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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1996/09/03 - Agenda Packet DESIGN REVIEW COMMITTEE MEETING ACTION AGENDA AND MINUTES TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 3, 1996 5:00 P.M. RANCHO CUCAMONGA CIVIC CENTER RAINS ROOM 10500 CIVIC CENTER DRIVE RANCHO CUCAMONGA Committee Members: Rich Macias Larry McNiel Nancy Fong Alternates: William Bethel Dave Barker CONSENT CALENDAR The following items are expected to be routine and non-controversial. Typically they are items such as plan revisions prepared in response to discussions at a previous meeting. NO ITEMS HAVE BEEN SUBMITTED PROJECT REVIEW ITEMS This is the time and place for the Committee to discuss and provide direction to an applicant regarding their development application. The following items do not legally require any public testimony, although the Committee may open the meeting for public input. 5:00 p.m. (Brent) DEVELOPMENT REVIEW 96-18 - MEEDER EQUIPMENT - A request to build two warehouse/office buildings (25,000 square feet and 9,500 square feet) and a propane tank storage area on 11 acres of land in the Heavy Industrial district (Subarea 15) of the Industrial Area Specific Plan, located on the south side of 6th Street between the I-15 Freeway and Etiwanda Avenue - APN: 229-283-71. 5:40 p.m. (Steve) ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT AND CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT 95-25 - RODRIGUEZ - A request to construct a 2,900 square foot drive-thru facility and a 5,548 square foot restaurant on 3.7 acres of land in the Community Commercial designation of the Foothill Boulevard Specific Plan, located at the southwest corner of Foothill Boulevard and Vineyard Avenue - APN: 207-211-12 and 13. DRC AGENDA September 3, 1996 Page 2 PUBLIC COMMENTS This is the time and place for the general public to address the Committee. State law prohibits the Committee from addressing any issue not previously included on the Agenda. The Committee may receive testimony and set the matter for a subsequent meeting. Comments are limited to five minutes per individual. ADJOURNMENT I, Jeanenne Spikes, Office Specialist II, for the City of Rancho Cucamonga, hereby certify that a true, accurate copy of the foregoing agenda was posted on August 22, 1996, at least 72 hours prior to the meeting per Government Code Section 54954.2 at 10500 Civic Center Drive, Rancho Cucamonga. DESIGN REVIEW COMMENTS 5:00 p.m. Brent Le Count September '), 1996 DEVELOPMENT REVIEW 96-18 - MEEDER EQUIPMENT - A request to build two warehouse/office buildings (25,000 square feet and 9,500 square feet) and a propane tank storage area on 11 acres of land in the Heavy Industrial district (Subarea 15) of the Industrial Area Specific Plan, located on the south side of 6th Street between the I-15 Freeway and Etiwanda Avenue - APN: 229-283-71. Design Parameters: The site is a former Southern California Edison corridor and is vacant. The site is surrounded by the Pic and Sav warehouse facility to the east, vacant land to the south proposed to be developed with the recently approved Heritage Bag project, vacant land to the east and west, and vacant land to the north proposed to be developed with the Northstar Steel transfer facility. The site slopes gently downward from north to south. Access is off 6th Street to the north and the site has rail road track and power lines running along the west side. The existing and proposed rail lines are a major site constraint. The proposed development includes two warehouse/office buildings, propane storage tanks and a retention/clarification basin at the south end of the site. The project includes three primary building material's (painted concrete, split face block, and smooth block) consistent with Planning Commission Policy Resolution No. 89-158. Staff Comments: The following comments are intended to provide an outline for Committee discussion Major Issues: The following broad design issues will be the focus of Committee discussion regarding this project. 1. Provide substantially more landscaping within the main parking area west of Building I and around the proposed buildings. Secondary Issues: Once all of the major issues have been addressed, and time permitting, the Committee will discuss the following secondary design issues. 1. Provide adequate parapet height to screen roof equipment (i.e., HVAC). 2. Screen the propane tank storage area, as much as possible from the south, with landscaping. Staff Recommendation: Staff recommends the Committee approve the project subject to the above recommended comments. Design Review Committee Action: Members Present: Rich Macias, Larry McNiel, Brad Buller Staff Planner: Dan Coleman DRC AGENDA DR 96-18 - MEEDER EQUIPMENT September '), 1996 Page 2 The Committee recommended approval subject to the following: 1. Any security fencing and gate along 6th Street shall comply with Industrial Area Specific Plan setbacks. Gates should be located south of railroad track to prevent vehicles from blocking traffic on 6th Street. 2. Any security fencing along 6th Street should comply with Industrial Area Specific Plan design requirements. A solid wall or decorative metal fence with pilasters is preferred. 3. All roof-mounted equipment shall be completely screened by roof parapet. 4. Provide dense evergreen landscaping materials along south property line to screen propane tank storage area. DESIGN REVIEW COMMENTS 5:40 p.m. Steve Hayes September 3, 1996 ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT AND CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT 95-25 -RODRIGUEZ A request to construct a 2,900 square foot drive-thru facility and a 5,548 square foot restaurant on 3.7 acres of land in the Community Commercial designation of the Foothill Boulevard Specific Plan, located at the southwest corner of Foothill Boulevard and Vineyard Avenue-APN: 207-211-12 and 13. Backeround: The Design Review Committee last reviewed the project on May 14, 1996, where the Committee directed the applicant to work with staff to resolve site planning issues associated with the Burger King and Zendejas restaurants. Basically, the Committee recommended that the Burger King be relocated to another area on the property away from the pedestrian Activity Center area. Comments from the May 14th Design Review Committee meeting as well as the October 25, 1995 Planning Commission Pre-Application Review meeting have been attached for your convenience. Staff Comments: The following comments are intended to provide an outline for Committee discussion. Major Issues: The following broad design issues will be the focus of Committee discussion regarding this project: 1. The Site Plan has been revised to position the Burger King and Zendejas at the minimum required setbacks. In doing so, the field of parking south and west of the restaurants has been modified to a more standard configuration, without the pedestrian pathway that leads to the future Master Planned shopping center. The applicant has made these revisions in an attempt to address previous concerns of the Planning Commission and Design Review Committee without significantly modifying the Site Plan. However, it has been requested by members of the Planning Commission and Design Review Committee in the past to relocate the Burger King away from the Activity Center. Therefore, the Committee should determine if the setback modifications are significant enough to allow the applicant to move forward with the Site Plan as modified. Staff feels that the setback modifications still do not adequately address previous Commission comments regarding the re-positioning of the Burger King to another area on the property nor the potential conflict of having a drive-thru facility in such close proximity to the pedestrian Activity Center. 2. Now that the Burger King has been set back 25 feet further from Foothill Boulevard, the historic Klusman House is no longer as hidden from view for westbound traffic on Foothill Boulevard. A low retaining wall is proposed to be constructed for the Burger King project that is closer to the street than the Klusman House, but it should not detract from the viewing of the house. The drive-thru lane is still proposed to be within 24 feet of the east side of the house, which is significant enough to insure that the existing trees on the east side of the house will not have to be removed. A majority of the east side of the house is already screened by existing landscaping. Therefore, staff feels that, with the combination of the Burger King DRC AGENDA CUP 95-25 - RODRIGUEZ September 3, 1996 Page 2 being moved southerly 25 feet and the existing landscaping on the east side of the building slated to remain in-place, that the viewshed to the Klusman House from westbound Foothill Boulevard should not be significantly altered. 3. With the additional setback area between Foothill Boulevard and the drive-thru lane for Burger King, a better opportunity exists to provide additional screening of the lane, through the use of landscaping, berming, and low walls. The building and drive-thru lane have not been re- oriented, so that the stacking area is still the closest element to Foothill Boulevard and the Pedestrian Activity Center area. However, with the increased setback, staff feels that the concerns of having the drive-thru lane adjacent to the street and the Activity Center can be completely mitigated. Secondary Issues: Once all of the major issues have been addressed, and time permitting, the Committee will discuss the following secondary design issues: 1. All of the required improvements within the Pedestrian Activity Center should be installed on both street frontages, including the double row of Crape Myrtle trees and the appropriate width of decorative hardscape, to the satisfaction of the City Planner and City Engineer. 2. The Committee should consider if the contrasting types of architecture between the Klusman House and the new buildings is acceptable. If the Committee finds the architectural style to be acceptable, then staff would recommend that the south elevation of the drive-thru facility and the east elevation of the restaurant be upgraded. 3. To accentuate the Klusman House, the formal landscape/hardscape treatment used for the Activity Center should extend from the public sidewalk to the house entry. Pedestrian amenities (benches, a fountain, etc.) could be incorporated into the hardscape area. Policv Issues: The following items are a matter of Planning Commission policy and should be incorporated into the project design without discussion: 1. A decorative cap should be provided on all screen and retaining walls throughout the project. 2. Where river rock is proposed, native stone should be used as the veneer. Staff Recommendation: Staff recommends that, if the Committee deems the new Site Plan acceptable, then the Committee should recommend approval of the project to the Planning Commission. However, if the Committee still feels that the location of the two new buildings should be modified, then the Committee should recommend that the applicant make the appropriate changes and resubmit the project for further Committee review. Attachments DRC AGENDA CUP 95-25 - RODRIGUEZ September 3, 1996 Page 3 Design Review Committee Action: Members Present: Rich Macias, Larry McNiel, Brad Buller Staff Planner: Dan Coleman The Committee did not recommend approval of the revised Site Plan concept for the following reasons: 1. The plotting of Burger King restaurant drive-thru lane creates an island that impedes pedestrian circulation contrary to the Foothill Boulevard Specific Plan goal to create a pedestrian oriented "activity center." The use is automobile oriented which is contrary to the intent to have "destination" land uses which generate pedestrian activity and a synergy between commercial tenants. 2. No information was provided regarding the future use of the pad between Burger King and the intersection. A Master Plan is needed to show the relationship between uses and buildings. 3. The latest scheme deleted the strong diagonal pedestrian access from the intersection through the site to the future major anchor. 4. No information was provided regarding the impact of the latest site plan on overall parking of the entire shopping center. Calculations were only provided for Phase I. The Committee repeated their May 14, 1996 recommendation that if a drive-thru restaurant is to be located within this project that consideration should be given to locating it either west of the project entry on Foothill Boulevard or south of the project entry on Vineyard Avenue. The Committee indicated they were willing to consider a third alternative which swapped the Burger King and Zendejas pads subject to suitable site plan analysis. The Committee requested site plan alternatives for their review. DESIGN REVIEW COMMENTS September 3, 1996 PUBLIC COMMENTS There were no public comments at this time. ADJOURNMENT The meeting adjourned at 7:30 P.M. Respectfully submitted, Brad Buller Secretary