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Home My WebLink About1998/12/01 - Agenda Packet DESIGN REVIEW COMMITTEE MEETING ACTION AGENDA AND MINUTES - TUESDAY DECEMBER 1, 1998 7:00 P.M. RANCHO CUCAMONGA CIVIC CENTER RAINS ROOM 10500 CIVIC CENTER DRIVE RANCHO CUCAMONGA Committee Members: John Mannerino Rich Macias Nancy Fong Alternates: Peter Tolstoy Larry McNiel Pam Stewart 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) CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT 98-17 - CHARLES JOSEPH ASSOCIATES -A request to construct a 128,197 square foot public storage project including caretaker's unit on 4.22 acres of land in the General Commercial District, located at the southwest corner of Arrow Highway and Hermosa Avenue -APN: 209-041-09. Related Files: Variance - 98-02 and Preliminary Review 98-05. 7:40 p.m. (Rebecca) ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT AND VICTORIA COMMUNITY PLAN AMENDMENT 98-02 - LYON - A request to amend the Victoria Community Plan to redesignate approximately 20 acres of land from Village Commercial and Medium Residential (8-14 dwelling units per acre)to Low-Medium Residential(4-8 dwelling units per acre) on a project site consisting of 62 acres of land located southwest of Highland Avenue and future Day Creek Boulevard - APN: 227-021-03 and 13. ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT AND VESTING TENTATIVE TRACT 15871 -LYON - The proposed subdivision and design review of detailed site plan and elevations for 188 single family lots on 62 acres of land in the Low-Medium Residential District (4-8 dwelling units per acre) of the Victoria Community Plan, located southwest of Highland Avenue and future Day Creek Boulevard - APN: 227-021-03 and 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. 8:20 p.m. (Cecilia) ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT AND CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT 98-26 - MVA ARCHITECTS - The development of a training center totaling 33,000 square feet on 3 acres of land in the Industrial Park District(Subarea 12) of the Industrial Area Specific Plan, located at the northeast corner of Pittsburgh Avenue and Mission Vista Drive - APN: 229-263-40. DRC AGENDA December 1, 1998 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. 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 November 26, 1998, at least 72 hours prior to the meeting per Government Code Section 54954.2 at 10500 Civic Center Drive, Rancho Cucamonga. DESIGN REVIEW COMMENTS 7:00 p.m. Brent Le Count December 1, 1998 CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT 98-17 - CHARLES JOSEPH ASSOCIATES - A request to construct a 128,197 square foot public storage project including caretaker's unit on 4.22 acres of land in the General Commercial District, located at the southwest corner of Arrow Highway and Hermosa Avenue- APN: 209-041-09. Related Files: Variance 98-02 and Preliminary Review 98-05. This case was reviewed by the Committee (Macias, McNiel, Fong) on November 17, 1998 at which time the Committee directed the applicant to revise the project and bring it back for further review. Revised plans will be presented at the meeting. Design Review Committee Action: Members Present: Larry McNiel, Rich Macias, Nancy Fong Staff Planner: Brent Le Count The Committee reviewed the project and recommended that the Planning Commission approve the project subject to the following: 1. Provide large size(minimum 24-inch box) trees within deepest wall insets for Buildings E and F and relocate wall-mounted trellises to either side of the deep insets (within the half insets). 2. _ Provide vines at base of wall-mounted trellises and train vines to climb trellises. 3. Clip the east end of Building E to provide room to accommodate a minimum 5-foot wide planter along the east wall (wrap the planter from the Unocal project south along Building E). 4. Tile minimum 12 feet by 12 feet size decorative tiles. 5. Box out gutters along the south side of Building C1, C2 and the west side of Building B such that the slope of the gutters is hidden within the box out fixture. The boxes shall be painted to match the building. 6. Paint all flashing to match the color of the adjacent building walls or roofing. DESIGN REVIEW COMMENTS 7:40 p.m. Rebecca Van Buren December 1, 1998 ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENTAND VICTORIA COMMUNITY PLAN AMENDMENT 98-02-LYON -A request to amend the Victoria Community Plan to redesignate approximately 20 acres of land from Village Commercial and Medium Residential (8-14 dwelling units per acre)to Low-Medium Residential (4-8 dwelling units per acre) on a project site consisting of 62 acres of land located southwest of Highland Avenue and future Day Creek Boulevard - APN: 227-021-03 and 13. ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT AND VESTING TENTATIVE TRACT 15871 - LYON - The proposed subdivision and design review of detailed site plan and elevations for 188 single family lots on 62 acres of land in the Low-Medium Residential District (4-8 dwelling units per acre) of the Victoria Community Plan, located southwest of Highland Avenue and future Day Creek Boulevard -APN: 227- 021-03 and 13. Design Parameters: The subject site is 62 acres with the future Route 30 freeway to the north, an extension of Victoria Park Lane to the south, an Edison utility corridor to the west, and future Day Creek Boulevard to the east. The current Victoria Plan designates the northern section as Village Commercial, the mid-section as Medium Residential (8-14 dwelling units per acre), and the lower section as Low-Medium Residential (4-8 dwelling units per acre). William Lyon Homes desires to reduce the size of the commercial area and shift its location to orient toward Day Creek Boulevard. The developer is also requesting to "downsize" the residential portion of the site to the low-medium density. Staff Comments: The proposed project is being presented to Design Review Committee for discussion of broad land use and circulation issues only. Because land use and circulation affect subdivision design, staff believes that Committee should provide direction to the applicant on the identified land use and circulation issues, prior to reviewing the subdivision and house designs. Once the subdivision is designed to follow the direction of the Committee, staff will schedule the project (subdivision and house design) for another meeting. The following are issues based on the proposed land use and circulation: 1. Single family residential use next to a commercial land use and future freeway at the northwestern portion of the site. a. The proposal to place single family homes next to commercial land use and the future freeway will create land use conflicts. Examples of conflicts according to the Land Use Matrix of the Development Code are: noise, odors, light, shadow, aesthetics, safety, etc., and as shown in Exhibit "F." The Land Use Matrix also stated that these conflicts need to be mitigated or avoided. Commercial land use next to a freeway is appropriate because the land use is generally less harmed by freeway impacts and may derive certain benefits from the exposure (easy access, visibility). During the 1991-review of Victoria Planned Community land uses, this area was specifically discussed where the Village Commercial designation was reaffirmed for that reason, and as shown in Exhibit "C." b. The proposal to have single family homes along Highland Avenue will convert most of Highland Avenue from privately maintained commercial frontage to publicly maintained landscaped area because of single family residential rear-ons. The increase of publicly maintained area will place additional burdens on already the most expensive Landscape Maintenance District (LMD). DRC COMMENTS VCPA 98-02 & TT 15871 - LYON December 1, 1998 Page 2 2. The Circulation Plan of the Victoria Community Plan (Exhibit "B") shows two existing streets, Silverberry and Sugar Gum, extending west of Day Creek Boulevard then looping south and north respectively, to meet at a four-way intersection with Victoria Park Lane. The applicant proposed to eliminate the southbound loop road that intersect Victoria Park Lane and instead loop northbound to intersect Highland Avenue. a. The proposed circulation as shown in Exhibit"E"does not provide a strong collector spine that serves and enhances a sense of residential neighborhoods and reduces through traffic. b. Staff is especially concerned with the northbound loop road where the residential neighborhood in the northwestern portion of the site must share the same"collector"street with the future commercial area. The subdivision/circulation design requires houses to be side-on to the collector street. This may generate neighborhood complaints of truck traffic maneuvering in and out of the commercial site and may present challenges to provide screening and noise attenuation of loading areas. Staff believes that alternative street systems which allow residential uses to rear-on the commercial site may provide better means to deal with interface conflicts. Staff will present a concept of an alternative street system layout as basis for discussion at the meeting. Copies of the concept will be made available to the applicant. Staff Recommendation: Staff recommends that the Design Review Committee provide direction regarding land use and circulation issues so that the applicant may prepare development plans that follow Design Review Committee directions, which will be submitted for further Design Review Committee review. Attachments: Exhibit "A" - Location Map Exhibit "B" - Current Circulation Plan for Victoria Planned Community Exhibit "C" - Current Land Uses for Site Exhibit "D" - Proposed Land Uses for Site Exhibit "E" - Proposed Street System for Site Exhibit "F" - Land Use Matrix, Table 17.08.050-F Design Review Committee Action: Members Present: Larry McNiel, Rich Macias, Nancy Fong Staff Planner: Rebecca Van Buren The Committee reviewed the proposed land use and circulation concepts presented by the applicant and the alternative concepts presented by staff. The Committee expressed concerns with the applicant's proposed land use and circulation concepts as listed below. The Committee directed the applicant to review and respond to the alternative concepts introduced by staff. The Committee recommended the applicant obtain direction on land use at a Planning Commission workshop. The following list the Committee's concerns: 1. The most effective buffer between residential and commercial land uses is needed. The proposed northerly collector loop road with residential lots side-on to the commercial site would create land use conflicts. 2. The subdivision and circulation should be designed to deter potentially hazardous traffic short- cuts and enhance the sense of neighborhoods. ORC COMMENTS VCPA 98-02 & TT 15871 - LYON December 1, 1998 Page 3 3. The Committee questioned the appropriateness and the adequacy of the size and orientation of the 10+/-acre commercial site in terms of providing reasonable building envelopes, access, truck maneuvering, landscaping, screening, and buffering the residential use. A conceptual site plan of the commercial area should be provided at the Planning Commission workshop. The applicant agreed to analyze the different design strategies and present options at a workshop to be scheduled with the next available Planning Commission meeting. 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U O C noise.o= , tN 5 n000: .^ , LC ( C S S o c=5rne lcs :Dr,v—cy j cccess ralcen:,cl � \v L...v ts?nsl: y I — � c ° ° Q5° = + J Densliy Glyn Da,nslty , .:'� ,' ,- In s trtu t o n c I -- I' CJ CJm,r. .er�ol j �li � III U �� f V I L/ gl7i C:-21 Jlyj CONSENT CALENDAR COMMENTS 8:20 P.M. Cecilia Williams December 1, 1998 i ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT AND CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT 98-26 - MVA ARCHITECTS - The development of a training center totaling 33,000 square feet on 3 acres of land in the Industrial Park District (Subarea 12) of the Industrial Area Specific Plan, located at the northeast corner of Pittsburgh Avenue and Mission Vista Drive - APN: 229-263-40. Design Review Committee Action: Members Present: Larry McNiel, Rich Macias, Nancy Fong Staff Planner: Cecilia Williams The Committee reviewed changes to the site plan and elevations as follows: 1. The removal of the parking spaces along the east side of the site to accommodate fire access and turning radii. The project still meets and exceeds the parking requirements. 2. The screening of the roll-up door along the north elevations through enhanced landscaping along Pittsburgh Avenue landscape setback area, increased width of the continuous planter north of the building and provided with enhanced landscaping, and sizeable landscape planters provided between roll-up doors. 3. The south elevation windows narrowed in width to provide structural support for the building. The Committee recommended approval with the request that the applicant provide a detail of the gable roof drip edge for their review at the Commission meeting. DESIGN REVIEW COMMENTS December 1, 1998 PUBLIC COMMENTS There were no public comments at this time. ADJOURNMENT The meeting adjourned at 8:25 p.m. Respectfully submitted, Br Buller Secretary