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DESIGN REVIEW BOARD
CITY OF LA QUINTA
A Regular Meeting to be held at the
La Quinta City Hall, 78-105 Calle Estado
La Quints, California
November 73, 1990
5:30 P.M.
I. CALL TO ORDER - Flag Salute
II. ROLL CALL
III. BUSINESS SESSION
A. Variance 90-014; a request of William and Lesie Puget for a 9-foot high
garden wall design.
B. PGA West; a request of Sunrise Company for a new unit type.
V. OTHER
A. City sign
VI. ADJOURNMENT
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STAFF REPORT
DESIGN REVIEW BOARD
DATE: NOVEMBER 7, 1990
PROJECT: REVIEW OF A 9-FOOT HIGH GARDEN WALL DESIGN (VARIANCE
90-014)
OWNER/
APPLICANT: WILLIAM & LESLIE PUGET
ARCHITECT: JOHN BUND
PROJECT: DESIGN REVIEW OF MODIFICATION OF AN EXISTING 6-FOOT
WALL TO INCREASE ITS HEIGHT TO 9-FEET (WITH A
VARIANCE REQUEST) FOR AN EXISTING RESIDENCE.
LOCATION: 77-600 AVENIDA FERNANDO, ACROSS FROM THE NORTH LA
QUINTA HOTEL PARKING AREA (SEE ATTACHMENT #1).
BACKGROUND:
The Applicant is requesting a variance to the permitted maximum wall height of 6-
feet, which they feel will alleviate certain problems being experienced with respect
to hotel traffic and guests. These problems are detailed in Attachment #2. Staff has
determined that the Design Review Board should have input into review of the wall
design.
ANALYSIS:
Design Review Board review is limited to the wall design as submitted. Facts
and issues regarding whether a hardship exists to justify granting the
variance will be presented to the Planning Commission. Any Design Review
Board recommendation will be incorporated into conditions of the variance,
should it be granted by the Planning Commission.
Applicant contends that he has designed the wall in such a manner as to
mitigate the visual impact of a 9-foot wall. The contention is that by
minimizing detailing on the wall, less attention is drawn to it. Staff comments
suggested use of vines, additional architectural treatments, color
combinations, etc. , in order to break up the wall's appearance.
Both view points have some merit to their basic premise towards reducing the
wall's visual impact. One compromise solution might be to plant some type of
low shrub, such as dwarf oleander, along the base of the wall at a height of
3-feet. This would only show Wfeet of the wall itself, and could serve to
mitigate the height appearance without drawing a great deal of attention to the
wall.
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RECOMMENDATION:
Recommend to the Planning Commission that the following condition be incorporated
into any approval conditions for Variance 90-014:
Applicant/owner shall provide a 3-foot high continuous shrub hedge along the
base of the wall for it's entire frontage (except at the gate and drive
openings) . This shall be in addition to the existing and proposed tree stands
as shown on "Exhibit A" for Variance 90-014. Type of plant material(s) to be
used shall be approved by the Planning and Development Department prior to
any installation. All landscaping, including any tree relocations, shall be
automatically irrigated.
Attachments:
1. Location map
2. Letter of justification from applicant
3. Photos of existing wall
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JUSTIFICATION 177A— 61f/t-1,'/VT 'r2 CJTM Of LAQUINTA
PLANNING & DEUMPMEW DO -
We purchased our home in La Quinta over four years ago. At that time the
property to the south of us was a large vacant field, to the west of us
the developments of The Enclave, Los Estados and the last phases of Santa
Rosa Cove had not occurred. Our road, Avenida Fernando, now services all
of these developments plus the new La Quinta Hotel 408 car parking lot as
well as service trucks for the hotel. The dramatic increase in the
traffic noise is magnified by our proximity to the mountains.
The hotel's expansion program has caused us a considerable amount of
grief. Listed below is a description of some of these problems;
photographs are enclosed which further indicate some of the conditions.
We often get large vehicles parking in front of our house.
These are not only passenger vehicles, but moving vans, RV's,
rental trucks, buses, etc. Our living room has views to the
south, which mean we look at these vehicles.
The hotel parks its vans such that they also can be viewed from
our south windows.
The road has previously been used as the service entrance.
Since the expansion, we seem to have twice as many vehicles,
including Palm Desert Disposal and G&G Produce who have double
parked in front of our house leaving their vehicles while
keeping the refrigeration units running.
With almost any special event the parking lot becomes overloaded
which results in guests, employees and visitors parking on
Fernando. Fernando is a private road .... there is an easement to
pass, but not to park. But as a private road the easement
rights, as a practical matter, are difficult to enforce.
The location of the easterly exit of the hotel parking lot onto
Avenida Fernando results in headlights shining into our backyard
as cars leave.
In February the hotel installed lights in its parking lot; these
have been installed high enough to shine in all of our south
windows.
We constantly have hotel guests on our property despite clearly
posted "No Trespassing" signs. We have repeatedly called hotel
security for assistance; however, a number of instances have
been confrontational.
The massing of the back side of the two-story hotel conference
facility has created an unattractive view from our living room.
Some employees are the proud owners of boom boxes and they want
to make sure we hear them too!
We are concerned about protecting our property and minimizing
any liability from trespassers.
There are also residents and hotel employees/guests who use the
straight away of Fernando as a racetrack.
The installation of a nine foot wall, we are hoping, will mitigate a
majority of these problems - none of which existed four years ago and
none of which we caused.
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DATE:
PROJECT:
APPLICANT:
ARCHITECT
LOCATION:
BACKGROUND:
STAFF REPORT
DESIGN REVIEW BOARD
NOVEMBER 7, 1990
NEW UNIT TYPE AT PGA WEST
SUNRISE COMPANY
MCLARAND, VASQUEZ, AND PARTNERS, INC.
PGA WEST
The Applicant is proposing a new "Trophies" unit type for use in PGA West. It will
be initially used on the Palmer Course on Tanglewood (Tract 21846-3). They may
use it later on the Nicklaus Resort Course.
PROPOSAL:
The proposed unit is a single family, single story attached unit (duplex) consisting
of approximately 1600 square feet in living area.
Color schemes and materials will be compatible to those in use in PGA West.
Architectural style is somewhat Mediterranean in nature.
STAFF COMMENTS:
1. The units are architecturally compatible with those already approved in the
project.
2. For the most part, glass areas have minimal overhangs.
RECOMMENDATION:
Review plans and determine acceptability.
Attachments:
1. Letter from Applicant dated October 18, 1990
2. Floor and elevation plans
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SUNUSE
COMPANY
October 18, 1990
Mr. Jerry Herman
Director of Planning & Development
City of La Quinta
78-105 Calle Estado
La Quinta, CA
RE: PGA West - Approval of New Product Type (Trophies)
Dear Mr. Herman:
We are proposing to introduce a new product type known as The
Tropies at PGA West, and respectfully request that you review the
enclosed material. Please place us on the agenda for the November
7th Design Review Board meeting, and the November 13, 1990 Planning
Commission meeting.
This new product type consists of a single family attached, single
story, duplex building, and has approximately 1,600 square feet in
living area. The garages will all face the street with a minimum
setback of 20 feet.
At this time we propose to construct this unit on the Palmer Course
on Tanglewood (Tract No. 21846-3), however, we may elect to
construct additional units on the Nicklaus Resort Course at some
time in the future.
The color schemes for these units will be similar to those that we
are currently using at PGA West. The roofing material will be flat
concrete tiles, barrel tiles or S-tiles in colors compatible with
those currently being used.
42-600 Cook Street, Suite 200, Palm Desert, California 92260, Telephone (619) 568-2828
Builder of America's Finest Country Club Communities
October 18, 1990
Mr. Jerry Herman
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Attached are 15 copies of reduced foot -prints and building
elevations for your review. If you require any additional
information or more copies of these exhibits, please don't hesitate
to contact me.
Thank you for your cooperation in this matter.
Sincerely,
BUNAISE
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David S. Snow
Senior Project Coordinator
Engineering
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cc: Phillip K. Smith
Gary Berger
Herb Gaw
Allan Levin
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