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Home My WebLink About2017-03-20- ARC MinutesCity of Palm Springs ARCHITECTURAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE Council Chamber, 3200 East Tahquitz Canyon Way, Palm Springs, California 92262 Minutes of March 20, 2017 CALL TO ORDER: Chair Song called the meeting to order at 3:04 pm. ROLL CALL: Committee Members Present: Fredricks, Lockyer, Secoy-Jensen, Rotman, Vice - Chair Cassady, Chair Song Committee Members Excused: Purnel Planning Commissioner Present: None. Staff Present: Planning Director Fagg, Associate Planner Newell, 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 12:00 pm on Thursday, March 16, 2017. ACCEPTANCE OF THE AGENDA: Staff reported that the applicant for Item 4. North Palm Canyon LLC (Zinque Resort) has requested a continuance for additional work on the project. The applicant for Item #2. Nexus Development has requested to be heard at the end of the agenda. MISIC (Cassady/Fredricks, 6-0, 1 absent/Purnel) Approve agenda, as amended. PUBLIC COMMENTS: None. CONSENT CALENDAR: 1. APPROVAL OF MINUTES: February 6, 2017, February 21, 2017 and March 6, 2017 Architectural Advisory Committee Minutes March 20, 2017 February 6. 2017: M/S/C (Secoy-Jensen/Lockyer, 4-0, 2 abstained/Fredricks/Song, 1 absent/ Purnel) Approve, as submitted. February 21, 2017: MIS/C (Fredricks/Rotman, 4-0, 2 abstained/Lockyer, Secoy-Jensen, 1 absent/ Purnel) Approve, as amended. March 6.2017: M/S/C (Secoy-Jensen/Fredricks, 5-0, 1 abstained/Rotman, 1 absent/Purnel) Approve, as amended. Item #2 was moved to the end of the agenda. NEW BUSINESS: 3. FREEHOLD COMMUNITIES, LLC, REQUESTING APPROVAL OF FINAL DEVELOPMENT PLANS FOR COMPLETE LANDSCAPING AT THE MIRALON DEVELOPMENT LOCATED ALONG THE NORTH SIDE OF SAN RAFAEL DRIVE, EAST OF NORTH INDIAN CANYON DRIVE, SOUTH OF THE WHITEWATER RIVER AND WEST OF SUNRISE WAY, ZONE PDD 290, SECTION 35 (CASE 5.0982-PD 290 / TTM 31848). (ER) Principal Planner Robertson provided an overview on the final development plans for complete landscaping. BRAD SHUCKHART, Freehold Communities, LLC, applicant, introduced the landscape architect - who will be providing the presentation. MARK LINEY, C2 Collaborative, landscape architect, described the detailed landscaping plan. Member Fredricks said he likes the selection and placement of the plant materials. He verified plant sizes and inert groundcover materials. Member Lockyer verified: the cart path location and materials and public access to trail. Chair Song verified the slope for private yards to common space; edge detail for decomposed granite path through the orchard - (the applicant indicated that they might use larger rock material to edge of path). She requested information on the lighting design (fixture on LP-0.01 is the decorative fixture on spine road). Member Fredricks said the plans need a percentage of plant sizes broken down so the AAC understands the range. He suggested that the aloe and agave sizes should be E Architectural Advisory Committee Minutes March 20, 2017 reversed (5 ga. vs. 15 ga.) He said information is needed on the type of crushed stone (not specified) and needs to match the decomposed granite color. He questioned if the decomposed granite color could be controlled for individual homes. (Yes, it will come back to the AAC.) Member Secoy-Jensen said she likes the concept and presentation throughout. She will defer the size of materials to Member Fredricks. MISIC (CassadylFredricks, 6-0, 1 absent/Purnel) Approve as submitted with final comments coming back to Subcommittee (Fredricks and Lockyer) review. 4. NORTH PALM CANYON DRIVE, LLC, FOR A PLANNED DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT (PDD) AND MAJOR ARCHITECTURAL APPLICATION (MAJ) FOR "THE ZINQUE RESORT"; A MIXED -USE HOTEL DEVELOPMENT LOCATED AT 350 NORTH PALM CANYON DRIVE, ZONE CBD, DOWNTOWN PARKING ZONE, DOWNTOWN DESIGN GUIDELINES, RESORT OVERLAY (CASE 5.1393 PDD 382). (KL) MISIC (CassadylFredricks, 6-0, 1 absent/Purnel) Continue to a date uncertain. A recess was taken at 3:41 pm. The meeting resumed at 3:47 pm. UNFINISHED BUSINESS: 2. NEXUS DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION FOR A PLANNED DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT, A MAJOR ARCHITECTURAL APPLICATION AND TENTATIVE TRACT MAP FOR A TWO PHASE DEVELOPMENT CONSISTING OF (1) REPURPOSING CLASS 1 HISTORIC BUILDINGS ON 3.1-ACRES AT THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF NORTH CALLE EL SEGUNDO AND EAST TAHQUITZ CANYON WAY AND (2) FORTY-EIGHT ATTACHED RESIDENTIAL UNITS ON 5.6-ACRES LOCATED AT THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF NORTH CALLE EL SEGUNDO AND EAST ANDREAS ROAD, ZONE RA AND REO, SECTION 14 (CASE NOS. 6.1399 PD-385, 3.3983 MAJ AND TTM 36876). (DN) Member Secoy-Jensen noted her abstention on this project and would not be participating in the discussion and vote. Associate Planner Newell provided an overview on the modifications made to the proposed project. ROB ERES, Nexus Development, explained the project changes and gave an overview of specific landscape changes. He discussed massing as it relates to the surrounding development. 3 Architectural Advisory Committee Minutes March 20, 2017 CHRIS TEXTER, project architect of KTGY Group, described the changes to the buildings, including materials, colors, overhangs, voids, etc. Member Lockyer verified the color/materials of the perimeter walls (block wall & dark brown metal) and questioned the railing materials (railings will be dark brown tube steel) window frames (dark brown aluminum). He verified the use and placement of stone on the exterior of units. Mr. Lockyer verified the size of the tree planter areas and questioned the separation distance. He asked if there is a certain amount of buildings on Andreas that could be reduced from 3 stories and if all the buildings would meet the 1 5' separation requirement. (Cory Alder suggested reducing the units on the west side of the main entry to a 2-story unit.) Chair Song verified the proposal by applicant to reduce height of 2 units and increase separation. Member Rotman asked if the 2-story units on the south could be redistributed. Chair Song commented that the El Segundo frontage should be the residential edge and massing should be reduced. Member Rotman verified the use of wood materials on the exterior (will be used on ceilings of balcony spaces). Chair Song requested clarification on: • Details on the landscape and wall at the Andreas and El Segundo intersection. (Wall should be at a 45% angle for corner visibility); • Use of parallel parking for landscaping, privacy in side yards - will windows align? (Windows will be staggered and higher/smaller); • Could additional 2' of landscaping be added on El Segundo? (If interior street width is reduced.); • Verified the perimeter wall height (6); Member Fredricks verified: • Depth of the planter beds - (3' is minimum); • Is it important to have 28' wide interior streets? • Can windows indent rather than extrude? (to allow for additional sun protection) • Massing of cluster 2 models: - (2-story high vertical element is overbearing) Chair Song questioned if driveways could be shortened to increase the landscape buffer on El Segundo and Andreas. Comments: Member Fredricks said the project has come a long way, but work is still needed. He agrees that additional landscape is needed for the project, extruded windows (recessed 4 Architectural Advisory Committee Minutes March 20, 2017 instead) and vertical elements mentioned earlier would help massing. Member Lockyer questioned if landscape plan has enough details; he noted that some concessions are necessary such as reducing units 41 and 42 to 2-stories, more landscape buffer area and building separation. Chair Song prefers 2-story units on El Segundo and Andreas to address context; composition of buildings is too repetitive - 2-stories will make it softer at the edges; need additional details on aspects that can come back later. Member Fredricks said more massing at corner is preferable; however, big changes still need to be made. Vice -Chair Cassady supports reducing to 2-stories at perimeter, if square footage can be moved to the middle units. MIS/C. (CassadylFredricks, 5-0, 1 abstainedlSecoy-Jensen, 1 absentlPurnel) Deny as proposed, noting findings of inconsistency: Finding 1: Larger landscape area needed along Andreas & Calle El Segundo. Finding 2: Structure relationship with surroundings is problematic. Finding 3: Massing and 15' separation requirement should be maintained. Finding 5: Design needs to be more developed in terms of massing (in both 3 and 2-story building). Building separation needs to be increased and architectural detailing improved to lessen massive feel of buildings. COMMITTEE MEMBER COMMENTS: None. STAFF MEMBER COMMENTS: None. ADJOURNMENT: The Architectural Advisory Committee of the City of Palm Springs adjourned at 5:23 pm to the next regular meeting at 3:00 pm on Monday, April 3, 2017, Council Chamber, City Hall, 3200 East Tahquitz Canyon Way, Palm Springs. 4=t- - Flinn Fagg, AICP Director of Planning Services 5