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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2015/11/17 - Agenda Packet THE CITY OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA a DESIGN REVIEW COMMITTEE AGENDA CU RANCHO CAMONGA November 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 Lou Munoz Rich Macias 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 DESIGN REVIEW DRC2014-01145—ALDI -A request to modify the exterior of an existing commercial building of approximately 36,000 square feet located within a shopping center at the north side of Foothill Boulevard, between Spruce Avenue and Elm Avenue, in the Community Commercial (CC) Development District of the Terra Vista Community Plan at 11070 Foothill Boulevard. SIGN PERMIT DRC2015-00847 - ALDI - A request to install one new illuminated wall sign and to replace a panel on an existing monument sign for a grocery store located on the north side of Foothill Boulevard, between 1 of 2 a DESIGN REVIEW COMMITTEE L'+=:-� AGENDA RANCHO CUCAMONGA November 17, 2015 Spruce Avenue and Elm Avenue, within the Community Commercial (CC) Development District of the Terra Vista Community Plan at 11070 East Foothill Boulevard. III. PUBLIC COMMENTS I 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, Jennifer Palacios, Office Specialist II with the Planning Department for the City of Rancho Cucamonga, hereby certify that a true, accurate copy of the foregoing agenda was posted on November 5, 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. Dominick Perez November 17, 2015 MINOR DESIGN REVIEW DRC2014-01145 — ALDI — A request to modify the exterior of an existing commercial building of approximately 36,000 square feet located within a shopping center at the north side of Foothill Boulevard, between Spruce Avenue and Elm Avenue, in the Community Commercial (CC) Development District of the Terra Vista Community Plan at 11070 Foothill Boulevard —APN: 1077-422-31. SIGN PERMIT DRC2015-00847—ALDI —A request to install one new illuminated wall sign for a grocery store located on the north side of Foothill Boulevard, between Spruce Avenue and Elm Avenue, within the Community Commercial (CC) Development District of the Terra Vista Community Plan at 11070 East Foothill Boulevard —APN: 1077-422-31. Design Parameters: The subject building is located within an existing multi-tenant shopping center, at the north side of Foothill Boulevard, between Spruce Avenue and Elm Avenue. The applicant, Aldi, is requesting to subdivide a single-tenant building of approximately 36,000 square feet, into two tenant spaces. In doing so, Aldi is proposing to utilize the western portion of the building, while the existing tenant within the building, Office Depot, reduces their footprint and utilizes the eastern half. The building currently has one main entrance along the front (south) elevation. The Minor Design Review involves a request to add a new tower and cart wall along the front (south) elevation, remove storefront glass along the front (south) and left (west) elevations and construct a new electrical room addition along the rear (north) elevation. The tower is proposed to be located at the new Office Depot entrance, near the eastern end of the front elevation. The façade and design of the tower will match the material, style, texture and color of the existing building by incorporating stucco walls and tile roof with matching eaves and decorative brackets, similar to the existing tower entrance for the building. The cart wall, which will be used to screen and house the shopping carts for the grocery store, will be located along the exterior of the front elevation, just west of the Aldi entrance. The wall will incorporate tile to match the existing tile along the storefront and will have an approximate height of 3 to 4 feet. The building currently has storefront glass placed throughout the front elevation and along the southern portion of the left elevation. The storefront glass along the southwest corner of the building will be removed and replaced with a solid wall to match the existing material, style, texture and color of the existing building by incorporating a stucco wall with a decorative tile wainscot along the base of the building. The new electrical room addition will be located along the rear elevation and will have a width of 8 feet and a depth of 4.5 feet for a total of 36 square feet. The exterior of the electrical room will match the existing building by incorporating new painted louvered doors, as well as a new cornice, stucco walls and new wainscot trim to wrap over the doorway to match the existing design. The Sign Permit involves a request to install a new 6-foot tall illuminated wall sign, approximately 30 square feet in size, to be located along the front elevation. The sign will exceed the maximum height of 36 inches allowed for Sub-Major tenants per Uniform Sign Program (USP) 134. The sign program classifies Sub-Major tenants as businesses occupying between 7,000 and 34,999 square feet. Per USP 134, signs are permitted to exceed the height limitation with the Design Review Committee approval: The new wall sign will have a maximum height of 6 feet on the existing tower along the front building elevation. The sign is in conformance with the maximum width of 25 feet as well as the maximum area allowed per sign of 75 square feet as stated by USP 134. Staff Comments: The applicant's architect designed the new exterior building facade in keeping with the style, material and color of the existing building and shopping center. Staff has determined that the proposed project meets all related design and technical requirements for the exterior building modifications related to the minor design review. In regards to the sign permit, the applicant is requesting to install a wall sign that only includes a logo box with a height of 6 feet and a width of 5 feet- 1 inch. Per the applicant, the 6-foot tall logo is necessary to allow the "Aldi" lettering in the logo box to be legible. The submitted plans shows the Aldi lettering will be approximately 12 inches tall. Although the sign exceeds the maximum height allowed by USP 134, the sign does comply with the maximum allowable width and area. Furthermore, Staff has found the proposed sign to be consistent with other signs within the center that have been approved by the Design Review Committee. Major Issues: The following broad design issues will be the focus of Committee discussion regarding this project: 1. No major 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. No secondary issues. Staff Recommendation: Staff recommends approval of the Minor Design Review for the proposed exterior building changes as well as approval of the Sign Permit for the proposed wall sign along the south building elevation.