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Home My WebLink About2015/02/17 - Agenda Packet THE CITY OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA a 1.4 cir DESIGN REVIEW COMMITTEE AGENDA C `,oNoA FEBRUARY 17, 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. 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 the Very Low (VL) Residential Development District: of the Etiwanda Specific Plan — APN: 0225-381-06 and 07. • 1 of 2 atf `�,' DESIGN REVIEW COMMITTEE AGENDA FEBRUARY 17, 2015 jZANCHO CUCAMONOA B. 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. 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 February 4, 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 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 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. • Proiect 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 north 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 • DRC AGENDA DRC2014-00168 AND DRC2014-00403 —JEC ENTERPRISES, INC. February 17, 2015 Page 2 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. Design Review Committee Action: Staff Planner: Tabe van der Zwaag Members Present: