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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2008/10/08 - Agenda Packet - Planning Commission THE CITY OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA PLANNING COMMISSION AGENDA CIUZCAMONGA OCTOBER 8, 2008 - 7:00 PM Rancho Cucamonga Civic Center Council Chambers 10500 Civic Center Drive Rancho Cucamonga, California I. 'CALL TO ORDER Roll Call Chairman Fletcher Vice Chairman Munoz Stewart- Howdyshell _ Wimberly _ • r L_J I~ II. ANNOUNCEMENTS ~~ I~ III. APPROVAL OF MINUTES ~~ Regular Meeting Minutes of September 24, 2008 ~~ IV. PUBLIC COMMENTS ~~ This is the time and place for the general public to address the commission. Items to be discussed here are those that do not already appear on this agenda. II V. COMMISSION BUSINESS/CnMMF,NTS ~~ II VI. 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 of 3 _ PLANNING COMMISSION AGENDA OCTOBER 8, 2008 RANCHO cUCAMONGA 1, Lois J. Schrader, 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 October 2, 2008, at least 72 hours prior to the meeting per Government Code Section 54964.2 at 10500 Civic Center Drive, Rancho Cucamonga. 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 priorto the meeting will enable the City to make reasonable arrangements to ensure accessibiliy. 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. All requests for items to be placed on a Planning Commission agenda must be in writing. The deadline for submitting these items is 6:00 p.m. Tuesday, one week prior to the meeting The Planning Commission Secretary receives all such items. • 2 of 3 • • _ PLANNING COMMISSION AGENDA jZANC[IO OCTOBER 8, 2008 CUCAMONCA 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 $2,039 for maps and $2,141 for all other deasions of the Commission (Fees are established and governed by the City Council). Please turn off all cellular phones and pagers while the meeting is in session. Copies of the Planning Commission agendas and minutes can be found at http://www.ci.rancho-cucamonga.ca.us 3 of 3 historical Preservation Association of Rancho Cucamonga, Inc. P.O. Box 8422, Alta Loma CA 91701 The communises of Alta Loma, Cucamonga and Eswanda email: HistoricalSoc RC C~crizm~,net Attention: Chairman and Members of the Planning Commission Cc: James Troyer, Planning Director I am the current President of the Historical Preservation Association of Rancho Cucamonga. We formed this organization to attempt saving the nearly extinct identities of Alta Loma, Cucamonga and Etiwanda. We all agree that we love our city of Rancho Cucamonga, but our local communities have lost their identities along with that of our historical landmarks and heritage. A few important properties have been saved thanks to the efforts of the Rains House organization and the Etiwanda Historical Society, but the old historic areas of Cucamonga and Alta Loma are quickly disappearing with little support from the community. A prime example of why our organization exists is the Biane Winery on 8th Street east of Archibald. Here is one of the few remaining wineries and historical landmarks in old Cucamonga that may be demolished in the near future and replaced with a 240,000 Sq. Ft. industrial warehouse. The new structure would be a concrete tilt-up with a maximum height of 50 feet with contemporary design. We believe that Alta Loma, Cucamonga and Etiwanda have enough fast food restaurants, strip malls, industrial warehouses and empty business properties to last for a few generations. Here is a beautiful structure and surrounding grounds that is in use today and eligible to be listed on the historic register of historic places. If you have not visited the winery, it is on 8th St. East of Archibald on the south side. Please take adrive-by today for a last look. A proposed alternative to completely demolishing the site would be to retain the main building(s) and move some of the smaller buildings closer to the main building to create a smaller historic site and donate this area to the City of Rancho Cucamonga or anon-profit historical organization to maintain as a museum and historical artifact for our town and the state of California. We would be happy to be of any assistance. Thank you, Edward Dietl 8/13/08 President Historical Preservation Assn. Email: historicalsoc rc(a~verizon.net Sf~ /~ j i ~~~~ ETIVVAl~I)A :: -,-- ~~~ -~;~~;>~'.-`= HISTORICAL SOCIETY .e . J_ ~.~.. . Post Office Box 365. Eti~~-anda, CA 91739 August 13, 2008 Pam Stewart, Chair and Members of the Rancho Cucamonga Planning Commission 10500 Civic Center Drive Rancho Cucamonga, CA 91730 Dear Chair Stewart and Commissioners: The Board and members of the Etiwanda Historical Society discussed the Biane Business Park Project at our monthly meeting last night; the 12th of August. We appreciate the opportunity to make comments on this project. After reviewing the many facets of the report, we felt we should address three of the environmental effects. They are: Aesthetics, Cultural Resource, and Lane Use and Planning. AESTHETICS: The aesthetics impact to the site and area would be significant. It would replace a unique historical structure with a wall 50' high and all the problems of an industrial building; lights, traffic, and noise to name a few. It (the new building) would not fit in with the neighborhood of single-family detached and single-family attached residential use with a nearby park anda 100 year old Catholic Church two doors away. The view now of this property to the street and the Metrolink line is of a unique historical structure approximately 100 years old. The new building would be a plain, solid wall 50' high and the width of the property. A poor substitute for this valuable structure, neighborhood, and the train passengers who will see it every day. CULTURAL RESOURCE: The cultural resource aspect to this site is a great one, and of the most concern to the Society and its members. The cultural resource assessment on this entire project concluded that 10 of the 15 structures and features in the project are found to contribute to the cultural significance of the Biane Winery (originally called the Padre Winery). The former winery buildings are determined to be eligible for listings in the National Register and the California Register, plus designation as a local Historical Landmark. The structures are in excellent condition and are still being used for various businesses. These buildings are not falling apart or in disrepair. They are a unique group of structures representing the past heritage of the Cucamonga Valley. They are attractive and it's immediately obvious that they are rich in community history. It is also very impressive that these buildings are the only intact winery site in the City of Rancho Cucamonga. The Fti~~anda Historical Society is a non profit or2anizahon (33-0012231) ~% Rancho Cucamonga Planning Commission August 13, 2008 The present site fits with the area much better than atilt-up building would and besides, it seems we have quite a few big empty buildings in the City already! We hope the City will see this as an opportunity to save an important winery site that is in tact, not like many that were torn down for other developments throughout the City. LAND USE & PLANNING: As we previously pointed out, the neighborhood would be heavily impacted with this type of building and its effects on the narrow street, no aesthetics, just a plain wall 50' high. The Society having only discussed this last night doesn't have a solution or even a credible idea for its use, but we would be happy to assist City staff with this project as far as planning for its potential use. We feel this unique historical site needs to be saved and unaltered for the future. This is an important resource for the next phase of the City's development, when Historical tourism will be appreciated. The City was instrumental in saving the Chaffey- Garcia and Isle Houses, as well as the Norton-Fisher House and the Etiwanda Depot which are now part of a lovely Historical District and a true focal point for the City. This site could also be a beautiful focal point for the Cucamonga area. Of course we understand not every old building in the City can be saved, but this site is unique and the only one left of its kind in the local area. The wine industry was Rancho Cucamonga; let's keep this valuable resource for future generations to see! Thank you for your kind attention and consideration of our request. Sincerely, ,, ~~,~<, 4 ~ v John Anicic, Jr., President ~~ , Pete Aniero, Board Member (/J t ~• -i;~C % iii/~-~LL~ ~ b ,7 Gwyn Ffost, Board Member Elvin Tinkham, Treasurer Bob Curtis, Board Member Cheryl Perdew, Board Member -2- Donna Kendrena, Board Member