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1991 05 01 DRBDESIGN REVIEW BOARD CITY OF LA QUINTA A Regular Meeting to be held at the La Quints, City Hall, 78-105 Calle Estado La Quints, California MAY 1, 1991 5:30 P.M. I. CALL TO ORDER - Flag Salute II. ROLL CALL III. CONSENT CALENDAR A. Approval of Minutes of April 3, 1991 III. BUSINESS SESSION A. Plot Plan 91-460; a request of Shell Oil Company for approval of a service station and car wash located at the northwest corner of Highway 111 and Adams Street within the 111 La Quints, Center. V. OTHER VI. ADJOURNMENT Ou MINUTES DESIGN REVIEW BOARD CITY OF LA QUINTA A regular meeting held at the La Quinta City Hall 78-105 Calle Estado, La Quinta, California April 3, 1991 I. CALL TO ORDER 5:30 P.M. A. Chairman Rice brought the meeting to order at 5:30 P.M. and Boardmember Anderson led the flag salute. Chairman Rice asked for a roll call. II. ROLL CALL A. Present: Boardmembers David Harbison, John Walling, Paul Anderson, Ted Llewellyn, Planning Commission Representative H. Fred Mosher, and Chairman Rice. B. Absent: Boardmember Michael Platt III. CONSENT CALENDAR: A. Planning Commission Representative Mosher moved to approve the Minutes of December 5, 1990, as submitted. Commissioner Llewellyn seconded the motion and it passed unanimously. IV. BUSINESS SESSION: A. Tentative Tract 25389; a request of M. J. Brock for approval of elevations for an additional unit. DRBMIN-4/3 Assistant Planner Glenda Lainis presented the information contained in the Staff report, a copy of which is on file in the Planning and Development Department. There being no questions or discussion, it was moved by Chairman Rice and seconded by Boardmember Anderson to adopt Minute Motion 91-002 recommending approval of elevations for an additional unit subject to Staff revisions. Unanimously approved. "I 00 B. Plot Plan 91-457; a request of J. Paul Smith for approval of a 10,000 square foot dance nightclub. 1. Principal Planner Stan Sawa presented the information contained in the Staff report, a copy of which is on file in the Planning and Development Department. 2. Boardmember Walling inquired of Staff if adequate parking was provided for the club and second building. Principal Planner Sawa stated there would be shared parking. 3. Boardmember Rice asked if food was to be served. Principal Planner Sawa stated there would be no food served that we were aware of. 4. Boardmember Harbison stated he felt it was an excellent landscaping plan. 5. J. Paul Smith, Applicant addressed the Boardmembers and gave a description of the project. 6. There being no further discussion it was moved by Chairman Rice and seconded by Boardmember Walling to adopt Minute Motion 91- 003 recommending to the Planning Commission approval of the architectural and landscaping plans for Plot Plan 91-457. C. guard house layout. and 26525; a request of ;, street signs, and Assistant Planner Glenda Lainis presented the information contained in the Staff report, a copy of which is on file in the Planning and Development Department. Chairman Rice inquired as to the reason for chainlink fence on the easterly property boundary. Mr. Strothers explained he did not want to put a block wall up and lose the aesthetics of the adjacent citrus grove. The chainlink fence would give a more airy feeling. If noise became a factor then the block masonry wall would be built. He further stated the well in the street planter would be subterranean and landscaped. Boardmember Harbison stated he agrees with Staff that there needed to be less lawn on 50th Avenue and the use of more planter beds between the curb and sidewalk. Mr. Greg Thaermert, Ron Gregory Associates, stated that more planter beds would be provided on 50th Avenue and the entry could consist of ground cover. DRBMIN-4/3 4. There being no further discussion it was moved by Boardmember Anderson and seconded by Planning Commissioner Representative Mosher to adopt Minute Motion 91-004 recommending approval of Tentative Tract 26524 and Tentative Parcel Map 26525 to the Planning Commission as conditioned by Staff and noted above. Unanimously approved. D. Plot Plan 91-456; a request of The Koenig Companies for approval of a 116,664 square foot shopping center. 1. Principal Planner Stan Sawa presented the information contained in the Staff report, a copy of which is on file in the Planning and Development Department. 2. Boardmember Llewellyn asked Staff what they would suggest for additional treatment for the rear elevations. Discussion followed as to various ideas. 3. Mr. John Koenig, Applicant gave a detailed presentation of his project. 4. Chairman Rice thanked Mr. Koenig for his presentation and stated he felt it was an excellent design. 5. Boardmember Anderson stated that the rear elevation needed elaborate landscaping and a parapet design. He also noted an opportunity to design a different type of lighting system to tie in with the buildings. Boardmember Harbison asked the Applicant to cut back on the amount of lawn treatment in the front. Boardmember Llewellyn questioned what the building texture would be. Mr. Koenig explained it would be Santa Barbara Spanish texture. There being no further discussion it was moved by Chairman Rice and seconded by Boardmember Harbison to adopt Minute Motion 91-005 recommending approval of Plot Plan 91-456 to the Planning Commission subject to the Staff recommendations. Principal Planner Sawa asked for a clarification on the amount of lawn allowed treatment for the rear elevation and the berming in the front of the project. It was noted that the lawn should be reduced and that additional treatment should be provided. Unanimously approved. DRBMIN-4/3 OU-z E. Tentative Tract 26188; a request of Santa Rosa Developers for approval of perimeter landscaping plans and water feature on Miles Avenue entrance. Principal Planner Stan Sawa stated that the Applicant had asked for a continuance of this matter to the meeting of May 1, 1991. V. ADJOURNMENT It was moved by Boardmember Rice and seconded by Planning Commissioner Representative Mosher to adjourn to a regular meeting of the Design Review Board on May 1, 1991, at 5:30 P.M. This meeting of the La Quinta Design Review Board was adjourned at 6:54 P.M., April 3, 1991. DRBMIN-4/3 11 U STAFF REPORT DESIGN REVIEW BOARD DATE: MAY 1, 1991 PROJECT: PLOT PLAN 91-460: APPROVAL OF SERVICE STATION AND CAR WASH APPLICANT: SHELL OIL COMPANY ARCHITECT: URRUTIA ARCHITECTS LOCATION: NORTHWEST CORNER OF HIGHWAY 111 AND ADAMS STREET WITHIN THE 111 LA QUINTA CENTER (TRANSPACIFIC DEVELOPMENT COMPANY) BACKGROUND: The site for this service station and car wash is the northwest corner of Washington Street and Adams Street (extended). This site is a portion of the 111 La Quinta shopping center which was approved in 1990. In addition to this service station and car wash, a supermarket, drug store and number of other retail uses will be constructed. The site is a somewhat irregularly triangular shaped piece of property. To the west will be a retail building (not yet approved), with Wal-Mart store to the north. Access to this site will be from driveways located a possible on Highway 111 and Adams Street. SUBMITTAL: The Applicant has submitted a plan for a service station with six pump islands, a mini -market area containing approximately 540 square feet of sales area, and a self serve drive through car wash. The station is laid out so that the car wash structure and mini -mart are facing the intersection of Adams and Highway 111. The pump islands and canopy area are reversed facing the inner part of the site. A short screen wall and berming is shown adjacent to each street to hide the view of the pump islands. A preliminary landscaping plan has been submitted for the site. The plan material consists of native and other low water usage plants. Lawn area has been kept to a minimum and is utilized around the proposed sign area at the intersection and near the entry on Highway 111. Annual color is utilized also but mainly as an accent. The major tree utilized on the site is the Sonoran Palo Verde. The Applicant has indicated a monument sign at the intersection of Adams Street and Highway 111. However no details on this sign have yet been submitted. The original sign program for the center which was recently approved, did not include these sign. In addition to this freestanding sign, the Applicant has indicated other signs which are to be located on the building. These include the following: STAFFRPT.066 1. "Shell" and logo mounted on the east and west elevations of the pump island canopies. 2. The "Shell" logo over the main building on the east and west elevation. 3. "Food Mart" adjacent to the mini -mart entrance facing north. 4. "Car wash" on the west elevation at the entry to the car wash. Underneath this would be the word "entrance" with the east side indicating car wash "exit". No details on the size, colors, or materials have been submitted for these signs. The architecture of the station is southwest in nature with exterior materials consisting of two shades of exterior plaster, ceramic tile accents, and a limited amount of painted sheet metal accents. The exterior plaster colors will match two of the plaster colors utilized in the main building while the ceramic tile will also match the plaster darker color. A small amount of metal trim and other accent areas will be painted the Shell "yellow". STAFF COMMENTS: 1. The layout of the service station is acceptable to staff. By backing the building to the intersection a more attractive streetscape will be achieved. 2. The trash enclosure colors should match the exterior of the building. 3. The architectural concept of the building while not matching exactly, is probably similar enough to fit in with the main center. The use of exact stucco colors will help reinforce compatibility. 4. Although some signs are shown, Staff feels that a separate sign program should be submitted. The Applicant will need to file for a sign adjustment for any signs which are not in conformance with our Sign Regulations. 5. Because of the orientation of the car wash entrance and exit, the ends may be visible to the streets. Additional information and detail should be submitted to ensure that it will not be visible. In order to screen these areas and it may be necessary to provide additional or larger landscaping materials, or modify the structural screening which is provided. 6. Staff feels that the overall landscaping concept submitted will be attractive and is designed to be water efficient. One item of note is that the perimeter landscaping for this corner is the first detailed landscaping plan for this center. Staff wants to note that the concept and design style approved for this station will have to be extended throughout the center along Highway 111 and Adams Street. STAFFRPT.066 2 007 The height and length of the screen wall will need to be determined when a final grading plan is available to ensure that the pump island area is screened. The wall along Adams Street will need to be extended since very little berming is provided in that area. That wall should be extended to at least the outer end of the drip line (end of branches) for the Sonoran Palo Verde. RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends that the Design Review Board review the plans in light of the above comments and if deemed acceptable recommend approval to the Planning Commission subject to the appropriate conditions. 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