1990 07 10 DRB Minutes
July 10, 1990
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MINUTES
DESIGN REVIEW BOARD
CITY OF LA QUINTA
A regular meeting held at the La Quinta City Hall
78-105 Calle Estado, La Quinta, California
5:30 P.M.
CALL TO ORDER
Planning Director instructed the Board to nominate
a Acting Chairman due to the absence of Chairman
Rice and Vice Chairman Llewellyn. Boardmember
Anderson nominated Boardmember Harbison,
Boardmember Platt seconded the motion, which
was unanimously approved. Acting Chairman
Harbison brought the meeting to order at 5:40
P.M. and asked Boardmember Platt to led the
flag salute. Acting Chairman Harbison called for
a roll call.
ROLL CALL
Present:
Anderson,
Commission
Boardmembers David Harbison, Paul
Michael Platt, John Walling, Planning
Representative Lucia Moran.
Absent: Chairman Fred Rice and Vice Chairman Ted
Llewellyn
Planning Director Jerry Herman introduced new
Boardmember John Walling to the Board.
CONSENT CALENDAR
A motion was made by Boardmember Platt and
seconded by Boardmember Anderson to approve the
Minutes of June 6, 1990. Unanimously approved,
with Planning Commission Representative Moran and
Boardmember Walling abstaining due to not being
in attendance.
BUSINESS SESSION
Desiqn Review of Avenida Fernando Gatehouse. A
request of La Quinta Joint Venture for review of
relocated gatehouse design and associated
landscaping as required by Conditions of Approval
for Tentative Tract 25237.
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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. Mr. Sawa also read
into the record the comments of Chairman Rice.
2. Boardmember Walling excused himself due to
a conflict of interest.
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Boardmember Anderson commented on
architectural style and asked how the
area plants were to be maintained.
Applicant responded that they would be
drip irrigation system.
the
upper
The
on a
4. Boardmember Platt remarked that the
archi tecture was a nice transition between
the Hotel and Santa Rosa Cove.
5. Following remarks regarding the appearance,
Boardmember Anderson moved to recommend
approval to the Planning Commission of the
gatehouse design and landscaping.
Commissioner Platt seconded the motion and
it carried unanimously with Chairman Rice and
Vice chairman Llewellyn absent, and
Boardmember Walling abstaining.
B.
Citrus
Peters
design
Course Clubhouse;
for approval of
changes to previous
of J.
review
a request
architectural
plot plan.
M.
of
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. Mr. Sawa also read
into the record the comments of Chairman Rice.
2. Boardmember Anderson excused himself due to
a conflict of interest.
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Planning Commission
inquired as to the
enclosures.
Representative
location of the
Moran
trash
Boardmember Walling stated that he felt the
elevation to the rear was weak but the citrus
grove mitigated any problems.
There being no further discussion, Planning
Commission Representative Moran moved and
Boardmember Walling seconded the motion
approving the revised plans for the
clubhouse. Unanimously approved with
Chairman Rice and Vice Chairman Llewellyn
absent, and Boardmember Anderson abstaining.
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C. Tract 24890 (Citrus Course); a request of J. M.
Peters for approval of landscaping plans.
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. Mr. Sawa also read
into the record the comments of Chairman Rice.
2. Boardmember Anderson excused himself due to
a conflict of interest.
3. Debbie Lamb, Landscape Archi tect for
peridan explained the revisions on the
proposed landscaping plans and noted some
lawn on slopped areas had been eliminated.
4. Acting Chairman Harbison inquired of the
plant usage and stated he felt there was to
much grass next to the curb which becomes a
nuisance with runoff water, and asked the
Applicant to view the landscaping on the
Deane Homes project.
5. Following discussion it was moved by
Boardmember Platt and seconded by
Planning Commission Representative Moran to
approve the landscaping plans subject to
providing a buffer area on the perimeter
streets and replacing the turf wherever
possible and replacing it with ground cover,
with the turf to be maintained a minimum
5-feet from the curb. Unanimously approved
with Chairman Rice and Vice Chairman
Llewellyn absent and Boardmember Anderson
Abstaining.
D. Tract 23269 (La Quinta Hiqhlands); a request of
Triad Pacific for approval of revised elevations.
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. Mr. Sawa also read
into the record the comments of Chairman Rice.
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Boardmember
story unit
exposure with
Anderson stated that
had a large amount
no shading creating a
the two
of glass
problem.
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Mr. Del Pate, the applicant stated that they
had already made changes and revisions to
address this problem.
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4.
Boardmember Walling stated
that the Applicant needed to
exposure problem.
that he felt
address the sun
5. Boardmember Anderson moved and
Boardmember Walling seconded the motion to
recommending approval of the revised
elevations subject to Staff approval of the
revised elevations. Unanimously approved
with Chairman Rice and Vice Chairman
Llewellyn absent.
E. Public Use Permit 90-006, a request of the City
for review of architectural elevations for a Child
Care/Youth Community Center.
1. Planning Director Jerry Herman presented the
information contained in the Staff report, a
copy of which is on file in the Planning and
Development Department. He also read into
the record the comments of Chairman Rice.
2. Boardmember Walling excused himself due to
a conflict of interest.
3.
Planning
inquired
area.
Commissioner Representative Moran
as to the location of the fenced
4. Boardmembers Anderson and Walling remarked
about the roof structure and truss system.
5. Boardmember Anderson remarked regarding
Chairman Rice's concern about the columns
being to heavy. Mr. Anderson felt they
expressed an early California design.
6. Following discussion, it was moved by
Planning Commissioner Representative Moran
and seconded by Boardmember Platt to
recommend to the Planning Commission,
approval of Public Use Permit 90-006 as
submitted. Unanimously approved with
Chairman Rice and Vice Chairman Llewellyn
absent and Boardmember Walling abstaining.
V. OTHER
A. City Entry Siqni it was moved by Planning
Commissioner Representative Moran and seconded by
Boardmember Moran to continue the matter to the
next meeting as Chairman Rice had a proposed sketch
to submit and could not attend this meeting.
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B. Planning Commissioner Representative Moran moved to
excuse Chairman Rice and Vice Chairman Llewellyn
from the meeting. It was seconded by Boardmember
Platt and unanimously adopted.
C. Boardmember Anderson made a request that he would
like to have the City consider using local
archi tects for City projects. Planning Director
Jerry Herman stated that in the process of
selecting an architect for the City some local
archi tects had submitted proposals, but the City
Council chose the one they felt was most qualified.
D.
Mr. Bob
Clubhouse,
the results
Ritchie, architect for the Citrus
apologized for being late and asked for
of the Citrus Clubhouse revision.
VI. ADJOURNMENT
It was moved by Planning Commission Representative Moran
and seconded by Boardmember Platt to adjourn to a
Regular Meeting of the Design Review Board on August 1,
1990, at 5:30 P.M. This meeting of the La Quinta Design
Review Board was adjourned at 6:30 P.M., July ,10 1990.
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