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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2013/07/24 - Minutes - PC-HPC1 1 THE CITY OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA THE MINUTES OF THE HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION AND THE PLANNING COMMISSION JULY 24, 2013 - 7:00 PM Rancho Cucamonga Civic Center Council Chambers 10500 Civic Center Drive Rancho Cucamonga, California 11 I. CALL TO ORDER Pledge of Allegiance Roll Call •• Iji Chairman Howdyshell A Vice Chairman Fletcher X Munoz A Wimberly X Oaxaca X Additional Staff Present: Candyce Burnett, Planning Manager; Jeff Bloom, Deputy City Manager/Economic and Community Development; Steven Flower, Assistant City Attorney; Steve Fowler, Assistant Planner, Rebecca Fuller, Administrative Secretary; Dan James, Senior Civil Engineer; Lois Schrader, Planning Commission Secretary, Tabe van der Zwaag, Associate Planner 11 II. PUBLIC COMMUNICATIONS This is the time and place for the general public to address the Historic Preservation Commission or the Planning Commission on any item listed or not listed on the agenda. State law prohibits the Historic Preservation Commission orthe Planning Commission from addressing any issue not previously included on the Agenda. The Historic Preservation Commission or the Planning Commission may receive testimony and set the matter for a subsequent meeting. Comments are to be limited to five minutes per individual or less, as deemed necessary by the Chair, depending upon the number of individuals desiring to speak. All communications are to be addressed directly to the Historic Preservation Commission or Planning Commission, not to the members of the audience. This is a professional business meeting and courtesy and decorum are expected. Please refrain from any debate between audience and speaker, making loud noises, or engaging in any activity which might be disruptive to the decorum of the meeting. HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION AND PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES RANCHO JULY 249 2013 CUCAMONGA Page 2 Gwynn Frost of the Etiwanda Historical Society announced "An Evening Under the Stars" will be held at the Chaffey Garcia House on" August 24'" at 6:30 pm for a night of Jazz, Beer and Wine. Tickets are $5 per person. Luana Hernandez of HPARC expressed concerns about the removal of a landmarked eucalyptus tree at 7220 on Hellman Avenue. She also spoke about the piles of demolition debris that are not protected by fencing on the lots adjacent to the China House. She said it could be dangerous. Ryan Samples, Community Services Supervisor presented invitations for the Planning Commission for the Volunteer thank you event on Saturday, July 27. He apologized for the oversight and late notice of the event. Jim Frost reported that an archeological dig is being completed in the area that was once the basement of the Frost General Store. He said he did not expect any artifacts to remain because the fire that destroyed the store occurred back in 1966 and years of water would likely have destroyed what remained. He said his grandfather took over the store at the turn of the century. He expressed his appreciation for the interest the City has shown in the past. III. CONSENT CALENDAR/HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION AND PLANNING COMMISSION A. Approval of minutes dated July 10, 2013 Moved by Wimberly, seconded by Oaxaca to adopt the Consent Calendar, carried 3-0-2 (Howdyshell, Munoz absent) IV. PUBLIC HEARINGS/HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION The following items have been advertised and/or posted as public hearings as required bylaw. The Chairman will open the public hearing to receive testimony. All such opinions shall be limited to 5 minutes per individual for each project. Please sign in after speaking. ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT AND DEVELOPMENT REVIEW DRC2007-00951 - BIANE BUSINESS PARK - A request to modify the Biane Winery, a complex comprised of fifteen (15) buildings/structures and three (3) single-family residences located on two (2) parcels with a combined area of 10.41 acres of land by demolishing the existing Bottling Plant/Warehouse and Dry Wine Bottling Room and constructing an industrial warehouse building of 122,304 square feet in the General Industrial (GI) District located on the south side of Eighth Street, between Hermosa and Archibald Avenues - APN: 0209-201-19 & 20. Staff has prepared a Mitigated Negative Declaration of environmental impacts for r- 1 J 1 HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION AND PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES RANCHO JULY 24, 2013 C"CAMONOA Page 3 consideration. Related file: Tree Removal Permit DRC2013-00475. THIS ITEM WILL BE RE -ADVERTISED. C. TREE REMOVAL PERMIT DRC2013-00475 — BIANE BUSINESS PARK - A request to remove 24 trees related to Development Review DRC2007-00951 for a 6.51 gross acre site in the General Industrial Development District located on the south side of Eighth Street, between Hermosa and Archibald Avenues -APN: 0209-201-19 & 20. THIS ITEM WILL BE RE -ADVERTISED. The Commission took no action on Items A and B. V. PUBLIC HEARINGS/PLANNING COMMISSION The following items have been advertised and/or posted as public hearings as required bylaw. The Chairman will open the public hearing to receive testimony. All such opinions shall be limited to 5 minutes per individual for each project. Please sign in after speaking. D. DEVELOPMENT REVIEW DRC2013-00201 - LENNAR HOMES OF CALIFORNIA - Site plan and design review for 30 single-family residences on 8.85 acres located on the west side of Stable Falls Avenue within the Low Residential Development District of the Etiwanda North Specific Plan —APN: 0225-161-19, 32, 33 and 34. On March 10, 2010, a Mitigated Negative Declaration of environmental impacts was adopted by the Planning Commission for Tentative Tract Map SUBTT18744. The California Environmental Quality Act provides that no further environmental review or Negative Declaration is required for subsequent projects or minor revisions to projects within the scope of the previous Mitigated Negative Declaration. E. MINOR EXCEPTION DRC2013-00202 - LENNAR HOMES OF CALIFORNIA -A request to construct walls over 6 feet high related to Development Review DRC2013-00201, a 30 -unit, single-family subdivision on 8.85 acres within the Low Residential Development District of the Etiwanda North Specific Plan, located on the west side of Stable Falls Avenue- APN: 0225-161-19, 32, 33, and 34. Tabe van der Zwaag, Associate Planner, presented the staff report and Powerpoint presentation (copy on file). He noted the addition of a condition for a future off-site equestrian facility and a fee of $1,000 per lot. In response to Commissioner Oaxaca, Mr. van der Zwaag said the site has been identified and that fees have been collected and are accumulating for this purpose. In response to Vice Chairman Fletcher, he said the updated plancheck (not shown in the agenda packet) includes the correct materials that were presented to the DRC for the bungalow elevation. Candyce Burnett, Planning Manager said the equestrian facility site was part of a development agreement that is now going to be amended and subsequently an alternate HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION AND PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES CW.M O JULY 24, 2013 Page 4 site will have to be identified in the future Ryan Combe of Lennar Homes said Mr. van der Zwaag did an outstanding job, he was very "hands on"and these homes have more detail than any Lennar has built. He mentioned that the conditions of approval require a door selection that is different than what was shown in the plans to the DRC. Mr. van der Zwaag said the change came about prior to DRC. He felt the homes needed a door more indicative of the Craftsman style. Since Mr. Combe never commented on the request, staff added it as a condition. Ms. Burnett said the intent was to get a nicer style than what Lennar offered as their standard but Mr. van der Zwaag's choice was not presented to the DRC. Following general discussion, and Mr. Combe's resistance in accepting the conditions with respect to the entry and garage doors, Mr. van der Zwaag agreed to strike conditions 9 and 14 from the resolution (pages D, E 33 & 34 of the agenda packet). Vice Chairman Fletcher opened the public hearing. Steven Flower, Assistant City Attorney noted added Condition #16 to read, "Prior to approval of any building permits, a fee of $1,000 per lot shall be paid as required by the Etiwanda North Specific Plan for the eventual construction of an equestrian center. Moved by Oaxaca seconded by Wimberly to adopt Resolution 13-28 for Development Review DRC2013-00201 as amended and 13-29 for Minor Exception DRC2013-00202, carried 3-0-2 (Howdyshell, Munoz absent) TENTATIVE PARCEL MAP SUBTPM18904 — SERGE BONALDO —A request to subdivide an existing office building that is part of a larger office complex into 12 individual condominium units for a site located at the southwest corner of Laurel Street and Red Oak Avenue in the Industrial Park (IP) Development District at 10837 Laurel Avenue — APN: 0208-353-22. Planning Department staff has determined that the project is exempt from the requirements of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and the City's CEQA Guidelines as a Class 15 (CEQA Guidelines Section 15315) exemption which covers minor land divisions of four or fewer parcels. Tabe van der Zwaag, Associate Planner, presented the staff report. He presented an aerial map indicating the site (copy on file). Doug Hale, property owner, said he is marketing the property as medical suites. He said existing tenants are interested in buying their units. Vice Chairman Fletcher opened the public hearing. r- LJ 1 1 �u 1 1 Fj HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION AND PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES P,ANC„O JULY 24, 2013 C1C1dONGA Page 5 Steven Flower, Assistant City Attorney noted condition #3 on page F9 — re: CC&RS should read, 'Submit a Covenants, Conditions and Restrictions agreement regulating the use and maintenance of the subject office building for Staff review and approval prior to final map approval.” Mr. Hale agreed to the revised condition. Moved by Wimberly, seconded by Oaxaca to adopt Resolution 13-30 for Tentative Parcel Map DRC2013-18904 as amended, carried 3-0-2 (Howtdyshell, Munoz absent) G. TIME EXTENSION DRC2013-00093 - LIFEWAY CHURCH MINISTRIES - A request for a time extension to the original approval for a review of a Master Phasing Plan for remaining phases of the Lifeway Church project development including a classroom wing, temporary classroom modules, and a multi-purpose hall on 5.03 acres of land in the Low Residential District (2-4 dwelling units per acre) at 7477 Vineyard Avenue at Calle del Prado - APN: 208-921-36. Related Files: Conditional Use Permit DRC2001-00439 and Non -Construction Conditional Use Permit DRC2007-00544. On April 24, 2002, a Mitigated Negative Declaration of environmental impacts was adopted by the Planning Commission for Conditional Use Permit DRC2001-00439. The California Environmental Quality Act provides that no further environmental review or Negative Declaration is required for subsequent projects or minor revisions to projects within the scope of the previous Mitigated Negative Declaration. Steve Fowler, Assistant Planner, presented the staff report and a PowerPoint presentation (copy on file). He noted a letter was received from Charles Rich, a neighbor on Balsa Street located south of the site. He noted that the concerns listed in the letter were anticipated: 1) Previous submittal was for 5 years and it was stated that the modular classrooms would be removed within 5 years of the prior approval. Response, the Church will be removing the remaining modular classrooms by October of this year. 2) Construction of the new building is to be 14 feet lower than what was previously proposed Response: the grade will be dug down 14 feet. Mr. Fowler noted that there is an east to west slope to be accounted for. He said .the plans show the decrease. He said the church agreed to lower the foundation and to decrease the roof height by over 9 feet, so essentially it is dropped down a total of almost 25 feet. He said page G-23 of the agenda packet shows these plans. Mr. Fowler said the following 3 bullet points in the letter were related to the prior approval and therefore he cannot address them. He said with respect to the landscaping that HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION AND PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES �W o � JULY 249 2013 Page 6 typically, landscaping is approved just before the final sign -off approvals following construction. He said the Church has already put in many of the required trees and that staff only found 6 trees not planted. He said the wall area is being maintained, and the wall was stuccoed as agreed upon with the neighbors. He said Staff reviewed the minutes of the prior Commission meeting held on October 22, 2008. He said there was some discussion as to when the remaining new trees would be put in. The pastor recollects that the trees would be installed when the classroom building goes in; they would be removed from their current location (east of the sanctuary) and be planted so they will shield the view of the new multi-purpose rooms from Mr. Rich's property. He said that makes the best use of heavy equipment on site and ensures the trees will obscure the view of the new building. His biggest complaint was the visual of the module trailers which are slated to be removed. He said the Rich's wanted vines on the wall, but the other neighbors did not because of rats. He confirmed the general height of the new structure. Pastor Esteves said everything the church and the Commission agreed upon at the last approval is the same -there are no additions or changes to the buildings. He said it cost the church 1.6 million dollars more to lower the grade and roof height of the new buildings. He said if the City will help to identify where the trees go to effectively screen Mr. Rich's property then they can be installed early. He said he does not want to move the trees twice; and therefore he wants to be sure they are located properly so they screen the new building. He said if the City requests the early move of the trees prior to construction he will do that. He said they will be moving mature trees and the proper location is critical. In response to Vice Chairman Fletcher, he said they prefer to move them after construction so it only has to be done once. He said the church has removed 3 modules already in good faith and the rest will be gone by October. He said they are hoping to start construction in 2014; now they are working on construction plans. Vice Chairman Fletcher opened the public hearing. Hearing none he closed the public hearing. Commissioner Wimberly said the time extension request is valid and so is the consideration to put in the trees after the fact so it is only done once. Commissioner Oaxaca agreed. He said he appreciates the applicant's good faith and making sure the neighbors are accommodated. Vice Chairman Fletcher agreed that it is a routine request. He said he could see it for reasons of the economy. He said he looked at the site and it seems staff has worked through the issues. He said he did not think view to be that offensive. He agreed that it does make sense to hold off on planting the trees. Moved by Wimberly, seconded by Oaxaca to adopt Resolution 13-31 for Time Extension DRC2013-00093 as presented, carried 3-0-2. I I 1 1 HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION AND PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES RANCHO JULY 24, 2013 CUCAMONGA Page 7 H. TIME EXTENSION DRC2013-00507 - JACK HALL - A request to extend the duration of an existing entitlement approval by an additional two (2) years for DRC2006-00892, a proposal to develop 10 single-family homes on 2.975 acres within the Low Residential District (2-4 dwelling units per acre), located at 6710 Beryl Street, which is located at the southwest comer of Beryl Street and 19th Street - APN: 0202-461-62, 63 and 65. Related files: Time extensions DRC2013-00509 and DRC2013-00510. The Planning Commission determined that the project was categorically exempt from the requirements of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and the City's CEQA Guidelines pursuant to State CEQA Guidelines Section 15332 In -Fill Development Projects. Per Section 15162, no further environmental review is required as there are no changes to the project. TIME EXTENSION DRC2013-00509 - JACK HALL - A request to extend the duration of an existing Minor Exception entitlement approval by an additional two (2) years for DRC2008- 00157, a proposal to increase the permitted wall height from 6 feet to 8 feet in order to construct property line walls related to the subdivision of 11 lots on 2.975 acres of land within the Low Residential District (2-4 dwellings per acre), located at 6710 Beryl Street, which is at the southwest corner of Beryl Street and 19th Street - APN: 0202-461-62, 63 and 65. The Planning Commission determined that the project was categorically exempt from the requirements of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and the City's CEQA Guidelines pursuant to State CEQA Guidelines Section 15332 In -Fill Development Projects. Per Section 15162, no further environmental review is required as there are no changes to the project. TIME EXTENSION DRC2013-00510 - JACK HALL - A request to extend the duration of an existing Tree Removal entitlement approval by an additional two (2) years for DRC2007-00457, a proposal to remove 13 trees from the property related to the subdivision of 11 lots on 2.975 acres of land within the Low Residential District (2-4 dwellings per acre), located at 6710 Beryl Street, which is at the southwest comer of Beryl Street and 19th Street - APN: 0202-461-62, 63 and 65. The Planning Commission determined that the project was categorically exempt from the requirements of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and the City's CEQA Guidelines pursuant to State CEQA Guidelines Section 15332 In -Fill Development Projects. Per Section 15162, no further environmental review is required as there are no changes to the project. Steve Fowler, Assistant Planner, presented the staff report and PowerPoint presentation (copy on file). Candyce Burnett, Planning Manager noted that some items previously conditioned related to the historic property have not been completed and therefore that has been noted in the current set of conditions: Kathryn Hall said she agrees the conditions. She said the house is not being used for anything now and has been uninhabited for several years. She said their intent is to make the house into a commercial use. HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION AND PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES RANCHO JULY 24, 2013 CUCAMONGA Page 8 Vice Chairman Fletcher opened the public hearing. Hearing and seeing no comment, he closed the public hearing. Moved by Wimberly, seconded by Oaxaca to adopt Resolution 13-32 for Time Extension DRC2013-00507, Resolution 13-33 for Time Extension 2013-00509 and Resolution 13-34 for Time Extension DRC2013-00510 carred 3-0.2 (Howdyshell, Munoz absent) VI. COMMISSION CONCERNS/HISTORIC PRESERVATION AND PLANNING COMMISSION None 11 VII. 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