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Home My WebLink About2014/09/02 - Agenda Packet THE CITY OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA a DESIGN REVIEW COMMITTEE 14.0_1 AGENDA UUCAMONGA SEPTEMBER 2, 2014 - 7:00 P.M. Rancho Cucamonga Civic Center Rains Room 10500 Civic Center Drive Rancho Cucamonga, California I. CALL TO ORDER Roll Call Regular Members: Richard Fletcher_ Francisco Oaxaca _ Candyce Burnett_ Donald Granger_ Alternates: Ray Wimberly_ Frances Howdyshell_ Lou Munoz II. PROJECT REVIEW ITEMS The following items will be presented by the applicant and/or their representatives. Each presentation and resulting period of Committee comment is limited to 20 minutes. Following each presentation,the Committee will address major issues and make recommendations with respect to the project proposal. The Design Review Committee acts as an advisory Committee to the Planning Commission. Their recommendations will be forwarded to the Planning Commission as applicable. The following items do not legally require any public testimony,although the Committee may open the meeting for public input. A. TENTATIVE TRACT MAP SUBTT18928-ALEX MUSTAPHA-A request to create a Tract Map for an 8-unit townhouse development for a 1.02-acre site within the Medium Residential District, located at 7490 Carnelian Street - APN: 0207-022-11. This project is categorically exempt per Section 15332 (In-Fill Development Projects)of the California Environmental Quality Act and the City CEQA Guidelines. It is a Class 32 categorical exemption because the project includes in-fill development consistent with the applicable General Plan designation and regulations —APN: 020-702-211. Related cases: Design Review DRC2013-00824 and Tree Removal Permit DRC2013-00825. 1 of 3 • fja I DESIGN REVIEW COMMITTEE AGENDA tip SEPTEMBER 2, 2014 WNCHO CUCAMONOA B. DESIGN REVIEW DRC2013-00824-ALEX MUSTAPHA- Design review for an 8-unit townhouse development on 1.02-acre of land within the Medium Residential District, located at 7490 Carnelian Street - APN: 0207-022-11. This project is categorically exempt per Section 15332 (In-Fill Development Projects) of the California Environmental Quality Act and the City CEQA Guidelines. It is a Class 32 categorical exemption because the project includes in -fill development • consistent with the applicable General Plan designation and regulations - APN: 020702211. Related cases: Tree Removal Permit DRC2013-00825 and Tentative Tract Map SUBTT18928. C. SITE DEVELOPMENT REVIEW DRC2013-00896—AC KAUSHAL - Site plan and architectural review of a 1,659 square foot single-family residence with a 506 square foot garage on a 3,358 square foot lot on the east side of Center Avenue and south of 24th Street within the Low (L) Residential Development District, located at 8855 Center Avenue - APN: 0209-123-05. Related case: Variance DRC2013-00897. D. TENTATIVE TRACT MAP SUBTT18961 -TRACY RASZEWSKI FOR HOIKE,LLC - A request to subdivide one existing 4.75-acre parcel into 7 parcels within the Equestrian Overlay of the Very Low(VL)Residential Zoning District, located at the northeast corner of Sapphire Street and Brittany Lane at 5615 Sapphire Street - APN: 1061-691-04. This project is categorically exempt per Section 15332(In-Fill Development Projects) of the California Environmental Quality Act and the City CEQA Guidelines. It is a Class 32 categorical exemption because the project includes in-fill development consistent with the applicable General Plan designation and regulations. III. PUBLIC COMMENTS This is the time and place for the general public to address the Committee. State law prohibits the Committee from addressing any issue not previously included on the Agenda. The Committee may receive testimony and set the matter for a subsequent meeting. Comments are limited to five minutes per individual. IV. ADJOURNMENT The Design Review Committee has adopted Administrative Regulations that set an 11:00 p.m. adjournment time. If items go beyond that time, they shall be heard only with the consent of the Committee. 2 of 3 ta I DESIGN REVIEW COMMITTEE AGENDA * aJ SEPTEMBER 2, 2014 RANCHO CUCAMONOA I, Gail Elwood, Office Specialist 11 for the City of Rancho Cucamonga,hereby certify that a true, accurate copy of the foregoing agenda was posted on August 20, 2014, at least 72 hours prior to the meeting per Government Code Section 54954.2 at 10500 Civic Center Drive, Rancho Cucamonga. 3 of 3 DESIGN REVIEW COMMENTS 7:00 p.m. Mayuko Nakajima September 2, 2014 ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT AND TENTATIVE TRACT MAP SUBTT18928 - ALEX MUSTAPHA - A request to create a Tract Map for an 8-unit townhouse development for a 1.02 acre site within the Medium Residential District located at 7490 Carnelian Street - APN: 0207- 022-11. This project is categorically exempt per Section 15332 (In-Fill Development Projects) of the California Environmental Quality Act and the City CEQA Guidelines. It is a Class 32 categorical exemption because the project includes in-fill development consistent with the applicable General Plan designation and regulations. Related Files: Design Review DRC2013- 00824 & Tree Removal Permit DRC2013-00825. ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT AND DESIGN REVIEW DRC2013-00824 - ALEX MUSTAPHA - Design review for an 8-unit townhouse development on 1.02 acres within the Medium Residential District located at 7490 Carnelian Street -APN: 0207-022-11. This project is categorically exempt per Section 15332 (In-Fill Development Projects) of the California Environmental Quality Act and the City CEQA Guidelines. It is a Class 32 categorical exemption because the project includes in-fill development consistent with the applicable General Plan designation and regulations. Related Files: SUBTT18928 & Tree Removal Permit DRC2013- 00825. TREE REMOVAL PERMIT DRC2013-00825 -ALEX MUSTAPHA -A request to remove 26 trees related to Tentative Tract Map SUBTT18928 and Design Review DRC2013-00824 for a 1.02 acre site within the Medium Residential District located at 7490 Carnelian Street -APN: 0207-022-11. Design Parameters: The project location is a 1.02 acre site zoned Medium Residential (8-14 du/ac), located on the west side of Carnelian Street, south of Base Line Road. There is an existing single-family residence that is proposed for demolition as part of this project. The property is about 100 feet in width and the lot extends approximately 441 feet west along the northern side and 431 feet west along the southern side (to the flood control easement). There is a regional trail along the Flood Control easement, single-family residential and a water tank owned by San Bernardino County Flood Control to the south, and both single-family and multi-family residential to the north. Project Description, Background and Architectural Design: The applicant is proposing to construct an 8-unit townhouse development along the south side of the property. The product proposes a 2nd floor and a garage for each unit. The lot coverage is approximately 20 percent. There is an open private/common space proposed, which includes an open lawn area, tot lot play area and a barbecue/picnic area. Each unit will have a private landscaped front lawn area (298 square feet), with the exception of Unit 8 (198 square feet). This reduced landscaped area was to accommodate the pedestrian walkway that fronts all of the units. This project was initially presented to the Committee on June 17, 2014. The Committee did not recommend approval of the project and asked that the applicant work with staff on the design. The overall comments provided by the Committee were that the units are identical and need variation, and windows and doors are all similar and "cookie cutter." The Committee acknowledged that the site is constrained by its small size and would be difficult to adjust footprints so the applicant would need to be creative. Suggestions from the Committee included: Utilize arched or recessed windows and doors, alternate the scalloped edges, include corbels, create variations in roof line, use more iron work, recess wall planes, and create borders around DRC AGENDA DRC2013-00824 & SUBTT18928—Alex Mustapha September 2, 2014 Page 2 windows. Since the meeting, staff met with the applicant to work on the design. The applicant has revised the design twice with staff to meet the design goals expected. They have creatively used the arched windows in various locations, added more ironwork to the second floor, included wooden doors and wooden sectional garage doors, included shutters, corbels, and the scalloped edging is used only on certain units. Some roof planes have been changed so that they are not identical, and windows have been updated to include mullions and bordered by lintels. Staff Comments: The following comments are intended to provide an outline for Committee discussion. Major Issues: The following broad design issues will be the focus of Committee discussion regarding this project. 1. Do the revisions satisfy the Committee's design goals to move the project forward? Secondary Issues: Once all of the major issues have been addressed, and time permitting, the Committee will discuss the following secondary design issues. 1. None. Policy Issues: The following items are a matter of Planning Commission policy and should be incorporated into the project design without discussion. 1. None. Staff Recommendation: Staff recommends that the Committee review the project and provide input and direction regarding the revised design and if the project is ready to be scheduled for review by the Planning Commission. Design Review Committee Action: Staff Planner: Mayuko Nakajima Members Present: • • DESIGN REVIEW COMMENTS 7:00 p.m. Tabe van der Zwaag September 2, 2014 SITE DEVELOPMENT REVIEW DRC2013-00896 — AC KAUSHAL - Site plan and architectural review of a 1,659 square foot single-family residence with a 506 square foot garage on a 3,358 square foot lot on the east side of Center Avenue and south of 24th Street within the Low (L) Residential Development District, located at 8855 Center Avenue -APN: 0209-123-05. Related case: Variance DRC2013-00897. Proiect Overview: The applicant is requesting to construct a 1,659 square foot two-story single-family residence with an attached 506 square foot garage on a 3,358 square foot lot. The lot is 25 feet wide and a Variance is required in order to construct a house on the site. Without the Variance, the house would be limited to being 10 feet wide, too narrow to construct a garage. The proposed Variance will reduce the required 10-foot setback to 5 feet on both sides of the house. Because of the narrowness of the lot, the applicant is proposing a tandem two-car garage. A Minor Exception is also required for property line walls up to 9 feet high in order to get the site to drain to the public street. The project conforms to all other requirements including height (21 feet), front yard setback (42 feet), rear yard setback (29 feet) and lot coverage (39 percent). The future homeowner, though, will not be able to construct any additional solid roof structures on the site over 13 square feet because of the proposed house being just under the 40 percent maximum lot coverage. The applicant has chosen a Spanish architectural motif with multiple pop-outs to articulate the side elevations and the roof line. The second story is carried over a portion of the garage and includes a second story deck with an overhead trellis to provide visual interest. The front door is on the side of the house because of the narrowness of the lot. Staff Comments: Staff is overall pleased with the design of the house given the obvious constraints width of the lot. However, staff is concerned that placing a 1,659 square foot two-story house with 5-foot setbacks directly adjacent to single-story residences is out of character with the neighborhood (it should be noted that one of neighboring houses has a non-conforming side yard setback that is less than 5 feet from property line). Staff's opinion is that it would be more appropriate to construct a single-story house on the lot. The required 9-foot high property line walls are also a problem as the neighboring lots will not only face a two-story house, but also an up to 9-foot high wall. Maior Issues: 1. Whether it is appropriate to place a two-story house adjacent to single-story neighboring residences on such a narrow lot with 5-foot side yard setbacks. 2. Whether the size of the house is appropriate for such a small lot. 3. Whether it is acceptable to place up to a 9-foot high wall along the property line to drain the site. Secondary Issues: Whether a tandem garage is acceptable. DRC AGENDA DRC2013-00896 —AC KAUSHAL September 2, 2014 Page 2 Staff Recommendation: Staff recommends that the Committee review the issues raised by staff and decide whether or not the project may move forward to Planning Commission for final review. Design Review Committee Action: Staff Planner: Tabe van der Zwaag Members Present: DESIGN REVIEW COMMENTS 7:00 p.m. Dominick Perez September 2, 2014 TENTATIVE TRACT MAP SUBTT18961 -TRACY RASZEWSKI FOR HOIKE, LLC -A request to subdivide one existing 4.75-acre parcel into 7 parcels within the Equestrian Overlay of the Very Low (VL) Residential Zoning District, located at the northeast corner of Sapphire Street and Brittany Lane -APN: 1061-691-04. This project is categorically exempt per Section 15332 (In-Fill Development Projects) of the California Environmental Quality Act and the City CEQA Guidelines. It is a Class 32 categorical exemption because the project includes in-fill development consistent with the applicable General Plan designation and regulations. Design Parameters: The site, which has an existing single-family residence located in the northwest quadrant of the site, generally slopes from north to south and contains multiple trees that surround the residence as well as light ground vegetation throughout the remainder of the property. The site is surrounded to the north, south, and west by existing single-family residences; and to the east is surrounded by Floyd M. Stork Elementary School. The project involves the subdivision of an existing 4.75-acre parcel into 7 parcels for future residential development. The site is located within the Equestrian Overlay of the Very-Low (VL) Residential Zoning District, which requires the proposed lots to meet certain standards, including a minimum lot size of 20,000 square feet, an average lot size of 22,500 square feet, as well as minimum lot width and depth requirements specified in Section 17.36 of the Development Code, all of which this project complies with. The subdivision involves the creation of lots ranging in size from 21,780 to 40,000 square feet. The project also includes a 15-foot wide equestrian trail that is adjacent to all lots within the subject tract as well as necessary drainage improvements adjacent to the trails in order to properly divert drainage flows accordingly. Future development of the site will require additional street improvements along Sapphire Street and Brittany Lane as well as the creation of a new cul-de-sac (Brittany Court), which will run off of Brittany Lane and have a length of approximately 200 feet. Neighborhood Meeting: The applicant has scheduled a neighborhood meeting for Wednesday, August 20, 2014, which will be held at Floyd M. Stork Elementary School (following the preparation of this report). Notification of the meeting was sent by the applicant to all property owners within a 660-foot radius of the site. As of the date of the preparation of this report, Planning Department staff has been contacted by two neighboring residents; one expressed support and one expressed opposition of this project. The neighbor with concerns had comments regarding the type of future development of the site, increased traffic that the project may bring, drainage flows from the project site to the south, and view obstruction of the existing properties to the south. Staff Comments: The following comments are intended to provide an outline for Committee discussion. Issues: None. Staff Recommendation: Staff recommends that the Design Review Committee approve the project and forward the project on to the Planning Commission for final approval. Design Review Committee Action: Staff Planner: Dominick Perez Members Present: