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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2014/04/23 - Minutes - PC-HPCTHE CITY OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA THE MINUTES OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA THE HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION Pledge of Allegiance G00TKOTM AND THE PLANNING COMMISSION APRIL 23, 2014 - 7:00 PM Rancho Cucamonga Civic Center Council Chambers 10500 Civic Center Drive Rancho Cucamonga, California I. CALL TO ORDER 7:00 PM Chairman Howdyshell X Vice Chairman Fletcher X Munoz X Wimberly X Oaxaca X Additional Staff Present: Candyce Burnett, Planning Manager: Jeff Bloom, Deputy City Manager/Economic and Community Development: Steven Flower, Assistant City Attorney, Rebecca Fuller, Administrative Secretary; Dan James, Senior Civil Engineer; Mayuko Nakajima, Assistant Planner, Lois Schrader, Planning Commission Secretary, Mike Smith, Associate Planner: II. PUBLIC COMMUNICATIONS _ This is the time and place for the general public to address the Historic Preservation Commission or the Planning Commission on any item listed or not listed on the agenda. State law prohibits the Historic Preservation Commission or the Planning Commission from addressing any issue not previously included on the Agenda. The Historic Preservation Commission or the Planning Commission may receive testimony and set the matter for a subsequent meeting. Comments are to be limited to five minutes per individual or less, as deemed necessary by the Chair, depending upon the number of individuals desiring to speak. All communications are to be addressed directly to the Historic Preservation Commission or Planning Commission, not to the members of the audience. This is a professional business meeting and courtesy and decorum are expected. Please refrain from any debate between audience and speaker, making loud noises, or engaging in any activity which might be disruptive to the decorum of the meeting. HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION AND PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES RANCHO APRIL 23, 2014 CUCAMONGA Page 2 Luana Hernandez, Vice President of the Route 66 IECA spoke regarding ongoing improvements taking place at the Historic Gas Station. She noted that all the work has been done by volunteers and it has been a wonderful community effort. She invited everyone to stop by and see the changes. 11 III. ANNOUNCEMENTS AND PRESENTATIONS A. UPDATE ON WEST -SIDE AND SPECIAL LIGHTING DISTRICTS Lori Sassoon. Deputy City Manager. Administrative Services gave a PowerPoint presentation (copy on file). Vice Chairman Fletcher asked if there is much disparity of tax rates between the various districts. Ms. Sassoon said it is about 5125-S250 per year per single-family home. In response to Chairman Howdyshell. she noted that any increase requires property owner approval and right now. the City is only in the conversation stage -a vote is in the future. She said she did not expect to see any changes take place until 2015-16 at the earliest. Vice Chairman Fletcher asked if there was a surplus in the General Fund account. could the City supplement a district to cover the shortfalls. Ms Sassoon explained that although the use of the funds would be allowable and legal it would also create an equity problem amongst the districts and begs the question if it would be fair to subsidize one district over and another. She said there is a portion of cost that has a general benefit that is therefore paid by the General Fund. Chairman Howdyshell thanked her for the great presentation and suggested selected slides from the presentation be placed on the RC Channel so residents will know where to go for more information. I IV. CONSENT CALEND'AR/HISTORIC PRESERVATION I C_.OMNIISS1.ON AND •PLANNING COMMISSION B. Approval of minutes dated March 26, 2013 Moved by. Fletcher, seconded by Wimberly, adopted 4-0-1 (Munoz abstain) HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION AND PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES RANCHO APRIL 23, 2014 CUCAMONCA Page 3 V. PUBLIC HEARINGS/HISTORIC PRESERVATION CONUNIISSION The following items have been advertised and/or posted as public hearings as required bylaw. The Chairman will open the public hearing to receive testimony. All such opinions shall be limited to 5 minutes per individual for each project. Please sign in after speaking. C. HISTORIC LANDMARK DESIGNATION DRC2014-00206 - DENNIS MYSKOW -A request for a historic landmark designation for a single-family residence in the General Industrial District located at 8803 Baker Avenue - APN: 0207-271-40. The project is categorically exempt under Section 15331 as a Class 31 exemption of the guidelines for the California Environmental Quality Act. This item will be forwarded to the City Council for final action. Mayuko Nakajima, Assistant Planner. stated the applicant has asked that the project be continued to a date non-specific. Commissioner Oaxaca asked if and when the application is approved what kind of burden is created for the property owner if he desires to make changes to the structure. Ms. Nakajima said the property owner can apply for a certificate of appropriateness if they desire to make changes. Steven Flower, Assistant City Attorney said the Certificate of Appropriateness application adds an additional layer of review and the designation also makes them eligible to apply for Mills Act tax relief. Chairman Howdyshell opened the public hearing. and seeing none, closed the public hearing. Moved by. Oaxaca. seconded by Wimberly. carried 5-0 to continue the item to an unspecified date. 11 V1. PUBLIC HEARINGS/PLANNING-COMMISSION The following items have been advertised and/or posted as public hearings as required bylaw. The Chairman will open the public hearing to receive testimony. All such opinions shall be limited to 5 minutes per individual for each project. Please sign in after speaking. D. DEVELOPMENT REVIEW DRC2013-00743 - KB HOME - A review of a proposal for 76 single-family residences in conjunction with a previously approved 76 -lot subdivision of about 53 acres in the Very Low (VL) Residential District, Etiwanda Specific Plan, located on the east side of East Avenue, about 150 feet north of the Foothill Freeway (SR -210) - HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION AND PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES RANCHO APRIL 23, 2014 CUCAMONGA Page 4 APNs: 0225-191-03, -04, -13, -15, and -20. Related files: Tentative Tract Map SUBTT18122, Variance 2009-00020, and Tree Removal Permit DRC2009-00224. On November 9, 2011 a Mitigated Negative Declaration was adopted by the Planning Commission for Tentative Tract Map SUBTT18122. The California Environmental Quality Act provides that no further environmental review or Negative Declaration is required for subsequent projects or minor revisions to projects within the scope of a previous Negative Declaration. Mike Smith, Associate Planner, gave the staff report and PowerPoint presentation (copy on file). A comment regarding the removal of trees was received. Staff reported that the removal was previously approved and the trees will be replaced with the development. Chairman Howdyshell opened the public hearing. Randy and Karen Milton stated they live in the Andalusia development. They expressed concern about traffic particularly in the mornings because of the schools. He said they have a difficult egress from their tract. He said they have trouble getting out of the Andalusia tract as the light does not tum green to allow them to proceed. They also expressed concern about the fatality at East Avenue and Banyan. He said people already use their development to turn around and with the new development, he believes people will cut through and not have adequate time to slow down. Shareef Awad, 1231 W Cactus Avenue. Suite D. Rialto CA said he is the new owner of the vacant land to the east of the proposed project. He said he is willing to work with them to help with this problem. He asked if the project would be on sewers or septic. Rudy Provoost of KB Homes said the tract was approved in 2011 and he can't do much about the traffic. Chairman Howdyshell asked what kind of study for traffic was done. Mr. Provoost said they purchased the approved tract from Chaffey and those studies were done prior to the purchase, so he was unaware. Steven Flower. Assistant City Attorney said traffic impacts were already analyzed with the prior approval. He said the project before them now is the design of the housing product not the traffic. He said the sewer issue was also part of the prior approval. Seeing and hearing no further public comment. Chairman Howdyshell closed the public hearing. Commissioner Munoz acknowledged the traffic concerns and noted that Banyan can be totally open or totally backed up: the traffic study was done previously and the traffic meets the acceptable standards. He said he is pleased with the single story ratio. and said he HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION AND PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES CRS ova APRIL 23, 2014 Page 5 likes the size and design of the homes Commissioner Wimberly echoed his comments regarding the traffic and design. He said he looks forward to seeing the project. Commissioner- Oaxaca said traffic is fluid and varies hour to hour and the traffic studies have been done. He said the traffic issues expressed this evening are about -existing conditions and that we cannot require this project/developer to fix it as it creates an equity issue. He said he likes the architecture and design of the homes and expressed his support of the project. Vice Chairman Fletcher noted the applicant worked with staff and met all the requirements of the Etiwanda area. He said at their first visit to the DRC they only had a few design issues which they corrected. He said the design and articulation of the roof wall planes looks good. Chairman Howdyshell said Banyan seems to be the corridor for all the schools. She said new development does impact traffic, however the project met the standards. She said she is pleased with the number of single -story homes. She said the Option of a casita is something many buyers want. Moved by Fletcher, seconded by Wimberly. carried 5-0 to adopt Resolution 14-14 approving Development Review DRC2013-00743 as presented by staff. VII. COMMISSION CONCERNS/131STORIC PRESERNIXI-ION AND PLANNING COMMISSION Vice Chairman Fletcher welcomed back Commissioner Munoz. His sentiments were echoed by the other Commissioners and staff 7:55 PM The Planning Commission immediately adjourned to a Workshop to discuss Pre - Application Review DRC2014-00136. The workshop was held in the Rains Room and those minutes will appear separately. HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION AND PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES RANCHO APRIL 23, 2014 CUCAMONGA Page 6 INFORMATION FOR THE PUBLIC TO ADDRESS THE PLANNING COMMISSION The Planning Commission encourages free expression of all points of view. To allow all persons to speak, given the length of the agenda, please keep your remarks brief. If others have already expressed your position, you may simply indicate that you agree with a previous speaker. If appropriate, a spokesperson may present the views of your entire group. To encourage all views and promote courtesy to others, the audience should refrain from clapping, booing or shouts of approval or disagreement from the audience. 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