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2005 12 07 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 December 7, 2005 10:00 a.m. I. CALL TO ORDER A. This meeting of the Architectural and Landscaping Review Committee was called to order at 10: 1 0 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 Planner Wallace Nesbit, 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 September 7, 2005, it was moved and seconded by Committee Members Bobbitt/Smith as submitted. Unanimously approved. B. There being no changes to the minutes of October 5, 2005, it was moved and seconded by Committee Members Christopher/Smith as submitted. Unanimously approved. V. BUSINESS ITEMS: A. Site Development Permit 2005-839; a request of Marchi & Associates for Wells Fargo Bank for consideration of development plans for a bank building for the property located at the northeast corner of Highway 111 and Adams Street within The Pavilion at La Ouinta project. 1. Principal Planner Stan Sawa presented the information contained in the staff report, a copy of which is on file in the G:\WPDOCS\ALRC\ 12.7.05 ALRC.doc Architecture and Landscaping Review Committee December 7, 2005 Community Development Department, Staff introduced Mr. Brett Marchi who gave a presentation on the project. 2. Committee Member Smith asked if the wire trellis was welded to the building. Staff stated that based on the information submitted, it was to be attached to the building. 3. Committee Member Christopher asked the color of the trellis. Mr. Marchi stated it will be a powder coated color using an accent color. 4. Committee Member Smith asked what plant material would be used on the trellis. Mr. Marchi stated it would be a vine. 5. Committee Member Bobbitt stated the vines noted on the plans will stick to the building without the trellis and will become a maintenance problem. Mr. Marchi stated the trellis will not be directly attached to the building, but will stand out about two feet from the building. Committee Member Bobbitt recommended a bougainvillea or calliandra vine. He also asked that the Chilean/Mesquite trees be replaced with a stronger tree. 6. Committee Member Christopher asked that the banding that runs horizontally through the stucco section be colored to give some accent. 7. Committee Member Bobbitt asked that the applicant consider adding concrete edge to the island beds so when the people exit their cars they do not step in the plant material. This would be for the area adjacent to and in front of the parking stalls 5. There being no further questions of the applicant, it was moved and seconded by Committee Members Christopher/Bobbitt to adopt Minute Motion 2005-035 recommending approval of Site Development Permit 2005-839, as recommended and as follows: a. b. A different vine material shall be used on the trellis The mesquite trees shall be misplaced with a different tree Contrast color shall be added to the banding that run through the stucco area. c. G:IWPDOCSIALRCI 12-7-05 ALRC.doc 2 Architecture and Landscaping Review Committee December 7, 2005 B, Village Use Permit 2005-032; a request of Nispero Properties for consideration of architectural and landscaping plans for a 19,433 gross square foot two-story office building with coffee house for the property located at the northwest corner of Avenida La Fonda and Main Street in the Village at La Quinta, 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 Steve Nieto, representing the applicant. 8. Committee Member Smith asked if the coffee bar was public or private. Mr. Nieto stated it would be public. Committee Member Smith stated his concern about the parking. Staff noted this will be addressed in a Development Agreement between the applicant and the City. Committee Member Smith asked the land use designation to the property to the north. Staff stated it is all Village Commercial uses and staff will probably require a screen wall. Committee Member Smith asked that the trees be changed to an evergreen variety along the west elevation. 9. Committee Member Christopher asked if the applicant intended to use the details noted in the samples submitted. Mr. Nieto stated it is a flavor they are trying to capture. Committee Member Christopher asked about using a hip roof for the front building and discussion followed regarding the effect of changing to the hip roof. It was determined to drop the stone work and add some of the archway features to add some detail. 5. There being no further questions of the applicant, it was moved and seconded by Committee Members Bobbitt/Smith to adopt Minute Motion 2005-036 recommending approval of Village Use Permit 2005-032, as recommended and as follows: a. Lower the stone work on the coffee house and add some arch elements. b. Change the trees on the west elevation to an evergreen variety. c. A screen wall shall be added to the west property line. d. Wrought iron railing shall be more in keeping with the hand crafted detailing in the pictured examples submitted. e. The sign monument shall be more in keeping with the fountain with the camel backing and scalloping. G:\WPDDCS\ALRC\12-7-05 ALRC.doc 3 Architecture and Landscaping Review Committee December 7, 2005 C. Site Development Permit 2005-846; a request of Toll Brothers, Inc. for consideration of architectural and landscaping plans for the property located on the north side of Avenue 58, west of Madison 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 Allen Janisch and Rick Blackshear who stated they were available to answer questions. 2. Committee Member Christopher asked if any of the new plans will be adjacent to the existing units. Staff stated yes, but no two- story units will be permitted next to a single-story unit. 3. Committee Member Smith asked about the exterior entrances to the upstairs unit. Staff noted that when they are designed with the exterior doorway, it is considered a guest room. Committee Member Smith noted there was a stairwell directly adjacent to the driveway. Mr. Blackshear noted how you would enter the unit. Half of the staircase would be seen from the street. He noted the Plan 2 and Plan 4 staircases can be seen from the street. 4. Committee Member Christopher asked if decorative detailing could be added to the staircase. Mr. Blackshear stated it could be added. 5. Committee Member Bobbitt asked staff to define what detailing that exists on the original units would not be carried over to these units. Discussion followed regarding the differences between the two elevations. 6. Committee Member Bobbitt asked if they were exceeding any height limitations. Staff noted they are all within the height limitations. 7. Committee Member Christopher noted the Plan 2 second story has too much blank wall and something simple such as wrought iron detailing would help. Plan 1 needs something added to the risers to add detail. The applicant should be sensitive to the existing units to not construct something that is less than what is there. G:IWPDOCSIALRCI12-7-05 ALRC.doc 4 Architecture and Landscaping Review Committee December 7, 2005 8. There being no further questions of the applicant, it was moved and seconded by Committee Members Christopher/Smith to adopt Minute Motion 2005-037 recommending approval of Site Development Permit 2005-846, as recommended and as follows: f. On some of the gable-end second story areas, additional architectural detailing shall be added. g. Decorative treatment shall be provided on Plan 2 for the staircase that faces the street. h. Railing detail shall be decorative and not a standing vertical element. 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 Bobbitt/Christopher to adjourn this regular meeting of the Architectural and Landscaping Review Committee to a meeting to be held on January 4, 2006. This meeting was adjourned at 11 :00 p.m. on December 7, 2005. Respectfully submitted, ~ d/7;:r~y ~~:::s'A'wYER Executivl3 Secretary G:\WPDOCS\ALRC\ 12-7-05 ALRC.doc 5