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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2007/10/06 - Agenda Packet ACTION AGENDA DESIGN REVIEW COMMITTEE MEETING TUESDAY OCTOBER 16, 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 7:00 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. (Donald/Cam) ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT AND TENTATIVE TRACT MAP SUBTT18032 - PENINSULA RETAIL PARTNERS, LLC - A residential subdivision of 23 single-family lots on 7.74 acres of land in the Low Residential District (2-4 dwelling units per acre) of the Etiwanda North Specific Plan, located on the west side of Day Creek Boulevard, south of Vintage Drive - APN: 0225-161-65 and 71. Related Files: Tree Removal Permit DRC2006-00871 and Variance DRC2007-00097. Staff has prepared a Mitigated Negative Declaration of environmental impacts for consideration. 7:20 p.m. (Mike S./Mark) ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT AND CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT DRC2006-00580 - MARK SATER - A request to construct a commercial center consisting of an auto service court (2,900 square foot gas station with convenience store and carwash) and a fast food restaurant of 1,800 square feet on 2.07 acres of land in the General Industrial (GI) District, Subarea 8, located at the southeast corner of Arrow Route and Etiwanda Avenue —APN: 0229-141-10 and -11. Staff has prepared a Mitigated Negative Declaration of environmental impacts for consideration. 7:40 p.m. (Mike S./Mark) ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT AND DEVELOPMENT REVIEW DRC2007-00117 - WOODBRIDGE HOSPITALITY INC. - A proposal to construct a 98-room hotel in the Industrial Park (IP) District, Subarea 12, located at the west side of Pittsburgh Drive, north of 4th Street - APN: 0229-341-11. PUBLIC COMMENTS There were no public comments. ADJOURNMENT The meeting adjourned at 9:00 p.m. DESIGN REVIEW COMMENTS 7:00 p.m. Donald Granger October 16, 2007 ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT AND TENTATIVE TRACT MAP SUBTT18032 - PENINSULA RETAIL PARTNERS, LLC - A residential subdivision of 23 single-family lots on 7.74 acres of land in the Low Residential District (2-4 dwelling units per acre) of the Etiwanda North Specific Plan, located on the west side of Day Creek Boulevard, south of Vintage Drive - APN: 0225-161-65 and 71. Related Files: Tree Removal Permit DRC2006-00871 and Variance DRC2007-00097. Staff has prepared a Mitigated Negative Declaration of environmental impacts for consideration. Design Parameters: The site falls within the Etiwanda North Specific Plan, just outside the boundaries of the Rancho Etiwanda planned development, a 1,238 residential unit development approved by the County in May 1991, and subsequently annexed into the City of Rancho Cucamonga. The streets surrounding the project site were installed when the Rancho Etiwanda area was mass graded, infrastructure was installed, and adjacent subdivisions were built. The site is bordered by single-family homes to the north and west. The applicant is proposing a 23-lot subdivision, with no house product at this time. Development of the site with single-family homes will occur at a later date. Because of the proximity of the 210 freeway and Day Creek Boulevard, a sound wall ranging in height from 6 to 10.5 feet will be required around the boundary of the subdivision. The applicant is concurrently processing a Variance to accommodate the necessary perimeter wall height. Immediately north of the site is a 3.63-acre parcel owned by another party. As such, the applicant has master-planned this subdivision to include a stub street ("B" Street) that will connect to the north when a subdivision application is filed in the future. "B" street has been designed with stub connection that accommodates the property to the north with a knuckle design that curves westerly and connects to Saddle Tree Place. The Traffic Division and Fire Construction Services have reviewed the stub street and master-plan layout and concur with the conceptual design prepared by the applicant. Since the proposed subdivision will only have one point of access until the parcel to the north develops, the applicant will be required to provide mitigation in the form of house sprinklers on Lots 1-12, 14, 16, 18, 20 and 22. The project applicant has estimated that the parcel north of the subdivision could yield nine lots. Staff Comments: The following comments are intended to provide an outline for Committee discussion. Policy Issues: The following items are a matter of Planning Commission policy and should be incorporated into the project design without discussion. 1. Decorative perimeter walls shall be provided along the boundaries of the tract and along streets. Perimeter walls fronting Day Creek Boulevard and Vintage Drive shall adhere to the approved wall design and materials palette for Day Creek Boulevard and Rancho Etiwanda. 2. Perimeter walls shall be placed at the top of slope, with a 2-foot bench. Staff Recommendation: Staff recommends that the Design Review Committee recommend approval of the project. DRC ACTION AGENDA SUBTT18032 - PENINSULA RETAIL PARTNERS, LLC October 16, 2007 Page 2 Design Review Committee Action: Members Present: Munoz, Stewart, Nicholson Staff Planner: Donald Granger The applicant presented a revised tentative tract map that provided greater lot plotting options for the vacant parcel north of the project. The Committee reviewed the revised map and recommended approval. DESIGN REVIEW COMMENTS 7:20 p.m. Mike Smith October 16, 2007 ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT AND CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT DRC2006-00580 — MARK SATER - A request to construct a commercial center consisting of an auto service court (2,900 square foot gas station with convenience store and carwash) and a fast food restaurant of 1,800 square feet on 2.07 acres of land in the General Industrial (GI) District, Subarea 8, located at the southeast corner of Arrow Route and Etiwanda Avenue — APN: 0229-141-10 and -11. Staff has prepared a Mitigated Negative Declaration of environmental impacts for consideration. Background: This application was reviewed by the Design Review Committee (DRC) on September 18, 2007. At that time, staff presented the project and proposed revisions. The Committee provided additional comments and revisions (see attached). On October 4, 2007, staff met with the applicant and his client to further discuss the items below. Following that meeting, the applicant stated he would revise the project to address the comments below and bring a revised set of plans for discussion with the Committee. Design Parameters: See attached for a summary of design parameters. Staff Comments: The following comments are intended to provide an outline for Committee discussion. Major Issues: The following were revisions requested by staff and the Committee. The applicant's revisions are in italics. 1. Enhance the tower elements at the northwest corner of the convenience store and at the entrance to the fast food restaurant. Raise their height and project their "legs" further out from the respective primary wall plane of each building. Also, embellish the upper portions of the tower to provide more character. The applicant has revised the tower elements at the main entrances to the convenience store and fast food restaurant. The 'legs" of both now project beyond the fascia of each building and provide a focal point for each entrance. However, the "legs" of the northwest tower were not shifted outward as requested. He has also eliminated unnecessary features at the upper portions of the tower. 2. Add glass along the west elevation and northwest corner of the convenience store. The applicant added glass along the west elevation, but not at the northwest corner, of the convenience store. Staff comment: Staff recommends that the northwest tower element be revised. This tower element is highly visible and the revisions submitted thus far address only some of the Committee's concerns. 3. Change the proposed roofing material to barrel the to match the architectural theme. Done. DRC ACTION AGENDA DRC2006-00580 — MARK SATER October 16, 2007 Page 2 4. Revise the bases of all column elements so that they are vertical (i.e. eliminate the flared bases). Done. 5. Provide 3-foot to 4-foot high planters along the base of the trellis located over the drive aisle leading to the car wash. Done. The applicant has added the requested wall with a river rock finish. The portions of the wall closest to the entrance to the carwash building are taller to better screen the activities and equipment inside. Staff comment: Staff believes this revision meets the intent of the Committee. 6. Provide intensive landscaping with a 3-foot high berm and 3-foot high wall so that the entrance to the carwash is screened from Etiwanda Avenue. Done. The applicant has added the requested wall with a river rock finish and berm. Staff comment: Staff believes this revision meets the intent of the Committee. 7. Provide trellises along the east elevation to balance the trellis on the west elevation. The applicant indicates that he was not able to do this because there was not enough room. Staff comment: The Committee indicated that the applicant should explore this option. The absence of the trellis is acceptable. 8. No fluorescent lighting or metal on the gas station canopy. The materials/finish used on the main buildings shall be incorporated into the design of the canopy. No fluorescent lighting is shown on the revised canopy. The canopy will have a stucco finish and roof design (and tile material) to match the main buildings. Staff comment: Acceptable as revised. 9. The Committee emphasized that the buildings must have "360-degree" architecture and that revisions to the fast food restaurant shall reflect the revisions to the convenience store. The applicant has eliminated extraneous details that were shown on the upper half of the buildings and replaced them with relatively simple foam trimmed squares. Staff comment: Staff suggests that these features should be depressed into the building fascias to provide depth. The foam by itself is a "tack-on" solution. Furthermore, there should be color contrast. He has also added glass on the west elevation of the convenience store. No glass has been added to the restaurant. Staff comment: Staff recommends that glass be added to the restaurant to meet the intent of "360-degree" architecture. DRC ACTION AGENDA DRC2006-00580 — MARK SATER October 16, 2007 Page 3 10. Provide an accurate materials and color board. Done. 11. Staff comment: Based on further review, the following issues must be addressed: a. Provide construction details for the proposed trellis on the west side of the building. Of particular concern is how the curved sections of the trellis will be built. b. Show details of "rock" veneer to be placed at the base of the pilasters shown on the building. These elements appear to have no depth and could look like more "tack-on" elements if not designed properly. Siqns: The following are comments relating to the signs. 1. During the previous DRC meeting, the applicant requested clarification regarding the signs. a. Per the Sign Ordinance, Section 14.20.100, Class 4a of the Municipal Code, the maximum number of signs permitted is three, i.e. two wall signs and one monument sign. OR one wall sign and two monument signs. As proposed, there are three wall signs and one monument sign. One of these signs will have to be deleted. 0 b. The logo boxes on the canopies are counted as signs because logos are signs. Therefore, the logo boxes will have to be deleted. C. Per the Sign Ordinance, Section 14.20.110, Class 1 of the Municipal Code, the restaurant, as it is not part of the convenience store/gas station and is on a separate parcel, is permitted to have a maximum of three signs. A monument sign is permitted (and will be counted as one of the three allowed), but only at Etiwanda Avenue, as the parcel the fast food restaurant is situated on only has frontage on that street. d. See attached excerpts of the Sign Ordinance. Staff Recommendation: Staff recommends that the project be revised, as noted above, and resubmitted for review by the Committee prior to being forwarded to the Planning Commission for review and action. Attachments Design Review Committee Action: Members Present: Munoz, Stewart, Nicholson Staff Planner: Mike Smith The applicant submitted revised elevations that incorporated the changes as suggested by staff and the Committee at their previous September 18, 2007, meeting. Specifically, the tower elements were further enhanced; barrel the roofing material was added to match the architectural theme; planters were added DRC ACTION AGENDA DRC2006-00580 — MARK SATER October 16, 2007 Page 4 along the base of the primary trellis structure; no fluorescent lighting or metal fascia was used for the gas station canopy since the Committee requested that the finished materials for the canopy be consistent with the main buildings; and construction details were provided for the proposed trellis over the drive aisle to the car wash. The Committee recommended approval of the revised proposal to the Planning Commission subject to the following additional revisions being completed prior to the project going before the Planning Commission: 1. Real "river rock" shall be indicated on the final plans as well as on the material sample board. 2. Per Sign Ordinance, Section 14.20.110, Class 1 of the Municipal Code, the restaurant, which is on a separate parcel, is permitted to have a maximum of three signs. 3. Provide one-way glass for the carwash windows for aesthetic purposes. 4. All of the trellis structure shall be finished with a compatible brown colored material. 5. There shall be no "fast food" signage on the Arco monument sign. DESIGN REVIEW COMMENTS 7:40 p.m. Mike Smith October 16, 2007 ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT AND DEVELOPMENT REVIEW DRC2007-00117 - WOODBRIDGE HOSPITALITY INC. - A proposal to construct a 98-room hotel in the Industrial Park (IP) District, Subarea 12, located at the west side of Pittsburgh Drive, north of 4th Street - APN: 0229-341-11. The Planner will present an oral presentation, and plans will be available at the meeting. Design Review Committee Action: Members Present: Munoz, Stewart, Nicholson Staff Planner: Mike Smith The Committee continued this item to a later date, which will be determined by staff, to provide the applicant the opportunity to complete the following revisions as requested by the Committee: 1. Change the color of the roof material to a darker earth tone as selected by the Commission from the submitted roofing material brochure. 2. Increase the amount of field stone on the porte-cochere and remove the attached signage to further enhance the main entrance. 3. Revise the roof design in accordance with the selected alternative elevation that was chosen by the Committee. DESIGN REVIEW COMMENTS October 16, 2007 PUBLIC COMMENTS There were no public comments at this time. ADJOURNMENT The meeting adjourned at 9:00 p.m. Respectfully submitted, Corky Nic Ison Assistant lanning Director