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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1987/03/19 - Agenda Packet CITY OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA ~ MEMORANDUM DATE: March 5, 1987 ACTION AGENDA ~ TO: Cm~aerci al / I ndu str i al 1977 Design Review Committee Suzanne Chitlea Larry McNiel Brad Buller FROM: Nancy Fong, Associate Planner SUBJECT: DESIGN REVIEW COMMITTEE MEETING OF MARCH 19, 1987 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 acti on/recommendation of the Committee and distributed to the Commission 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 (Chris) ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT AND DEVELOPMENT REVIEW 86-39 - BARNES - The development of a one-story 1U,SbO square TdS't'multi-tenant industrial building in the General Industrial District, Subarea 3, located on the northwest corner of 9th Street and Helms Avenue - APN: 209-022- 12. 6:30 - 7:00 (Nancy) ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT AND DEVELOPMENT REVIEW 87-03 - NADEL - The design review of elevations and detail Site pa"V~h'for two proposed satellite buildings totaling 13,800 square feet within a 15.3 acre approved integrated shopping center, in a Neighborhood Commercial District of the Tetra Vista Planned Community, located at the northeast corner of Base Line Road and Haven Avenue - APN: 202-801-26, 25. Design Review Committee Agenda COMMERCIAL/INDUSTRIAL Narch 19, 1987 Page 2 7:00 - 7:30 (Nancy) ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT AND DEVELOPMENT REVIEW 87-08 - WESTERN PROPERTIES - The development of an office park consisting of four two-story buildings totaling 250,000 square feet on 16.8 acres of land in the office park district of the Terra Vista Planned Community, located at the northeast corner of Haven Avenue and Town Center Drive APN: 1077-421-06, 10, 09. Related to the proposed development is a Tree Removal Permit #87-20, a request to remove groves of mature eucalyptus trees within the site. 7:30 - 8:00 (Nancy) CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT 85-37 - MODIFICATION - MASCARENAS - The request to modify the approved one restaurant pad on 0.84 acres of land within an approvedMaster Plan for an intergrated shopping center, to the development of a 2,100 square foot fast food drive-thru restaurant and a 2,800 square foot retail building, in the General Commercial District, 1 ocated at the northwest corner of Haven Avenue and Town Center Drive - APN: 1077-401-22. NF:vc Attachments CC: Planning Commission/City Council Commercial/Industrial CONSENT CALE~I)AR ITEMS AGEffiA March 19, 1987 1. CUP 84-34 - MODIFICATION (Debra) Review of revised architecture. Committee Action: The Committee reviewed the revised architectural concept and made the following comments: 1. The signage illustrated on the plans, including proposed monument sign and use of cannister wall signs, will not be acceptable. See excerpt from Sign Ordinance attached. 2. For Stater Bros. front elevation, the following two suggestions were discussed: a. Eliminate the tower at this location and raise the building facade. Instead of the tower, incorporate a heightened arch element at this location; or b. Slightly raise the tower element so that it becomes taller and thus focal point of the center. 3. The towers being oriented at 45o angles to the building facade is acceptable. However, architectural detailing should be incorporated into the blank upper portion of the towers, such as openings or decorative treatment. 4. The arches with columns at typically 16' on centers were occuring too frequently. Broader arches, at perhaps 30' centers, would be prefertable. Consent Calendar Items Agenda COMMERCIAL/INDUSTRIAL March 19, 1987 Page 2 5. The continuous metal roofing of lengths over 100' should be broken up horizontally or vertically to create interest. For example, providing lattice (instead of metal roof) at strategic locations, over planted areas. 6. The Committee liked the warm gray colors presented on the color palatte, but sug9ested use of green accent coloring. The suggested shades were a metal roof the light 9reen color similar to aged copper with a forest green accent color. 7. Revised plan should provide architectural details of size and mass of columns and tower supports, architectural feature used at tops of columns and along the arches. 8. Revised plans must be once a9ain reviewed by the Committee prior to forwarding to Planning Commission. 2. CUP 86-04. - RYDER (Debra) Review of revised architecture. Committee Action: The Committee approved the revised plans with the following recommendations: 1. The split-face block and the scored split face block should be different shades of color to provide accent to the building face. 2. The scored split-face panel on the south elevation should be thicker to present an element of greater mass. Consent Calendar Items Agenda COMMERCIAL/INDUSTRIAL March 19, 1987 Page 3 3. Fencing along portions of the north and south property lines should include some type of material that can provide screening of views from 4th Street and the Freeway. The material must be acceptable to the Engineering Division and the Design Review Committee. 3. DR 86-45 - AJA {Debra) Review of revised site plan and architecture. Committee Action: The revised plans were acceptable to the Committee. However, it was recommend the following conditions be added at the Planning Commission meeting on March 25, 1987: 1. Provide intensified landscaping, including specimen size trees on 20' centers and a continuous hedge, along the east property line that separates subareas 11 and 12. 2. The use of accent color should be expanded in some pattern that extends along the entire west elevation of buildings. 4. CUP 86-06 - AJA (Nancy) Review of plaza design. Committee Action: The Committee recommended approval. 5. CUP 83-22 - BLANCO SELF STORAGE (Nancy) Status of project. Committee Action: The Committee was informed of the status of this project as follows: the office and caretaker quarters are completed per approved plan, the split-face block will be painted to match the stucco color, and a blue Consent Calendar Items Agenda COMMERCIAL/INDUSTRIAL March 19, 1987 Page 4 accent stripe will be provided to the elevation along Helms and Hampshire Street frontage. The Committee stated it is acceptable. 6. DR 86-42 - LEFF (Debra) Review of revised site plan and architecture. Committee Action: The revised plans were acceptable to the Committee. However, it was recommended that the following conditions be added at the Planning Commission meeting March 25, 1987: 1. The use of textured pavement (brick pavers) at the entries to buildings 5 and 8 should be expanded into the parking lot similar to that shown on attached exhibit. DESIGN REVIEW COMMENTS 6:00 - 6:30 Chris March 19, 1987 ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT AND DEVELOPMENT REVIEW 86-39 - BARNES - The development of a one-story 1U,bbD square foot mu~ti-tenant industrial building in the General Industrial District, Subarea 3, located on the northwest corner of 9th Street and Helms Avenue - APN: 209-022-12. Design Parameters: The site is vacant, relatively flat with no significant vegetation. There are existing buildings on the sites north and west. The City's corporation yard, is at the southeast corner of 9th Street and Helms Avenue. Staff Coemeents: Site Plan 1. An employee lunch court should be provided for the site. Architecture 1. As proposed, the building does not have adequate architectural articulation, specifically along the 9th Street frontage. Options include: a. Move the office area of Suite ~1 south to a corner location to create the opportunity to provide depth and horizontal relief along 9th Street. b. Colors, textures, free standing columns and/or curtain walls, used separately or in conjunction with each other could also provide for more architectural interest. Landscaping 1. Trees should be required along the north and west building elevations. At a minimum, one tree per 30 linear feet of building dimension is recommended. 2. An area large enough to accomodate the Edison transformer and landscape screening should be provided on site (not out along street frontages) this could possibly be combined with trash enclosure located at northwest corner of building. Design Review Comments DR 86-39 - BARNES March 19, 1987 Page 2 Design Review Cmittee Action: Members Present: Suzanne Chitiea, Larry McNiel, Brad Buller Staff Planner: Chris Westman The Committee reviewed the project and recommended that it be forwarded to the Planning Commission with the following revisions: 1. The trash enclosure, bicycle storage area, and electrical transformer should be relocated to the northwest corner of the site. The transformer shall be screened by the trash enclosure and/or shrub planting. 2. The employee lunch court should be incorporated into the area at the northwest corner of the building. Low screen walls, exposed aggregate paving, and special tree and shrub planting shall De integrated into the design. 3. One of the roll up doors on the north building face should be eliminated. The remaining door shall be located at the west end of the north building face. 4. All roll up doors shall be painted to match the primary building color. 5. In order to create vertical relief, at the office entry the recessed areas shall be increased in height. The accent band should frame that area creating a visual jog upward (See Exhibit "A"). 6. The glass areas, both at the recessed office entrance and at the outer building face, should be extended from the finished floor up to the color accent band and wrapped around the corners (See Exhibit "A"). 7. The bardscape at the office entries should be extended well into the setback area and incorporate exposed aggregate paving, low walls, and special landscaping i.e. berms, accent trees, flowering shrubs, and ground cover. 8. The parapet wall should be tall enough to screen any roof equipment which would be installed along with tenant improvements. ~OlaTl4 ~L~vAT~oI~. DESIGN REVIEW COMMENTS 6:30 - 7:00 Nancy March 19, 1987 ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT AND DEVELOPMENT REVIEW 87-03 NADEL The design review of elevations and detail site plan for two proposed satellite buildings totaling 13,800 square feet within a 15.3 acre approved integrated shopping center, in a Neighborhood Commercial District of the Terra Vista Planned Community, located at the northeast corner of Base Line Road and Haven Avenue - APN: 202-801-26, 25. Design Paraeeters: The project site is part of the Terra Vista Village Master Plan of an integrated shopping center as shown in Attachment "A". The approved Master Plan for the shopping center indicates that Pads "A" and "F" are planned for a mix of restaurant and retail uses. Staff Coe~ents: Site Plan The proposed site plan for pads "A" & "F" are consistent with the approved Master Plan of this Tetra Vista Village Shopping Center. However, it is recommended that the following revisions are necessary: 1. The trash enclosure for Pad "A" should be relocated to back up to Haven Avenue. 2. That transformers be located on-site in a screened area, and not along the streetscape. Elevation The proposed elevation with its towers, curvilinear gable, details such as Quatrefoil ornament, exterior plaster, plaster moldings, clay tiles heavy wood rafters and stone columns are consistent with the architectural style of the approved shopping center. Landscaping 1. The addition of a continuous colonade for the east and south elevation reduces the landscape area by 5 feet. It is recommended that Pad "F" be front-loaded and the sidewalk be replaced with landscaping on the east and south elevations. Design Review Con~nents DR 87-03 - NADEL March 19, 1987 Page 2 2. The Code requires trees planted "adjacent to and along structures, at an equivalent of one (1) tree per 30 linear feet of building which was public exposure". Neither Pad "A" or "F" satisfies this requirement along the parking lot sides of the buildings. Further, the planter areas provided in these areas are only 30 inches to 48 inches deep which may not be adequate for tree planting because of 1 foot car overhang. 3. A screen hedge should be provided on the west and south sides of the Pad "F" parking 1 ot consistent with treatment used throughout center. 4. The "community statement tree" used at the southeast corner of Haven and Valencia and at the northeast corner of Haven and Base Line should be repeated at the northwest corner of Base Line and Valencia for Pad "F". Design Review Committee Action: Members Present: Suzanne Chitiea, Brad Bullet Staff Planner: Nancy Fong The Committee reviewed the project and recommended approval with the following conditions: Pad A 1. The trash enclosure area should be relocated to the middle of the parking area south of the building. The trash enclosure area should be plastered to match building and with a decorative cap such as brick. 2. The slope area north of the building should be terraced with low decorative wall including brick (stucco to match buiding) and provided with landscape treatment emulating the theme at the northeast corner of Base Line Road and Haven Avenue. 3. The curvilinear gable should be lowered. 4. The west and the north elevation storefront design, being exposed to Haven Avenue view, shall be subjected o further Commi tree review prior to plan check. Design Review Comments DR 87-03 - NADEL March 19, 1987 Page 3 5. Vine pockets, tree wells and free standing potted plants should be provided within and along archades to break up the building mass. Pad F 1. The tower at the corner of Base Line Road and Valencia Avenue should be moved back to relief its massiveness. Pedestrian connections should be provided to this tower as an entrance statement. 2. The east elevation store front design shall be subjected to further Committee review prior to plan check. 3. Vine pockets, tree wells and free standing potted plants shall be provided within and along the arcades. 4. The landscape theme at the corner of Base Line Road and Havenue Avenue should be emulated at the landscape area southwest of building Pad F. DESIGN REVIEW COMMENTS 7:00 - 7:30 Nancy March 19, 1987 ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT AND DEVELOPMENT REVIEW 87-08 WESTERN PROPERTIES - The development of an oftice park consisting ot tour two- story buildings totalling 250,000 square feet on 16.58 acres of land in the office park district of the Tetra Vista Planned Community, located at the northeast corner of Haven Avenue and Town Center Drive - APN: 1077-421-06, 10, 09. Related to the proposed development is a Tree Removal Permit to remove eight mature eucalyptus trees within the site. Oesign Parameters: The site is vacant with indigeneous native vegetation. Approximately eight mature eucalyptus trees exist within the site as shown in Exhibit "A" where the developer is requesting to remove them. The northeast side of the site is the Deer Creek Channel. North of the site is existing residential development. South of the site is vacant and is designated for Community Commercial District. East of the site is vacant and is designated for Office Park District. West of the site is the existing Brunswick/Deer Creek Center. The two corners located at Town Center Drive and Haven Avenue, Church Street and Haven Avenue, are designated as "secondary gateway" to Tetra Vista Planned Community. Site Plan 1. The site plan proposes to duster the four buildings around a central landscaped area to create a campus-like setting. This results in parking along the entire Haven Avenue frontage. A minimum of 48 feet of landscape setback from Haven is provided which expands to over 100 feet in certain areas. The northerly one-third of the Haven Avenue frontage consists of Deer Creek Channel. 2. Sidewalk connections from each street are provided along one side of the driveway entrance. These should be strengthened by widening to a twenty foot landscaped paseo with the sidewalk in the middle and bollard style lighting. 3. Special pavement texture should be used on the entire on-site pathway system, such as brick pavers or exposed aggregate. Elevations Do the proposed elevations provide transition and compatibility to the residential development to the north and the future community commercial center to the south? Design Review Comments DR 87-08 - WESTERN PROPERTIES March 19, 1987 Page 2 The proposed elevation consists of the precast concrete panels with texture treatment, colored mullions and gray vision glass, which is indicative of a more sophisticated office park development. This type of architectural style with its site plan design would fit well in the Haven Avenue corridor. However the project site is in between residential development to the north and con~nercial development to the south. An architectural style more reminscent of residential might be more appropriate. The Laurel Aspen Office Park project in the Rancho Cucamonga Business Park is an example of this style. Landscaping 1. Additional street trees should be provided along Haven Avenue, Church Street, Terra Vista Parkway, and Town Center Drive. 2. All project entrance should have special landscape treatment which includes multi-trunk trees, annual color, and accent trees. 3. Undulating mounding up to 3~ feet shall be provided along Church Street, Tetra Vista Parkway, and Towne Center Drive, and Haven Avenue rather than the flat grade shown in Cross-Sections C, D, and E. 4. The triangular shaped piece of "no-man's" land located at the southeast corner of Church Street and Haven Avenue should be landscaped as part of this development. This odd-shaped site is designated as "Park" on the Terra Vista Land Use Plan Figure III-1. 5. The applicant should explore the opportunity to expand landscaping into the Deer Creek Channel right-of-way (similar to Virginia Dare) to provide additional landscaping. 6. The intersections of Haven Avenue and Church Street and Haven Avenue and Town Center Drive are designated as secondary gateway entries to Tetra Vista. Therefore, the southeast corner of Haven and Church Street should receive similar treatment as that proposed for Town Center Drive (see Cross-Section B). 7. Within parking areas, evergreen canopy shade trees are recommended instead of the Sycamores, Canary Island Pines and Liquidambar trees indicated on landscape plan. General Plan policy calls for round- headed spreading evergreen trees, 35' to 50' tall. 8. More seating areas should be provided to accomodate large number of employees that will be generated by this site. Design Review Comments DR 87-08 - WESTERN PROPERTIES March 19, 1987 Page 3 Design Review Committee Action: Members Present: Suzanne Chitiea, Dan Coleman Staff Planner: Nancy Fong The Committee reviewed the project and made the following recommendations: 1. Sidewalk connections provided along one side of the driveway entrance for each street should be strengthened by widening to a twenty foot landscaped paseo with the si dewal k in the middle. 2. Within plazas, seating area to accomodate large number of employees should be provided. Also, special pavement treatment such as brick pavers should be used. Bollard lights should also be provided. 3. Additional street trees should be provided along Haven Avenue, Church Street, Terra Vista Parkway, and Town Center Drive. 4. All project entrance should have special landscape treatment which includes multi-trunk trees, annual color, and accent trees. 5. Undulating mounding up to 3~ feet and/or low screen wall with appropriate shrub massings shall be provided along Church Street, Tetra Vista Parkway, and Town Center Drive, and Haven Avenue, rather than the flat grade shown in Cross-Sections C, D, and E, in order to mitigate the visual impact of parking spaces along all these streets. 6. The triangular-shaped piece of "no-man's" land located at the southeast corner of Church Street and Haven Avenue should be landscaped as part of this development. This odd-shaped site is designated as "Park" on the Tetra Vista Land Use Plan Figure III- 1. The developer stated at the meeting that they have hired a landscape architectural firm to develop all gateways landscape design within the Terra Vista Planned Community boundary. 7. The intersections of Haven Avenue and Church Street and Haven Avenue and Town Center Drive are designated as secondary gateway into Terra Vista. Therefore, the southeast corner of Haven and Church Street should receive similar treatment as that proposed for Town Center Drive (see Cross-Section B). 8. Within parking areas, evergreen canopy shade trees are recommended instead of the Sycamores, Canary Island Pines and Liquidambar trees indicated on landscape plan. General Plan policy calls for round- headed spreading evergreen trees, 35' to 50' tall. Design Review Comments DR 87-08 - WESTERN PROPERTIES March 19, 1987 Page 4 9. The developer agreed to explore the opportunity to expand landscaping into the Deer Creek Channel right-of-way (similar to Viginia Dare) to provide additional landscaping. 10. The proposed architectural-style, being a more sophisticated office park, does not provide for transition or compatibility to the residential development to the north and the future Community Commercial Center to the south. The developer requested for full Planning Commission discussi on on this item. DESIGN REVIEW COMMENTS 7:30 - 8:00 Nancy March 19, 1987 CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT 85-37 MODIFICATION - MASCARENAS - The request to modify the approved one restaurant pad on u.84 acres of land within an approved Master Plan for an intergrated shopping center, to the development of a 2,100 square foot fast food drive-thru restaurant and a 2,800 square foot retail building, in the General Con~nercial District, located at the northwest corner of Haven Avenue and Town Center Drive - APN: 1077-401-22. Design Parameters: The Committee (Chitlea, McNiel, Buller) on February 5, 1987 reviewed this project and raised the following concerns: 1. The proposed drive-thru fast food restaurant is a land use issue that need to be addressed at the Planning Commission level. The major concerns for drive-thru is visual and aesthetic. The Committee stated that they could review the design issues of this project but emphasized that design is dosely related to land use. 2. The corner to Town Center Drive and Haven is an important one. The drive-thru lane and the right turn lane reduces the amount of area for landscaping. 3. The proposed architecture including color is incompatible to the existing shopping center. 4. The proposed two pads with two bull dings of no more than 2,800 square feet do not create sufficient building massing, compared to the shopping center and the retail building B. The developer has redesign this project to address the design issues leaving the land use issue for Planning Commission discussion at a later date. Staff Comments: Site Plan 1. The revised site plan with building #1, being setback 59 feet from curb mitigates the concern of the reduced landscape area at the corner of Town Center Drive and Haven Avenue. Approximately 45 foot of landscaping is being provided. Design Review Comments CUP 85-37 - HASCARENAS ~arch 19, 1987 Page 2 2. The clustering of buildings 1 and 2 created a large plaza area and increased the building massing. However, it also requires a longer drive-through aisle facing Haven Avenue. Cars would not be expected to "stack" in this aisle along Haven once they have received food order from window on south side of E1 Pollo Loco. 3. The design of this revised site plan still creates a large asphalt area north of the site where traffic conflicts could occur. Further, it would require a car coming from Town Center Drive to make a "hair-pin" turn in order to get into the drive-through facility. Staff recommends that this area be reviewed with the Fire District to (1) improve circulation and (2) reduce paving by expanding planter areas. 4. The developer should be required to provide the outdoor dining tables and chairs as part of this development. In summary, the developer has made a food effort to mitigate the design concerns of the project. However, land use and design are inter-related, where this proposed drive-through facility has created the above mentioned concerns. Architecture 1. The revised elevations for E1 Pollo Loco and the retail building contain most of the architectural details of the existing center with added tower and circular arbor as shown in Attachment B. 2. The proposed color scheme for the E1 Pollo Loco and retail building consists of: pastel blue/green and red accent tiles, copper color metal roof and beige plaster. The color of tiles and the metal roof are incompatible to the existing center, which consists of orange color metal roof, beige plaster and pastel green ceramic accent tiles. Colored plans for both the project and the existing Deer Creek shopping center will be available at the meeting for comparison. Landscaping 1. The landscaped berming and screen wall used along the south side of the drive-thru aisle (see Conceptual Landscape Plan Section A) should be continued around the entire east side of the drive-thru aisle. Section B of the Conceptual Landscape Plan indicates no screen wall on the east side. 2. Additional trees and a continuous hedgerow should be planted to screen drive-thru aisle from Town Center Drive entrance. Design Review Comments CUP 85-37 - MASCARENAS March 19, 1987 Page 3 Signs The proposed sign letter style shown on the elevations is inconsistent with the approved sign program for this center. Design Review Coemfittee Action Members Present: Suzanne Chitlea, Dan Coleman Staff Planner: Nancy Fong The Committee reviewed the revised project and made the foll owing recommendations: 1. The proposed drive-thru fast food restaurant is a land use issue that need to be addressed at the Planning Commission level. The major concerns for drive-thru is visual and aesthetic. The Committee stated that they could review the design issues of this project but emphasized that design is closely related to land use. 2. The design of this revised site plan still creates a large asphalt area north of the site where traffic conflicts could occur. Further, it would require a car coming from Town Center Drive to make a "hair-pin" turn in order to get into the drive-through facility. Staff recommends that this area be reviewed with the Fi re District to (1) improve circulation and (2) reduce paving by expanding planter areas. The developer at the meeting provided a revised site plan showing mitigation of the "hair pin" turn. 3. The proposed red tile is incompatible with the Deer Creek Center color theme and should be changed. 4. The elevations for E1 Pollo Loco should be revised to reflect more of the center theme in areas of roof line rather than the corporate image.