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Home My WebLink About2007/10/02 - Agenda Packet ACTION AGENDA DESIGN REVIEW COMMITTEE MEETING TUESDAY OCTOBER 2, 2007 7:00 P.M. RANCHO CUCAMONGA CIVIC CENTER RAINS ROOM 10500 CIVIC CENTER DRIVE RANCHO CUCAMONGA Committee Members: Lou Munoz Pam Stewart Corky Nicholson Alternates: Richard Fletcher Frances Howdyshell Ray Wimberly CONSENT CALENDAR (Consent items will be heard at 7 p.m.) No Items Submitted. 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. (Mike S./Willie) ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT AND CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT DRC2003-01178 - CHARLES JOSESH ASSOCIATES - A proposed expansion of an existing public storage facility, adding 9.18 acres of covered RV and boat storage in the Open Space District, located north of Arrow Route, south of Foothill Boulevard along the west side of Day Creek Channel — APN: 0229-021-50 and 53. Related Files: Development District Amendment to be filed prior to Planning Commission review and approval. PUBLIC COMMENTS There were no public comments. ADJOURNMENT The meeting adjourned at 8:30 p.m. DESIGN REVIEW COMMENTS 7:00 p.m. Mike Smith October 2, 2007 ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT AND CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT DRC2003 701178 - CHARLES JOSESH ASSOCIATES - A proposed expansion of an existing public storage.facility, adding 9.18 within covered RV and boat storage in the Open Space District, located north of Arrow Route, south of Foothill Boulevard along the west side of Day Creek Channel — APN: 0229-021-50 and 53. Related Files: Development District Amendment to be filed prior to Planning Commission review and approval. Design Parameters: The proposed facility would be located between Jack Benny Drive and Foothill Boulevard in the Southern California Edison (SCE) utility corridor on two parcels with a combined area of about 13.65 acres (595,000 square feet). As the site is located within the SCE utility corridor, the project site is rectangular with approximate dimensions of 1,900 feet (north to south) by 310 feet (east to west). The proposed facility would have an overall area of 11.78 acres (513,360 square feet) leaving the remainder of the property undeveloped. This undeveloped area is located at the north side of the project site immediately adjacent to Foothill Boulevard and is about 250 deep, i.e. the storage facility will be about 250 feet south of Foothill Boulevard. The applicant has not indicated what is proposed on this undeveloped part of the project site. The site is currently used as an outdoor nursery. The vacant property to the west will be an office/commercial complex that is currently in plan check review by the Building and Safety Department. To the east of the property, are the Day Creek Flood Control Channel and another Southern California Edison (SCE) utility corridor. To the south, is a recreational vehicle and boat storage facility similar to the subject project while to the north is the continuation of the utility corridor. The northernmost two-thirds of the site is in the Industrial Park (IP) District, Subarea 7, while the southernmost one-third of the site is in General Industrial (GI) District, Subarea 8. An application to change the development district designations of the project site to Utility Corridor (UC) is pending. The property to the south is General Industrial (GI) District, Subarea 8. The properties to the west are designated as either General Industrial (GI) District or Subarea 8 or General Commercial (GC) District. The subject property is generally level with an elevation at the north and south sides of about 1207 feet and 1,170 feet, respectively. The project will be comprised of enclosed/covered structures and open storage areas with the capacity for storing 320 recreational vehicles and boats. Of the 320 spaces, 227 will be enclosed or covered while the remaining 77 will be open. The enclosed and covered storage structures will have a combined area of 141,626 square feet, while the open storage area will cover about 47,000 square feet. No storage will be permitted or is proposed within the 80-foot wide SCE easement (beneath the power lines) or within 100 feet of the SCE tower. As this project is an extension of the existing storage facility located on the south side of Jack Benny Drive, with the same owner/operator, the management and sales office located there precludes the need for an office on the project site. Furthermore, the architecture of the proposed facility will match the existing facility (see attached pictures). Along the perimeter of the site, will be an 8-foot high screen wall. At the south side of the site, there will be three tower elements with an overall height of 24 feet and a raised screen wall with a height of 17 feet. The tower elements will have pitched roofs with Spanish roof tiles. There will be slight articulation in the screen walls at various intervals and vertical metal vine trellises to create variety in the screening fagade. The buildings incorporate two different building finish/materials: stucco finish and river rock. 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. Enhance the north side of the facility by incorporating some of the elements/features proposed at the south side such as tower elements, horizontal and vertical articulation of the walls, and add landscaping. DRC ACTION COMMENTS DRC2003-01178 - CHARLES JOSEPH ASSOCIATES October 2, 2007 Page 2 2. Raise the height of the screen wall at the north side to minimize visibility of the stored vehicles as seen from Foothill Boulevard. 3. For continuity with the existing facility, use split-face block along the base of the screen walls and tower elements instead of river rock. Secondary Issues: Once all of the major issues have been addressed, and time permitting, the Committee will discuss the following secondary design issues. None. Policy Issues: The following items are a matter of Planning Commission policy and should be incorporated into the project design without discussion. 1. All ground-mounted equipment, utility boxes including transformers, and back-flow devices shall be surrounded by a minimum of two rows of shrubs spaced a minimum of 18 inches on center. 2. All signs are subject to the City's Sign Ordinance. 3. The maximum height of all light standards, including the base and measured to the top of the lamp head, is 15 feet. 4. All wrought iron fences and sliding gates shall be painted black or a similarly dark color. 5. Decorative paving shall be provided at the primary vehicular access point on to the site. Staff Recommendation: Staff recommends that the project be approved with the noted revisions to be verified by staff and forwarded to the Planning Commission for review and action. Design Review Committee Action: Members Present: Stewart, Munoz, Diaz Staff Planner: Mike Smith No action. The Committee provided the applicant some input regarding the project but emphasized that they would not take action on this application until the related zoning issue was resolved (the zone was changed to allow this land use) and that the project being presented to the Committee had a reasonable chance for approval. The Committee offered the following preliminary comments: a. If a storage faculty is proposed for this site, the north end of the project, as it abuts Foothill Boulevard, must have a substantially higher quality of design than is typical for storage facilities and incorporate improvements per the Foothill Boulevard Visual Improvement Master Plan. The architecture should be equal, or better, in quality to the recent commercial developments to the west and the east of the project site. The facility should not be located too close to Foothill Boulevard. Even though the setback is 45 feet along this street, that was deemed to be too close for such a land use as the screen wall would be about 300 feet in length. DRC ACTION COMMENTS DRC2003-01178 - CHARLES JOSEPH ASSOCIATES October 2, 2007 Page 3 b. All vehicles parked in the facility must be fully screened and not be visible from the street. They added that there should be a fully enclosed building instead of a just a series of metal canopies and a screen wall. c. Need to confirm what SCE will allow in terms of physical improvements on their property and, in particular, under the power lines. DESIGN REVIEW COMMENTS October 2, 2007 PUBLIC COMMENTS There were no public comments at this time. ADJOURNMENT The meeting adjourned at 8:30 p.m. Respectfully submitted, �L IL , C Corky Nicholson Assistant Planning Director