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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1998/03/31 - Agenda Packet DESIGN REVIEW COMMITTEE MEETING ACTION AGENDA AND MINUTES TUESDAY MARCH 31, 1998 7:00 P.M. RANCHO CUCAMONGA CIVIC CENTER RAINS ROOM 10500 CIVIC CENTER DRIVE RANCHO CUCAMONGA Committee Members: Bill Bethel Rich Macias Nancy Fong Alternates: Peter Tolstoy Dave Barker Larry McNiel 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. 7:00 p.m. (Brent) DEVELOPMENT REVIEW 97-41 - MASTER DEVELOPMENT-A request to construct 8 industrial buildings ranging in size from 10,830 square feet to 26,360 square feet for an total of 127,900 square feet on 6.9 acres of land within Subarea 8 (General Industrial) of the Industrial Area Specific Plan, located at the northwest corner of Jersey Boulevard and White Oak Avenue - APN: 209-144-07. 8:00 P.M. (Brent) ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT AND CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT 97-41 - DELRAHIM - A request to construct a 4,162 square foot service station, an 1,840 square foot auto lube facility, and a 1,400 square foot self serve drive thru car wash on 1.8 acres of land in the General Commercial District, located at the southwest corner of Arrow Highway and Hermosa Avenue -APN: 209-041-09, 22, and 31. 8:20 p.m. (Rebecca) ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT AND TENTATIVE TRACT 15814 - FIELDSTONE COMMUNITIES: The proposed subdivision and design review of building elevations and detailed site plan for 191 single family homes on 40 acres of land in the Village of Victoria Vineyards of the Victoria Community Plan located at southwest corner of Highland and Rochester Avenues - APN: 227-011-09 & 13. 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 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. 1, Mary Lou Gragg, Office Specialist 11 for the City of Rancho Cucamonga, hereby certify that a true, accurate copy of the foregoing agenda was posted on March 26, 1998, at least 72 hours prior to the meeting per Government Code Section 54954.2 at 10500 Civic Center D ve, Rancho Cucamonga. DM%14 `Y4v.. DESIGN REVIEW COMMENTS 8:20 p.m. Rebecca Van Buren March 31, 1998 ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT AND TENTATIVE TRACT 15814 - FIELDSTONE COMMUNITIES: The proposed subdivision and design review of building elevations and detailed site plan for 191 single family homes on 40 acres of land in the Village of Victoria Vineyards of the Victoria Community Plan located at southwest corner of Highland and Rochester Avenues -APN: 227-011-09 & 13. Design Parameters: The subject site is a 40-acre site bounded to the north by the future Route 30 Freeway and to the south by Rancho Cucamonga high school. A single family tract backs up to the site on the west and a flood control retention basin is due east (across Rochester). The main entrance to the subdivision will be from Rochester Avenue, with a secondary access along Highland Avenue. The site slopes from north to south. There are 70 trees on the property, including scrub Oaks, Eucalyptus, Walnut, of which 56 are heritage trees protected by the City's Tree Preservation Ordinance. All are proposed by the developer for removal. Staff Comments: The following comments are intended to provide an outline for Committee discussion. Maior Issues: The following broad design issues will be the focus of Committee discussion regarding this project: 1. Site Plan: a. Project entry streets are shown with curb adjacent sidewalk which is uncharacteristic for the area. More attractive landscaped parkways should be considered. b. The Highland Avenue sound wall height to mitigate freeway noise is under review at this time. SANBAG assumed that the freeway sound walls would be located at the shoulder (closest to the travel lanes); however, Caltrans has recently indicated they will not allow the sound wall at the shoulder, which would result in a 37-foot high sound wall at the tract boundary. Staff will be pursuing this issue further with Caltrans. Sound walls will also "wrap around" the corner for most of Rochester Avenue. 2. Architecture: a. The proposed elevations should be enhanced as follows: ' large areas of blank walls should be eliminated. ' roof lines should be varied to a greater degree. plan variety should be incorporated to minimize the "boxy" appearance of models. 360 degree architecture accent treatment, such as shutters or secondary materials, should be used on side and rear elevations. b. Front courtyard areas were presented to the Planning Commission in a Pre-Application Review as a basis for using "innovative" development standards. Staff is concerned that courtyards are not on all (or nearly all) lots and the diversity of materials and creativity of design has diminished. DRC COMMENTS TT 15814 - FIELDSTONE COMMUNITIES March 31, 1998 Page 2 Secondary Issues: Once all of the major issues have been addressed, and time permitting, the Committee will discuss the following secondary design issues: 1. The associated Tree Removal Permit requests removal of all 70 trees. One healthy tree, in particular, is worthy of preservation: a 40-foot tall Italian Stone Pine shown in the rear yard of Lot 37. This tree is a rare specimen of this size in the area. The preferred scheme is to preserve the tree in-place by redesigning the Tract. Redesign would eliminate cut or fill, or construction, within drip line of tree. The arborist report states that this tree cannot be relocated; therefore, any removal would require replacement with the largest nursery grown specimen available. 2. An additional 4 feet of right-of-way will be required along Lark Avenue to allow on-street parking to alleviate overflow high school parking in the neighborhood. This change will shift the proposed slope adjoining Lark Avenue and will reduce rear yards somewhat. Policy Issues: The following items are a matter of Planning Commission policy and should be incorporated into the project design without discussion: 1. A minimum 5-foot wide landscape area should be provided between the back of sidewalk and any walls in corner side yard situations to breakup the massing of the walls and minimize graffiti potential. 2. All retaining walls exposed to public view should be treated with a decorative exterior finish or be composed of a decorative block material. 3. Bands of special paving should be incorporated into long driveways throughout the subdivision. 4. Perimeter walls should match Victoria theme walls. Staff Recommendation: Staff recommends the Design Review Committee continue the matter to allow the applicant to address issue areas. Design Review Committee Action: Members Present: Bill Bethel, Rich Macias, Nancy Fong Staff Planner: Rebecca Van Buren At the meeting, the applicant presented potential revisions to the elevations (Plans 1 and 3) in response to the architectural issues identified by staff. The Committee (Bethel, Macias, Fong) indicated the architectural revisions were acceptable and that further enhancements of this nature for the remaining house plans as well as side and rear elevations should be explored. The Committee recommended that the project be brought back to the Committee as follows: 1. Incorporate revisions to elevations as presented at the meeting and carry out similar enhancements (details, ornamentation) on remaining house plans. 2. Enhance side and rear elevations, particularly on corner lots. 3. Replace wood fencing in court yards with more durable yet decorative material. DRC COMMENTS TT 15814 - FIELDSTONE COMMUNITIES March 31, 1998 Page 3 4. Provide details of sound wall - identify noise impacted and design solutions. The applicant ageeed to modify the Site Plan to provide landscape parkways on entry streets, curb- adjacent sidewalk along Lark Avenue, and incorporate policy issues in Design Review Committee comments. DESIGN REVIEW COMMENTS MARCH 31, 1998 PUBLIC COMMENTS There were no public comments at this time. ADJOURNMENT The meeting adjourned at 9:20 p.m. Respectfully submitted, Brad Buller Secretary DESIGN REVIEW COMMENTS 7:00 p.m. Brent Le Count March 31, 1998 DEVELOPMENT REVIEW 97-41 - MASTER DEVELOPMENT - A request to construct 8 industrial buildings ranging in size from 10,830 square feet to 26,360 square feet for an total of 127,900 square feet on 6.9 acres of land within Subarea 8 (General Industrial) of the Industrial Area Specific Plan, located at the northwest corner of Jersey Boulevard and White Oak Avenue - APN: 209-144-07. Background: The Committee reviewed the project on March 3, 1998 and requested that the project be redesigned and brought back for further review. Of primary concern was treatment of exterior elevations. The Committee wished to see the entry/office portion of the buildings reflect a more formal entry statement and that all elevations receive enhanced treatment to be more visually appealing and interesting. Staff Comments: The following comments are intended to provide an outline for Committee discussion. Maior Issues: The following broad design issues will be the focus of Committee discussion regarding this project: 1. The applicant has redesigned the project to include increased change of plane, column-like indents, increased use of sandblasted concrete and glass, and further refinement of color combinations. However, these "enhancements" are only proposed on certain elevations. Staff recommends that the enhanced treatment be carried around all elevations primarily visible from adjacent streets. Staff also recommends additional application of spandrel glass to the office/entry areas for further enhancement. Secondary Issues: The following items were identified by staff at the March 3, 1998 meeting and were agreed to by the applicant: 1. The proposed building area appears to be at or near the maximum that can be accommodated by the site. This results in minimal room for landscaping. While the proposed landscape coverage exceeds the minimum code requirement, there are significant stretches of building wall with no adjacent landscaping and many very narrow planters. While loading areas limit provision of landscaping, provide planters with appropriate shrubs and trees along exposed building walls wherever possible. Also, expand planter width wherever possible. In no case shall a planter be less than 5 feet in width. 2. Provide heavily landscaped, meandering berms within all landscape setback areas to screen parking and loading areas. 3. Increase the height of slopes along the Jersey Boulevard frontage to minimize the apparent height of the buildings. Also, vary the steepness/height of the slopes for a softer, more natural appearance. 4. Provide minimum 6-foot wide landscape fingers every 7 parking spaces on average. 5. Provide minimum 25-foot deep landscape areas on either side of driveways and colored/textured paving at entrances to each parcel. 6. Provide colored/textured aved pedestrian p p pathways connecting building entries/exits with outdoor plaza areas. 7. Relocate outdoor plaza areas away from loading areas and in closer proximity to building entrances. DRC COMMENTS DR 97-41 - MASTER DEVELOPMENT March 31, 1998 Page 2 Policy Issues: The following items are a matter of Planning Commission policy and should be incorporated into the project design without discussion: 1. Provide a minimum of 1 tree per 30 linear feet of building wall exposed to public view and per 30 linear feet of property line per the Industrial Area Specific Plan. Staff Recommendation: Staff recommends that the Design Review Committee approve the project subject to the modifications as recommended above. Design Review Committee Action: Members Present: Bill Bethel, Rich Macias, Nancy Fong Staff Planner: Brent Le Count The Committee (Bethel, Macias, Fong) reviewed the proposed project and recommended approval subject to the items identified by staff as well as the following: 1. The raised curved glass element design is preferred for office entry portions of Buildings 7 and 8. 2. Consider rounding off or "clipping" cantilevered corners of northeast corner of Building 7 and southeast corner of Building 8 to add visual interest and convey a less massive looking cantilevered element. 3. Provide double door design for entry doors facing north or east to mitigate Santa Ana winds. 4. Add two column indent elements and additional sandblasted concrete along the south wall of Building 7. 5. Provide a decorative, 8-foot high loading dock screen wall at northeast corner of Building 8. 6. Provide wider, deeper reveals. 7. Add gray tone matching color of sandblasted concrete along the west elevations of Buildings 2 and 3. 8. Provide glazing on south sides of office entry portions of Buildings 3 and 6 matching the dimensions and treatment of that shown on the east elevation of Building 3 and the west elevation of Building 6 including soffit design. This does not include provision of additional entry door(s). 9. Specify medium finish sandblasted concrete. 10. Provide minimum 25-foot deep landscape areas on either side of driveways and colored/textured paving at entrances to each parcel. The 25-foot dimension shall be based upon the property line. 11. The Committee will accept 6-foot wide planters between Lots 2 and 3, and 5 and 6 with decorative wrought iron fencing down center of planters. DESIGN REVIEW COMMENTS 8:00 p.m. Brent Le Count March 31, 1998 ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT AND CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT 97-41 - DELRAHIM -A request to construct a 4,162 square foot service station, an 1,840 square foot auto lube facility, and a 1,400 square foot self serve drive thru car wash on 1.8 acres of land in the General Commercial District, located at the southwest corner of Arrow Highway and Hermosa Avenue - APN: 209-041-09, 22, and 31. Design Parameters: The 1.8 acre site is a portion of a larger 6.2 acre vacant property. The site slopes at approximately two percent from north to south. The larger overall site is surrounded to the south and west by single family homes, to the north across Arrow Highway by a commercial strip mall, and to the east across Hermosa Avenue by apartments. The application includes a master plan to demonstrate viability of development of the remainder of the overall (6.2 acre) site. The applicant has provided conceptual design of proposed signs. The proposed architecture is of a Mission or Mediterranean style. 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 applicant has worked diligently with staff to resolve major design issues. Staff is of the opinion that there are no major outstanding design issues. Secondary Issues: Once all of the major issues have been addressed, and time permitting, the Committee will discuss the following secondary design issues: 1. Increase the height and overall area of berms along both street frontages to effectively screen views of canopy area, mini-lube bay openings, and car wash entrance/exit. 2. Relocate service/loading door on east elevation of convenience mart building to an area less visible from the public right-of-way. 3. Provide low walls or very dense landscaping around proposed vacuum and pay phone areas along west property line to screen these items from view of the street and surrounding property. 4. The monument sign should be designed such that only the sign copy is illuminated rather than having the entire cabinet face illuminated. Policy Issues: The following items are a matter of Planning Commission policy and should be incorporated into the project design without discussion: 1. Eliminate all ancillary sign copy such as "Express Lube and Car Wash," etc. The Sign Ordinance prohibits use of subordinate or advertizement related information on signs. 2. Any above ground utilities and/or rooftop equipment shall be completely screened from surrounding streets and properties. 1 The trash enclosure design shall match the style of the proposed buildings. DRC COMMENTS CUP 97-41 - DELRAHIM March 31, 1998 Page 2 Staff Recommendation: Staff recommends that the Design Review Committee approve the project subject to the modifications as recommended above. Design Review Committee Action: Members Present: Bill Bethel, Rich Macias, Nancy Fong Staff Planner: Brent Le Count The Committee (Bethel, Macias, Fong) reviewed the proposed project and recommended approval subject to the items identified by staff as well as the following: 1. Replace paved area along north and east sides of gas station/mini mart building with landscaping. 2. Provide illuminated bollards at main entry of gas station/mini mart building to protect pedestrians from vehicles in vicinity of gas pumps.