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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2019-09-17 DRC Agenda SEPTEMBER 17, 2019 - 7:00 P.M. DESIGN REVIEW COMMITTEE AGENDA RAINS ROOM CITY HALL 10500 CIVIC CENTER DRIVE A. CALL TO ORDER Roll Call: Ray Wimberly Tony M. Guglielmo Elisa Cox Mike Smith Alternates: Lou Munoz Francisco Oaxaca B. PUBLIC COMMUNICATIONS This is the time and place for the general public to address the Committee on any item listed on the agenda. 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 to be limited to five minutes per individual or less, as deemed necessary by the Staff Coordinator, depending upon the number of individuals members of the audience. This is a professional businessmeeting 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. C. 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. C1. DESIGN REVIEW DRC2017-01011 - RICK BELL FOR ARTIS SENIOR LIVING -A request to construct a 72-bed residential care facility totaling 43,375 square feet on a vacant 3.59-acre parcel of land located within the Low (L) Residential District at the southwest corner of Haven Avenue and Banyan Street; APN: 0201-821-51. Related Files: Tentative Parcel Map SUBTPM 20034, Conditional Use Permit DRC2017-01003, Minor Exception DRC2019-00465, and Tree Page 1 of 2 SEPTEMBER 17, 2019 - 7:00 P.M. DESIGN REVIEW COMMITTEE AGENDA RAINS ROOM CITY HALL 10500 CIVIC CENTER DRIVE Removal Permit DRC2017-01016. This project is categorically exempt from the requirements of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and the City's CEQA guidelines under CEQA section 15332— In-Fill Development Projects. If you need special assistance or accommodations to participate in this meeting, please contact the Planning Department at (909) 477-2750. Notification of 48 hours prior to the meeting will enable the City to make reasonable arrangements to ensure accessibility. Listening devices are available for the hearing impaired. D. ADJOURNMENT The Design Review Committee has adopted Administrative Regulations that set an 11:00 p.m_ adjoumment time. if items go beyond that time, they shall be heard only with the consent of the Committee. 1, Elizabeth Thornhill, Executive Assistant, of the City of Rancho Cucamonga, or my designee, hereby certify that a true, accurate copy of the foregoing agenda was posted on Thursday, September 5, 2019 at least seventy-two (72) hours prior to the meeting per Government Code 54964.2 at 10500 Civic Center Drive, Rancho Cucamonga, CA. Page 2 of 2 DESIGN REVIEW COMMENTS 7:00 p.m. Tabe van der Zwaag September 17, 2019 DESIGN REVIEW DRC2017-01011 — RICK BELL FOR ARTIS SENIOR LIVING —A request to construct a 72-bed residential care facility totaling 43,375 square feet on a vacant 3.59-acre parcel of land located within the Low(L) Residential District at the southwest corner of Haven Avenue and Banyan Street; APN: 0201-821-51. Related Files: Tentative Parcel Map SUBTPM20034 and Conditional Use Permit DRC2017-01003.This project is categorically exempt from the requirements of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and the City's CEQA guidelines under CEQA section 15332— In-Fill Development Projects. Site Characteristics: The 3.59-acre vacant project site is located at the southwest corner of Haven Avenue and Banyan Street. The site is developed with a parking facility and landscaping and is currently being used by the Shepard of the Hills Lutheran Church as overflow parking. All street improvements including curb, gutter, landscaped parkway and sidewalks have been constructed along Haven Avenue and Banyan Street. Block walls have been constructed along the south and west property lines. There is an approximately 30-foot grade difference between the north property line(1,620 foot)and the south property line(1,590 foot),with the site generally sloping from north to south. There is an existing eucalyptus windrow along the south property line that will be protected in place, there are also a number of onsite trees that do not qualify as heritage trees that will be removed as part of the project. The existing Land Use, General Plan and Zoning Designations for the project site and adjacent properties are as follows: Land Use General Plan Zoning Site Single-Family Residences Low Residential Low L Residential District North Shepherd of the Hills church Low Residential Low L Residential District Medium Medium {M} Residential South Multi-Famil Development Residential District Low-Medium Low Medium (L) Residential East Single—Family Single-Family Residences Residential District West Single-Famity Residences Low Residential Low L Residential District Promect Details, The project is for the construction and operation of a 72-bed senior memory care facility. Residential Care Facilities are a permitted use subject to the approval of a Conditional Use Permit within the Low (L) Residential District. The existing church (Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church) at the northwest corner of Haven Avenue and Banyan Street currently uses the project site for overflow parking. The majority of parking for the church is currently located on the north side of their facility within a Metropolitan Water District (MWD) easement. The church will maintain 66 parking spaces on the project site to comply with the church's minimum parking requirement. The project includes Tentative Parcel Map SUBTPM20034 for the subdivision of the 3.59 project site into two parcels of land. The residential care facility will be located on Parcel A (2.86 acres) and will include the senior care facility along with 42 parking spaces. The church will maintain ownership on Parcel B (.73 acres) which will include 66 parking spaces. The 43,375 square foot single-story structure is designed to evoke the Craftsman architectural design style including the use of a flat concrete roof tile, painted cementitious horizontal shake Cl— Pg1 DRC COMMENTS DESIGN REVIEW DRC2017-01011 — RICK BELL FOR ARTIS SENIOR LIVING September 17, 2019 Page 2 siding, and stone veneer wainscoting. A bus shelter will be provided on Haven Avenue that is designed to complement the main building including the use of a flat concrete tile roof supported by battered columns. The facility is broken up into 4 residential"neighborhoods"with unique identities and visual decor to ease resident anxiety through familiar surroundings. Each neighborhood includes a living room, den, a residential kitchen and dining room where meals are served (meals prepared in a common kitchen).A"town center"connects the four"neighborhoods"and features a health center, community center, studio and beauty salon/barber. Outdoor facilities include 2 courtyards and a larger secure common open space area.The facility includes 8-foot-high wrought iron fence along the north, south and west building elevations for security purposes. The fences along the south and west elevations will not be visible from the public right-of-way.The fence along the north elevation will be screened by a 2:1 slope along with dense landscaping. Vehicular access to the site will be provided from 2 existing driveways, 1 on Haven Avenue and 1 on Banyan Street. Decorative stamped paving is proposed at both drive entrances as well as at a circular pedestrian drop off area. A gated fire access drive will be provided on the south side of the building. Outdoor lighting is proposed throughout the parking lot and throughout the pedestrian walkways and along the exterior walls of the building. Freestanding outdoor light will have a maximum height of 15 feet. Existing perimeter walls are located along the south and west property lines and will remain in place. The west property line wall will be required to receive a stucco finish and the stucco finish on the wall along the south property line will be required to be repaired and repainted. Landscaping will be provided around the entire structure and in the parking lot area in compliance with the parking lot landscape requirement of 1 tree per 3 parking spaces. A circular pedestrian drop-off area will be provided at the front entrance that will include a large specimen multi-trunk live oak tree. The project complies with each of the related development requirements for the Low(L) Residential District as shown in the following table: Required/Maximum Provided Building Setback Haven Avenue 45 Feet 120 Feet Building Setback (Banyan Street) 35 Feet 121 Feet Rear Yard Setback 20 feet 22 Feet Side Yard Setback 5 Feet 53 Feet Building Height 35 Feet 20 Feet Lot Coverage 40 Percent 25 Percent Residential care facilities are required to provide 1 parking space per4 beds,which translates into a parking requirement of 18 parking spaces based on the proposed 72-bed facility. The residential care facility will provide 42 parking spaces on their parcel, which should adequately serve the 26 employees on the largest shift as well as any guests. Shepard of the Hills Lutheran Church will maintain ownership of.73 acre of the project site for use as overflow parking. Required parking for the church is based on the number of seats in the main sanctuary. Shepard of the Hills Lutheran Church has 175 seats in the main sanctuary. Based on the current parking requirement of 1 parking space per 3 fixed seats, the church would be required to provide 54 parking spaces.The church will continue to provide 72 parking spaces on the Metropolitan Water District (MWD) easement, 8 parking spaces adjacent to the church not on the MWD easement, and fib parking spaces on the C1— pg2 DRC COMMENTS DESIGN REVIEW DRC2017-01011 — RICK BELL FOR ARTIS SENIOR LIVING September 17, 2019 Page 3 project site. There will be no barriers separating the parking for the residential care facility and the church, with any parking issues to be resolved by the two separate property owners. Artis Residential Care Facility Parking Number of Beds Required Parking Ratio Parking Provided Parking 72 1 Per 4 Beds 18 42 Shepard of the Hills Church Parking Number of Seats parking Ratio Required Provided Parking Parkin On- MWD Project Site Easement Site 175 1 Per 3 Seats 54 8 72 6fi Staff Comments; The project is well-designed and complies with the City's development standards and design guidelines. The onsite parking will provide more than adequate parking for both the residential care facility as well as the existing church. Parking conflicts are not anticipated between the two uses as the church will cr)ly use their parking during special events which will mostly take place either on Sunday mornings or in the evenings, times at which the residential care facility is not busy. Maior Issues: The following broad design issues will be the focus of Committee discussion regarding this project: 1. None. Secondary Issues: Once all of the major issues have been addressed, and time permitting, the Committee will discuss the following secondary design issues: 1. None. Policy Issues: The following items are a matter of Planning Commission policy and should be incorporated into the project design without discussion: 1_ All Double Detector Checks (DDC) and Fire Department Connections(FDC) required and/or proposed shall be installed at locations that are not within direct view or line-of-sight of the main entrance. The specific locations of each DDC and FDC shall require the review and approval of the Planning Department and Fire Construction Services/Fire Department. All Double Detector Checks (DDC) and Fire Department Connections (FDC) shall be screened behind a 4-foot high block wall. These walls shall be constructed of similar materials to those used on-site for the main structure. 2. All ground-mounted equipment, including utility boxes, transformers, and back-flow devices, shall be surrounded by a minimum of two rows of shrubs spaced a minimum of 18 inches on- Cl— Pg3 DRC COMMENTS DESIGN REVIEW DRC2017-01011 — RICK BELL FOR ARTIS SENIOR LIVING September 17, 2019 Page 4 center. All ground-mounted equipment shall be painted dark green except as directed otherwise by the Fire Department. 3. All outdoor lighting shall be recessed and/or constructed with full downward shielding in order to reduce light and glare impacts on adjoining properties and the public right-of-way. Staff Recommendation: Staff recommends that the Committee review the proposed project and forward the project to the Planning Commission for final review and action. Staff Planner: Tabe van der Zwaag, Associate Planner Staff Coordinator: Mike Smith, Principal Planner C1— Pg4