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Home My WebLink About2009/07/14 - Agenda Packet - (2) • DESIGN REVIEW COMMITTEE MEETING TUESDAY JULY 14, 2009 7:00 P.M. RANCHO CUCAMONGA CIVIC CENTER RAINS ROOM 10500 CIVIC CENTER DRIVE RANCHO CUCAMONGA Committee Members: Lou Munoz Pam Stewart Corkran Nicholson 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. (Mike/Cam) CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT DRC2008-00664 - PITASSI ARCHITECTS, INC. - A • proposal to construct an operations and maintenance facility for Omnitrans Transit Agency on a vacant property of approximately 29 acres in the General Industrial (GI) District, Subarea 8, located at the north side of Arrow Route approximately 1,200 feet east of the 1-15 Freeway - APN: 0229-021-60. Related file: Development Review DRC2007-00440. ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT AND DEVELOPMENT REVIEW DRC2007-00440 - PITASSI ARCHITECTS, INC. - A proposal to construct an operations and maintenance facility for Omnitrans Transit Agency on a vacant property of approximately 29 acres in the General Industrial (GI) District, Subarea 8, located at the north side of Arrow Route approximately 1,200 feet east of the 1-15 Freeway - APN: 0229-021-60. Related file: Conditional Use Permit DRC2008-00664. 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 I, Denise Sink, Office Specialist II for the City of Rancho Cucamonga, hereby certify that a true, accurate copy of the foregoing agenda was posted on July 9, 2009, at least 72 hours prior to the meeting per • Government Code Section 54954.2 at 10500 Civic Center Drive, ' . cho Cucamonga. • DESIGN REVIEW COMMENTS 7:00 p.m. Mike Smith July 14, 2009 ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT AND DEVELOPMENT REVIEW DRC2007-00440 - PITASSI ARCHITECTS, INC. - A proposal to construct an operations and maintenance facility for Omnitrans Transit Agency on a vacant property of approximately 29 acres in the General Industrial (GI) District, Subarea 8, located at the north side of Arrow Route approximately 1,200 feet east of the 1-15 Freeway; APN: 0229-021-60. Related file: Conditional Use Permit DRC2008-00664. CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT DRC2008-00664 - PITASSI ARCHITECTS, INC. - A proposal to construct an operations and maintenance facility for Omnitrans Transit Agency on a vacant property of approximately 29 acres in the General Industrial (GI) District, Subarea 8, located at the north side of Arrow Route approximately 1,200 feet east of the 1-15 Freeway; APN: 0229-021-60. Related file: Development Review DRC2007-00440. Design Parameters: The project site is a parcel of about 1,252,528 square feet (28.75 acres) that is approximately 995 feet.(east to west) by approximately 1,300 feet (north to south). The site is an inactive vineyard; there are no trees on the property. The property is bound on the west side by an industrial building of approximately 245,000 square feet and a self-storage facility of approximately 180,000 square feet that is under construction (related file: DRC2004-01290). The site is bound on the north side by the Foothill Marketplace shopping center. To the east is Air Liquide, a chemical facility on • 19.23 acres specializing in the manufacture of oxygen products. To the south, across Arrow Route, is a steel product manufacturing facility on 15.23 acres. The zoning of the property and the properties to the east and west are General Industrial (GI) District, Subarea 8. The zoning of the properties to the south is Heavy Industrial (HI) District, Subarea 15. The zoning of the properties to the north is Regional Related Commercial (RRC), Foothill Boulevard Districts, Subarea 4. The subject property is generally level with an elevation at the north and south sides of about 1,180 feet and 1,160 feet, respectively. The applicant proposes to construct, in two (2) phases, a bus operations and maintenance facility (Omnitrans Mid-Valley Facility). This facility will be comprised of multiple buildings — two operations/maintenance buildings ("Access" and "Fixed Route") with a combined floor area of approximately 159,000 square feet, and three smaller buildings for various support activities with a combined floor area of approximately 10,000 square feet. Primary access to the site for transit vehicles, employees, and visitors will be via a new street cul-de-sac (and associated improvements including traffic signals at the intersection with Arrow Route) at the southeast corner of the site. The new street and improvements will be constructed with the participation of Air Liquide, per the City's Engineering standards. There will be two driveways along Arrow Route. One will be approximately 560 feet to the west of the new intersection and will be for exiting only. The other driveway will be located at the southwest corner of the site and will have a traffic signal and located before entering and exiting. Access to the site will be controlled via gates. Additionally, there will a security station at the main entrance. The applicant also proposes a bus turn-out lane to allow bus drivers to temporarily park their buses and use the restroom located at the southeast corner of the site. The facility is required at build-out to have 440 parking stalls for the employees and visitors; 616 parking stalls will be provided. An additional 451 spaces are provided for fleet vehicle storage. The landscape coverage is 13 percent; the minimum requirement is 12 percent for this development district. The "Access" operations/maintenance building, about half of the employee/visitor parking lot and the • parking area for transit vans will be constructed during Phase 1 (about 39 percent of the overall site). The remainder of the facility will be constructed during Phase 2. • DRC COMMENTS DRC2008-00664 AND DRC2007-00440 July 14, 2009 Page 2 The proposed buildings will be a split-face concrete block construction. An additional primary material will be tilt-up concrete panels at various intervals at the operations/maintenance buildings with glass panels serving as a secondary material. Because of the nature of the facility which includes bus/van maintenance, repair, and miscellaneous servicing, there will be numerous roll-up doors along the north elevation of the "Access" building and along the east and west elevations of the "Fixed Route" building. Visibility of the roll-up doors from Arrow Route or other public viewpoint will be limited by their location and their distance from the street. Also, because of the function of the facility, articulation of the wall planes will be limited. The applicant has provided generous amounts of storefront glass along the elevations that face Arrow Route. To interrupt the monolithic appearance of similarly textured block, the applicant is also providing alternating bands of precision block; this detail is repeated on all buildings. All of the buildings will be approximately 40 feet or less in height. Although the site is dominated by the parking areas for the employees, visitors, and fleet vehicles, the applicant is providing a 6-foot by 4-inch high screen wall and wrought iron fence.combination with a 7-foot high by 24-inch square pilasters at regular intervals. This is similar or superior to other screens located along Arrow Route, and in combination with new landscaping will enhance the Arrow Route streetscape. 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 Secondary Issues: Once all of the major issues have been addressed and time permitting, the Committee will discuss the following secondary design issues. 1. All ground-mounted equipment and utility boxes including transformers, back-flow devices, etc., shall be screened by a minimum of two rows of shrubs spaced a minimum of 18-inches on center. This equipment shall be painted dark green. 2. All Double Detector Checks (DDC) and Fire Department Connections (FDC) shall be placed 5 feet from the right-of-way and shall be screened on three sides behind a 4-foot high wall designed to match the buildings. Policy Issues: The following items are a matter of Planning Commission policy and should be incorporated into the project design without discussion. 1. The quantity of bike racks provided shall be per City Standard. 2. Roof-mounted screens shall be painted to match the buildings. 3. All wrought iron fences and gates shall be painted black or a similarly dark color. 4. 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. • DRC COMMENTS DRC2008-00664 AND DRC2007-00440 July 14, 2009 Page 3 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: Staff Planner: Mike Smith Members Present: • •