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2006 03 01 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 March 1, 2006 10:00 a.m. I. CALL TO ORDER A. This meeting of the Architectural and Landscaping Review Committee was called to order at 10:00 a.m. by Planning Manager Les Johnson. B. Committee Members present: Bill Bobbitt, Frank Christopher, and Tracy Smith. C. Staff present: Planning Manager Les Johnson, Principal Planner Stan Sawa, Associate Planners Wallace Nesbit and Andrew Mogensen, and Executive Secretary Betty Sawyer. II. PUBLIC COMMENT: None. III. CONFIRMATION OF THE AGENDA: Confirmed. IV. CONSENT CALENDAR: A. There being no changes to the minutes of February 1, 2006, it was moved and seconded by Committee Members Christopher/Bobbitt as corrected. Unanimously approved. V. BUSINESS ITEMS: A. Village Use Permit 2005-030; a request of Borrego Resort Holdings, Inc., for consideration of architectural and landscaping plans for four prototypical residential plans for a 20-unit, two and one-half story residential condominium building in the Village, located on the south side of Calle Tampico, bounded by Avenida Villa and Avenida Navarro. 1. Associate Planner Wallace Nesbit presented the information contained in the staff report, a copy of which is on file in the Community Development Department. Staff introduced Mr. Del Oakes of Knitter & Associates, Sergio Sendowsky, architect, and Rich Wilde of Leyva & Wilde Landscape Architects, who gave a presentation on the project. Staff noted the setback requirements that were implemented on the project. G:IWPDOCSIALRCI3".06DOC Architecture and Landscaping Review Committee March 1, 2006 2. Committee Member Tracy asked the distance from the gate to the street; how much vehicle stacking is allowed. Mr. Sendowsky stated one car stacking with a key card entrance. Mr. Oakes stated the roof equipment will be in a well and cannot be seen from the street. 3. Committee Member Bobbitt asked if the windows would be recessed. Mr. Oakes stated yes. It will be approximately two feet. Committee Member Bobbitt asked what type of tile would be used. Mr. Sendwsky stated it will be two-piece clay but, they do not know if it will be a two-piece mudded tile. 4. Committee Member Christopher asked that the tile match what is next door. He asked that as staff is looking at these projects, keep in consideration the massing of the buildings to keep heights staggered and retain the view corridor for the pedestrian. Staff stated this was a large issue with this project to take into consideration for future buildings. 5. Committee Member Bobbitt asked what the material of the wood trellis would be. Mr. Sendowsky stated it would be wood. Committee Member Bobbitt asked that it not be wood, but an alternative material. He also asked what material would be used on the railings. Mr. Sendowsky stated it was a treated material. Committee Member Bobbitt stated the Queen Palms has become short term in its usefulness. They tend to last about ten years. It has become a replaceable tree and they have pulled them off their plant list. He noted the size of the plants as stated on the plans as being large and wanted to know if they would be that size when planted. Mr. Wilde stated yes. Committee Member Bobbitt recommended using a small shrub instead of, or in addition to the ground cover. Maybe a less broad plant pallet with a more denseness of species. 6. Committee Member Smith asked that the pots be hooked up to a drainage and watering system. 7. Committee Member Christopher asked if the adjoining building had a larger setback and if so why. Staff stated because they have a courtyard area in the front. Committee Member Christopher asked the width of the sidewalk. Staff stated five feet adjacent to the curb. G:IWPDOCSIALRCI3- 1 -06.DOC 2 Architecture and Landscaping Review Committee March 1, 2006 8. Committee Member Bobbitt asked if there will be available street parking. Staff stated it will be available. Committee Member Bobbitt stated he too is concerned with the number of taller massing buildings and hoped staff would take this into consideration when reviewing the projects as they come in. 9. There being no further questions of the applicant, it was moved and seconded by Committee Members Christopher/Bobbitt to adopt Minute Motion 2006-005 recommending approval of Village Use Permit 2005-030, as recommended and as follows: a. Roof tile shall be mudded if the adjoining property is. b. Railings shall be decorative and not standard vertical railing. c. Exposed wood trellis shall be pressure treated or glulam construction Unanimously approved. B. Site Development Permit 2006-853; a request of Trans West Housing for consideration of architectural plans for 11 prototypical residential floor plans for Tract 32879 (Griffin Ranch) located on the south side of Avenue 54, east side of Madison Street, north side of Greg Norman Course and Yo mile wets of Monroe Street. 1 . Associate Planner Wallace Nesbit presented the information contained in the staff report, a copy of which is on file in the Community Development Department. Staff introduced Mr. Jerry Herman and Marty Butler of Trans West Housing, and Kirk McKinley, AlA, who gave a presentation on the project. 2. Committee Member Christopher asked the location of the equestrian site. Ms. Butler explained the horses would be located on a 1 5 acre parcel that was purchased adjacent to the project site. 3. Committee Member Bobbitt asked the location of the trails. Ms. Butler stated the trails will run throughout the project on a trail system that will join up with the City's multi-purpose trail system. 4. Committee Member Christopher asked the size of the units. Ms. Butler went over the project layout of the units. G:IWPDDCSIALRCI3-1-06.DOC 3 Architecture and Landscaping Review Committee March 1, 2006 5. Mr. Jerry Herman, of Trans West Housing, asked that they be given discretion as to which roof tile is used. The tile they use will depend on the marketing of the units. They are requesting it be an "5" system with the option of mudding. 6. Committee Member Bobbitt stated he would agree with a variation of roof tiles. Ms. Butler stated that when they purchased the property, Mr. Griffin asked that the roof tiles be varied and not all red clay tiles. 7. Committee Member Christopher asked what color they proposed using for the roof tile. He agrees with allowing them the flexibility, but the dimensional quality needs to be the "5" tile with a three color mix. 8. There being no further questions of the applicant, it was moved and seconded by Committee Members Christopher/Smith to adopt Minute Motion 2006-006 recommending approval of Site Development Permit 2005-853, as recommended and as follows: a. With the modification to the staff report that we allow the builders to have flexibility in both using "5" tile and clay tile and that all "5" tile used on the project will be of a tri-color mix. Unanimously approved. C. Site Development Permit 2006-845; a request of KB Homes Coastal, Inc. for consideration of landscaping, wall, gate and revised clubhouse plans for Tract 31733 (Prado Del Sol) located at the northeast corner of Monroe Street and Avenue 61 ; and D. Site Development Permit 2006-842; a request of KB Homes Coastal, Inc. for consideration of landscaping, wall, gate and revised clubhouse plans for Tract 31732 (Prado Del Sol) located at the southeast corner of Monroe Street and Avenue 60. 1 . Associate Planner Andrew Mogensen and Principal Planner Stan Sawa presented the information contained in the staff report, a copy of which is on file in the Community Development Department. Staff introduced Mr. Ty Mangrum of KB Homes - G:\WPDOCS\ALRC\3-'-06.DOC 4 Architecture and Landscaping Review Committ.ee March 1, 2006 and, Ron Gregory and Luke Taylor of RGA Landscape Architects, who gave a presentation on the project, 2. Committee Member Smith asked if the perimeter wall would be three different colors. Staff explained where the three colors were used. Mr. Gregory explained the multi-colors proposed were to give an aged look only at the entry. 3. Committee Member Christopher asked where the brick cap detail on the perimeter wall would end. Mr. Gregory stated at the entry and will transition to a Terra Cotta cap on the remainder of the wall. 4. Committee Member Smith asked if the tower was cone or pyramid shape. Mr. Gregory stated it is a four-sided structure. Discussion followed regarding the construction of the tower. 5. There being no further questions of the applicant, it was moved and seconded by Committee Members Bobbitt/Smith to adopt Minute Motion 2006-007 recommending approval of Site Development Permit 2005-845, as recommended and as follows: a. Compliance with height limit on the tower of the clubhouse. b. Main perimeter walls will be brick capped. c. Additional architectural detailing can be provided near the bottom of the entry towers. Unanimously approved. 6. It was moved and seconded by Committee Members Christopher/Smith to adopt Minute Motion 2006-008 recommending approval of Site Development Permit 2005-842, as recommended and as follows: a. Compliance with height limit on the tower of the clubhouse. b. Main perimeter walls will be brick capped. c. Additional architectural detailing can be provided near the bottom of the entry towers. Unanimously approved. G:\WPDOCS\ALRC\3- 1 -06.DOC 5 Architecture and Landscaping Review Committee March 1, 2006 E. Site Development Permit 2006-855; a request of Desert Elite, Inc., for consideration of architectural and landscaping plans for two prototypical residential plans for use in Tract 31202 (Rancho Santana), located at the southwest corner of Monroe Street and Avenue 52. 1 . Principal Planner Stan Sawa presented the information contained in the staff report, a copy of which is on file in the Community Development Department. Staff introduced Mr. John Pedalino of Desert Elite, and Ron Gregory of Ron Gregory & Associates, who gave a presentation on the project. The applicant requested the flexibility with the roof tile. 2. Committee Member Christopher asked for an explanation of the equestrian trails. Discussion followed regarding the location of the trail adjacent to the houses. 3. There being no further questions of the applicant, it was moved and seconded by Committee Members Bobbitt/Christopher to adopt Minute Motion 2006-009 recommending approval of Site Development Permit 2005-855, as recommended and as follows: d. Flexibility will be allowed in the type roof tile used. Unanimously approved. VI. CORRESPONDENCE AND WRITTEN MATERIAL: None. VII. COMMITTEE MEMBER ITEMS: None VIII. ADJOURNMENT: There being no further business, it was moved and seconded by Committee Members Christopher/Bobbitt to adjourn this regular meeting of the Architectural and Landscaping Review Committee to a special meeting to be held on March 20, 2006. This meeting was adjourned at 11 :44 a.m. on March 1, 2006. Respectfully submitted, ~ T :J AWYER V Executive Secretary - G:IWPDOCSIALRCI3-'-06.DDC 6