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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2000/11/14 - Agenda Packet.~ • DESIGN REVIEW COMMITTEE MEETING ACTION AGENDA AND MINUTES TUESDAY NOVEMBER 14, 2000 7:00 P.M. RANCHO CUCAMONGA CIVIC CENTER RAINS ROOM 10500 CIVIC CENTER DRIVE RANCHO CUCAMONGA Committee Members: Larry McNiel Pam Stewart Alternates: Peter Tolstoy Rich Macias CONSENT CALENDAR Dan Coleman John Mannerino The following items are expected to be routine and non-controversial. Typically they are items such as plan revisions prepared in response to discussions at a previous meeting. 7:00 p.m. (Brent) ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT AND CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT 99-50 - VANTIGER - A request to develop a 5,130 square foot service station (Shell) with drive-thru fast food service (Wendy's) and a self serve car wash on 2 acres of land in the Community Commercial District of the Foothill Boulevard Specific Plan • (Subarea 4), located at the northeast corner of Etiwanda Avenue and Foothill Boulevard -APN: 1100-161-002. PROJECT REVIEW ITEMS This is the time and place for the Committee to discuss and provide direction to an applicant regarding their development application. The following items do not legally require any public testimony, although the Committee may open the meeting for public input. 7:10 p.m. (Rudy) HnnVVV nVV I C HIVU V I II.iH HV CIVVC 1 Hf'11 IV Cf5J. LLIJ. - I IIC UtlVCIV~lllltllll VI a warehouse/office building consisting of 27,018 square feet on 1.72 acres of land in General Industrial District (Subarea 8) of the Industrial Area Specific Plan, located at the southeast corner of Arrow Route and Utica Avenue -APN: 209- 491-79. 7:30 p.m. (Brent) ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT AND DEVELOPMENT REVIEW 00-47 (TRACT NO. 100351 - CONCORDIA HOMES -The Design Review of building elevations and detailed site plan for 21 existing lots within approved Tract 10035 on 15.7 acres of land in the Low Residential District (2 to 4 dwelling units per acre), located on the south side of Camino Pradera south of Red Hill Country Club Drive-APN: 207-641-01 through 10, 207-631-01 through 11. LJ • • r. DRC AGENDA November 14, 2000 Page 2 7:50 p.m. (Brent) DEVELOPMENT REVIEW 00-05 MODIFICATION - SCRIPTO TOKAI A request to modify a previously approved project to construct a 120,000 square foot industrial building (Scripto-Tokai) on 8.26 acres of land in Subarea 7 (Industrial Park) of the Industrial Area Specific Plan located south of Foothill Boulevard, east of Milliken Avenue -APN: 229-011-32. 8:00 p.m. (Emily) ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT AND DEVELOPMENT REVIEW 00-73 - MARC DALE AND ASSOC. -The development of 2 industrial buildings totaling 125,728 square feet on 7.34 acres of land in the General Industrial District (Subarea 13) of the Industrial Area Specific Plan, located at the end of Rochester Court, east of Sixth Street -APN: 229-263-08. 8:20 p.m. (Brent) ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT AND CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT 99-56 - SACRED HEART CHURCH -The expansion of the existing Sacred Heart Church with Phase one consisting of a new 20,000 square foot sanctuary building and Phase two consisting of an additional 2,200 square feet of sanctuary space and 5,400 square feet of additional classroom space on 11 acres of land in the Regional Related Commercial district (Subarea 4) of the Foothill Boulevard Specific Plan located at 12704 Foothill Boulevard -APN: 227-211-02, 24, and 25 and 227-221-01 and 02. PUBLIC COMMENTS This is the time and place for the general public to address the Committee. State law prohibits the Committee from addressing any issue not previously included on the Agenda. The Committee may receive testimony and set the matter for a subsequent meeting. Comments are limited to five minutes per individual. ADJOURNMENT • CONSENT CALENDAR • 7:00 p.m. Brent Le count November 14, 2000 ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT AND CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT 99-50 - VANTIGER A request to develop a 5,130 square foot service station (Shell) with drive-thru fast food service (Wendy's) and a self serve car wash on 2 acres of land in the Community Commercial District of the Foothill Boulevard Specific Plan (Subarea 4), located at the northeast corner of Etiwanda Avenue and Foothill Boulevard - APN: 1100-161-002. Design Review Committee Action: Members Present: Larry McNiel, Pam Stewart, Dan Coleman Staff Planner: Brent Le Count The Committee approved the revised design plans. • C~ DESIGN REVIEW COMMENTS • 7:10 p.m. Rudy Zeledon November 14, 2000 ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT AND DEVELOPMENT REVIEW 00-40 -ARROW ROUTE AND UTICA AVENUE PARTNERS. LLC. -The development of a warehouse/office building consisting of 27,018 square feet on 1.72 acres of land in General Industrial District (Subarea 8) of the Industrial Area Specific Plan, located at the southeast corner of Arrow Route and Utica Avenue - APN: 209-491-79. Design Parameters: Arrow Route is designated as a Special Boulevard by the General Plan and Industrial Area Specific Plan. The site is surrounded to the north and south by single-story tilt-up industrial warehouse/office buildings, to the east by vacant lot and a public storage building and to the west by a vacant undeveloped site. The site slopes from north to south at approximately 2 percent. The individual lot is currently vacant with only native grasses present. No structures or trees exist on-site. The site is located within area identified as potential habitat for the Delhi Sands Flower Loving Fly. The applicant has submitted a biological survey for the site. The street frontages along both Arrow Route and Utica Avenue are improved with curb and gutter and no sidewalks. Access to the site will be through an existing drive approach on Utica Avenue. The project will consist of a 27,018 square foot concrete tilt-up building with an office area (2,175 square feet) and warehouse. The Site Plan and Elevations are very similar to Development Review 00-32, which was recently approved at the southeast corner of 7th and Utica. The building is oriented on an east-west axis, with a building setback of zero along the • east property line. A conceptual Master Plan has been submitted to address future development of the vacant site to the east. The building has been designed for single user and will be self sufficient with independent access, parking and utility services. The loading dock area will be on the south side of the building and screened from public view. The proposed tilt-up concrete building is designed to be consistent with the architectural style of the surrounding area. The proposed building design incorporates two primary buildings materials such as sandblasted and painted concrete. Spandrel glass is being used as a secondary material to frame the main entrance area at the northwest corner of the building (the area visible from Arrow Route and Utica Avenue). In addition, the north elevation of the building, along Arrow Route, features sandblasted columns and spandrel glass at the northeast corner. Staff Comments: The following comments are intended to provide an outline for Committee discussion. Maior Issues: The following broad design issues will be the focus of Committee discussion regarding this project: The spandrel glass treatment to the northeast corner of the north elevation should wrap around to the east elevation of the building to provide visual interest along Arrow Route, which is a Special Boulevard and a major arterial street. The sandblasted concrete column element and reveals, along the north elevation, should be continued around to the entire east elevation. • SecondaN Issues: Once all of the major issues have been addressed, and time permitting, the Committee will discuss the following secondary design issues: Provide decorative paving, outside public right-of-way, at driveway entrance. DRC COMMENTS DR 00-40 -ARROW ROUTE & UTICA AVE. PARTNERS, LLC. • November 14, 2000 Page 2 2. To maintain a required setback of 5 feet from property line, the proposed trash enclosure location should be moved west 5 feet from property line. In addition a landscape strip, between the trash enclosure and perimeter wall, should be provided. Staff Recommendation: Approval, subject to revisions being addressed with staff, prior to Planning Commission. Design Review Committee Action: Members present: Larry McNiel, Pam Stewart, Dan Coleman Staff Planner: Rudy Zeledon The Committee reviewed the project and recommended approval subject to the following conditions: 1. The sandblasted concrete column element and reveals, along the north elevation shall wrap around to the entire east elevation. 2. Provide decorative paving, outside public right-of-way, at driveway entrance. 3. The applicant shall work with staff in toning down the proposed secondary (Mayan, • Frazee No. DE 968 and accent colors (Cuprite, Frazee No, DE 965) of the building. • DESIGN REVIEW COMMENTS • 7:30 p.m. Brent Le Count November 14, 2000 - wivwrcuiH h~mts - i ne uesign rseview or ouuaing elevatons ana aerauea s¢e plan ror 21 existing lots within approved Tract 10035 on 15.7 acres of land in the Low Residential District (2 to 4 dwelling units per acre), located on the south side of Camino Pradera south of Red Hill Country Club Drive - APN: 207-641-01 through 10, 207-631-01 through 11. Background: The Committee reviewed the project on October 3, 2000 and requested that the project be revised and brought back for further review. The Committee had the following comments: The Committee is in favor of using variation in slope gradient in order to reduce the height of the 22-foot high retaining wall. The applicant was able to reduce the height of the 22-foot high retaining wall down to 10.5 feet by utilizing a variable slope gradient and by introducing retaining wall terraces on the slopes. The current wall configuration is a 10-foot wall along the south edge of the site (within the rail road right-of-way), a 10.5-foot high wall along the mid portion of the site (previously 22 feet high), and scattered segments of 2- to 6-foot high retaining walls throughout the slopes. The grading has also been contoured to have a more natural, rounded appearance. 2. Lower the pad elevations on Lots 16 and 17 by utilizing the sewer access easement as access similar to lots to the west. The project has been revised to lower the pad elevations for Lots 16 and 17 substantially. The homes on these lots will now utilize the sewer easement as suggested by the Committee. 3. Lower the pad elevation/home elevation of Lot 18 by providing longer, steeper driveway. The driveway has been steepenned to approximately 9 percent grade and the garage sits about a foot below the level of Camino Predera. The Hillside Development Ordinance allows a maximum driveway grade of 20 percent, which would allow the garage to be lowered an additional 3 feet. 4. Significantly upgrade the architectural design of the homes to provide 360-degree architecture and greater differentiation from home-to-home. Homes should have a custom look as opposed to tract home appearance. Provide a mix of architectural styles. Provide divided light windows throughout. Provide second-story balconies on rear elevations. Use upgraded building materials (stone, brick, etc.) on all elevations. The revised architecture has been minimally upgraded wifh some window treatment (shutters and pot shelves on some windows), some rear wall change of plane, and the use of an occasional second story balcony. Staff is of the opinion • that substantially more enhancement is necessary to provide true 360-degree architectural quality, as there are still substantial areas of blank stucco walls. The homes still have a very tract-like appearance. There is substantial room to provide greater differentiation from home-to-home (custom appearance) by changing architectural styles, use of divided light windows, and material upgrades. Upgrade DRC COMMENTS DR 00-47 - CONCORDIA HOMES • November 14, 2000 Page 2 the side and rear elevations of the homes to have the similar level of architectural detail and quality as the fronts. The rear elevation of the Plan 3 homes comes closest to the desired level of detailing. With the addition of upgraded building materials and divided light windows the rear elevation of Plan 3 serves as a good example for the remaining plan side and rear elevation treatment. Outstanding Secondary Issues: The following issues have not been addressed in the revised plans but staff is of the opinion that they can be conditions of approval once an acceptable level of architectural design is achieved: Reduce the elevation of the pad for Lot 18 by increasing the driveway grade to the maximum grade allowed, 20 percent if possible. 2. The "loefelstien" walls should be planted with a hardy vine or shrub that will eventually completely cover the walls and irrigated accordingly. The down slope side of the high retaining walls should also be well landscaped to soften the walls. Provide low maintenance landscape plant materials for the slope areas. Provide railroad tie steps or similar means to facilitate maintenance. Home sites with rear yard sound walls such as Lots 1 through 5, 16, and 17 will have to have some form of gate or wall opening to permit slope maintenance. • 3. Provide cascading vines or similar plant types along the top of retaining walls and train them to cascade down over walls. 4. The manufactured slopes on Lots 1, 2, and 3 shall have a natural or "contoured" look as opposed to a harsh, angular look. 5. Slope drainage features shall have a naturalized, dry streambed appearance through the use of river rock application. 6. Provide landscape planters around the base of the homes where possible to soften their appearance and reduce visible bulk. Policy Issues: The following items are a matter of Planning Commission policy and should be incorporated into the project design without discussion: 1. All walls shall be decorative masonry (split faced block -both sides) with decorative masonry caps. No wood fencing shall be permitted (even between homes) given the visual prominence of the development. All pilasters shall have river rock or similar treatment on all sides. 2. All river rock treatment shall be natural river rock as opposed to manufactured veneer. Other rock treatment, such as slate, may be of a manufactured product. 3. Provide a minimum of 15 feet of usable rear yard depth at the rear of all homes. 4. Provide additional landscaping (additional trees, large sized trees, and shrubs) along the • south/down slope side of the homes to screen downslope elevations. Staff Recommendation: Staff recommends that the project be revised in light of the above comments, especially related to home design, and brought back for further review. DRC COMMENTS DR 00-47 - CONCORDIA HOMES • November 14, 2000 Page 3 Design Review Committee Action: Members Present: Larry McNiel, Pam Stewart, Dan Coleman Staff Planner: Brent Le Count The Committee was in favor of the revised grading concept but directed the applicant to revise the architectural design of the homes to provide better 360 degree architecture, more variation from home to home (a custom appearance). The rear elevation of Plan 3C-U is a good example of how rear elevations should be designed. Avoid several homes of the same plan type adjacent to one another. The applicant agreed to restudy the design. • • DESIGN REVIEW COMMENTS • 7:50 p.m. Brent Le Count November 14, 2000 DEVELOPMENT REVIEW 00-05 MODIFICATION - SCRIPTO TOKAI A request to modify a previously approved project to construct a 120,000 square foot industrial building (Scripto-Tokai) on 8.26 acres of land in Subarea 7 (Industrial Park) of the Industrial Area Specific Plan located south of Foothill Boulevard, east of Milliken Avenue - APN: 229-011-32. Background: The Design Review Committee McNiel, Stewart, Coleman reviewed the project on April 4, 2000. At the Design Review Committee meeting, there was considerable discussion regarding fencing along the north property line. The Committee expressed concern about protecting the north parking lot area from sands that could blow in from the vacant site to the north during Santa Ana winds. A condition of approval requires that a low wall with wrought iron above be provided along the north property line to address this concern. See attached copy of Design Review Committee minutes. The City Planner approved the project on July 3, 2000. Requested Modification: The applicant wishes to eliminate the security fencing along the north and west boundaries of the site. It is felt that the concrete screen walls surrounding the truck loading area on the south side of the building provide adequate security. The applicant contends that the existing grape vines on the vacant site to the north will keep sand from blowing away during high seasonal winds. The applicant is also proposing a 4-foot high berm along the north property line of the Scripto-Tokai site and is willing to provide hydro-seeded plants on the vacant land to the north to further address the wind blown sand concern. Staff Recommendation: Staff is of the opinion that the berm as proposed by the applicant along the north property line will adequately mitigate sand from being blown on to the site from the vacant site to the north so long as it is heavily landscaped with trees, shrubs, and ground cover. Staff recommends approval of the requested modification. Attachment Design Review Committee Action: Members present: Larry McNiel, Pam Stewart, Dan Coleman Staff Planner: Brent Le Count The Committee approved the revised design. DESIGN REVIEW COMMENTS 8:00 p.m. Emily Wimer November 14, 2000 ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT AND DEVELOPMENT REVIEW 00-73 - MARC DALE AND ASSOC. -The development of 2 industrial buildings totaling 125,728 square feet on 7.34 acres of land in the General Industrial District (Subarea 13) of the Industrial Area Specific Plan, located at the end of Rochester Court, east of Sixth Street - APN: 229-263-08. Design Parameters: The two buildings are to be built on a speculative basis for light and/or medium warehousing and distribution users. According to the applicant, the buildings will support up to 10 percent of the building area as office use for administration and operational support. The offices are oriented to front the nearest public streets. The loading areas are oriented to the rear of the site with adequate screening particularly from Charles Smith Drive and the 115 freeway. The building wall surfaces facing the streets feature articulated changes of plane, use of sandblasted concrete, and tinted glazing. On the north side, both front entryways incorporate a painted steel trellis. The Floor Plan and Elevations are identical on both buildings. Staff Comments: The following comments are intended to provide an outline for Committee discussion. Maior Issues: The following broad design issues will be the focus of Committee discussion regarding this project: 1. Relocate sandblasted bands from the bottom of the building to the middle or top where it can be more visible. Secondary Issues: Once all of the major issues have been addressed, and time permitting, the Committee will discuss the following secondary design issues: 1. An accent color shall be used on the two metal trellises for a focal point at the entryways. 2. Provide a minimum 2-foot parapet wall return at vertical change of plane to avoid a "fin" like appearance. 3. Provide a sidewalk connection from the nearest man door to both outdoor employee eating areas. 4 Provide sidewalk connection from both main office entrances to the public sidewalk on Rochester Court (Building. A) and Charles Smith Drive (Building. B). Policy Issues: The following items are a matter of Planning Commission policy and should be incorporated into the project design without discussion: 1. No exterior downspouts shall be visible from the streets. Exterior downspouts are only allowed in the loading area. Staff Recommendation: Staff recommends that the project be approved subject to the above comments. C~ DRC COMMENTS DR 00-73 - MARC DALE AND ASSOCIATES. November 14, 2000 • Page 2 Design Review Committee Action: Members Present: Larry McNiel, Pam Stewart, Dan Coleman Staff Planner: Emily Wimer The applicant provided an exhibit that displayed the style and architecture that was satisfactory to the Committee. The dimensional rendering revealed movement and articulation of the building. The Committee approved of the use of design as it was presented. The Committee was satisfied with the applicant's proposal and recommended approval of the project without modifications. n U DESIGN REVIEW COMMENTS • 8:20 p.m. Brent Le Count November 14, 2000 ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT AND CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT 99-56 -SACRED HEART CHURCH -The expansion of the existing Sacred Heart Church with Phase one consisting of a new 20,000 square foot sanctuary building and Phase two consisting of an additional 2,200 square feet of sanctuary space and 5,400 square feet of additional classroom space on 11 acres of land in the Regional Related Commercial district of Subarea 4 of the Foothill Boulevard Specific Plan located at 12704 Foothill Boulevard - APN: 227-211-02, 24, 25 and 227-221-01 and 02. Background: The project was reviewed by the Committee on October 17, 2000. The Committee (Stewart and Coleman) had the following comments: The excessive 59-foot building height is an issue. Restudy the building to lower it as much as possible while still meeting the functional necessities of the church. The applicant has provided two alternative designs for the Committee to review. Both show an overall building height of 51 feet (6 feet above the maximum height allowed by the Foothill Boulevard Specific Plan) and both have an 8-foot high cross on top. Both alternatives are 8 feet lower than the original proposal. The alternative designs differ slightly in terms of use of materials, subtle massing differences, and cross details. Staff is of the opinion that both alternatives represent a reasonable compromise for building height and achieve a high quality of architectural design. The Committee has the • opportunity to pick their preferred alternative. Staff believes that the increase in building height is reasonable given that the church requires certain technical and aesthetic considerations that dictate the building height that are different from the commercial uses now permitted in the area. The applicant is concurrently processing a Foothill Boulevard Specific Plan amendment to allow churches in the Regional Commercial land use designation of Subarea 4. The Specific Plan can also be amended to allow churches to be up to 60 feet high when not located within 300 feet of a residential area (the Sacred Heart Church sanctuary building is approximately 350 feet away from the nearest residential property) subject to approval of a Conditional Use Permit. 2. Have the noise consultant analyze the possibility of providing noise mitigation directly along the playground edge. This could be in the form of a combined berm with sound wall on top. The east side of the berm could act as informal stadium seating for the playground. After further research, Staff has determined that the noise barrier is only necessary to mitigate freeway noise for the playground area, not for the sanctuary building. The playground area is an existing part of the church campus and the future classrooms planned with this application will not increase the number of students at the facility. Normal construction should provide adequate sound attenuation, to comply with city standards for interior noise levels, for the sanctuary and other new buildings. Therefore, it has been determined that sound attenuation is not required for the project in order to • address compliance with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and the General Plan. DRC COMMENTS CUP 99-56 -SACRED HEART CHURCH • November 14, 2000 Page 2 Outstanding Issues: The following issues were identified in the previous comments to the Committee dated October 17, 2000, but remain unresolved. The applicant agreed to the comments. They should be included as conditions of approval for the project. 1. Columns for the pergola connecting the northern parking lot to the sanctuary should match those of the sanctuary. 2. Parking lot landscape islands should have the typical oval shape rather than a sharp, crescent shape. The sharply pointed planters leave less room for plants to grow and can result in irrigation over spray onto the parking area. 3. Provide mostly Sycamore trees along the Foothill Boulevard frontage consistent with Foothill Boulevard Specific Plan. Sycamores are Foothill Boulevard theme trees that Caltrans has typically not allowed within the Foothill Boulevard right-of-way so they must be shifted on-site. 4. Augment the berm/low wall/trees along the Foothill Boulevard frontage with shrub planting to further screen views of the parking area. 5. All roof- and ground-mounted equipment and utilities shall be fully screened. • 6. Surround trash enclosure and Edison box with dense shrub planting. 7. Trash enclosure should feature overhead shade trellis and roll-up door. 8. Avoid having a double fence condition along the project perimeter. Church should make a good faith effort to work with adjoining property owners to remove existing chain link fence and replace with single fence. Staff Recommendation: Staff recommends that the Committee recommend approval subject to the above comments. Design Review Committee Action: Members Present: Larry McNiel, Pam Stewart, Dan Coleman Staff Planner: Brent Le Count The Committee reviewed the revised plans and chose Alternative B. However, the Committee is comfortable with both the original design and Alternative B and if the applicant so chooses, Both alternatives can proceed to the Planning Commission for review. • DESIGN REVIEW COMMENTS . NOVEMBER 14, 2000 PUBLIC COMMENTS There were no public comments at this time. ADJOURNMENT The meeting adjourned at 9:05 p.m. Respectfully submitted, Brad Buller Secretary • DESIGN REVIEW COMMITTEE MEETING TUESDAY NOVEMBER 14, 2000 7:00 P.M. RANCHO CUCAMONGA CIVIC„CENTER RAINS ROOM 10500 CIVIC CENTER DRIVE RANCHO CUCAMONGA • Committee Members: Larry McNiel Pam Stewart Alternates: Peter Tolstoy Rich Macias CONSENT CALENDAR Dan Coleman John Mannerino The following items are expected to be routine and non-controversial. Typically they are items such as plan revisions prepared in response to discussions at a previous meeting. 7:00 p.m. (Brent) ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT AND CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT 99-50 - VANTIGER A request to develop a 5,130 square foot service station (Shell) with drive-thru fast food service (Wendy's) and a self serve car wash on 2 acres of land in the Community Commercial District of the Foothill Boulevard Specific Plan (Subarea 4), located at the northeast corner of Etiwanda Avenue and Foothill Boulevard -APN: 1100-161-002. PROJECT REVIEW ITEMS This is the time and place for the Committee to discuss and provide direction to an applicant regarding their development application. The following items do not legally require any public testimony, although the Committee may open the meeting for public input. 7:10 p.m. (Rudy) ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT AND DEVELOPMENT REVIEW 00-40 - ARROW ROUTE AND UTICA AVENUE PARTNERS, LLC. -The development of a warehouse/office building consisting of 27,018 square feet on 1.72 acres of land in General Industrial District (Subarea 8) of the Industrial Area Specific Plan, located at the southeast corner of Arrow Route and Utica Avenue -APN: 209- 491-79. 7:30 p.m. (Brent) ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT AND DEVELOPMENT REVIEW 00-47 (TRACT NO. 10035) - CONCORDIA HOMES -The Design Review of building elevations and detailed site plan for 21 existing lots within approved Tract 10035 on 15.7 acres of land in the Low Residential District (2 to 4 dwelling units per acre), located on the south side of Camino Pradera south of Red Hill Country Club Drive-APN: 207-641-01 through 10, 207-631-01 through 11. • • DRC AGENDA November 14, 2000 Page 2 7:50 p.m. (Brent) DEVELOPMENT REVIEW 00-05 MODIFICATION - SCRIPTO TOKAI A request to modify a previously approved project to construct a 120,000 square foot industrial building (Scripto-Tokai) on 8.26 acres of land in Subarea 7 (Industrial Park) of the Industrial Area Specific Plan located south of Foothill Boulevard, east of Milliken Avenue -APN: 229-011-32. 8:00 p.m. (Emily) ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT AND DEVELOPMENT REVIEW 00-73 - MARC DALE AND ASSOC. -The development of 2 industrial buildings totaling 125,728 square feet on 7.34 acres of land in the General Industrial District (Subarea 13) of the Industrial Area Specific Plan, located at the end of Rochester Court, east of Sixth Street -APN: 229-263-08. 8:20 p.m. (Brent) ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT AND CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT 99-56 - SACRED HEART CHURCH -The expansion of the existing Sacred Heart Church with Phase one consisting of a new 20,000 square foot sanctuary building and Phase two consisting of an additional 2,200 square feet of sanctuary space and 5,400 square feet of additional classroom space on 11 acres of land in the Regional Related Commercial district of Subarea 4 of the Foothill Boulevard • Specific Plan located at 12704 Foothill Boulevard -APN: 227-211-02, 24, 25 and 227-221-01 and 02. PUBLIC COMMENTS This is the time and place for the general public to address the Committee. State law prohibits the Committee from addressing any issue not previously included on the Agenda. The Committee may receive testimony and set the matter for a subsequent meeting. Comments are limited to five minutes per individual. ADJOURNMENT 1, Mary Lou Gragg, Office Specialist ll for the City of Rancho Cucamonga, hereby certify that a true, accurate copy of the foregoing agenda was posted on November 8, 2000, at least 72 hours prior to the meeting per Government Code Section 54954.2 at 10500 Civic Center Drive, Rancho Cucamonga. • CONSENT CALENDAR • 7:00 p.m. Brent Le count November 14, 2000 - VANTIGER A request to develop a 5,130 square foot service station (Shell) with drive-thru fast food service (Wendy's) and a self serve car wash on 2 acres of land in the Community Commercial District of the Foothill Boulevard Specific Plan (Subarea 4), located at the northeast corner of Etiwanda Avenue and Foothill Boulevard - APN: 1100-161-002. Design Review Committee Action: Members Present: Staff Planner: Brent Le Count • n U DESIGN REVIEW COMMENTS • 7:10 p.m. Rudy Zeledon November 14, 2000 ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT AND DEVELOPMENT REVIEW 00-40 -ARROW ROUTE AND UTICA AVENUE PARTNERS. LLC. -The development of a warehouse/office building consisting of 27,018 square feet on 1.72 acres of land in General Industrial District (Subarea 8) of the Industrial Area Specific Plan, located at the southeast corner of Arrow Route and Utica Avenue - APN: 209-491-79. Design Parameters: Arrow Route is designated as a Special Boulevard by the General Plan and Industrial Area Specific Plan. The site is surrounded to the north and south by single-story tilt-up industrial warehouse/office buildings, to the east by vacant lot and a public storage building and to the west by a vacant undeveloped site. The site slopes from north to south at approximately 2 percent. The individual lot is currently vacant with only native grasses present. No structures or trees exist on-site. The site is located within area identified as potential habitat for the Delhi Sands Flower Loving Fly. The applicant has submitted a biological survey for the site. The street frontages along both Arrow Route and Utica Avenue are improved with curb and gutter and no sidewalks. Access to the site will be through an existing drive approach on Utica Avenue. The project will consist of a 27,018 square foot concrete tilt-up building with an office area (2,175 square feet) and warehouse. The Site Plan and Elevations are very similar to Development Review 00-32, which was recently approved at the southeast corner of 7th and Utica. The building is oriented on an east-west axis, with a building setback of zero along the • east property line. A conceptual Master Plan has been submitted to address future development of the vacant site to the east. The building has been designed for single user and will be self sufficient with independent access, parking and utility services. The loading dock area will be on the south side of the building and screened from public view. The proposed tilt-up concrete building is designed to be consistent with the architectural style of the surrounding area. The proposed building design incorporates two primary buildings materials such as sandblasted and painted concrete. Spandrel glass is being used as a secondary material to frame the main entrance area at the northwest corner of the building (the area visible from Arrow Route and Utica Avenue). In addition, the north elevation of the building, along Arrow Route, features sandblasted columns and spandrel glass at the northeast corner. Staff Comments: The following comments are intended to provide an outline for Committee discussion. Maior Issues: The following broad design issues will be the focus of Committee discussion regarding this project: 1. The spandrel glass treatment to the northeast corner of the north elevation should wrap around to the east elevation of the building to provide visual interest along Arrow Route, which is a Special Boulevard and a major arterial street. 2. The sandblasted concrete column element and reveals, along the north elevation, should be continued around to the entire east elevation. • Secondary Issues: Once all of the major issues have been addressed, and time permitting, the Committee will discuss the following secondary design issues: Provide decorative paving, outside public right-of-way, at driveway entrance. DRC COMMENTS DR 00-40 -ARROW ROUTE & UTICA AVE. PARTNERS, LLC. • November 14, 2000 Page 2 2. To maintain a required setback of 5 feet from property line, the proposed trash enclosure location should be moved west 5 feet from property line. In addition a landscape strip, between the trash enclosure and perimeter wall, should be provided. Staff Recommendation: Approval, subject to revisions being addressed with staff, prior to Planning Commission. Design Review Committee Action: Members present: Staff Planner: Rudy Zeledon • DESIGN REVIEW COMMENTS . 7:30 p.m. Brent Le Count November 14, 2000 - CONCORDIA HOMES -The Design Review of building elevations and detailed site plan for 21 existing lots within approved Tract 10035 on 15.7 acres of land in the Low Residential District (2 to 4 dwelling units per acre), located on the south side of Camino Pradera south of Red Hill Country Club Drive-APN: 207-641-01 through 10, 207-631-01 through 11. Background: The Committee reviewed the project on October 3, 2000 and requested that the project be revised and brought back for further review. The Committee had the following comments: The Committee is in favor of using variation in slope gradient in order to reduce the height of the 22-foot high retaining wall. The applicant was able to reduce the height of the 22-foot high retaining wall down to 10.5 feet by utilizing a variable slope gradient and by introducing retaining wall terraces on the slopes. The current wall configuration is a 10-foot wall along the south edge of the site (within the rail road right-of-way), a 10.5-foot high wall along the mid portion of the site (previously 22 feet high), and scattered segments of 2- to 6-foot high retaining walls throughout the slopes. The grading has also been contoured to have a more natural, rounded appearance. • 2. Lower the pad elevations on Lots 16 and 17 by utilizing the sewer access easement as access similar to lots to the west. The project has been revised to lower the pad elevations for Lots 16 and 17 substantially. The homes on these lots will now utilize the sewer easement as suggested by the Committee. 3. Lower the pad elevation/home elevation of Lot 18 by providing longer, steeper driveway. The driveway has been steepenned to approximately 9 percent grade and the garage sits about a foot below the level of Camino Predera. The Hillside Development Ordinance allows a maximum driveway grade of 20 percent, which would allow the garage to be lowered an additional 3 feet. 4. Significantly upgrade the architectural design of the homes to provide 360-degree architecture and greater differentiation from home-to-home. Homes should have a custom look as opposed to tract home appearance. Provide a mix of architectural styles. Provide divided light windows throughout. Provide second-story balconies on rear elevations. Use upgraded building materials (stone, brick, etc.) on all elevations. The revised architecture has been minimally upgraded with some window treatment (shutters and pot shelves on some windows), some rear wall change of . plane, and the use of an occasional second story balcony. Staff is of the opinion that substantially more enhancement is necessary to provide true 360-degree architectural quality, as there are still substantial areas of blank stucco walls. The homes still have a very tract-like appearance. There is substantial room to provide greater differentiation from home-to-home (custom appearance) by changing architectural styles, use of divided light windows, and material upgrades. Upgrade DRC COMMENTS DR 00-47 - CONCORDIA HOMES • November 14, 2000 Page 2 the side and rear elevations of the homes to have the similar level of architectural detail and quality as the fronts. The rear elevation of the Plan 3 homes comes closest to the desired level of detailing. With fhe addition of upgraded building materials and divided light windows the rear elevation of Plan 3 serves as a good example for the remaining plan side and rear elevation treatment. Outstanding Secondary Issues: The following issues have not been addressed in the revised plans but staff is of the opinion that they can be conditions of approval once an acceptable level of architectural design is achieved: 1. Reduce the elevation of the pad for Lot 18 by increasing the driveway grade to the maximum grade allowed, 20 percent if possible. 2. The "loefelstien" walls should be planted with a hardy vine or shrub that will eventually completely cover the walls and irrigated accordingly. The down slope side of the high retaining walls should also be well landscaped to soften the walls. Provide low maintenance landscape plant materials for the slope areas. Provide railroad tie steps or similar means to facilitate maintenance. Home sites with rear yard sound walls such as Lots 1 through 5, 16, and 17 will have to have some form of gate or wall opening to permit slope maintenance. . 3. Provide cascading vines or similar plant types along the top of retaining walls and train them to cascade down over walls. 4. The manufactured slopes on Lots 1, 2, and 3 shall have a natural or "contoured" look as opposed to a harsh, angular look. 5. Slope drainage features shall have a naturalized, dry streambed appearance through the use of river rock application. 6. Provide landscape planters around the base of the homes where possible to soften their appearance and reduce visible bulk. Policy Issues: The following items are a matter of Planning Commission policy and should be incorporated into the project design without discussion: 1. All walls shall be decorative masonry (split faced block -both sides) with decorative masonry caps. No wood fencing shall be permitted (even between homes) given the visual prominence of the development. All pilasters shall have river rock or similar treatment on all sides. 2. All river rock treatment shall be natural river rock as opposed to manufactured veneer. Other rock treatment, such as slate, may be of a manufactured product. 3. Provide a minimum of 15 feet of usable rear yard depth at the rear of all homes. 4. Provide additional landscaping (additional trees, large sized trees, and shrubs) along the . south/down slope side of the homes to screen downslope elevations. Staff Recommendation: Staff recommends that the project be revised in light of the above comments, especially related to home design, and brought back for further review. DRC COMMENTS DR 00-47 - CONCORDIA HOMES . November 14, 2000 Page 3 Attachment Design Review Committee Action: Members Present: Staff Planner: Brent Le Count • • DESIGN REVIEW COMMENTS • 7:45 p.m. Brent Le Count October 3, 2000 ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENTAND DEVELOPMENT REVIEW 00-47 (TRACT NO.100351- CONCORDIA HOMES -The Design Review of building elevations and detailed site plan for 21 existing lots within approved Tract 10035 on 15.7 acres of land in the Low Residential District (2 to 4 dwelling units per acre), located on the south side of Camino Pradera south of Red Hill Country Club Drive-APN: 07-641-01 through 10, 207-631-01 through 11. Design Parameters: The project site has steep grades ranging from approximately 8% to 32%; hence, is subject to the Hillside Development regulations. The current Hillside Development regulations prohibit development of land in excess of 30% gradient but the site was subdivided prior to adoption of these regulations. All of the lots within the tract have frontage on Camino Predera to the north and all but five back onto an old railroad right of way that will eventually accommodate a trail. The project will impact views of the valley for existing homeowners on Camino Predera. The applicant has provided view-shed cross sections to show these view impacts. The project will also impact views of the site from the south because of the substantial number of trees that are to be removed and because of the visual prominence of the site. The homes on lots 1 through 5, 16 and 17 will have 6 to 7-foot high sound walls along the top of the slope in their rear yard areas. The bottom three feet of these walls is proposed to be decorative masonry with the remainder constructed of glass panels to preserve views. These sound walls will provide a barrier between the future homeowner's useable rear yard area and the remaining slope area beyond which may result in property maintenance issues. Staff supports the developer's proposal that a homeowner's • association be established to maintain these slope areas. The homes are tastefully designed and include 3 feet of elevation difference in the foundations to accommodate the terrain. While this is not nearly enough to truly "fit" the terrain, it is the most foundation stepping the applicant is willing to provide. Three home plans are proposed, each with three to four elevation types. The homes range in size from 2,759 square feet to 3,359 square feet. The homes are all two story with hip style roofs to preserve views. There is less than dramatic differentiation from home to home, especially for side and rear elevations. Pre-Aoolication Review: The project was subject to two workshops with the Planning Commission (see attached minutes). At the most recent workshop, the Commission provided the following direction: 1. It is recognized that steep slopes and high retaining walls are necessary to accommodate the development given the steep terrain on the site. However, reduce retaining wall height as much as possible. The developer showed the Commission retaining walls as high as 15 feet at the workshop. The current plans include retaining walls as high as 22 feet. 2. Mitigate the appearance of high retaining walls by use of creative landscaping. 3. Include aone-story home plan. 4. Preserve views for existing homeowners to the degree possible. It is acceptable to have no street trees along Camino Predera if that would help preserve views for existing homes. . 5. The Commission is willing to accept a minimal (three foot) step in the home foundations so long as the overall quality of the project is commensurate with the eventual home values given the prime view location. DRC COMMENTS DR 00-47 - CONCORDIA HOMES •1 October 3, 2000 Page 2 Staff Comments: The following comments are intended to provide an outline for Committee discussion. Maior Issues: The following broad design issues will be the focus of Committee discussion regarding this project. 1. Grading: The grading design for the project includes two alternatives: Doff-site grading within the Pacific Electric Trail railroad corridor along the south of the site, and 2) on-site grading. The proposed off-site grading within the rail corridor appears to respect the minimum of 70 feet needed to accommodate the trail design and future rail of the Pacific Electric Trail corridor (see Sections on Sheet 6). Under the off-site grading alternative, the retaining wall will be 6 feet high. Under the on-site grading alternative, the retaining wall will have to be up to 17 feet high. Both alternatives include substantially high retaining walls on- site up to 22 feet high. It is staff's opinion that the alternative with no off-site grading will have substantial visual impacts as it results in two very high retaining walls in close proximity to one another, visible from Foothill Boulevard. On the other hand, the developer will have to provide a viable means for long term maintenance of the off-site slope/wall area within the rail right-of-way for the other alternative. The high retaining walls are proposed to be of a "Loefelstien" type crib wall. This is a type of wall that has a slight slope to it and has pockets that can be planted with vines or other plants. The developer used this type of wall for Tract 14207 on Beryl Avenue, south of Heritage Park. The wall is now built and landscaped and •~ looks better than a traditional retaining wall. A Variance will be necessary to allow the high walls as the maximum 4-foot height allowed retaining wall height per the Hillside Development regulations is 4 feet. The developer had shown conceptual plans to the Planning Commission at workshops that included a slope stabilization technology referred to as "geo-grid." This has been dropped from the project as the slopes have been reduced from a 1:1 to 1.5:1 slope gradient. However, the Hillside Development regulations allow a maximum slope grade of 2:1; therefore, a Variance is required for the steeper 1.5:1 slope. Further, under the off-site grading alternative, slopes must be maintained by the Homeowner's Association. No Variance application has been filed as of this date; hence, staff has not fully analyzed the proposal. 2. View Impacts: Lower the pad elevations for lots 16 through 21 to preserve views from existing uphill neighbors, as much as possible, or use 1-story homes. The developer claims that there is insufficient room to accommodate single story home plans given the size of the lots and the amount of grading required. 3. Architecture: Provide stronger 360 degree architecture because the homes will be visually prominent from all angles. Upgrade the side and rear elevations of the homes to have the similar level of architectural detail and quality as the fronts including; increased use of corbels, window treatments (shutters, pot shelves, keystones, and divided light), trim, stone or brick wainscoting, and column treatments. • ' DRC COMMENTS • DR 00-47 - CONCORDIA HOMES October 3, 2000 Page 3 Secondary Issues: Once all of the major issues have been addressed, and time permitting, the Committee will discuss the following secondary design issues. 1. The "loefelstien" walls should be planted with a hardy vine or shrub that will eventually completely cover the walls and irrigated accordingly. The down slope side of the high retaining walls should also be well landscaped to soften the walls. Provide low maintenance landscape plant materials for the slope areas. Provide railroad tie steps or similar means to facilitate maintenance. Home sites with rear yard sound walls such as lots 1 through 5, 16, and 17 will have to have some form of gate or wall opening to permit slope maintenance. 2. Provide cascading vines or similar plant types along the top of retaining walls and train them to cascade down over walls. 3. All manufactured slopes shall have a natural or "contoured" look as opposed to a harsh, angular look. 4. Slope drainage features shall have a naturalized, dry streambed appearance through the use of river rock application. 5. Provide landscape planters around the base of the homes where possible to soften their appearance and reduce visible bulk. Policv Issues: The following items are a matter of Planning Commission policy and should be incorporated into the project design without discussion. 1. All walls shall be decorative masonry (split faced block -both sides) with decorative masonry caps. No wood fencing shall be permitted (even between homes) given the visual prominence of the development. All pilasters shall have river rock or similar treatment on all sides. 2. All river rock treatment shall be natural river rock as opposed to manufactured veneer. Other rock treatment, such as slate, maybe of a manufactured product. 3.' Provide a minimum of 15 feet of usable rear yard depth at the rear of all homes. 4. Provide additional landscaping (additional trees, large sized trees and shrubs) along the south down slope side of the homes to screen down slope elevations. Staff Recommendation: Staff recommends that the project be revised and brought back forfurther review. Design Review Committee Action: Members Present: Larry McNiel, Pam Stewart, Dan Coleman • Staff Planner: Brent Le Count DRC COMMENTS DR 00-47 - CONCORDIA HOMES •) October 3, 2000 Page 4 The Committee requested that the project be redesigned and brought back forfurther review subject to staff's comments and the following additional comments: The Committee is in favor of using variation in slope gradient in order to reduce the height of the 22-foot high retaining wall. Lower the pad elevations on Lots 16 and 17 by utilizing the sewer access easement as access similar to lots to the west. 3. Lower the pad elevation/home elevation of Lot 18 by providing longer, steeper driveway. 4. Significantly upgrade the architectural design of the homes to provide 360-degree architecture and greater differentiation from home-to-home. Homes should have a custom look as opposed to tract home appearance. Provide a mix of architectural styles. Provide divided light windows throughout. Provide second story balconies on rear elevations. Use upgraded building materials (stone, brick, etc.) on all elevations. •I •~ DESIGN REVIEW COMMENTS . 7:50 p.m. Brent Le Count November 14, 2000 DEVELOPMENT REVIEW 00-05 MODIFICATION - SCRIPTO TOKAI A request to modify a previously approved project to construct a 120,000 square foot industrial building (Scripto-Tokai) on 8.26 acres of land in Subarea 7 (Industrial Park) of the Industrial Area Specific Plan located south of Foothill Boulevard, east of Milliken Avenue - APN: 229-011-32. Background: The Design Review Committee McNiel, Stewart, Coleman reviewed the project on April 4, 2000. At the Design Review Committee meeting, there was considerable discussion regarding fencing along the north property line. The Committee expressed concern about protecting the north parking lot area from sands that could blow in from the vacant site to the north during Santa Ana winds. A condition of approval requires that a low wall with wrought iron above be provided along the north property line to address this concern. See attached copy of Design Review Committee minutes. The City Planner approved the project on July 3, 2000. Requested Modification: The applicant wishes to eliminate the security fencing along the north and west boundaries of the site. It is felt that the concrete screen walls surrounding the truck loading area on the south side of the building provide adequate security. The applicant contends that the existing grape vines on the vacant site to the north will keep sand from blowing away during high seasonal winds. The applicant is also proposing a 4-foot high berm along the north property line of the Scripto-Tokai site and is willing to provide hydro-seeded plants on the vacant land to the north to further address the wind blown sand concern. Staff Recommendation: Staff is of the opinion that the berm as proposed by the applicant along the north property line will adequately mitigate sand from being blown on to the site from the vacant site to the north so long as it is heavily landscaped with trees, shrubs, and ground cover. Staff recommends approval of the requested modification. Attachment Design Review Committee Action: Members present: Staff Planner: Brent Le Count • • HOGLE-IRELAND A Land Plnnning & Deuelopntent Cmtsulting Finn "'~ October 20, 2000 Brent Le Count City of Rancho Cucamonga Planning Division 10500 Civic Center Drive Rancho Cucamonga, CA 91730 SUBJECT: REQUEST FOR A SITE PLAN MODIFICATION FOR SCRIPTO-TOKAI CORPORATE HEADQUARTERS, 11600 MILLENNIUM COURT, RANCHO CUCAMONGA. DR # 00-OS Dear Mr. Le Count On behalf of Scripto-Tokai Corporation and Catellus Development, we would like to propose the elimination of the fencing shown on the north, west, and south property lines of the future Scripto-Tokai Corporate Headquarters currently under construction. Initially the Scripto-Tokai Corporation requested security fencing around their site, and the project was designed with that in mind. Upon review of the approved site plan and the project as it is being built, Scritpo-Tokai has determined that the security fencing is not necessary. Security around the delivery area provided by the truck court screenwall meets their needs in that regard. Scripto-Tokai and Catellus believe that the elimination of the fencing will give the site a more open look, drawing attention to the architectural detail along the north and west elevations. As the owners of the property to the north, Catellus Development will ensure that the grapevines, which reduce the amount of wind blown sand, remain in place until future development. If necessary, Catellus will take further precautions against wind blown sand, such as hydro-seeding those areas disturbed by grading of the Scripto-Tokai project site. Along with a revised site and grading plan, we are providing elevations of the north and west sides of the building which were designed specifically to be seen from Foothill Boulevard and the interior of the center. We are including pictures of the grapevines to the north which have not been disturbed with the site preparation, and will continue to provide protection from wind blown sand. We appreciate the opportunity to discuss this project with the Design Review Committee. If you have any questions or require further explanation, please feel free to contact me or Pam Steele at (909) 787-9222. Sincerely, G~~~%~ co t Wilkeson • tstant Project Manager cc: Pam Steele, Hogle-Ireland Craig Halverson, Catellus 9200 Latham Street, Suite B, Riverside, California 92501 • 909 / 787-9222 • rnx 909 / 781-6014 • www hogleveland.com uevtNe tctveRSn~r: DESIGN REVIEW COMMENTS 7:40 p.m. Brent Le Count April 4, 2000 ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT AND DEVELOPMENT REVIEW 00-05 - SCRIPTO TOKAI - The development of a 120,620 square foot industrial building on S.3 acres of land, within the Rancho Cucamonga Corporate Park, a master planned development by Catellus, which is in Subarea 7 (Industrial Park) of the Industrial Area Specific Plan, located south of Foothill Boulevard, east of Milliken Avenue - APN: 229-011-32. Design Parameters: The site is located within the Catellus Master Plan area which was approved by Planning Commission in April of 1999. The site slopes from north to south at approximately 2 percent. The Lowe's Home Improvement store site is currently being graded to the west of the site and GATX Building A is nearly completed to the south. The Masi Plaza automotive repair uses are under construction to the east. A six-foot high masonry wall is planned along Masi's west property line (east property line of site) which will provide screening. The building design incorporates the basic geometric and archway patterns that were established by the GATX buildings. The anticipated business activity involves large container truck loading which would occur on the south side of the building behind a screen wall. The building will be visually prominent from Foothill Boulevard, especially while the land to the north remains vacant. Staff Comments: The following comments are intended to provide an outline for Committee discussion. Major Issues: The applicant has been working with staff to resolve design issues. There are no major outstanding design issues. Secondary Issues: Once all of the major issues have been addressed, and time permitting, the Committee will discuss the following secondary design issues: 1. Provide additional canopy trees within central parking area to provide shading of 50 percent of pavement at maturity of tree canopy. Suggest four tree wells in diamond shape. 2. Provide a solid concrete tilt-up screen wall along the north property line to provide visual separation between the industrial building and future, potentially more commercial oriented uses to the north. Wall design should include architectural elements compatible with building design. 2. Provide wall returns for vertical change of plane to convey a sense of depth. 3. Wrap reveal treatment so that no reveals terminate at exterior corners. 4. Provide glazing within arches at south end of west wall to match reminder of wall and south wall treatment and provide enhanced entry statement (entry to site is at southwest corner). 5. Wall surface treatment, such as glass columns and archway details, should be inset at least one to two feet to convey sense of depth and enhance wall surface articulation. 6. Provide berms along west screen wall so that no more than 8 feet of wall is exposed. 7. Security/entry gate shall be automatically operated so that it is open the minimum length of ® time to allow truck ingress/egress. 8. Guard House design shall be architecturally compatible with building. DRC AGENDA DR 00-05 - SCRIPTO TOKAI ® April 4, 2000 Page 2 Policy Issues: The following items are a matter of Planning Commission policy and should be incorporated into the project design without discussion: 1. All roof and ground mounted equipment shall be fully screened from surrounding property and streets. This may require increasing parapet height given roof ridge elevation. 2. Provide at least one tree per 30 linear feet of building wall exposed to public view plus one tree per 30 linear feet of site perimeter, and one tree per 3 parking spaces to provide shade. This is a minimum landscaping requirement. Additional trees to enhance the main entry points and complement the building architecture shall be provided. 3. Provide shade, tables and chairs within employee outdoor eating area consistent with the GATX project/Catellus Master Plan. 4. Provide decorative driveway paving consistent with Catellus Master Plan provisions. Staff Recommendation: Staff recommends approval subject to the above. Design Review Committee Action: Members Present: Larry McNiel, Pam Stewart, Dan Coleman Staff Planner: Brent Le Count The Committee recommended approval subject to staffs comments with the following additional comments: The Committee will accept a 2 to 3-foot high solid concrete wall along the north property line with decorative wrought iron above if it can be demonstrated that the site to the north can be graded to approximately match the grade of the Script-Tokai site. If the site to the north is graded, it shall be hydroseeded in the interim to control dust. 2. It is not necessary to provide glazing within archway features at south end of west elevation. Instead, provide heavier arched trim element to cast shadow and provide surface relief. DESIGN REVIEW COMMENTS • 8:00 p.m. Emily Wimer November 14, 2000 ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT AND DEVELOPMENT REVIEW 00-73 - MARC DALE AND ASSOC. -The development of 2 industrial buildings totaling 125,728 square feet on 7.34 acres of land in the General Industrial District (Subarea 13) of the Industrial Area Specific Plan, located at the end of Rochester Court, east of Sixth Street - APN: 229-263-08. Design Parameters: The two buildings are to be built on a speculative basis for light and/or medium warehousing and distribution users. According to the applicant, the buildings will support up to 10 percent of the building area as office use for administration and operational support. The offices are oriented to front the nearest public streets. The loading areas are oriented to the rear of the site with adequate screening particularly from Charles Smith Drive and the 115 freeway. The building wall surfaces facing the streets feature articulated changes of plane, use of sandblasted concrete, and tinted glazing. On the north side, both front entryways incorporate a painted steel trellis. The Floor Plan and Elevations are identical on both buildings. Staff Comments: The following comments are intended to provide an outline for Committee discussion. Maior Issues: The following broad design issues will be the focus of Committee discussion regarding this project: 1. Relocate sandblasted bands from the bottom of the building to the middle or top where it can be more visible. • Secondary Issues: Once all of the major issues have been addressed, and time permitting, the Committee will discuss the following secondary design issues: 1. An accent color shall be used on the two metal trellises for a focal point at the entryways. 2. Provide a minimum 2-foot parapet wall return at vertical change of plane to avoid a "fin" like appearance. 3. Provide a sidewalk connection from the nearest man door to both outdoor employee eating areas. 4 Provide sidewalk connection from both main office entrances to the public sidewalk on Rochester Court (Building. A) and Charles Smith Drive (Building. B). Policy Issues: The following items are a matter of Planning Commission policy and should be incorporated into the project design without discussion: 1. No exterior downspouts shall be visible from the streets. Exterior downspouts are only allowed in the loading area. Staff Recommendation: Staff recommends that the project be approved subject to the above comments. . Design Review Committee Action: Members Present: Staff Planner: Emily Wimer DESIGN REVIEW COMMENTS • 8:20 p.m. Brent Le Count November 14, 2000 ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT AND CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT 99-56 -SACRED HEART CHURCH -The expansion of the existing Sacred Heart Church with Phase one consisting of a new 20,000 square foot sanctuary building and Phase two consisting of an additional 2,200 square feet of sanctuary space and 5,400 square feet of additional classroom space on 11 acres of land in the Regional Related Commercial district of Subarea 4 of the Foothill Boulevard Specific Plan located at 12704 Foothill Boulevard - APN: 227-211-02, 24, 25 and 227-221-01 and 02. Background: The project was reviewed by the Committee on October 17, 2000. The Committee (Stewart and Coleman) had the following comments: The excessive 59-foot building height is an issue. Restudy the building to lower it as much as possible while still meeting the functional necessities of the church. The applicant has provided two alternative designs for the Committee to review. Both show an overall building height of 51 feet (6 feet above the maximum height allowed by the Foothill Boulevard Specific Plan) and both have an 8-foot high cross on top. Both alternatives are 8 feet lower than the original proposal. The alternative designs differ slightly in terms of use of materials, subtle massing differences, and cross details. Staff is of the opinion that both alternatives represent a reasonable compromise for building height and achieve a high quality of architectural design. The Committee has the • opportunity to pick their preferred alternative Staff believes that the increase in building height is reasonable given that the church requires certain technical and aesthetic considerations that dictate the building height that are different from the commercial uses now permitted in the area. The applicant is concurrently processing a Foothill Boulevard Specific Plan amendment to allow churches in the Regional Commercial land use designation of Subarea 4. The Specific Plan can also be amended to allow churches to be up to 60 feet high when not located within 300 feet of a residential area (the Sacred Heart Church sanctuary building is approximately 350 feet away from the nearest residential property) subject to approval of a Conditional Use Permit. 2. Have the noise consultant analyze the possibility of providing noise mitigation directly along the playground edge. This could be in the form of a combined berm with sound wall on top. The east side of the berm could act as informal stadium seating for the playground. After further research, Staff has determined that the noise barrier is only necessary to mitigate freeway noise for the playground area, not for the sanctuary building. The playground area is an existing part of the church campus and the future classrooms planned with this application will not increase the number of students at the facility. Normal construction should provide adequate sound attenuation, to comply with city standards for interior noise levels, for the sanctuary and other new buildings. Therefore, it has been determined that sound attenuation is not required for the project in order to • address compliance with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and the General Plan. DRC COMMENTS CUP 99-56 -SACRED HEART CHURCH • November 14, 2000 Page 2 • Outstanding Issues: The following issues were identified in the previous comments to the Committee dated October 17, 2000, but remain unresolved. The applicant agreed to the comments. They should be included as conditions of approval for the project. 1. Columns for the pergola connecting the northern parking lot to the sanctuary should match those of the sanctuary. 2. Parking lot landscape islands should have the typical oval shape rather than a sharp, crescent shape. The sharply pointed planters leave less room for plants to grow and can result in irrigation over spray onto the parking area. 3. Provide mostly Sycamore trees along the Foothill Boulevard frontage consistent with Foothill Boulevard Specific Plan. Sycamores are Foothill Boulevard theme trees that Caltrans has typically not allowed within the Foothill Boulevard right-of-way so they must be shifted on-site. 4. Augment the berm/low wall/trees along the Foothill Boulevard frontage with shrub planting to further screen views of the parking area. 5. All roof- and ground-mounted equipment and utilities shall be fully screened. 6. Surround trash enclosure and Edison box with dense shrub planting. 7. Trash enclosure should feature overhead shade trellis and roll-up door. 8. Avoid having a double fence condition along the project perimeter. Church should make a good faith effort to work with adjoining property owners to remove existing chain link fence and replace with single fence. Staff Recommendation: to the above comments. Attachment Staff recommends that the Committee recommend approval subject Design Review Committee Action: Members Present: Staff Planner: Brent Le Count G'JGS~G~~~fC~.C~'lf 9300 QVCRCVJ LAME POR[JT PALLJ. CA 9233! PA>( /Y% [9091794.6161 ®e~®~~~ ~o . aooo To: Mr. Brent Le Count Assodate Planner ph / (909) 477 - 2750 CITY OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA CITY PLANNING DIVISION 10500 CIVIC CENTER DRIVE RE: CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT 99-55 PO Box 807 SACRED HEART CHURCH RANCHO CUCAMONGA, CA. 91729 Dear Mr. Le Count; This letter is to accompany and transmit to you 10 sets of 2 drawings each of which will illustrate 2 aftemate Foothill Blvd. Elevations, as possible ways to lower the overall Ht. of the Church. Alternate A: Has no parapet at all with the gable end of the basilica tower roof exposed to Foothill Blvd. This is the least favored version because it appears to be the back end of the Church. Altemate B: Uses a 1' - 0" high parapet wall extending up beyond the end of the basilica tower roof, and would be our second preference. The 50' - 0 ' Ht. of the ridge line of the basilica tower still represents how high we need to minimally be in order to relocate the existing Church's Stained Glass windows into the Church basilica. Relatively speaking, this number equals the City's 35' - 0 " RC zone limit, plus 15' - 0" additional as allowed for towers, Spires, etc. elsewhere in the City. We feel this would perhaps be a good baseline height as this height would be practically speaking ,high enough. As for the question of what Height would be too high, this needs to reflect the City's Planning design. The aximum heights for Churches in several surrounding Cities, which I contacted such as Pomona, Redlands, etc., ranges from 75' - 0 " to 100' - 0 " ; (...interestingly enough each of these planning depts. indicate that for Churches they typically determine and specify the height as a part each church's development conditions.) We welcome and are extremely happy with the news that our Church ultimate height will be determined in a similar manner. Both aternates therefore concentrate on lowering the parapet wall which forms the Spanish Mission style Spire of the original design proposed. Both alternates substitute an 8 ' - 0 "high profile image of the crudfix as a spire in place of the Mission style spire. Neither elevation would change from the originally proposed materials, colors, shadows, etc. The coincidental height of all three elevations worked out to be 59 ' - 0 ", when we indude the height of the crucifix. The design of this building needs to be sensitive to the fad of having two main front elevations. The original design utilizes a more traditional spire parapet wall common for the front of mission style church archdedure, which is the theme of the educe front the design seeks to unveil for Foothill Blvd. Akhough it does have more lavational wall area, the relative square footage of that portion of parapet wall, which is the spire element protruding above the 50 ' - 0 "basilica tower baseline is @ 9 x 20 ft. or o~ 180 sq. ft., or so. We definitely prefer the originally designed Foothill Blvd. edifice and parapet spire because it legitimately established the style of architecture, is an elegant front to face the Blvd., will be a spedal and different aesthetic event compatible within the general texture of the otherwise RC zoned corridor and in terms of "how high is too high? does so in a relatively economic, conservative fashion which is not as high as could be imagined, otherwise. We respectfully request that the original design therefore be accepted and approved as conceptualized. Generally speaking, perhaps a 60 ' - 0 ", overall maximum height limit could be conditionally approved for our xceptional case. This would not set precedence for any other building in the corridor, unless it's another Church. here probably wont be any other churches along this corridor...if so a 60 ' - 0 "limit seems reasonable, for a Church. /~ ~ Sincerely; // o ~~a C. Ted Woods DESIGN REVIEW COMMENTS . 7:10 p.m. Brent Le Count October 17, 2000 ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT AND CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT 99-56-SACRED HEART CHURCH -The expansion of the existing Sacred Heart Church with Phase one consisting of a new 20,000 square foot sanctuary building and Phase two consisting of an additional 2,200 square feet of sanctuary space and 5,400 square feet of additional classroom space on 11 acres of land in the Regional Related Commercial district of Subarea 4 of the Foothill Boulevard Specific Plan located at 12704 Foothill Boulevard - APN: 227-211-02, 24, 25 and 227-221-01 and 02. Design Parameters: The site is located on the north sideof Foothill Boulevard across from the Foothill Marketplace Shopping Center. The main entrance to the site is the shared signalized entry for the shopping center (Marketplace Way). The Sacred Heart Church has occupied the site since 1958. The facilitiesare arranged in a campus like fashion and include the main sanctuary building, a multi-purpose building, an administration building, classrooms and playgrounds, and three residences. These buildings will remain. The site also contains a small teen center and garage building both of which will be demolished. While old, neither building has historic status. The existing buildings have an eclectic mix of materials including stucco, precision block, metal roofing, mission-style file roofing, and asphalt composition shingle roofing. Tree Removal: The site contains a number of mature trees including a remnant Eucalyptus windrow along the Foothill Boulevard frontage. Most of the trees will be removed to accommodate the proposed improvements with the exception of the majority of trees surrounding the existing • sanctuary building, which will remain. Variance: The new sanctuary is proposed with a building height of 50 feet and a 59-foot curving parapet. The maximum building height permitted by the Foothill Boulevard Specific Plan is 35 feet high with 45-foot high towers. The increased building and tower height will require the filing of a Variance application. The increase in height is necessary to accommodate the architectural design preferences of the church for the sanctuary building. The parapet element is 60 feet wide, which staff believes goes well beyond the Code intent to be flexible for "towers, campaniles and rotundas." There is nothing unusual about the shape or size of the property and no apparenthardship to justify issuance of the Variance. The applicant will also needs a Variance to allow a 6-foot high wall with a 33-foot setback where a 45-foot building setback along Foothill Boulevard is required. This is necessary to accommodate an existing home on the site, which will be preserved. Variance application has not been submitted yet. Sound Wall: The site is subject to excessive noise from the I-15 Freeway. A noise study was conducted which recommends a 240 foot long, 12-foot high sound wall along the northbound on- rampfor I-15 Freeway. The off ramp is elevated above the site and the applicant is proposing that the sound wall be located at the top of slope along the off-ramp to maximize sound attenuation. Past experience has shown that Caltrans will not allow sound walls to be built within their right-of- waywhen other reasonable alternatives are available (i.e., building wall on church property line). If the wall were to be built on the church property, it would have to be as high as 38 feet to effectively attenuate noise. A 12-foot high wall along the off-ramp would obviously be aesthetically preferable to a 38-foot high wall on-site. The applicant has had preliminary meetings with Caltrans and claims that Caltrans is willing to accept the wall along the shoulder; however, two other developer requests . have been denied by Caltrans in the last 12 months. DRC COMMENTS CUP 99-56 -SACRED HEART CHURCH October 17, 2000 . Page 2 Planning Commission Workshop: The project was reviewed at a Planing Commission workshop in January of 1999 (see attached minutes). The Commission had the following comments/concerns: The Master Plan should show points of ingress and egress for properties to the east and west and allow reciprocal access. The Master Plan has a pointofconnection to the property to the west. The applicant believes that the property to the east has sufficient access from Foothill Boulevard so it is unnecessary for the church to provide access. Properties to the east have right-in and right-out access only because of median island. If these commercially zoned properties to the east were to access through the church property there could be vehicle and pedestrian conflicts; therefore, staff recommends against reciprocal access. 2. Ensure that there is adequate parking on-site to accommodate the expanded sanctuary. Adequate on-site parking is provided. However, about half of the packing spaces are located more than 300 feet away from the sanctuary building. The church proposes to have church visitors drop off family at the main entry and then park. Also, there is apergola-covered walkway proposed to connect the northern parking area to the sanctuary building. The parking areas are scattered because they will serve the sanctuary as well as the existing school and church administration at different times. 3. Gated intersections will need to be moved. The gate at the main entry allows fortum around • movement in front of the gate. 4. Establish campus architecture for the site. The proposed sanctuary uses stucco and mission style roofing consistent with the other buildings on-site. Also, a long colonnade is proposed along the north side of the church similar to that on the existing multi-purpose building and church administration building. 5. Where there are heritage trees, preserve where possible. Many of the trees are proposed to be removed to accommodate the project. The trees around the north, south, and west sides of the existing sanctuary will be preserved and some of the larger trees in the southeast corner of the site are intended to be relocated on-site. Planning Commission approval of a Tree Removal Permit is necessary to remove or relocate mature trees. 6. Consider an alternative to standing seam metal roofing. The currentdesign has concrete mission-style roof material. 7. Provide the City with a Phasing Plan. Phase one will include the main sanctuary building and Phase two will include a small addition to the sanctuary and some additional classroom space. 8. Air quality is a concern. Consider reforestation in playground areas to provide a buffer for children along Foothill Boulevard and the I-15 Freeway. The playground areas have been relocated away from the 1-15 Freeway frontage. There are two rows of trees along thewest • edge of the main play area to provide a buffer from the freeway. The overall plan includes preservation/relocation of 78 existing trees plus planting of 446 new trees. Sound attenuation wall may also assist in improving air quality. Staff and the Design Review Committee will work with the applicant on architecture. DRC COMMENTS CUP 99-56 -SACRED HEART CHURCH October 17, 2000 • Page 3 10. Provide adequate screening to the parking lot with landscaping and berming. The Foothill Boulevard frontage is proposed to have densely landscape berms (double row of trees with 15 to 20-foot spacing) with low masonry walls. 11. Renovate the Bell Tower to be compatible with the sanctuary that is proposed. The application proposes to stucco the existing sanctuary building to match the new sanctuary. Staff Comments: The following comments are intended to provide an outline for Committee discussion. Maior Issues: The following items will be the focus of Committee discussion Although the building design is attractive, it does not meet height limitations of Code. Variances can only be granted where there is something unusual, such as topography that warrants design flexibility. The Committee should discuss whether or not the excessive building height could be justified. The earlier design shown at the Commission Workshop had a lower overall height but was still in excess of code requirements. Elimination of the large parapet-like wall on the south elevation would reduce the building height by 9 feet. Secondary Issues: Once all of the major issues have been addressed, and time permitting, the Committee will discuss the following secondary design issues: • 1. Columns for the pergola connecting the northern parking lot to the sanctuary should match those of the sanctuary. 2. Parking lot landscape islands should have the typical oval shape rather than a sharp, crescent shape. The sharply pointed planters leave less room for plants to grow and can result in irrigation over spray onto the parking area. 3. Provide mostly Sycamore trees along the Foothill Boulevard frontage with some African Sumac trees mixed in consistent with Foothill Boulevard Specific Plan*** Sycamores and African Sumacs are Foothill Boulevard theme trees that Caltrans has typically not allowed within the Foothill Boulevard right of way so they must be shifted on-site. 4. Augment the berm/low wall/trees along the Foothill Boulevard frontage with shrub planting to further screen views of the parking area. Policy Issues: The following items are a matter of Planning Commission policy and should be incorporated into the project design without discussion: 1. All roof and ground mounted equipment and utilities shall be fully screened. 2. Surround trash enclosure and Edison box with dense shrub planting. 3. Trash enclosure should feature overhead shade trellis and roll-up door. • 4. Avoid having a double fence condition along the project perimeter. Church should make a good faith effort to work with adjoining property owners to remove existing chain link fence and replace with single fence. - ~ DRC COMMENTS CUP 99-56 -SACRED HEART CHURCH October 17, 2000 Page 4 Staff Recommendation: Staff recommends that the project be redesigned in light of the above comments and brought back for further review. Attachment Design Review Committee Action: Members Present: Pam Stewart, Dan Coleman Staff Planner: Brent Le Count The Committee requested that the project be revised in light of staffs comments and provided the following additional direction: 1. The excessive building height is an issue. Restudy the building to lower it as much as possible while still meeting the functional necessities of the church. 2. Have the noise consultant analyze the possibility of providing noise mitigation directly along the playground edge. This could be in the form of a combined berm with sound wall on top. The east side of the berm could act as informal stadium seating for the • playground. •