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ARCHITECTURAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE
MINUTES OF JANUARY 12, 2009
Council Chamber, City Hall
3200 East Tahquitz Canyon Way, Palm Springs, CA 92262
CALL TO ORDER: The meeting was called to order at 3:05 pm by the acting Chair
Chris Sahlin.
ATTENDANCE: Present: Absent:
Jim Cioffi X
Chris Sahlin, Vice Chair X
Doug Hudson X
Lance O'Donnell X
Donald Wexler X
Jeffrey Jurasky X
Michael King X
Paul Ortega X
REPORT OF POSTING OF AGENDA:
The Agenda was available for public access at the City Hall exterior bulletin board (west
side of Council Chambers) and the Planning Department counter by noon Thursday,
January 8, 2009.
PUBLIC COMMENTS: - Three (3) minute time limit per person on matters within the
jurisdiction of the Architectural Advisory Committee.
Acting Chair Sahlin opened Public Comments: There were no Public Comments.
1. Case 5.1203 CUP & 6.507 VAR - RESTUDY - T-Mobile to construct a 60-foot
tall commercial communication antenna designed as a slim -line monopole and
four radio cabinets enclosed behind a seven -foot tall CMU wall at 1900 East
Palm Canyon Drive (Club Trinidad), Zone R-3, Section 24. (DN)
AAC members offered the following comments and recommendations:
1.a Relocate monopole further away from East Palm Canyon Drive
1.b Ensure that the monopole's shadow will not interfere with existing
photovoltaic panels on roof
1.c Provide a sample of the monopole color — Committee prefers a desert tan
Action: M/S/C (King/O'Donnell) 4-1 (Hudson), 1 absent (Cioffi) To Restudy based on
the above comments 1.a thru 1.c.
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2. 5.1128 CUP & 6.501 VAR - RESTUDY - Endure Investments, LLC, to review
landscape plans for an oil -change facility at the southeast corner of Gene Autry
Trail and Mission Road (250 South Gene Autry Trail), Zone M-1-P, Section 18.
(DN)
AAC members offered the following comments and recommendations:
2.a Ocotillo plant should be 15 gallon
2.b Increase shade trees to provide shading for at least 30 percent of the
parking spaces
2.c Decrease concrete around handicap parking spaces at northwest corner of
site
2.d Wall along San Joaquin Drive should be higher and further away from street
to allow for vine plantings
2.e Consider relocating trash enclosure further away from streets, particularly
Gene Autry Trail
2.f Include outdoor seating on north side of building, under palm trees
Action: M/S/C (King/O'Donnell, 5-0, 1 absent/Cioffi) - To Restudy based on the
above comments and recommendations 2.a thru 2.f
3. 5.1160-PD 341 — RESTUDY - Final development plans of a previously approved
4-story , 126-room Marriott Residence Inn to be located along East Tahquitz
Canyon Way and west of Hermosa Drive. The Marriott Residence Inn is part of a
mixed -use -development by Nexus that will consist of two hotels and retail
commercial uses to be built in phases. Edward O. Robertson, Principal Planner
made the staff presentation.
The Committee unanimously thanked the applicant and its team of architects for
the quick turn around. The Committee also recognized the architect for working
with comments and recommendations from the previous AAC meeting. The
Committee was particularly impressed with the changes made to the East
elevation, but _felt that there was a lack of connection to the north elevation.
Additional comments from the Committee are as follows:
3.a Pattern idea of orange on sunscreens and balconies is good, but need to be
careful with having overly busy patterns.
3.b The Committee is not in favor of metal crates for the balcony; it could be
dangerous.
3.c Window types should differ between different uses on elevations, e.g. west
elevation, below the Porte cochere is same as residential.
3.d The east elevation is a better and approvable design.
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3.e That 95% of plant palette is fine; however, the pool area needs more
attention for inappropriate plants.
3.f Use appropriate plants especially in the pool area
3.g That the balcony material is metal, the architect is urged to use a different
material on the balcony floor.
3.h Tie AC grills into the patterning design.
Action: M/S/C (King / O'Donnell, 5-0) - The AAC recommended approval of
the Final Development Plans to the Planning Commission with all of
- - the above comments.
CHAIRMAN / COMMITTEE / STAFF COMMENTS:
The Committee commented on the quality and completeness of exhibits and materials
that are presented to them. The Committee expressed concerns on the incompleteness
of exhibits that lacked adequate information, such as legends, plant types and sizes.
Staff reiterated that more efforts will be made to work with applicants in order to make
sure that only complete exhibits will be presented to the AAC.
Staff also informed the AAC that the Planning Department has made a decision to
make minutes, staff memos and exhibits available to the AAC prior to meeting dates.
ADJOURMENT:
There being no further comments, the meeting adjourned at 5:15 pm.
Respectfully submitted,
Edward Robertson
Principal Planner
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