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Home My WebLink About2009/03/31 - Agenda Packet ACTION AGENDA DESIGN REVIEW COMMITTEE MEETING TUESDAY MARCH 31, 2009 7:00 P.M. RANCHO CUCAMONGA CIVIC CENTER RAINS ROOM 10500 CIVIC CENTER DRIVE RANCHO CUCAMONGA Committee Members: Lou Munoz Pam Stewart Larry Henderson Alternates: Ray Wimberly Frances Howdyshell Richard Fletcher CONSENT CALENDAR 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. .(Adam/Cam) ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT AND CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT DRC2008-00802 — C. R. CARNEY ARCHITECTS - A proposal to develop a 61,141 square foot manufacturing/warehouse building on a property of 5.52 acres in the General Industrial District (GI), Subarea 1, located on the west side of Vineyard Avenue, south of 9th Street - APN: 0207-271-49, 23 and 46. Related File: DRC2008-00441. **ADDED ITEM: 7:00 p.m. (Steve/Judy) MINOR DEVELOPMENT REVIEW DRC2009-00264 - DAYCREEK SHELL (BENNY MIRSHAFIEE) - A request to install an EVR unit (veeder root system) at an existing Shell gas station at the northeast corner of Highland Avenue and Daycreek Boulevard in the Village Commercial District of the Victoria Specific Plan, located at 12340 Highland Avenue — APN: 1089-121-08. PUBLIC COMMENTS There were no public comments. ADJOURNMENT The meeting adjourned at 8:00 p.m. • DESIGN REVIEW COMMENTS 7:00 p.m. Adam Collier March 31, 2009 ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT AND CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT DRC2008-00802 - C. R. CARNEY ARCHITECTS - A proposal to develop a 61,141 square foot manufacturing/warehouse building on a property of 5.52 acres in the General Industrial District (GI), Subarea 1, located on the west side of Vineyard Avenue, south of 9th Street-APN: 0207-271-49. Related File: DRC2008-00441. Design Parameters: The subject proposal consists of the construction of a 61,141 square foot manufacturing/warehouse building. The proposal involves the realignment of parcel lines on three (3) existing parcels to create a project area of 5.52 acres. The properties are bound on the north by 9th Street and on the east by Vineyard Avenue. Portions of the Cucamonga Creek Channel bound the property to the northeast. The site is currently developed with an existing single-family residence and an accessory structure; the remainder of the site is used for the storage of tree trimmings and other mulched vegetation for an existing business. The overall project site is bound on the north, south;'east, and west by existing or planned warehouse and manufacturing buildings between 25,000 and 150,000 square feet in floor area. The zoning of the subject property and abutting north, south, and west properties are General Industrial (GI) District, Subarea 1. The adjacent properties to the east are located within the General Industrial (GI) District, Subarea 2. _ The applicant proposes to construct a warehouse/manufacturing building of 61,141 square feet. The building will be used as a distribution and processing facility for steel plate and sheet.: The plate and sheet are purchased from an outside steel mill, routed and distributed as purchased from the steel mill, or cut, punched, drilled, notched, or formed based on a customer's specifications. All loading and unloading occurs inside the building from four access points for truck ingress and egress. A large office and plant room are located at the north side of the building. There will be two points of access — via an ingress/egress easement across the southern property to Vineyard Avenue and another up to 9th Street. The building is required to have 114 parking stalls of which 141 stalls are provided. The landscape coverage is provided at 21 percent, and the minimum requirement is 12 percent for this development district. The proposed building will be of concrete tilt-up construction with a palette of three different colors. An additional primary material will be corrugated concrete form liner, while a secondary material will be vision glass and aluminum window mullions. Key features include corrugated concrete form liner and vision glass along the primary wall planes that interrupt the wall plane to create a varied appearance. Each of the office windows features a steel canopy and aluminum window mullions. Varied parapet heights along the office and warehouse/manufacturing building also provide visual relief along the wall planes. A shaded outdoor eating area with a metal trellis is located along the north side of the building adjacent to the employee break room. Sandblasted wall panels are not proposed. 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 applicant has worked diligently with staff. Based on the discussions with each department, there are no major issues. • • DRC ACTION AGENDA DRC2008-00802 — C. R. CARNEY ARCHITECTS March 31, 2009 Page 2 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 applicant has worked diligently with staff. Based on the discussions with each department, there are no secondary issues. 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 and utility boxes including transformers, fire department connections, back-flow devices, etc. shall be surrounded by a minimum of two rows of shrubs spaced at a minimum of 18 inches on-center. This equipment shall be painted forest green. 2. All wrought iron fences and sliding gates shall be painted black or a similarly dark color. 3. Incorporate undulating berms along the street frontages (where applicable), within the landscape setback and landscape areas. The highest part of the berms should be at least 3 feet in height. 4. Decorative paving shall be provided at the 9th Street vehicular access point to the site.. . .. 5. Provide.durable street furniture in the outdoor employee eating areas such as tables, chairs, and waste receptacles. Staff Recommendation: Staff recommends that the project be approved, subject to the revisions above which can be verified by staff, and forwarded to the Planning Commission for review and action. Design Review Committee Action: Cecil Carney, the architect, presented a Construction Conditional Use Permit for the construction of a 61,141 square foot manufacturing/warehouse building south of 9th Street and west of Vineyard Avenue. The proposal included a detailed site plan, elevations, and landscape plans. The Committee members approved the project without revision and directed staff to prepare the project for the next available Planning Commission meeting. The Committee members thanked the applicant for their diligent effort to work with staff in correcting issues and developing a high-quality project. Members Present: Munoz, Wimberly, Henderson Staff Planner: Adam Collier • DESIGN REVIEW COMMENTS 7:20 p.m. Steve Fowler March 31, 2009 MINOR DEVELOPMENT REVIEW DRC2009-00264 - DAYCREEK SHELL (BENNY MIRSHAFIEE) - A request to install an EVR unit (veeder root system) at an existing Shell gas station at the northeast corner of Highland Avenue and Daycreek Boulevard in the Village Commercial District of the Victoria Specific Plan, located at 12340 Highland Avenue—APN: 1089-121-08. Material and oral report will be presented at the meeting. Design Review Committee Action: The Committee Members stood by staff's original determination; the policy to have the horizontal mounted Healy Tanks with an enclosure to match the surrounding structures is a first choice. The Veeder Root Canister would only be allowed if the,vent risers were next to the building and an appropriate screening method could be designed as an integral part of the building. Also, any tanks that were installed previously without Planning approval would also have to meet the same standards and policies as all exterior equipment throughout the City.. Members Present: Munoz, Wimberly, Henderson • Staff Planner: Steve Fowler • DESIGN REVIEW COMMENTS March 31, 2009 PUBLIC COMMENTS There were no public comments. ADJOURNMENT The meeting adjourned at 8:00 p.m. Respectfully su milted, awf Larry Henderson, AICP Principal Planner •