2010 11 03 ALRC MinutesMINUTES
ARCHITECTURE & LANDSCAPING REVIEW COMMITTEE MEETING
A regular meeting held at the La Quinta City Hall
78-495 Calle Tampico, La Quinta, CA
November 3, 2010 10:15 a.m.
CALL TO ORDER
A. This regular meeting of the Architecture and Landscaping Review
Committee was called to order at 10:15 a.m. by Planning Manager
David Sawyer who led the Committee in the flag salute.
B. Committee Members Present: Jason Arnold, Kevin McCune, and
David Thoms
Committee Member Absent: None
C. Staff present: Planning Manager David Sawyer, Assistant Planner
Yvonne Franco, and Secretary Monika Radeva
II. PUBLIC COMMENT: None
III. CONFIRMATION OF THE AGENDA: Confirmed
IV. CONSENT CALENDAR:
Staff asked if there were any changes to the Minutes of October 6, 2010.
There being no comments or corrections it was moved and seconded by
Committee Members Thoms/Arnold to approve the minutes as submitted.
Unanimously approved.
V. BUSINESS ITEMS:
A. Site Development Permit 2010-916 a request submitted by Michael
Andersen for consideration of site development permit to allow a
private 5,320 square foot fitness center within the Tradition Golf
Club (Attachments 1 and 2), located at the north end of the existing
golf club parking lot between Tradition Trail entry drive and Citation
Court along Peerless Place.
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Assistant Planner Yvonne Franco presented the information
contained in the staff report, a copy of which is on file in the
Planning Department.
Committee Member McCune asked for clarification on the proposed
seven handicap parking spaces.
Mr. Art Gardner, Civil Designer/Project Manager with Essi
Engineering Inc., 78080 Calle Amigo, Suite 101, La Quinta,
introduced himself and replied that five of the handicap parking
spaces were existing and were located on the south side of the
parking lot as indicated on sheet one of the submitted plans. The
two new proposed handicap spaces were located on the north side
of the parking lot.
Committee Member McCune asked if the existing trees shown on
the plans would be relocated or remain at their current location.
Mr. John Hopkins, HOA Manager with Tradition Golf Club, 52-620
Del Gato Drive, La Quinta, CA, introduced himself and said the
trees would stay where they are.
Committee Member Thoms asked if the parking lot on the south
side of the building was a regular parking lot or if it was a golf cart
coral. Mr. Gardner replied it was a regular parking lot and showed
on the plans the portion of the parking lot that would be removed to
make space for the building and the green area that would be used
to make up the lost parking spaces.
Mr. Hopkins said there were 226 homes completed within the
project and three homes currently under construction. He explained
the majority of the traffic to and from the fitness center was either
pedestrian or golf cart traffic. He said staff had recommended that
the parking spaces along the frontage of the site be converted to
golf cart parking with the exception of the handicap spaces, and
have standard car parking lots to the south and east of the building.
Committee Member Thoms said the landscaping plans indicated
California Fan Palms would be used for the proposed landscaping.
He said he had noticed that the existing palm trees in the project
were a hybrid between California Fan Palms and Washingtonian
Robusta Palms and suggested the applicant match the existing palm
trees.
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Mr. Hopkins said the applicant's intent was to match the current
landscaping palette and design.
Committee Member Thoms said he found the proposed plant list to
be excessive and recommended the applicant revised it with less
variety of plant material.
Committee Member McCune asked if the Tradition Golf Club had an
in-house landscape maintenance crew. Mr. Hopkins confirmed.
General discussion followed regarding the landscaping throughout
the development.
Committee Member McCune said he had visited the site and had
found that the proposed landscaping would blend in perfectly with
the existing.
Mr. Hopkins said the applicant had hired the same architectural firm
that had designed the Clubhouse, Marsh and Associates, Inc., to
ensure that the fitness center would feel as if it was part of the
original development.
Committee Member Thoms said he was very pleased with the
architectural design.
Committee Member McCune asked if the applicant had received any
feedback from the members. Mr. Hopkins said the information was
distributed last week and there had been only two negative
comments so far and approximately 40-50 positive. He explained
the majority of the members were not back yet and that the HOA
was planning on scheduling a vote within the next thirty days.
Mr. Hopkins said the HOA was expecting to receive the builder's
bid information by the end of the week at which time it would be
distributed to the members for approval.
Committee Member Thoms asked about a high point located north
of the existing lot. Mr. Gardner said the high point would remain
almost as is and explained how the project tied into it.
General discussion followed regarding the overall design and
landscaping of Tradition Golf Club.
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Committee Member Thoms recommended the landscape architect
for the project reconsidered the variety of the plant palette. Mr.
Hopkins emphasized that the proposed variety of plants matched
perfectly the existing landscaping.
General discussion followed regarding the proposed plants, their
size, colors, bloom seasons, etc.
There being no further discussion, it was moved and seconded by
Committee Members McCune/Thoms to adopt Minute Motion 2010-
004, recommending approval of Site Development Permit 2010-916
as submitted, with staff's recommendations. Unanimously
approved.
VI. CORRESPONDENCE AND WRITTEN MATERIAL: None
VII. COMMITTEE MEMBER ITEMS: None.
VIII. PLANNING STAFF ITEMS:
A. Planning Commission Update
Planning Manager Sawyer said the request to renovate and expand an
existing vacant automotive dealership site submitted by Ken Garff
Automotive Group was approved by the Planning Commission on October
12, 2010.
Committee Member Thoms said he had noticed that the applicant had
already cleaned up the parking lot area.
B. Discussion of Joint Council Meeting Items (Scheduled for November 9,
2010)
Planning Manager Sawyer said the annual Joint Council Meeting with the
various Commissions and Committees was scheduled to be held on
Tuesday, November 9, 2010. He noted the Architectural and Landscape
Review Committee together with the Planning Commission were
scheduled to meet with the City Council from 5:00 p.m, until 6:00 p.m.
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IX. ADJOURNMENT:
There being no further business, it was moved and seconded by
Committee Members Thoms/McCune to adjourn this meeting of the
Architecture and Landscaping Review Committee to a Regular Meeting to
be held on December 1, 2010. This meeting was adjourned at 11:45 a.m.
on November 3, 2010.
Respec fully s bmitted,
MONIKA RA EVA
Secretary
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