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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1992/03/05 - Agenda Packet - (2)DATE: March 17, 1992 CITY OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA MEMORANDUM ACTION TO: Co~ercial/Industrial Design Review Committee Larry McNiel Suzanne Chitiea Otto Kroutil John Melcher (Alternate) FROM: SUBJECT: Scott Murphy, Associate Planner ~ DESIGN REVIEW COMMITTEE MEETING OF MARCH 5, 1992 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/reconunendation 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 5:45 p.m., Consent Calendar items will be reviewed between 5:45 p.m. - 6:30 p.m., with the first design review item being heard at 6:30 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. 6:30 - 7:00 (Scott) ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT AND CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT 91-36 - WILLIRMS ARCHITECTS - A request to construct a warehouse and vehicle maintenance facility consisting of two buildings totaling 37,918 square feet on 5.38 acres of land in the General Industrial designation (Subarea 5) of the Industrial Specific Plan, located on the east side of Hermosa Avenue, south of Eighth Street - APN: 209-231-10. 7:00 - 7:30 DEVELOPMENT REVIEW 92-02 - ETIWANDA SCHOOL DISTRICT - (Scott) A courtesy review of a proposed elementary school on 9.8 acres of land within the Terra Vista Planned Community, located at the northeast corner of Terra Vista Parkway and Mountain View - APN: 227-151-31. SM:mlg Attachments cc: Planning Commission/City Council DR 88-09 - S~L~RFI ( Steve H. ) Committee Action: COmMERCIAL/INDUSTRIAL CONSENT CALENDAR ITEMS AGB~DA March 5, 1992 Review of revised color scheme. The Committee (McNiel, Chitiea, Kroutil) approved the revised color scheme as presented. DR 91-04 - WELLS FARGO BANK (Steve H. ) Committee Action: Review of west elevation security doors. The Committee (McNiel, Chitiea, Kroutil) approved the selected security door design as presented. DESIGN REVIEW COMMENTS 6:30 - 7:00 Scott March 5, 1992 ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT AND CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT 91 - 36 - WILLIAMS ARCHITECTS - A request to construct a warehouse and vehicle maintenance facility consisting of two buildings totaling 37,918 square feet on 5.38 acres of land in the General Industrial designation (Subarea 5) of the Industrial Specific Plan, located on the east side of Hermosa Avenue, south of Eighth Street - APN: 209-231-10. Design Parameters: The applicant is proposing to develop a warehouse and vehicle maintenance facility to be used by Cucamonga County Water District (CCWD). The site presently contains a water well at the southwest corner which will be incorporated into the design of the facility. The balance of the site is vacant sloping from northeast to southwest at roughly 2 percent. The Deer Creek Channel, a proposed regional trail, borders the site on the east. Conceptual plans have been approved by the Planning Commission for the parcels to the south and west. In fact, the main entry for the application is a shared access with the project to the south. Staff Comments: The following comments are intended to provide an outline for Committee discussion. Major Issues: The following design issues will be the focus of Committee discussion regarding this project: Around the main entry of the building (south elevation), the applicant is proposing several materials and textures consistent with Planning Commission policy. The balance of the building, however, uses painted, concrete, tilt-up panels. While this may be exceptable for the eastern portion of the building, the western portion of the building, facing Hermosa, should receive a similar level of detailing and variation as the main entry. This detailing should continue around the corners of the building onto the north and south elevations. The Industrial Specific Plan requires that trees be planted at a rate of 1 per 30 feet of building. Because of future expansion plans for the north side of the proposed building, the applicant has clustered the trees along the south and west sides of the building. Considering the future expansion of the building, the Committee may feel the proposal appropriate at this time. With the future addition, however, trees should be planted along the north elevation consistent with the intent of the Code requirement. DESIGN REVIEW CO~4ENTS CUP 91-36 - WILLIAMS ARCHITECTS MARCH 5, 1992 Page 2 Policy Issues: The following items are a matter of Planning Commission policy Should be incorporated into the project design without discussion: 1. and The perimeter block wall should receive a decorative treatment which ties in with the building design. The flood wall along Hermosa should receive a decorative treatment which ties in with the building design. Desig~ Review Comm{ ttee Action: Members Present: Larry McNiel, Suzanne Chitiea, Otto Kroutil Staff Planner: Scott Murphy The Committee reviewed the plans and recommended approval subject to the following conditions: 1. The sandblast finish should be used on the top panel around the entire building. 2. The front tilt-up panel of the porte-cochere should be 16-inches thick. 3. The use of pre-cast wall panels, which match the screen walls, was found to be acceptable along the south property boundary. The north boundary wall should be tilt-up (to match the building) where visible from Hermosa Avenue. At a logical transition point, precision block may be utilized. The flood wall along Hermosa Avenue should be designed as a tilt-up wall or block wall with a slurry coat. In either case, the wall should be painted to match the building. DESIGN REVIEW COMMENTS 7:00 - 7:30 Scott March 5, 1992 DEVELOPMENT REVIEW 92-02 - ETIWANDA SCHOOL DISTRICT - A courtesy review of a proposed elementary school on 9.8 acres of land within the Terra Vista Planned Community, located at the northeast corner of Terra Vista Parkway and Mountain View - APN: 227-151-31. Abstract: Under current State law, normal review and approval of school facilities is handled through the Office of the State Architect. The City's involvement in the review process is usually limited to approval of the street improvement plans, leading to the issuance of an encroachment permit, and review of the proposed grading to verify that adjacent properties are not being adversely impacted as a result of the proposed grading of the school site. Through an agreement with the Etiwanda School District, however, preliminary plans are submitted to the City for a courtesy review through the review process. Staff Comments: The courtesy review was worked out with the Etiwanda School District to provide better communication between the City and the District about the planning and construction of school facilities. Additionally, the courtesy review allows the City to express their comments about the school designs for consideration by the District. Because the review is only courtesy, staff suggests that the Committee consider the plans and provide comments to the District for this project and, if applicable, for consideration with future school facilities- Design Review CoMmittee ACtion: Members Present: Larry McNiel, Suzanne Chitiea, Otto Kroutil Staff Planner: Scott Murphy The Committee reviewed the project and suggested that the School District consider the following comments: Street trees should be installed within the parkway. The applicant indicated that Lewis Homes will be installing the trees. Staff will confirm with Lewis Homes. 2. Greater use of shrubs and goundcover should be provided throughout the site, especially along the street frontages. 3. Concern was expressed about the length of the stacking for the kindergarten drop-off. DESIGN REVIEW COM/4ENTS DR 92-02 - ETIWANDA SCHOOL DISTRICT MARCH 5, 1992 Page 2 The District may wish to use some unifying element throughout the site similar to the dolphins used in Victoria and the bears used at Bear Gulch School. 5. Additional trees might be installed at the southwest corner of the site to create a more prominent accent.