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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2014/28/04 - Minutes - PC-HPCTHE CITY OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA THE MINUTES OF THE HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION AND THE PLANNING COMMISSION AUGUST 27, 2014 - 7:00 PM Rancho Cucamonga Civic Center Council Chambers 10500 Civic Center Drive Rancho Cucamonga, California Pledge of Allegiance 7:00 PM Roil Call I. CALLTOORDER Chairman Howdyshell X Vice Chairman Fletcher X Munoz X Wimberly X Oaxaca X 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 or the 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. None HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION AND PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES P,ANC„o AUGUST 27, 2014 CUCAMONOA Page 2 III. CONSENT CALENDARMISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION AND PLANNING COMMISSION A. Approval of Regular Meeting Minutes dated August 13, 2014 B. Approval of Adjourned (Workshop) Minutes dated August 13, 2014 Moved by Wimberly. seconded by Munoz. carried 4-0-1 (Howdyshell abstain) to adopt /tern A and take no action on Item B. IV. SCHEDULED MATTERS/PLANNING COMMISSION C. Selection of the Historic Preservation/Planning Commission Chairman and Vice Chairman Officer Positions Moved by Munoz. seconded by Wimberly. carried 5-0 to select Commissioner Wimberly to serve as Chairman. Moved by Fletcher, seconded by Munoz to select Commissioner Oaxaca to serve as Vice Chairman. D. Selection of the Commission Representatives for the Design Review Committee Moved by Wimberly. seconded by Howdyshell. carried 5-0 to keep the existing DRC membership of Commissioners Fletcher and Oaxaca to serve on the Design Review Committee with Commissioner Wimberly remaining as First Alternate. E. Selection of the Commission Representatives for the Trails Advisory Committee Moved by Howdyshell, seconded by Oaxaca, carried 5-0 to select Commissioners Howdyshell and Fletcher to serve on the Trails Advisory Committee. Chairman Howdyshell commented that she fully supports succession planning on the Commission and suggested that in future updates to the docurnent, language be added to the Commission Administrative Guidelines about that process. 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. HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION AND PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES R rNcro AUGUST 27, 2014 CLrAMoNGA Page 3 F. ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT AND DEVELOPMENT REVIEW DRC2014-00378 — CONSOLIDATED CONSULTING FOR DEDEAUX PROPERTIES, LLC - A proposal to construct an industrial building of 120,624 square feet on a vacant parcel of about 240,000 square feet (5.5 acres) in the General Industrial (GI) District located at the northwest corner of 6th Street and Rochester Avenue; APN: 0229-262-48. Related file: Development Review DRC2008-00185. An addendum to the adopted Mitigated Negative Declaration has been prepared for this project for consideration. Donald Granger. Senior Planner. presented the staff report and PowerPoint presentation (copy on file). Charlie 8uquet, Consolidated Consulting, clarified that the square footage is similar as before but the square footage should be 124,500 square feet: the floor plan did not reflect the mezzanine. He said most of the existing trees will remain and they intend to use grass pavers. He said the City will install a signal in the future and that a new Green Clean water system will be installed. Chairman Howdyshell opened the public hearing. Seeing none. Chairman Howdyshell closed the public hearing. Vice Chairman Fletcher asked if the discrepancy of the square footage would affect a decision on the project. Mr. Granger said the different is minimal and makes no difference with respect to the decision. Steven Flower, Assistant City Attorney, instructed the secretary to change the resolution to reflect all references of the square footage to be 124,500. Commissioner Fletcher offered support of the project. Commissioner Munoz said it was well designed the first time and is still well designed: he supported the project. Commissioner Wimberly said he had no problems with it. he looks forward to seeing the finished project and that it will generate newjobs. Commissioner Oaxaca thanked the applicant for readdressing the additional environmental impacts and mitigations. Chairman Howdyshell said it should be nice to see. Moved by Fletcher. seconded by Oaxaca, carried 5-0 to adopt Resolution 14-32 approving Development Review DRC2014-00378 as arnenc ed and to adopt the Addendum to the envuonmental docurnent. HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION AND PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES RANCHO AUGUST 27, 2014 CUCAMONGA Page 4 G. TENTATIVE PARCEL MAP SUBTPM19550 — RANCHO HAVEN, LP — A request to subdivide a parcel of about 87,120 square feet (2.0 acres), that is currently developed with two (2) commercial buildings, into two (2) parcels of 54,014 square feet (1.24 acres) and 33,106 square feet (0.76 acres) in the Industrial Park (IP) District and Haven Avenue Overlay District (HADD), located at the northwest corner of Haven Avenue and Sixth Street. Related files: Conditional Use Permit CUP 99-53, Conditional Use Permit DRC2012-01193, and Minor Development Review DRC2010-00400. This action is categorically exempt per the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to State CEQA Guidelines Section 15315 — Minor Land Divisions; APN: 0209 -262 -20 - Tom Grahn. Associate Planner. presented the staff reporl and PowerPoint presentation (copy on file). Andrew Koltavary. Project Engineer. questioned the conditions related to water quality and BMP's. He said they should have been addressed 15 years ago. He asked why the conditions are so focused on water quality. He said the conditions make the project fiscally unfeasible. He said items 4 and 5 on page G9 would require the removal of the existing concrete. He said he would have questioned it earlier but he has only had the report for a few days. Torn Grahn, Associate Planner said that it seems the conditions were written in reference to the original approval, were missed at that time, and now they are trying to address it. Steven Flower, Assistant City Attorney noted that the City may be bound by some of these conditions because of changes with Water Ouality requirements. Moved by Oaxaca, seconded by Fletcher, carried 5-0 to continue the item to the next meeting. Chairman Howdyshell suggested the item be continued but opened the public hearing and because of the: continuance. left the public hearing open. H. TIME EXTENSION DRC2014-00471 - RC 66 PLAZA - A request for a time extension for Development Review DRC2007-00657 which expires on July 8, 2014, located at the southwest corner of Foothill Boulevard and San Bernardino Road in the Mixed Use Development District at 8269 Foothill Boulevard; APNs: 0207-113-23 and 0207-113-24. Related Files: Design Review DRC2007-00657, Time Extension DRC2014-00623. 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 15303 (c) (New Construction). Per Section 15162, no further environmental review is required as there are no changes to the project. TIME EXTENSION DRC2014-00623 - RC 66 PLAZA - A request for a time extension for Variance DRC2008-00462 which expires on July 8, 2014 and is located at the southwest corner of Foothill Boulevard and San Bernardino Road in the Mixed Use Development HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION rJ AND PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES RANCHO AUGUST 27, 2014 CMWoNCA Page 5 District at 8269 Foothill Boulevard: APNs: 0207-113-23 and 0207-113-24. Related Files: Design Review DRC2007-00657, Time Extension DRC2014-00471, 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 15305 (A) (Minor Alterations in Land Use Limitations). Per Section 15162, no further environmental review is required as there are no changes to the project. Mayuko Nakajirna. Assistant Planner, presented the staff report. Chairman Howdyshell opened the public hearing. Seeing and hearing none. Chairman Howdyshell closed the public hearing. Moved by Munoz, seconded by Fletcher. carried 5-0 to adopt Resolutions 14-34 and 14-35 approving Time Extensions (or DRC2014-00471 and DRC2014-00623. J. DESIGN REVIEW DRC2014-00425 — MANNING HOMES — A review of 5 single-family residences that will be constructed in conjunction with a previously approved subdivision in the Very Low (VL) Residential District, Etiwanda Specific Plan, located at the east terminus of Arapaho Road between East Avenue and Choctaw Place —APN: 0225-181-73. Related files: Tentative Tract SUBTT18747, Variance DRC2014-00535, and Minor Exception DRC2014-00536. On June 12, 2012, a Mitigated Negative Declaration was adopted by the Planning Commission for Tentative Tract Map SUBTT18747. 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 a previous Negative Declaration. K. VARIANCE DRC2014-00535 — MANNING HOMES — A request for a reduction in the rear yard setback from 60 feet to 30 for Lots 1 and 5, Tract 18747, in conjunction with a review of 5 single-family residences proposed for development on a previously approved subdivision in the Very Low (VL) Residential District, Etiwanda Specific Plan, located at the east terminus of Arapaho Road between East Avenue and Choctaw Place —APN: 0225-181-73. Related files: Tentative Tract SUBTT18747, Design Review DRC2014-00425, and Minor Exception DRC2014-00536. L. MINOR EXCEPTION DRC2014-00536 — MANNING HOMES —A request for an increase in the maximum wall height from 6 feet to 8 feet along the southern boundary of the project site, adjacent to Lots 4 and 5 and between Lots 3 and 4, Tract 18747, in conjunction with a review of 5 single-family residences proposed for development on a previously approved subdivision in the Very Low (VL) Residential District, Etiwanda Specific Plan, located at the east terminus of Arapaho Road between East Avenue and Choctaw Place — APN: 0225- 181-73. Related files: Tentative Tract SUBTT18747, Design Review DRC2014-00425, and Variance DRC2014-00535.