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Home My WebLink About2014/09/30 - Agenda Packet THE CITY OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA a trotityr DESIGN REVIEW COMMITTEE L% AGENDA CUCAMONGA SEPTEMBER 30, 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. 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. Continued from September 2, 2014, DRC meeting. 1 of 2 cets DESIGN REVIEW COMMITTEE AGENDA 3-:0 J SEPTEMBER 30, 2014 CHO UCAMONOA 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. I� 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. I, Gail Elwood, Office Specialist II for the City of Rancho Cucamonga, hereby certify that a true, accurate copy of the foregoing agenda was posted on September 17, 2014, at least 72 hours prior to the meeting per Government Code Section 54954.2 at 10500 Civic Center Drive, Rancho Cucamonga. • 2 of 2 DESIGN REVIEW COMMENTS 7:00 p.m. Tabe van der Zwaag September 30, 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. Project 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 due to the 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. Major 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. DRC AGENDA DRC2013-00896 —AC KAUSHAL September 30, 2014 Page 2 Secondary Issues: Whether a tandem garage is acceptable. 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: