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Home My WebLink About2015/01/20 - Agenda Packet THE CITY OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA L, DESIGN REVIEW COMMITTEE L% J AGENDA CURAMoNCn JANUARY 20, 2015 - 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. MINOR DEVELOPMENT REVIEW DRC2014-01061 — ALTOON PARTNERS FOR FOREST CITY - A review of proposed revisions to the streetscape (comprised of expanding the hardscape areas, new sidewalk paving, modified plaza areas, new ground cover and trees, lighting, and several small structures) along Monet Avenue, a private street within Victoria Gardens, in the Mixed Use (MU) District. 1 of 2 Es4s k DESIGN REVIEW COMMITTEE AGENDA 14.0_J JANUARY 20, 2015 RANCHO CUCAIAONGA 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. 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 January 8, 2015, 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. Mike Smith January 20, 2015 MINOR DEVELOPMENT REVIEW DRC2014-01061 —ALTOON PARTNERS FOR FOREST CITY- A review of proposed revisions to the streetscape (comprised of expanding the hardscape areas, new sidewalk paving, modified plaza areas, new ground cover and trees, lighting, and several small structures) along Monet Avenue, a private street within Victoria Gardens,within the Mixed Use(MU) District -APN: 1090-551-03 and -04. Design Parameters: The project site is within Victoria Gardens, a regional commercial complex comprised of multiple buildings, private streets/drive aisles (hereon referred to as "streets"), and large parking areas that are generally located between Foothill Boulevard, Day Creek Boulevard, Church Street, and 1-15 Freeway to the south, west, north, and east, respectively. The specific location of the project site is the segment of Monet Avenue, a north to south private street, between North Mainstreet and Versailles Street, located at the west side of Victoria Gardens. The length of the segment of the street that is subject to this project is approximately 916 feet long. Monet Avenue, as with most of the streets within Victoria Gardens, is a two-lane (one lane in each direction)street developed with a combination of decorative landscaping consisting of ground cover, planters, and trees, and hardscape. Beyond the landscape and hardscape areas (collectively referred to as"the streetscape"), the street is flanked with commercial buildings plotted and oriented in a manner reflective of a downtown urban environment. On both sides of the street are sets of parallel parking stalls. Improvements along Monet Avenue also include light poles and fixtures, wayfinding signs, benches, and trash receptacles. The applicant proposes to revise the streetscape along both sides of Monet Avenue in order to enhance the pedestrian environment along the street(Exhibit A and Sheet L003 of the plans.). The revisions are comprised of new trees, planters, ground cover, sidewalk pavers, seating of various types, and redesigned light poles and fixtures. Also,twenty(20)parking stalls along will be removed to allow the expansion of the landscaped areas and sidewalks along the street. Refer to Sheets L1005 and L201 — L205 for the landscape revisions, and Sheets L1004 and L101 — L105 for the hardscape revisions. In addition to the'surface"improvements on either side of the street,the applicant also proposes to construct two(2)structures-a wood-clad 'arch' above the drive aisle between Buildings 1100B and 3000C (Sheet A1.0), and a trellis in the open area at the southwest corner of Monet Avenue and South Mainstreet, and at the northeast corner of JC Penney (Sheet A2.0). The arch will have an overall height of 24 feet and will be situated above a drive aisle that is generally used for service/delivery access for the buildings in the area. The trellis constructed with a combination of metal and wood elements will have an overall height of 31 feet with dimensions of about 110 feet in length and 40.5 feet in width. Beneath this trellis structure will be three (3) new decorative water fountains and seating. The applicant does not propose any revisions to the existing buildings along Monet Avenue. At this time, the proposed revisions to the streetscape are limited to Monet Avenue. The twenty (20) parking stalls that are removed will have a minimal impact as there are a large number of parking stalls available within the open parking areas of Victoria Gardens. 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. None. DRC AGENDA • DRC2014-01061 —ALTOON PARTNERS FOR FOREST CITY January 20, 2015 Page 2 Secondary Issues: Once all pf the major issues have been addressed, and time permitting, the Committee will discuss the following secondary design issues. None. Policy Issues: The following items are a matter of Planning Commission policy and should be incorporated into the project design without discussion. None. Staff Recommendation: Staff anticipates that the proposed revisions to the landscaping and hardscape will be a positive update to the property and will ensure that it is "current" with visitors' expectations and interests, and the business goals of the property owners and their tenants. Staff recommends that the Committee recommend approval of the project to the Planning Director and forward it to her for review and action. Design Review Committee Action: Staff Planner: Mike Smith Members Present: • • 17 November 2014 ALTOON Mrs. Charlene Young cry OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA , PARTNERS Project Developer • Forest City NOV 2 4 2014 949 S. Hope Street Los Angeles, CA 90015 RECEIVED - PLANNING 617 West 71h Street Victoria Gardens- Monet Avenue 2.0 Suite 400 Los Angeles • CA 90017 Victoria Gardens, Rancho Cucamonga, California T +1 213 225 1900 F +1 213 225 1901 Executive Summary altoonpartners.com This project focuses on refreshing, renewing and making contemporary the spaces and places at • the successful Victoria Gardens retail center. The scope of the urban interventions is bounded by Architecture the buildings along Monet Avenue, from North Mainstreet for three "blocks" south, to Versailles Planning Street. This refreshment and renewal takes place through enhancements and designed urban Design interventions to things under foot, at eye level and the overhead plane — intended for both Graphic Design day and evening visitors. Through these changes the goal is to strengthen the ambiance, the visual environment and the sense of place for all visitors and the encourage better pedestrian interaction to and in this precinct of Victoria Gardens from Town Square, and both North and Partners South Mainstreet. The interventions are trained on key existing points, as well as providing new Ronald A Altoon FAIA - touch points for visitor experience. These will encourage more casual pedestrian interactions Gary K Dempster FAIA and create an additional draw for the retailers and other tenants in this precinct. William Sebring AIA James C Auld AIA These Enhancements for Monet Avenue will be accomplished principally through coordinated, focused design interventions involving Architecture, Structural Engineering, Landscape, Hardscape, Irrigation, Amenities, Lighting, Interiors, Environmental Art, Signage, Way finding, and Environmental Graphics as depicted in the submission documents. It is primarily a landscape/ hardscape project, with additional three-dimensional design interventions at the JC Penney plaza, the open space between buildings 3000C and 1100B, as well as the paseo between buildings1200 and 5300. Sincerely, ALTOON + PORTER ARCHITECTS LLP Dereflt. James C Auld, AIA Partner • EXHIBIT A ALTOON PARTNERS LLP - LOS ANGELES AMSTERDAM • SHANGHAI