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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1998/08/04 - Agenda Packet DESIGN REVIEW COMMITTEE MEETING ACTION AGENDA AND MINUTES TUESDAY AUGUST 4, 1998 7:00 P.M. RANCHO CUCAMONGA CIVIC CENTER RAINS ROOM 10500 CIVIC CENTER DRIVE RANCHO CUCAMONGA Committee Members: Rich Macias Nancy Fong Alternates: Peter Tolstoy 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. (Alan) DESIGN REVIEW 98-16 FOR AMENDED TENTATIVE TRACT 15727 - GRIFFIN INDUSTRIES-The review of a guard house,gates, and private roadway improvements for Amended Tentative Tract 15727 on a total of 82 acres of land, located in the Low- Medium Residential (4-8 dwelling units per acre) District, at the intersection of Fourth Street and the Cucamonga Creek Flood Control Channel and bordered by Sixth Street on the north. APN: 210-062-02, 11, 13, 17, 18, 19, 26, 32, and 33. ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT AND AMENDED TENTATIVE TRACT 15727 - GRIFFIN INDUSTRIES -An amendment to Tentative Tract 15727 for the purpose of developing a gated residential community of 342 single family lots and a 5-acre public neighborhood park on a total of 82 acres of land in the Low-Medium Residential (4-8 dwelling units per acre) District, at the intersection of Fourth Street and the Cucamonga Creek Flood Control Channel and bordered by Sixth Street on the north. An Environmental Impact Report was certified for Tentative Tract 15727. APN: 210-062- 02, 11, 13, 17, 18, 19, 26, 32, and 33. 7:40 p.m. (Tom) DEVELOPMENT REVIEW 98-13 - THE HEIGHTS AT HAVEN VIEW ESTATES - A review f the detailed Site Plan and building elevations for Tract 14771, consisting of 40 single family homes on 25.35 acres of land in the Very Low Residential District less than 2 dwelling units per acre), located east of Haven Avenue and north of Ringstem Drive -APN: 1074-511-27 to 31 and 1074-621- 1 to 35. 8:20 p.m. (Rebecca) ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT AND DEVELOPMENT REVIEW 98-12 - UNSWORTH: The development of a 45,990 square foot industrial building on 2.5 acres of land in Subarea 8 (General Industrial)of the Industrial Area Specific Plan, located at the northwest terminus of Bell Court -APN: 209-491-050. 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. DEVELOPMENT REVIEW 98-11 -MASTERCRAFT HOMES-A review of the detailed site plan and building elevations for Phase 2 of Tract 14380, consisting of 22 single family lots in the Low residential District (2-4 dwelling units per acre) of the Etiwanda North Specific Plan, located on the west side of Etiwanda Avenue, south of North Overlook Drive -APN: 225-451-54, and 225-461-1 to 4 and 43 to 59. 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, 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 July 30, 1998, at least 72 hours prior to the meeting per Government Code Section 54954.2 at 10500 Civic Center Drive, Rancho Cucamonga. NZ CONSENT CALENDAR COMMENTS Nancy Fong August 4, 1998 DEVELOPMENT REVIEW 98-11 - MASTERCRAFT HOMES -A review of the detailed site plan and building elevations for Phase 2 of Tract 14380, consisting of 22 single family lots in the Low residential District (2-4 dwelling units per acre) of the Etiwanda North Specific Plan, located on the west side of Etiwanda Avenue, south of North Overlook Drive -APN: 225-451-54, and 225-461-1 to 4 and 43 to 59. Design Review committee Action: Members Present: Rich Macias, Larry McNiel, Nancy Fong Staff Planner: Nancy Fong The Committee reviewed the revised elevations and determined that they addressed the design issues of the July 14, 1998, meeting. The Committee recommended approval. DESIGN REVIEW COMMENTS 7:00 p.m. Alan Warren August 4,1998 DESIGN REVIEW 98-16 FOR AMENDED TENTATIVE TRACT 15727-GRIFFIN INDUSTRIES-The review of a guard house, gates, and private roadway improvements for Amended Tentative Tract 15727 on a total of 82 acres of land, located in the Low-Medium Residential (4-8 dwelling units per acre) District, at the intersection of Fourth Street and the Cucamonga Creek Flood Control Channel and bordered by Sixth Street on the north. APN: 210-062-02, 11, 13, 17, 18, 19, 26, 32, and 33. ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT AND AMENDED TENTATIVE TRACT 15727 - GRIFFIN INDUSTRIES - An amendment to Tentative Tract 15727 for the purpose of developing a gated residential community of 342 single family lots and a 5-acre public neighborhood park on a total of 82 acres of land in the Low-Medium Residential (4-8 dwelling units per acre) District, at the intersection of Fourth Street and the Cucamonga Creek Flood Control Channel and bordered by Sixth Street on the north. An Environmental Impact Report was certified for Tentative Tract 15727. APN:210-062-02, 11, 13, 17, 18, 19, 26, 32, and 33. , Design Parameters: The applicant is requesting that Tentative Tract 15727, which was approved in November of 1996, be amended to allow for the development to become a private, gated community. Development Code Section 17.08.040.0.3 requires private streets to be approved by the Planning Commission. Since the Design Review Committee reviewed the tract design and made recommendations to the Planning Commission, it is appropriate that the committee review the gated community proposal. The main focus of staffs review is the "retro fitting" of gated community standards on a residential project that was not designed as a private community. Conceptually, staff does not have a concern with this project becoming a"gated community." The main entry is to be off Fourth Street and includes a Guard House(with porte cochere)in addition to the code/card operated gate system. The secondary access is off Sixth Street and has only a code/card gate. The 82-acre site lies at the juncture of the Cucamonga Creek Flood Control Channel and Fourth Street, and is bordered on the north by Sixth Street. The project site gently slopes southward at less than 2 percent gradient and has been rough graded and construction started on Phases 1 and 2. Early in 1997, the site was rezoned to Low-Medium Residential (4-8 dwelling units per acre) and an Environmental Impact Report(EIR)was completed to assess impacts of the land use change and the residential development potential. The EIR addressed all significant impacts of the tentative tract and the installation of private, community gates will not result in any additional significant impacts. Staff Comments: The following comments are intended to provide an outline for Committee discussion. Maior Issues: The following issues will be the focus of Committee discussion regarding this project: 1. The proposed gate designs are modifications to the City's design standards for gated communities. The main entry off Fourth Street does appear to accommodate large moving vans, furniture trucks, school buses and fire equipment around the porte cochere. The orientation of the call box(facing which aisle)is not shown. Staff recommends that a call/card box be provided for each vehicle entry as provided in the Residential Design Guidelines. Resident entry is to be via radio controlled devices (similar to garage door openers). DRC COMMENTS DR 98-16 & TT 15727 August 4, 1998 Page 2 2. The gate off Sixth Street has a 20-foot wide entry drive aisle and a 14-foot wide exit aisle. The Fire District regulations call for each aisle to be at least 20 feet wide. Widening the aisle to the east would result in a three-foot planting area behind the curb adjacent sidewalk. To satisfy the aisle width standard, staff suggests that the applicant consider moving the gate area southerly and use some of Lot 196 (Lot 1 on the Site Plan/Grading Plan) to widen the exit drive aisle. The proposal to bring the curb within 1 foot of the west property line works with existing grades at the north end of the area to be widened, but in the gate location, at least 3 feet is needed to daylight a 2:1 slope at the property line. In the same area, the plans show mechanical gate opening devices on both sides of the exiting aisle, but only one along the entry aisle. If an opening device is needed on the west side of Golden Oak Road, sufficient area between the curb line and the adjoining west property line is available for its placement. Again additional area may be acquired from Lot 196. The applicant has been advised of these concerns and may have solutions ready for the committee's consideration at the meeting. Also, the Sixth Street gate does not have a separate visitor lane. Staff recommends that this gate have a sign identifying it as a resident only (no visitors or delivery) entrance. Sign should be subject to the Sign Ordinance regulations and City Planner approval. 3. The tentative tract map shows a potential residential circulation plan for the adjoining northwestern properties. One street joins Golden Oak Road just north of the northern gates. No other street joins up with the tract's street system although Old Post Drive stubs at the western boundary. This street is intended, under the existing tentative map, to join up with a street in the future residential development to the west. The southern most cul-de-sac in the future plan scales out to 600 feet in length which satisfies the maximum City Standard and Old Post Road is not extended into the future plan. The City may, however, wish to preserve emergency access and drainage easements to Old Post Drive, to allow flexibility forfuture development here. Staff recommends that the amended tentative tract provide emergency access and drainage easement agreements for the adjacent property at this point. 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 drainage easements along the northern property lines should not be granted to the City (as listed on the Amended Tentative Tract) but to the adjacent property owners. 2. The applicant states that school bus access will be made available to the community via the same method as provided for police and fire services. In addition, a bus stop will be provided at the northeast corner of Golden Oak Road and Brook Drive. This feature will be identified with a bus stop sign and paving between the adjacent side walk and curb line. Staff believes these are acceptable provisions for the school bus issue. Approval of the plan should be conditioned in the CC&R's to provide bus access into the community for the school district(s). 3. The gates and cul-de-sac fencing (at Glenaire and Springbrook Courts) are to be tubular steel and finished in a dark, forest green color. Staff believes this design will present attractive gate entries and recommends that the gate/fence color be non-glossy. The gates and fences should not exceed 6 feet in height (above grade), but may extend to the height of the stone columns (no higher than 8 feet) as a design feature as shown on the main Fourth Street entry. DRC COMMENTS DR 98-16 & TT15727 August 4, 1998 Page 3 4. The guard house is designed with stucco and a cobblestone base. Staff recommends that the structure be finished with a native fieldstone base and with colors and materials previously approved for the tract phases, subject to approval by the City Planner. 5. The illustrative landscape plans for the gate areas appear appropriate. Final design will be coordinated with the approved landscape plans for Fourth Street and Golden Oak Road and subject to City Engineer and City Planner approval. 6. All conditions of the approved tentative tract map shall apply to the amended map, by reference, in addition to those conditions required for these applications by the Design Review Committee, Planning Commission, and City Council. The final tracts will be required to join all districts, including the landscape maintenance district, as required by TT 15727. The installation,and acceptance by the City,of a public, 5-acre park,with all standard neighborhood park facilities(as presently provided for with public improvement bonds), prior to the occupancy of 30 percent of the units or prior to building permit issuance of 70 percent of the units, whichever occurs first is also required. The public park is not to be included within the private, gated community. 7. The card/code access system shall be in compliance with Fire District and Police (Sheriff) Department requirements. The Fire and Police Departments will be provided with the necessary equipment to gain emergency access into the community. Staff Recommendation: With the exception of the north gate configuration, staff believes that the gated community proposal is acceptable for approval. If the applicant is able to provide, at the meeting, an acceptable solution to the north gate design issues, staff would recommend that the amended tentative tract, private community plan, and gate facilities be approved subject to the conditions contained in this report and final City Engineer, City Planner, and Fire Chief approval. If, however, an acceptable solution is not evident, then staff recommends that the item be continue to the next meeting to give the applicant time to develop an improved design. Desion Review Committee Action: Members Present: Rich Macias, Larry McNiel, Nancy Fong Staff Planner: Alan Warren Of the items discussed n the staff comments,the applicant agreed to include in the project the following numbered items listed in this report, as conditions of approval: Major Issues - Items 2 and 3 per applicant's letter dated August 3, 1998. Applicant requested Item 1 to be reduced to one call/card box. The Committee decided that as this item is a Planning Commission policy, it is more appropriate for the full Commission to consider any changes. This item remains as a condition, but the applicant was advised to bring the issue up at the Planning Commission hearing. Secondary Issues - No. 1 as listed in the Design Review Committee comments and explained to the applicant applies only to the drainage easements from the neighboring properties to the north. DRC COMMENTS DR 98-16 & TT15727 August 4, 1998 Page 4 Items 2, 5, and 7 per applicant's letter dated August 3, 1998. Item 3 the sample gate material and color, dark green, baked glossy finish, was acceptable. Item 6 related to the Landscaping Plan along Golden Oak Drive and fourth Street. The applicant wishes to change the amount of"hardscape-cobble" in the landscaped area due to the fact that they are willing to have the Homeowners'Association take over the maintenance. The Committee stated that a reduction in the amount of hardscape would be acceptable with a comprise amount worked out with staff. The Committee recommended approval with the following conditions: 1. The north gate is approved per the amended design submitted to the Committee on August 4, 1998. 2. One call/card box is required per entry lane (two at the Fourth Street gate, one at the Sixth Street gate). 3. T landscaping along Fourth Street and golden Oak Drive shall be installed as shown on ac,~-oved plans on file with the Engineering Division. Reductions in the amount of cobblestone har<.iscape and increases in the amount of plant material may be considered and approved by the City Engineer and City Planner, at their discretion, while maintaining the general landscaping/hardscape design concept. 4. The gate house and gate elevations and design/materials were approved as submitted. Native river rock, as used on the existing wall pilasters, was approved for use on the gate house. DESIGN REVIEW COMMENTS 7:40 p.m. Tom Grahn August 4,1998 DESIGN REVIEW 98-13-THE HEIGHTS AT HAVEN VIEW ESTATES -A review of the detailed Site Plan and Building Elevations for Tract 14771, consisting of 40 single family homes on 25.35 acres of land in the Very Low Residential District (less than 2 dwelling units per acre), located east of Haven Avenue and north of Ringstem Drive -APN: 1074-511-27 to 31 and 1074-621-1 to 35. Background: Tract 14771 was originally approved by the Planning Commission on November 14, 1990, and was given final approval by the City Council on October 15, 1997. A previous application to develop the project site (DR 97-11) was approved by the Planning Commission on July 9, 1998; however, the application was appealed to the City Council and subsequently denied on September 3, 1997. Design Parameters: The current design substantially differs from the previously denied project in the following ways: 1. All 40 homes will be unique. Considering proposed architectural features, exterior colors and materials, garage orientation, etc., no two homes will be the same. 2. There are essentially five different floor plans; however, when considering garage orientation, cross lot versus downhill foundations, and reverse footprints, there are 14 different floor plans. 3. Five distinct architectural styles will be provided including: French Country, Spanish Colonial, Italian Tuscan, Prairie, and Traditional. 4. The structures range in size from 3,143 square feet to 4,942 square feet with an average size of 4,068 square feet. 5. All exterior architectural features have been made standard, rather than optional. Design features that were previously optional(including bonus rooms, larger garages, porte-cocheres, balconies and decks, portals, driveway and entry gates, etc.) were evaluated on a lot-by-lot, case-by-case basis and plotted accordingly. 6. There are 12 lots (30 percent)with garage doors that front-on to the street. On 10 of those lots, that front-on condition is located 13 to 20 feet behind the side wall of a garage that sides-on to the street. 7. There are 19 lots (46 percent) with garage doors oriented towards the street; however, these garage doors are located behind a porte-cochere or entry gate and are situated 40 to 45 feet behind the front of the structure. Staff Comments: The following comments are intended to provide an outline for Committee discussion. Major Issues: There are no major design issues to present to the Committee. The proposed structures meet the requirements of the Hillside Development Regulations and the Conditions of Approval for Tract 14771. Secondary Issues: Once all of the major issues have been addressed, and time permitting, the Committee will discuss the following secondary design issues. 1. Lot 19 does not meet the side yard setback. DRC COMMENTS DR 98-13 August 4, 1998 Page 2 2. Lot 4 does not meet the side yard setback for the porte-cochere. 3. Provide door and window surrounds on all elevations. Staff Recommendation: Staff recommends that the Committee forward the project to the Planning Commission for their consideration. Design Review Committee Action: Members Present: Rich Macias, Larry McNiel, Nancy Fong Staff Planner: Dan Coleman for Tom Grahn Recommended approval subject to condition to meet setbacks. Return walls not proposed to maintain "custom lot feel' and buyer preference. Residents: 1. Are there 5 floor plans? Yes. 2. Is this the same use? Yes. DESIGN REVIEW COMMENTS 8:20 p.m. Rebecca Van Buren August 4,1998 ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT AND DEVELOPMENT REVIEW 98-12 - UNSWORTH: The development of a 45,990 square foot industrial building on 2.5 acres of land in Subarea 8 (General Industrial) of the Industrial Area Specific Plan, located at the northwest terminus of Bell Court -APN: 209-491-050. Design Parameters: The project site is a vacant parcel at the northwest terminus of Bell Court. The surrounding properties are already improved with concrete tilt-up industrial buildings. Curb and gutter exist along the property frontage. The site slopes from north to south at approximately 2 percent. The subject site was included in the Master Plan for the business park proposed by Barton Development Company (DR 87-60). The proposed project is consistent with the approved Master Plan. Elevations were enhanced to include two primary building materials per the Planning Commission design policy for industrial buildings. 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. Modify the fin walls at the southwest corner and southeast corner to also be sandblasted concrete. 2. The parapet height varies from 3 to 4 feet in the office areas where most roof-mounted air conditioner (HVAC) units are anticipated. In other areas of the building, the parapet height is as little as 1 foot. Staff believes that the parapet height should be raised to screen HVAC units unless it can be demonstrated through submittal of detailed sections showing location and height of HVAC units that parapet height is adequate to screen completely. Staff Recommendation: Staff recommends approval subject to the revisions stated above. Design Review Committee Action: Members Present: Rich Macias, Larry Mc Niel, Nancy Fong Staff Planner: Rebecca Van Buren The Committee recommended approval subject to conditions: 1. The fin walls on the building shall be medium sandblasted finish, decorative panels adjacent to reflective glazing shall be medium sandblasted finish, and the horizontal "floating" panels shall be fluted and sandblasted finish. 2. The rear (north) wall of the building shall include a roof parapet similar to the parapet on the remainder of the building. 3. The applicant shall submit a screen wall design which identifies the location and materials of an architecturally-compatible screen wall in the event future tenants require additional screening for roof-mounted equipment. The screen wall design shall be submitted to the City Planner prior to issuance of building permits. DESIGN REVIEW COMMENTS August 4, 1998 PUBLIC COMMENTS There were no public comments at this time. ADJOURNMENT The meeting adjourned at 9:00 p.m. Respectfully submitted, AlrA Brad Buller Secretary