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ARCHITECTUAL REVIEW COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES
March 17, 2025
CITY OF PALM SPRINGS
3200 East Tahquitz Canyon Way, Palm Springs, California
CALL TO ORDER:
Chair O’Donnell called the meeting to order at 5:30 p.m.
ROLL CALL:
Present: O’DONNELL, BASTIN, MACDONALD, THOMPSON, WALSH, CASTRO
Excused: THOMAS
Staff Present: Principal Planner Ken Lyon, Director of Planning Christopher Hadwin, Assistant Planner
Alex Rubalcava
REPORT OF POSTING OF AGENDA: The agenda was available for public access at the City Hall
exterior bulletin board (west side of Council Chamber) and the Planning Services counter by 9:00 pm on
Thursday, March 13, 2025.
ACCEPTANCE OF THE AGENDA:
Ayes: O’DONNELL, BASTIN, MACDONALD, THOMPSON, WALSH, CASTRO
Excused: THOMAS
PUBLIC COMMENT: None.
1. CONSENT CALENDAR:
A. APPROVAL OF MINUTES: JANUARY 21, 2025
Member Thompson moved, seconded by member Bastin, to approve Consent item #1A.
Ayes: O’DONNELL, BASTIN, MACDONALD, THOMPSON, WALSH, CASTRO
Excused: THOMAS
B. STUDIO A&D ARCHITECT, ON BEHALF OF THE PROPERTY OWNER,
DOMINIK SCHIEWECK, FOR A MAJOR ARCHITECTURAL APPLICATION
FOR A SINGLE-FAMILY DWELLING ON A HILLSIDE LOT LOCATED AT
2337 MORNING VISTA DRIVE (LOT 35), DESERT PALISADES SPECIFIC
PLAN, CASE AR-2025-0004 (APN 504-390-035) (Alex
Rubalcava)
RECOMMENDATION: Adopt the resolution determining the project exempt from CEQA
and approve, subject to conditions.
Ayes: O’DONNELL, BASTIN, MACDONALD, THOMPSON, WALSH, CASTRO
Excused: THOMAS
Architectural Review Committee Meeting Minutes
March 17, 2025
City of Palm Springs
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EXCLUDED CONSENT CALENDAR: Items removed from the Consent Calendar for separate
discussion are considered at this time.
2. UNFINISHED BUSINESS: None.
3. NEW BUSINESS:
A. AN APPEAL BY JOSEPH PRANEVICIUS AND THE CARNELIAN
RED TRUST DTD 6/6/2018, OWNERS / APPELLANTS, OF
CERTAIN CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL RELATED TO A
DECISION OF THE PLANNING DIRECTOR APPROVING CASE
AR-2024-0046, A MINOR ARCHITECTURAL APPLICATION
PROPOSING A ROUGHLY 715-SQUARE FOOT ADDITION TO
AN EXISTING SHADE CANOPY STRUCTURE LOCATED AT
1100 SOUTH PALM CANYON DRIVE, (APN 508-292-001), ZONE
C-1, GENERAL PLAN LAND USE DESIGNATION, TOURIST
RESORT COMMERCIAL ("TRC") CASE APPL-2024-0001 of
CASE 2024-0046. (Ken Lyon)
RECOMMENDATION: Deny the appeal and uphold the decision of the Planning
Director.
Principal Planner Ken Lyon presented the staff report and answered questions of the committee.
Planning Director Christopher Hadwin spoke and answered questions of the committee.
The applicant was not present at the meeting.
Member Castro commented that there are not sufficient grounds for appeal as the requirements in the Conditions
of Approval are prescribed by law. The Conditions of approval were imposed because the full required scope
of the project was not sufficiently shown on the plans (that were part of the application).
Member Castro moved, seconded by member Thompson to deny the appeal and uphold the decision of the
Planning Director.
Ayes: O’DONNELL, BASTIN, MACDONALD, THOMPSON, WALSH, CASTRO
Excused: THOMAS
ARCHITECTUAL REVIEW COMMITTEE REPORTS, REQUESTS AND COMMENTS: Principal
Planner Lyon provided an update regarding the recruitment of new committee members.
PLANNING DIRECTOR’S REPORT: Director Hadwin mentioned that the Zoning Code Team will be attending
local outreach events on March 31stt and April 1st. Draft Zoning Maps and draft Zoning Districts are available for
review, and Urban Design Guidelines are being drafted.
ADJOURNMENT: The Architectural Review Committee adjourned at 5:47 p.m. to 5:30 pm, Monday, April
7, 2025.