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2000 04 05 ALRC Minutes MINUTES ARCHITECTURE & LANDSCAPING REVIEW COMMITTEE MEETING A regular meeting held at the La Ouinta City Hall 78-495 Calle Tampico, La Ouinta, CA April 5, 2000 10:00 a.m. I. CALL TO ORDER A. This meeting of the Architectural and Landscaping Committee was called to order at 10:09 a.m. by Planning Manager Christine di Iorio who led the flag salute. B. Committee Members present: Dennis Cunningham and Frank Reynolds C. It was moved and Reynolds/Cunningham to Unanimously approved. seconded by Committee excuse Committee Member Members Bobbitt. D. Staff present: Planning Manager Christine di lorio, Associate Planners Leslie Mouriquand and Greg Trousdell, and Executive Secretary Betty Sawyer. II. PUBLIC COMMENT: None. III. CONFIRMATION OF THE AGENDA: Confirmed. IV. CONSENT CALENDAR: A. Planning Manager Christine di Iorio asked if there were any changes to the Minutes of March 1, 2000. Committee Member Reynolds noted he was not present but, under Adjournment the date should be changed to April 5, 2000. There being no quorum, approval of the minutes was continued to May 3, 2000. V. BUSINESS ITEMS: A. Site Develooment Permit 2000-671; a request of Toll Brothers for approval of architectural and landscaping plans for eight new prototype residential units located adjacent to the Greg Norman signature golf course on portions of Kingston Heath and Tiburon Drive in Tracts 29349 and 29348. C:IMy DocumentsIWPDOCSIALRC4-5-20.wpd 1 Architectural & Landscape Review Committee Minutes April 5, 2000 1, Associate Planner Greg Trousdell presented the information contained in the staff report, a copy of which is on file in the Community Development Department. 2. Committee Member Cunningham asked the applicant if he would like to address the Committee. Mr. Gary Lemon, Regional Manager for Toll Brothers and Mark Kiner, architect for the project, stated they had no questions, but were available for any questions the Committee may have. 3. Committee Member Cunningham stated he likes the exclusive use of the hip roof rather than the gable style. 4. Committee Member Reynolds stated he had no objections and approved the project as submitted. 5. There being no further discussion, it was moved and seconded by Committee Members Cunningham/Reynolds to adopt Minute Motion 2000-007 recommending approval of Site Development Permit 2000-671, subject to conditions as submitted. Unanimously approved. B. Site Develooment Permit 2000-674; a request of the T.D. Desert Development for approval of architectural plans for two new prototype residential units located within Rancho La Guinta Country Club. 1. Associate Planner Greg Trousdell presented the information contained in the staff report, a copy of which is on file in the Community Development Department. 2. Committee Member Cunningham stated we are getting more and more of the Moorish style architecture and sometimes the mass of the exterior overwhelms the size of the interior and does not work well. 3. Committee Member Cunningham asked if the guest house was added to the Plan 1, would that not give them two elevations. Staff stated the Code specifies that for each floor plan there are two elevations. Committee Member Cunningham asked how many units would be built from these elevations. Staff stated approximately 300. These units are to be used for the last phases of development within Rancho La Guinta. Committee Member Cunningham stated that if they were going to use 40 or 50 of C\My Documents\ WPDOCSIALRC4-5-20. wpd 2 Architectural & Landscape Review Committee Minutes April 5, 2000 these elevations it wouldn't be too much, but not 300 was too much of a concentration. He agreed with staff that more elevations were needed. Staff did remind the Committee that they do have approval on plans that are existing. 4. There being no further discussion, it was moved and seconded by Committee Members Cunningham/Reynolds to adopt Minute Motion 2000-008 approving Site Development Permit 99-674, as submitted. Unanimously approved. C. Site Develooment Permit 2000-673; a request of the Bill Hobin, c/o La Guinta-SPC, LLC for approval of architectural and landscape plans for an expansion to a self storage facility within La Guinta Corporate Centre located southeast of the corner of Adams Street and north of Corporate Centre Drive. 1 . Associate Planner Leslie Mouriquand presented the information contained in the staff report, a copy of which is on file in the Community Development Department. 2. Committee Member Cunningham asked if the applicant had any questions. Mr. Bill Hobin stated they were trying to duplicate what is there and carry it on into the new section. 3. Committee Member Reynolds stated his only objection was that if someone pulls in to the stacking area at the gate that does not belong there, they have no way of turning around to get out without backing into Corporate Centre Drive. Mr. Hobin stated that was unlikely as the storage center would still be operated by the front office in the same manner as the existing and that the volume of traffic would be very low into the project. In addition, they have added a 35 foot stacking distance at the entrance. 4. Mr. Rick Bollis, architect for the project, stated that to mitigate this problem they usually add signs to refer everyone to the front gate and office. 5. Committee Reynolds asked why the key pad to exit was only at the entrance and not on the exit side as well. Mr. Hobin stated it was due to the lack of traffic and to make it easier for the person exiting without having to get out of their vehicle and walk around to push the button to open the gate. C:IMy Documentsl WPDOCSIALRC4-5-20. wpd 3 Architectural & Landscape Review Committee Minutes April 5,2000 6. Committee Member Cunningham asked what would be happening on the Storm Channel side. Staff stated the bike path is proposed for the future. The applicant is required to install the pilasters, planting, and trellis treatment as required on the original complex. Mr. Hobin stated there is about 100 feet from the back of their property to the edge of the Channel. 7. Committee Member Cunningham stated the Channel has always been in someone's back yard. Some of the earlier projects were not required to landscape the area as we are now requiring. He questioned if we were looking to the future to make sure that what was being required now would compliment the bike path and what is proposed for the future. Need to look down the road to be sure what is put in now ties in with the bike path. 8. Mr. Hobin stated the existing landscaping has taken off and does have a nice appearance. 9. There being no further discussion, it was moved and seconded by Committee Members Cunningham/Reynolds to adopt Minute Motion 2000-009 approving Site Development Permit 99-673, as recommended by staff. Unanimously approved. VI. CORRESPONDENCE AND WRITTEN MATERIAL: None V. COMMITTEE MEMBER ITEMS: None VI. ADJOURNMENT: There being no further business, it was moved and seconded by Committee Members Cunningham/Reynolds to adjourn this regular meeting of the Architectural and Landscaping Review Committee to the next regular meeting to be held on May 3, 2000. This meeting was adjourned at 10:44 a.m. on April 5, 2000. ectf~mitted' . SA W;~ecutive Secretary La Quinta, California C:\My Documents\ WPDOCSIALRC4-S-20. wpd 4