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2007 09 19 ALRC Special Meeting ~ of .(w (J.uiJt1ZJ ARCHITECTURE AND LANDSCAPING REVIEW COMMITTIEE AGENDA A Special Meeting to be Held at the La Quinta City Hall - South Conference Room 78-495 Calle Tampico, La Quinta, California SEPTEMBER 19. 2007 10:00 A.M. Beginning Minute Motion 2007-027 I. CALL TO ORDER A. Pledge of Allegiance B. Roll Call II. PUBLIC COMMENT This is the time set aside for public comment on any matter not scheduled for public hearing. Please complete a "Request to Speak" form and limit your comments to three minutes. III. CONFIRMATION OF AGENDA IV. CONSENT CALENDAR: Approval of the Minutes of September 5, 2007. V. BUSINESS ITEMS: A. Item ........................ SITE DEVELOPMENT PERMIT 2006-857 Applicant ................ Coachella Valley Housing Coalition Location .................. Northwest corner of Dune Palms Road and Avenue 48 Request .................. Consideration of landscaping plans for the Dune Palms Neighborhood Apartments and Community Center Action .................... Minute Motion 2007- r ARCHITECTURE AND LANDSCAPING REVIEW COMMITTEE VI. CORRESPONDENCE AND WRITTEN MATERIAL: VII. COMMITTEE MEMBER ITEMS: VIII. ADJOURNMENT This meeting of the Architecture and Landscape Review Committee will be adjourned to a Regular Meeting to be held on October 3, 2007 at 10:00 a.m. DECLARATION OF POSTING I, Betty J. Sawyer, Executive Secretary of the City of La Quinta, do hereby declare that the foregoing Agenda for the La Quinta Architectural and Landscaping Review Committee Special Meeting of Wednesday, September 19, 2007, was posted on the outside entry to the Council Chamber, 78-495 Calle Tampico, and the bulletin board at the La Quinta Post Office, 78-630 Highway 111, on Friday, September 14, 2007. DATED: September 14, 2007 j.-- . SAWYER, Executive Secretary City of La Quinta, California G:\ WPDOCS\ALRC\Agenda .doc MINUTES ARCHITECTURE & LANDSCAPING REVIEW COMMITTEE MEETING A Regular meeting held at the La Quinta City Hall 78-495 Calle Tampico, La Quinta, CA September 5, 2007 10:00 a.m. I. CALL TO ORDER A. This regular meeting of the Architectural and Landscaping Review Committee was called to order at 10:08 a.m. by Planning Director Les Johnson. B. Committee Members present: Jason Arnold, Bill Bobbitt, and Ronald Fitzpatrick. C. Staff present: Assistant City Manager Doug Evans, Planning Director Les Johnson, Principal Planner Stan Sawa, and Executive Secretary Betty Sawyer. II. PUBLIC COMMENT: None. III. CONFIRMATION OF THE AGENDA: Confirmed IV. CONSENT CALENDAR: A. Staff asked if there were any changes to the Minutes of August 1, 2007. There being no changes, it was moved and seconded by Committee Members Bobbitt/Fitzpatrick to approve the minutes as submitted. V. BUSINESS ITEMS: A. Review of Concept Site Plans for the SilverRock Clubhouse; a request of City's Redevelopment Agency for consideration of concept drawings for the SilverRock Clubhouse located at the southwest corner of Avenue 54 and Jefferson Street. 1 . Assistant City Manager Doug Evans presented the information contained in the staff report, a copy of which is on file in the Planning Department. Staff introduced Rob Jones, Golf Dimensions, who gave a presentation on the project. 2. Committee Member Bobbitt asked if the elevations had been completed. Staff stated the process so far has been not to Architecture and Landscaping Review Committee September 5, 2007 concentrate on elevations, but rather functionality. The architect has been given direction on what the Agency would like to see in the design. 3. Committee Member Bobbitt asked about the street drainage off of Jefferson Street. As to whether or not all the water would be retained on-site. Staff stated the second golf course will eventually be the capture point for both the first and second golf courses. Drainage issues will all be included in the lake design as well as the golf course design. 4. Committee Member Bobbitt asked how the new CVWD water ordinance will affect the new design. Staff stated the landscape architect, as well as the engineers have been reviewing the course design in light of the new regulations. HAS, the landscape architect, has a good record of managing water to meet the standard requirements. 5. Committee Member Bobbitt asked if the annual budget to maintain the golf course has been addressed. It looks good from a planning standpoint and at the starting phase, but if the maintenance budget isn't sufficient to keep it up, it will deteriorate over time. Staff stated Landmark Land, who is in charge of maintaining the site has been directly involved in the planning of the site and the budget. Mr. Jones explained that the problems that occurred at the first golf course as well as other public golf courses has been taken into consideration in this design. Hydrology is the biggest concern that is being addressed in designing the site. 6. Committee Member Bobbitt asked if there has been any outside public input into the design. Staff stated not to date. The site plan is set, land uses are set, and the locations will not change. The outside public input to date has come from those that are playing the current golf course and those comments have helped in this design. Mr. Jones stated they are reviewing the site globally by asking the design team to take into consideration the existing course and critic it as well. 7. Committee Member Bobbitt asked that on the islands the design should be more concave and not mounded to keep it out of the street. 2 Architecture and Landscaping Review Committee September 5, 2007 8. Committee Member Fitzpatrick asked it the environmental studies have been done. Staff stated it has all been completed and explained the history of the project. 9. Committee Member Fitzpatrick asked what the next step will be. Staff stated they were looking for the Committee's comments on the concept drawings. The architectural drawings will be submitted in four phases to reach the final architectural drawings. Committee Member Fitzpatrick stated he was looking for a footprint of the building and would like to see that at the next presentation. 10. There being no further questions, it was moved and seconded by Committee Members Fitzpatrick/Bobbitt to adopt Minute Motion 2007-024 accepting the concept drawings for the SilverRock Clubhouse. Unanimously approved. B. Site Development Permit 2006-863; a request of Innovative Communities for consideration of the common area, model and front yard landscaping plans for Tract 34243, located on the north side of Avenue 58, approximately 1,000 feet west of Madison Street. 1 . Principal Planner Stan Sawa presented the information contained in the staff report, a copy of which is on file in the Planning Department. Staff introduced Brad Foman, Innovative Communities, and Steve Shirrell, Landscape Development, who gave a presentation on the project. 2. Committee Member Fitzpatrick asked staff to explain the "no turf" option and whether it was mandatory. Staff stated the developer offered the option to have no turf in the front yard. However, the applicant is intending to plant all the front yards and staff is therefore requesting 10% of the homes not have turf. Committee Member Fitzpatrick asked what would happen if all the home buyers do not want the "no turf" option. Mr. Foman stated it is an option to the buyer. 3. Committee Member Bobbitt stated it could go either way; everyone will want it or no one wants it. If no one wants the "no turf" option they will still need to meet the CVWD requirements to make changes in other areas of the project. Committee Member Bobbitt asked that the Italian Cypress and Sycamore trees as well as any self-clinging vine be replaced with a different variety as they will not last over time. Mr. 3 Architecture and Landscaping Review Committee September 5, 2007 Shirrell stated it had already been substituted. Committee Member Bobbitt asked if the homeowners would be maintaining the landscaping. Mr. Foman stated yes, they would be. 4. Committee Member Fitzpatrick asked how a potential buyer would see an example of a "no turf" option. Mr. Foman stated they would have renderings available to show the design. 5. There being no further questions, it was moved and seconded by Committee Members Arnold/Bobbitt to adopt Minute Motion 2007-025 recommending approval of Site Development Permit 2006-863, as recommended by staff and amended: a. Condition No.6: a "no turf" option rendering shall be shown to all prospective buyers. b. Condition added: The Italian Cypress and Sycamore trees as well as any self-clinging vine shall be replaced with a different variety. Unanimously approved. C. Site Development Permit 2007-893; a request of Mark Ladeda, Tally Ranch, Inc. for consideration of architecture and landscaping plans for an approximately 5,700 square foot stable/barn structure located at the Tally Ranch, a 4.19 acre private residential equestrian property, located at 55-075 Monroe Street. 1 . Planning Director Les Johnson presented the information contained in the staff report, a copy of which is on file in the Planning Department. Staff introduced Paula Zigler and Mark Ladeda, representing the applicant, who gave a presentation on the project. 2. Committee Member Bobbitt asked if there were any view issues in regard to the barn. Mr. Ladeda stated no, as they are set back 1,200 feet from the street. 3. Committee Member Fitzpatrick asked if there would be any commercial uses. Ms. Zigler stated no, it is for her personal use. Committee Member Bobbitt asked if there would be any toilet facilities at the barn and any drainage concerns. Mr. Ladeda explained there would be a drainage system for the wash rack. 4 Architecture and Landscaping Review Committee September 5, 2007 4. There being no further questions, it was moved and seconded by Committee Members Bobbitt/Arnold to adopt Minute Motion 2007-026 recommending approval of Site Development Permit 2007-893, as recommended by staff. VI. CORRESPONDENCE AND WRITTEN MATERIAL: None VII. COMMITTEE MEMBER ITEMS: A. Planning Director Les Johnson reviewed the CVWD changes to the water ordinance with the Committee Members. B. Planning Director Les Johnson informed the members that a special meeting of the Committee was being scheduled for September 19th for review of the Coachella Valley Housing Coalitions housing project landscaping plans. VIII. ADJOURNMENT: There being no further business, it was moved and seconded by Committee Members Fitzpatrick/Bobbitt to adjourn this meeting of the Architectural and Landscaping Review Committee to a Special Meeting to be held on September 19, 2007. This meeting was adjourned at 11 :41 p.m. on September 5, 2007. Respectfully submitted, BETTY J. SAWYER Executive Secretary 5 BI#A ~of~a~ ARCHITECTURE AND LANDSCAPE REVIEW COMMITTEE DATE: SEPTEMBER 19, 2007 CASE NO: SITE DEVELOPMENT PERMIT 2006-857 APPLICANT: COACHELLA VALLEY HOUSING COALITION REQUEST: REVIEW OF LANDSCAPING PLANS FOR THE DUNE PALMS NEIGHBORHOOD APARTMENTS AND COMMUNITY CENTER LOCATION: NORTHWEST CORNER OF DUNE PALMS ROAD AND AVENUE 48 BACKGROUND The Dune Palms Neighborhood apartment complex, located at the northwest corner of Dune Palms Road and Avenue 48, received Specific Plan and Site Development Permit approval on April 4, 2006 (SP 2006-078, SDP 06-857). The project, which encompasses approximately 14.8 acres, consists of a ::!: 220-unit affordable high- density apartment complex and community building. Plans for the community building and surrounding landscaping were later recommended for approval by the Planning Commission on June 12, 2004 and approved by the City Council on July 3, 2007. Site Development 2006-857 condition of approval #72, approved by the City Council on April 4, 2006, requires that revised landscaping plans be reviewed by the Architecture and Landscaping Review Committee and the Planning Commission prior to final approval. This request consists of the ALRC review of the revised landscaping plans, based on the condition of approval: 72. Prior to issuance of a grading permit, applicant shall submit a revised landscape plan, for the Architectural and Landscaping Review Committee review and Planning Commission approval, as a business item that includes plant quantities and plant locations as well as material and color details for the enhanced paving and wall designs. Prior to issuance of a grading permit, applicant shall submit for Planning Commission approval as a business item a revised landscape plan that identifies all trees be a minimum 1.5 inch caliper and a 36 inch box, all trees proposed within 150 feet of the A venue 48 frontage shall be a minimum 48 inch box, and add additional hedges and trees to fully screen from each view along the west property line. The applicant shall work with the Watercolors developer to coordinate landscaping, walls and applicable easements along the west property line of the subject property. PROJECT REVIEW The landscape plans identify trees, shrubs, and ground cover consistent with condition of approval #72 from the original Site Development Permit and Specific Plan. Landscaping consists of an appropriate desert plant palate designed to complement the architecture of the building. Tree caliper sizes have been identified to exceed 1.5 inches, all trees will have a minimum 36 inch box size, and all trees within 150 feet of Avenue 48 have been identified as having a minimum box size of 48 inches. Additional hedges and trees have been placed along the west property line. Mechanical equipment will be screened by a green-screen wall not identified on the plans. ANALYSIS In general, the revised landscape palette and sizes presented are acceptable and conform to the conditions of approval. The proposed species of plants, which are taken from the approved plant list in the Specific Plan, provide diversity, while having the characteristics of being functional and low water users. Turf identified on the plans has been limited to functional and visible areas located primarily within the courtyards of the units. Staff recommends that the final landscaping plans identify the proposed green-screen material screening air conditioning and other mechanical equipment. RECOMMENDATION: Review the development plans and if acceptable, recommend to the Planning Commission approval of Site Development Permit 2006-857. Attachment: 1 . Landscaping plans Prepared by: