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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1991/01/17 - Agenda PacketDATE: TO: FROM: SUBJECT: CITY OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA MEMORANDUM January 23, 1991 ACTION COMMENTS 1977 Commercial/Industrial Design Review Committee Suzanne Chitlea Peter Tolstoy Otto Kroutil John Melcher (Alternate) Scott Murphy, Associate Planner~/~ DESIGN REVIEW COMMITTEE MEETING OF JANUARY 17, 1991 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 6:00 p.m., Consent Calendar items will be reviewed between 6:00 p.m. 6:30 p.m., with the first design review item being heard at 6:30 p.m. Please notify our department i f 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. 6:30 - 7:00 (Jerry) ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT AND DEVELOPMENT REVIEW 89-18 - BOOTH - A request to establish a building contractor's office and storage yard totaling 6,556 square feet on 1.35 acres of land in the General Industrial District (Subarea 13) of the Industrial Specific Plan, located at 9037 Charles Smith Avenue, north of 6th Street APN: 229-271-41. 7:00 - 7:30 (Tom) ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT AND DEVELOPMENT REVIEW 89-04 - ARCHITECTURE ONE - The development of a 4,000 square foot bank building on 0.42 acres of land within an existing shopping center in the Neighborhood Commercial District, located at the northwest corner of 19th Street and Carnelian Avenue - APN: 201-311-57 and 58. DRC AGENDA JANUARY 17, 1991 Page 2 7:30 - (Miki) PLANNING PLAN COMMISSION WORKSHOP - ETIWANDA NORTH SPECIFIC SM:mlg Attachments cc: Planning Commission/City Council DESIGN REVIEW COMMENTS 6:30 - 7:00 Jerry January 17, 1991 ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT AND DEVELOPMENT REVIEW 89-18 BOOTH A request to establish a building contractor's office and storage yard totaling 6,556 square feet on 1.35 acres of land in the General Industrial District (Subarea 13) of the Industrial Specific Plan, located at 9037 Charles Smith Avenue, north of 6th Street APN: 229-271-41. General: The applicant is proposing to construct a 2,400 square foot, 2-story office building and 2 warehouse/storage buildings totaling approximately 6,000 square feet. The site is boarded on the east by the 1-15 freeway, on the west by Charles Smith Avenue (formerly Old Rochester Avenue), on the south by vineyards and on the north by a Metropolitan Water District easement. The site will be enclosed on the north, west and south by an 8 foot high brick and plaster fence. An existing 6 foot chain link fence is proposed to remain on the east property line, adjacent to the 1-15 right-of-way. Staff Comments: 1. Provide a material sample board showing type, texture and color of all exterior materials. 2. The second-story overhangs, balcony and pop-out windows appear to lack support; corbels or other similar elements should be added below these projections. 3. A section detail should be provided to show how the rear side of the mansard roof on the warehouse building will be finished. Some type of finished inside edge is needed as this may be visible from the 1-15 freeway. 4. If the applicant intends to place any signage on the site, a conceptual sign program should be submitted for Design Review Committee review. Desiqn Review Committee Action: Members Present: Suzanne Chitlea, Peter Tolstoy, Brad Buller Staff Planner: Jerry Guarracino The Design Review Committee reviewed the approval subject to the following conditions: project and recommended DESIGN REVIEW COMMENTS DR 89-18 - BOOTH JANUARY 17, 1991 Page 2 Elevations: 1. Extend the brick pop-out on the second floor east elevation down to the ground and center the doors within this popped-out area. 2. Provide a control screed at the base of the facia to ensure a crisp break between colors. 3. An alternative facia color should be submitted for Design Review Committee approval. A more subtle color is suggested. 4 The west elevation of the warehouse building should be revised to combine the mass of the two pop-outs into one pop-out with a pedestrian entrance. Wall Design: 1. A raised column cap should be provided at least at the corners of the site and on each side of the gated entrance. 2. The metal gate design should be called out on the plans and should match the gates used on the Coca Cola plant at Haven Avenue and 6th Street or the Edison gates on Archibald Avenue between Hillside and Wilson. 3. Vines should be planted along the perimeter wall to discourage graffiti. 4. A lighted address sign should be provided on the entry wall. Site Design: 1. Provide a cross-section through the warehouse building to the freeway. 2. Provide evidence of fee ownership of the Metropolitan Water District easement north of the site. If this area is owned by the applicant, trail improvements consistent with City standards should be required. 3. Provide the following note on the plans: "No roof-mounted equipment shall be proposed unless a separate Design Review approval is obtained and adequate screening is provided to shield the equipment from view of the freeway or the equipment shall be ground-mounted and screened to the satisfaction of the City Planner." DESIGN REVIEW COMMENTS 7:00 - 7:30 Tom January 17, 1991 ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT AND DEVELOPMENT REVIEW 89-04 - ARCHITECTURE ONE - The development of a 4,000 square foot bank building on 0.42 acres of land within an existing shopping center in the Neighborhood Commercial District, located at the northwest corner of 19th Street and Carnelian Avenue - APN: 201-311-57 and 58. Backqround: The applicant is proposing to remove an existing temporary Pomona First Federal Savings and Loan facility, including a drive-thru lane and parking lot, and construct a new two-story banking facility. The new building would be located on the north half of the 0.42 acre site fronting Carnelian Avenue. The existing building area on the south portion of the site would be converted into a parking lot. The existing, temporary building emulates the surrounding shopping center in materials, colors and design. The applicant's intent is to repeat this concept with some upgraded variations in detail and massing for the proposed architecture. On November 29, 1990, the Design Review Committee (Chitiea, Tolstoy and Kroutil) request that the applicant revise and resubmit plans to the Committee for review addressing the following: 1. Generally, the building elevations need to be modified to fit in with the existing center yet provide an upgraded appearance from the center. 2. The concept of using various design elements from other buildings around town should not be pursued. Certain concepts may be borrowed, however, they must be used in a way which would unify the building elements. 3. The proportions of the building need to be studied. For example, the second-story of the building still appears heavy in relation to the whole building. 4. Greater unity could be provided to the building facade by using rafter tails at all the roof eaves. 5. The arched windows should be deleted at the second-story and the walls should be architecturally upgraded with some other elements consistent with the overall design. 6. The facade at the automatic teller should be architecturally upgraded. DESIGN REVIEW COMMENTS DR 89-04 - ARCHITECTURE ONE jANUARY 17, 1991 Page 2 7. The blue tile accent should not be used. The Committee considered the use of rock on the building. It was felt, however, that the use of rock would not help to unify the building with the center. 8. The tower should appear as a more integral part of the building. The Committee suggested that the tower could be removed to help the building better fit in with the center and lighten the mass of the second-story. 9. The building entrances should be upgraded for pedestrian orientation with interlocking pavers, raised planters, tree wells and benches. 10. A strong entry statement should be provided at the driveways through the use of plant material and other design elements such as interlocking pavers. 11. Construction details such as the column treatment and recessed window units should be provided. These elements should be designed and located on the building in a manner which provides a strong unifying theme with the center and for the building. Staff Coa~aents: Staff's review of the revised plans indicates that the new building elevations and site plan address the Committee's requests from the November 29, 1990 meeting. There are, however, several areas that should be reviewed by the Committee: The walls of the second-story receive enough architectural detail. The buildings signs are proportional and fit in with the building. Interlocking pavers, raised planters, tree wells and benches be shown on the plans at the building entrances. 4. A strong entry statement be provided at the driveways through the use of plant material and other design elements such as interlocking pavers. Oesiqn Review Committee Action: Members Present: Suzanne Chitiea, Peter Tolstoy, Otto Kroutil Staff Planner: Tom Grahn DESIGN REVIEW COMMENTS DR 89-04 - ARCHITECTURE ONE JANUARY 17, 1991 Page 3 The Committee reviewed the project and the following: recommended approval subject to To create a strong entry statement, interlocking pavers should be provided at both driveways off Carnelian. Interlocking pavers should extend from the Carnelian rights-of-way to the end of adjacent planter areas. Interlocking paver color should match the roof tile color and pedestrian circulation interlocking pavers. The applicant should submit construction details identifying beam sizes, overhead wall thickness, rafter tails, etc., for staff review and approval prior to scheduling for Planning Commission consideration.