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1992 05 06 DRB Minutes MINUTES DESIGN REVIEW BOARD CITY OF LA QUINT A A regular meeting held at the La Quinta City Hall 78-105 Calle Estado, La Quinta, California May 6, 1992 5:30 P.M. I. CALL TO ORDER A. Vice Chairman Harbison brought the meeting to order at 5:30 P.M. and Boardmember Rice led the flag salute. Vice Chairman Harbison asked for a roll call. n. ROLL CALL A. Present: Boardmembers John Curtis, Fred Rice, Paul Anderson, Planning Commission Representative Elison, and Vice Chairman Harbison. Absent: Chairman Llewellyn. It was moved by Boardmember Anderson and seconded by Boardmember Rice to excuse Chairman Llewellyn from the meeting. Unanimously approved. B. Staff present: Principal Planner Stan Sawa and Department Secretary Betty Anthony m. BUSINESS SESSION A. Plot Plan 92-484: a request to develop a small take out pizza restaurant at 79-080 Calle Estado on 0.12 acres in the Commercial Village "The Core" Zone District. 1. Principal Planner Stan Sawa stated that this item would be continued to the next meeting at the request of Staff. B. Conditional Use Permit 92-003; a request for approval of plans for a three story medical office building on five acres in the C-P-S Zone at the northeast comer of 48th Avenue and Washington Street. 1. Principal Planner Stan Sawa presented the information contained in the Staff report, a copy of which is on file in the Planning and Development Department. DRBMS/6 1 Design Review Board Minutes May 6, 1992 2. Boardmember Rice asked where the church and the other approved medical complex were in relation to the project. Staff stated to the north was the Desert Hospital project, to the south was the Pyramids, to the east was Lake La Quinta, and to the west was vacant land. 3. Boardmember Curtis asked if a master plan had been submitted for the entire area and if the entire project would be medical. Staff stated that they had not received a complete site plan for the project but Staffs understanding was that it would be medical or medical/office/retail. 3. Planning Commission Representative Ellson asked if the buildings had been leased. Staff stated they understood it was in the process. 4. Boardmember Rice stated his objection to the architecture of the building and he strongly felt he could not support the project as submitted. He felt it resembled Stouffers Esmeralda and that was not the theme of La Quinta. 5. Mr. Paul Senzaki, Jerde Partnership, representing the applicant, gave a brief presentation of the project and introduced Mr. Charles Pigg of Jerde Partnership who gave a detailed presentation of the project. 6. Vice Chairman Harbison stated he felt the building was too geometric. Discussion followed concerning the look of the building in regards to its location. Most board members felt it did not represent the look of La Quinta. 7. Boardmember Curtis stated his concern that enough detail was not given to the Washington Street side of the building. 8. Boardmember Anderson stated he felt the design had broken the size down and to add a tile roof would be detrimental to the design. He did not feel you could get the Village look out of a building this size. Discussion followed again relative to what type of look La Quinta wanted. 9. Planning Commission Representative Ellson agreed that the look needed to be more Spanish and the color needed to softened. 10. Vice Chairman Harbison stated the detailing on the windows and doors needed to show more enhancement. 11. Boardmember Anderson again stated the Board's objection to the large flat walls of the structure. He felt the City could and should encourage a DRBM5/6 2 Design Review Board Minutes May 6, 1992 variety of architecture. 12. Boardmember Curtis felt the architecture should be given more detail, but felt the layout of the building should be altered and more attention given to the Washington Street side. 13. Mr. Senzaki asked the Board to give them direction regarding what they were looking for. Planning Commissioner Ellson stated the roofline needed to be more broken up and softer colors. 14. Following discussion it was moved by Boardmember Curtis and seconded by Boardmember Anderson to recommend approval of the project subject to the building being resubmitted to Staff with the following revisions: a. Softer colors. b. Soften the rectangular architecture possibly (with Pueblo-type archi tecture). c. Attention is given to the roofline to break it up. d. Reduce the solid mass and give more detail to the architecture. e. Soften the block wall arcade. f. Put more interest to the west elevation. On a roll call vote it was approved unanimously approved with Chairman Llewellyn being absent. 'f,..z . .> " ' " IV. CONSENT CALENDAR A. Vice Chairman Harbison asked if there were any corrections to the Minutes of March 4, 1992. Boardmember Rice asked that a note regarding his insulating glass handout be added to the minutes. Boardmember Curtis moved to approve the Minutes as corrected. Boardmember Rice seconded the motion and it carried unanimously. IV. ADJOURNMENT It was moved by Boardmember Anderson and seconded by Boardmember Rice to adjourn to a regular meeting of the Design Review Board on June 3, 1992, at 5:30 P.M. This meeting of the La Quinta Design Review Board was adjourned at 6:50 P.M., May 6, 1992. DRBMS/6 3