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Committee approves Desert Palisades single‑story home with conditions on landscape and materials
Summary
The committee approved a desert‑modern, single‑story four‑bedroom house in Desert Palisades after requesting modest landscape adjustments (enlarged tree wells near pool seating) and confirmation of water‑wise plant choices.
The Architectural Review Committee approved a one‑story, four‑bedroom Desert Palisades residence at 2217 Morning Vista Drive after staff and the design team agreed to modest landscape adjustments.
Staff presented Case AR2025‑0117 and recommended enlarging tree wells adjacent to pool seating and re‑naturalizing graded no‑build easements. The designer and applicant said the house uses desert‑modern materials, generous eaves for solar control and an infinity pool whose visible wall will be visually softened by boulders so no pool fence is required.
Architect Scott Schwartz and applicant Ethan Miserati answered technical questions about overhang depths, roof framing and material choices. Committee members praised the plan’s siting, modest scale and material palette, and encouraged the team to coordinate with the Desert Water Agency on plant selection to ensure survival in the local climate. Members also asked the applicant to consider alternatives for a proposed reed grass and agreed as a condition that plant species be reviewed for local suitability.
A motion to approve per staff comments passed unanimously on roll call; the committee recorded a condition that the landscape plan be revised where necessary to use desert‑appropriate species and larger planter boxes near pool seating.
