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PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES
Adjourned Meeting
December 21, 1993
Chairman Barker called the Adjourned Meeting of the City of Rancho Cucamonga
Planning Commission to order at 6:00 p.m. The meeting was held in the DeAnza
Room at Rancho Cucamonga Civic Center, 10500 Civic Center Drive, Rancho
Cucamonga, California.
ROLL CALL
COMMISSIONERS:
STAFF PRESENT:
APPLICANT:
OLD BUSINESS
PRESENT: David Barker, Heinz Lumpp, Larry McNiel,
John Melcher, Peter Tolstoy
ABSENT: None
Dan Coleman, Principal Planner; Dan James, Senior Civil
Engineer; Beverly Luttrell, Associate Planner
Jack Masi, Owner; Michael Scandiffio, Developer; John
DeFrenza, Architect
A. MODIFICATION TO CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT 91-24 - MASI - A request to modify
an approved industrial master plan on 27 acres of land located at the
southwest corner of Foothill Boulevard and Rochester Avenue, in the
Industrial Park District (Subarea 7) of the Industrial Area Specific Plan
in the following manner:
1. Review of a proposed ice/roller skating rink (Building 21) of 53,070
square feet and the associated parking study.
2. Review of proposed architecture of Building 5 (Old Spaghetti Factory).
3. Review of Revised site plan and architecture for Buildings 14 - 18.
4. Review of revised architecture and a theater use for Building 11.
APN: 229-011-10, 19, 21, 26, 27, and 28.
The Commission reviewed issues which were brought up at the December 14, 1993,
Design Review Committee meeting.
Chairman Barker indicated concern regarding the rear elevations of the
proposed buildings along the south project boundary. He felt they should tie
in with the architecture of the Sports Complex and offer an acceptable view
from the stadium.
Dan Coleman, Principal Planner, presented a history of the project to date and
explained that an administrative approval had been granted for the northern
portion of the site which altered the site plan and some architectural
elevations from the originally approved Conditional Use Permit.
Michael Scandiffio, developer, indicated that they now wished to change the
nature of their request and to only go forward at this point with Design
Review modifications to Buildings 5, 14, 15, and 16.
Commissioner Lumpp questioned why only those buildings.
Mr. Scandiffio replied that these were more integral to the first phase of the
project and also had to do with the financing for the entire package. He also
indicated that a General Plan Amendment would be presented to the Commission
in January 1994 and approval of a General Plan Amendment would enable them to
more easily obtain financing.
Discussion followed regarding Building 14, which will have an 8-inch recess
along the west wall and a 12-inch recess along the east wall.
Commissioner Melcher indicated he felt the tower element parapet should wrap
completely by use of an additional wing wall that would serve to conceal any
roof-mounted equipment and ensure that the tower did not appear as a
plant-on. He thought vine pockets along the Rochester Avenue elevation should
be planted with thorny vines.
Discussion regarding Building 15 covered the following items: No colonade and
less glazing is proposed.
Commissioner Tolstoy felt that the north facing facade is too plain. He noted
that there is only a 3-foot wide planter which would be appropriate for
planting vines or a tall linear plant such as Podocarpus. He thought vertical
plants should be used adjacent to all doorways.
The Commissioners felt that Building 13 should be built before Building 15, or
at least they should be constructed concurrently. If this is not possible,
they indicated the Building 13 pad should be landscaped in order to block
views from Foothill Boulevard to the north side of Building 15.
The applicant stated that Building 15 would be provided with knock-out panels
on the north side if a user required it.
Regarding Building 16, the Commission thought the return element should be
given greater depth, the planters on the north side of the building should
remain in place, the parapet wall of the tower element should also wrap
around, and an 8-inch pop-out should be provided on the north side of the
building.
Regarding Building 5 (Old Spaghetti Factory), the applicant indicated that the
west elevation would have climbing vines along the wall with 1-inch pop-outs
and 4-inch columns. He stated a raised dock for deliveries will be located on
the south side and the striped parking spaces in front of the loading area
will be deleted.
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The Commission did not feel that the entry from Foothill Boulevard was
acceptable.
Mr. Scandiffio indicated that tree grates would be located in the sidewalk.
He noted the sidewalk is 6 feet in width and the landscaped area is
approximately 4 feet in width. He stated 4-inch pop-outs/reveals are located
on the west side of Building 5.
The Commission indicated that the west side of Building 5 could be treated
differently from the east side of Building 4, since this is a unique
building. They suggested a trellis with grape vines might be appropriate
since it would relate to the historical context of the site. The Commission
felt the project was generally acceptable with the conditions noted, except
that the drive aisle entry treatment from Foothill Boulevard and the west side
of Building 5 need to be upgraded.
ADJOURNMENT
The Planning Commission adjourned at 8:25 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Dan Coleman
Acting Secretary
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