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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2012/01/31 - Agenda Packet - Action ACTION AGENDA DESIGN REVIEW COMMITTEE MEETING TUESDAY JANUARY 31, 2012 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. (Mike/Joe) MINOR DEVELOPMENT REVIEW DRC2011-01196 - INTEGRATED ARTISAN BUILDERS FOR CLAIM JUMPER RESTAURANT - A proposal to renovate the exterior of an existing restaurant by removing the existing river rock veneer from the exterior walls, chimneys, etc. and replacing it with stackstone veneer within the Regional Related Commercial (RRC) District, Foothill Boulevard Districts (Subarea 4), located at 12449 Foothill Boulevard - APN: 0229-031-39. This action is categorically exempt per the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to State CEQA Guidelines Section 15301 - Existing Facilities. PUBLIC COMMENTS There were no public comments. ADJOURNMENT The meeting adjourned at 7:30 p.m. DESIGN REVIEW COMMENTS 7:00 p.m. Mike Smith January 31, 2012 MINOR DEVELOPMENT REVIEW DRC2011-01196 - INTEGRATED ARTISAN BUILDERS FOR CLAIM JUMPER RESTAURANT - A proposal to renovate the exterior of an existing restaurant by removing the existing river rock veneer from the exterior walls, chimneys, etc. and replacing it with stackstone veneer within the Regional Related Commercial (RRC) District, Foothill Boulevard Districts (Subarea 4), located at 12449 Foothill Boulevard - APN: 0229-031-39. This action is categorically exempt per the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to State CEQA Guidelines Section 15301 - Existing Facilities. Design Parameters: The project site is an existing restaurant, The Claim Jumper, located in an existing shopping center (Foothill Marketplace) of 56 acres at the south side of Foothill Boulevard between the 1-15 Freeway and Etiwanda Avenue. The restaurant is a pad building of approximately 12,000 square feet and is located at the west side of the shopping center in the general vicinity of Wal-Mart to the southeast, a multi-tenant in-line building to the south, and a vacant restaurant building (formerly The Melting Pot) to the west. To the north is the exit off-ramp from the northbound 1-15 Freeway to Foothill Boulevard (Exhibit A). The building is not visible from Foothill Boulevard because it is over 1,000 feet from the street. Furthermore, visibility is further diminished by the presence of other buildings along the street frontage and the freeway/street interchange. The applicant is in the process of renovating the interior and exterior of the restaurant in order for it to be consistent with the corporate identity (Exhibit B) and for long-term maintenance purposes. As part of this renovation, the applicant is proposing to remove all of the river rock veneer from the exterior of the building and replace it with a stackstone veneer (Exhibit E). The river rock veneer is present at the following locations on the building: the lower portion of the southwest corner, the lower portion of the south elevation, the area around the main entrance at the southeast corner, and on the chimneys at the south and east sides. River rock veneer is also present on several decorative columns and the planter areas (Exhibit D). Staff determined that the applicant was already in the process of removing the existing veneer and was approximately 25 percent complete with the removal (Exhibit C) when•he was directed to submit a Minor Development Review application for review by the City. The shopping center has an established architectural theme that is similar to the other contemporary shopping centers in the City. Furthermore, the colors, trim, materials, and finishes of most pad tenants such as In-N-Out Burger, Panda Express, and Jiffy Lube only minimally reflect the corporate identity, or branding, of the tenant. As a result, all of the buildings generally have, for example, matching wainscots and trim consisting of decorative tile, and the exterior walls of all buildings are finished with brown stucco. In contrast, the architecture of the Claim Jumper restaurant incorporates a Western or rustic theme and consistent with this theme it has wood siding, river rock wainscots, and other details that convey this image. Although this is unusual, it is not significant as it has become common practice to allow individual pad tenants such as restaurants to have "signature" architecture. Staff believes that the replacement of the river rock veneer with the stackstone veneer is acceptable as this veneer has been used in the past at other shopping center locations with positive results. This veneer will not be incompatible with the established architecture of the shopping center and will be consistent with the architecture originally approved for this restaurant. Staff notes that various areas of the interior of the restaurant are finished with a stackstone veneer. DRC ACTION AGENDA DRC2011-01196 — INTEGRATED ARTISAN BUILDERS FOR CLAIM JUMPER RESTAURANT January 31, 2012 Page 2 Staff Comments: The following comments are intended to provide an outline for Committee discussion. Maior/Secondary Issues: The following broad design issues will be the focus of Committee discussion regarding this project. None. Policy Issues: The following items are a matter of Planning Commission policy and should be incorporated into the project design without discussion. 1. River rock veneer shall be removed from all features and elements and be replaced with the new stackstone veneer. Staff Recommendation: Staff recommends that the project be approved and forwarded to the Planning Director for review and action. Design Review Committee Action: The project was approved as presented. Members Present: Munoz, Wimberly, Granger Staff Planner: Mike Smith DESIGN REVIEW COMMENTS January 31, 2012 ADJOURNMENT The meeting adjourned at 7:30 p.m. Respectfully submitted, `pc$ C�roc-Qp� James R. Troyer, AICP Planning Director