HomeMy WebLinkAbout24018 RESOLUTION NO. 24018
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALM
SPRINGS CALIFORNIA UPHOLDING THE APPEAL OF MICHAEL
BECKMAN, REVERSING THE MARCH 8, 2016, DECISION OF
THE HISTORIC SITE PRESERVATION BOARD, AND GRANTING
A CERTIFICATE OF APPROVAL FOR A NEW FOLDING GLASS
STOREFRONT SYSTEM AT THE TRUSS & TWINE BAR AND
RESTAURANT, LOCATED AT 800 NORTH PALM CANYON
DRIVE; CLASS 1 HISTORIC SITE #27, LAS PALMAS BUSINESS
HISTORIC DISTRICT.
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALM SPRINGS FINDS AND
DETERMINES AS FOLLOWS:
A. On November 17, 2015, the Michael Beckman, Owner of Truss & Twine Bar &
Restaurant, ("applicant / appellant") submitted an application pursuant to Palm Springs
Municipal Code (PSMC) Section 8.05.185 (Application for Permit to Construct or Alter
Structures) for exterior alteration of a portion of the El Paseo Building, a Class 1 Historic
Site (HSPB #27) and a contributing structure within the Las Palmas Business Historic
District (Case 3.1198 MAA).
B. On December 8, 2015, the Historic Site Preservation Board (HSPB) reviewed the
proposed project and voted 7-0 to grant a Certificate of Approval.
C. On March 8, 2016, the HSPB reviewed the proposed project again, specifically
analyzing a folding glass storefront system proposed to replace an existing glass
storefront on the Palm Canyon Drive fagade of the building and voted 7-0 to deny a
Certificate of Approval for the folding glass door system.
D. On March 16, 2016, the applicant filed an appeal of the HSPB's action to deny
the Certificate of Approval for the folding glass storefront system. In its appeal the
appellant requested that the City Council overturn the decision of the HSPB and grant
the Certificate of Approval for installation of the proposed folding glass storefront
system.
E. On May 4, 2016, the City Council reviewed the appeal request at a regularly
scheduled meeting.
F. The proposed alteration to the storefront system at the El Paseo Building meets
the definition of a project as defined by CEQA (The California Environmental Quality
Act). The El Paseo Building was designated by the Palm Springs City Council as a
Class 1 historic site and thus meets the definition in CEQA of a historic resource.
CEQA allows for a Categorical Exemption of a project from further analysis under
CEQA involving a historic resource if it can be concluded that the proposed project is
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consistent with the Secretary of the Interior Standards for the Treatment of Historic
Properties and will not materially impair the significance of a historic resource. The
significance of a historic resource is impaired when a project materially impairs the
physical characteristics that convey the significance of the resource.
In this case, the project proposes to replace a storefront glazing system installed in
2007. The storefront is not part of the physical characteristics that convey the historic
significance of the resource. The proposed project does not impair the historic resource
in an adverse way and therefore the City Council has determined the project to be
eligible for a Class 31 Categorical Exemption under CEQA.
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALM SPRINGS HEREBY RESOLVES
AS FOLLOWS:
Based upon the foregoing, the City Council hereby upholds the appeal, reverses
the decision of the HSPB and grants a Certificate of Approval for the installation of a
folding glass storefront system in the Palm Canyon Drive fagade of the northwest corner
suite of the El Paseo Building. The installation of the folding glass storefront system is
to be done within the existing masonry opening (no infill of the masonry opening). The
glazing and mullion system is to match that of the existing storefront systems (color,
finish, profile, etc.) as other glazing/storefront systems in the building. The existing six
(6) inch sill beneath the existing storefront system may be removed in order to facilitate
installation of the new folding glass door system.
ADOPTED THIS 4T" DAY OF MAY, 2016.
David H. Ready, City ager
ATTEST:
es Thompson, City Clerk
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CERTIFICATION
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE ) ss.
CITY OF PALM SPRINGS )
I, JAMES THOMPSON, City Clerk of the City of Palm Springs, California, do
hereby certify that Resolution No. 24018 is a full, true, and correct copy, and was dul
adopted at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Palm Springs on the 4t
day of May, 2016, by the following vote:
AYES: Councilmember Kors, Councilmember Roberts, Mayor Pro Tern Mills, and
Mayor Moon.
NOES: None.
ABSENT: Councilmember Foat.
ABSTAIN: None.
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