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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1998/04/22 - Agenda Packet - Adj WorkshopCITY OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA PLANNING COMMISSION WORKSHOP AGENDA WEDNESDAY APRIL 22, 1998 8:30 PM Rancho Cucamonga Civic Center Rains Room 10500 Civic Center Drive Rancho Cucamonga, California I. CALL TO ORDER Roll Call Chairman Barker __ Vice Chairman McNiel __ Commissioner Bethel __ Commissioner Macias __ Commissioner Tolstoy __ I1. OLD BUSINESS A. PRE-APPLICATION REVIEW 98-02 - HMC GROUP - A request to construct two 10,000 square foot dental office buildings on 2 acres of land in the Haven Avenue Overlay of the Industrial Area Specific Plan, located on the east side of Haven Avenue north of Jersey Boulevard - APN: 209.491-08. III. NEW BUSINESS B. PRE-APPLICATION REVIEW 98-03 - MARRIOTT INTERNATIONAL - Consideration of a three-story senior assisted living facility with 164 beds, located on 5.4 acres of land at the southeast corner of Haven Avenue and Church Street -APN: 1077-421-10 and 33. IV. PUBLIC COMMENTS This is the time and place forthe genera/public to address the Commission. Items to be discussed here are those which do not already appear on this agenda. V. ADJOURNMENT The Planning Commission has adopted Administrative Regulations that set an 11:00 p.m. adjournment time. If items go beyond that time, they shall be heard only with the consent of the Commission. 1, Gail Sanchez, Planning Commission Secretary of the City of Rancho Cucamonga, or my designee, hereby certify that a true, accurate copy of the foregoing agenda was posted on April 16, 1998, at least 72 hours prior to the meeting per Government Code Section 54964.2 at 10500 Civic Center Drive, Rancho Cucamonga. / Page 2 VICINITY MAP i__l I ::':+:':: ':':':'::+: *': "':':+:':':':+:': | ,,,- ,,~.. li::!! ii::i::~/ al::i::!::i iiiii::::iiiiiiii!l :::: I I - % ,~ ~ ,r-J ............. , ,r () · k CITY HALL CITY OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA PROFILE: MARRIO'R' INTERNATIONAL, INC.* Maffiott International became a public company in October 1993, when Mardott Corporation split into two separate companies. Today, Mardott International manages lodging and service businesses, and its operations in 50 states and 23 countries generate annual sales of over $10.2 billion. The company has over225,000 employees. Mardott International owns the trademarks, trade names, reservation, and franchise systems that were formedy owned by Marriott Corporation. The new company has two operating groups. Its divisions are leaders in their respective businesses, and enjoy strong customer preference. Marriott Lodging encompasses the company's four hotel management divisions: Marriott Hotels, Resorts, and Suites manages or franchises 299 full-service hotels; Courtyard, the company's moderate pdce lodging division (286 hotels); Residence Inn, the leader in the extended stay segment (223 inns); and Fairfield Inn, Marriott's economy lodging division (284 inns). In total, the group manages or franchises 1184 hotels with over 227,000 rooms. Mardott Lodging also includes Mardott Vacation Club Intemational, which operates 31 vacation ownership properties with over 70,000 interval owners. In Apdl 1995, Marriott International acquired a 49% equity interest in The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company LLC, which owns the Ritz-Cadton business assets-including management agreements, trademarks, and trade name. Mardott has the dght to purchase the remaining equity interest over the next several years. The Ritz-Carlton system currently includes 21 city hotels and 10 resorts in six countries, totaling over 10,300 rooms. Mardott's Service Group has three principal divisions: Marriott Management Services, with over 3,300 accounts, provides food and facilities management for business, education, and health care clients; Marriott Senior Living Services manages 75 retirement communities offedng independent and assisted living for older Amedcens, and Mardott Distribution Services provides food and related products to the company's operations and extemal clients through thirteen distribution centers. J.W. Marriott, Jr. is Chairman and CEO, and William J. Shaw is President Marriott International. Executive Vice Presidents include Joseph Ryan, General Counsel; Michael A. Stein, Chief Financial Officer, William R. Tiefel, President, Marriott Lodging, and Paul Johnson, President of Mardott Senior Living Services. Maffiott Intemational is listed on the New York Stock Exchange, under the ticker symbol MAR. * Statistics as of December 31, 1996 February 1997 ,FRONT ELEVATION ' ASSISTED LIVING FACILITY BUILDING ELEVATION BRIGHTON GARDENS CAMARILLO, CALIFORNIA FOR MARRIOTT SENIOR LIVING SERVICES, INC. City of Rancho Cucamonga Archkec(ure Planning Commission Planning 10500 Civic Center Drive In[erior Design Rancho Cucamonga, CA Dear Commissioners: At the direction of Brad Buller, and in response to comments received in a Preliminary Review on Wednesday, January 28th, we are hereby resubmitting Rancho Cucamonga Professional Office Building for your consideration and comment. Sincerely, HMC GROUP Architecture Division Paul R. Len~:,'AIA~(~ Senior Associate PRL:jf San Dieg,., 3270 Inland EmpZre Ontario ITEM A F_~: -,-,, }L&NCHO December 17,997 City ofRancho Cucamonga Planning Commission Dear Commissioners, In 1988, Rancho Dental Group, opened a professional Dental practice in the City of Rancho Cucarnonga. For the pat nine years we have been providing dental services from this office for the citizens of Rancho Cucarnonga and the surrounding area. Our services have been ,,veil received and the practice has g'rown considerably. We have now outgrown our current offices which are in leased space. As a result of our growth, we need to expand and because of the size of building that will accommodate our current needs and allow for future growth, we felt it would be best to build our own building. We set out to find a suitable piece of land on the Haven corridor as that is where our existing office is located. We were successful and have purchased the parcel which is the subject of this application. It is our plan to build two 10,000 sq. ft. buildings, one of which will house our dental practice and the other would be available for some other professional practice or other type of office. - We will master plan the entire site which is 2 acres. In addition, we will install the drives, landscaping, parking and also construct one of the 10,000 sq. ft buildings. Because of the nature of our practice it is very difficult to locate it in a multi story building. The obvious resistance of patients to go to upper floors for dental services necessitates a ground floor location. In addition, we really prefer to be the sole user of our building with no desire to share the facilities with tenants in upper floors. ITEM A For these reasons we are requesting your consideration in authorizing a single story development on this land. Other extenuating circumstances include the size of the parcel which really doesn't facilitate a large multi-story building, and the fact that single story structures already exist on adjoining properr>,. We have developed an elevation which is considerably taller in design than that normally associated with a one story structure which we trust will compensate for the requested one story structure. Please refer to the enclosed drawings. Additionally, we would request your special consideration because we are an existing, long term business in your town and this project is for our use. We are not an out of town developer who is simply looking to build income properly for the lowest price and the best return. We plan on making a substantial investment in this facility to create a structure that will be a source of pride to the City. and to our patients. This will be our permanent home as we continue to serve Rancho Cucarnonga. Sincerely, Enclosure CITY OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES Adjourned Meeting January28, 1998 Chairman Barker called the Adjourned Meeting of the City of Rancho Cucamonga Planning Commission to order at 8:30 p.m. The meeting was held in the Room at Rancho Cucamonga Civic Center, 10500 Civic Center Drive. Rancho Cucamonga, California. ROLL CALL. COMMISSIONERS: PRESENT: David Barker, William Bethel, Rich Macias, Peter Tolstoy ABSENT: Larry McNiel STAFF PRESENT: Brad Buffer, City Planner; Dan James, Senior Civil Engineer; Brent Le Count, Associate Planner NEW BUSINESS A. PRE-APPLICATtON REVIEW 97-07 - HMC GROUP - A request to construct two 10,000 square foot dental office buildings on 2 acres of land in the Haven Avenue Overlay of the Industrial Area Specific PIan. located on the east side of Haven Avenue north of Jersey Boulevard - APN: 209-491-08. Brad Bullet, City Planner, explained the purpose and goals of the Pro-Application Review process. ;,.Illford Harrison, representative for Hospitality Dental Associates, presented the reasons for requesting one story buildings rather than multi-story. He indicated that the subiect property had been foreclosed on twice in the recent past because other developers had been unable to meet the multi-story requirement. He stated that. in his experience, dental patients do not like to have to use stairs to access upper floors of a dental offqce and would rather visit a one story office. He said one of the buildings would be occupied by his dental office and ,the other is intended to be leased to an orlhodontic outfit. He felt that multi-story development is not feasible since the site is not a typical corner lot with left hand turn access off of Haven. Paul Lentz, Architect. indicated that the design intent is to provide a multi-story appearance even though the buildings are actually one story by raising the parapets to 25 feet and through use of a 35 to 40 foot high tower element. He thought the site is too small to reasonably accommodate multi- story development. He said other parcels to the south are also too small for multi-story buildings because it would be cost prohibitive to construct small footprint, multi-story buildings. Brent Le Count, Associate Planner, commented on the intent of the Haven Avenue Overlay to encourage a high-quality, multi-story, corporate style of development along Haven Avenue, given the gateway function of the Haven corridor linking Rancho Cucamonga with the freeway and Ontario Airport,. He indicated that, in staff's opinion, the applicant's proposal does not fully meet this intent and may not be appropriate. Commissioner Tolstoy felt the proposed architecture was unacceptable for Haven Avenue. He said that locating the parking towards the rear of the site is a positive design concept. He was not comfor[able with the concept of designing a one-story building to look like a two-story building. He thought that a one-story development could be viable as there has nat been much development activity on Haven Avenue and the corridor is not turning out the v:ay it ,,,/as originally envisioned. Mr. Buller added that the multi-story provision in the Haven Overlay is a policy statement rather than an actual code requirement and, as such, is subject to the Commission's discretion. Commissioner Bethel thought the proposed architecture is out of ptace and the low buildings would n.gt fit well with, and would be dwarfed by, the existing multi-story buildings to the nodh. He commented he has visited dental offices in five-story buildings so he was not certain that dental patients necessarily prefer single story offices, as stated by the applicant. He thought a mid-block location without left turn access off of Haven Avenue would not necessarily restrict development of the site to single story buildings. He felt a one-story building should be designed to look like a one- story building rather than attempting to mimic a two-story structure but that one-story development of this parlicular site would not be appropriate. Commissioner Macias asked what the phasing of the buildings would be. Mr. Harrison stated that the intent is to build both buildings at the same time. Commissioner Macins indicated he is not opposed to a one-story development program for the site but felt the proposed architecture is too institutional in appearance, that it looks like a school rather than a professional office building. He recommended use o~ more glazing and other elements similar to the multi-story offices to the north. Commissioner BarKer said he has also been to multi-story dental offices and is not sure that dental patients prefer one-story offices. His primary concern ,.'/as compatibility and fit with the Haven Avenue streetscape. He thought the proposed arch lecture does not appear to be compatible with the rather high quality multi-story offices to the north and he recommended architectural redosign. Mr. Buffer summarized the concerns raised by the Commissioners: the multi-story provision of the Haven Avenue Overlay is poIicy and is not necessarily mandatory, a one-story development is possible but that is will take very high quality architec ure o "so "the concept parking in the rear is a desirable feature, developmen[ of the site mus~ fit into the context, the existing multi-story office buildings to the north set a precedent for high quality o~ design that should be matched by development of the site, phasing o~ the development is critical, and architecture is critical. PUBLIC COMMENTS There were no public comments. ADJOURNMENT The Planning Commission adjourned at 9:00 p.m. Respectfully submitted. Secretary PC Adjourned Minutes -2- January 28, 1998 E:JZ:~r~LE EI'IBI/'TEEI'~Ir~B EZ::TRPE~R['~TIZ~rl Sure 200 7807 Convoy Cour~ 619/268 - 8080 San Diego, CA 92~ FAX 619 / 292 - 7432 City ofRancho Cucamonga April 7, 1998 10500 Civic Center Drive Rancho Cucamonga, CA 91729 Marriott International Brighton Gardens of Rancho Cucamono~a As a requirement of a pre-application review, I am submitting this Letter of Justification/Explanation. The above reference project is a proposed senior assisted living facility at the southeast comer of Haven Avenue and Church Street which will be a commercial operation where each person will be paying for different levels of care. The facility will be comprised as follows. · 94 beds of assisted living care - 46 studio rooms, 24 one-bedroom and 12 two-bedroom · 25 beds of Alzheimer's care - 2I private and 2 semi-private rooms · 45 beds of skilled nursing care - 11 private and 17 semi-private rooms · Centralized kitchen and dining - every unit will not have a kitchen. The site is vacant is owned by Lewis Development Company and Western Land Properties and is currently zoned "Office Professional." The site is in the Terra Vista Community Plan and has been ~aded to pads currently covered by weeds. The proposed facility is allowed in the Office Professional zone with a Condition Use Permit. Follov'ing are compatibility issues. · Location - Within the appropriate zone. Easy access to commercial centers. · Size - The project will have approximately a 25% lot coverage and will be three stories tall in the "H" portion of the building. The skilled nursing and Alzheimer's portion will be one story. · Noise - Because of the type of facility, the noise generation will be limited to roof-top mechanical equipment, delivery trucks, and passenger car vehicular traffic. · Traffic - Base on previous traffic studies which Boyle Engineering has prepared for other Marriott senior living facilities, the average daily trip generated will be 244. This in comparison to other uses for the site is very low. ITEM B City ofRancho Cucamonga April 7, 1998 Page 2 The proposed senior living facility will fit with the surrounding for the following reasons. · Allowed use for the subject properly. · A cormmercial use adjacent to a major street. · A good transition l~om a residential to the north with an Office Professional use to the south. · Low traffic generator. Should you have any questions, please call. Boyle Engineering Corporation Mitchell A. Alderman, PE Senior Civil Engineer SD-MS0-113430,,'~l.-VLet:er to Ci:y ofRancho Cucamonga doc