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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1985/11/07 - Agenda PacketDATE: TO: FROM: SUBJECT: CITY OF RANCH0 CUCAMONGA ~ o C~CA~O MEMORANDUM October 22, 1985 ACTION AGENDA~ Conmnercial/Industrial 1977 Design Review Committee Dennis Stout Suzanne Chitlea Larry McNiel {Alternate} Brad Buller Nancy Fong, Associate Planner DESIGN REVIEW COMMITTEE MEETING OF NOVEMBER 7, 1985 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 (Nancy) 6:30 - 7:00 (Bruce) 7:00 - 7:30 (Nancy) 7:30 - 8:00 (Nancy). NF:cv Attachments CC: Planning Commission/City Council Dan Coleman, Planning Division Joe Stofa, Paul Rogeau, Loyd Goolsby, Barrye Hanson DR 85-38 - AJA TT 13040 / CUP 85-21 - MASI DR 85-36 - HIMES-PETERS (United Model Distributers, Inc.) (Continued from 10-17-85 meeting) CUP 84-39 - GARASICH (Discussion) Y COMMERCIAL/INDUSTRIAL CONSENT CALENDAR ITEMS AGENDA NOVEMBER 7, 1985 DR 85-19 - FORECAST {John} Committee Action: Review of change in roof material. Cancelled DR 85-26 - FORECAST (Nancy) Committee Action: Review of revised master plan. Recommended approval and forward the issue of 12,000 sq. ft. building expansion into the plaza area for full Planning Commission discussions. CUP 85-20 - HOYT LUNBER (Nancy) Committee Action: Review of revised elevation. Recommended approval with following conditions: Provide heavy wood trellis with a minimum of 6" x 6" wood beam; add protective guard to roll-up doors; enlarge the wingwall; and add stucco over and above the roof of roll-up doors. 1T 12040 - ANDEN (Nancy) Committee Action: Review of roof screen. The Committee stated that the roof screen shall be of stucco material. The Comittee recommended stucco-over treatment should be provided as shown in the chimney. DR 85-08 - LAUREL/ASPEN (Howard) Committee Action: Review of texturized treatment to driveway. Provide texturized treatment to driveway throats similar to roof tile color. Details of pedestrian connections shall be submitted for City Planner review and approval prior to issuance of building permits. DESIGN REVIEW COMMENTS 6:00 - 6:30 Nancy November 7, 1985 ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT AND DEVELOPMENT REVIEW 85-38 - AJA - The development of 3 multi-tenant industrial buildings totaling 62,980 square feet on 4.92 acres of land in the General Industrial District (Subarea 4), located at the southeast corner of 7th Street and Archibald Avenue - APN 209-211-21, 36, 37 Design Parameters The site is vacant and vegetation consists of mainly weeds. multi-tenant industrial park is immediately south of the site. well site located on the south side of 7th Street belongs CCWD, The existing The existing Staff Comments: The primary size is building #1 orientation/architecture concept which is condusive to strip commercial uses. The front loaded parking lot and storefront glass architecture could perpetuate the strip commercial land uses that have taken over the surrounding complexes that are intended for industrial/office uses. The Commission addressed this issue during review of Haven Plaza (see attached). Site Plan: Building #1 should be placed at or near the 45 foot building setback line on Archibald with the parking in the rear. Elevation: The proposed store front design for the building facing Archibald Avenue would encourage commercial use which may conflict with the industrial uses for this area. The store front design could be deemphasized by providing bermed planters underneath windows rather than floor-to-ceiling storefront glass facades. The proposed canvas canopy at the main building entrance shall be teflon-coated nylon or other durable material like metal or wood trellis. The east elevation for Building #1 that is exposed to public view along 7th Street should be upgraded with more architectural treatments at the northeast corner. 4. Upgrade south elevation of Building #1 with windows and concrete tile roof. Landscaping: Special landscape treatment should be provided along Archibald Avenue that takes into consideration the required flood protection. Provide trees along front and side of Buildings 3 at a rate of 1 tree per 30 linear feet of building elevation comparable with Building 2. DESIGN REVIEW COMMIllEE ACTION Members Present: Dennis Stout, Suzanne Chitlea, Brad Buller Staff Planner: Nancy Fong The Committee stated that the site planning for the portion of the project that fronts on Archibald Avenue is conducive to strip commercial in that the parking area is located to the front and the "store front" glasses are oriented towards vehicular traffic on Archibald Avenue. This type of site plan design is in conflict with the purpose of the General Industrial District. The Committee did not approve the project and recommended that the site plan be revised as follows: 1. Building No. i should be pushed towards or near the 45 foot landscape setback and the parking should be located at the rear. 2. The proposed plaza area should be opened up and made available to two multi-tenant buildings along 7th Street. 3. The building height for Building No. i should be raised so as to screen the multi-tenant buildings. 4. The north, east and south elevation for Building No. 1 should be upgraded with architectural treatments. 5. The applicant should work with CCWD and staff in eliminating the existing driveway, but providing a reciprocal access for the Water District. 6. Revised plans shall be submitted for Committee review under Consent Calendar agenda. DESIGN REVIEW COMMENTS 6:30 - 7:00 Bruce November 7, 1985 ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT, TENTATIVE TRACT 13040, AND CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT 85-26 - MASI - A Tentative Tract and Conceptual Master Plan on 27.13 total acres in the Industrial Park Category (Subarea 7), and the development of a 61,700 square foot Mini-Storage Facility with a caretaker's residence on 2.98 acres of the 27 total acres, located on the southwest corner of Foothill Boulevard and Rochester Avenue - APN 229-011-10, 19, 21, 26, 27 and 28. Design Parameters A church and the Cowgirl Theatre presently occupy the site, but would be removed with development of the industrial park. The site is abutted to the east, west and south by vacant land designated as Subarea 7/Industrial Park by the Industrial Specific Plan. Across Foothill to the north is vacant land within the Foothill Commercial Corridor of the Tetra Vista Planned Community. A recently adopted Area Development Plan for the southeast quandrant of Terra Vista has designated this area as Office/Medical/Auto/Commercial. Foothill Boulevard and Rochester Avenue are classified as Special Boulevards. Further, this site is "an important land use edge between the City's industrial area and community oriented non-industrial area and is a gateway to the City." Issue: Is the proposed Phase I mini-storage complex consistent with the primary objective within the Industrial Park designation of the Industrial Specific Plan to promote a distinctive, attractive, and pleasant office park atmosphere in a campus like setting with high prestige identity. Staff Comments A. RASTER PLAN Site Plan/Building Orientation: Buildings are arranged as independent, isolated islands surrounded by sea of parking. The Site Plan should be revised to reorient buildings into cohesive clusters that relate to each other to promote a campus like setting. Some elements to be incorporated include the following: 1. Site buildings to create opportunities for courtyards and plazas. 2. Buildings should be clustered into cohesive units instead of being fragmented and unrelated. Parking areas and circulation aisles along Foothill Boulevard should be minimized by moving building up to street between streets B and C. Land Use: Two drive-thru restaurant pads are proposed with the Master Plan. City action in the past has been to discourage drive-thru businesses in industrial park settings. Fast food sales including drive-in type restaurants, would require separate Conditional Use Permit review and approval. Open Space Network/Pedestrian Circulation: Foothill Boulevard is classified as a Special Boulevard with large setback requirements providing a public open space corridor. An integrated open space network is an integral element in the creation of a campus like setting and the provision of a high prestige identity. 1. Create an internal private open space network through the use of plazas and courtyards. The private open areas should connect with the public open space along Foothill to provide a gateway entry into the project. 3. Landscaped open space areas should be significantly expanded to provide a campus like setting. A strong pedestrian circulation system should be provided to interconnect the open space network, link places of work with eating and drinking establishments and other service uses, and minimize vehicular/pedestrian conflicts. Pedestrian structures and furniture such as loggias, colonades, gazebos, benches, light standards, kiosks, trash receptables, etc., should be included into the open space network to create a sense of place and to enhance the appearance and function of the system. Architecture: The intent of the Industrial Park Subarea is the creation of a sophisticated, intense, and high prestige environment. The architectural concepts illustrated indicate multiple story buildings along Foothill and Rochester that reflect the scale and proportion consistent with the intensive, urban style. Building styles are contemporary in nature employing a variety of forms, materials, colors and textures, but that are compatible, with each other and consistent with a progressive, high quality theme. Design elements such as accent treatments, embellishments, and articulated building surfaces are included that contribute to the quality of design. Landscaping: Landscaping is the design element to be used to create a consistent design theme and to unify the entire project. A Master Landscape Plan should be prepared to establish a consistent unifying design element throughout the project. This could be accomplished by specifying a palette of plant materials on Sheet 1. Circulation: The proposed circulation system is a closed loop system providing internal site access only. With this system, no future connection to adjacent parcels are possible. Should the circulation system be revised to provide future access points to the west and to the south? B. MINI-WAREHOUSE Phase I of the Master Plan is the development of a 61,700 square foot mini- storage facility with a caretaker's residence on 2.98 acres in the southeasternmost portion of the site. The Design Review Committee first reviewed this project on June 20, 1985, and found the design of the project to be unacceptable. Revisions to the plan have been incorporated to address stated concerns as follows: Site Plan: Building orientation has been revised with all perimeter buildings being two story. This has the effect of restricting off-site lines of site into the site interior from adjacent multi-story buildings. Also, site access has been relocated from street "A" to Rochester Avenue. Street level views into the site interior are prevented, and a landscaped parkway is provided to surrounding properties. Views into the site off of the Rochester access are mitigated through the orientation of a building end directly in line with the access drive to inhibit views into the site, and the provision of a landscape element at the building end to soften its visual impact. Architecture: Revised architecture provides a style consistent with the intended sophisticated, high-prestige, urban form. Materials include sandblasted concrete combined with mirrored glass. Articulation of building surface is achieved through building recesses and embellishments are provided through the use of terraced planters. DESIGN REVIEW CO~ITTEE ACTION: Members Present: Dennis Stout, Suzanne Chitiea, Brad Buller Staff Planner: Bruce Cook The Design Review Committee did not approve the project and recommended that the site plan be revised as follows: The northerly buildings within the central horseshoe of the Loop Road should be reoriented closer to Foothill and there should be no parking in front of the building. Buildings within the central horseshoe of the Loop Road should be rearranged into cohesive clusters with the intent of providing for a more comprehensive and functional use of internal open spaces and plaza areas. A greater pedestrian orientation should be introduced into the design by creating a pedestrian system that links buildings and open spaces into an interconnected network. DESIGN REVIEW COMMENTS 6:00 - 6:30 Nancy November 7, 1985 ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT FOR DEVELOPMENT REVIEW 85-36 - HIMES-PETERS (UNITED MODEL DISTRIBUTOR The development of a 42,313 square foot warehouse/distribution facility for hobby model products on 1.9 acres of land in the General Industrial/Rail Served District (Subarea 10) located at the northeast corner of 7th Street and Bridgeport Place - APN 229-261-71 Design Parameter: The site is vacant with an old vineyard, and is part of master planned 75 acres industrial distribution complex. The proposed warehouse/distribution use is a permitted activity in Subarea 10 of the Industrial Specific Plan. The street improvements are already existing except for sidewalks and driveways. Development Review for adjacent parcels 2 and 3 has been approved by the Planning Commission last November. Staff Conm~ents: 1. Site Plan: The overall site plan could be enhanced with the following: a) Provide plaza area, courtyards with shaded seating area and attractive landscaping at building entrance. b) Provide decorative wall for screening the loading area. Elevations: The proposed elevations could be improved with the following: a) Create more shadow pattern and variety in building form and plane by the use of openings and cavities such as window area, recessed or projected landscaped areas. b) Break up the mass of the building with different textures of building materials such as scored split- face medium and heavy sandblasted. c) Provide adequate screening for the roof mounted equipment that is architecturally integrated with the elevations. 3. Landscaping: a) Provide special landscape treatment along west elevation to break up the mass of the building. b) Provide more landscape planters to the parking area at the north and east elevations. c) Provide special landscape treatment along Newport Drive taking into consideration the limitation of the 40' MWD easement. OCTOBER 17, 1985, DESIGN REVIEW CO)g4ITTEE ACTION Members Present: Suzanne Chitiea, Dennis Stout, Jack Lam Project Planner: Nancy Fong The Committee recommended the following: Plaza areas, courtyards with shaded seating area and attractive landscaping at building entrance should be provided. The column at the building entrance should be increased in size to be more proportionate to the building. The proposed metal fascia and roof screen do not meet the intent of the urban design guidelines of the Industrial Specific Plan, in that the roof screen is not architecturally integrated with the fascia design, and materials do not achieve a total continuity of design. The Committee recommended that the building entrance could be improved by extending the height of the fascia and tie in with the roof screen; and by changing the metal materials to other materials such as fluted or scored split face block. The Committee would like to review the adjacent project elevations (DR) 84-36), for comparison and recommended continuation of this item to the November 7, 1985, regular Design Review Committee meeting. DESIGN REVIEW CO)~III'rEE ACTION Members Present: Dennis Stout, Suzanne Chitlea, Brad Buller Staff Planner: Nancy Fong The Committee did not approve the project and recommended the following revisions: 1. Plaza areas should be provided at the building entrance or the northwest corner of the building. 2. The proposed metal fascia should be changed to other materials such as fluted or scored split face block. The applicant should enhance the building entrance by recessing the glass area and adding heavy columns to the northwest and southeast sides of the building entrances. 4. Revised plans shall be submitted for Committee review under the Consent Calendar Agenda. DESIGN REVIEW COMMENTS 7:30 - 8:00 Nancy November 7, 1985 CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT 85-39 - GARASICH - Review of revised site plan by shifting Phase I building setback to the same building setback as Phase II. This project was scheduled on the October 17, 1985 Design Review Committee Consent Calendar agenda. At that time the Committee did not approve the proposed changes to the site plan. The applicant requested full Committee discussion at the November 7, 1985 Design Review Committee meeting. DESIGN REVIEW COMMITTEE ACTION Members Present: Dennis Stout, Suzanne Chitiea, Brad Buller Project Planner: Nancy Fong The Committee recommended approval with the following conditions: Special landscape treatment along west elevation of Phase I building, such as intensifying the number and size of trees, shrubs, and providing mounding and rockscape, etc. Reverse the bottom scored split face block with the building split face block and vice versa, in order to create visual interest and subtle color tone change.