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SEPTEMBER 3, 2024- 6:00 P.M.
DESIGN REVIEW COMMITTEE
MEETING AGENDA
RAINS ROOM
CITY HALL
10500 Civic Center Drive
Rancho Cucamonga, CA 91730
A. Call to Order
Roll Call: Vice Chairman Al Boling
Commissioner James Daniels
B. Public Communications
This is the time and place for the general public to address the Committee on any item listed or not
listed on the agenda. The Committee may not discuss any issue not included on the agenda but set
the matter for a subsequent meeting.
C. Consent Calendar
C1. Consideration to adopt Meeting Minutes of August 20, 2024.
D. Project Review Items
D1. LOCATED AT 12459 ARROW ROUTE – NEWCASTLE ARROW ROUTE PROJECT – A
request for a Master Plan, Design Review and Conditional Use Permit to allow for the
development of one industrial warehouse building totaling approximately 334,000 square feet
in size on certain property located west of Etiwanda Avenue and south of Arrow Route; APN:
0229-131-24. Primary Case File No. DRC2022-00101.
E. Adjournment
The Design Review Committee has adopted Administrative Regulations that set an 11:00 p.m. adjournment
time. If items go beyond that time, they shall be heard only with the consent of the Committee.
I, Elizabeth Thornhill, Executive Assistant of the City of Rancho Cucamonga, or my designee,
hereby certify that a true, accurate copy of the foregoing agenda was posted seventy-two (72)
hours prior to the meeting per Government Code 54954.2 at 10500 Civic Center Drive, Rancho
Cucamonga, California and on the City’s website.
Design Review Committee Meeting Agenda
August 20, 2024
DRAFT MINUTES
Rancho Cucamonga, CA 91730
New Time: 6:00 p.m.
A. Call to Order
The meeting of the Design Review Committee held on August 20, 2024. The meeting was called to order
by Sean McPherson, Staff Coordinator, at 6:00 p.m.
Design Review Committee members present: Vice Chairman Boling and Commissioner Daniels
Staff Present: Tabe van der Zwaag, Associate Planner.
B. Public Communications
Staff Coordinator opened the public communication and after noting there were no public comments,
closed public communications.
C. Consent Calendar
C1.
Consideration to adopt Meeting Minutes of July 2, 2024.
Item C1. Motion carried 2-0 vote.
D. Project Review Items
D1.
DESIGN REVIEW – LEWIS MANAGEMENT CORP - A request for site plan and architectural
review of 99 multi-family units located on approximately 4.9 acres of land within Planning Area
N-15 in the Village Neighborhood (VN) Placetype of the Resort North Specific Plan, located
north of 6th Street, south of the BNSF/Metrolink right of way, and west of Milliken Avenue;
APN: 0209-272-20. (Design Review DRC2023-00406). Pursuant to the California
Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), the City certified an Environmental Impact Report (EIR)
(SCH No. 2015041083) on May 18, 2016, in connection with the City’s approval of General
Plan Amendment DRC2015-00114, Specific Plan Amendment DRC2015-00040, and
Development Code Amendment DRC2015-00115. Pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section
15162, no subsequent or supplemental EIR is required in connection with subsequent
discretionary approvals of the same project.
Staff gave the presentation, followed by a brief presentation by the project architect and additional comments
made by the project landscape architect. Notably, the presentation included a brief video to explain the
concept of a Woonerf, which is a feature incorporated into this project. Following the presentation, Committee
Members had general comments on the project. Both Committee Members asked for details of the woonerf
and how this feature would function (i.e. use of bollards, direction of traffic). Additional questions regarding
the woonerf included whether this space could be programmed for community events. Committee Member
Boling questioned the use of Olive Trees, noting these could represent maintenance issues. The applicant
responded that all landscaping is professionally maintained as part of the HOA. Committee Member Boling
raised a question of blank wall space in illustrations identified as “Right Elevation” for the various architectural
themes. The applicant explained these areas would be covered by landscaping and mechanical equipment.
Discussion was then held between the applicant team and both Committee Members regarding certain
architectural details such as depth and location of patios and front doors. Staff Coordinator Sean McPherson
then asked the applicant to explain why this project does not include mixed-use, to which the applicant
explained that this is only a portion of the broader Resort North Specific Plan wherein certain areas are
designated for commercial non-residential uses.
The Committee took the following action:
Recommend approval to PC. 2-0 Vote.
E. Adjournment
Principal Planner Sean McPherson adjourned the meeting at 6:58 p.m.
DESIGN REVIEW COMMENTS
September 3, 2024
7:00 p.m.
Kirt Coury, Contract Planner
LOCATED AT 12459 ARROW ROUTE – NEWCASTLE ARROW ROUTE PROJECT – A
request for a Master Plan, Design Review and Conditional Use Permit to allow for the
development of one industrial warehouse building totaling approximately 334,000 square feet in
size on certain property located west of Etiwanda Avenue and south of Arrow Route; APN:
0229-131-24. Primary Case File No. DRC2022-00101.
Site Characteristics: The project site totals approximately 14.8 acres and is comprised of one
parcel (APN: 0229-131-24). The site is generally located between Interstate 15 to the west,
Etiwanda Avenue to the east, and Arrow Route to the north.
The site is currently improved with two buildings: an approximately 116,000 square foot large
warehouse (Former Wire Mill Building) in the western portion of the site and an approximately
20,000 square foot warehouse (identified as the EVG Building) near the center of the subject
property. The subject property was developed as agricultural row crops from approximately
1938 through sometime between 1959 and 1966. Following this, the site was used by various
steel companies until 2023. Steel operations of the property consisted of wire and nail
manufacturing. The remainder of the project site comprises landscaped areas, drive aisles,
parking areas and trailer parking and loading areas. All existing improvements are proposed to
be demolished as part of the proposed project.
The existing land use, General Plan, and Zoning designations for the project site and adjacent
properties are as follows:
Land Use General Plan Zoning
Site Industrial
Warehouse
Industrial Employment
District Industrial Employment (IE)
North Industrial
Warehouse
Industrial Employment
District Industrial Employment (IE)
South Industrial Industrial Employment
District Industrial Employment (IE)
West Industrial Neo-Industrial Employment
District
Neo-Industrial (NI)
East Industrial Industrial Employment
District Industrial Employment (IE)
Project Overview: The applicant is proposing to develop the site with one concrete tilt-up
industrial building totaling 334,776 square feet of building floor area comprised of 322,776
square feet of industrial warehouse space. Access to the site is proposed via Arrow Route and
Yellowwood Road/Juneberry Drive. In addition, a new public road (labeled as “Street A” in the
attached plan set), is proposed to be constructed. Street A will run parallel to south property line
of the project site, aligned east to west, and will connect Yellowwood Road/Juneberry Drive and
a new private street identified along the eastern boundary of the project site (“Street B”).
DRC COMMENTS
DR DRC2022-00101 – NEWCASTLE
September 3, 2024
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The proposed building will include 6,000 square feet of ground floor office space, and 6,000
square feet of mezzanine office space, and will have a maximum height of 45 feet.
The proposed industrial warehouse buildings meet the City’s architectural design standards.
The building provides well-defined articulation and a varied use of architectural features creating
an attractive aesthetic. For example, the long span of each façade along the north and south
elevations provides a well-articulated wall plane. Further, the street facing corner of the building
(fronting Yellowwood Road/Juneberry Drive and Street “A”) provides an office tower element
which exhibits vertical glass and a metal canopy accent feature. These corner elements also
provide an aluminum storefront system framed by an aluminum panel cornice. Throughout each
elevation, the typical concrete tilt-up façade is punctuated by panel joints, reveals and windows.
The project also provides an attractive and varied color pallet to break up the expanse of the
façade which includes “Repose Gray” (Sherwin Williams SW 7015), “Dorian Gray” (SW 7017),
“Gauntlet Gray” (SW 7019).
DRC COMMENTS
DR DRC2022-00101 – NEWCASTLE
September 3, 2024
Page 3
Rendering of Project facing southwest from Juneberry/Yellowood at northerly entrance.
As noted in the title of this report, the applicant has also applied for a Master Plan. Pursuant to
Development Code Section 17.22.020, an applicant may establish site-specific development
standards upon the approval of a Master Plan (a full discussion of the Master Plan request will
be included in the Planning Commission staff report at a later date). The table below
demonstrates that the project complies with all applicable development standards for the
Industrial Employment zone, inclusive of requested site-specific standards pursuant to the
Master Plan:
Development
Standard Required Proposed Complies?
Building Height
Maximum 35 feet (at front
setback) and
75 feet (1-foot increment
from the front setback
line)
Building: 45 feet YES
Floor Area Ratio
(FAR) 50-60% Building: 51.9% YES
Front Building
Setback
45 feet (Arrow Route);
25 feet (Yellowwood
Road/Juneberry Drive)
Building: 76 feet YES
Street Side
Setback 25 Feet (Street A) Building: 25 feet YES
Average Depth of
Landscape
;
35 feet (Yellowwood
Road/Juneberry Drive);
25 feet (Streets A and B)
;
35 feet (Yellowwood
Road/Juneberry Drive);
25 feet (Street A, 14 feet and
Street B, ~4 feet)
YES
Parking Setback
25 feet (Arrow Route);
20 feet (Yellowwood
Road/Juneberry Drive);
25 feet (Arrow Route);
15’-9” feet (Yellowwood
Road/Juneberry Drive);
YES*
DRC COMMENTS
DR DRC2022-00101 – NEWCASTLE
September 3, 2024
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*The project applicant has requested to establish site specific development standards through the request
of approval of a Master Plan.
Pursuant to Development Code Section 17.64.050, 17.64.090 and Table 17.64.050-1, auto
parking for warehouse/storage uses is based on a tiered ratio as illustrated in the table below. In
addition, office areas require parking at 1 stall per 250 square feet. Further, the development
code requires 1 trailer loading stall for each dock door proposed. As such, the proposed project
is required to provide 149 auto parking stalls and 44 trailer loading. The table below
demonstrates the project’s compliance with all parking standards:
Parking Ratio Required
Parking
Provided
Parking Complies?
Warehouse/storage
and office
1 per 1,000 sf for the first
20,000 sf; 1 per 2,000 sf for
the next 20,000 sf, and 1 per
40,000 sf for remaining sf
Office requires 1 per 250 sf
Building:
469 stalls
Building:
478 YES
Trailer Loading
Stalls 1 per loading dock Building:
44
Building:
44 YES
The project also meets all relevant landscape standards, as noted in the table above. 23 trees
exist onsite which include 21 heritage trees. The project will result in the removal of 2 non-
heritage trees and 21 heritage trees. 0 existing heritage trees will remain in place. The project
will result in 178 onsite trees, including 22 new street trees and 21 replacement heritage trees.
Ornamental ground cover and shrubs make up the balance of the landscaped area.
Staff Comments
Major/Secondary Issues: The following broad design issues will be the focus of Committee
discussion regarding the project:
None.
Policy Issues: The following items are a matter of Planning Commission policy and should be
incorporated into the project design without discussion:
1. Decorative paving shall be provided at each vehicle entrance to the site, behind the public
right-of-way. These decoratively paved areas shall extend from the front property line to the
building setback line and have a width equal to that of the driveway.
15 feet (Street B) ~10 feet (Street A)
Interior Side Yard
Setback Min. 5 feet Building: 5’-8” YES
Rear Yard Setback Min. 0 feet Building: 76 feet YES
Open
Space/Landscape
Standards
10% 12.5% YES
DRC COMMENTS
DR DRC2022-00101 – NEWCASTLE
September 3, 2024
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2. Downspouts shall not be visible from the exterior on any elevations of the building. All
downspouts shall be routed through the interior of the building walls.
Staff Recommendation: Staff requests that the Design Review Committee consider the
design (building architecture, site planning, etc.) of the proposed project and recommend the
selected action below to the Planning Director / Planning Commission:
X☐Recommend approval of the design of the project as proposed by the applicant.
☐Recommend approval with modifications to the design of the project by incorporating
revisions requested by the Committee. Follow-up review by the Committee is not required. The
revisions shall be verified by staff prior to review and action by the Planning Director / Planning
Commission.
☐Recommend conditional approval of the design of the project by incorporating revisions
requested by the Committee. Follow-up review by the Committee is not required. The revisions
shall be Conditions of Approval and verified by staff during plan check after review and action by
the Planning Director / Planning Commission.
☐Recommend revisions to the design of the project by incorporating revisions requested by
the Committee. Follow-up review by the Committee is required prior to review and action by the
Planning Director / Planning Commission.
☐Recommend denial of the design of the project as proposed by the applicant.
Staff Planner: Kirt Coury, Contract Planner
Staff Coordinator: Sean McPherson, Principal Planner
Attachments: Exhibit A - Architectural Set
Exhibit B – Colored Elevation
Exhibit C – Newcastle Landscape Concept
EXHIBIT A
Due to file size, this attachment can be accessed through the following link:
Architectural Set
04. 14. 2023#21566
12455 ARROW ROUTE
Rancho Cucamonga, CA
Conceptual Elevations
Enlarged View of West Elevation - Juneberry Drive
East Elevation
South Elevation
West Elevation - Juneberry Drive
North Elevation
SIGNAGE
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BOTANICAL NAME COMMON NAME
DIANELLA REVOLUTA
CALLISTEMON 'LITTLE JOHN'
CALLIANDRA TWEEDII
AGAVE 'BLUE FLAME'
ELAEAGNUS PUNGENS
'FRUITLANDII'
HESPERALOE PARVIFLORA
WESTRINGIA
'BLUE GEM'
MUHLENBERGIA CAPILLARIS
ROSMARINUS
'HUNTINGTON CARPET'
LONICERA JAPONICA 'HALLIANA'
TRAILING ROSEMARY
HAL'S HONEYSUCKLE
PINK MUHLY
BLUE GEM
COAST ROSEMARY
FRUITLAND
SILVERBERRY
RED YUCCA
FLAX LILY
DWARF BOTTLEBRUSH
BRAZILIAN FLAME BUSH
BLUE FLAME AGAVE
AFGHAN PINE
BRISBANE BOX
AFRICAN SUMAC
PINUS ELDARICA
LOPHOSTEMON CONFERTUS
RHUS LANCEA
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FRUITLESS OLIVE
'WILSONII'
COLUMBIAN
PLANE TREE
PLATANUS 'COLUMBIA'
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OLEA EUROPAEA 'WILSONII'
- MULTI-TRUNK
1324" BOX MODERATECHEROKEE
CRAPEMYRTLE
LAGERSTROEMIA
CHEROKEE
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LANDSCAPE CALCULATIONS
LANDSCAPE AREA PROVIDED= 65,405 SF
TREES REQUIRED AT JUNEBERRY ROAD (1 PER 30 LF)= 16
TREES PROVIDED=17
PARKING STALLS PROVIDED =139 TREES REQUIRED
( 1 PER EACH 3 STALLS) = 46 TREES PROVIDED = 178
CHAMAEROPS HUMILIS
MULTI TRUNK
MEDITERRANEAN FAN
PALM
15 GAL LOW
CLARITY BLUE
DIANELLA
DIANELLA 'CLARITY
BLUE'
1 GAL LOW
CENTURY PLANTAGAVE AMERICANA
BLUE CHALKSTICKS LOW1 GAL
VERY LOW
SENECIO SERPENS
5 GAL
ENHANCED PLANTING LEGEND
LARGE DECORATIVE BOULDERS
SILVER SPURGEEUPHORBIA
RIGIDA
1 GAL LOW
PLANTING LEGEND
SIZE QUANTITY WATER USESYMBOLBOTANICAL NAME COMMON NAME
LANDSCAPE NOTES
·ALL LANDSCAPE AREAS TO BE IRRIGATED WITH AN AUTOMATIC IRRIGATION
SYSTEM.
·LANDSCAPING IS TO CONFORM TO ALL APPLICABLE CODES & ORDINANCES.
·PROPERTY OWNER SHALL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR ALL ON-SITE LANDSCAPING AS
SHOWN.
·ALL TREES WITHIN 5' OF HARDSCAPE TO HAVE A 12" DEEP LINEAR ROOT BARRIER.
·ALL PLANTER AREAS TO RECEIVE A 3" LAYER OF SHREDDED ORGANIC MULCH.
·SOIL COMPACTION TO BE NO GREATER THAN 85% ON LANDSCAPE AREAS.
·ALL FINISH GRADES TO BE 1-1/2" BELOW FINISH SURFACE PAVING.
·AGRONOMICAL SOIL TESTING REPORT TO BE PROVIDED BY CONTRACTOR.
·USE ONLY APPROVED PLANTING MEDIA AT DESIGNATED UNDERGROUND
PLANTER LOCATIONS.
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Irvine, California 92612
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Newcastle Juneberry
Rancho Cucamonga, CA Landscape Conceptual Plan
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3236" BOX LOW
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BOTANICAL NAME COMMON NAME
DIANELLA REVOLUTA
CALLISTEMON 'LITTLE JOHN'
CALLIANDRA TWEEDII
AGAVE 'BLUE FLAME'
ELAEAGNUS PUNGENS
'FRUITLANDII'
HESPERALOE PARVIFLORA
WESTRINGIA
'BLUE GEM'
MUHLENBERGIA CAPILLARIS
ROSMARINUS
'HUNTINGTON CARPET'
LONICERA JAPONICA 'HALLIANA'
TRAILING ROSEMARY
HAL'S HONEYSUCKLE
PINK MUHLY
BLUE GEM
COAST ROSEMARY
FRUITLAND
SILVERBERRY
RED YUCCA
FLAX LILY
DWARF BOTTLEBRUSH
BRAZILIAN FLAME BUSH
BLUE FLAME AGAVE
AFGHAN PINE
BRISBANE BOX
AFRICAN SUMAC
PINUS ELDARICA
LOPHOSTEMON CONFERTUS
RHUS LANCEA
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FRUITLESS OLIVE
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COLUMBIAN
PLANE TREE
PLATANUS 'COLUMBIA'
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OLEA EUROPAEA 'WILSONII'
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CHAMAEROPS HUMILIS
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PALM
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CLARITY BLUE
DIANELLA
DIANELLA 'CLARITY
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1 GAL LOW
CENTURY PLANTAGAVE AMERICANA
BLUE CHALKSTICKS LOW1 GAL
VERY LOW
SENECIO SERPENS
5 GAL
ENHANCED PLANTING LEGEND
LARGE DECORATIVE BOULDERS
SILVER SPURGEEUPHORBIA
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PLANTING LEGEND
SIZE QUANTITY WATER USESYMBOLBOTANICAL NAME COMMON NAME
LANDSCAPE NOTES
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California License #3098
Email: charles@emeraldladesign.com
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18831 Bardeen Ave, Suite 100
Irvine, California 92612
(949) 863-1770
Newcastle Juneberry
Rancho Cucamonga, CA Landscape Conceptual Plan
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