1991 05 01 DRB Minutes
MINUTES
DESIGN REVIEW BOARD
CITY OF LA QUlNTA
A regular meeting held at the La Quinta City Hall
78-105 Calle Estado, La Quinta, California
May 1, 1991
5:30 P.M.
I. CALL TO ORDER
A. Chairman Rice brought the meeting to order at 5:30 P.M. and Boardmember
Llewellyn led the flag salute. Chairman Rice asked for a roll call.
n. ROLL CALL
A. Present: Boardmembers David Harbison, lohn Walling, Ted Llewellyn, Planning
Commission Representative Elly Dowd, and Chairman Rice.
B. Absent: Boardmembers Paul Anderson and Michael Platt
C. It was moved by Boardmember Llewellyn and seconded by Chairman Rice to
excuse Boardmember Anderson. Unanimously approved.
D. Staff Present: Principal Planner Stan Sawa and Department Secretary Betty
Anthony.
m. CONSENT CALENDAR:
A. Chairman Rice moved to approve the Minutes of April 3, 1990, as submitted.
Commissioner Llewellyn seconded the motion and it passed unanimously.
IV. BUSINESS SESSION:
A. Plot Plan 91-460; a request of Shell Oil for approval of a service station and car
wash located at the northwest corner of Highway 111 and Adams Street within
the 111 La Quinta Center.
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.
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2.
Boardmember Walling inquired if Staff knew anything of the plant
"Golden Eye" called for on the drawings. Principal Planner Sawa stated
he did not. Boardmember Harbison stated he had not heard of it either.
3.
Chairman Rice asked if this was the area that had a very high elevation.
Principal Planner Sawa stated it did have a high elevation at this location.
Discussion followed as to the proposed grading proposed.
4.
Mr. Dave Prest, Uruttia Architects, addressed the Board regarding the
landscaping and grading plans for the project. He stated that at present
the grading plans had not been completed and would be done in relation
to the entire project.
5.
Discussion followed regarding the entrance to the car wash and whether
additional landscaping or screening would be needed to hide the entrance
and exit from the street frontage. Boardmember Walling asked if the
arches on the south end were open. The Applicant stated they were and
are provided for architectural treatment.
6.
Commissioner Dowd inquired if Mesquite trees would be used in the
landscaping design. Boardmember Harbison stated they would be a good
choice if height were needed. Discussion followed as to the difficulty of
determining how much landscaping was needed without knowing how the
property would be graded.
7.
Boardmember Llewellen asked that the trash enclosure be painted the
same color as the building.
8.
The Applicant asked that they be allowed to use landscaping for screening
to the entrance and exit to the car wash. Also they would prefer to use
one color (the darker stucco color submitted) for the structure. Discussion
followed as to the use of colors and the maintenance. Following the
discussion there was a consensus of the Boardmembers that one color be
allowed.
9.
There being no further discussion it was moved by Boardmember
Harbison and seconded by Boardmember Walling to adopt Minute Motion
91-006 recommending to the Planning Commission approval of Plot Plan
91-460, subject to the following conditions:
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a. Additional landscaping materials appropriate to screen the car wash
entry and exit shall be provided on the landscape plan. Final
acceptance of the screening shall be subject to field inspection at
the time of completion of the work. Additional landscaping may
be required at that time.
b. The color of the building may be a darker stucco color which is
approved for the shopping center.
c. Trash enclosure shall match exterior of building.
d. Sign program shall be submitted for approval by the Design
Review Board prior to issuance of a building permit. Any
required sign adjustments for number, location, or size of signs
shall be approved by the City prior to approval of sign program by
the Design Review Board.
e. Landscaping plan approved for site shall be reviewed and accepted
by shopping center owner. Concept along perimeter shall be
extended along entire length of Highway 111, Adams Street, and
Washington Street.
f. The screen wall along Adams Street shall be extended to drip line
or end of branches for the closest Sonoran Palo Verde, as
approved by the City. Height and length of screen wall along
Highway III shall be determined when a final grading plan and
landscaping plan is available to ensure that the pump island area
is screened from view of traffic on Highway Ill.
10. Mr. Don Adolf, Service Engineer for Shell Oil, addressed the Board as
a resident of PGA West, La Quinta, regarding his concerns about the
color of the shopping center buildings. He wanted to be sure they would
not be "pink" buildings. Boardmember Llewellyn reassured Mr. Adolf
that the building would be the color of PGA West and not "pink". He
also wanted to inform the Board that this station was to be owned and
operated by Shell Oil and would not be a franchise and therefore be a
highly maintained.
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V. ADJOURNMENT
It was moved by Boardmember Walling and seconded by Boardmember Llewellyn to adjourn
to a regular meeting of the Design Review Board on June 5, 1991, at 5:30 P.M. This meeting
of the La Quinta Design Review Board was adjourned at 6:00 P.M., May 1, 1991.
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