HomeMy WebLinkAbout2014/11/04 - Agenda Packet - Action THE CITY OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA
t DESIGN REVIEW COMMITTEE
L� J ACTION AGENDA
CONGA NOVEMBER 4, 2014 - 7:00 P.M.
Rancho Cucamonga Civic Center
Rains Room
10500 Civic Center Drive
Rancho Cucamonga, California
I. CALL To ORDER I ACTION
Roll Call 7:00P.M.
Regular Members: Richard Fletcher X Francisco Oaxaca X
Candyce Burnett_ Donald Granger X
Alternates: Ray Wimberly Frances Howdyshell_
Lou Munoz
II. PROJECT REVIEW ITEMS I
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. DESIGN REVIEW DRC2014-00207 - PLAZA DEVELOPMENTS EAST A. Some
AVE LLC - A design review of six single-family residences in conjunction modifications were
with a previously approved 6-lot subdivision on 2.99 acres within the Low recommended. The
(L) Residential District of the Etiwanda Specific Plan, located on the west application will return
side of East Avenue, approximately 500 feet south of the Victoria Avenue- being ing DRC rdedrt
PP Y b forwarded to
APN: 0227-121-33. Related case: Tentative Tract Map SUBTT16578. the Commission for
review.
B. CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT MODIFICATION DRC2013-00992 - MIG B. The DRC
HOGLE-IRELAND-A request to modify CUP DRC2008-00512 to demolish recommended
and replace two industrial buildings: 1) demolish a 6,500 square foot bag approval.
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house air filtering system and develop a 11,853 square foot bag house air
filtering system, 2) demolish a 11,778 square foot electrical substation
building and develop a 4,000 square foot electrical substation building, and
3) construct a 6,500 square foot addition to the melt shop building on
80 acres at the existing Gerdau Steel Plant within the Heavy Industrial (HI)
District, located at 12459-B Arrow Route - APN: 0229-131-19. Related
case: CEQA Review CEQA2014-00020.
III. PUBLIC COMMENTS I None
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 I 7:43 PM
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.
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DESIGN REVIEW COMMENTS
7:00 p.m. TOM GRAHN November 4, 2014
DESIGN REVIEW DRC2014-00207 — PLAZA DEVELOPMENTS EAST AVE LLC — A design
review of six single-family residences in conjunction with a previously approved 6-lot subdivision on
2.99 acres within the Low (L) Residential District of the Etiwanda Specific Plan, located on the west
side of East Avenue, approximately 500 feet south of the Victoria Avenue - APN: 0227-121-33.
Related case: Tentative Tract Map SUBTT16578.
Design Parameters:
On July 12, 2006, the Planning Commission approved SUBTT16578 for the subdivision of
2.99 acres into 6 lots and Development Review DRC2004-01198 for the design of six single-family
homes. SUBTT16578 has since recorded, while DRC2004-01198 has expired. Subsequent to
that approval, the property was acquired by the current applicant who submitted new architecture
for the project site.
The project proposes the development of six single-family residences on a cul-de-sac with
single-story and two-story floor plans. The single-story floor plans range in size from 4,067 to
4,110 square feet, and the two-story floor plans range in size from 4,035 to 4,146 square feet.
The four most easterly lots, mid subdivision and adjacent to the eastern project boundary (Lots 1,
2, 5, and 6) will be two-story, while the two lots on the western project boundary (Lots 3 and 4)
will be single-story.
The design and placement of the proposed homes meets all Basic Development Standards
(Table 5-2) of the Etiwanda Specific Plan. There are two distinct floor plans, plus a reverse of
each building foot print, and four architectural styles (American Farmhouse, Craftsman,
Bungalow, and Spanish) to provide substantial variety in project design. Overall, the applicant
has provide variety in architectural style, building design, unit placement, building massing,
proportion and scale; however, various architectural features should be included to further
distinguish each of the proposed styles from one another.
Staff Comments:
Major Issues: The following design issues will be the focus of Committee discussion regarding
this project:
1. Revise the project architecture to provide additional architectural features to distinguish the
proposed styles from one another. Suggestions include the expanded use of accent
materials (i.e., siding, shutters, fire place/chimney, size of wainscot, etc.) to provide the
variety of project design.
2. As an example, the Lot 5 — American Farmhouse design should be further distinguished
from the Lot 6 — Spanish Villa design. These lots are adjacent and a reverse footprint of
each other, but because of their proximity to each other, the use and placement of various
architectural features makes them look too similar. Modifications could include variety in
the placement of brick/stone wainscots, variety in the size of porch and porch columns,
additional variety in the size of window trim, and variety in the size and placement of corbels.
DRC AGENDA
DRC 2014-00207 — PLAZA DEVELOPMENTS EAST AVENUE, LLC
November 4, 2014
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3. Similar architectural revisions should be done between the side by side placement of the
proposed houses on Lot 1 — American Farmhouse and Lot 2 — California Bungalow, and
between Lot 3— California Bungalow and Lot 4 — Craftsman.
Secondary Issues: Once all of the major issues have been addressed, and time permitting, the
Committee will discuss the following secondary design issues:
1. There are no secondary design issues.
Staff Recommendation:
Staff recommends that the applicant revise the project architecture and return to the Design
Review Committee for review and approval of Development Review DRC2014-00207.
Design Review Committee Action:
The Committee reviewed the proposed architecture and recommended the following
modifications:
1. Lot 4 — Craftsman elevation. Add river rock to the two front columns and increase the size
of the wood column at the top, and add additional corbels along the roof line.
2. Lot 6 — Spanish Villa elevation. Add additional decorative elements at the top of the front
window and add an arch over the top of the window on the north elevation.
Staff Planner Tom Grahn
Members Present: Fletcher, Oaxaca, Granger
DESIGN REVIEW COMMENTS
7:00 p.m. TOM GRAHN November 4, 2014
CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT MODIFICATION DRC2013-00992 — MIG HOGLE-IRELAND — A
request to modify CUP DRC2008-00512 to demolish and replace two industrial buildings:
1) demolish a 6,500 square foot baghouse air filtering system and develop a 11,853 square foot
baghouse air filtering system, 2) demolish a 11,778 square foot electrical substation building, and
develop a 4,000 square foot electrical substation building, and 3) construct a 6,500 square foot
addition to the melt shop building on 80 acres at the existing Gerdau Steel Plant within the Heavy
Industrial (HI) District, located at 12459-B Arrow Route -APN: 022913119. Related case: CEQA
Review CEQA2014-00020.
Design Parameters: The applicant is proposing to revise a previously approved CUP
(DRC2008-00512), which proposed the replacement and relocation of an air pollution control
system and electrical substation, and a related MDR (DRC2007-00600), which proposed the
demolition of 14,314 square feet of industrial floor area and the construction of 21,840 square feet
of industrial floor area at what is now the Gerdau Steel Plant. This project site is located on the
south side of Arrow Route, east of the 1-15 Freeway and west of Etiwanda Avenue within the
Heavy Industrial (HI) District.
The current proposal is to demolish the existing 6,500 square foot baghouse and replace it with
an 11,853 square foot baghouse, which has a building footprint of 73 feet by 104 feet and is
76 feet tall, but also includes a new 100-foot tall air quality stack and 80-foot tall load out building.
Additionally, the application proposes the addition of 6,500 square feet to the melt shop building,
the addition of a melt shop canopy to replace the melt shop cupola, and the replacement of the
existing electrical substation. All buildings are proposed to be constructed of rolled structural steel
sections, the siding and roofing is sheet metal, which are similar materials to the existing building.
The electrical substation will be constructed of fabricated steel frames and cold formed steel
sections with metal siding and roofing. The melt shop, baghouse, and substation buildings are
proposed to be painted "Signal White" on the siding and "Ultramarine Blue" on the upper siding
and trim. The canopy and ducting will be painted "Shale Gray" (which is high temperature
resistant). These proposed improvements to the baghouse, melt shop, and electrical substation,
along with the South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD) permit, will allow Gerdau
to increase production, while substantially reducing air quality impacts.
The applicant's production facilities are located towards the southern portion of the project site.
Outside storage of scrap materials occurs in the middle and mid-westerly portions of the site, the
outside storage of production materials occurs in the southwesterly portion of the site, and the
outside storage of finished products occurs in the easterly portion of the site. Employee parking
and administrative offices are situated off the central driveway, which runs from Arrow Route, then
southerly between the Ameron and Fontana Steel facilities.
The applicant is proposing to complete street improvements along the south side of Arrow Route;
however, no other improvements (i.e., grading, landscaping, parking or screening) are proposed
as part of project improvements. Signage shown on the building elevations is representative of
the type signage requested, but no signage improvements are part of the submitted application
and will be subject to separate permitting requirements.
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DRC2013-00992 — MIG HOGLE-IRELAND
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Staff Comments:
Major Issues: The following design issues will be the focus of Committee discussion regarding
this project:
1. There are no major design issues.
Secondary Issues: Once all of the major issues have been addressed, and time permitting, the
Committee will discuss the following secondary design issues:
1. The previous CUP required dense tree plantings along the west and part of the south
property lines to aid in screening the melt shop and yard area. Conditions further required
specimen size trees (24-inch box or larger) along the west and south property lines to
promote the early establishment of mature plantings. All trees were required to be staked
or secured with guy wires because of severe wind conditions. These plantings were not
installed under the previous CUP and should be provided as part of these proposed
improvements.
Staff Recommendation:
Staff recommends that the Design Review Committee approve Conditional Use Permit
DRC2013-00992.
Design Review Committee Action:
The Committee recommended approval of Conditional Use Permit DRC2013-00992.
Staff Planner: Tom Grahn
Members Present: Fletcher, Oaxaca, Granger