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AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY ~ OF TME CITY OF ~
~, C. AT.TF'~F/A, APPROVING TERRA VISTA (X~
PIAN ~ 94-01, AM~DIN3 ~{E IAND USE MAP FRCM
OFFICE PROFESSIC~L TO ~ ~ F~R 25 ACRES
~ ~a~OF - APN: 1077-421-58 AND 63.
1. On May 11, 1994, ara continued to May 25, and June 22, 1994, the
Planning c~.,assion of the City of Rand~ ~ conducted duly noticed
public hearings with resp~ to the above-referenced Tetra Vista C~unity
Plan Amendment. Following the conclusio~ of said public hearings, the
Planning C~mmission adopted Resolution No. 94-57, t~ re3mmendin~ that
the City Council adopt Tetra Vista C~a~unity Plan Amendment No. 94-01.
2. On July 6, 1994, the City Council of the City of Rancho O~mc~ga
conducted a duly noticed public hearing and concluded said hearing prior to
adoption of this Ordinance.
3. All legal prerequisites ~ricr to the adoption of this Ordinance
have occurred.
The City Council of the 9ity of Rancho O~n~ga hereby crdains as
follows:
SECTION 1: This Council hereby specifies and finds that all of the
facts set forth in the Recitals, Part A, of this Ordinance are true and
S~3EION 2: The Rancho Cucamorr/a City Council finds as follows:
A) That the Planning C.-~..assion of the City of Rancho Cucamonga,
following a public hearing held in the time ara manner prescribed by law,
recommended approval of the Cc-.-.mlity Plan Text ~ hereinafter
described to the City Council. ~ City Oouncil b~-~ held a public hearing in
the time and manner prescribed by law and duly heard and considered said
recu~_ndation.
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B) That this C~Lmunity Plan Text Amendment is consistent with the
General Plan of the City ofRanchoCuc~.
C) That this C~m~unity Plan Text Amendment is consistent with the
Development Code of the City of Rancho Cucam.
D) That this C~i~unity Plan Text Amendment will have no significant
environmental impact as provided in the Negative Declaration filed herein.
SECTION 3: Based upon the facts and information contained in the
proposed Negative Declaration, together with all written and ok~al reports
included for the environmental ~ f~r the application, the City
Council finds that there is no sukstantial evidence that the project will have
a significant effect upon the env~ and adopts a Negative Declaration
based up3n the findings as follows:
A) That the Negative Declaration ba-~ been prepared in compliance
with the California Env~l Quality Act of 1970, as eraended, and the
State C~ guidelines prcm~lg~ted thereumdar; that said Negative Declaration
and the Initial Study prepared therefore reflect the independent judgment of
the City Ocuncil; and, furtbar, this Council has reviewed and cotsidereal the
information contained in said Negative Declaration with regard to the
B) Pursuant to the provisions of 'Section 753.5(c) of Title 14 of the
California COde of ~egulations, the City Council f~ as followm: In
c~nsidering the record as a whole, the Initial Study and Negative Declaration
for the project, there is no evidence that the propteed project will have
potential for an adverse impact upon wildlife resources or the habitat upon
which wildlife depends. Furtbar, based upon substantial evidence contained in
the Negative Declaration, the staff re~ and exhibits, and the information
provided to the City Council durln~ the public hearing, the City Council
hereby rebuts the presumption of~ adverse effect as set forth in Section
753.5(c-l-d) of Title 14 of the California Code of Regulations.
SECTION 4: The City Oouncil of the City of ~ Cuc~ hereby
ap~ Tetra Vista ~-~ulity Pla~ Ame~ 94-01 as refere~ in
Exhibit A, attached hereto.
SECTION 5: Within 60 days of City (buncil approval, a ~vised Tetra
the City Planner for review and approval. U~ acceptance by the City
Planner, a total of 25 bcura copies of the Plan shall be sukeitted for
distribution to the City Council, the City Clerk, the Planning C~massion and
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staff. In addition, c~e unbound original copy, and c~e execu~ble copy c~1 a
3.5-inch cc~_er diskette in a format acceptable to the City, shall be
passage at least c~ce in the Inland Valley Dailv Bulletin of O~tario,
California, and circulated in the City of Rancho Oramcrr3a, California.
PASSE3, ~, and ADO~ tb~ 20th day of July, 1994
AYES: Al~r, Gutierrez, Stout, Williams
NOES: Nc~e
i~-~
~-_hra J. ~, City Clerk
I, DEBRA J. ADAMS, CITY'CLERK of the City of Rand~ C~,
California, do hereby certify that the foregoing Ordinance w~s ~ at a
regular meeting of the Council of .t~he City of Rancho O~mnnga held ~1 the 6th
day of July, 1994, and was finally passed at a regular meeting of the City
Council of the City of Rancho Cucamonga held c~ the 20th day of July, 1994.
Executed this 21st day of July, 1994, at Rancho Cucamonga,
California.
This amendment #7 to the Terra Vista Plan is proposed · Figure III-1 Terra Vista Plan
to change the area between Spruce Avenue and Elm · Figure 111-8 Neighborhood
Avenue, Foothill Boulevard and Church Street from · Figure 111-12 Park and Greenway System
Office Use to Community Commercial uses. · Figure II1-15 Circulation Plan
· Figure II1-16 Suggested Transit Plan
AMENDED PAGES IN TERRA VISTA COMMUNITY PLAH
· Figure IV-1 Landscape Plan
~ · Figure IV-8 Likely Location of Edge
Treatment along MajOr
Figure 111-17, the Land Use Plan (page 111-23, is hereby Arterials
replaced with revised page 111-23, included in this · Figure IV-23 Greenway System Design
document. Features
· Figure IV-41 Street Intersections with
Pages 111-26 and 111-27 are hereby replaced with the Greenway and
revised pages appearing in this document. Trails
The "statistical summary" is hereby replaced with · Figure VI-2 Density Distribution Plan
revised page 111-32 appearing in this document. · Figure VI-3 As Built Land Use Progress
Plan
Desiqn Guidelines · Figure VI-4 As Built Density Distribution
Plan
Pages IV-48, IV-49, IV-50, IV-51, IV-52, IV-53, IV-57,
IV-58, and IV-59 are hereby replaced with the revised Figure IV-67 panorama of Foothill Boulevard is hereby
pages appearing in this document. Pages IV-47 and IV- amended by reference to reflect changes in Figure IV-70.
54 are unchanged but are included for clarity.
Ancillary Graphics
Any discrepancies between the balance of the
The following graphics of which the Land Use Plan is a Community Plan and the content of this Amendment are
base are hereby amended by reference to reflect the to be based on the intent of the Amendment.
same changes made in Figure II1-17 (revised page 111-23}.
(Revised 3-3-94|
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F~U~ m-~ 7 ~nsi~ Ranges of Approv~ Proje~s may va~ slightly from the
Land Use Plan s.. -~. ~.,. ~ ... ~... ~,..*- ~,~.~. ~,-~ o. ~.
p.C. ~/I I~ REVISED Ame~ment No. 1, 2, 5, 6 & 7
~ ~ 111-23
· Variety of Densities Within All I'~ahborhoods,
· Each
neJghboffiood in Terra Vista has a mix of homing types,
varying from single-family detached to multifamily
housing, allowing people from many income groups and of
differing lifestyles to live in Tetra Vista. While the
neighborhoods differ in character, no neighborhood is
entirely higher density or entirely lower density.
Commercial lend uses in the Torra Vista planned :ReddenU~
community am grouped in canters eccordlng to functional · · Rekketl · No~ta
requirements to crete convenient, efficient, and visually
pleasing environments. Most commorcial cantors are · EnteUdnnmI · Med~ RebteU F~UUes
situsted between Foothill Boulevard and Church Street FIGURE el-a; · Conmnec~
(Figure 111-2 1 ); however, neighborhood and other small Centers Concept Along Foolhal Boulevard
commercial canters can be found elsewhere in the
community to serve the morn localized and specialized
needs both of community residents and of residents in stores, supermarkets, financial institutions, and other
adjoining communities. functlone. In addition, the Community Commercial canter
can have entertainment facilities and/or restaurants. The
The various commercial lend uses in Terra Vista include: intent is that the Community Commercial parcal will cater
to a mix of uses that will make the development lively
· Community Commercial well into the night, to function as an active 'people place"
in service to the residents of Tetra Vista and the City of
· Neighborhood Commercial Rancho Cucamonga. A mum detailed description of the
Community Commercial percal in terms of design
· Recreational Commercial guidelines is provided In Chapter IV.
· Office Park The Community CommerCial oarcal on Foothill BOutyard
between Spruce and Elm Avenues will complement the
Community Commercial (CCI. The Community uses found in the Community Cornmerc~! _na_rcel to the
Commercial parcal at the corner of Foothill Boulevard and west. Many of the seme uses now found in the pa_rcal to
Haven Avenue can accommodate department store ' the west, such aS restaurants. eeereeekele. cornmunitv-
development, numerous tenant store arranged around oriented service establishments and off~-e. as well as
either an open or enclosed pedestrian mall, and other community-wide tenants reouirinq iaroe floor ar_p~e
community-oriented service establishments such as drug such as electronic stores can be accommo~lated on this
-parcel.
Neiqhborhood Commercial {NC). Two neighborhood conducive to Terra Vista residents' jogging or cycling to
commercial centers are specified in the Terra Vista the recreational commercial center, rather than driving.
Community Plan, one at the southeast corner of Milliken In the same vein, the presence of public parks and
Avenue and Base Line Road, and another at the parkways adjacent to the center allows joint use of the
northeast corner of Base Line Road and Haven Avenue. public open space. In this way, team sports and
The purpose of these centers is to provide sites for spontaneous recreational activities will be fostered --
markets, drug stores, laundromats, dry cleaners, and available to the public, regardless of residence in Terra
other neighborhoodshopsandservices. Their locations Vista. Also, as noted above, the site can also
make both centers easily accessible by automobile from accommodate some local commercial facilities.
·
all parts of Terra Vista via the loop parkway, while
offering exposure to residents in adjoining communities. Office Park (OPI. ¢)ffice Park sites are present norl~h 0f
The centers are near to extensions of the greenway Town Center Drive. The concept is that these Office
system for easy access on foot and by bicycle. Park parcels can attract professional and corporate
tenants to Rancho Cucamonga by offering high-quality
In addition to the two Neighborhood Commercial buildings in a landscaped, pedestrian-oriented
centers, some local shopping uses are permitted within environment with numerous amenities at close hand.
the Recreational Commercial site near the Millikan Ideally, many of the people populating these office
Avenue greenway underpass, and at the southeast developments would also live in Terra Vista, allowing
corner of Church Street and Orchard Avenue (MOC them to walk or cycle to work. A smaller Office Park
parcel). Convenience commercial uses may occur site, intended for professionals serving the local area, is
elsewhere as discussed in Chapter V. planned at the southwest corner of Millikan Avenue and
Base Line Road.
Recreational Commercial (RC). The recreational
commercial center site is near the geographic heart of Business Park Overlay Zone. Subject to approval of a
Terra Vista, adjacent to Millikan Avenue and Church CUP, the Business Park Overlay Zone may be used in
Street. Facilities that will be developed on the site will any area otherwise zoned for office use. The purpose
cater to a combination of indoor and outdoor, of the Business Park Overlay is to provide for multi-
recreation-oriented activities. These may include tenant projects fostering small business development.
racquetball courts, a golf driving range, batting cages, Smell business users typically require a combination of
a miniature golf course, tennis courts, health clubs, pro office and limited storage area, with the office use
shops, swimming clubs, outdoor-oriented restaurants, expanding, over time, to fill most of the building area;
lounges, health food stores, qthletic equipment for this reason, parking requirements for Business Parks
sales and service, and other functions. The shall be the same as for office parks, unless otherwise
location near the primary greenway spine (and Millikan approved by the Planning Commission.
Avenue undercrossing) makes the facilities especially 'T~t Pc._ ~Liv/E:~J~ cf/-f--C,/
REVISED An~endcnenl No. I, 3, 5, 6 & 7
J~XH16tT/-~_~ 111-27
Table 111-2 December 31, 1989
LAND USE SUMMARY Revised March 7, 1994
Midrange Number of
Gross Dwelling Units/ Dwelling Estimated Estimated
Acres Gross Acre Units Persons/ Number of
LAND USE DESIGNATION (AC) (DU/AC) (DU) Household Persons
Low Medium Density (4-8 DU/AC) 310.3 6 1825 ~ 3.43 6, 259
Medium Density {8-14 DU/AC) 300.1 9 2700 2-582 6,966
Medium High Density ( 14-24 DUIAC) 114.5 19 2118 1.52 3,219
High Density {24-30 DU/AC} 54,7 27 ]477 1.53 2.259
Subtotal (Residential) 779.6 8120 18,703
~3
Community Commercial 101.
Neighborhood Commercial 26.0
Office Park 36.4
Recreational Commercial 9.7
Mixed Use4 - Financial, Commercial, etc. 16.8
Mixed Use4- Medical, Office, etc. 21.0
Mixed Use4 - Office, Commercial, etc.
Subtotal (Commercial/Mixed Use) 252.9
A - 6
Hospital 10.0
Schools 46.0
Central Park (Proposed by General Plan)* 99.2
Parks and Trailsa 51.9
Special LandScape (Loop Median) 4.9
Flood Control/Recreation 12.4
Subtotal (Quasi-Public and Public) 224.4
MAJOR HIGHWAYSe 64.1
TOTAL 1.321,0 8120 18.703
III - 32
FOOTNOTES FOR STATISTICAL SUMMARY
TABLE 111-2
~ It is assumed that a portion of the land shown in · Major highways acreage includes half-width rights-of-
residential use will be developed in community uses way for Foothill, Haven, Rochester, Base Line east of
through the process described elsewhere in this plan. Millikan, and Millikan north of Base Line *, and full-
For this reason, 6.4 acres of Low Medium Density width rights-of-way for Millikan south of Base Line
and 3.0 acres of Medium High Density which appear
and Base Line west of Millikan.
on the Land Use Plan are excluded from the
residential dwelling calculations on the previous page. ~ With density bonuses a total of 9,338 units are
permitted in Terra Vista.
2 Household size for Medium Density residential is an
arithmetic average based on the estimated "Park and trail acreage of 51.9 shown on the Land Use
distribution of types of dwellings to be built. See SummeW and Land Use Plan {pages 111-23 and IV-15}
Chapter VI of the Terra Vista text. exceeds the 47.86 acre requirement (56.06 acres per
page VI-3 loss 8.2 acres private open space credit per
Descriptions of commercial land uses indicate the the Park Implementation Plan) by approximately four
general type of development considered. Actual acres. Trail widths and locations may change slightly
permitted land uses are enumerated in Chapter V of as developments proceed through the planning
the Terra Vista text. process, and a portion of the park land shown on
Millikan Avenue may be converted to another
Commercial acreages in Mixed Use parcels exclude "community use" (a YMCA), but in no event will
residential uses, estimated to total 6.5 acres of High public park, greenway and trail acreage fall below
Density, 18.8 acres of Medium High Density, and 9.9 47.9.
acres of Medium Density residential.
· now a part of City Park.
Specific locations for community uses are not
determined by this plan because the site size and
location desired will vary depending on the user.
However, it is estimated that 9.9 acres not included
in the tabulation of public and quasi-public acreage
will be developed in community uses. See Note 1
above.
REVISED Antendenenl No. I. 2. 6 & 7
111-34
Foothill Boulevard Centers Concept As described in the commercial land use section of
Chapter III, the Foothill Boulevard frontage has been
Special attention has been focused on the character of organized into a series of centers, each intended to
development along the southern boundary of Tere feature a unique mix of land uses, complementary
Vista, the community's frontage on Foothill Boulevard. building shapes and sizes, and distinctive character.
This special attention is warranted for the following These centers allow for many efficiencies, including:
reasons: · Shopping and business in a central location,
· Foothill Boulevard is a primary travel route in the providing maximum convenience and minimum
region; more people will be viewing Tetra Vista travel for Rancho Cucamonga residents and
from this vantage point than from any other. employees
· Since Terra Vista is at the geographical heart of · Easy access from both Foothill Boulevard and
the City of Rancho Cucamonga, views of Terra Church Street, resulting in smoother traffic flow
Vista will contribute greatly to people's and greater convenience
impressions of the City as a whole.
· Direct pedestrian access from the Terra Vista
· Land along Foothill Boulevard, by virtue of its greenway system along trails, bikeways, and
exposure to thousands of passera-by, has the sidewalks, allowing community residents to
potential of contributing substantially to the City eliminate many automobile trips
tax base if developed to its full commercial
potential. · Location on primary local and regional transit
routes, allowing convenient bus travel
· Foothill Boulevard represents a transition from
residential development north of the boulevard to · Primary vehicular access to each center from
non-residential development south of the cross-streets, ether than from Foothill Boulevard,
boulevard, and, consequently, development along allowing a smoother flow of traffic along the
Foothill Boulevard in Tetra Vista should act as a boulevard
buffer between--and should complement--these · Opportunities for the sharing of parking areas and
land uses. other facilities by complementary uses
As the design guidelines are put into effect with each The result is that the centers along Foothill
development along Foothill Boulevard, the result should Boulevard can function as true "one-stop" multi-
be a visual impression of a variety of building types and purpose attractions for areawide residents. The fact
scales, a comfortable rhythm of open and developed that the centers will be well planned, attractively
spaces, and melding of business, institutional, and landscaped, and easily identified will help to make
residential functions.
REVISED Amendment No. I i 7 I.-, -.J
IV-47
the centers the place to go rather than one or two
individual entities within them. Because of this, all
the concerns located in the centers should benefit.
The overall design concept for the centers along
Foothill Boulevard is best described by breaking down
the centers' design guidelines into the following four
components:
· Center identity and specific uses
· Access and community gateways
· Site planning and pedestrian network
· Landscape treatment
Town Center Rnm=i~ Exm?,uUve Each of these components is described below in
commumty Rataurant Park terms of how they will affect the image and
commemi Plma J appearance of Terra Vista from Foothill Boulevard.
· Meca~ l;r.,,,,-. Following this discussion are individual profiles of
Pmk . each center.
i ~ Center Identity and SpeCifiC Use~
Each center along Foothill Boulevard is intended to
1 cater to a different mix of business, office,
· commemtd · R~tmmnt~ · omc~ professional, and residential functions. For
· ofm~ · ibnks · ~ convenience, each has been identified by a
· Enlmtalnment ·amingm& ·Medical preliminary name reflecting the types of uses
m ·lteddentlal
· Om=~ currently expected to predominate within it (Figure
· R~id~ Hoq~t~ IV-63):
· oilore , Medic4d Fleated Famtlillem · Town Center
· Entmlzinmmt · Commwr, lal
FIGURE IV-63 · Commercial Park
Foothi Boulevard Cemer Identity and Pm~Vmlnant Use~ · Financial/Restaurant Area
IV-48
· Medical Park
· Executive Park
The discussion in Chapter Ill on commercial land uses
in Terra Vista described the unique mix of specific
commercial facilities in each center that complements
adjoining commercial enters yel promotes variety
and idenlity.
Access and Communitv Galewav~
~ Within the Tetra Vials community, primary
access to each of the centers along Foothill
Boulevard will be from Church Street and north-south
streets connecting Church Street with Foothill
Boulevard, as indicated diagrammatically in Figure IV-
64, The reason for this access concept is twofold:
· Smoother Traffic Flow. Anticipated traffic
levels along Foothirl Boulevard are relatively
high; the removal of primary access poinls
from Foothill Boulevard allows for smoother e~k
traffic flow along the boulevard. Left turns into ; Pek J
cenlers will generally be confined to the
intersections and locations shown, since such
movements at other than strategically spaced 1
locations can inhibit traffic flow,
· Bauer Traffic Dislribu!._bq, Access from Church '
Street and from cross sireeta Perpendicular iNN
Io Foothill Boulevard will help to dialribute traffic Prinmy Acr4e aegl GaMeRe
mere equally between Church Street and Foolhill
Boulevard than would be possible with
primary Foothill Boulevard access points
only. Tetra Vista Residents will have no need
ReVmEI)Ameedmemeo, l,S,e&7
to use Foothill Boulevard for intra-community fi~;q~ ~:':~i I;ijBi~e~ei:~ij
Irips for shopping. enteflainment, a~ ot~r ,ai~ ~..~~ ..... - .......~~
~ Gateways are anot~r major mea~ of ,:
~sm. As i~ted in Figure IV-~, there are two ~ ....~. .....
Boulevard commercial developrant. TI,, m~, ~:_~~ ........ ~~m:: ~.~:...~i
gateways occur at the cor, rs of Foothill e~vard ........... ,
w~h Millikan and Rochester Avenues. i"'~:~"'~':~"'::'~-~.~'.~'~
a~ Type III ~te~ys ~ll"have a consistent establkhmenls but ~ hidden from viw from
IreBrunt, as descried in the landscape section eartier F~thill Boulvard. T~ p~strian walkway will
in this chapter.
assu~ a circular configuration around lhe
She Planning and Pedestrian Nel~/~ Nrking area.
· In the Medical Park, as with Ihe Corerate Park,
Each cenler along Foothill ~ulevard will have a a generous o~n sp~e wilhin Ihe cards will
different appearance from Ihe bouivard within the ~ lhe f~us for buildings. Larger heallh care
context of the uniform Tetra Vista design i~ge. As f~ilitis will be set well back' from Foothill
indicated conceptuarly in Figure IV-65. t~ arra~e~nt Bouivard. A ~destrian path will lad to the
of buildings. parking areas, and ~destrian walkways is site and will, in lurn, con~ct with the trail
unique to e~h ~nter. For example: system.
· In the Town Center, smller buildings are · In the Executive Park, buildings will alternate
clustered c~se to Foodill Boukvard and ~ven from locations close to ~othill B~levard
Avenue, while more impsing co~ercial ~tio~ set well b~k from Ihe bou~vard.
struclures are sel b~k from lhe~ streets. T~ Autom~le dealerships ~d lealure small
primary Greenway spi~ le~s direclly to Ihe d~p~y pavil~ns lining F~thilf ~ulevard, with
Town Center communiW com~rc~l center a~ prima~ buildings set back from the bou~vard
to t~ east-~sl pedestrian linkage thr~gh the and serv~e ar~s orienl~ away tram view.
F~thill B~bvard centers. · The ~scaped ~trian way will ~ip
:.',~'~"-:;~::,". ~'~ '~:;~.-::~-,'.-', .............~.-.-,:r ':r~: ":':' ~' ';*'~'''' ':~:'~, ',-~' .........~3::?~, ......~ .:-:~:~buffer commrcial and ,es~tial devetop~nts.
"'~~"j~~~'~:'~ T :~'" ' "~' .~ The r~ult of th~ careful~ ~n~v~ site p~nninO,
. .~ .....:~ ~'~ P~ . caused ~ ~tai~d debits for ~ch ~ter that will
revle~
pr~r to
~ site devel~nt, s~uM ~ a
d~el~mnt pattern that u~8 scal. rhythm.
excelant
varify 1o
~vantage.
Landscaoe Treatment.. Each center has been carefully
evaluated from the standpoint of landscaping to create
Finitely Eaer, uUm an attractive, ~nicured i~ge for Terra Vis(a along
I Jl~ ~ · Tree rows ~ P ~ ude
~~ ~k ~ '. I z~ e~t ~rms ~{h
~ · viw fillerlag 8evices {p~ming and ~dges)
i~icated diagra~t~ally in Figure IV-66, trees
' ~~ ~ ymbolizing the Tetra Vista communiW will li~ Foothill
~ ~ulevard. In addit~n, e~h center along F~thill
~ ~ul~ard will ~ve a unique mix of i~scaping
trealmenls in ~nfmma~e w~h t~ builffing
arrange~nt ~thin tit site. Fo~ exampi:
· At t~ community com~rc~l center within t~
Town Center, edOe planrings will be provided to
~1 i clady ~n by motorists alo~ Foothill
ffi ~ ~, '- .... ~~. ' '.: ~:'~'-.~
IV-5 1
· In the Financial/Restaurant Plaza, the parking area would be used in conjunction with setbacks. These
will be screened from motorists on Foothill techniques, which are described elsewhere in this
Boulevard by the buildings themselves. Informal section, include:
planrings will be provided around and between the
buildings. · Specifying average setbacks (43 feet from the
curb to parking areas or buildings) in addition to
· In the Medical Park, there will be two rows of minimum setbacks, assuring that many buildings
trees, plus landscaping in the parking areas along will be set well back beyond the minimum
Foothill Boulevard. Landscaoina and low berms required distance
may also be provideo to screen parking areas
further. · Site planning guidelines for several of the parcels
along Foothill Boulevard calling for very generous
· In the Executive Park, views will open up in setbacks, taking on the image of landscaped
landscaped areas, such as between parks
medical/professional office buildings adjoining the · Berming that occurs along portions of the
Medical Park. Plantings and berms will provide boulevard frontage within the Planned
some screening where these views are not Community to soften views and screen parking
available, such as between automobile display areas
pavilions oriented toward Foothill Boulevard.
· Major "windows" into the projects periodically
· In this last regard, the setbacks for both parking along the boulevard frontage, constituting large
areas and buildings along Foothill Boulevard have setbacks in special situations.
been specially selected to address the Boulevard's
unique role as a primary travel corridor in Rancho ~ To provide an overview of the image one will
Cucamonga. have driving along Foothill Boulevard past the various
cornmerciel centers, a "panorama' of development along
the boulevard has been prepared. Figure IV-67 offers a
As noted in the section earlier in this chapter on conceptual plan of the entire Foothill Boulevard frontage
landscaping, setbacks along Foothill Boulevard from the within Terra Vista and, in conjunction with this conceptual
curb to parking areas will be 28 feet minimum (43 feet plan, a view or views of some of the major highlights
averagel, and from the curb to buildings, 38 feet
minimum (43 feet average). along the corridor. (Larger reproductions of these views
will follow.} As indicated by Figure IV-67, development
along Foothill Boulevard-acknowledging that actual
It was felt in planning the Foothill Boulevard frontage development may differ according to specific development
that the objectives of variety and visual interest would
programs but will adhere to the spirit and quality
be best sewed by a combination of techniques that portrayed-will be epitomized by variety, attractive
REVISED Aenendme.l No. I & 7 cluaterings of buildings and open spaces, and an image
IV-52 that builds on the unique heritage and qualities of the City
of Rancho Cucamonga. ~.c.~_/~.,.~/.~_f_ ~//
Commurlit y Commercial C~ente_. ~!i:~T~(}. The Furthermore, by orienling a nun~er of smaller buildings
Community Commercial nter Iotaled on ' Foothill around an open space at the corner of Foothill Boulevard
Boulevard belween Haven Avenue and Spruce Avenue will and Haven Avenue, an attraclive image of the center {and
be a one-stop commercial center serving Tetra Vista and of the community) is provided 1o people driving along both
Rancho Cucamonga, supplementing other arterials (Figure IV-69}. Through the use of landscaped
rleighbo~hoodlvillage commercial centers with a broader
range of stores (Figure IV-68). The center as currenlly pedestrian connections through the center and parking
envisioned would have at least two department stores, areas, the major greenway spine, which terminates al the
northeast side of the community commercial parcel, is
numerous tenant stores, and recreational arkel eating efleclively brought through the center all the way to the
facilities. The sile is also exlNictecI to have offices corner.
integrated with the communily commercial development.
The center will offer an attractively landscaped
environment that will encourage strolling, window 7~ P'/~(~-( I L/'- 5~ /~NC:> #L/-- ~'6 ~,',~.
shopping, and pausing to relax at shaded seating clusters.
The various buifelings that make up the center can be
joined together by covered walkways sheltering
pedestrians arid conveying themes such as arbors,
trellisas, and vines. Through this architectural treetment,
which will be a low profile and sel off by open space, the
architectural heritage of Rancho Cucomonga will be
recalled.
Landscaping will play a major role in views of the center
from Foothill Boulevard. Earth berma will minknize
views
of parking a~eas adjacent Io the boulevard,
while still allowing the buildings to be seen from the road.
The masses of the various buildings in the center wil be
divided so as to .be human scaled and not to appear
rnonolithic. Through the rhythm that will be created by
:ha ,.ter, of la.d.£ap-0. b.ading,. and laed .p,d
parking areas, no one element wil dominate views from
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