The URL can be used to link to this page

Home My WebLink About2000/08/23 - Agenda Packet - Adj Wkshp CITY OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA PLANNING COMMISSION WORKSHOP AGENDA WEDNESDAY AUGUST 23, 2000 7:00 PM * Rancho Cucamonga Civic Center Rains Room 10500 Civic Center Drive Rancho Cucamonga, California I. CALL TO ORDER Roll Call Chairman McNiel Vice Chairman Macias Com. Mannerino Com. Stewart Com. Tolstoy I1. NEW BUSINESS A. PRE-APPLICATION REVIEW 00-10 - EAGLE CASPIAN ENTERPRIZES - A review of a master plan for a 12.26 acre site with approximately 93,000 square feet of commemial building area, within the Regional Related Office/Commercial (RR) District of the Victoria Planned Community, on the south side of Foothill Boulevard between the 1-15 Freeway and the future Day Creek Boulevard. II1. PUBLIC COMMENTS This is the time and place for the general public to address the commission. Items to be discussed here are those which do not already appear on this agenda. IV. ADJOURNMENT The Planning Commission 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 Commission. I, Gall 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 August 17, 2000, at least 72 hours prior to the meeting per Government Code Section 54964.2 at 10500 Civic Center Drive, Rancho Cucamonga. * Meeting will occur immediately following regular Planning Commission meeting Vicinity Map Planning Commission Workshop August 23, 2000 Hillside ~ Banyan 19th/210 Fw~ ~eline I % ~ Foothill Arrow I I 4th ~- -r- .- o ~ City of Rancho Cucamonga CITY HALL N~ PRE-APPLICATION REVIEW 00-10 Foothill Commerce Center by Eagle Caspian Enterprizes PRE-APPLICATION REVIEW 00-10- EAGLE CASPIAN ENTERPRIZER - A review of a master plan for a 12.26-acre site with approximately 93,000 square feet of commercial building area, within the Regional Related Office/Commercial (RR) District of the Victoria Planned Community, on the south side of Foothill Boulevard between the 1-15 Freeway and the future Day Creek Boulevard. Planning staff has concerns regarding the site plan's lack of cohesiveness and central design theme. The dispersion of the buildings and lack of "connections" presents a scattering affect on the overall plot. The planter along the interior north/south property line and the unlandscaped east wall of Retail Building #2 enforces a strongly implied division within the site. The site plan "reads" like three separate developments (fast food/gas, retail, and hotel). The curvilinear drive provides some central circulation, but because the uses "show their backs to each other," it doesn't provide much as a unifying element. A gateway concept (monument entry sign "Rancho Cucamonga") to the freeway and mall site should be provided with the design of this site. Architectural concepts were not included with the site plan and, therefore, staff can only discuss how features of the site plan address significant design issues. For discussion, the Planninq Commission may wish to address the followinq issues as they apply to staff's concerns - Does the site plan: · avoid parking areas that dominates the streetscape? · address the needs of both motorists and pedestrians? · create a strong entry statement? · avoid "strip-commercial" appearance? · create a feeling of "place? · provide logical planning boundaries (and phasing lines) based on site conditions, rather than being limited by individual parcel lines? · have harmonious site plan relationships, such as the potential for shared access and reciprocal parking? · does this design lend itself to complement an "urbanized" design concept being proposed for the mall site on the north side of Foothill Boulevard, opposite this site? · are there sufficient points of interest (plazas and sidewalks) to promote a unifying theme between the varying uses and structures and to encourage pedestrian movement throughout the development? PLANNING COMMISSION WORKSHOP STAFF REPORT PAR 00-10 - EAGLE CASPIAN ENTERPRIZES August 23, 2000 Page 2 The Enqineerin.q Division has provided the following comments that relate to the site plot: 1. No median opening is allowed on Foothill Boulevard between Day Creek & 1-15 Freeway. 2. Driveways on Foothill Boulevard shall be 600 feet apart and 300 feet from the intersection. 3. First median opening on Day Creek Boulevard shall be 700 feet minimum south of Foothill Boulevard. Planning staff suggestions: Staff feels there may be an inherent problem with the car wash and fast food outlets on the east portion of the site. While they are close to the freeway on and off ramps, they are difficult to reach by motorists coming off the freeway because of the median. Perhaps it would be better to site the car services and fast foods near the future street (closer "by travel distance" to the off ramp) and place the retail buildings against the freeway embankment. Such a layout could provide a strong building line (retail and hotel) along the base of the freeway oriented to the future intersection entrance to the mall. Also, it is recommended that the narrow triangular piece of land at the far southwest corner also be included in the site's master planning. -"'~_ ---~-~ .... __ .... FUTURE STREET ':' N O'l~,..-x:2'' E ,,,,.~ ; ~ ~: ' I-- ¢ '1f SITE '~"' ~ ~ ~] ~~ ~ R~L ~1 R~L ~2 VICINI~ MAP ~ ~ .~ L L~ [It! ~ ~ ...... 1i ~ ~EL TACO 2~0 ~ ~ ~ 75 ~ ~ StAL.~ ~B S~ALLS .... ~-- ~ - ---- ~ETAI~ ~ ~ ~. ~ I~ ~TA~ ~ ~Y~ SITE PLAN PRINTED' Al. 1 AUG u