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Design Review Committee
Meeting Agenda
November 4, 2025
FINAL MINUTES
Rancho Cucamonga, CA 91730
6:30 p.m.
A. Call to Order
The meeting of the Special Design Review Committee held on November 4, 2025. 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: Jared Knight, Assistant Planner and Sophia Serafin, Assistant 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 Special Meeting Minutes of September 23, 2025.
Item C1. Motion carried 2-0 vote as amended and posted online.
D. Project Review Items
D1. DESIGN REVIEW & MINOR EXCEPTION – TRINITY ALLIANCE – A request for site plan and
design review of 6 single-family residences and a Minor Exception to maximum wall height to
allow up to an 8-foot combination wall on 4 acres of land on the west side of Hermosa Avenue
at the terminus of Vista Grove Street within the Very Low Residential (VL) Zone and the
Equestrian Overlay; APN 1074-201-01 and 02. Staff finds the project to be within the scope of
the project covered by a prior Mitigated Negative Declaration approved by the Planning
Commission on January 13, 2021, through Resolution 21-07 (SUBTT18305), and does not
raise or create new environmental impacts not already considered in the previous Mitigated
Negative Declaration (Design Review DRC2021-00227 and Minor Exception DRC2025-
00244). Previously approved related files: Tentative Tract Map SUBTT18305, Minor Exception
DRC2020-00217, and Tree Removal Permit DRC2020-00218.
Staff presented the item to the Design Review Committee on November 4, 2025. The applicant,
Trinity Alliance, was present and no members of the public were in attendance. Both
Committee Members provided positive feedback on the proposed project and architectural
components selected for the residences. Committee Members were appreciative of the
strategic usage of recessed areas on the building faces to provide character and add shade,
overall strong design elements applied, and that variety was provided in elevations while still
being subtle enough to create a comprehensive development. The Committee Members also
noted that the Minor Exception request was justified as it aligned with the previous request and
would accommodate the grade difference on the site and the property to the east. The project
was recommended to move forward to the full Planning Commission as proposed by the
applicant.
The Design Review Committee voted to move the project forward to the Planning Commission with a
recommendation of approval.
Recommended approval to PC. 3-0 Unanimous Votes.
D2. ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESMENT, DESIGN REVIEW, MINOR EXCEPTION, VARIANCE –
ETIWANDA ESTATES, TOLL BROTHERS - A request for the design review of 188 Single-
Family Residences spanning multiple parcels on an approximately 80-acre site within the Low
Residential (L) Zone, located at the northwest corner of East and Wilson Avenues. (Tracts
16072-1, 16072-3). This item is exempt from the requirements of the California Environmental
Quality Act (CEQA) under CEQA Section 15162. (Design Review DRC2024-00373, Minor
Exception DRC2025-00261, Variance DRC2025-00263).
The Design Review Committee noted the use of tubular steel view fences in the rear and side
yards of many of the proposed units. While they did not object to the fencing material, they did
request that the rationale behind using this material rather than block wall be more clearly
stated in the Planning Commission Staff Report. Overall, the Design Review Committee was
supportive of the project, noting that they appreciated its aesthetic consistency with the
adjacent Lennar project while still being distinct, and recommended approval of the design of
the project as proposed by the applicant.
The Design Review Committee voted to move the project forward to the Planning Commission with a
recommendation of approval.
Recommended approval to PC. 3-0 Unanimous Votes.
E. Adjournment
Principal Planner McPherson adjourned the meeting at 6:35 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
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Elizabeth Thornhill, Executive Assistant
DRC Final Minutes
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