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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2011/03/01 - Agenda Packet ACTION AGENDA DESIGN REVIEW COMMITTEE MEETING TUESDAY MARCH 1, 2011 7:00 P.M. RANCHO CUCAMONGA CIVIC CENTER RAINS ROOM 10500 CIVIC CENTER DRIVE RANCHO CUCAMONGA Committee Members: Lou Munoz Ray Wimberly James Troyer Donald Granger Alternates: Frances Howdyshell Richard Fletcher Francisco Oaxaca 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. (Tabe/Willie) HILLSIDE DESIGN REVIEW DRC2008-01012 - ANDRESEN ARCHITECTURE, INC - Development Review Application to consider architectural and site plans for an 11,906 square foot single-family residence, an attached 1,668 square foot RV garage, a 1,359 square foot detached garage, a 2,101 square foot detached equestrian/storage/workshop building and multiple deck/patio areas totaling 5,339 square feet on a 12.42-acre lot located at the northwest corner of Amethyst Avenue and Almond Street on a site that is encompassed by the Very Low (VL) Residential District (.1 to 2 dwelling units per acre), Flood Control (FC) District and Open Space (OS) District - APN: 1061-501-03. Staff has prepared a Mitigated Negative Declaration of environmental impacts for consideration. 7:20 p.m. (Steve) UNIFORM SIGN PRGRAM (AMENDMENT) DRC2010-01010 - VIRGINA DARE BUSINESS CENTER - NATIONAL SIGNS - A request to amend Uniform Sign Program No. 39 to allow Logos, double stacked lines of copy on the first floor of the building and to designate new areas to place building identification signs on the building located at 10470 Foothill Boulevard within the Virginia Dare Business Center. PUBLIC COMMENTS There were no public comments. ADJOURNMENT The meeting adjourned at 8:03 p.m. • DESIGN REVIEW COMMENTS 7:00 p.m. Tabe van der Zwaag March 1, 2011 HILLSIDE DESIGN REVIEW DRC2008-01012 - ANDRESEN ARCHITECTURE, INC - Development Review Application to consider architectural and site plans for an 11,906 square foot single-family residence, an attached 1,668 square foot RV garage, a 1,359 square foot detached garage, a 2,101 square foot detached equestrian/storage/workshop building and multiple deck/patio areas totaling 5,339 square feet on a 12.42-acre lot located at the northwest corner of Amethyst Avenue and Almond Street on a site that is encompassed by the Very Low (VL) Residential District (.1 to 2 dwelling units per acre), Flood Control (FC) District and Open Space (OS) District -APN: 1061-501-03. Staff has prepared a Mitigated Negative Declaration of environmental impacts for consideration. Project Review Guidelines: The proposed single-family residence is located in the Very Low (VL) Residential District and within the Hillside Overlay District. The intent of the Hillside Development Regulations is to minimize grading and ensure that the form, mass, profile, and architectural features of the house are designed to blend with the natural terrain, preserve the character and profile of the slope, and give consideration to the size and configuration of the lot. Because of the grades on the site, the applicant proposes as much as 12 feet of cut/fill. The Development Code requires that cut/fill over 5 feet requires Planning Commission approval. Recommendations by the Committee will be forwarded to the Planning Commission for review and action. Site Characteristics: The project site is located on the north side of Almond Street at the top of Amethyst Avenue on a 12.42-acre site. The site is made up of multiple zoning districts, with the developable portion of the site (Very Low Residential) encompassing 3.2 acres. The applicant has received permission from the San Bernardino Flood Control District to encroach on their easement to construct a driveway and patio/recreation areas. The applicant has also received a letter from the Army Corps of Engineers stating that the project is not under their jurisdiction; therefore, no additional permits are required from them. The residence to the west shares an access driveway off of Almond Street, which is entirely on the applicant's property. The lot drains roughly from north to south, with an approximate elevation change of 200 feet from the north to the south property lines. The lot is bordered by existing single-family residences to the west and to the southwest on Gooseneck Drive; undeveloped land outside the boundary of the City to the north; and San Bernardino Flood Control District land to the east. Project Design Overview: The applicant proposes constructing an 11,906 square foot single-family residence, an attached 1,668 square foot RV garage, a 1,359 square foot detached garage, a 2,101 square foot detached equestrian/storage/workshop building, and multiple deck/patio areas totaling 5,339 square feet. The house was designed to work with the grades on the site with the 1st floor/RV garage tucked under the main living area. The design is within the required building envelope and all retaining walls conform to the related height limitations. The applicant was unable to minimize the on-site grading to meet the 5-foot cut/fill limitation necessary for Planning Director approval. Because of the size of the proposed improvements, a large amount of grading is required. The applicant has worked to balance the cut/fill with the project requiring 238 cubic yards of fill. Multiple retaining walls were required because of the 12 feet of cut necessary to construct the driveway and garage. There are a series of 5 short (3-foot maximum) retaining walls north of the house. The applicant is using gravity retaining walls that will be landscaped and irrigated with the areas between the retaining walls planted with scrubs and groundcover to soften their appearance. The house will screen these retaining walls DRC ACTION AGENDA HILLSIDE DESIGN REVIEW DRC2008-01012 —ANDRESEN ARCHITECTURE, INC. March 1, 2011 Page 2 from public view. The proposed house conforms to the design guidelines outlined in the Development Code, including carrying materials and architectural features to all elevations. The lot coverage will be approximately 10.5 percent, which is below the maximum 25 percent permitted in the Very Low (VL) Residential District. The applicant will widen Almond Street and install the required Community Trail improvements. Staff Comments: The goals of the Hillside Development District is to minimize the adverse impacts of grading and to maintain an environmental equilibrium consistent with the existing vegetation, wildlife, soils, geology, slopes and drainage patterns and to preserve the natural topography and scenic character of the site. The goals of the Equestrian Overlay District are to promote a rural/farm character in an urban setting in order to create an infrastructure for the keeping of horses. The size of the proposed house, garages, outbuildings, and patio areas create a major impact on the existing undeveloped site. While the applicant has worked to adhere to the restrictions outlined in the Hillside Development Regulations (Chapter 17.24), the proposed 20,272 square feet of improvements make it difficult not to create a major impact on the rural character of the site. The question is whether the large size of the site (12.42 acres) helps to diminish the negative impacts the project has on the environment. It should be noted that a large portion of the site is undevelopable because of the zoning and flood control easement restrictions. Major Issues: The size of the proposed improvements are an issue (see staff comments above). Minor Issues: None. Staff Recommendation: The applicant has worked hard to balance the requirements of the Hillside Development District and the homeowner's desire to live in a very large home. On-site grading has been reduced to the greatest extent possible, with the house tiered to the existing slope and retaining walls integrated into the foundation of the house. Additionally, the large lot size helps to mitigate the large footprint of the project, with roughly 9 acres of the 12.42-acre site left undisturbed. Staff recommends that the Committee support the proposed design with consideration given to whether the project fully conforms to the intent of the Hillside Development District. Design Review Committee Action: The project was approved as presented. Members Present: Munoz, Wimberly, Granger Staff Planner: Tabe van der Zwaag DESIGN REVIEW COMMENTS 7:20 p.m. Steve Fowler March 1, 2011 UNIFORM SIGN PRGRAM (AMENDMENT) DRC2010-01010 - VIRGINA DARE BUSINESS CENTER - NATIONAL SIGNS - A request to amend Uniform Sign Program No. 39 to allow Logos, double stacked lines of copy on the first floor of the building and to designate new areas to place building identification signs on the building located at 10470 Foothill Boulevard within the Virginia Dare Business Center. Design Parameters: The building is a 34,642 square foot multi-tenant office building on the northwest corner of Foothill Boulevard and Haven Avenue. The applicant is proposing to modify the existing Virginia Dare Business Center Uniform Sign Program No. 39 to allow tenant spaces over 3,000 square feet of floor area to have building identification signs on the south and east elevations at a maximum letter height of 24 inches but to allow double line copy up to 48 inches. This would double the current sign height of 24 inches, but the maximum letter height for a single letter on a line will remain at 24 inches. The maximum sign area at no time will be bigger than the maximum of 150 square feet area as allowed by the sign code. The square footage of a sign will still be calculated by the amount of linear leased frontage of each tenant in a multi-tenant situation. The applicant's request to amend the program to allow two lines of copy will set the maximum over all sign height as 48 inches and as an example a 48-inch sign could consist of two lines of copy with 22-inch letters and the code will require at least a fl- inch separation between lines, thereby totaling a maximum overall height of 48 inches. The maximum number of signs that will be allowed on the building at any given time is 4 signs as indicated in Exhibit B-2 (Multi-Tenant). A single tenant or sole tenant as indicated in Exhibits B-1 (Single/Sole Tenant) and can only have a total of two building identification signs. The areas where tenants can place signs will depend on the number of tenants in the building (Exhibits B-1 and B-2), and no signage will be allowed on the band above the second floor. The signs can only to be located on the band area between the first and second floor. The last change to this program is to only allow logos with the landlord's approval. The changes to the Sign Program will only affect the building at 10470 Foothill Boulevard, which is located at the south east corner of the property. The maximum allowable length of the signs is also being changed from a standard 24 inches to 70 percent of the total leased linear frontage, which the Sign Ordinance allows. This is to allow the single tenant to be able to use the single line of copy for the building identification signs on both frontages. This amendment only changes Pages 3, 7 and 8 of the Uniform Sign Program. Staff Comments: The following comments are intended to provide an outline for the Committee discussion regarding this project. Major Issues: None Minor Issues: None Technical Issues: The applicant worked with staff to follow the City's Sign Ordinance and comply with the design criteria outlined in the Development Code. Staff finds the proposal acceptable with the inclusion of the following items: DRC ACTION AGENDA DRC2010-01010—VIRGINIA DARE BUSINESS CENTER March 1, 2011 Page 2 1. Add to insert Page 3, No. 7 to read as follows: If Single Tenant no longer occupies entire building, and then signage for any additional tenant will require the sole tenant to adhere to Exhibit B-2 and modify any existing signage that does not meet the requirements for location on this Exhibit. 2. Insert Page 3 with this modification will replace the current draft previously proposed. The new insert will be placed in Uniform Sign Program No. 39 following approval of the DRC. Staff recommendation: Staff recommends that the Design Review Committee recommend approval of the Amendment of Uniform Sign Program No. 39 with above corrections. Design Review Committee Action: The project was approved as presented. Members Present: Munoz, Wimberly, Granger Staff Planner: Steve Fowler 9 '.e-r,-e-/toeLera7: VIRGINIA DARE BUSINESS CENTER VIRGINIA DARE CENTER N/E/ CORNER OF HAVEN & FOOTHILL BLVD. RANCHO CUCAMONGA, CA 91730 USP 39 Amended Sign Program January 27, 2011 r( National Sign & Marketing Corporation ELECTRONIC SIGNS 13580 Filth Street • Chino,CA 91710 • Tel: 909.5914742 • FAX:909.591.9792 • Toll Free:877.877.NSMC J Attachment VIRGINIA DARE BUSINESS CENTER VIRGINIA DARE CENTER N/E/ CORNER OF HAVEN & FOOTHILL BLVD . RANCHO CUCAMONGA, CA 91730 • • Th1s Sign Criteria has been established for the purpose of ;maintaining a .continuity of quality and aesthetics throughtout the complex for the mutual benefit of all tenants and to comply with regulations of the City of Rancho Cucamonga. Conformance will be strictly enforced. Any installed non-conformance or unapproved sign must be brought into conformance at the expense of the tenant. • GENERAL REQUIREMENTS 1. • All' permits fdr sign and installation shall be obtained by the tenant' s sign contractor and be responsible for submitting his approved sign drawing to the City of Rancho Cucamonga for necessary permits which will include the following: CITY OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA • 10500 Civic Center Drive Rancho Cucamonga, CA 91729 A. One (1) copy of drawings approved by landlord. B. Three (3) copies of detailed drawings on 8-1/2 x 11. • C. Elevation indicating location of sign, letter • size, color, etc. ' D. Method of attachment to fascia. • 10470 Foothill Blvd., Rancho Cucamonga, CA Pain 1 /�� SCAlP N/A ��� �,/.N. Ad*.G heU.e C•mmv.un'.d.l.ur ' QIMp1W!>.'.!, NlLEA m�yR ears.0011 maii wfi. Denting Na.r •"Krnic CoRpocuVVU11Yr Address: 111470 irnt.d,l Ronde 1■ CON61NUCfpM �o• _ 11630 Nr0 tt.w.e.CA vnoo.: Amount.4r. !EO... 24657 = _ _ • s.I63mm0sL0ra OedOre:LULL.Sale.1}.'NL MN tT�'o' •Z ELECTRONIC SIGNS .1181 GENERAL')ILEQUIREMENTS (CON'T) ' 2: Tenant shall be responsible for the installation and maintenance of his sign. Should tenant' s sign require maintenance or repair, landlord shall give tenant a thirty (30) . day written notice to effect said maintenance or repair. Should tenant fail to do same, • landlord shall undertake repair and tenant shall reimburse landlord within ten ( 10) days from receipt of invoice. 3: At the expiration .or termination of tenant' s lease term, tenant 'shall be required to remove his signs and restore exterior of the building. • SPECIFICATIONS-SIGNS (RETAIL SHOPS) All :companies . bidding to manufacture these signs are advised that no substitutes will be accepted by. purchaser whatsoever. Any deviation from these specifications may result in purchaser' s refusal to accept same. All manufactures are advised that prior to acceptance and final payment, each unit will be inspected for conformance by an authorized representative of the landlord. Any signs found not in conformance will be rejected and removed at tenant' s expense. GENERAL SPECIFICATIONS • • 1. No animated, flashing or audible signs will be permitted. . . 2 . . No• exposed lamps or tubing will be permitted. ' 3. No portable signs will be permitted. 4. .: Grand opening:...or promotional sales signs shall comply with the City of Rancho Cucamonga sign ordinance. 5. NO wall signs painted directly on the building will be permitted. Page 2 __.r,�JN SCAM N/A .ea r �YW�S� �FOkN: fo WtlF-mndrn N[.NUI Cenrt.r ' 01c4 n.ow1: e �Y - Nrsfl No. - - _— — 13580 nth Rp4�W11710 Adieus. *CO froth,ntc RnchoC nem.a 24657 c �_~'.'• rIso.tl1.no m.CAHTe Phone: Attain Mgr. [Dena CONBTIUBIION i7VJI _ _ n'm.�ll W.N .Hf.Rns Designer bi.L_BRW:NOS!_CRM1: �Il],:011 p= ELECTRONIC SIGNS pgAr7 27AAc- 3 Design Requirements for Illuminated Signs 1. All letters must be plex face channel, in upper case letters. All tenants shall utilize the Optima Bold letter style as shown in Exhibit"A". No logos will be permitted unless approved by landlord. Logos may utilize registered colors and artwork. 2. A *major tenant with a registered trademark,five (5) existing locations, and 3000 square feet of tenant space may use their own letter style. * Definition of major tenant-A single tenantoccupying more than 3000 square,feet of contiguous space in a building. 3. Maximum width shall be equal to 70%.of the lineal leased frontage. Single tenant (Sole Tenant in building) sign must center horizontally on said.frontage. Multi-tenant signs must be two feet horizontally from the edge of said frontage. See Exhibit"B1 (Sole Tenant)& 132 (Multi-Tenant)" 4. Stacked copy of two (2) lines of.22" letters with 4"separation between lines totaling up to 48" in overall height shall be allowed on buildings with tenants over 3000 square feet. 5. Tenants with more than one.(1)front may have to two (2)building signs, or two (2)building signs, and one (1)monument space. 6. Approved plex color is Acrylite-015-2 white or equivalent. Approved neon color is clear red. Construction Requirements 1. Letter fabrication to be 5"deep and 22ga sheet metal returns and backing: Interiors to be primed and painted white. Exteriors to be primed and painted dark green with '1/8 thick plex faces and 3% white or bronze trim cap. For reverse channel halo illuminated channel letters utilizing LED illumination letters may be reduced to 3" in depth. DESIGN REQUIREMENTS FOR ILLUMINATED, 1. All letters must be plex face channel, in upper case letters.All tenants shall utilize the Optima Bold letter style as shown in Exhibit"A". No logos will be permitted unless approved by landlord.Logos may utilize registered colon and artwork. 2. A*major tenant with a registered trademark, five(5)existing locations,and 3000 square feet of tenant space may use their own letter style. *Definition of major tenant-A single tenant occupying more than 3000 square feet of contiguous space in a building. 3. Maximum width shall be equal to 70%of the lineal leased frontage. Single tenant 6150te re,,k41' Orimi sign must center horizontally on said frontage.Multi-tenant signs must be two feet horizontally from the edge of said frontage. See Exhibits"B-1 &B-2" 4. Stacked copy of two(2)lines of 22"letters with 4"separatiou between lines totaling up to 48"in overall height shall be allowed on the building illustrated in Exhibits B-1 & B-2 with tenants over 3000 square.feet. 5. Tenants with more than one(1)front may have to two(2)building signs, or two(2) building signs,and one(1)monument space. 6. Approved plex color is Acrylite-015-2 white or equivalent.Approved neon color is clear red. CONSTRUCTION REQUIREMENTS 1. Letter fabrication to be 5"deep and 22ga sheet metal returns and backing. Interiors to be primed and painted white. Exteriors to be primed and painted dark green with 1/8 thick plex faces and' white or bronze trim cap. For reverse channel halo illuminated channel letters utilizing LED illumination letters may be reduced • to 3"in depth. • 2 . All exterior signs shall be secured by concealed fasteners, stainless steel, nickel , or cadmium plated. • Page 3 SCALE: WA ���m.1\QW�99•x"1fy�•r� °t1C4Wbs"Actg'/.Ifs.4r,•. o.o , CIYY Agnew& 1vvAnPPeR�Ot��VppmDtur.=o .I •ara.M.wr:e, °e.:..a'rr x �i 127 e. ,n.o im MG 1EDAU: IP.]G iwOi Ql CO*SdM CV[w!E . WAIST OC{gM 13:180 Mb Y.CINO. enti Y.mc t[mMYpc : rj 24657 M MAIA]4' Ftl WN1.PKt UNpr.:lklJ�4nM:1S10L OW: V2.'2011 nY ulra�Ym ELECTRONIC SIGNS w CONSTRUCTION REQUIREMENTS (CON 'T) 3 . 'Al1'.letters shall be fabricated using full welded construction. • 4. All signs sha711 be connected to junction boxes provided by the landlord and connected to landloxu•s house panel. Final hookup and connections by tenant's sign contractor. 5.. All penetration of the building structure required for sign installation shall be neatly sealed in a • water-tight condition. 6. Underwriter' s label required on all signs . 7 . Labels or other identification will be applied in an inconspicuous location. 8. Sign contractor shall repair any damage caused by his work. Damage to structure that is not repaired by the sign contractor shall become tenant' s responsibility to correct. 9 . 3/16" drain holes required at the bottom of each letter' s stroke. DESIGN REQUIREMENTS NON-ILLUMINATED SIGNS e 1. Trellis signage to be 1 ' -6" x 9 ' -6" . 2 . Food Court Arcade to be 1 ' -6" in height, and not to exceed 70% of each Arcade opening. 3. Material to be redwood. 4. Copy and boarder to be sandblasted. 5. Color to be ivory. 6. Background color to be dark green. Fo:. see Exhibit "C" and "D" . Page 4 SCALE N/A National so IV .d: 4tMl'.amei[IVr Mewl t•.4. tlimtllpp.wat APPROVED a..M,M0. c bY/JIIIflNfi Ww.cA sl IO Address:..,. Y47"FViMIMJ Rancho. CS.. Es NftL6Eb FOR aio✓r a.rra._e E?G E -c c bbn..: Mussel My. (SD" � COMBIIIVCl10M n' I. 9 91.47 GNaGA%no 24657 82 itl 809b91A11t Fa Po9bBI.bNt Designer: te.*. SeY:IhY�OM: 1,7:7 sod w IIII . .FI .mFSan ■ ELECTRONIC SIGNS DESIGN REQUIREMENTS MONUMENT SIGNAGE 1 . Size to be 6 ' -6" x 7 ' . 2 . Structure to be aluminum with texcoted finish. 3. Illumination to be 800ma lamps, 12" on center. 4 . Center name to be flat routed out copy backed with white plex. 5. Tenant copy to be routed pushed through copy with white plex and white trim cap. 6. All copy to be backed with red vinyl so that it would illuminate. When illuminated the color would match the chagnel letters on the building. *See attached Exhibit "E" . SECONDARY - 4 'X 6 ' DIRECTIONAL 1 . Sign to be 4 ' X 6 'directional . 2 . Structure to be aluminum with texcoted finish. 3 . Illumination to be BOOma lamps, 12" on center. 4 . Center name to be flat routed out copy backed with white plex. Page S SCALE: WA '�� s,� YiuN¢ ftttl�9 GMnrtM1w W4'.If■+b CUat Mw+� APPROVED`p i..W Uf..]�n.n., Na. _ Ir •YYREfN'OCIR : W470 f J4 M44.�P+W'e^�.w CA COYIIIIYCIMM uses mns.mYe,a nno • •: .�ww+Yp.SR'v 24657 - Ttl• IAA>Y� MY901)M G�nN:1211—SCM:lit M: t'Yr 1 pY ELECIAONIC SIGNS INSTALLATION 1. Tenant' s sign contractor shall completely install and connect sign display and primary wiring at sign location stipulated by landlord. 2 . Landlord reserves the right to hire an independent electrical engineer (at tenant ' s sole expense) to inspect the installation of all tenant' s signs and to require the tenant to have any discrepancies and/or code violations corrected at the tenant ' s expense. • • Page 6 oD Caw SCALE: WA r0 iati one o S focaiy , n4nrmJ: �A% g c+�a:+citr.m 1]]w flln]L CNno.a 11710 rou o e j ,c.a., .c, McM MarGrn SI.I]. Fax 000.501.0792 ,Mtlpr:JJ Stilt Ma e1 D.1• UV'Xil ,p�"D"t 24657 = c z - = ELECTRONIC SIGNS.I. emit Exhibit B-1 SINGLE TENANT SIGN LOCATION (SIGNS ARE ONLY ALLOWED IN SIGN LOCATIONS INDICATED ON PAGES 7.i 8 OF THIS PROGRAM) NO WALL SIGNS ARE ALLOWED ON 2ND FLOOR Prilingli Y• I. st ) f Y i ,, • s. .1 ft EQ. �: EQ. s lif ►. Iniiiir SINGLE LINE COPY-24"MAX. • DOUBLE LINE COPY-48"MAX. i i r, ■ EQ. EQ. NOTE: With tenants larger than 3000 sq.feet,allow up to 70%in length of signage per front elevation on building facing street(s). 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Pee. a SCALE: WA �nkons:wc re=?wadawr fwu7EM W/1u Grwr _ " • C � +a•mu•Cas•w*wen :'Ogw4y M. s RsdloCus.omu CA r ';'"?"wwrtca � if/J Mond Mr cMar �' hi mamma I.$J2 .1M• *alit JML Dols: nmn I .r -- ,.r— ELECTRONIC SIGNS DESIGN REVIEW COMMENTS March 1, 2011 ADJOURNMENT The meeting adjourned at 8:03 p.m. Respectfully submitted, James R. Troyer, AICP Planning Director