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Home My WebLink About2007/01/24 - Minutes - PC-HPC CITY OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES Regular Meeting January 24, 2007 Chairman Stewart called the Regular Meeting of the City of Rancho Cucamonga Planning Commission to order at 7:05 p.m. The meeting was held in the Council Chambers at Rancho Cucamonga Civic Center, 10500 Civic Center Drive, Rancho Cucamonga, California. Chairman Stewart then led in the pledge of allegiance. ROLL CALL COMMISSIONERS: PRESENT: Rich Macias, Lou Munoz, Cristine McPhail, Pam Stewart ABSENT: Richard Fletcher STAFF PRESENT: Rebecca Coleman, Office Specialist II; Kevin Ennis, Assistant City Attorney; Douglas Fenn, Associate Planner; Dan James, Senior Civil Engineer; Lois Schrader, Planning Commission Secretary; Mike Smith, Assistant Planner; James Troyer, Planning Director; ANNOUNCEMENTS Chairman Stewart presented a Resolution of Commendation to Dan Coleman for 27 years of service to the City of Rancho Cucamonga. The Commissioners expressed their thanks and gratitude for his excellent dedication and service. Brad Buller, former City Planner, expressed congratulations and thanked Mr. Coleman for his quality work and commitment and noted it as a testimony of his character. w• * wt APPROVAL OF MINUTES Motion: Moved by McPhail, seconded by Munoz, carried 3-0-1-1 (Macias abstain, Fletcher absent), to approve the minutes of January 10, 2007. PUBLIC HEARINGS A. ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT AND DEVELOPMENT REVIEW DRC2005-00831 - VIC R. HIZON FOR ELIZABETH AND DIOGENES CORPUS-A request to construct two, one story medical office buildings of 8,000 square feet on multiple parcels (combined area = 1.1 acre) in the Office/Professional District located at the northeast corner of Vineyard Avenue and San Bernardino Road-APN: 0208-091-09, 32, 60, 74, and 77. The Planning Department Staff has determined that the project is categorically exempt from the requirements of the California Environmental Quality Act(CEQA) and the City's CEQA Guidelines. The project qualifies as a Class 32 exemption under State CEQA Guidelines Section 15332 In-Fill Development Projects. Mike Smith, Associate Planner, presented the staff report. He reported that his description of the project should read "two one-story buildings" rather than a two story building shown on the agenda. He reported that a neighborhood meeting was held on November 2, 2006. He said that a resident Sean Stone, residing on Hemlock Street contacted him regarding the project. His concerns included loss of views, glare from lights and landscaping. Mr. Smith reported that he was able to alleviate Mr. Stone's concerns in that the project will not cause a significant loss of views because the height of the buildings will be lower than the maximum allowed and that the height of the buildings will be much lower than the finished pad elevations of the homes north of the site; that the lights will be on timers to mitigate excessive nighttime glare; and, that the landscaping along Vineyard Avenue will be enhanced with the project. Chairman Stewart asked if the color renderings being shown this evening are the color palette that was presented to the Design Review Committee. Mr. Smith explained that the printer had an error in the intensity of the red shown on the pictures. He assured the Commission that the actual red will be softer/lighter than what is shown and much closer to the swatch that was originally presented. Chairman Stewart opened the public hearing. Vic Hizon, 16736 Almaden Drive, Fontana, stated he is the architect on the project and stated he and the owner have read the staff report and concurs with staffs conditions of approval. He concurred that the actual color requirements will be complied with. Chairman Stewart closed the public hearing. Commissioner Munoz stated the project is a good fit for the area, it is a nice looking project and that the developer appears to have addressed the concerns of the neighbors. He moved to approve. Commissioner McPhail concurred. Motion: Moved by Munoz, seconded by McPhail, to adopt the Resolution of Approval for Development Review DRC2005-00831. Motion carried by the following vote: AYES: MACIAS, MUNOZ, McPHAIL, STEWART NOES: NONE ABSENT: FLETCHER - carried B. ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT AND DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT AMENDMENT DRC2005-01008-CHARLES JOSEPH ASSOCIATES-A request to change the Development District from Industrial Park (Subarea 7)to General Commercial (to reflect the current General Plan Designation of General Commercial), located at the southeast corner of Foothill Boulevard and Rochester Avenue -APN: 0229-021-31 and 32. Related Files: Conditional Use Permit DRC2005-01084, Tentative Parcel Map SUBTPM17818. This item will be forwarded to the City Council for final action. C. ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT AND TENTATIVE PARCEL MAP SUBTPM17818 - CHARLES JOSEPH ASSOCIATES - A request to subdivide 12.66 net acres of land into 6 parcels for commercial and professional office purposes designated as General Commercial and within the Industrial Park District (Subarea 7), located at the southeast corner of Foothill Boulevard and Rochester Avenue - APN: 0229-021-31 and 32. Related Files: Conditional Use Permit DRC2005-01084 and Development District Amendment Planning Commission Minutes -2- January 24, 2007 DRC2005-01008. Staff has prepared a Mitigated Negative Declaration of environmental impacts for consideration. D. ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT AND DEVELOPMENT REVIEW DRC2005-01084 - CHARLES JOSEPH ASSOCIATES - The development of a master plan for an office and commercial center consisting of one bank with drive-thru at 4,500 square feet(Building A), one drive-thru restaurant at 2,430 square feet (Building B), two restaurant buildings totaling 13,000 square feet (Buildings C and E), one retail multi-tenant/restaurant building at 5,100 square feet (Building D), and a two-story 39,400 square foot medical office (Building F) on 12.66 net acres of land in the designated as General Commercial and within the Industrial Park District (Subarea 7), located at the southeast corner of Foothill Boulevard and Rochester Avenue - APN: 0229-021-31 and 32. Related Files: Tentative Parcel Map SUBTPM17818 and Development District Amendment DRC2005-01008. Staff has prepared a Mitigated Negative Declaration of environmental impacts for consideration. Doug Fenn, Associate Planner, presented the staff report. Chairman Stewart opened the public hearing. Chuck Buquet, Charles Joseph Associates, 10681 Foothill Boulevard, Suite 395, stated he represents the applicants. He noted that the site plan has changed and improved over the 1 and '''A years they have been in the process. He said he is proud of the unique design/building materials and that it has elements reminiscent of the Virginia Dare Winery and that it is pedestrian and restaurant friendly. He said that he believes that in working with the Sheraton project across the street, they have created complementary projects that will work well together. He said he has reviewed all the conditions and that he asked to clarify Condition#2c found on Page B, C, D 123 of the agenda packet. He stated he had met with the traffic engineer regarding the"Not-A-Part"parcel on the corner and the related frontage improvements on Rochester Avenue associated with his project development. He said this condition is not a condition of his development but of the"Not-A- Part" parcel. He reported that if the owner of the parcel mentioned participates then the improvements will not be required of him. He said if the City acquires the right of way around that frontage, and if the timing works out with the planned street improvements, then he will go ahead and construct the improvements with the fee-reimbursement due to his applicants. Chairman Stewart asked Dan James, Sr. Civil Engineer to comment. Dan James, Sr. Civil Engineer explained that the condition is tied to the "Not - A - Part" parcel because it is not being developed at this time. He said ultimately staff could make the change of the requirement during plan check. He said he expects more discussion with the owners of this parcel before coming to a resolution of what the final condition will require but that there is no need to change the condition now. He added that there will be no need to come back to the Commission for modification in regard to this condition. Commissioner Munoz asked if they might come up with a better name than "Footchester." Mr. Buquet reported that a project name change is already in the process. Chairman Stewart commented that the project has nice energy and that it has evolved over the course of time. She added that staff worked really hard on this one as usual. Motion: Moved by McPhail, seconded by Macias, to adopt the Resolutions approving Tentative Parcel Map SUBTPM17818 and Development Review DRC2005-01084 with the issuance of a Mitigated Negative Declaration of environmental impacts and to recommend approval for Planning Commission Minutes -3- January 24, 2007 Development District Amendment DRC2005-01008 that will be forwarded to the City Council for final action. Motion carried by the following vote: AYES: MACIAS, MUNOZ, McPHAIL, STEWART NOES: NONE ABSENT: FLETCHER - carried E. TENTATIVE PARCEL MAP SUBTPM17988-CHARLES JOSEPH ASSOCIATES-A request to subdivide 2.235 acres into two parcels in the Minimum Impact Heavy Industrial (Sub Area 9) located south of Jersey Boulevards and west of Rochester Avenue-APN: 0229-111-054. This project is categorically exempt from the requirements of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to the State CEQA guidelines Section 15315, Minor Land Subdivisions. Doug Fenn, Associate Planner presented the staff report and noted that this is a "housekeeping item" for a subdivision of a design review approval that had already been processed. Chuck Buquet, Charles Joseph Associates, 10681 Foothill Boulevard, Suite 395, stated he represents the owner and noted that this is just an overlay of another map for a project previously processed. Chairman Stewart opened the public hearing and seeing and hearing no comment,closed the public hearing. Motion: Moved by McPhail, seconded by Macias, to adopt the Resolution of Approval for Tentative Parcel Map SUBTPM17988 and carried by the following vote: AYES: MACIAS, MUNOZ, McPHAIL, STEWART NOES: NONE ABSENT: FLETCHER - carried PUBLIC COMMENTS None COMMISSION BUSINESS/COMMENTS Commissioner Macias commented that SCAG has produced their draft of the Regional Needs Assessment. He said that SCAG Board will review the County allocations on February 1, 2007. He asked staff to brief the Commission on the Regional Housing Needs Assessment process which will be considered on February 1, 2007, and the Rancho Cucamonga allocation stemming from that assessment. James Troyer, Planning Director, acknowledged the request and stated that staff would bring a report at a future meeting. Planning Commission Minutes -4- January 24, 2007 ADJOURNMENT Motion: Moved by Munoz, seconded by McPhail, carried 4-0-1 (Fletcher absent), to adjourn at I 7:40 p.m. Respectfully submitteedd, 'Sr James Troyer, AICP Y Secretary Approved: February 28, 2007 I I Planning Commission Minutes -5- January 24, 2007