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CITY OF PALM SPRINGS
ARCHITECTURAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE
Council Chamber, City Hall
3200 East Tahquitz Canyon Way, Palm Springs, CA 92262
MINUTES OF SEPTEMBER 10, 2012
CALL TO ORDER: Chair Kleindienst called the meeting to order at 3:00 p.m.
ATTENDANCE - YTD Present: # Absent: # Total
William Kleindienst, Chair X 12 5 17
James Harlan, Vice Chair X 16 1 17
William Fauber X 16 1 17
Gary Fredricks X 13 5 17
Susan Secoy-Jensen X 15 2 17
Randy Purnel X 16 1 17
Paul Ortega 12 X 5 17
Dan Thompson 10 0 N/A
(Attendance record begins on January 2012 through the meeting of September 10, 2012.)
Planning Commission Members Present: Donenfeld
APPROVAL OF MINUTES: Approval of Minutes for meeting of August 20, 2012 with
corrections.
ACTION: M/S/C (Harlan / Fauber, 5-0-2, absent Ortega, abstain Kleindienst) To approve the
minutes of August 20, 2012 with corrections.
REVISIONS TO AGENDA:
PUBLIC COMMENTS: Three (3) minute time limit per person on matters within the
jurisdiction of the Architectural Advisory Committee.
Joy Meredith representing Palm Springs Main Streets and as a private citizen stated that she
supports the design and plans for agenda item #2 Case 5.1284 PDD 360 – Arrive Hotel.
AGENDA ITEM #2: Case 5.1284 PDD 360 – Arrive Hotel
An application by Palm Grove Group LLC for a Planned Development District (PDD)
proposing a 32-room hotel, a 100-seat restaurant, 1120 square feet of retail uses,
landscaping, and parking on a 1.27 acre parcel at 1551 North Palm Canyon Drive. Zone C-
1/R-3, Resort Combining Zone. (KL)
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AAC members offered the following comments and recommendations:
2a. Secoy-Jensen expressed concern about the entry sequence and lack of clear “’front
desk check in”.
2b. Secoy-Jensen asked for more information about the proposed site lighting (cut sheets
for fixtures).
2c. Secoy-Jensen asked for a color and materials board in addition to the materials exhibit
shown.
2d. Secoy-Jensen asked for clarification on the use of the Ipei wood at the restaurant
ceiling and how it would be finished to resist deterioration from heat and UV.
2e. Fauber suggested adding some sort of window below the clerestory in each hotel
room.
2f. Fauber asked for clarification on the prefabrication system for the buildings.
2g. Harlan suggested the applicant “reinterpret” the screen block walls in a contemporary
expression.
2h. Purnel asked for more information regarding plant sizes, quantity, and specific
species.
2i. Fredricks asked for more information about the green roof tray system.
2j. Harlan asked for clarification on the building height, the maximum allowed for the
zone, and the surrounding zone designations.
2k. Harlan expressed concern about the massing and articulation of the hotel rooms.
2l. Harlan expressed concern about the “tightness” of the ramps around the courtyard.
2m. Harlan noted the plant wells shown on the civil drawings are not consistent with
those on the landscape plan.
2n. Kleindienst expressed concern about the viability of the retail buildings.
2o. Kleindienst expressed concern about odors from the trash enclosures/rooms and
restaurant grease trap.
2p. Kleindienst expressed concern about the landscaping.
2q. Kleindienst expressed concern about the parking lot size, layout and multiple curb cuts
and logistics of valet service.
2r. Kleindienst felt the site pedestrian circulation seemed “forced”.
2s. Kleindienst expressed doubt that the green roof would survive without irrigation in the
summer months.
2t. Kleindienst expressed concern about the HVAC, noting roof mounted or window unit
a/c units would not be acceptable and asked for clarification on the A/C system
(central chilled water versus individual package units).
2u. Kleindienst asked why the second floor units didn’t have elevator access.
2v. Kleindienst asked about the ADA access to the pool area.
2w. Kleindienst felt the architecture was fine.
ACTION: M/S/C (Harlan/Secoy-Jenson) To recommend approval of the project by the
Planning Commission. Motion passed 6-0 unanimously with the following conditions:
• The AAC requested review the final PDD plans showing additional information
specifically in the following areas:
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• Clarify the entry/check-in sequence for the hotel (how it works) and massing.
• Clarify the landscape plan in terms of sizes, quantities and location of plant materials
as well as cut sheets on the site lighting fixtures.
• Clarify the location, logistics and details for trash rooms (odors, trucks, schedule, etc)
• Clarify the HVAC concept.
• Revise civil drawings to match site plan.
• Clarify the green roof component and how it will survive the summer.
• Consider green roof (if it can be designed to survive the summer) on the
housekeeping and restroom buildings since they are closest to the second floor
rooms).
• Provide a drawing that shows the entry area at a larger scale.
• Review with the AAC if the CorTen roof material is substituted for another material
• Provide material sample board
CHAIRMAN / COMMITTEE / STAFF COMMENTS:
Vice Chair Harlan altered Staff to a building re-paint at North Palm Canyon and Racquet Club
Drives 7-Eleven. Additional questions regarding the renovation of the Allen Ladd Building
and roof material being used on the Sparrows Hotel.
Chair Kleindienst enquired about the remodel of the front patio area of the Hyatt Hotel.
ADJOURNMENT:
There being no further comments, the AAC meeting adjourned at 4:15 p.m.
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Edward O. Robertson
Principal Planner