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TRAILS ADVISORY
COMMITTEE AGENDA
WEDNESDAY, JULY 13, 2011, @ 6:00 PM
RAINS ROOM
10500 CIVIC CENTER DRIVE
I. ROLL CALL:
Frances Howdyshell Janet Ryerson
Lou Munoz Kelly Matheny (Alternate)
Francisco Oaxaca (Alternate) Carol Douglass (Equestrian Member)
Larry Henderson Tom Tisler (Bicycle Member)
Bill Pallotto
II. NEW BUSINESS
A. DEVELOPMENT AND DESIGN REVIEW DRC2011-00032 - AFSHIN ETEBAR -
Architectural review for 12 single-family residences related to Tentative Tract Map 16867
located in the Very Low Residential District(.1-2 dwelling units per acre)of the Etiwanda
Specific Plan, located on the west side of Etiwanda Avenue, north of the 210 Freeway-
APN: 0225-161-29 through 40. Related File: Tentative Tract Map SUBTT16867,
Variance DRC2011-00161 and Minor Exception DRC2011-00162.
III. PUBLIC COMMUNICATION
This is the time and place for the general public to address the Trails Advisory Committee.
Items to be discussed here are those which do not already appear on this agenda.
I, Lois Schrader, Planning Commission Secretary for the City of Rancho Cucamonga, hereby
certify that a true, accurate copy of the foregoing agenda was posted on July 7, 2011 at least
72 hours prior to the meeting per Government Code 54954.2 at 10500 Civic Center Drive,
Rancho Cucamonga.
TRAILS ADVISORY COMMITTEE
COMMENT SHEET
July 13, 2011
DEVELOPMENT AND DESIGN REVIEW - DRC2011-00032 - AFSHIN ETEBAR - Architectural review
for 12 single-family residences related to Tentative Tract Map 16867 located in the Very Low
Residential District (.1-2 dwelling units per acre) of the Etiwanda Specific Plan, located on the west side
of Etiwanda Avenue, north of the 210 Freeway - APN: 0225-161-29 through 40. Related File: Tentative
Tract Map SUBTT16867, Variance DRC2011-00161 and Minor Exception DRC2011-00162.
SITE CHARACTERISTICS: The 8.9 acre project site is located on the west side of Etiwanda Avenue
and north of the 210 freeway and is approved for a 12 lot subdivision (SUBTT16867 — approved
January 25, 2006). The site is located within the Very Low Development District of the Etiwanda
Specific Plan and within the Equestrian Overlay District. The site drains roughly north to south and is
bordered by single-family residences to the north, east and west and by the 210 freeway to the south.
Street improvements and the 210 freeway sound wall have been completed. Each lot, except for Lot
12, will have direct access to a private equestrian trail.
The tract map was approved with a 15-foot wide private equestrian trail along the west property line of
Lot 1, a 20-foot wide private equestrian trail along the south property line of Lots 1 through 11 and a 25-
foot wide private equestrian trail which transitions to a 15-foot wide community trail along the east
property line of Lot 11. With the development of the site, there will be back-to-back 15-foot wide private
equestrian trails adjacent to Lot 1.
BACKGROUND: Staff can find no record of approved Tentative Tract Map SUBTT16867 ever having
been reviewed by the Trails Advisory Committee.
ANALYSIS: The two unresolved issues are the location of the corral areas and the materials used for
wall and fences adjacent to the private equestrian trails. The applicant proposes separating the corrals
from the private equestrian easement with a 2:1 slope and placing a 6-foot high metal fence along the
trail easement.
The approved tentative tract map shows the corral areas adjacent to the equestrian trail and a solid
block wall along the trail easement. The Trails Advisory Committee has a stated preference of locating
corrals adjacent to the trail easement for easier access and maintenance of the corrals. The Design
Review Committee has informed staff that they require a 6-foot high decorative block wall along private
equestrian trails on all projects. A second issue regarding the trail fencing is whether equestrian trail
fencing should be provided to separate the two 15-foot wide trail easements adjacent to Lot 1 (also
shown on the approved tentative tract map). Staff feels that the trail fencing is necessary to delineate
the boundaries of the two trails.
The applicant has informed staff that they feel that the proposed corral locations are superior in that
they provide the homeowner's that do not keep horses with a larger rear yard area that is undivided by a
2:1 slope or retaining wall. Additionally, they feel that a block wall along the equestrian trail is
unnecessary due to the 14-foot high sound wall that is on the opposite side of the trail.
RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends that the Trails Advisory Committee provide input to the
Design Review Committee as to their preference_ regarding the location of the corral areas and of type
of walls/fences along the trail easement.
Staff Planner: Tabe van der Zwaag, Associate Planner
Attachments: Exhibit A— Full Sized Set of Engineering and Landscaping Plans