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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1986/01/02 - Agenda Packet CITY OF RANCH0 CUCAM~GA MEMORANDUM DATE: December 17, 1985 ACTION AGENDA 1977 TO: Commercial/Industrial Design Review Committee Brad Bullet Suzanne Chitlea Herman Rempel Dennis Stout (Alternate} FROM: Nancy Fong, Associate planner SUBJECT: DESIGN REVIEW COMMITTEE MEETING OF JANUARY 2~ 198~ The following is a description of projects which require review and rating by the Design Review Committee- Please review the attached plans, visit the project sites, and write down your comments using the blank space provided under each project on the attached sheets- After the meeting, the consensus of the Committee's concerns will be typed up as the formal action/recommendation of the Committee and distributed to the Commission and Council. As always, feel free to contact the appropriate project manager (noted in parentheses along the left margin}, prior to the meeting date, if you have specific questions related to the scheduled projects. Dinner will be provided between 5:00 - 5:30 p.m., Consent Calendar items will be reviewed between 5:30 p.m. - 6:00 p.m., with the first design review item being heard at 6:00 p.m. Please notify our department if you will be unable to attend the meeting, or if you will be late, so that the dinner can be properly ordered and the necessary arrangements made. 6:00 - 6:30 (NANCY} DR 85-49 - SANTA ANITA DEVELOP- CORP. 6:30 - 7:00 (NANCY) DR 85-52 - AJA NF:ko Attachments CC: Planning Commission/CitY Council Current planning Division Engineer Division - Land Planning Loyd Goolsby, Paul Rougeau CONSENT CALENDAR ZTEHS AGENDA JANUARY 2~ 1986 1. CUP 84-31 - DIVERSIFIED Review of % of store front design (Nancy) Committee Action: The Committee recommended a minimum of 50% store front design to be of options C and D, where these two designs shall be intermittently distributed for Phase I of the shopping center. Further, the regular design of the store front shall be upgraded to include planter areas in front of the store front glass area and glass mullions. DESIGN REVIEW COMMENTS 6:00 - 6:30 Nancy January 2, 1986 ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT AND DEVELOPMENT REVIEW 85-49 - SANTA ANITA DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION - A phased development of a warehouse/distribution building totaling 403,875 square feet with 255,950 square feet for Phase I on 18.83 acres of land in the General Industrial District (Subarea 11) located on the west side of Buffalo Avenue, north of 6th Street - APN 229-261-78. Design Parameters The site is vacant and vegetation consists of a grape vineyard. A related parcel map has been submitted for a two lot subdivision. The developer is proposing to develop Parcel 1. Staff Coaments Site Plan: 1. Provide texturized pedestrian connections (ie, brick pavers) 2.Provide an eight foot decorative block wall for screening the loading area. 3. Provide more pedestrian oriented amenities within plaza area such as shaded seating areas with attractive landscaping, fountains, kiosks, trash receptacles and other street furniture. Architecture: 1. The west elevation should be treated with additional architectural embellishments to create interest and to break up the expanses of blank building walls. 2. A stronger architectural treatment should be provided at the office area in order to create a building entrance statement that compliments the plaza area in front of the office building and focuses attention away from the large expanse of building. Landscaping: 1. Landscape planters should be provided to every seven parking stalls along the southern property boundary. 2. Special landscaping treatments such as mounding, hedgerow and specimen size trees be provided along the planter area at the southern property boundary in order to screen the loading dock area. Design Review Committee Action: Members Present: Dennis Stout, Suzanne Chitiea Project Planner: Nancy Fong The Committee recommended approval with the following conditions: 1. Texturized pedestrian walkways such as brick pavers be provided to connect with open space areas. 2. An eight foot tilt up concrete wall be provided along the north side and south side of the east elevation for screening purposes. 3. Additional pedestrian oriented amenities such as attractive landscaping, fountains, kiosks, trash receptacles and other street furniture be provided within the plaza area. 4. The solid wall/fence around the proposed outdoor eating area shall not be higher than four (4) feet. 5. The proposed architectural treatment to the office area submitted and reviewed at the meeting complied with the Committee concerns regarding the building entrance statement. 6. Special landscaping treatments such as mounding, dense hedgerow, increase number of trees, and specimen size trees be provided along the planter area at the southern property boundary in order to screen the loading dock area. DESIGN REVIEW COMMENTS 6:30 - 7:00 NANCY January 2, 1986 ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT AND DEVELOPMENT REVIEW 85-52 - AJA - The development of a 55,000 square foot warehouse manufacturing industriam building on 3.48 acres of land in the Industrial Park District (Subarea 12) located at the southeast corner of 6th Street and Pittsburgh Avenue - APN 229-261-60. Design Parameters The site is vacant and is surrounded by grape vineyards on the south side and east side. To the north is an existing industrial building (Meldisco) and an approved project for a 92,000 square foot warehouse/distribution building. Staff Comments Site Plan: The plaza area be enhanced with pedestrian oriented facilities such as shaded seating areas with attractive landscaping, texturized pavement, kiosks, trash receptacles, and other street furnitures. Architecture: Texturized bands and other architectural embellishments be provided to 'the west elevations, east elevations, and the south elevations to break up the expanses of blank walls. Landscaping.: 1. Special landscaping treatments such as intensifying landscaping, rockscape, mounding, and specimen size trees should be provided along 6th Street. 2. A minimum five foot planter area be provided around the southeast side of the south elevation. Design Review Coamaittee Action Members Present: Dennis Stout, Suzanne Chitlea, Brad Bullet Project Planner: Nancy Fong Issue 1. The Committee stated that the proposed driveway access on 6th Street did not comply with the City's access policy, and that findings for supporting such driveway access could not be made. The Committee also stated that if the developer chooses to pursue this driveway access, master planning beyond the project site as determined by City Planner of overall circulation and drainage must be provided for the Committee review prior to recommending this project for Planning Commission review. Project 1. Special landscaping treatments such as intensifying landscaping, mounding, specimen size trees and other hardscape be provided to the corner of 6th Street and Pittsburg Avenue and along 6th Street. 2. Special landscaping treatment such as intensifying landscaping, specimen size trees, accent trees and other treatments be provided to the project entrances on Pittsburg Avenue. 3. The planter area adjacent to the loading dock be extended to the south for providing adequate space in intensifying landscaping for screening purposes. 4. Dense landscaping such as increase number of trees, specimen size trees, dense hedgerow be provided along the south property boundary, the east building elevation and the west building elevation. 5. Outdoor eating area be provided to the southeast corner of the site. 6. Texturized pavement such as brick pavers be provided to the plaza area in front of building entrance. 7. Revised landscaping plan incorporating the above recommendations be submitted for Committee review as a consent calendar prior to scheduling for Planning Commission. 8. The Committee was hesitant about the adequacy of the reveal as a design element to the building elevations. The Committee suggested that colored photos of existing buildings with such reveal treatment be provided for review.