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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2020-01-08 Agenda Packet - PC-HPC CITY OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA JANUARY 8, 2020 HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION AND PLANNING COMMISSION AGENDA RANCHO CUCAMONGA CIVIC CENTER COUNCIL CHAMBERS 10500 CIVIC CENTER DRIVE RANCHO CUCAMONGA, CALIFORNIA A. 7:00 P.M. - CALL TO ORDER Pledge of Allegiance Roll Call: Chairman Guglielmo Vice Chairman Oaxaca Commissioner Dopp Commissioner Morales Commissioner Williams B. PUBLIC COMMUNICATIONS This is the time and place for the general public to address the Historic Preservation Commission or Planning Commission on any item listed or not listed on the agenda. State law prohibits the Commission from addressing any issue not previously included on the Agenda. The 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 individual 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. C. CONSENT CALENDAR/HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION AND PLANNING COMMISSION The following Consent Calendar items are expected to be routine and non-controversial. They will be acted upon by the Commission at one time without discussion.Any item may be removed by Commissioners for discussion. C1. Consideration to adopt Regular Meeting Minutes of December 11, 2019. C2. Consideration to adopt the Meeting (Workshop) Minutes of December 11, 2019. Page 1 of 4 CITY OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA JANUARY 8, 2020 HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION AND PLANNING COMMISSION AGENDA RANCHO CUCAMONGA CIVIC CENTER COUNCIL CHAMBERS 10500 CIVIC CENTER DRIVE RANCHO CUCAMONGA, CALIFORNIA D. DIRECTOR'S REPORT D1. Status of the General Plan Update. E. PUBLIC HEARINGS/PLANNING COMMISSION The following items have been advertised and/or posted as public hearings as required by law. The Chairman will open the public hearing to receive testimony. All such opinions shall be limited to 5 minutes per individual or less as determined by the Chairman. Please sign in after speaking. E1. ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT AND DESIGN REVIEW DRC2018-00912 AND MINOR EXCEPTION DRC2019-00205— PHELAN DEVELOPMENT -A request to develop an 11.73 acre site with three (3) industrial/warehouse buildings totaling 236,534 square feet within the General Industrial (GI) District, located on the north side of 91"Street, west of Vineyard Avenue, at 8768 9t" Street— APN: 0207-262-28, 0207-262-35, 0207-262-36, 0207-262-41, and 0207- 262-42 . Related File: Minor Exception DRC2019-00205. A Mitigated Negative Declaration of environmental impacts has been prepared for consideration. E2. DESIGN REVIEW DRC2019-00502 — GCA LAND — A request to consider requirements to construct trail improvements previously approved under Tentative Tract Map SUBTT18961, related to site plan and architectural review of 6 single-family residence on SUBTT18961, located at the northeast corner of Sapphire Street and Brittany Lane in the Very Low (VL) District; APN: 1061-691-21, -22, -23, -24, -25, -26, -27. E3. DESIGN REVIEW DRC2018-00430 — RC STORE MAINTENANCE - A request for site plan and architectural review of an industrial building totaling 25,399 square feet on 1.87 acres of land located east of Vineyard Avenue and north of 8th Street in the General Industrial (GI) District; APN: 0209-013-13, -43, -44. This item is 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. Page 2of4 CITY OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA JANUARY 8, 2020 HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION AND PLANNING COMMISSION AGENDA RANCHO CUCAMONGA CIVIC CENTER COUNCIL CHAMBERS 10500 CIVIC CENTER DRIVE RANCHO CUCAMONGA, CALIFORNIA F. COMMISSION BUSINESS/HISTORIC PRESERVATION AND PLANNING COMMISSION DIRECTOR'S COMMENTS: COMMISSION ANNOUNCEMENTS: G. ADJOURNMENT I, 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, January 2, 2020, seventy-two (72) hours prior to the meeting per Government Code 54954.2 at 10500 Civic Center Drive. 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. 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. The public may address the Planning Commission on any agenda item. To address the Planning Commission, please come forward to the podium located at the center of the staff table. State your name for the record and speak into the microphone. After speaking, please sign in on the clipboard located next to the speaker's podium. It is important to list your name, address and the agenda item letter your comments refer to. Comments are generally limited to 5 minutes per individual. Page 3 of 4 CITY OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA JANUARY 8, 2020 HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION AND PLANNING COMMISSION AGENDA RANCHO CUCAMONGA CIVIC CENTER COUNCIL CHAMBERS 10500 CIVIC CENTER DRIVE RANCHO CUCAMONGA, CALIFORNIA If you wish to speak concerning an item not on the agenda, you may do so under"Public Comments." There is opportunity to speak under this section prior to the end of the agenda. Any handouts for the Planning Commission should be given to the Planning Commission Secretary for distribution to the Commissioners. A copy of any such materials should also be provided to the Secretary to be used for the official public record. All requests for items to be placed on a Planning Commission agenda must be in writing. Requests for scheduling agenda items will be at the discretion of the Commission and the Planning Director. AVAILABILITY OF STAFF REPORTS Copies of the staff reports or other documentation to each agenda item are on file in the offices of the Planning Department, City Hall, located at 10500 Civic Center Drive, Rancho Cucamonga, California 91730. These documents are available for public inspections during regular business hours, Monday through Thursday, 7:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., except for legal City holidays. APPEALS Any interested party who disagrees with the City Planning Commission decision may appeal the Commission's decision to the City Council within 10 calendar days. Any appeal filed must be directed to the City Clerk's Office and must be accompanied by a fee of $3,114 for all decisions of the Commission. (Fees are established and governed by the City Council). Please turn off all cell phones while the meeting is in session. Copies of the Planning Commission agendas, staff reports and minutes can be found at www.CitvofRC.us. Page 4of4 VicinityMap Historic Preservation and PlanningCommission Meeting January 8 2020 +� 4-f0r- ID ` I � U I cn 1 U I L ti � 1 19th St i ti Base Line Base Line J if C rch Church Faathilli� Foothill N ! 97 � Arrow AV +L' 4r 1 Arrow <D c j J rsey j 8th W j vAP --• L4t 6th w 0 ± - --. 4thMeeting Location: City Hall/Council Chambers D2 10500 Civic Center Drive D1: ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT AND DESIGN REVIEW DRC2018-00912 AND MINOR EXCEPTION DRC2019-00205— PHELAN DEVELOPMENT D2: DESIGN REVIEW DRC2019-00502—GCA LAND D3: DESIGN REVIEW DRC2018-00430— RC STORE MAINTENANCE CITY OF RANCHO CUCAMONR DECEMBER 11 , 2019 HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION AND PLANNING COMMISSION AGENDA MINUTES RANCHO CUCAMONGA CIVIC CENTER COUNCIL CHAMBERS 10500 CIVIC CENTER DRIVE RANCHO CUCAMONGA, CALIFORNIA A. 7:00 P.M. - CALL TO ORDER 7:00p► Pledge of Allegiance Roll Call: Chairman Guglielmo _x_ Vice Chairman Oaxaca Commissioner Dopp _x_ Commissioner Morales x Commissioner Williams x Additional Staff Present: Nick Ghirelli,Assistant City Attorney, Tabe van der Zwaag,Associate Planner, Anne McIntosh, Planning Director; Mike Smith, Principal Planner; Brian Sandona, Senior Civil Engineer, Elizabeth Thornhill, Executive Assistant. David Eoff, Sr. Planner. B. PUBLIC COMMUNICATIONS This is the time and place for the general public to address the Historic Preservation Commission or Planning Commission on any item listed or not listed on the agenda. State law prohibits the Commission from addressing any issue not previously included on the Agenda. The 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 individual 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. Chairman Guglielmo opened the public communications. Mr. Lawrence Henderson spoke to the Planning Commission regarding the Trails Advisory Committee meeting he attended earlier today. Regarding the formation of the committee, he is asking the Commission to consider additional representation from both Bicyclists and Equestrians. Page 1 of 6 006 CITY OF RANCHO CUCAMONR DECEMBER 11 , 2019 HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION AND PLANNING COMMISSION AGENDA MINUTES RANCHO CUCAMONGA CIVIC CENTER COUNCIL CHAMBERS 10500 CIVIC CENTER DRIVE RANCHO CUCAMONGA, CALIFORNIA Planning Director Anne McIntosh mentioned to the Chair, we did have a conversation today about the membership of the Trails Committee and the process of making sure it's well rounded, balanced and comprehensive and will get back to stakeholders to let them know how we will proceed. C. CONSENT CALENDAR/HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION AND PLANNING COMMISSION The following Consent Calendar items are expected to be routine and non-controversial. They will be acted upon by the Commission at one time without discussion. Any item may be removed by the Commissioners for discussion. C1. Consideration to adopt Regular Meeting Minutes November 13, 2019. C2. Consideration to adopt a Resolution of Denial for Hillside Development Review DRC2017- 00244 and Minor Exception DRC2018-00473 — Paul Bardos. Moved by Commissioner Williams, second by Vice Chair Oaxaca; carried 5-0-0 D. PUBLIC HEARINGS/PLANNING COMMISSION The following items have been advertised and/or posted as public hearings as required by law. The Chairman will open the public hearing to receive testimony. All such opinions shall be limited to 5 minutes per individual or less as determined by the Chairman. Please sign in after speaking. D1. ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT AND SUBTPM20006 — MICHAEL MORRIS OF REDROCK DEVELOPMENT, INC. FOR SCHEU DISTRIBUTION CENTER — A request to subdivide 13.6 acres of land for four (4) separate parcels in conjunction with a proposal to develop the site with four(4) industrial/warehouse buildings totaling 240,710 square feet within the General Industrial (GI) District, located at the northeast corner of Archibald Avenue and 7th Street — APN: 0209-211-24. Related File: Tentative Parcel Map SUBTPM20006. A Mitigated Negative Declaration of environmental impacts has been prepared for consideration. ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT AND DESIGN REVIEW DRC2018-00529 — MICHAEL MORRIS OF REDROCK DEVELOPMENT, INC. FOR SCHEU DISTRIBUTION CENTER - A request to develop the site with four(4) industrial/warehouse buildings totaling 240,710 square Page 2of6 007 CITY OF • CUCAMONR DECEMBER 11 , 2019 HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION AND PLANNING COMMISSION AGENDA MINUTES RANCHO CUCAMONGA CIVIC CENTER COUNCIL CHAMBERS 10500 CIVIC CENTER DRIVE RANCHO CUCAMONGA, CALIFORNIA feet within the General Industrial (GI) District, located at the northeast corner of Archibald Avenue and 7t" Street — APN: 0209-211-24. Related File: Tentative Parcel Map SUBTPM20006. A Mitigated Negative Declaration of environmental impacts has been prepared for consideration. CONTINUED FROM NOVEMBER 13, 2019 HPC/PC MEETING. Mike Smith, Principal Planner, gave the Staff Report. We received additional comments from Lozeau Drury LLP for the Initial Study/Mitigation Negative Declaration yesterday and because of its complexity, staff and applicant will need more time to evaluate and make a determination to the next step. We are requesting to continue to a date unspecified. Rebecca Davis representing Supporters Alliance for Environmental Responsibility and is requesting the City withdraw the MND due to it may have a significant environmental impact and asking to prepare an EIR for the project. Observed wildlife of at least 50 special status species on site. Also, may have a significant human health risk impact. Requesting Planning Commission to decline and send back to staff to prepare an EIR to address these issues. Michael Morris is the Entitlement Developer for the Scheu Management Corporation, he had originally planned to answer any questions today but due to the letter received yesterday and the project being continued to a future date, we are disappointed about it, but we will deal with it, review the letter and we hope to see you next month. Craig Scheu represented the Scheu family and spoke to his family's history in Rancho Cucamonga and Upland area for 6 generations. He understands the situation but is frustrated due to the timing issue with this project. Commissioner Bryan Dopp mentioned that getting a 120-page letter in 24 hours before a meeting, it's hard to get through the material fast. It does present a lot of difficulties to make a formal decision. Looking forward to discerning the facts and sort out the differences and hoping to get to hear it in January. Chairman Guglielmo asked Attorney Nick Ghirelli, "Early on in the phase, how do you differentiate whether a project needs to be full EIR"? Page 3of6 008 CITY OF RANCHO CUCAMONR DECEMBER 11 , 2019 HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION AND PLANNING COMMISSION AGENDA MINUTES RANCHO CUCAMONGA CIVIC CENTER COUNCIL CHAMBERS 10500 CIVIC CENTER DRIVE RANCHO CUCAMONGA, CALIFORNIA Nick Ghirelli, Attorney explained what CEQA requires: If all impacts can be mitigated to a less than significant level, then a Mitigated Negative Declaration is prepared. If there is a potential impact in any of those categories, then an EIR is prepared. Moved by Commissioner Dopp, second by Vice Chair Oaxaca; carried 5-0-0 to continue to a date unspecified and a new public hearing notice will be re-advertised. E. COMMISSION BUSINESS/HISTORIC PRESERVATION AND PLANNING COMMISSION DIRECTOR'S COMMENTS: Anne McIntosh, Planning Director provided an update to the Commission and talked about the design standards for Red Hill and shared progress is being made and looking forward to draft standards for Commission to review. There are properties owners on Red Hill that are eager, and we are being diligent to get something to the Commission as soon as possible. COMMISSION ANNOUNCEMENTS: None F. ADJOURNMENT Motion by Commissioner Williams, second by Vice Chairman Oaxaca to adjourn the meeting; carried 5-0-0. Adjourned to Rains room for the Workshop. 7:25pm I, 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 December 5, 2019, seventy-two (72) hours prior to the meeting per Government Code 54954.2 at 10500 Civic Center Drive. Page 4 of 6 009 CITY . ■ . CUCAMONGA �l DECEMBER 11 , 2019 HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION AND PLANNING COMMISSION AGENDA MINUTES RANCHO CUCAMONGA CIVIC CENTER COUNCIL CHAMBERS 10500 CIVIC CENTER DRIVE RANCHO CUCAMONGA, CALIFORNIA 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. 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. The public may address the Planning Commission on any agenda item. To address the Planning Commission, please come forward to the podium located at the center of the staff table. State your name for the record and speak into the microphone. After speaking, please sign in on the clipboard located next to the speaker's podium. It is important to list your name, address and the agenda item letter your comments refer to. Comments are generally limited to 5 minutes per individual. If you wish to speak concerning an item not on the agenda, you may do so under"Public Comments." There is opportunity to speak under this section prior to the end of the agenda. Any handouts for the Planning Commission should be given to the Planning Commission Secretary for distribution to the Commissioners. A copy of any such materials should also be provided to the Secretary to be used for the official public record. All requests for items to be placed on a Planning Commission agenda must be in writing. Requests for scheduling agenda items will be at the discretion of the Commission and the Planning Director. AVAILABILITY OF STAFF REPORTS Copies of the staff reports or other documentation to each agenda item are on file in the offices of the Planning Department, City Hall, located at 10500 Civic Center Drive, Rancho Cucamonga, California 91730. These documents are available for public inspections during regular business hours, Monday through Thursday, 7:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., except for legal City holidays. Page 5of6 010 CITY OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA DECEMBER 111 2019 HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION AND PLANNING COMMISSION AGENDA MINUTES RANCHO CUCAMONGA CIVIC CENTER COUNCIL CHAMBERS 10500 CIVIC CENTER DRIVE RANCHO CUCAMONGA, CALIFORNIA APPEALS Any interested party who disagrees with the City Planning Commission decision may appeal the Commission's decision to the City Council within 10 calendar days. Any appeal filed must be directed to the City Clerk's Office and must be accompanied by a fee of $3,114 for all decisions of the Commission. (Fees are established and governed by the City Council). Please turn off all cell phones while the meeting is in session. Copies of the Planning Commission agendas, staff reports and minutes can be found at www.CityofRC.us. Page 6of6 011 CITY OF ! CUCAMONGA 100 DECEMBER 11 , 2019 PLANNING COMMISSION WORKSHOP AGENDA MINUTES RAINS ROOM RANCHO CUCAMONGA CIVIC CENTER 10500 CIVIC CENTER DRIVE RANCHO CUCAMONGA, CALIFORNIA A. 7:00 P.M. - CALL TO ORDER 7:55pm Pledge of Allegiance Roll Call: Chairman Guglielmo x_ Vice Chairman Oaxaca x_ Commissioner Dopp x_ Commissioner Morales x Commissioner Williams x Additional Staff Present: Nick Ghirelli, Assistant City Attorney, Tabe van der Zwaag, Associate Planner Anne McIntosh, Planning Director, Mike Smith, Principal Planner; Brian Sandona, Senior Civil Engineer, Elizabeth Thornhill, Executive Assistant. David Eoff, Sr. Planner. B. PUBLIC COMMUNICATIONS This is the time and place for the general public to address the Historic Preservation Commission or Planning Commission on any item listed or not listed on the agenda. State law prohibits the Commission from addressing any issue not previously included on the Agenda. The 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 individual 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. Chairman Guglielmo opened the public communications. Seeing none, closed. Page 1 of 8 012 CITY OF • • R DECEMBER 11 , 2019 PLANNING COMMISSION WORKSHOP AGENDA MINUTES RAINS ROOM RANCHO CUCAMONGA CIVIC CENTER 10500 CIVIC CENTER DRIVE RANCHO CUCAMONGA, CALIFORNIA C. DISCUSSION ITEMS PLANNING COMMISSION C1. Pre-Application Review DRC2019-00896 — Lewis Management Corporation — A request for a Pre-Application Review of a proposed mixed-use development of 643 for- rent apartments and 12,425 square-feet of commercial floor area on a vacant, 17.1-acre site consisting of six parcels within the Mixed Use Financial, Restaurants, Residential (MFC) District, Terra Vista, Planned Community, located at the northwest corner of Foothill Boulevard and Milliken Avenue; APNs: 1077-422-51, -55, -98, and -99 and 1090-121-38, and -39. David Eoff, Sr. Planner, gave a presentation of the project site(copy on file). He stated tonight we will focus mostly on three-story walk ups but will be able to answer any questions you may have about the four-story wrap building with any concerns or comments. Commissioner Williams asked about the interior of the apartment- is it one long hall with just doors? David Eoff answered yes, it's a long corridor. Mentioned that Brian Jacobson will discuss further in more detail after presentation. Commissioner Dopp asked about the four-story wrap with the residential units, will some of them be looking out at the parking lot interior? David Eoff replied no, there is a wall. They will not have any windows looking into the parking structure. There is a corridor separating the structure from the apartments. Mike Smith, Principal Planner, provided some background and contents how we arrived at this particular project and the City's overall vision. Making sure we are providing a diverse housing options for the community. One way is to start looking at mixed-use development. Also, the proximity of this location (Foothill Blvd. and Milliken Ave.) within the City to get people to drive less so all the amenities are close by where they live whether it be a commercial or workplace destination. Expectations by the City is that the wrap building has to be part of this project. It cannot be separated or cannot be something that happens 20 years down the road or not at all. At some point be built along with this project in the future Page 2of8 013 CITY OF • • R DECEMBER 11 , 2019 PLANNING COMMISSION WORKSHOP AGENDA MINUTES RAINS ROOM RANCHO CUCAMONGA CIVIC CENTER 10500 CIVIC CENTER DRIVE RANCHO CUCAMONGA, CALIFORNIA so it operates as a unified development. This project will be a contributor to the City's overall vision. Brian Jacobson, Vice President Lewis Mgmt. Corp., introduced his staff before giving his presentation. Addressing points of what they have done with regard to pedestrian safety, realigned and made sure to fill in some of the gaps with crosswalks and adding a wider sidewalk. Also, revised some of the parking, redesigning to add additional parking because they wanted to reduce some of the spaces along interior streets and replace with landscape. Also, changed to angled parking, formerly was per-particular head in parking. Chairman Guglielmo asked if they lost the fitness center. Brian Jacobson replied, at the base of the wrap building, the commercial spaces being too broken up at the Plaza. They significantly revised that. Discussed using a portion of that for the fitness amenity. Serving two purposes; 1) it helps address the challenges on the siding and 2) it also guarantees we will have activity in that commercial space along Foothill Blvd. with people working out and believe it will help the marketing factor in that space. Also, creating a little plaza area through landscaping elements to again make those entrances into the building more identifiable. They are pleased staff likes the architecture style they landed on. This modern farm, it's around a lot now and very popular especially in mixed-use type settings. With regard to landscaping comments, it has been enhanced. Staff wanted landscaping to feel more urban, more paving, more plaza type feel at the corner. Rick and his team have started exploring ways to do that. They are hitting all of the key amenities that are market and demographic like and expected in a modern community. They intend to have a beautiful roof deck on the top of the four-story wrap building. By mixing the amenities, they are really encouraging folks, regardless which product they are living in, give them opportunity to interact with neighbors. Commissioner Williams asked regarding the parking - will there be breaks or will there be a long street of solid cars? Brian Jacobson replied, about every 4 stalls there is landscape and a tree at the end of it and drive-isle part. Page 3of8 014 CITY OF • • R DECEMBER 11 , 2019 PLANNING COMMISSION WORKSHOP AGENDA MINUTES RAINS ROOM RANCHO CUCAMONGA CIVIC CENTER 10500 CIVIC CENTER DRIVE RANCHO CUCAMONGA, CALIFORNIA Commissioner Morales asked about the four-story parking structure. It's open on north side and looks like there's grass. Are you able to fit in cypress trees similar to Victoria Gardens parking structure? Is it possible to fit in for visual? Brian Jacobson replied in the green area that is shown, it's designed that way to keep the parking structure open in such a way it does not have to be mechanically ventilated. That really achieves two objectives; it's less expensive and less difficult to maintain and it does draw light down into it. Commissioner Morales asked about the plaza area on Foothill Boulevard, is there going to be art work like Route 66 or a monument? Brian Jacobson replied we do have an art requirement. How they are going to meet that has not yet been defined. If that is an important element that the Commissioners would like to see, similar to the Resort where we designed the art pieces and became street furniture, we are certainly open to that. Commissioner Oaxaca asked, was there any consideration of taking the commercial portion and wrapping the corner and bring it up on Milliken at any extent? Brian Jacobson replied the primary concern and challenge is it's just further and further from available parking. It makes the commercial space more attractive. It gives us flexibility when trying to occupy the commercial space. Commissioner Oaxaca stated he can tell that they already have some interface between the walk-up fronts and sidewalks and it would be nice when you are ready to get a more of a ground level or a 3D regiment and what that interface looks like. Brian Jacobson replied, this edge is from a constructability stand point, it's the most challenging because there is a pretty good grade fall. They will be working more closely to figure out the best way to accommodate that grade change, how to create attractive landscaping slopping and walkways. Once they define that better, they will be able to create sections and give an ideal during the DRC process of what this will look like. Commissioner Dopp thanked the Lewis Homes and team for putting together and taking a lot of time to deliberate about the thought they put into a project like this. Mentioned the roof Page 4of8 015 CITY OF RANCHO • R DECEMBER 11 , 2019 PLANNING COMMISSION WORKSHOP AGENDA MINUTES RAINS ROOM RANCHO CUCAMONGA CIVIC CENTER 10500 CIVIC CENTER DRIVE RANCHO CUCAMONGA, CALIFORNIA deck can potentially provide that extra element for recreation. Suggested to maybe look at different color palates other than white. Brian Jacobson mentioned that they have a lot of exploration and additional work to do on refining what the buildings will look like. Commissioner Dopp continued stating that he is concerned with the scope of this size about traffic pattern, not walkability but vehicles from a peek standpoint you may have too many people leaving the parking unit at the same time with 650 units that maybe 800 different cars leaving this project at some point, you might end up with an issue. Brian Jacobson stated they will be doing a significant analysis on all sorts of issues, as this gets further along. Traffic is a big concern. They will do an extensive analysis on the traffic related issues. Mentioned the parking garage has two exits and entrees which will facilitate during high traffic time. Randall Lewis added, they are getting a lot of healthcare workers. People working swing/ night shift and with all of their projects, they encourage homebased businesses and telecommuters. Commissioner Dopp lastly regarding the interior walkway for a lot of these units, he encourages maybe turn a least a couple of units where you have the doors facing the walkway/exterior on Church Street facing the North or main three block facing the South to allow extra opportunities for interaction and people to get out rather than being confined to an open space. Commissioner Williams asked about accommodation for handicap accessibility. Brian Jacobson answered that all the ground floor units on the three story walk up/ground buildings are required to be accessible to their front door and are elevator served. Commissioner Williams stated she is pleased to know they have smaller units for lower rent and asked what is the average unit size? Brian Jacobson answered, the overall average unit size on both product types are 792 sq. ft. Studios range 513— 600 sq. ft. The average in the ground walk up building is 715 sq. ft. Page 5of8 016 CITY OF • • R DECEMBER 11 , 2019 PLANNING COMMISSION WORKSHOP AGENDA MINUTES RAINS ROOM RANCHO CUCAMONGA CIVIC CENTER 10500 CIVIC CENTER DRIVE RANCHO CUCAMONGA, CALIFORNIA Chairman Guglielmo stated this is a completely different layout and is appreciative this is more consistent with the new direction of the City. The new innovation and urban style living. Commented they listened to the City and made a ton of great additions and modifications. Asked the question about the front entry/loop area and supported that it be a dedicated uber lift type pickup area. Brian Jacobson answered they have not defined the ride/pickup location yet but stated they do incorporate those in all their communities now. Commissioner Williams stated that regarding the Senior's and subsidized housing. Commented that something like this looks like a fun place to live and they can accommodate nicely and she likes the idea of having smaller units. As a recap Mike Smith, Principal Planner summarized the comments for the purpose of staff to work with the applicants, so we all are hearing the same thing: • General consensus - Commissioners are all fine with the Architecture • Concern was the color white—look into something different • Applicants alone - come back to PC slightly refined • Parking/traffic will all be analyzed • Integration of the Arts - Chairman Guglielmo mentioned to give them more leeway on choosing their own style. - Randall Lewis stated they have a brand but just don't know what it is yet. Something that will speak to customers and what they will relate to. Stated that the City might be ready for something new. - Commission agreed that it doesn't need to have a Route 66 theme. F. ADJOURNMENT Moved by Commissioner Dopp, second by Commissioner Williams to adjourn the meeting; carried 5-0-0. Adjourned at 9:10pm Page 6of8 017 CITY . ■ . CUCAMONGA �l DECEMBER 11 , 2019 PLANNING COMMISSION WORKSHOP AGENDA MINUTES RAINS ROOM RANCHO CUCAMONGA CIVIC CENTER 10500 CIVIC CENTER DRIVE RANCHO CUCAMONGA, CALIFORNIA I, 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 December 5, 2019, seventy-two (72) hours prior to the meeting per Government Code 54954.2 at 10500 Civic Center Drive. 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. NFORMATION 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. The public may address the Planning Commission on any agenda item. To address the Planning Commission, please come forward to the podium located at the center of the staff table. State your name for the record and speak into the microphone. After speaking, please sign in on the clipboard located next to the speaker's podium. It is important to list your name, address and the agenda item letter your comments refer to. Comments are generally limited to 5 minutes per individual. If you wish to speak concerning an item not on the agenda, you may do so under"Public Comments." There is opportunity to speak under this section prior to the end of the agenda. Any handouts for the Planning Commission should be given to the Planning Commission Secretary for distribution to the Commissioners. A copy of any such materials should also be provided to the Secretary to be used for the official public record. All requests for items to be placed on a Planning Commission agenda must be in writing. Requests for scheduling agenda items will be at the discretion of the Commission and the Planning Director. Page 7of8 018 CITY OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA DECEMBER 111 2019 PLANNING COMMISSION WORKSHOP AGENDA MINUTES RAINS ROOM RANCHO CUCAMONGA CIVIC CENTER 10500 CIVIC CENTER DRIVE RANCHO CUCAMONGA, CALIFORNIA AVAILABILITY OF STAFF REPORTS Copies of the staff reports or other documentation to each agenda item are on file in the offices of the Planning Department, City Hall, located at 10500 Civic Center Drive, Rancho Cucamonga, California 91730. These documents are available for public inspections during regular business hours, Monday through Thursday, 7:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., except for legal City holidays. APPEALS Any interested party who disagrees with the City Planning Commission decision may appeal the Commission's decision to the City Council within 10 calendar days. Any appeal filed must be directed to the City Clerk's Office and must be accompanied by a fee of $3,114 for all decisions of the Commission. (Fees are established and governed by the City Council). Please turn off all cell phones while the meeting is in session. Copies of the Planning Commission agendas, staff reports and minutes can be found at www.CitvofRC.us. Page 8of8 019 CITY OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA l STAFF REPORT DATE: January 8, 2020 TO: Chairman and Members of the Planning Commission FROM: Anne McIntosh, AICP, Planning Director SUBJECT: Status of the General Plan Update DISCUSSION: Planning Director will give a verbal report on the General Plan update to the Commission. The Commission may use this opportunity to ask questions, have discussion, or provide comments on the General Plan update project. 020 CITY OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA (r((C- STAFF REPORT DATE: January 8, 2020 TO: Chairman and Members of the Planning Commission FROM: Anne McIntosh, AICP Planning Director INITIATED BY: Mike Smith, Principal Planner SUBJECT: ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT AND DESIGN REVIEW DRC2018-00912 — PHELAN DEVELOPMENT - A request to develop an 11.73 acre site with three (3) industrial/warehouse buildings totaling 236,534 square feet within the General Industrial (GI) District, located on the north side of 9t" Street, west of Vineyard Avenue, at 8768 9t" Street— APN: 0207-262-28, -35, -36, -41, and - 42. Related file: Minor Exception DRC2019-00205. A Mitigated Negative Declaration of environmental impacts has been prepared for consideration. ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT AND MINOR EXCEPTION DRC2019- 00205 — PHELAN DEVELOPMENT - A request to reduce the required 45' setback adjacent to residential to 41' in conjunction with a proposal to develop the site with three (3) industrial/warehouse buildings totaling 236,534 square feet within the General Industrial (GI) District, located on the north side of 9tn Street, west of Vineyard Avenue, at 8768 9t" Street—APN: 0207-262-28, -35, -36, -41, and -42. Related file: Design Review DRC2018-00912. A Mitigated Negative Declaration of environmental impacts has been prepared for consideration. RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends that the Planning Commission public hearing for Design Review DRC2018- 00912 and Minor Exception DRC2019-00205 be Continued to the Planning Commission January 22, 2020. PROJECT REVIEW BACKGROUND: The subject applications were included in the agenda of items that were to be reviewed by the Planning Commission at a public hearing that was scheduled for January 8, 2020. Thirty (30) days in advance of the public hearing, the City advertises the public hearing with a regular legal advertisement in the newspaper, posted notices on the project site, and mailed notices to all property owners within a 660-foot radius of the project site. Due to an error, the site was not posted and the notices were not mailed. As a result, the City cannot conduct the public hearing for the project on January 8, 2020 as originally scheduled. There is also an environmental assessment associated with the project and a minimum 30-day notification period is required prior to the public hearing. The City will re-notice the public hearing PLANNING COMMISSION STAFF REPORT DR DRC2018-00912 AND ME DRC2019-00205 — PHELAN DEVELOPMENT January 8, 2020 Page 2 and conduct it on January 22, 2020). Therefore, Staff is requesting a Continuance of the advertised public hearing to January 22, 2020. RANCHOCITY OF ■ . ► STAFF REPORT DATE: January 8, 2020 TO: Chairman and Members of the Planning Commission FROM: Anne McIntosh, AICP, Planning Director INITIATED BY: Sean McPherson, AICP, Senior Planner Dat Tran, Assistant Planner SUBJECT: DESIGN REVIEW DRC2019-00502 — GCA LAND - A request for site plan and architectural review of 6 single-family residences on 3.19 acres of land within the Very Low (VL) Residential District (1-2 dwelling units per acre) at the northeast corner of Sapphire Street and Brittany Lane; APNs: 1061-691-22 through 27. This item is 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. RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends that Design Review DRC2019-00502 be Continued to the Planning Commission public hearing on January 22, 2020 due to a noticing error. PROJECT REVIEW AND BACKGROUND: Notices were mailed out for the subject project on December 23, 2019 and a notice was published in the Inland Valley Daily Bulletin on December 20, 2019. On January 2, 2020, a resident within the 660-foot radius of the project area informed staff that the mailed notice they had received was for another project. Upon receiving this information, staff reviewed our records and confirmed that incorrect notices were erroneously sent to property owners within the 660-foot radius. Development Code Section 17.14.050(B) requires that "...not less than ten days before the scheduled date of a hearing, public notice shall be given of such hearing in the manner listed below. The notice shall state the date, time and place of hearing, identify the hearing body, and provide a general description of the matter to be considered and the real property which is the subject of the hearing." As Development Code Section 17.14.050(B) requires a ten-day noticing period, there was not enough time to mail correct notices to all required recipients between staff learning of the error and the advertised public hearing date. Because of this issue, the City cannot conduct the public hearing for the project on January 8 as originally scheduled. Consequently, staff is requesting a Continuance of the advertised public hearing to January 22, 2020. 023 RANCHOCITY OF ■ . ► STAFF REPORT DATE: January 8, 2020 TO: Chairman and Members of the Planning Commission FROM: Anne McIntosh, AICP, Planning Director INITIATED BY: Dat Tran, Assistant Planner SUBJECT: DESIGN REVIEW DRC2018-00430— RC STORE MAINTENANCE -A request for site plan and architectural review of an industrial building totaling 25,399 square feet on 1.87 acres of land located east of Vineyard Avenue and north of 811 Street in the General Industrial (GI) District; APN: 0209-013-13, -43, -44. This item is 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. RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends that Design Review DRC2018-00430 be Continued to the Planning Commission public hearing on January 22, 2020 due to a noticing error. PROJECT REVIEW AND BACKGROUND: Notices were mailed out for the subject project on December 23, 2019 and a notice was published in the Inland Valley Daily Bulletin on December 20, 2019. On January 2, 2020, a resident informed staff that the mailed notice they had received was for another project. Upon receiving this information, staff reviewed our records and confirmed that incorrect notices were erroneously sent to property owners within the 660-foot radius. Development Code Section 17.14.050(B) requires that "...not less than ten days before the scheduled date of a hearing, public notice shall be given of such hearing in the manner listed below. The notice shall state the date, time and place of hearing, identify the hearing body, and provide a general description of the matter to be considered and the real property which is the subject of the hearing." As Development Code Section 17.14.050(B) requires a ten-day noticing period, there was not enough time to mail correct notices to all required recipients between staff learning of the error and the advertised public hearing date. Because of this issue, the City cannot conduct the public hearing for the project on January 8 as originally scheduled. Consequently, staff is requesting a Continuance of the advertised public hearing to January 22, 2020. 024