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Home My WebLink About2023-08-09 - Minutes - HPC-PC Historic Preservation Commission and Planning Commission Agenda August 9, 2023 FINAL MINUTES Rancho Cucamonga, CA 91730 7:00 p.m. The regular meeting of the Historic Presentation Commission and Planning Commission was held on August 9, 2023. The meeting was called to order by Chair Dopp at 7:00 p.m. A. Roll Call Planning Commission present: Chair Dopp, Vice Chair Morales, Commissioner Williams, Commissioner Boling, and Commissioner Daniels. Staff Present: Serita Young, Assistant City Attorney; Jennifer Nakamura, Deputy Director of Planning; Tabe van der Zwaag, Associate Planner; Sean McPherson, Acting Principal Planner; Brian Sandona, Senior Civil Engineer; Elizabeth Thornhill, Executive Assistant. B. Public Communications Chair Dopp opened the public communications and seeing no one, closed public communications. C. Consent Calendar C1. Consideration to adopt Regular Meeting Minutes of July 12th, 2023. Motion to adopt Meeting Minutes as presented by Commissioner Boling; second by Commissioner Daniels; Motion carried 5-0. D. Public Hearings D1. DESIGN REVIEW & MINOR EXCEPTION – FOOTHILL LANDING PROPERTY OWNER, LLC – A request for a site plan and design review to construct a mixed-use development consisting of 360 residential units (including 3 live-work units with 3,100 square feet of commercial space) and 4,200 square feet of stand-alone commercial lease area, along with a Minor Exception for the reduction of the required onsite parking on 6.14 acres of land at the northeast corner of Foothill Boulevard and Etiwanda Avenue in the Corridor 2 (CO2) Zone. APN: 1100-161-01, 02, and 03 (Design Review DRC2022-00280 and Minor Exception DRC2023-00120). Tabe van der Zwaag, Associate Planner, provided Commissioners with Staff Report and PowerPoint presentation (copy of file). Staff asked the commission in their recommendation to consider proposed revisions to Engineering Special Condition #2 after feedback from the applicant and conferring with the Assistant City Attorney. Chair Dopp opened Public Hearing. Oren Hillel, Director of Development, thanked staff for their hard work. He provided a PowerPoint presentation of the project to the Commissioners (copy of file). He introduced Keith Labus, Principal at KTGY, who was also present and available to answer questions. Vice Chair Morales asked about the the conditions of approval that requires additional screening for the parking structure if visible, and what would that screening look like. Keith Labus answered it will depend on where it is visible from. Options could include matching the building or roof color. Commissioner Boling asked if staff had any concerns about the landscaping being proposed along the frontage road and interfering with line of sight for vehicles. Brian Sandona, Senior Civil Engineer, answered that they will conduct a final review during plan check and ask that the final plans move, shift, or remove any trees that will create conflict. Commissioner Daniels asked if parking on that lane is restricted or if there will be time limits. Brian Sandona replied not at this time. Although, it is something that can be considered in the future. Chair Dopp asked if the live work units are utilized for commercial uses. Oren Hillel stated that in other projects they own, small office uses, or service uses are most likely to utilize live work units. Commissioner Boling asked to explain how some of the logistics like trash and parking will work with residents being on four different floors. Oren Hillel explained there will be trash chutes throughout the building on every level. The retail and guest parking are on the ground level and there is a gate for resident entrance only. Commissioner Boling asked how emergency services respond if something happens on the third (3rd) level of an interior parking structure. Oren Hillel answered they have fire lanes throughout the project for fire trucks to come in and hose pulls on all levels of the building accessible to fire personnel. Commissioner Boling reiterated that with the hose pulls, there would not need to be vehicle access for emergency responders into the parking structure or interior of the court yards. Oren Hillel replied that is correct. Commissioner Williams asked how many elevators will be in the parking garage and stairwells. Oren Hillel answered there will be four (4) elevators total. He did not have answer for stairwells. Commissioner Williams asked if having only four (4) elevators is adequate due to the size of the project. Oren Hillel stated that the project has the standard elevator count for the number of units. Chair Dopp inquired about how big the storage lockers are for residents. Oren Hillel answered they are 150 sq. ft. per unit. No comments from the public, Chair Dopp Closed Public Hearing. Vice Chair Morales asked the applicant to be mindful of managing parking. He mentioned the commercial property diagonal from the project is known for towing vehicles that park there. As part of the parking management plan, he suggested the applicant make sure the residents know and understand this. He also reiterated that staff would require architectural enhancement to the parking structure if it is visible. He expressed it’s a nice project and thanked applicant for bringing it up to our standards and is in support of the project. Commissioner Daniels expressed he is in favor of the project. Meets the requirements of what the City envisions with the General Plan. Also, with the parking being in a garage, he does not believe there will be issues with parking. This project will be very good for the community and that neighborhood. It will be an asset to the city. It’s laid out well with good amenities. Commissioner Boling acknowledged that we did receive a public comment from Kimberly Newsom, who lives next to the proposed development, expressing concerns with traffic. His response is this Commission has taken policy direction from City Council and adoption of the new General Plan. The General Plan looks at how can we meet the housing needs of our residents currently, as well as the future and how we address state mandate. We take public comments seriously. As part of the General Plan process, we balanced concerns from residents their neighborhoods are not significantly altered, changed, or disturbed with the need to build more housing to respond to state mandates. As a result, there was intentional placement for new housing along the corridors such as Foothill Blvd. Although, we do receive comments like this, the public should be aware there is an overwriting intent to leave existing neighborhoods unchanged as best we can because you moved into that neighborhood for those characteristics. He expressed the plan materials is very well thought out and fits nicely within the surrounding elements. Commissioners concur with the change to Conditions of Approval. Motion by Commissioner Boling, with amendment to Condition of Approval Engineering Special Condition #2; to adopt Resolution 23-16, Design Review DRC2022-00280 and Minor Exception DRC2023-00120 second by Commissioner Williams. Motion carried 5-0. E.Director Announcements - None F. Commission Announcements - None G.Adjournment Motion by Commissioner Boling, second by Commissioner Williams to adjourn the meeting. Hearing no objections, Chair Dopp adjourned the meeting at 7:47 p.m. Respectfully submitted, Elizabeth Thornhill, Executive Assistant Planning and Economic Development Department Approved: HPC/PC MINUTES – August 9, 2023 Page 2 of 2 FINAL HPC/PC Meeting August 23, 2023