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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2022/10/19 - Joint PC CC MeetingCITY OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA SPECIAL MEETING AGENDA CITY COUNCIL JOINT MEETING WITH PLANNING COMMISSION October 19, 2022 – 3:00 PM Tri­Communities­Conference Room 10500 Civic Center Drive Rancho Cucamonga, CA 91730 A. CALL TO ORDER Pledge of Allegiance Roll Call:         Mayor Michael                           Mayor Pro Tem Kennedy                           Council Members Hutchison and Scott                          Planning Commission Members:                          Chair Dopp                          Vice Chair Williams                          Commissioner Morales                          Commissioner Boling                          Commissioner Daniels B. PUBLIC COMMUNICATIONS This is the time and place for the general public to address the City Council and Planning Commission on any item listed on the agenda. State law prohibits the City Council from addressing any issue not previously included on the Agenda. The City Council and 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 Mayor, depending upon the number of individuals desiring to speak. C. ITEMS FOR DISCUSSION C1.Presentation of Development and Construction Now and In the Future.  D. ADJOURNMENT CERTIFICATION I, Linda A. Troyan, MMC, City Clerk Services Director of the City of Rancho Cucamonga, or my designee, hereby certify under penalty of perjury that a true, accurate copy of the foregoing agenda was posted on at least twenty­four (24) hours prior to the meeting per Government Code 54954.2 at City Hall: 10500 Civic Center Drive, Rancho Cucamonga, California; and on the City's website.   LINDA A. TROYAN, MMC CITY CLERK SERVICES DIRECTOR If you need special assistance or accommodations to participate in this meeting, please contact the City Clerk's Office at (909) 477­2700. 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.    CITY COUNCIL VISION STATEMENT “Our Vision is to build on our success as a world class community, to create an equitable, sustainable, and vibrant city, rich in opportunity for all to thrive.” Page 1 1 2 1 1 DATE: October 19, 2022 TO: Mayor, Members of the City Council, and Members of the Planning Commission FROM: John R. Gillison, City Manager INITIATED BY: Matthew R. Burris, AICP, LEED AP, Deputy City Manager – Community Development SUBJECT:Development and Construction Now and In The Future. RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends that the City Council and Planning Commission receive a presentation from Community Development staff on evolving development and construction trends. BACKGROUND: Rancho Cucamonga has long been known as the “City with a Plan.” Ensuring appropriate development and development that occurred in synchronization with the provision of appropriate infrastructure to support that development, was a catalyst for incorporation in 1977. More than four decades later, these values remain of critical importance to the community and the City. The recent adoption of Plan RC in 2021 incorporates these critical planning fundamentals. As a desirable place to live or work, Rancho Cucamonga has and continues to attract high levels of interest from potential new residents and business. This demand to be in Rancho Cucamonga drives innovation on the development side. As needs, tastes, and expectations change, the City finds that new development approaches which previously might have been out of reach, are often initiated in Rancho Cucamonga before such approaches become more commonplace in surrounding cities. The new General Plan, adopted in December 2021, recognized that community and market preferences have been expanding and changing; Plan RC accounts for this and charts a path forward into a new suburban/urban future with greater diversification of the City’s built environment. ANALYSIS: Plan RC documents three core community values, Health, Equity, and Stewardship. Additionally, the Plan identifies five Big Ideas that should guide all future development in the City: 1. Design for People First 2. Provide Connectivity and Accessibility 3. Create Destinations 4. Establish Rancho Cucamonga as the Cultural and Economic Hub of the Inland Empire 5. Address Environmental Justice When considering these core values and big ideas in concert with market projections and State requirements for housing planning, the community arrived at a land use strategy that focuses most new development on a few key corridors and centers in the city. This allows for some more intense urban nodes while preserving    Page 2 1 2 1 1 the quality and character of the established suburban neighborhoods which have been the cornerstone of Rancho Cucamonga for many decades. The land use plan, building types, and planned transportation network have been carefully calibrated to address the core values, deliver the Big Ideas, and provide for the next generation of a well-planned city, thereby carrying forward the same reasons why the City originally incorporated nearly 50 years ago. Since the adoption of the General Plan late in 2021, the Community Development departments have started receiving numerous proposals for new building types and building construction methods that are commonplace in more urban areas of Southern California, but which do not yet exist within the City of Rancho Cucamonga. Additionally, construction technology has begun evolving rapidly in the last 3 years and the Community Development departments are anticipating an even greater variety of new construction approaches and building types in the 18-36 months. The goal of this presentation and discussion is to inform our Elected Officials and interested community members about construction types and methods that have been used traditionally, how they are evolving in application, and what are the upcoming trending changes in the construction industry that we see coming to help meet local, state, and national goals related to greenhouse gas reduction. This presentation will also discuss the direction the community is headed with regards to corridors and areas of increased density in developments, taller buildings, vertical mixed-use buildings, and the integration of parking under and within the footprint of the building. Finally, staff will also revisit the General Plan land use-transportation strategy to provide an explanation of how the City’s transportation network will grow and evolve to manage anticipated growth within the boundaries of changes in state law.    Page 3 NOW AND IN THE FUTURE DEVELOPMENT & CONSTRUCTION To explain how to achieve highest and best use of urban land in the Inland Empire (e.g., purple spike areas), building types, sizes, parking issues, efficient density. Objectives To equip elected officials with the basic knowledge of concepts and terminology in denser development and to challenge developers to seek cost-effective ways to achieve the vision of the future urban scape in Rancho Cucamonga. Rationale Understand and embrace the emerging trends in construction materials and methods to mitigate the cost excuse Alignment with the General Plan Development Opportunities for Rancho Cucamonga Maximize Resources, Keep up with Technology, and Understand Feasibility Research / Evidence / The Why... Planning & Economic Development Jennifer Nakamura Matt Marquez Building & Safety Michael Frasure Engineering Jason Welday Key Elements PLANNING & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT A Variety of Housing Types that Meets our Community's Needs Focused New Development Maintain Single-Family Neighborhoods Interconnected Street Networks Vibrant Corridors More places to go, more things to do, and more ways to get around. Walkable Neighborhoods BUILDING & SAFETY Wood, Lumber, Timber Steel Concrete Concrete / Masonry Block TRADITIONAL METHODS OF CONSTRUCTION Concrete Bridges, Road Work, Foundations, Parking Structures Steel Heavy Framework Reinforcement Concrete Block Walls, Decorative Dividers, Warehouses Wood Making Great Strides in Use and Sustainability CONTINUED USES AND CHANGES FUTURE GOALS IN CONSTRUCTION Explore Improved & Sustainable Methods Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trips to Site, Materials Used, Waste Collection & Diversion, Reduce Impact to Adjacent Properties (Infill), Performance of Completed Buildings EVOLUTION OF WOOD PRODUCTS IN CONSTRUCTION Locally Sourced - Farmed Carbon sequestering during growth and in completed structures Light Frame - Off-Site Assembly Mass Timber - Heavy Frame WOOD USES & PRODUCTS Light Wood Frame Off-Site Manufacturing Mass Timber - Heavy Frame Work Pre-fabricated - Modular Inefficiency of Light Wood / Stick Framing OFF-SITE MANUFACTURING "THE FACTORY" Controlled Quality, Environment, & Efficiency Complete Collection of Waste Potential to Use Clean Energy WOOD PRODUCT / COMPONENTS Prefabricated Walls, Panels, Floors, Roofs01 Pre-Manufactured Modules, Cubes, Rooms, Sections02 Complete Units Delivered to Site03 AVERAGE 3-5% COST SAVINGS AVERAGE 10-20% TIME SAVINGS IMPROVED SITE ✅ Grading, Foundations, Utilities remain the same ✅ Component delivered in large sections = Fewer Trips ✅ Reduced Project Timeframes = Faster Assembly ✅ Cleaner Project Sites = Less Waste, Debris ✅ Controlled Quality TALL BUILDING CONSTRUCTION Up to 3 Stories LOW-RISE Up to 7 Stories MID-RISE Up to 18 Stories HIGH-RISE CONCRETE & STEEL WITH EVOLVING APPLICATIONS OF WOOD CONCRETE & STEEL WITH EVOLVING APPLICATIONS OF WOOD MASS TIMBER MANUFACTURING TREES / LUMBER / LAMINATED / MASS TIMBER ✅ Farmed Locally ✅ Harvested 5-8 Years ✅ Chipped and Formed to Exacting Sizes and Shapes ✅ Meets or Exceeds Seismic Design Criteria Up to 18 Stories ✅ Sequesters Carbon from Seedling to Finished Product MASS TIMBER CONSTRUCTION EMERGING METHODS TO BUILD 5-18 STORIES EFFICIENTLY & SUSTAINABLY Maximum Allowable Height Light-Frame Wood: 5 Stories Concrete Podiums can increase up to: 7 Stories Mass Timber can be used up to: 18 Stories COMBINED MATERIALS CONCRETE + STEEL + WOOD Concrete: Foundations, Underground Parking, Walkways Steel: Parking Structures, Mechanical Rails & Shafts Wood: Framing, Partitions, Living/Office Units, Interior and Exterior Finishes, Superstructure "THE WRAP" CONCEPT Typically-- Concrete Foundation, Steel Superstructure/Parking Wood Frame Wrap/Façade around exterior, Living/Retail Built as two separate structures: (1) Concrete/Steel "Core" + (2) Wood "Band" Surrounding ENGINEERING THE PROBLEM Development is coming Induced demand leads to build-fill-build cycle Speed Heat Island Effect Inhospitable to Other Modes Maintenance Costs Unintended consequences The Solution... Switch from a one-size- fits-all focus to a layered network Slower local trips allow for more efficient use of space (bikes and peds) Create a more hospitable environment Longer trips allows for through movements and transit (more space efficient per seat) Benefits Affordable design and construction methods Efficient flow of traffic and use of localized amenities Public Safety (Response Times) Improved Air Quality and Reduced Greenhouse Gases EXPECTED RESULTS... Increased Land Value Attracting Quality Businesses Improved Public Health QUESTIONS?