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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1997/02/04 - Agenda Packet DESIGN REVIEW COMMITTEE MEETING ACTION AGENDA AND MINUTES TUESDAY FEBRUARY 4, 1997 6:00 P.M. RANCHO CUCAMONGA CIVIC CENTER RAINS ROOM 10500 CIVIC CENTER DRIVE RANCHO CUCAMONGA Committee Members: Bill Bethel Rich Macias Dan Coleman Alternates: Peter Tolstoy Dave Barker Larry McNiel CONSENT CALENDAR 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. 6:00 p.m. ADOPTION OF RESOLUTION REVISING REGULARLY SCHEDULED MEETING DATE 6:15 p.m. CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT 96-26 - BROOKLYN DELI (Brent) 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. 6:30 p.m. (Nancy) DEVELOPMENT REVIEW 96-14 - WESTERN LAND PROPERTIES: - The design review of detailed site plan and elevations for a 5,000 square foot building, Pad 4, within Terra Vista Town Center, in the Community Commercial District of the Terra Vista Community Plan, located on the north side of Foothill Boulevard, west of Spruce Avenue - APN: 1077-421-76. 7:10 p.m. (Steve) ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT AND TENTATIVE TRACT 15796 - CITATION HOMES - A proposed residential subdivision of 94 lots on 18 acres of land in the Medium Residential District (8-14 dwelling units per acre) located at the northeast corner of Milliken Avenue and Victoria Park Lane - APN: 227-011-17. Related File: Victoria Community Plan Amendment 96-02 7:50 p.m. (Steve) ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT AND TENTATIVE TRACT 15797 - CITATION HOMES - A proposed residential subdivision of 61 single family lots on 12.4 acres of land in the Medium Residential district (8-14 dwelling units per acre) located south of Highland Avenue and east of Woodruff Avenue - APN: 227-011-26. Related File: Victoria Community Plan Amendment 96-03. DRC AGENDA February 4, 1997 Page 2 8:30 P.M. (Steve) ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT AND CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT 95-25 - RODRIGUEZ - A request to construct a 2,900 square foot drive-thru facility and a 5,548 square foot restaurant on 3.7 acres of land in the Community Commercial designation of the Foothill Boulevard Specific Plan, located at the southwest corner of Foothill Boulevard and Vineyard Avenue - APN: 207-211-12 and 13. 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, Maty Lou Gragg, Office Specialist II for the City of Rancho Cucamonga, hereby certify that a trite, accurate copy of the foregoing agenda was posted on Jamiary 23, 1997, at least 72 hours prior to the meeting per Government Code Section 54954.2 at 10500 Civic Center Drive, Rancho Cucamonga. 0.,c. RESOLUTION NO. 97-01 A RESOLUTION OF THE DESIGN REVIEW COMMITTEE OF THE CITY OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA, CALIFORNIA, REVISING THE REGULARLY SCHEDULED MEETING DATE. A. Recitals. 1. Effective April 1, 1994, Brown Act regulations, Section 54954, stipulated that committees of the legislative body were required to establish a date, time, and place for holding their regular meetings. B. Resolution. NOW, THEREFORE, it is hereby found, determined, and resolved by the Design Review Committee of the City of Rancho Cucamonga as follows: 1. This Committee hereby specifically finds that all of the facts set forth in the Recitals, Part A, of this Resolution are true and correct. 2. Based upon the findings and conclusions set forth in paragraphs 1 and 2 above, this Committee hereby resolves as follows: A. Regular meetings for the Design Review Committee shall be held at the Civic Center complex located at 10500 Civic Center Drive, Rancho Cucamonga, California, in the Rains Room, and shall occur at 6:00 p.m. on the Tuesday of the week preceding the second and fourth Wednesday of each month effective February 4, 1997. 3. The Secretary to this Committee shall certify as to the adoption of this Resolution. APPROVED AND ADOPTED THIS 4TH DAY OF FEBRUARY 1997. DESIGN REVIEW COMMITTEE OF THE CITY OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA ATTEST: Bra B retary 1, Brad Buller, Secretary of the Design Review Committee of the City of Rancho Cucamonga, do hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution was duly and regularly introduced, passed, and adopted by the Design Review Committee of the City of Rancho Cucamonga, at a regular meeting of the Design Review Committee held on the 4th day of February 1997, by the following vote-to-wit: AYES: BETHEL, MACIAS, COLEMAN NOES: NONE ABSENT: NONE CONSENT CALENDAR ACTION CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT 96-26 - BROOKLYN DELI Desion Review Committee Action: Members present: Bill Bethel, Rich Macias, Dan Coleman Staff Planner: Brent LeCount The Committee recommended approval with the following conditions: 1. Add cornice treatment matching the smaller cornice on the building to the top of the 6-foot high freestanding wall along the west elevation. 2. Cover entire 6-foot high freestanding wall along west elevation with terra cotta tile. 3. Add score/reveal lines on west and south elevations to provide visual interest and detail. DESIGN REVIEW COMMENTS 6:30 p.m. Nancy Fong February 4, 1997 DEVELOPMENT REVIEW 96-14 -WESTERN LAND PROPERTIES: - The design review of detailed site plan and elevations for a 5,000 square foot building, Pad 4, within Terra Vista Town Center, in the Community Commercial District of the Terra Vista Community Plan, located on the north side of Foothill Boulevard, west of Spruce Avenue - APN: 1077-421-76. Design Parameters: On July 2, 1996, the Design Review Committee (McNiel and Lumpp) recommended that the applicant revise his plans to address the identified design issues and submit for their review again. Attached is a copy of the July 2, 1996 Design Review Committee action comments. The applicant submitted the revised plans on January 7, 1997. Staff Comments: The following comments are intended to provide an outline for Committee discussion. Moor Issues: The following broad design issues will be the focus of Committee discussion regarding this project: 1. The Committee recommended that the front of the building be oriented to face east. The revised plans show that two of the units face east and the third unit faces north. Staff believes that this orientation is acceptable subject to improving the building design as listed below: a. South elevation -Enhance the tower at the east side with an arch element as shown in Exhibit "B." Enhance the middle portion with pop-out colonnade and metal trellis work as shown in Exhibit "B." Remove the proposed sign location on the middle portion of the building since this is the back side of a building. b. East elevation - Repeat the same tower design as the south elevation. Increase the space between the columns and the storefront windows to enhance the articulation of the building plane. C. West elevation-Reduce the excessive use of tile medallions on the north side of the building by considering the use of a second tier cornice with one tile medallion. d. North Elevation-Repeat the same design as in the west side of the west elevation. Use the same half circle sconce lights but smaller in size for the west side of the building. Move the proposed sign location from the middle portion to the east side of the building. 2. Provide a 5-foot landscape setback from the sidewalk for the proposed outdoor seating at the north side of the westerly unit. Provide trellis work over the outdoor seating area. Provide pedestrian connection from the sidewalk to the handicap parking space. Secondary Issues: Once all of the major issues have been addressed, and time permitting, the Committee will discuss the following secondary design issues: 1. Use the same mullion pattern for all storefront windows consistent with the center. 2. The hardscape, street furniture, the landscape palette and the density of the landscape material must be consistent with the center. 3. Additional street trees will be required along Foothill Boulevard frontages. DRC COMMENTS DR 96-14 - WESTERN LAND PROPERTIES February 4, 1997 Page 2 4. Provide two tree wells along the middle portion at the north side of the building. 5. Provide planter pots along the columns of the east elevation since the depth of the pedestrian walkway could not accommodate 5-foot square tree wells. The planter pots should be large enough to accommodate a small pedestrian scale tree. 6. Provide a pedestrian connection from the sidewalk off Foothill Boulevard to the building. Policy Issues: The following items are a matter of Planning Commission policy and should be incorporated into the project design without discussion: 1. Provide a loading space with dimensions that are larger that a typical parking space. Staff recommendation: Staff recommends approval subject to the above improvements. These improvements must be incorporated into the design prior to City Planner granting approval of the project. Attachments Design Review Committee Action: Members Present: Rich Macias, Bill Bethel, Dan Coleman Staff Planner: Nancy Fong The Committee reviewed the revisions to the building design submitted at the meeting and recommended approval. The applicant agreed to placing all items under secondary and policy items as conditions of approval. DESIGN REVIEW COMMENTS i 7:10 p.m. Steve Hayes February 4, 1997 ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT AND TENTATIVE TRACT 15796 - CITATION HOMES - A proposed residential subdivision of 94 lots on 18 acres of land in the Medium Residential District (8-14 dwelling units per acre) located at the northeast corner of Milliken Avenue and Victoria Park Lane - APN: 227-011-17. Related File: Victoria Community Plan Amendment 96-02 Design Parameters: This site is bounded by a neighborhood commercial shopping center to the north, a neighborhood park along the portion of the east side, and residential development in all other directions. A trail exists along the east side of the project area. Victoria Park Lane, which exists along the southern border of the site, has been developed and includes an expanded width right-of-way for a linear park. No significant vegetation or natural features exist on the property. A portion of the north central area of the site has some uncompacted fill that is proposed to be spread out over the property when developed. The site generally slopes from north to south at approximately 4 percent. Staff Comments: The following comments are intended to provide an outline for Committee discussion. Major Issues: The following broad design issues will be the focus of Committee discussion regarding this project: 1. In order to reduce the number of awkward adjacent side/rear yard relationships, Street "G" should be turned around to face the same direction as cul-de-sac streets "C" and "E." As a result, Street "F" should terminate as a northerly facing cul-de-sac. 2. The cul-de-sac at the southern terminus of Street "F" should be pulled back northerly to provide a more pleasing connection to the Victoria Park Lane trail system, consistent in design with other existing similar situations in Victoria (see attached example). 3. Lots 66 through 68 should be reoriented in an east/west direction to minimize the number of awkward side/rear yard relationships in this area. 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 landscaping within the proposed trail connection between Lots 76 and 77 should include significant landscaping to mitigate the narrowness of the connection. 2. A flat area should be provided adjacent to the proposed bus bay area to allow for benches to be provided at the bus stop. Policy Issues: The following items are a matter of Planning Commission policy and should be incorporated into the project design without discussion: 1. Retaining walls should be limited to a maximum height of 4 feet and be composed of a decorative material or finish. Z. Walls along the perimeter of the project should be consistent in design with the established theme walls within Victoria Park Lane. 3. A 5-foot separation between the back of sidewalk and any walls should be provided in all corner side and rear yard situations throughout the project. DRC COMMENTS TT 15796 - CITATION HOMES February 4, 1997 Page 2 Staff Recommendation: Staff recommends that the Design Review Committee recommend approval of the proposed subdivision map with the revisions recommended by staff incorporated into the design of the project. Attachment Design Review Committee Action: Members Present: Bill Bethel, Rich Macias, Dan Coleman Staff Planner: Steve Hayes The Design Review Committee recommended approval of the project subject to the following conditions: 1. The cul-de-sac at the southern terminus of Street "I"' should be pulled northerly to provide a more pleasing landscaped connection to the Victoria Park Lane trail system. 2. The combination retainingiblock walls throughout the project, up to 10 feet in height, should be studied and lowered where possible particularly along Victoria Park Lane. Specific solutions to this issue should be forwarded to the Planning Division for their review and approval. Suggestions included terracing the walls or using open view fencing. 3. The exhibit prepared by the applicant to represent how the potential negative impacts associated with the situations where a downslope lot sides onto up to three upslope rear yards was found to be acceptable by the Committee. The applicant should work with the Planning Division staff to select the appropriate species and number of trees to mitigate the concerns associated with this issue. 4. All Secondary and Policy design issues referenced above were recommended by the Committee to be placed as recommended Conditions of Approval for the project. DESIGN REVIEW COMMENTS 7:50 p.m. Steve Hayes February 4, 1997 ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT AND TENTATIVE TRACT 15797 - CITATION HOME - A proposed residential subdivision of 61 single family lots on 12.4 acres of land in the Medium Residential district (8-14 dwelling units per acre) located south of Highland Avenue and east of Woodruff Avenue - APN: 227-011-26. Related File: Victoria Community Plan Amendment 96-03. Design Parameters: The site of the proposed subdivision is bounded to the north by the future Foothill Freeway right-of-way, to the south by a park, to the east by single family residential development and to the west by a future church site and a neighborhood commercial shopping center. A trail linking the subdivision to the east with the park and school to the south exists east of the site. The site slopes from north to south at approximately 5 percent. Staff Comments: The following comments are intended to provide an outline for Committee discussion. Major Issues: The following broad design issues will be the focus of Committee discussion regarding this project: 1. The subdivision should be redesigned to eliminate the front-on lot situation on Street "A" combined with the direct access of Street "A" to Woodruff Avenue. Staff recommends this revision because Woodruff Avenue is now expected to have heavier than originally anticipated traffic volumes since it will be a direct link to an on-ramp to the future freeway. Instead, staff recommends the layout shown in the attached exhibit where both points of vehicular access come from Kenyon Way. 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 sidewalk for the trail connection should be designed to line up with the sidewalk on either the north or south side of Street "A." Policy Issues: The following items are a matter of Planning Commission policy and should be incorporated into the project design without discussion: 1. All retaining walls and block walls in area on the perimeter of the site should be designed consistent with the theme wall design already established within Victoria Park Lane. 2. A minimum 5-foot separation between the back of sidewalk and any walls should be provided in rear and corner side yard situations throughout the project. Staff Recommendation: Staff recommends that the Design Review Committee recommend that the applicant revise the layout of the subdivision with and once redesigned to the satisfaction of staff, then the project may be scheduled for the Planning Commission for review and action. Attachment Design Review Committee Action: Members Present: Bill Bethel, Rich Macias, Dan Coleman Staff Planner: Steve Hayes DRC COMMENTS TT 15797 - CITATION HOMES February 4, 1997 Page 2 The Design Review Committee recommended approval of the project subject to the following conditions: 1. The trail connection between Lots 36 and 37 should be narrowed to reduce the amount of publicly maintained area. Consequently, the lots north and south of the connection should be widened to better accommodate potential housing products. 2. Open fencing should be utilized on the uppermost portion of the combination retaining/block wall along the southern edge of Lots 22 through 32 to mitigate the height of the proposed wall as seen from Kenyon Way. 3. The Secondary and Policy Design issues mentioned in these comments were also recommended to be incorporated as Conditions of Approval for the project. DESIGN REVIEW COMMENTS 8:30 P.M. Steve Hayes February 4, 1997 ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT AND CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT 95-25 - RODRI 1EZ - A request to construct a 2900 square foot drive-thru facility and a 5548 square foot restaurant on 3.7 acres of land in the Community Commercial designation of the Foothill Boulevard Specific Plan, located at the southwest corner of Foothill Boulevard and Vineyard Avenue - APN: 207-211-12 and 13. Background: The Design Review Committee last reviewed the project on December 30, 1996, where the Committee directed the applicant to work with staff to resolve site planning and architectural issues associated with the Burger King and Zendejas restaurants. The item was then scheduled for the January 14, 1997 meeting with the understanding that the plans could be revised in a timely manner to allow staff and the Committee ample opportunity to review the revised plans prior to the meeting. Given that the plans did not arrive until after an item on the meeting had already started, the Committee did not have time to review the plans and therefore; did not formally review the project on January 14th. Comments from these most recent Design Review Committee meetings have been attached for your convenience. Staff Comments: The following comments are intended to provide an outline for Committee discussion: 1. The revised plans should be reviewed to determine if the direction from the two most recent Design Review Committee meetings has been adequately followed by the applicant. Specific issues are as follows: a. Signage for the Burger King has been reduced in size to be consistent with the new Jack in the Box at Foothill Boulevard and Masi Drive, but the location of the sign should be removed from the proposed roof screen element; b. The roof screen on the Burger King has been changed from a wood sided to a stucco element to be more consistent with the building architecture; C. No information regarding the roof equipment and plan has been submitted to staff at the time of preparation of these comments. An oral update regarding this issue will be discussed at the meeting; d. Street dimensions still require correction as deemed necessary by the Engineering Division; and e. Revised grading plans had not yet been submitted the time of comment preparation, any oral comments regarding the grading plan will be discussed at the meeting. Staff Recommendation- Staff recommends that, if the Committee generally finds the revised site plan and building elevations consistent with the direction given to the applicant at the previous meetings, then staff would recommend that the Design Review Committee recommend approval of the project to the Planning Commission with Conditions. DRC AGENDA CUP 95-25 - RODRIGUEZ February 4, 1997 Page 2 Design Review Committee Action: Members Present: Bill Bethel, Rich Macias, Dan Coleman Staff Planner: Steve Hayes The Design Review Committee directed the applicant to return to the Committee on February 18, 1997 with a specific roof plan that show all of the necessary roof mounted mechanical equipment and a more detailed solution for the roof screen parapet. The Committee also recommended that all other items included in the above comments as well as previously referenced comments from past design reviews that have not yet been resolved will be incorporated as recommended Conditions of Approval for the project. DESIGN REVIEW COMMENTS February 4, 1997 _P_UBLIC COMMENTS There were no public comments at this time. ADJOURNMENT The meeting adjourned at 8:40 p.m. Respectfully submitted, A��� Brad Buller Secretary