HomeMy WebLinkAbout2015/02/17 - Agenda Packet - Action THE CITY OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA
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Rancho Cucamonga Civic Center
Rains Room
10500 Civic Center Drive
Rancho Cucamonga, California
I. CALL To ORDER I ACTION
Roll Call 7:00 p.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
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 DRC2014-00168 — JEC ENTERPRISES, INC. A. The Design Review
Architecture and site plan review of 7 single-family residences related to committee
Tentative Tract Map SUBTT18034 for a site located at the southwest secjmmenddd approval
P subject to adding arches
corner of East Avenue and Chickasaw Road within the Very Low (VL) to the rear elevation of
Residential Development District: of the Etiwanda Specific Plan — the two Spanish plans
APN: 0225-381-06 and 07. along with an arched
treatment over the
master bedroom
windows.
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B. VARIANCE DRC2014-00403—JEC ENTERPRISES, INC. —A request to a Approved.
reduce the required 25-foot street side setback to 18 feet related to Design
Review DRC2014-00168 for a site located at the southwest corner of East
Avenue and Chickasaw Road within the Very Low (VL) Development
District of the Etiwanda Specific Plan —APN: 0225-381-06 and 07.
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 7:28 p.m.
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
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7:00 p.m. Tabe van der Zwaag February 17, 2015
DESIGN REVIEW DRC2014-00168 — JEC ENTERPRISES, INC. Architecture and site
plan review of 7 single-family residences related to Tentative Tract Map SUBTT18034
for a site located at the southwest corner of East Avenue and Chickasaw Road within
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the Very Low (VL) Residential Development District: of the Etiwanda Specific Plan -
APN: 0225-381-06 and 07.
VARIANCE DRC2014-00403 — JEC ENTERPRISES, INC. - A request to reduce the
required 25-foot street side setback to 18 feet related to Design Review
DRC2014-00168 for a site located at the southwest corner of East Avenue and
Chickasaw Road within the Very Low (VL) Development District of the Etiwanda Specific
Plan -APN: 0225-381-06 and 07.
Project Overview: The applicant is requesting Design Review of 7 single-family
residences related to a 7-lot subdivision (SUBTT18034) that was previously approved on
December 13, 2006. The project site is vacant and generally drains from north to south.
It is approximately 950 feet from east to west and 217 feet from Korth to south. Lot #1
includes a triangular piece of land that is separated from the rest of the lot by an
equestrian trail. The future homeowner of this lot will be responsible for the
maintenance of this area. A gate has been added to access and secure this area from
the equestrian trail.
The project is designed to comply with all related development criteria for the Very Low
(VL) Development District of the Etiwanda Specific Plan, except for the street side
setback of the residence on Lot #7. There is an approximate 50-foot encroachment into
Lot #7 along the east property line by a portion of land owned by Caltrans. This
encroachment makes it difficult to develop the lot without the approval of a Variance.
The applicant is requesting a 7-foot reduction in the required 25 foot street side setback.
The lots range in size from 23,870 to 25,959 square feet and the units range in size from
3,503 to 3,804 square feet. Lot coverage ranges from 18.24 to 22.84 percent, below the
• maximum 25 percent permitted lot coverage. Horse corrals are plotted on each lot on the
grading plan which comply with the required 70 foot separation from the residences on
the adjacent lots. A 15-foot wide equestrian trail will be constructed along the south and
west property lines of the site with a split face block wall along the north side of the trail
easement. Each lot will include a view obscuring wrought iron gate to access and
maintain the trail.
The project includes two floor plans with three different architectural styles for each floor
plan; Spanish, Tuscan and country. Each architectural style includes multiple design
elements that emphasize and enhance the overall design theme. These design
elements, including stone veneer, wrought iron and wood siding, are carried to each
elevation to provide 360 degree architecture. Each plan also includes roof and wall plane
articulation along with 3 color schemes to provide visual interest.
The Conditions of Approval for SUBTT18034 require that the applicant plant a
eucalyptus windrow along the equestrian trail, on the north side of the wall dividing the
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yard area from the equestrian trail. The project site is in a high fire hazard area as
determined by the Rancho Cucamonga Fire Department (RCFPD), which requires that
the spacing between the trees be increased to reduce the potential for fire hazard. The
Landscape plan shows the required trees at the spacing (30 feet on center) approved by
the RCFPD.
The project was also conditioned to construct a 16-foot tall sound wall along the Caltrans
right-of-way. The wall will be maintained by the individual property owners with Caltrans
managing graffiti removal and landscape maintenance along their right-of-way. The
applicant has submitted a follow up sound study (Urban Crossroads, September 2014)
that reviewed the adequacy of the approved sound wall and makes recommendations to
bring the interior noise levels of the residences into compliance with the City's interior
noise standards. The applicant will be required to submit a second follow up sound study
at the time of Building Department plan check to verify that the construction drawings are
in accord with the sound study recommendations.
Staff Comments: The proposed project meets all the related design and technical
requirements for the Very Low (VL) Development District, except that the residence
plotted on Lot #7 is 7 feet deficient in meeting the required 25 foot street side setback. .
Staff supports the Variance request as the Caltrans encroachment into Lot #7 makes it
difficult to develop the lot without the street side setback reduction. The residences are
well designed and the design elements of each architectural style is carried to all of the
elevations including roof and wall plane articulation.
Major Issues: None.
Secondary Issues: None.
Staff Recommendation: Staff recommends that the Committee review the project and
forward the project to the Planning Commission for review and action.
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Design Review Committee Action:
The Design Review Committee recommended approval subject to adding arches to the
rear elevation of the two Spanish plans along with an arched treatment over the master
bedroom windows. The project may move forward to Planning Commission once staff is
satisfied with the changes.
Members Present: Fletcher, Oaxaca, Granger
Staff Planner: Tabe van der Zwaag
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