1991 04 03 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
April 3, 1991
5:30 P.M.
I. CALL TO ORDER
A. Chairman Rice brought the meeting to order at 5:30 P.M. and Boardrnember
Anderson led the flag salute. Chairman Rice asked for a roll call.
n. ROLL CALL
A. Present: Boardmembers David Harbison, John Walling, Paul Ander.on, Ted
Llewellyn, Planning Commission Representative H. Fred Mosher, and Chairman
Rice.
B. Absent: Boardmember Michael Platt
m. CONSENT CALENDAR:
A. Planning Commission Representative Mosher moved to approve the Minutes of
December 5, 1990, as submitted. Commissioner Llewellyn seconded the motion
and it passed unanimously.
IV. BUSINESS SESSION:
A. Tentative Tract 25389; a request of M. J. Brock for approval of elevations for an
additional unit.
I.
Assistant Planner Glenda Lainis 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. There being no questions or discussion, it was moved by Chairman Rice
and seconded by Boardmember Anderson to adopt Minute Motion 91-002
recommending approval of elevations for an additional unit subject to Staff
revisions. Unanimously approved.
B. Plot Plan 91-457; a request of J. Paul Smith for approval of a 10,000 square foot
dance nightclub.
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.
2. Boardmember Walling inquired of Staff if adequate parking was provided
for the club and second building. Principal Planner Sawa stated there
would be shared parking.
3. Boardmember Rice asked if food was to be served. Principal Planner
Sawa stated there would be no food served that we were aware of.
4. Boardmember Harbison stated he felt it was an excellent landscaping plan.
5. J. Paul Smith, Applicant addressed the Boardmembers and gave a
description of the project.
6. There being no further discussion it was moved by Chairman Rice and
seconded by Boardmember Walling to adopt Minute Motion 91-003
recommending to the Planning Commission approval of the architectural
and landscaping plans for Plot Plan 91-457.
C. Tentative Tract 26524 and Tentative Parcel Map 26525; a request of Chuck
Strothers for approval of landscaping plans, street signs, and guard house layout.
1.
Assistant Planner Glenda Lainis presented the information contained in the
Staff report, a copy of which is on file in the Planning and Development
Department.
2.
Chairman Rice inquired as to the reason for chainlink fence on the
easterly property boundary. Mr. Strothers explained he did not want to
put a block wall up and lose the aesthetics of the adjacent citrus grove.
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The chainlink fence would give a more airy feeling. If noise became a
factor then the block masonry wall would be built. He further stated the
well in the street planter would be subterranean and landscaped.
3. Boardmember Harbison stated he agrees with Staff that there needed to be
less lawn on 50th Avenue and the use of more planter beds between the
curb and sidewalk. Mr. Greg Thaermert, Ron Gregory Associates, stated
that more planter beds would be provided on 50th A venue and the entry
could consist of ground cover.
4. There being no further discussion it was moved by Boardmember
Anderson and seconded by Planning Commissioner Representative Mosher
to adopt Minute Motion 91-004 recommending approval of Tentative Tract
26524 and Tentative Parcel Map 26525 to the Planning Commission as
conditioned by Staff and noted above. Unanimously approved.
D. Plot Plan 91-456; a request of The Koenig Companies for approval of a 116,664
square foot shopping center.
5.
6.
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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.
2.
Boardmember Llewellyn asked Staff what they would suggest for
additional treatment for the rear elevations. Discussion followed as to
various ideas.
3.
Mr. John Koenig, Applicant gave a detailed presentation of his project.
4.
Chairman Rice thanked Mr. Koenig for his presentation and stated he felt
it was an excellent design.
Boardmember Anderson stated that the rear elevation needed elaborate
landscaping and a parapet design. He also noted an opportunity to design
a different type of lighting system to tie in with the buildings.
Boardmember Harbison asked the Applicant to cut back on the amount of
lawn treatment in the front.
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7. Boardmember Llewellyn questioned what the building texture would be.
Mr. Koenig explained it would be Santa Barbara Spanish texture.
8. There being no further discussion it was moved by Chairman Rice and
seconded by Boardmember Harbison to adopt Minute Motion 91-005
recommending approval of Plot Plan 91-456 to the Planning Commission
subject to the Staff recommendations. Principal Planner Sawa asked for
a clarification on the amount of lawn allowed treatment for the rear
elevation and the berming in the front of the project. It was noted that the
lawn should be reduced and that additional treatment should be provided.
Unanimously approved.
E. Tentative Tract 26188; a request of Santa Rosa Developers for approval of
perimeter landscaping plans and water feature on Miles A venue entrance.
1. Principal Planner Stan Sawa stated that the Applicant had asked for a
continuance of this matter to the meeting of May 1, 1991.
v. ADJOURNMENT
It was moved by Boardmember Rice and seconded by Planning Commissioner Representative
Mosher to adjourn to a regular meeting of the Design Review Board on May I, 1991, at 5:30
P.M. This meeting of the La Quinta Design Review Board was adjourned at 6:54 P.M., April
3, 1991.
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