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Home My WebLink About1998/03/17 - Agenda Packet DESIGN REVIEW COMMITTEE MEETING ACTION AGENDA AND MINUTES TUESDAY MARCH 17, 1998 7:00 P.M. RANCHO CUCAMONGA CIVIC CENTER RAINS ROOM 10500 CIVIC CENTER DRIVE RANCHO CUCAMONGA Committee Members: Bill Bethel Rich Macias Nancy Fong Alternates: Peter Tolstoy Dave Barker Larry McNiel 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. 7:00 p.m. (Cecilia) ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT AND CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT 97-47 - JTC ARCHITECTS. INC. - This is a request to expand an existing 13,631 square foot unmanned digital telephone switching facility by 9,773 square feet on a 44,368 square foot parcel in the General Commercial District located on the north side of Foothill Boulevard west of Haven Avenue -APN: 1077-661-11. 7:40 p.m. (Rebecca) ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT AND DEVELOPMENT REVIEW 97-43 - SCHLOSSER FORGE: A request to review a master plan of development for an existing industrial forging operation to allow additions to existing buildings and construction of a new building for a total of 326,840 square feet of floor area on a 17.12 acre site within the Minimum Impact Heavy Industrial District (Subarea 9) of the Industrial Area Specific Plan, located at the southwest corner of Arrow Route and Rochester Avenue -APN: 229-111-17 & 18. 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. NO ITEMS HAVE BEEN SUBMITTED 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. 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 March 12, 1998, at least 72 hours priorto the meeting per Government Code Section 54954.2 at 10500 Civics Center Drive, Rancho Cucamonga. DESIGN REVIEW COMMENTS 7:00 p.m. Cecilia Gallardo March 17, 1998 ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT AND CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT 97-47 - JTC ARCHITECTS INC. -This is a request to expand an existing 13,631 square foot unmanned digital telephone switching facility by 9,773 square feet on a 44,368 square foot parcel in the General Commercial District located on the north side of Foothill Boulevard west of Haven Avenue -APN: 1077-661-11. Design Parameters: The switching facility station is located in the Virginia Dare Winery Center. The applicant is proposing to expand the existing structure by approximately 70 percent. The expansion, which is primarily located at the rear (north) side of the building, would result in a building totaling 23,404 square feet. The building addition will have concrete walls of smooth stucco finish Painted to match existing building walls. A new concrete block wall proposed along the west prop~~., line will have a decorative stucco finish to match Virginia Dare walls. There is reciprocal parkinc wnd access for the switching facility station within the Virginia Dare Winery Center. 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. None - the proposed expansion matches the existing architecture, 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 a decorative metal to the electrical panel cover on the southern portion of the building to match existing building. 2. New view obscuring swing gate at the northwest corner of the building to be decorative metal. Decorative metal could match roof screen metal. 3. Replace existing gates with decorative metal, not "chain link with view obscuring panel." Decorative metal could match roof screen metal. 4. Provide additional landscaping to the southern elevation along Foothill Boulevard. 5. Provide vertical evergreen trees, with tight spacing, to soften northern building wall. Staff Recommendation: Staff recommends approval subject to the above revisions prior to Planning Commission. Design Review Committee Action: Members Present: Bill Bethel, Rich Macias, Nancy Fong Staff Planner: Cecilia Gallardo The applicant agreed staffs recommendations and the Design Review Committee recommended approval. DESIGN REVIEW COMMENTS 7:40 p.m. Rebecca Van Buren March 17, 1998 ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT AND DEVELOPMENT REVIEW 97-43 - SCHLOSSER FORGE: A request to review a master plan of development for an existing industrial forging operation to allow additions to existing buildings and construction of a new building for a total of 326,840 square feet of floor area on a 17.12 acre site within the Minimum Impact Heavy Industrial District (Subarea 9) of the Industrial Area Specific Plan, located at the southwest comer of Arrow Route and Rochester Avenue - APN: 229-111-17 & 18. Background: Schlosser Forge entered into a Development Agreement with the City in 1987, which essentially 'locks in" the development standards which were in effect at the time (August 1981 Industrial Area Specific Plan). This application was evaluated for consistency with the recorded development agreement, which differs somewhat from current standards and policies. Most notably, the forge is allowed consideration of metal buildings. Design Parameters: The present Schlosser Forge facility contains seven buildings totaling 195,840 square feet on 14 acres, including administration, machine shop, manufacturing, heat treatment, warehouse and forging operations. The master plan involves a request to add to four of the existing buildings and construct a new building for shipping and receiving in the undeveloped 3+ acres in the southeast corner of the site. Phase I includes: 1. Construction of the new 25,200 square foot shipping and receiving building (Building No.7). 2. 26,400 square foot addition to the warehouse (Building No.3). 3. 4,200 square foot addition to the manufacturing building (Building No.6). Phases II and III include a total of 41,000 square foot additions to the existing manufacturing buildings (Buildings Nos.4 and 5). The parcel to the south is vacant, also owned by Schlosser Forge. Parcels north and east are zoned Industrial Area Specific Plan Subarea 8 (General Industrial) and are developed accordingly. 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 proposed buildings are to be coordinated with the existing facility using the same material (prefabricated metal) and colors (gold and brown). The proposed additions are interior to the site and should match, as close as possible, exterior colors and materials of the existing buildings. 2. The new shipping and receiving building, also a metal building, should have enhanced architectural treatment facing Rochester Avenue. The building includes 6-foot high concrete tilt- up panels on its lower portion; however, some vertical elements may be beneficial to "break up" the monotony. DRC COMMENTS DR 9743 - SCHLOSSER FORGE March 17, 1998 Page 2 3. Provide a minimum of 1 tree per 30 linear feet of building wall exposed to public view and per 30 linear feet of property line per the Industrial Area Specific Plan for the undeveloped portion along Rochester Avenue within the boundaries of this master plan. Secondary Issues: Once all of the major issues have been addressed, and time permitting, the Committee will discuss the following secondary design issues: 1. Chain link fencing is existing on the south property line. Review the appropriateness and adequacy of fencing, particularly where visible from Rochester Avenue. 2. Provide landscaped, meandering berms along Rochester Avenue. Staff Recommendation: Staff recommends approval subject to the above revisions prior to Planning Commission. Design Review Committee Action: Members Present: Bill Bethel, Rich Macias, Nancy Fong Staff Planner: Rebecca Van Buren The Design Review Committee recommended approval with the following approval condition: The fence material along the southern boundary of the site shall be wrought iron from the Rochester Avenue right-of-way westerly to the existing retaining wall (near Building No. 3). From this point westward, the existing chain link fence shall be replaced with wrought iron or screened with landscape. Fencing and/or landscaping shall be reviewed by the City Planner and installed prior to final of permits for Phase One construction. DESIGN REVIEW COMMENTS MARCH 17, 1998 PUBLIC COMMENTS There were no public comments at this time. ADJOURNMENT The meeting adjourned at 7:56 p.m. Respectfully submitted, Brad Buller Secretary