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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2016/06/08 - Workshop Minutes - PC-HPC THE CITY OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA 1 , WORKSHOP MINUTES RANCHO C17CAMONGA THE PLANNING COMMISSION JUNE 8, 2016 - 7:00 PM* Rancho Cucamonga Civic Center ***RAINS ROOM*** 10500 Civic Center Drive Rancho Cucamonga, California I. CALL TO ORDER 7:20 PM Roll Call • Chairman Wimberly X Vice Chairman Oaxaca X Munoz X Macias X Fletcher A Additional Staff Present: Candyce Burnett, Planning Director: Brian Sandona, Associate Engineer, Tabe van der Zwaag; Associate Planner: Donald Granger, Senior Planner, Lois Schrader, Planning Commission Secretary 11 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. Slate 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. None • 44 PLANNING COMMISSION WORKSHOP • MINUTES RANCHO JUNE 8, 2016 CUCAMONGA Page 2 11 III. ITEMS FOR DISCUSSION A. PRE-APPLICATION REVIEW DRC2016-00361 —LVD TERRA VISTA, LLC-A request for conceptual site plan and architectural review of a 214-unit, multi-family residential development on 11.8 acres of land within the Medium High (MH) zoning district of the Terra Vista Community Plan located at the southeast corner of Haven Avenue and Church Street; APN: 1077-422-97. Tabe van der Zwaag, Associate Planner, briefly outlined the purpose of the workshop and gave a brief PowerPoint presentation and staff report (copy on file). He introduced the applicant's team. Adam Collier, Project Manager, Jonathon Siemsen, Sr. Project Manager Van Daele Homes, Michael Van Daele, President Van Daele Homes, and Scott Adams of Bassenian Lagoni, Architects Michael Van Daele said the project is innovative, unique and affordable and benefits the • City bringing modern tasteful modern architecture in the range of 1400-1600 square foot housing product. He said some units have an elevator option and the front units function as detached homes. Commissioner Comments: Commissioner Munoz asked about the units fronting the street on the east side of the project and if they would have walkup stairs. Mr. Van Daele said they are not designed to be a "Brownstone" walkup. Scott Adams (Architect) and Jonathan Siesman talked about the amenities, spaces provided to engage the community. gathering areas. ADA compliance, gated areas that are resident accessible using key fobs, pedestrian connectivity. paseos and the fact that 2-car garages are provided for each unit. Mr. Van Daele reported that with Mr. Lewis'permission, he conducted a focus group of residents from the Santa Barbara development to help determine what the residents prefer in the way of amenities. Commissioner Munoz pointed out that there are no amenities near the Terra Vista side (southerly) portion of the site. Mr. Van Daele said there are some pockets of space that are not planned yet. • �. � PLANNING COMMISSION WORKSHOP R ' MINUTES A-,1 JUNE 8, 2016 }jjn•ictio CUCAMONGA Page 3 Mr. Collier said they are aware of the reductions needed i.e. building separations, parking. open space with respect to balcony/patios and setbacks. He noted the private open space calculation does not include the roof deck option. Vice Chairman Oaxaca asked with respect to the focus group if the concept of open space was discussed and was the opinion that there is a value added with that. Mr. Van Daele said the group focused more on community amenities. He said this project is more reflective of another complex already built, the discussion of roof decks did not come up. Mr. Collier reviewed the parking noting 502 spaces are provided and 574 are required. He said they may eliminate the optional bedroom space in Unit 3 - which gives a 19 space reduction; eliminate the small office of Unit 2 -which gives another 18 space reduction. He said if we allow 27 spaces on Terra Vista Parkway it would be parallel parking; the total Minor Exception request is for 35 spaces - which would be a 7% overall reduction from the number of spaces required. • Mr. Van Daele said the total need is based upon the most optional rooms being selected for example, most bungalow buyers choose the 2 bedroom option rather than 3 bedroom unit. Mr. Siemsen said the project is actually overparked based on the floorplan count without any options. He said they have conducted preliminary traffic counts and the LOS remains same even when fully developed with another new school. Mr. Adams said they looked at the parking ratio in Terra Vista. They said a 2.5.1 resident to guest ratio is most common with many municipalities. Chairman Wimberly said with respect to their trying to attract a new demographic; he said the flow of guests on weekends can be very high. Mr. Van Daels said they surveyed all their homeowners and they rarely hear anything negative about the parking provided. Mr. Adams said the buyer profile is younger or move down buyers: the emphasis is not on cars, i.e.-extra bedrooms often become a nursery. They are not dealing with teenage drivers, that may also include boats, jet skis etc... Mr. Van Daele said there will be an HOA with CCR's and enforcement. He said the garages must be kept clear to park 2 cars and they would have a parking management plan that would allow periodic inspections of the garages. Commissioner Macias said he had a concern about the parking but he generally agrees PLANNING COMMISSION WORKSHOP V X 11 � t v MINUTES }k1A ti(;I10 JUNE 8, 2016 C UCAMONGA Page 4 with the analysis. Fie said he likes the layout, it is unique and this is good work. Vice Chairman Oaxaca agreed and said he thought the developer has addressed the parking concern. He said the street parking at Santa Barbara has not affected traffic much. He noted that they looked at who their market is: not teenagers with a million cars, i.e. young families, newlyweds, and singles. He said the reduction requests are the reality of this type of product. He said he likes the treatment along Terra Vista and the interaction along the street and sidewalk, He said he would like to see more in terms of recreational amenities in different areas of the site - perhaps smaller ones interspersed around project site. Commissioner Munoz said he did not have much to add. He is satisfied with the parking proposal, he likes the design, it is new and fresh, and he supports the change in density. He said the City needs this type of housing. Chairman Wimberly said he did not have much to add: he concurs with the other Commissioners and said he is excited about the architecture. He said this project should spruce up the area-it is very different. He said his major concern was about the • parking but he believes their plan may have put him more at ease. He said he looks forward to the plans coming forward for the Design Review Committee. Mr. Van Daele thanked Mr. van der Zwaag and Ms. Burnett for ideas, advice and their help. Candyce Burnett, Planning Director said that staff asked for something different and contemporary but to also be respectful of the neighborhood and also add an edge in terms of design. She said this is friendly product that lives well. She said the gathering spaces vs larger patios can work. She said she investigated the affordability of rooftop decks and it is more reasonable than she first believed. It was noted that the top deck option might result in high sales. IV. ADJOURNINIENT 8:12 PM 1, Lois J. 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