2004 05 05 ALRC Minutes
MINUTES
ARCHITECTURE & LANDSCAPING REVIEW COMMITTEE MEETING
A regular meeting held at the La Guinta City Hall
78-495 Calle Tampico, La Guinta, CA
May 5, 2004
10:00 a.m.
I. CALL TO ORDER
A. This meeting of the Architectural and Landscaping Review Committee
was called to order,at 10:05 a.m. by Interim Community Development
Director Oscar Orci who led the flag salute.
B. Committee Members present: Bill Bobbitt, Dennis Cunningham, and
David Thoms.
C. Staff present: Planning Manager Oscar Orci, Principal Planner Stan
Sawa, Associate Planners Wallace Nesbit and Greg Trousdell.
II. PUBLIC COMMENT: None.
III. CONFIRMATION OF THE AGENDA:
IV. CONSENT CALENDAR:
A. Staff asked if there were any changes to the Minutes of April 7, 2004.
There being no changes, it was moved and seconded by Committee
Members Thoms/Bobbitt to approve the Minutes as submitted.
Unanimously approved with Committee Member Cunningham
abstained.
V. BUSINESS ITEMS:
A. Village Use Permit 2004-023; a request of the Newell Investments for
consideration of architectural plans for the expansion and remodel of
an existing service station at 77-985 Avenida Montezuma.
1 . Planning Manager Oscar Orci presented the information
contained in the staff report, a copy of which is on file in the
Community Development Department. Staff introduced Mr.
Ted Newell, Newell Investment Services, who gave a
presentation of the project.
2. Committee Member Cunningham asked if the tile to be used
was the two piece exposed mud tile. Mr. Newell stated yes.
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3. Committee Member Bobbitt asked if it was a metal building.
Mr. Newell stated they would be building around it.
4. Committee Member Bobbitt asked about the landscape planter
strip between the gas station and the post office. Mr. Newell
stated he had contacted the owner of the post office building
and he has permission to stucco the planter and add additional
landscaping.
5. Committee Member Thoms stated the corner landscaping
needs to be upgraded. Mr. Newell stated he would upgrade.
6. Committee Member Cunningham asked what the exterior
stucco would be used. Mr. Newell stated it was a knock-
down finish that will be painted. Committee Member
Cunningham suggested they use the smooth troll finish to
obtain a more authentic look.
7. There being no further questions of the applicant, it was
moved and seconded by Committee Members
Cunningham/Bobbitt to adopt Minute Motion 2004-016
recommending approval of Village Use Permit 2004-023, as
recommended by staff and amended:
a. Condition added: Smooth trowel stucco finish shall be
used.
Unanimously approved.
B. Site Development Permit 2004-807; a request of Thomas Enterprises
for review of development plans for Phase I of the Pavillions project,
consisting of approximately 166,000 gross square feet of floor space
located on the northeast corner of Highway 111 and Adams Street.
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 Norman
Barrett, architect for the project, Stan Thomas and Mel Kuhmel
of Thomas Enterprises, who gave a presentation on the project.
2. Committee Member Cunningham asked what type of stone
would be used. Mr. Barrett explained the material would be the
EI Dorado stone. The columns would be in the Tuscan style.
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. Committee Member Cunningham asked the material on the
trellis. Mr. Barrett stated the rough saw look is better but they
have to consider the maintenance factor.
3. Committee Member Bobbitt asked staff what type of
articulation they were requesting .for the rear elevation. Staff
explained. Discussion followed regarding the rear elevation.
Committee Member Bobbitt stated he had no objection to the
landscaping plan. He did inquire the size of the parking lot
planter. He would also recommend not using the Chilean
Mesquite tree. Mr. Barrett stated the planters are 7-feet by 9-
feet.
4. Committee Member Thoms reiterated his comment that this is
the wrong use of the site. Architecturally it is a fine design.
5. There being no further questions of the applicant, it was moved
and seconded by Committee Members Cunningham/Bobbitt to
adopt Minute Motion 2004-017 recommending approval .of Site
Development Permit 2003-807, as recommended by staff.
a. Chilean Mesquite trees shall be eliminated from the plant
list.
Unanimously approved.
VI. CORRESPONDENCE AND WRITTEN MATERIAL:
VII. COMMITTEE MEMBER ITEMS:
VIII. ADJOURNMENT:
There being no further business, it was moved and seconded by Committee
Members Bobbitt/Thoms to adjourn this regular meeting of the Architectural and
Landscaping Review Committee to a regular meeting to be held on May 5, 2004.
This meeting was adjourned at 11: 12 a.m. on May 5, 2004.
Respectfully submitted,
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Executive Secretary
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