ARCHITECTURAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE
CITY OF PALM SPRINGS, CALIFORNIA
3200 East Tahquitz Canyon Way, Palm Springs, California 92262
www.palmspringsca.gov

  AGENDA

Pursuant to Executive Order N-29-20, this meeting will be conducted by teleconference and there will be no in-person public access to the meeting location.

• To view the meeting live, please use the following link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82560749536 or call (669) 900-6833 and enter Meeting ID: 825 6074 9536.
• Public comment may also be submitted to david.newell@palmspringsca.gov.  Transmittal prior to the meeting is required.  Any correspondence received during or after the meeting will be distributed to the Committee and retained for the official record.
• You may provide telephonic comments by calling Planning Services at (760) 323-8245 by no later than 5:00 p.m. on the day of the meeting to be added to the public comment queue. At the appropriate time, a staff member will call you so that you may provide your public testimony to the Committee.
• The meeting will be recorded and the audio file will be available from the Office of the City Clerk and will be posted on the City’s YouTube channel, as soon as practicable. 

Monday, January 4, 2021                                 5:30 PM Regular Meeting

Tom Jakway, Chair
Robert Rotman, Vice Chair
Tom Doczi
Sean Lockyer
John McCoy
Steve Poehlein
John Walsh
Dan Thompson (Alternate)

Staff Liaisons: 

David A. Newell, AICP, Assistant Director of Planning
Rick Minjares, Engineering Associate
Ken Lyon, Associate Planner
Noriko Kikuchi, Associate Planner

Pursuant to the Government Code Section 54957.5(b)(2) the designated office for inspection of public records in connection with the meeting is the Planning Department, City Hall, 3200 E. Tahquitz Canyon Way.  Complete Agenda Packets are available for public inspection at:  City Hall, Planning Department.  Agenda and staff reports are available on the City’s website:  www.palmspringsca.gov.  If you would like additional information on any item appearing on this agenda, please contact the Planning Department at (760) 323-8245.

It is the intention of the City of Palm Springs to comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) in all respects.  If, as an attendee or a participant at this meeting, or in meetings on a regular basis, you will need special assistance beyond what is normally provided, the City will attempt to accommodate you in every reasonable manner.  Please contact the Planning Department, (760) 323-8245, at least 48 hours prior to the meeting, to inform us of your particular needs and to determine if accommodation is feasible.

CALL TO ORDER:

ROLL CALL:

REPORT OF THE POSTING OF AGENDA:  Agenda is available for public access at the City Hall bulletin board (west side of Council Chamber) by December 31, 2020 and posted on the City’s website as required by established policies and procedures.

ACCEPTANCE OF THE AGENDA:  The Architectural Advisory Committee will discuss the order of the agenda, may amend the order, note abstentions and request Consent Calendar items be removed from the consent calendar for discussion.

PUBLIC COMMENTS - This time has been set aside for members of the public to address the Architectural Advisory Committee on the Consent Calendar and other agenda items; and items of general interest within the subject matter jurisdiction of the Board.  Although the Architectural Advisory Committee values your comments, pursuant to the Brown Act, it generally cannot take any action on items not listed on the posted Agenda.  Three (3) minutes assigned for each speaker.

CONSENT CALENDAR:  None

UNFINISHED BUSINESS:

1.        FUMIKO DOCKER OF PENCIL BOX ARCHITECTS, INC., ON BEHALF OF COOKIES, FOR A MINOR ARCHITECTURAL APPLICATION TO ALTER THE EXTERIOR OF A NEW CANNABIS DISPENSARY FACILITY, COOKIES, LOCATED AT 777 NORTH PALM CANYON DRIVE (APN: 505-283-008), ZONE C-1 (CASE 3.229 MAA). (NK)

NEW BUSINESS:

 2.      DTPS A14, OWNER, PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO THE SIGN PROGRAM FOR “THE BLOCK “A” BUILDING” LOCATED AT 201 NORTH PALM CANYON DRIVE; ZONE CBD, DOWNTOWN PALM SPRINGS SPECIFIC PLAN (CASE SP 16-002 AMND) (KL).

3.       KEVIN BURKE, OWNER PROPOSING AN 8,463-SQUARE FOOT SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENCE ON A HILLSIDE LOT LOCATED AT 260 RIDGE MOUNTAIN DRIVE, ZONE 0-20(CASE 3.4195 MAJ / 7.1616 AMM) (KL).

COMMITTEE MEMBER COMMENTS:

STAFF MEMBER COMMENTS:

ADJOURNMENT:  The Architectural Advisory Committee of the City of Palm Springs will adjourn to the next regular meeting at 5:30 pm on Tuesday, January 19, 2021, Council Chamber, City Hall, 3200 East Tahquitz Canyon Way, Palm Springs.