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From YouTube: Planning Commission | July 12 2023
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Regular meeting of the City of Palm Springs Planning Commission, held July 12th, 2023
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That
passes
unanimously
we're
into
public
comments.
This
time
has
been
set
aside
for
members
of
the
public
to
address
the
Planning
Commission
on
consent,
calendar
and
other
items
and
items
of
general
interest
within
our
jurisdiction.
Please
note
that
the
Planning
Commission
is
prohibited
from
taking
action
on
items
not
listed
on
the
posted
agenda.
Speakers
will
have
three
minutes.
Each
testimony
for
public
hearings
may
be
offered
at
this
time
or
at
the
time
of
the
hearing,
and
we
have
no
public
hearings
tonight.
So
in
testimony
on
item
4A
should
come
at
this
time.
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Thank
you
and
good
evening.
Everyone,
it's
good
to
see
our
new
faces
tonight,
so
we
will
begin
with
our
election
of
officers,
we'll
begin
with
the
election
of
the
chair.
So
the
chair
presides
over
the
meetings
and
keeps
us
running
smoothly
and
will
serve
for
a
term
of
one
year
that
would
expire.
June
30th
2024,
with
that
I
will
entertain
any
motions
or
recommendations
for
the
chairship
commissioner
Miller.
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B
B
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A
Thank
you
so
much.
The
next
item
is
the
consent
calendar
and
we
have
no
items
on
that
tonight.
The
third
is
public
hearings
and
we
have
no
public
hearings.
We
have
one
item
which
is
new
business,
Jim
Landy,
owner
requesting
approval
of
a
development
permit
application
for
a
development
of
a
4866
square
foot,
two-story,
mixed-use,
building
and
related
site
improvements
on
a
10
000
square
foot
lot
located
at
605,
East
Sunny,
Dew,
Dunes,
Road
Zone
cm
gpmu,
and
can
we
have
a
staff
report?
Please.
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Okay,
that's
it!
Thank
you,
madam
chair,
and
welcome
to
the
new
Commissioners.
My
name
is
Ken
Lyon
and
I'm,
a
principal
planner
here
with
the
city
of
Palm
Springs.
So
the
project
before
you
this
evening
is
a
mixed-use
multi-tenant
building
on
Sunny
Dunes
Road.
The
the
images
there
before
you
is
the
front
elevation
of
the
building.
The
building
is
brought
forward
to
the
front
edge
of
the
property,
which
is
basically
bringing
it
into
alignment
with
the
other
buildings
that
are
on
most
of
this
section
of
Sunny
Dunes
Road.
G
So
a
bit
of
the
project
details
chairwomack
has
explained
that
this
is
a
488
4866
square
foot,
two-story
mixed-use,
building
on
a
10,
000
square
foot,
legal
non-conforming,
substandard
lot.
We
say
that
because
in
the
Zone
in
which
this
is
located,
a
minimum
lot
size
would
be
20
000
square
feet
this
one
once
the
roadway
dedications
have
been
made
is
a
10,
000
square
foot
lot.
The
uses
that
are
being
proposed
here
are
buy
right,
uses
the
Cannabis
retail
Lounge,
art
gallery
and
a
caretakers
unit.
G
The
uses
at
this
point
have
not
been
confirmed.
However.
The
owner
is
in
negotiations
with
the
Cannabis
business,
who
did
receive
a
regulatory
permit
for
this
particular
parcel,
which
was
through
a
earlier
design
proposal.
Since
the
owner
has
taken
ownership
of
this
lot.
They
are
in
negotiations
with
the
previously
approved
cannabis
use
to
possibly
be
one
of
his
tenants,
but
we
are
not
discussing
the
cannabis
use
tonight.
It
also
has
off
street
parking
and
Landscaping,
which
I'll
go
into
a
little
bit
more
later.
G
The
application
includes
an
administrative,
minor
modification,
the
because
of
the
substandard
nature
of
the
lot
and
the
overall
lot
coverage.
They
were
able
to
get
into
the
parking
area
a
total
of
12
spaces.
13
are
required
so
with
the
administrative
minor
modification
they
may
see
up
to
a
10
percent
reduction,
which
is
about
what
one
face
is
on
this
particular
project
to
be
to
to
request
that
it
be
reduced
in
order
to
because
they've
basically
accommodated
as
many
as
they
could.
G
This
is
exhibit
that
was
in
your
packet
as
well
part
of
the
justification
letter
giving
some
context
to
this
particular
site
and
this
part
of
the
city.
It
is
a
a
conglomeration
if
you
will
of
various
uses,
commercial
uses
have
become
more
and
more
prevalent
in
this
particular
portion.
There
are
retail
uses
and
Commercial
uses
across
the
street
in
this
particular
block
and
a
few
of
them
also
on
the
South
Side
as
well.
G
These
are
the
elevations
and
I
understand
your
packets
as
printed
were
dark
on
these
two
exhibits
and
so
I've,
provided
you
with
color
copies
at
your
Podium
today.
So
the
front
elevation,
as
you
can
see,
is
two
stories:
the
second
floor,
slightly
projects
over
the
first
floor,
providing
a
shade
and
a
bit
of
cover
on
that
first
floor
set
of
entrances.
As
you
look
at
the
North
elevation
or
the
street
elevation,
the
caretakers
unit
is
there
above
the
blue
door
on
the
right
side
of
that
particular
image
on
the
rear
elevation.
G
You
can
see
the
parking
lot
the
caretakers
unit
there,
of
course,
is
the
solid
volume
that
you
see
on
the
left
side.
You'll
see,
there's
a
blue
doorway
on
the
first
floor
and
there's
also
a
yellow
panel,
an
accent
panel
there
and
there's
an
opening
there.
That
goes
back
into
an
elevator
and
there's
a
second
stair.
That's
inside
the
building,
as
well
as
the
one
that
you
see
there
adjacent
to
the
parking
lot.
G
The
access
to
the
parking
lot
in
the
back
of
the
building
is
through
the
opening
that
you
see
on
the
North
facade
and
as
wide
enough
to
handle
both
two-way
traffic.
In
and
out
of
that
parking
lot,
here's
an
axon,
axonometric
view
of
The
Proposal.
You
can
see
on
the
roof,
they
are
proposing
photovoltaic
panels,
there
are
two
pad
elevations
or
pad
locations
for
mechanical
equipment
and
all
of
that
equipment
is
screened
properly
per
the
city
ordinances
for
screening
of
mechanical
equipment.
G
As
you
can
also
see
on
the
above
the
caretakers
unit,
there
is
a
small
roof
deck
there,
which
is
also
proposed
the
pattern.
This
is
not
simply
an
asphalt
parking
lot.
The
applicant
is
going
forward
with
a
higher
quality
surface,
a
Precast
paver,
and
he
has
he
and
his
architect
have
put
this
forth
in
in
a
geometric
pattern
that
you
see
there.
G
These
are
the
the
way
that
the
interior
spaces
lay
out.
This
is,
of
course,
not
really
something
that
you
would
probably
get
concerned
about,
but
you
do
see
the
way
that
the
retail
spaces
are
laid
out.
There
is
a
Stairway
there
in
the
middle
that
serves
both
floors
and
then,
of
course,
the
second
stairway,
which
is
the
exterior
stair,
there's
also
a
external
balcony
or
or
passageway
on
the
second
floor
that
provides
us
access
to
the
art
gallery.
G
So
the
findings,
as
noted
in
your
staff
report,
this
project
does
conform
to
the
development
standards
for
the
Zone.
It
does
conform
to
the
guidelines
and
findings
for
approval
of
a
development
permit
and,
as
noted
in
your
staff
report,
we
were
able
to
make
affirmative
findings
for
the
minor
modification
reducing
the
parking
by
one
space.
We
have
evaluated
the
project
under
sequa
and
we're
recommending
that
you
adopt
a
categorical
exemption
as
an
infill
property.
G
E
D
E
Here's
my
question:
the
gallery
space
upstairs
is
beautiful
and
part
of
what
is
beautiful
about
it.
It
is
transparent.
You
see
all
the
way
through
it.
My
experience
with
art
galleries
has
been
typically,
they
want
a
vanilla
box.
You
want
to
hang
your
art
on
White
Walls
and
not
have
direct
light
coming
in,
let
alone
through
I've
I'm
I,
really
like
the
architecture
here.
Is
there
anything
that
would
prohibit
the
user
from
essentially
blacking
out
all
the
windows
covering
them
on
the
inside?
G
The
yes,
the
applicant,
does
propose
using
drapes
on
those
large
expanses
of
Windows
as
additional
solar
control,
in
addition
to
the
shading
elements
on
the
building,
and
they
are
going
to
be
using
a
very
high
performance
glass
to
deal
with
that
amount
of
glazing.
It
is
possible
that
they
could
wind
up
using
opaque
panels
on
the
back
side
of
that
glass
or
the
drapes,
but
from
the
exterior
I
think
the
building
will
still
retain
a
very
glassy
appearance.
G
G
G
On
sheet
l-1.1,
you
see
the
plant
palette
in
terms
of
the
shade
trees,
the
inner
ground
cover,
rocks
and
other
plantings,
and
on
the
sheet
l-1.0,
you
see
that
there
are
some
plantings
that
occur
in
the
a
tiny
slice
of
space
on
the
east
side
of
the
drive
aisle.
There
are
also
planter
beds
on
the
corners
in
the
rear
part
of
the
parking
lot
and
some
amount
of
plantings
adjacent
to
the
stairway
on
the
back.
G
B
A
F
G
D
G
I've
asked
that
question
as
well
and
they
have
not
gone
through
their
preliminary
title
24
analysis.
So
we've
had
some
discussions
about
how
they
may
need
to
accommodate
that
it
may
be
that
they
use
some
opaque
spandrel
panel
glass,
that's
insulated
or
other
other
ways
of
accommodating
and
meeting
Title
24.
But
yes,
they
will
have
to.
D
A
H
I'm
sorry,
good
evening,
commission
I'm
Anthony
Stark
with
Corsini
Stark
Architects,
we're
very
excited
about
being
in
front
of
you
today.
Any
questions
you
may
have
please
ask
I,
might
want
to
just
add
a
little
bit
on
that
on
the
art
gallery.
Obviously
that
this
was
the
shell
we
did.
We
haven't
done
anything
on
the
tenant
Improvement,
the
actual
design
of
the
art
gallery
itself,
but
in
the
past
we've
done
things
with
movable
walls
and
sliding
walls
that
can
be
folded
and
be
parallel.
H
You
know,
maybe
I'm
you
know
in
front
of
the
glass
or
inside
the
space.
You
know
four
feet
back
and
we
can
have
lay
you
know
have
panels
at
for
displaying
artwork,
Etc
won't
be
on
the
glass
or
won't
be,
and
that
way
also
we
can
control
the
the
Sun
control
and,
except
you
know
from
that,
so
we
can
make
rooms
within
that
room.
That's
what
ours,
our
intent
will
be.
H
Yes,
at
this
time,
it
will
be.
Yes,
we
like
the
idea
one
way.
We
think
that
this
is
sort
of
unique
aspect
of
the
CM
Zone
and
be
able
to
have
a
potential
unit
or
really
as
a
mixed
use
kind
of
a
project.
But
we
like
the
idea
also
of
eyes
in
a
neighborhood.
This
will
be
something
that'll.
You
know
someone
will
be
living
here,
be
watching
the
the
property
and
and
hopefully
create
you
know
some
additional.
You
know
energy
on
that
street
as
in
the
evening
time,
so
we're
excited
about
that.
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H
A
H
A
I
A
J
Hi
everybody
thanks
for
having
me
here
today.
My
name
is
Jim
landay
and
I
moved
here
about
two
years
ago
from
Provincetown.
This
is
my
first
time
trying
to
get
involved
as
a
property
developer
and
my
primary
instruction
to
Tony
when
I
engaged
him
was
to
make
it
very
beautiful.
The
concept
for
the
building
originally
was
I
looked
carefully
at
the
Howard
Lapin
building
next
door,
which
is
a
beautiful
Gem
of
an
international
style.
J
I
work
part-time
as
a
ticket
taker
at
the
architecture
and
Design
Center
in
The,
Miz,
Van,
Der,
rohe,
inspired
building
there
by
E,
Stuart,
Johnson
and
I
also
am
well
acquainted
with
The
Muse,
vandro,
Barcelona,
Pavilion,
and
so
in
response
to
the
question
about
blacking
out.
The
windows.
I
would
hope
that
no
future
owner
would
do
that.
But
I
think
the
building's
beauty
comes
from
its
transparency
from
front
to
back
and
as
for
displaying
art.
J
My
sense,
my
my
conviction
was,
as
Tony
explained,
was
that
we
would
have
movable
partitions
constantly
changing,
depending
on
what
the
show
was,
the
specific
question
about
the
street
trees
going
into
this
manufacturing
warehouse
district.
There
are
no
other
Street
trees
anywhere
either
on
Sunny
dunes
or
on
an
industrial
place
and
I
just
made
the
Assumption
erroneous,
perhaps
that
street
trees
couldn't
or
wouldn't
go
in,
because
the
sidewalks
are
already
solid
and
there
are
no
Street.
There
are
no
Wells
for
trees
there,
but
I'm
not
opposed
to
the
idea.
J
A
I
I'd
like
to
Echo
your
compliments
for
this
project.
I
spent
a
lot
of
time
on
Sunny
Dunes,
going
to
townie,
Bagel,
so
I
know
the
area
well
and
I
think
this
is
a
welcome
addition
to
the
not
only
the
street
but
to
the
the
entire
neighborhood.
So
I
also
compliment
you
on
the
design
and
the
effort
to
put
it
forward.
Thank
you.
F
I
agree:
it's
a
beautiful
design,
you
you
achieved
your
goal
and
what
you're
trying
to
do,
and-
and
we
only
mentioned
the
trees
and
I-
say
that
because
I
brought
a
project
before
this
board
a
few
years
ago,
and
they
mentioned
the
fact
of
having
Street
trees
and
when
the
county
built
its
new
Health
Center
on
the
corner
of
remote
of
Sunrise
and
sunrise
and
talk
with
they
put
beautiful
trees
out.
Although
they're
you're
right
there's
not
a
single
tree
anywhere
on
this
block,
it's
just
the
idea.
F
D
Yeah
I
would
I
would
certainly
Echo
the
accolades
for
the
design
of
this
building.
It's
absolutely
beautiful
and
and
also
reiterate
what
I
believe
to
be
the
a
great
need
for
Street
trees,
I'm
only
guessing
that
the
reason
there's
not
other
trees
along
Sunny
dunes
and
for
two
reasons.
One
is:
there's
a
lot
of
back
out
parking
and
swing
in
parking,
and
so
that
kind
of
precluded
it
and
I
think
just
some
of
the
buildings,
the
age.
D
A
A
E
Would
a
second
the
motion
of
commissioner
Miller
and
add
that,
as
somebody
who
walks
along
that
street
on
a
not
infrequent
basis,
you
find
yourself
skipping
from
here
to
there
trying
to
find
a
drop
of
shade
anywhere
and
although
yes,
there
are
not
other
Street
trees
along
there
or
another
trees.
There's
just
not
much
shade,
and
it
would
be
a
welcome
respite
to
have
a
place
where
you
could
pause
for
a
minute
before
you
go
out
into
the
blazing
sun.
Again.
E
G
F
Please
the
two
doors
on
the
front
he
said:
X
is
that
is
there
Ingress
and
only
from
the
parking
lot
or
is?
Are
those
double
blue
doors
functional
there?
There's
a
double
blue
door
on
the
street?
Are
those
functional
or
all
entry
nests
coming
in
that
is
functional,
correct
from
the
street?
Well?
Is
it
really
going
to
be
functional
or
is.
H
F
H
A
A
I
B
I
F
And
it's
nice
to
be
on
the
other
side
of
the
podium
from
the
planning,
instead
of
asking
for
something
but
I've
seen
how
the
how
and
that's
nice
to
see
how
the
sausage
is
made.
After
always,
asking
and
saying
why
are
they
doing
this
and
why
are
they
bugging
us
and
making
us
do
all
these
things
that
there
is
actually
a
reason
behind
it?
All
and
I
appreciate
it
happy
to
be
here.
B
B
However,
the
end
is
in
sight
and
I
am
excited
to
say
that
we
have
announced
a
public
hearing
at
a
joint
meeting
of
the
city
council
and
the
City
Planning
Commission,
to
be
held
on
Monday
July
24th,
where
we
would
consider
the
housing
element
and
adopting
the
housing
element.
At
that
time
we
had
productive
conversations
with
the
state
hcd
department
on
their
outstanding
comments
and
have
gone
through
a
process
to
sort
of
beef
up
some
of
our
fair
housing
commitments
that
we
will
be
making
in
the
housing
element
in
response
to
some
of
their
directions.
B
While
we
are
out
of
compliance
so
we're
anxious
and
excited
to
come
into
compliance
very
quickly
and
think
we
have
a
good
plan
so
we'll
discuss
that
then
so
stay
tuned
for
the
materials
in
advance
of
that
and
again
happy
to
answer
any
questions
in
advance
of
that
as
you're
working
through
those
materials
again
particularly
new
folks,
who
haven't
necessarily
been
well
Carl
I
believe
that
you,
commissioner,
Baker
I,
believe
you've
been
involved
in
the
process
a
little
bit
but
to
others.
You
know
we'll
get
you
up
to
speed
as
quickly
as
we
can.
B
So
that
is
that
item
and
then
just
a
couple
other
things
I
believe.
Once
upon
a
time
we
had
members
of
the
Planning
Commission
serve
as
Liaisons
to
the
Architectural
Review
Committee
and
sit
in
on
those
meetings
just
to
ensure
that
there
was
sort
of
a
two-way
flow
of
information.
Since
so
often
they
are.
They
are
looking
at
projects
that
have
received
a
decision
and
direction
from
the
Planning
Commission,
and
it's
just
good
to
sort
of
have
that
flow
of
information,
so
I
think
it
sort
of
stopped
during
covid.
B
So
I
will
circulate
it
to
you
all
digitally,
but
we
have
essentially
going
into
August
break
just
four
months
of
the
year
left
and
the
new
members
you
are
spared
and
that
we
will
let
you
focus
on
becoming
acclimated
to
your
role
as
City,
Planning,
Commissioners
and
so
I've
gone
alphabetically
through
the
calendar
for
the
returning
Commissioners
and
commissioner
land.
That
means
with
the
A
and
your
last
name.
You
are
up
for
September,
followed
by
commissioner
Miller
in
October,
Vice,
chair,
Robert
or
sorry,
commissioner
Roberts
will
take
November
and
chair
romick.
B
You
will
take
December,
so
I
will
circulate
this
calendar
after
this
meeting
so
that
you
all
have
that
and
then
you
folks
will
be
up
in
2024
once
we
set
that
calendar
so
looking
forward
to
restarting
that
process
and
making
sure
that
we're
able
to
stay
on
the
loop
on
the
decisions
between
the
two,
the
two
bodies
related
to
that.
Now
that
we
are
sort
of
a
full
commission
again
and
we've
gone
through
the
appointment
process,
we
are
working
on
opening
the
recruitment
process
for
the
Architectural
Review
Committee.
B
B
I
would
ask
that
if
you
have
architects
in
mind
who
you
think
could
be
helpful
on
that
committee,
please
reach
out
to
them
to
let
them
know
that
the
posting
will
be
going
up.
I
will
send
it
to
you
all
when
it's
live,
so
you
can
circulate
it
to
your
contacts.
If
there's
anyone
you
want
to
put
on
my
radar
that
you
would
like
me
to
reach
out
to
or
or
chair
wermiak,
we
would
be
happy
to
do
that.
A
B
A
B
The
agenda
is
still
being
set
as
I
understand
it.
They
will
do
the
joint
meeting
first
because
that's
how
they
have
to
agendize
it.
You
will
hold
your
conversation
and
your
decision
and
then
they
would
close
that
meeting
and
move
into
regular
city
council,
so
it
will
be
5,
30
p.m.
On
Monday,
July,
24th.