicular circulation in the vacuum area and thinks the design of the building is too busy. Vice Chair Cassady supports changes to the pilasters and thinks the coping should align with shade structure. He shared concerns with the vehicular circulation in the vacuum area. Chair Song supports moving the vacuum area against the building to resolve the circulation issues. Song, seconded by Cassady to approve subject to subcommittee (Doczi and Cassady) review: 1. Incorporate fence and identify the issues discussed by the AAC in subcommittee review. AYES: Doczi, Jakway, Rotman, Cassady, Song ABSENT: Lockyer, McCoy Architectural Advisory Committee Minutes July 2, 2018 City of Palm Springs 4 4. WOODBRIDGE PACIFIC GROUP, LLC, REQUESTING APPROVAL OF FINAL DEVELOPMENT PLANS FOR 44 SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL UNITS FROM A PREVIOUSLY APPROVED PRELIMINARY PLANNED DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT (PDD 290) IN PHASE 1 OF THE MIRALON DEVELOPMENT LOCATED AT 801 SUNRISE WAY, ZONE PDD 290, SECTION 35 (CASE 5.0982-PD 290 / TTM 31848-1) (ER). Principal Planner Robertson provided a staff report and overview of the project. The AAC Members had the following questions for staff: Member Rotman asked what enhancements were necessary on the Focus Lots. (Mr. Robertson replied that additional materials and unique plant varieties would comply with the Design Guidelines.) Member Jakway requested additional information on the detailing of the fence in the rear easement area, and the specifics of the plant materials that would be used in the rear easement. Member Doczi asked if the landscape plans for the single-family lots would be returned to the AAC for review. (Mr. Robertson indicated that the plans would not come back to the AAC, unless required as a condition of approval.) TODD CUNNINGHAM, applicant, reviewed the details of the project, and requested that the AAC consider the use of vinyl windows with an aluminum-colored exterior frame in place of the aluminum windows required by the Design Guidelines. The AAC members had the following questions for the applicant: Member Rotman inquired if the floor plans on either side of the street could be mixed so as to provide more variety in the streetscape (Mr. Cunningham indicated that the floor plans were designed as either west-facing or east-facing). Mr. Rotman also questioned the use of a sloping parapet on Plan 2, and requested additional information on the depth of the eyebrows over the windows (will be 2 feet in depth). Vice Chair Cassady inquired as to the performance of vinyl windows in the desert climate. Member Doczi questioned the placement of landscaping relative to the location of the utilities, and requested that a street tree plan be provided. Member Jakway asked if the metal trellis structures would be installed by the developer- (yes); and requested additional information about the construction and materials of the eyebrows over the windows. Mr. Jakway requested additional information on the grading at the front of each lot, and whether the front stairs would require a handrail. Architectural Advisory Committee Minutes July 2, 2018 City of Palm Springs 5 Chair Song noted that the CMU block wall design in the front yard needs more variation, and that the sloped parapet used on Plan 2 was not consistent with the Design Guidelines. In addition, she questioned if a flat roof overhang could be used instead on the garage elevation. (Samir Hannouche, on behalf of the applicant, stated that they could look at a flat roof design.) Ms. Song questioned the paint scheme, and requested that there be greater variation in the paint schemes and that the use colors be consistent with the massing. She also asked if the windows on the second story of Plan 4 were recessed- (on the front elevation only); and why the floor plans aren’t mirrored- (because of the zero-lot line use easement). Chair Song opened public comments and there being no speakers public comment was closed. The AAC Members discussed the merits of the designs relative to the adopted Design Guidelines. Chair Song noted issues with how the Design Guidelines had been interpreted, and suggested that more variety was necessary in the elevations. Member Rotman stated that Elevation C was the weakest of the elevations, and that the use of stone veneer was misplaced. He also stated that the purity and simplicity of form isn’t translating from the Design Guidelines; the cabanas should be integrated with the house structure; the sloped parapet on Plan 2 is inconsistent with the guidelines; and the color palette needs to be adjusted as the dark tones are too dark in comparison. He also reiterated comments that greater variety was needed in the streetscape elevations. Vice Chair Cassady noted that the intersecting planes recommended in the Design Guidelines were missing in the proposed elevations and plans, and that he was sensitive to the budget constraints. He also stated that the streetscape needs more variety. Member Doczi commented that the paint scheme needs to be adjusted. He requested that the applicant provide a street tree plan and that the final landscape plans for the homes come back to the AAC for review. Member Jakway stated that he is in support of the comments made by the other Members, and that the use of stone on the elevations needs to be reconsidered. He noted that the parapet heights need to be more thoughtfully designed, and that additional variation was also needed on the back elevation of those residences facing the olive grove. The Committee briefly discussed the use of vinyl windows and questioned if they could be detailed similar to aluminum windows. Several questions were also raised about the Architectural Advisory Committee Minutes July 2, 2018 City of Palm Springs 6 width of the exposed frame and sash, and it was suggested that vinyl windows would need to have the same narrow profile as aluminum windows. In finalizing their discussion, the Committee requested that the applicant clearly identify which design theme from the Design Guidelines was being used in the design of the elevations for each floor plan. In addition, the applicant was requested to provide the pad elevations for the lots and identify how the grading would be handled relative to the front steps. The Committee requested that the applicant return to the AAC with modifications based on the comments provided. Rotman, seconded by Cassady to continue the item to a date uncertain. AYES: Doczi, Jakway, Rotman, Cassady, Song ABSENT: Lockyer, McCoy 5. OTHER BUSINESS: 5A. ELECTION OF OFFICERS: Cassady, seconded by Jakway to appoint Maria Song to serve as Chair for a six month period. AYES: Doczi, Jakway, Rotman, Cassady, Song ABSENT: Lockyer, McCoy Cassady, seconded by Doczi to appoint Tom Jakway to serve as Vice Chair for a six month period. AYES: Doczi, Jakway, Rotman, Cassady, Song ABSENT: Lockyer, McCoy COMMITTEE MEMBER COMMENTS: None. STAFF MEMBER COMMENTS: • Cameron landscape plan will return for review on July 16th (link to audio). ADJOURNMENT: The Architectural Advisory Committee of the City of Palm Springs adjourned at 5:21 pm to the next regular meeting at 3:00 pm on July 16, 2018, City Hall, Large Conference Room, 3200 E. Tahquitz Canyon Way. ________________________________________ Flinn Fagg, AICP Director of Planning Services