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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1987/06/18 - Agenda Packet CITY OF RANCH0 CUCAMONGA MEMORANDUM DATE: June 22, 1987 ACTION AI~ENDA TO: Co,mnerci al / I ndustri al 1977 Design Review Committee Suzanne Chitlea Larry McNiel Dan Col eman Dave Blakesley (Alternate) FROM: Nancy Fong, Associate Planner SUBJECT: DESIGN REVIEW COMMITTEE MEETING OF JUNE 18, 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 action/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 (Debra) ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT ~D DEVELOPMENT REVIEW 87-06 - MARTIN STRUCTURAL DESIGN - The development of a 60,423 square foot industrial warehouse building on 10.8 acres of land in the Minimum Impact Heavy Industrial District (Subarea 9) located at the southwest corner of Jersey Boulevard and Vincent Avenue - APN: 209-143-11 and 13. 6:30 - 7:00 (Chris) ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT AND DEVELOPMENT REVIEW 87-20 - LENNON ARCHITECTS - A proposal to construct three multi- 'tenant and one warehouse building(s) totaling 66,374 square feet in the General Industrial District, Subarea 5, on 3.8 acres of land located at the northeast corner of Turner Avenue and 6th Street - APN: 209-261-18, 19, and 22. June 18, 1987 Page 2 7:00 - 8:00 (Nancy) ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT AND DEVELOPMENT REVIEW 87-25 - BA.RTON - The development of a 39.39 acre mixed use ~ Plan consisting of 14 acres Medical Office and 25.39 acres Administrative/Professional Office in the Industrial Park District (Subarea 7), located on the north side of Utica Avenue between White Oak Street and Red Oak Street - APN: 208-351-25 and 26. Related to this project is the request to amend the Rancho Cucamonga Business Park Master Plan by redesignating the subject site from Corporate Plaza to Medical Office and Administrative/Professional Office, and the deletion of the public street connection through the site area. ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT AND CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT 87- 17 - BARTON/CONTINENTAL HEALTH - The development of a 4 building medical office complex totaling 197,000 square feet, with Phase I being a 3-story 54,000 square foot medical office and ambulatory care center on 4 acres of land in the Industrial Park District (Subarea 7), located at the southwest side of Eucalyptus Street and Red Oak Street - APN: 208-351-25. 8:15 ~ 9:00 (Chris) ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT AND CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT 87- 07 - SARKISSIAN - A proposal to develop a 14,000 square foot retai! center including a 2,900 square foot restaurant on 1.26 acres of land in the General Commercial district located at the southwest corner of Malven Avenue and Arrow Highway - APN 209-041-49, 50. Related File: VA 87-05. NF:te Attachments cc: Planning Commission/City Council Commercial/Industrial CONSENT CALENDAR ITEMS AGENDA June 18, 1987 1. DR 87-17 - UNOCAL (Nancy) Review of revised elevations. Committee Action: Recommended approval with condition that multi-pane windows be provided in office area. 2. MDR 87-21 - CRESCENT BUSINESS CENTER (Cindy) Review of color change to Crescent Business Center Committee Action: Recommended approval of color change from existing shades of brown to colors of Fox glove, Dover grey, Cameo pink, Swiss coffee, and Smoke stone. 3. DR 86-10/CUP 85-14 - MDDIFICATION Review of revised Master Plan and (Nancy) color sch~ for repainting Inspiren. Committee Action: Recommended approval of revised Master Plan with conditions as follows: o Provide convenient pedestrian connection from new parking area to Buildings A, B and H o Provide sufficient landscaping to shade this new parking area o The change to parking and loading area along the west and north elevations of Building H should be subjected to further review o The new parking area should be completed prior to release of occupancy for the new tenant in Building H. The Committee also recommended approval of the new color scheme in repainting Building H consisting of Champagne white, Gray cloud and Hawaiian turquoise. DESIGN REVIEW COMMENTS 6:00 - 6:30 Debra June 18, 1987 ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT AND DEVELOPMENT REVIEW 87-06 - MARTIN STRUCTURAL DESIGN - The development of a 60,423 Square foot industrial warehouse bulldinS on 10.8 acres of land in the Minimum Impact Heavy Industrial District (Subarea g) located at the southwest corner of Jersey Boulevard and Vincent Avenue - APN: 209-143-11 and 13. Design Parameters The 10.8 acre parcel on which this warehouse will be constructed currently contains 163,200 square feet of industrial buildings. Onsite uses include industrial manufacturing and warehouse. The parcel to the west is of the same land ownership and intended for future industrial development. Vacant property to the north is within the General Industrial District Subarea 8 and all other surrounding properties are Subarea 9. The south parcel line abuts the AT and SF Railroad tracks. The property is fairly flat, sloping southerly at approximately 3 percent gradient. Staff Comments Site Plan: 1. Provide a decorative 8 foot high screen wall and landscaping along the north edge of the loading area on the west side of the building. 2. Provide appropriate pedestrian amenities such as seating benches, shade trees, trash receptacles, drinking fountains, etc. within the lunch court. This area should be defined by using special landscape and hardscape treatments. Enlarged details of the lunch court with specific product information should be submitted for review and approval by the City Planner prior to issuance of bull dins permits. Architecture: 1. Provide an architectural statement along Jersey Boulevard by articulating the building surface through use of openings and recesses which create texture and shadow patterns and provide variety to the building plane. June 18, 1987 Page 2 Landscaping: Although Jersey Boulevard is not a Special Boulevard, it is a secondary arterial, four new projects are currently under construction that will greatly upgrade the existing perception of the Jersey streetscape. The landscape theme developing along Jersey includes alternating informal clusters of pines (Pinus eldarica or Pinus canariensis) and Alnus rhombifolia. Each project has chosen a unique accent tree to use at project entries and building corners. 1. This project should continue this concept using the Pinus canariensis and adding Alnus rhombifolia along the streetscape. Undulated berms and shrub massing should also be included as part of the concept. 2. Provide evergreen trees as a backdrop to the street trees along the building face, utilizing accent trees at street corners, project entries and the lunch court. 3. All proposed parking areas should provide tree wells and landscape islands to achieve the parking lot shading requirement. Design Review Cmittee Action Members Present: Suzanne Chitlea, Larry McNiel, Dan Coleman Staff Planner: Debra Meier The Committee recommended approval of the project based on the following recommendations: 1. Provide articulation to the building corners, particularly near the street intersection, to create a focal point. 2. The entire building frontage along Jersey Boulevard should receive a greater degree of texture, pattern, or other treatments to upgrade the image along the streetscape. The color choice is appropriate considering the color of existing buildings on site. 3. All roll-up doors should be painted to match building color and not the accent color. 4. Provide pockets of landscaping and vines on the east building face within the vehicular parking spaces. June 18, 1987 Page 3 5. Upgrade and replenish landscaping wherever necessary along the entire length of Vincent Avenue. 6. Provide an 8 foot screen wall, compatible with building materials and color, to screen the loading area from the lunch court. A gate can be provided for employee access to the lunch court from the rear of the building. DESIGN REVIEW COMMENTS 6:30 - 7:00 Chris June 18, 1987 ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT AND DEVELOPMENT REVIEW 87-20 - LENNON ARCHITECTS - A proposal to construct three multi-tenant and one Barehouse building(s) totaling 66,374 square feet in the General Industrial District, Subarea 5, on 3.8 acres of land located at the northeast corner of Turner Avenue and 6th Street - APN: 209-261-18, 19, and 22. Design Parameters: The site is currently vacant with no significant vegetation. There is street frontage on three sides of the project and 6th Street is a Special Boulevard. Street improvements have been completed on the northernmost street, Sharon Circle, however they have not been completed along Turner Avenue due to an existing open drainage channel along 6th Street. A project by the same applicant has been proposed on the site directly north and was reviewed by the Design Review Committee on June 4, 1987. Staff Cmnts: Site Plan: 1. Sixth Street is designated as a Special Boulevard where the number of driveway accesses will be limited. Since there is an existing County Flood Control District unpaved access road, the second easterly driveway on 6th Street should be designated as a shared access. The developer should contact the Flood Control District to obtain easements, permits, etc. for the shared access. 2. The on-site circulation is inefficient and complicated in that both autos and trucks have to make frequent turns, and truck maneuvering areas for dock-hi facility is inadequate. It could be improved with the following: a. Relocate the second driveway on 6th Street to the east property boundary where Building 1 could be shifted westerly and create opportunity for providing plaza area between the two buildings. This driveway will then become service driveway for truck traffic. b. The maneuvering area for Building 4 dock-hi facility is inadequate. The doCk-hi facility could be oriented towards the west elevation of Building 4, where a sufficient maneuvering area could be provided. June 18, 1987 Page 2 Architecture: 1. The architecture provides for good depth variation, however the buildings should also have height variation in order to provide relief to the long, low profile of the south elevations of Buildings 1 and 2 and the west elevation of Building 3. 2. The graphic treatment on Building 4 should be similar to the design which has been approved for the project to the north, DR 87-19, which is the same owner. 3. Contrast striping should be of the same shades. (Refer to the color board provided at the meeting.) 4. A detail should be provided depicting the overhead structure proposed for the southwest corner of Building 2. 5. The two roll-up doors of Bull ding 2, that could be viewed from Sharon Circle driveway should be eliminated. 6. The northwest portion of Building 2 is subject to public view from Turner Avenue, where the first roll-up door should be eliminated and a planter added. The next two easterly roll-up doors should be recessed to create interest. Landscaping: 1. A five foot wide landscaping strip should be provided along the south side of Building 4. 2. The "back" sides of Buildings 1, 2 and 3 are somewhat visible from Turner and Sharon. A five foot wide landscaping planter be provided along those elevations. 3. Landscaping on Sharon Circle should be coordinated with the project to the north and establish a theme to be carried out for future projects on Sharon. 4. Specimen size trees and accent ground cover treatment should be provided at plaza areas and project entries. Design Review Co.m.;ttee Action: Members Present: Larry McNiel, Suzanne Chitlea, Dan Coleman Staff Planner: Chris Westman june 18, 1987 Page 3 The Committee reviewed the project and recommended the following: 1. Building 4 and the circulation, parking, and loading area was presented in a conceptually reconfigured design and was preferred by the Committee. 2. The easternmost driveway on Sixth Street should be moved eastward and accommodate a shared access to the San Bernardino County Flood Control District property adjacent to the east of the project site. 3. A detail of the plaza areas should be provided for review by the Planning Commission. 4. All roll up and man doors should be painted the same primary color as the building. 5. Texturized paving similar to that used on site should be provided at the project entrances. 6. Vine pockets should be located along the "back" sides of Buildings 1, 2 and 3 and planted with a fast growing vine. 7. Both the accent colors and the graphic treatment of the accent color stripe were acceptable as proposed. DESIGN REVIEW COMMENTS 7:00- 8:00 Nancy June 18, 1987 ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT AND DEVELOPMENT REVIEW 87-25 BARTON - The development of a 39.39 acre mixed use Master Plan consisting of 14 acres Medical Office and 25.39 acres Administrative/Professional Office in the Industrial Park District (Subarea 7), located on the north side of Utica Avenue between White Oak Street and Red Oak Street - APN: 208-351-25 and 26. Related to this project is the request to amend the Rancho Cucamonga Business Park Master Plan by redesignating the subject site from Corporate P1 aza to Medical Office and Administrative/Professional Office, and the deletion of the public street connection through the site area. ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT AND CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT 87-17 BARTON/CONTINENTAL HEALTH - The development of a 4 building medical office complex totaling 197,000 square feet, with Phase I being a 3- story 54,000 square foot medical office and ambulatory care center on 4 acres of land in the Industrial Park District (Subarea 7), located at the southwest side of Eucalyptus Street and Red Oak Street - APN: 208- 351-25. Design Parameters: The 39 acre site is vacant and rough graded. All exterior streets are improved except the driveways. The site is designated for Corporate Plaza based on the approved Rancho Cucamonga Business Park Master Plan. Attachment "A" shows the existing and surrounding planned land uses that range from Law and Justice Center, Offices, future City Hall Food Park, and Garden Residential Offices to Light Industrial. Attachment "B" is an illustrative Master Plan that depicts the overall image of the project. According to the Rancho Cucamonga Business Park Master Plan, the Corporate Plaza is intended for headquarter offices of regional and national corporations, banks, savings and loans, etc. It is located here in the site area so as to be visible from the primary Foothill Boulevard entrance and thus provide an impressive statement to arriving business park patrons. The corporate plaza is planned for buildings that could range in height from 1 to 4 stories or mid-rise (possibly 5 to 10 stories) depending on market demand. The developer is proposing a 39 acre Master Plan of a mixed use of Medical Office and Administrative/Professional Office. Fourteen acres of this master plan will be developed as a medical campus consisting of four phases that include two 3-story medical office with ambulatory care, a single-story 50-bed low acuity facility and a 4-story lO0-bed hospital. Continental Heal th Management System, Incorporated is the developer of this medical campus. Attachment "C" is a detailed description of the type of facility provided in each of the phases of this project. A marketing brochure from Continental Health Management System will also be provided for your information. DESIGN REVIEW FS DR 87-25 - B/~RTON CUP 87-17 - BARTON/CONTINENTAL HEALTH June 18, 1987 Page 2 Essentially, the developer is requesting for the following review from the Design Review Committee and Planning Commission: Development Review: 1. Modify previously approved Master Plan to change the land use designation of Corporate Plaza to Medical Office and Administrative/Professional Office. 2. Modify the approved Master Plan by deleting a public street connection through the corporate plaza. 3. Establish a new 39 acre Master Plan for this site. Conditional Use Permit: 1. Approval of a 14 acre Master Site Plan for a medical complex consisting of four phases. 2. Approval of a detailed site plan and elevations for phase I development. Staff Counts: A. 39 Acre Master Plan: The proposed plan calls for the clustering of buildings around smaller plaza areas. A consistent landscaping theme is also being proposed to identify a more dominant interior loop driveway for intersite connections. Staff review of this Master Plan is focused on the land use designations and the conceptual site design i.e. general building pad areas, parking areas, circulation, and pedestrian connections. 1. The proposed clustering of buildings around smaller plaza areas is conducive to the type of site design required by the Industrial Specific Plan design guidelines. This approach may attract more of the residential garden type of office development which may in turn attract more medical type uses. Staff believes the southern portion of the site needs to be re-evaluated and thought be given to designating this area for "higher end" types of office uses. Approval of this Master Plan could proceed as submitted while the applicant continues to work with the City in further refining this southern portion. CUP 87-17 - BARTON/CONTINENTAL HEALTH June 18, 1987 Page 3 2. Staff supports the concept of a double row of trees as shown on this Master Plan for identifying dominant interior driveway loops. These interior driveway loops should also be designated to provide convenient and safe pedestrian pathways at least on one side. Only a limited number of parking spaces should be allowed along this interior driveway loop. B. 14 Acre Master Site Plan for Medical Campus: The proposed Master Site Plan consists of 4 buildings ranging from one story to 4 stories high clustered around a large centralized plaza area in an "X" shape. The main driveway entrance to the project is from Spruce Avenue intersection with two other driveway entrances across from Laurel Street and Eucalyptus Street. 1. The design of the parking lot for all four phases at the edges of the property boundary is inconsistent with the proposed 39 acre Master Plan as shown in Attachments "D" and "E". The developer must show how this parking lot design would be ultimately changed or modified to be consistent with the overall Master Plan. 2. The developer has not submitted a conceptual design for the large centralized plaza area for staff review. Based on the Master Site Plan, three or more parcels and phase line are shown on the plaza area that appears to disect it into four portions. Staff is concerned that construction of the plaza area may occur over a period of several phases which could affect the continuity and uniform design of the plaza area. The developer should consider constructing and completing the large centralized plaza area in its entirety with any one of the development phases or a phasing plan that will ensure continuity and uniformity of design. 3. Safe and convenient pedestrian pathways with textured treatment should be provided throughout the site as required by the design guidelines of the Industrial Specific Plan. 4. Texturized pavement such as interlocking brick pavers should be provided at the two circular driveways as shown in Attachment "E". 5. The service for emergency vehicles and loading facility should be screened with landscaping. DESIGN REVIEW S DR 87-25 - BARTON CUP 87-17 - BARTON/CONTINENTAL HEALTH June 18, 1987 Page 4 6. The developer should consider the full improvement of the main driveway entrance from Spruce Avenue to the large centralized plaza area rather than half of the entranceway with half of the circular drive. 7. The landscapin9 theme and the density of the landscaping materials should be consistent with the approved Rancho Cucamonga Business Park and City Standards. C. Phase I of the Medical Campus: 1. Site Plan: a. The developer should consider completing the full drive improvements on the main driveway entrance from Spruce Avenue. b. Convenient pedestrian connections should be provided from Red Oak Street to the building entrance plaza area. c. The parking lot design southeast portion of the site should be modified to reflect the proposed 39 acre Master Plan as shown in Attachment "D". 2. Elevations: The proposed elevations consist of painted tilt-up precast concrete sandblasted building with green tinted glazing glass. Architectural entrance statement has been provided at all building entrances with circular arbors and oversized concrete columns. Also, architectural concepts for the medical campus have been provided for future reference. 3. Landscaping: a. All parking lots should be shaded with canopy type of trees rather than accent trees. b. Undulating mounding with a continuous hedgerow should be provided along Red Oak Street to screen parking spaces from the street. Design Review Comdttee Action: Members Present: Larry McNiel, Suzanne Chitiea, Dan Coleman Staff Planner: Nancy Fong CUP 87-17 - BARTON/CONTINENTAL HEALTH June 18, 1987 Page 5 A. The Committee reviewed the 39 acre Master P1 an and determined that the design of the Master Plan lacks cohesiveness and integration in the orientation of building clusters, interconnection of buildings and interior circulation patterns. The Master Plan could be improved with the following: 1. Provide a pedestrian environment through the use of plazas and walkways that should be integrated into the overall land use design. 2. Convenient pedestrian walkways should be provided to link parking area, buildings and pedestrian open space. 3. Provide a strong interior vehicular circulation that strengthens the integration of the Master Plan layout and effective travel pattern. 4. Building orientation, site layout and building forms should include consideration of wind protection. B. The Committee reviewed the 14 acre medical campus and Phase I development, and recommended approval with the following improvements: i. The developer should show how the parking lot design at the edges of the property boundary could be modified to be consistent with the overall 39 acre Master Plan. 2. A conceptual design of the large centralized plaza area including a phasing plan for the construction of this plaza should be submitted for Committee review along with the Phase II hospital development submittal. 3. Safe and convenient pedestrian pathways with textured treatment should be provided throughout the site. 4. Texturized pavement such as interlocking brick pavers should be provided at the two circular driveways. 5. The service for emergency vehicles and loading facility should be screened with landscaping. 6. The developer should work with staff in the final design for Phase I main driveway entrance from Spruce Avenue to the satisfaction of the City Planner and City Engineer. 7. The landscaping theme and the density of the landscaping materials should be consistent with the approved Rancho Cucamonga Business Park and City standards. DESIGN REVIEW 'S DR 87-25 - BARTON CUP 87-17 - BARTON/CONTINENTAL HEALTH June 18, 1987 Page 6 8. Convenient pedestrian connections should be provided from Red Oak Street to the building entrance plaza area. 9. The office entry at the east elevation should have a more dominant statement through the addition of "pop- out" balconies and/or the extension of columns to the second story. C. The Committee stated that the revised plan should be submitted for further review {July 2 regular meeting) prior to Planning Commission review. DESIGN REVIEW COMMENTS 8:15 - 9:00 Chris June 18, 1987 ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT AND CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT 87-07 - SARKISSIAN - A proposal to develop a 14,000 square foot retail center including a 2,900 square foot restaurant on 1.26 acres of land in the General Commercial district located at the southwest corner of Malven Avenue and Arrow Highway - APN 209-041-49, 50. Related File: VA 87-05. Background: The project was reviewed by the Committee on May 21, 1987 and the applicant was directed to return to Design Review with revised site plans and elevations. Design Review Committee Action Members Present: Larry McNiel, Suzanne Chitlea, Dan Coleman Staff Planner: Chris Westman The Committee reviewed the revised site plan and elevations that have addressed most of the Committee's previous concerns and recommended for approval with the following conditions: 1. Brick veneer, stucco, and flat concrete roof tile were determined to be the most appropriate material combination. A color and material sample board should be provided for Planning Commission approval. 2. The plastic screen shown on the arcade columns should be removed. 3. Additional vine pockets should be provided to the west elevation of the medical/retail building.