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City of Palm Springs
ARCHITECTURAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE
Council Chamber, 3200 East Tahquitz Canyon Way, Palm Springs, California 92262
Minutes of July 21, 2014
CALL TO ORDER: Chair Fauber called the meeting to order at 3:00 pm
ROLL CALL:
Committee Members Present: Song, Hirschbein, Cassady, Secoy-Jensen, Chair
Fauber
Committee Members Excused: Vice-Chair Fredricks, Purnel
Planning Commissioner Present: Lowe
Also Present: Director Wheeler, Assistant Planner Mlaker, and
Intern Canchola
REPORT OF THE POSTING OF AGENDA: The Agenda was posted for public access
at the City Hall bulletin board (west side of Council Chamber) and the Planning
Department counter pursuant to state and local law.
ACCEPTANCE OF THE AGENDA: The agenda was accepted, as presented.
PUBLIC COMMENTS - None
CONSENT CALENDAR:
1. APPROVAL OF MINUTES: JULY 7, 2014
M/S/C (Secoy-Jensen/Hirschbein, 4-0-1 abstain Cassady, absent Vice-Chair Fredricks,
Purnel) Approve as amended.
NEW BUSINESS:
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2. RHSMAX T41, LLC, OWNER FOR A TENTATIVE TRACT MAP
AMENDMENT (TTM 32736) FOR A CONDOMINIUM MAP AND MAJOR
ARCHITECTURE APPLICATION FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF A 41-UNIT
CONDOMINIUM COMPLEX KNOWN AS VIBRANTE, LOCATED AT 6500 34TH
AVENUE, ZONE R-G-A(6), SECTION 30 (CASE 3.3745 MAJ). (GM)
ASSISTANT PLANNER MLAKER presented the proposal and mentioned
correspondence presented.
RICK SCOTT, applicant, presented and explained the history of the project.
CHRIS HERMAN, Landscape Architect, said the wall for this project is to enhance the
street view by creating some offsets and some texture changes by using different types
of blocks. There will be split face and eight by eight inch color precision block. From a
landscape perspective, this is completely drought tolerant, water efficient design with no
turf areas in any of the public spaces.
BOARD MEMBER HIRSCHBEIN asked how much of a planting bed will there be
between the perimeter wall and sidewalk.
MR. HERMAN said there is at least fifteen feet from the sidewalk to the wall.
BOARD MEMBER SONG likes the idea of separating two different materials on the side
wall, but would like to see the cap match the color of the eight by eight stacks.
MR. HERMAN said yes he can do that.
CHAIR FAUBER asked if the gate is open wrought iron or is it filled in.
MR. HERMAN said the bottom panel is a patina solid and the pickets are open.
CHAIR FAUBER asked what the spacing on the pickets is.
MR. HERMAN said they are four inches.
BOARD MEMBER SECOY-JENSEN asked what the material of the base and the gate
is.
MR. HERMAN said the material is metal that looks like patina steel.
BOARD MEMBER SONG asked what the roof overhang is. She feels that it needs to be
wider.
MR. HERMAN said the roof overhang is two feet
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BOARD MEMEBR SONG asked if the applicant is proposing to use brick as a
secondary material.
MR. HERMAN said that if there is a different approach that anyone thinks they should
take they will be open to that.
BOARD MEMBER SONG said the overhang should be two feet 8 inches minimum and
that the east coast use of the brick may conflict with the style of the project.
BOARD MEMBER CASSADY asked if the applicant gave any thought into adding a
second pool because 1 pool seems insufficient for forty-one units.
MR. HERMAN said there will be room for small pools in individual lots.
BOARD MEMBER SECOY-JENSEN said both houses at the entry should be one story.
MR. SCOTT said that could be accomplished.
SCOTT CONNOLY, neighbor, has concerns about the sound wall on Dinah Shore and
wanted to know what that will look like. He also asked if the plant heights will block the
San Bernardino mountain views. He asked about sufficient water supply, and if there
was any consideration of having the development more open without gates.
TREY DANIELS, neighbor, said that this is a very nice neighborhood and he has
concerns. He does not want the project to be walled off. He wants the gates removed,
and minimally to have the walls lowered.
CHAIR FAUBER asked if any of the backyards along the road are going to be sloping.
MR. SCOTT said no, the back yards will not be sloped.
BOARD MEMBER SECOY-JENSEN asked to see roof plan
MR. SCOTT said there are two composites they will use. The pitch is 3 ½ or less per
twelve.
BOARD MEMBER CASSADY asked will there be solar or prewired.
MR. SCOTT said prewired.
BOARD MEMBER HIRSCHBEIN would like to defer the landscape approval to the
subcommittee of landscape members.
BOARD MEMBER SECOY-JENSEN said she is not ready to move forward with the
architecture because there are so many unknowns. She would like to see the wall cap,
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would like to know what the overhang size is, and like to see gate material, like to see
the single level plan and the detailing of doors and windows.
CHAIR FAUBER would like to see sidewalks and see gate to be more community
friendly.
DIRECTOR MARGO WHEELER confirmed that the pervious application is no longer
binding.
BOARD MEMBER HERSHBEIN said he wants to see a more developed elevation and
to replace stone and brick veneer with different material type.
BOARD MEMBER SONG said the second emergency entry needs a pedestrian gate.
BOARD MEMBER CASSADY would like to see more refinement on the elevation.
CHAIR FAUBER would like to see a two foot 8 inch overhang
BOARD MEMBER HIRSCHBEIN would like to see a change of placement of windows.
BOARD MEMBER SECOY-JENSEN said the international style is very uniform, relates
to each other and should be aligned.
M/S/C (Fauber/ Cassady, 5-0-2, absent Fredricks, Purnel). Tabled
COMMITTEE MEMBER COMMENTS: Board members thanked Director Wheeler for
her work with the city.
STAFF MEMBER COMMENTS: None
ADJOURNMENT: The Architectural Advisory Committee of the City of Palm Springs
adjourned at 4:25 pm to the next scheduled joint meeting with the Planning
Commission at 11:30 am on July 23, 2014, Large Conference Room, City Hall, 3200
East Tahquitz Canyon Way, Palm Springs.
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M. Margo Wheeler, FAICP
Director of Planning Services