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DESIGN REVIEW COMMITTEE MEETING
TUESDAY NOVEMBER 3, 2009 7:00 P.M.
RANCHO CUCAMONGA CIVIC CENTER
RAINS ROOM
10500 CIVIC CENTER DRIVE
• RANCHO CUCAMONGA
Committee Members: Lou Munoz Pam Stewart Corkran Nicholson
Alternates: Ray Wimberly Frances Howdyshell Richard Fletcher
CONSENT CALENDAR
NO ITEMS 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. .
7:00 p.m.
(Walt) DEVELOPMENT REVIEW DRC2009-00776 - CITY OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA — A
request to construct a 498 square foot public restroom in the RT66 Junction (west end
trail head for Pacific Electric Trail), located on the north side of Foothill Boulevard and
east of Baker Avenue, adjacent to the southerly side of APN: 0207-101-39.
7:20 p.m.
(Daniel/Cam) ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT AND CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT DRC2006-00397
- NORWALK BOULEVARD BAPTIST CHURCH - JOHN KIM -The design review of
building elevations and detailed site plan for the development of a 7,442 square foot
church in two phases (Phase I: 4,977 square feet; Phase II: 2,472 square feet), located
on 10.4-acres of land at 7334 East Avenue in the (Medium Residential District 8-14
dwelling units per acre) within the Etiwanda Specific Plan - APN: 1100-051-03. This
action is categorically exempt per the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA)
pursuant to State CEQA Guidelines Section 15315, minor land divisions.
7:40 p.m.
(Steve) UNIFORM SIGN PROGRAM AMENDMENT DRC2009-00810 - INLAND SIGNS - A
request to amend Uniform Sign Program #37, to create a sub-major tenant category to
allow 2 tenants with square footages between 10,000 and 15,000 square feet, larger
signs than the inline tenants at Haven Village.
PUBLIC COMMENTS
There were no public comments.
ADJOURNMENT
The meeting adjourned at 7:30 p.m.
DESIGN REVIEW COMMENTS
7:00 p.m. Walt Stickney November 3, 2009
Development Review DRC2009-00776 - CITY OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA—A request for a 498 square foot
public restroom in the RT66 Junction (west end trail head for Pacific Electric Trail), located on the north side
of Foothill Boulevard and east of Baker Avenue, adjacent to the southerly side of APN: 0207-101-39.
ORAL REPORT WITH PLANS PRESENTED AT THE MEETING.
Design Review Committee Action:
The Committee approved the restroom as proposed, selecting Architectural Option Number 2
(combination split-face and cobble base).
Members Present: Munoz, Stewart, Granger
Staff Engineer: Walt Stickney
DESIGN REVIEW COMMENTS
7:20 p.m. Daniel Correa November 3, 2009
• ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT AND CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT DRC2006-00397 - NORWALK
BOULEVARD BAPTIST CHURCH - JOHN KIM -The design review of building elevations and detailed
site plan for the development of a 7, 442 square foot church in two phases (Phase I: 4,977 square feet;
Phase II: 2,472 square feet), located on 10.4-acres of land at 7334 East Avenue in the
(Medium Residential District 8-14 dwelling units per acre) within the Etiwanda Specific Plan -
APN: 1100-051-03. This action is categorically exempt per the California Environmental Quality Act
(CEQA) pursuant to State CEQA Guidelines Section 15315, minor land divisions.
Design Parameters: The 1.04-acre site is located at the east side of East Street, south of the
1-15 Freeway. The applicant is proposing to construct a single-story 7,449 square foot church. It will be
constructed in two phases. The first phase will be a 4,977 square foot church, which will include a main
sanctuary, a fellowship room, lobby, 2 administrative offices, 4 classrooms and 1 kitchen. The second
phase will be a 2,472 square foot building that will house one large 954 square foot classroom and 10
small 104 square foot classrooms. The building has been designed to incorporate some of the
architectural features of the existing homes that are to the east of East Street, thus minimizing the view
impact on the residents. The sanctuary building pad elevation will be at street grade of East Street, with
a pad elevation of only 2 percent above the existing grade. The sanctuary and fellowship buildings have
been designed to provide seamless architectural integration, matching the exterior materials palette. The
materials include the provision of actual river rock at the base of the building and on the 26-foot 6-inch
vertical buttress accents on the south side and on the northeast corner of the church. Additionally, the
structure will have a concrete roof, and spandrel glass on the northwest part of the building. There will
be two crosses on the exterior of the church: one cross will be on the northwest corner of the church
protruding above the peek of the gable by approximately 1 foot. The cross will be painted white. The
second cross will be mounted on the southwest corner; however, the cross will be completely contained
within the buttress accent of the church and it will also be painted white. The buildings will have a
maximum height of 24 feet from the finished grade. The exterior building finish will consist of a concrete
tile shingle roof in a dark grey color, wooden fascia board in a Western Beige color, 2-inch by 10-inch
exterior wood siding in a bark mulch color, and 2-inch by 6-inch wood trim in a western beige color. The
windows will consist of clear glass on an aluminum frame, (anodized color-silver). All roof-mounted
mechanical equipment will be screened by the roof plane and a screen wall.
The proposed project includes a 15,733 square foot on-site parking area. The parking lot will provide
40 parking stalls; 15 parking stalls above the required 25 parking spaces. To the east of the proposed
parking site, is East Street; to the north and west is the 1-15 Freeway; and to the south, are Cucamonga
Valley Water District water tanks (2) in the Low-Medium Residential District. The parking lot is set back
is 64 feet from face of curb down to 19 feet beyond from the landscape planter at the northeast corner of
the parking lot. The parking lot buffer is a parkway and sidewalk outlined with groundcover where
needed and 7 street trees spaced at every 30 feet along East Street.
There are no existing trees on the site. The project proposes an approximate total of 55 on-site and
off-site trees.
Staff Comments: The following comments are intended to provide an outline for Committee discussion.
DRC ACTION AGENDA
November 3, 2009
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Major Issues:
1. None.
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 vertical rock accent feature for Phase 2 provides a wood trim between the wood siding and the
(actual) river rock. The same wood trim between the two materials should be provided for the
Phase 1 vertical accent feature with similar trim provided wherever the river rock abuts the wood
siding.
Policy Issues: The following items are a matter of Planning Commission policy and should be
incorporated into the project design without discussion.
1. Real fieldstone or river rock shall be used, i.e.; manufactured fieldstone or river rock is not
permitted.
Staff Recommendation: Staff recommends that with the above-identified issue addressed, Design
Review Committee review the project and recommend approval to the Planning Commission.
Design Review Committee Action:
The Committee members recommended approval to be forwarded to the Planning Commission for
review and action of the applicant's proposal with the following conditions:
1. The vertical rock accent feature for Phase 2 provides a wood trim between the wood siding and the
actual river rock. The same wood trim between the two materials must be provided for the Phase I
vertical accent feature with similar trim provided wherever the river rock abuts the wood siding.
2. Real river rock shall be used i.e., manufactured fieldstone or river rock is not permitted in this
project.
Members Present: Munoz, Stewart, Granger
Staff Planner: Daniel Correa
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DESIGN REVIEW COMMENTS
7:40 p.m. Steve Fowler November 3, 2009
UNIFORM SIGN PROGRAM AMENDMENT DRC2009-00810 - INLAND SIGNS - A request to amend
Uniform Sign Program #37, to create a sub-major tenant category to allow 2 tenants with square
footages between 10,000 and 15,000 square feet, larger signs than the inline tenants at Haven Village.
Design Parameters: The applicant is proposing to amend Uniform Sign Program #37 to create a new
category for the program to allow two tenants (sub-major tenants) to have a larger sign than the minor
tenants and a smaller sign than the major tenant.
The category would be created for the two tenants that were created When a big box store was divided to
create two stores that now have square footages between 10,000 and 15,000 square feet. One of the
tenants is Trader Joes which currently has a building identification sign that has a maximum letter height
of 42 inches. The applicant was told he could reduce it down to 24 inches but he feels that would look
odd in the sign area devoted for these two stores. The new category would allow only these two stores
to have letters that would be 34 inches in height i.e. 26 inches smaller than the major store (Vons) and
10 inches larger than the inline minor tenants at Haven Village Shopping Center on the east side of
Haven Avenue north of the 210 freeway. The previous allowance was for 42-inch letters for the drug
store at the site and 5-foot letters for Vons.
The exhibit provided shows the scale of the sign with letters measuring 34 inches in height, using all
uppercase letters, and also depicts an example using a mix of uppercase and lowercase letters. With it
centered in the sign area as shown, it can remain uniform with the rest of the center.
Staff Comments: The following comments are intended to provide an outline for the Committee
discussion regarding this project.
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Major Issues: The applicant worked with staff to follow the criteria outlined in the Development Code
and Sign Ordinance. There are no major issues regarding this project at this time.
Staff recommendation: Staff recommends that the Design Review Committee recommend approval of
this amendment as presented.
Design Review Committee Action:
The Committee members reviewed and approved the project as presented.
Members Present: Munoz, Stewart, Granger
Staff Planner: Steve Fowler
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DESIGN REVIEW COMMENTS
November 3, 2009
ADJOURNMENT
The meeting adjourned at 7:30 p.m.
Re/ss�pectfully submitted, //
Cork ran W. Nicholson
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