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Home My WebLink About1989/08/03 - Agenda Packet CITY OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA MEMORANDUM DATE: August 7, 1989 ACTION COMMENTS TO: Commercial/Industrial 1977 Design Review Committee Suzanne Chitiea Peter Tolstoy Dan Coleman Betsy Weinberger {Alternate) FROM: Bruce Abbott, Associate Planner SUBJECT: DESIGN REVIEW COMMITFEE MEETING OF August 3~ 1989 The following is a description of projects which require review and rating by the Design Review Committee. Please review the attached plans, visit the project sites, and write down your comments using the blank space provided under each. project on the attached sheets. After the meeting, the consensus of the Committee's concerns will be typed up as the formal action/recommendation of the Committee and distributed to the Conmission and Council. As always, feel free to contact the appropriate project manager (noted in parentheses along the left margin), prior to the meeting date, if you have specific questions related to the scheduled projects. Dinner will be provided between 5:00 - 5:30 p.m., Consent Calendar items will be reviewed between 5:30 p.m. 6:00 p.m., with the first design review item being heard at 6:00 p.m. Please notify our department if you will be unable to attend the meeting, or if you will be late, so that the dinner can be properly ordered and the necessary arrangements made. 6:00 - 6:30 {Steve H.} ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT AND CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT 86- 20 - WESTERN PROPERTIES - The development of a businesb park consisting of six {6} buildings totaling 160,155 square feet on 12.9 acres of land in the Office Park District of the Tetra Vista Planned Community, located at the northeast corner of Elm Avenue and Town Center Drive - APN: 1077-421-06, 1077-091-17. 6:30 - 7:00 {Steve H.} ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT AND DEVELOPMENT REVIEW 89-14 - AMPAC - The development of two manufacturing buildings totaling 24,400 square feet on 39.3 acres of land in the Heavy Industrial District (Subarea 151 of the Industrial Specific Plan, located at 12167 Arrow Route - APN: 229- 121-15. DESIGN REVIEW AGENDA AUGUST 3, 1989 Page 2 7:00 - 7:30 (Steve H.) ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT AND DEVELOPMENT REVIEW 89-07 GILBERT AJA - The development of three industrial buildings totaling 116,150 square feet on 6.06 acres of land in the Industrial Park District (Subarea 12) of the Industrial Specific Plan, located south of 6th Street, east of Pittsburgh Avenue - APN: 229-263-22. BA:mlg Attachments cc: Planning Commission/City Council COt4HERCIAL/INDUSTRIAL CONSENT CALENDAR ITE]4S AX~ENDA AUGUST 3, 1989 1. CUP 8g-35 - HUGHES) (Steve H. ) Review of maximum storefront width for signs. Committee Action: The Committee did not recommend approval of the proposed maximum storefront width for signs of 80 percent. The Committee recommended a maximum storefront width coverage of 70 percent. 2. CUP 85-19 - RUBY) (Bev) Review proposed colors. Committee Action: (Weinberger, McNiel, Coleman) the Committee approved the use of "Snowy Peach" for the #2 color and "India Spice" for the #3 color. The Committee requested that a test strip be painted for review and approval prior to painting the entire building. DESIGN REVIEW COMMENTS 6:00 - 6:30 Steve H. August 3, 1989 ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT AND CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT 86-20 WESTERN PROPERTIES - The development of a business park consisting of six (6) buildings totaling 160,155 square feet on 12.9 acres of land in the Office Park District of the Terra Vista Planned Community, located at the northeast corner of Elm Avenue and Town Center Drive - APN: 1077- 421-06, 1077-091-17. Background: On June 22, 1989, the Committee reviewed a revised color schem~ for the Terra Vista Business Park as a Consent Calendar item. The Committee did not recommend approval of the new schem~ due to the similarities with the approved color schemes for the Terra Vista Town Center and Professional Center. The applicant was directed to prepare a different color scheme that incorporates a lighter hue, and that a proposed roof screening material be reviewed concurrently that incorporates the requested color scheme. Staff Conments: 1. Color boards from Town Center and the Professional Center will be available for review with proposed color samples for Terra Vista Business Park. A sample of the roof screening material will also be available for review at the meeting. Design Review Committee Action: Members Present: Larry McNiel, Betsy Weinberger, Dan Coleman Staff Planner: Steve Hayes The Committee approved the revised color board (utilizing a taupe base and a blue and teal accent color scheme) as presented. DESIGN REVIEW COMMENTS 6:30 - 7:00 Steve H. August 3, 1989 ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT AND DEVELOPMENT REVIEW 89-14 - AMPAC - The development of two manufacturing buildings totaling 24,400 square feet on 39.3 acres of land in the Heavy Industrial District (Subarea 15) of the Industrial Specific Plan, located at 12167 Arrow Route - APN: 229- 121-15. Staff Conments: Landscape: 1. Additional trees along the west property line, and in all parking areas. 2. Installation of landscaped planters around the proposed dry cast building perimeter. 3. Appropriate freeway slope planting abutting the project site. Architecture: 1. Additional detail to proposed buildings, including variation in building form. 2. Proposed materials, color scheme, and exterior fingers. Design Review Conmittee Action: Members Present: Larry McNiel, Betsy Weinberger, Dan Coleman Staff Planner: Steve Hayes The Committee did not recommend approval of the project as proposed. The following items should be addressed by the applicant in revised plans for further Committee review. 1. Columnar evergreens {such as Poplar or Cypress trees} should be provided along the west property line, instead of Oleanders. The spacing shall depend on the species selected by the applicant and the growth characteristics exhibited for the purpose of providing additional screening of the site from the regional trail. 2. Landscaped planters with radius curves should be provided along the dry cast building perimeter wherever possible. T13e palette within the planters should include evergreen shrubs and annual color of low profile. 3. Provide a slope planting plan for the section of the site that abuts the freeway for review and approval of the City Planner. DESIGN REVIEW COMMENTS DR 89-14 - AMPAC Page 2 4. A chain link fence should be provided for safety purposes around the interim detention basin, whether located on-site or within the Southern California Edison right-of-way. 5. The architectu re of the proposed dry cast building should be revised to not exhibit a pre-engineered look. A kinar finish and rounded corners were recommended as possibilities for enhancement. DESIGN REVIEW COMMENTS 7:00 - 7:30 Steve H. August 3, 1989 ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT AND DEVELOPMENT REVIEW 89-07 GILBERT AJA - The development of three industrial buildings totaling 116,150 square feet on 6.06 acres of land in the Industrial Park District (Subarea 12) of the Industrial Specific Plan, located south of 6th Street, east of Pittsburgh Avenue - APN: 229-263-22. B ack~ round: This project is within the Mission Business Center. A Master Plan (DR 88-20) for Mission Business Center was approved on September 14, 1988. Staff Comments: Site Plan: 1. Number of dock high doors for Industrial Park. 2. Domination of parking areas as seen from the street. 3. Distribution of compact parking spaces. Landscape: 1. Plant palette inconsistent with proposed Master Plan Design Guidelines. 2. Additional evergreen trees near entrance of Building 5. Architecture: 1. Additional articulation at building entry areas. 2. 360 degree treatment to architecture. 3. Variation in building form. Design Review Conmittee A~tion: Members Present: Larry McNiel, Betsy Weinberger, Dan Coleman Staff Planner: Steve Hayes The Committee did not approve the project as proposed. The following items should be addressed by the applicant on revised plans for Consent Calendar review by the Committee: 1. The compact parking stalls should be distributed more evenly throughout the site. DESIGN REVIEW COMMENTS DR 89-07 - GILBERT AJA Page 2 2. The following details should be shown on the revised building elevations: a) Provide spandrel glass in areas visible from the streets. Also, spandrel glass should wrap around to the side elevations of the building. b) The building entrances should be altered or angled to avoid a "fixed" design. c) The building walls need to be articulated to help vary the building form, especially in areas visible from streets. 3. Provide trees that will aid in creating a "focal point" for each building. The Committee requested the applicant to prepare a perspective drawing and sketches of the entry areas for each building. Revised colored building elevations and site plans were also requested to be submitted. CITY OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA MEMORANDUM DATE: August 1I, 1989 1977 TO: Chairman and Members of the Planning Commission FROM: Otto Kroutil, Deputy City Planner SUBJECT: AUGUST 17~ 1989 PLANNING COMMISSION WORKSHOP: THE CONCOURSF AT RANCHO CUCAMONGA: FORMA/MESSENGER INVESTMENTS A preliminary Master Plan ~r a 300-acre mixed use development located on the west side of Milliken Avenue, between 4th and 8th Streets. I. BACKGROUND: For the past several months, staff has been involved in preliminary discussions with Messenger Investments and their consultant, FORMA, as to the development potential of the General Dynamics site. Because of the scale of this project (300 acres) and its scope, it was agreed that the preparation of a Master Plan would be appropriate, and that the Planning Commission should be involved early in the design process. Recently, an initial concept for such a Master Plan was submitted for staff and Commission review. The purpose of this informal workshop is (1) to familiarize the Commission with the project, (2) to discuss several key issues, and (3) to provide initial feedback to the applicant and staff. It should be noted that the information avail able at this time is very conceptual. As the concept is refined, detailed studies will be required to determine the appropriate level of necessary improvements and to confirm the validity of the plan concept. II. PROJECT DESCRIPTION: The Master Plan encompasses about 300 acres and covers virtually all of the vacant land between Milliken and Cleveland Avenues, south of the AT & SF Railroad. General Dynamics will, however, retain the existing tracking facility in the northeast corner of the site, adjacent to the future Milliken underpass. The Industrial Specific Plan, Subareas 10, 11 (General Industrial) and 12 (Industrial Park) regulate the development of the site, with requirements for rail service in the northerly portion of the project. The proposed Master Plan is generally based on the existing ISP land use and circulation pattern, but there are some significant differences. The proposal calls for the development of a mixed use project, with a wide range of uses and activities. The southern half (south of 6th Street) is planned for higher and generally more MEMO TO: PLANNING COMMISSION RE: 8/17/89 PC WORKSHOP August 11, 1989 Page 2 intense uses, with an entertainment/retail/hotel/office complex at its core. This complex, oriented around a strong pedestrian element (the concourse?) would become the focus of the entire project. We are told this area could include a convention/conference center, a recreational facility/fitness center, and mid-rise office structures. Separated from the core by a loop road would be a series of office projects, and yet to be defined retail facilities. A lO-acre residential site has also been incorporated into this area. The north half of the project is to be more consistent with current development patterns in the industrial area; a mix of multi-tenant industrial buildings, warehouse/distribution facilities, and offices. Rail service is to be provided in the area north of 7th Street. III. ISSUES FOR DISCUSSION: As already noted, the project is generally based on the ISP, but there are some potentially significant differences in land use. o RETAIL COMMERCIAL: The plan calls for about 10 acres of retail, which is at this point not defined. The ISP allows certain retail commercial activities in this area, but the focus is on support commercial rather than consumer retailing. In other words, restaurants, convenience sales, and business support sales and services are appropriate, but supermarkets, drug stores and general sales are not. The proposed plan does not, at this point, define the type of commercial uses desired. o RESIDENTIAL USE: About 10 acres on the south side of 6th Street is proposed to be designated for multi-family residential. This would be a significant departure from existin9 land use policies, in that there are no other residential areas planned within the ISP. There may be some advantages to providing a residential element within a high intensity employment area. At the same time, it would be difficult to provide the amenities and services a residential environment requires. o OVERALL PROJECT INTENSITY: The site is located strategically near two major freeways, each with access to the Ontario Airport. It is adjacent to the Ontario Center, a major mixed use project on the south side of 4th Street. It is also a major entry to the City of Rancho Cucamonga. MEMO TO: PLANNING COMMISSION RE: 8/17/89 PC WORKSHOP August 11, 1989 Page 3 The ISP allows portions of the site to be developed with relatively high intensity uses. However, the intensity of development will and must be controlled by the ability of the surrounding circulation system to carry traffic to and from the site. We have requested a traffic study to assess this issue, and although an initial report has been submitted, the Traffic Engineer considers the report inadequate at this time. Significant additional work will need to be done before this question can be answered. o URBAN DESIGN/COMMUNITY CHARACTER: The land plan is organized around the circulation system, with strong diagonal axes in the south half of the project to provide pedestrian connections. The north and south halves of the site are joined by a connector street, which includes a landscaped median. Palm trees are used to identify all of the major interior connections, and all major corners include entry statements which again use palms as a major design element. Landscaping along the perimeter of the project appears generally consistent with the established design theme for the peripheral streets (Milliken, 4th, 6th, and Cleveland). It should be noted that the placement of structures toward the interior of the site would leave relatively large expanses of parking adjacent to the major peripheral arteries. This is a practice that has been discouraged by the Commission in the past. At this point, no architectural concept has been developed for the project. We are looking for feedback on this issue so that appropriate guidelines can be developed. It has been suggested that a defined "theme" is not appropriate for a project of this size and scope. IV. COMMISSION ACTION REQUESTED: No formal action is appropriate at this time. The p pose of the workshop iS to provide an informal setting f discu sion. The Commission is encouraged to discuss the project asl~ que tions, and provide informal feedback on the issues raise in tl~is o or any other topic of interest. Respectfi~.~nt.t~me~~ ~ OK:ko ' t ME$SENGERINVESTMENTCOMpANy August 10, 1989 Mr. Larry McNiel Chairman, Planning Commission City of Rancho Cucamonga 9320 Baseline Road Rancho Cucamonga, CA 91730 Dear Mr. McNiel: Messenger Investment Company is pleased to present 'q'he Concourse at Rancho Cucamonga", a Master Planned Mixed-Use' Development to the Commission for your review and direction. This project is envisioned as an urban center unique ~n its uses, layout and style. The property is located in a key area at the entrance to the community, allowing the land use plan to evolve with the type of development Rancho Cucamonga would like to attract. Our design and marketing team have spent many hours carefully developing a product which is realistic in its concept and implementation. We have also worked continually through the design process with the City Staff and believe we have addressed any concerns they have expressed. The urban center concept is a proven method of secure and balanced development in Southern Cahfornia. Although an interrelated mixed-use plan is new to your area, we fully believe that the combination of rapid growth and expanded "lifestyle" expectations make this project concept a natural for the location. The mixing of uses is the key to successfully responding to an uncertain and flexible future. We look forward to meeting with you and presenting this exciting project. Very truly yours, MESSENGER INVESTMENT COMPANY Executive Vice President 175~2 Van Karrnan Avenue, InAne, CA 92774 7~4/474-~300 Facsimile: 7'14/474-84~f THE CONCOURSE AT RANCHO CUCAMONGA A MASTER PLANNF-D ~.D USE DEVELOPMENT MESSI:NGER|NVESTMENTCOMPANY THE CONCOURSE AT RANCHO CUCAMONGA A MASTER PLANNED MIXED USE DEVELOPMENT STATISTICAL SUMMARY USE ACRES DISTRIBUTION/WAREHOUSE INDUSTRIAL 98.6 MULTI-TENANT 24.0 OFFICE 90.4 RETAIL 17.9 ENTERTAINMENT/RETAIL 36.4 RESIDENTIALTPARK 10.1 ROADWAY' 19.6 ~OTAL 297.0 LAND USE I~LAN DISTRIBUTION WAREHOUSE/ · INOUSTRIAL NOT A ~ EXISTING ZONING LEGEND ATCHISON, TOPi~KA & SANTA FE RAILROAD SUBAREA 10 GI~NERAL INOUSTRIAL .,~" ,L'r.,.~ ~'T-:'..7,':~'_-L:.--" ~".~e,T~,-- .--- :/E:'~:+j"~-"'-,-:-.' ........ 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