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PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES
Adjourned Meeting
September 22, 2004
Chairman Macias called the Adjourned Meeting of the City of Rancho Cucamonga Planning
Commission to order at 7:10 p.m. The meeting was held in the Rains Room at Rancho Cucamonga
Civic Center, 10500 Civic Center Drive, Rancho Cucamonga, California. Chairman Macias then led
in the pledge of allegiance.
ROLL CALL
COMMISSIONERS: PRESENT: Rich Macias, Larry McNiel, Pam Stewart
ABSENT: Richard Fletcher, Cristine McPhail
STAFF PRESENT: Brad Buller, City Planner; Larry Henderson, Principal Planner, Dan James,
Senior Civil Engineer;
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Brad Buller, City Planner, gave a brief overview as to the purpose of a pre-application review.
CONSENT CALENDAR
A PRE-APPLICATION REVIEW- DRC2004-00836 - DIVERSIFIED PACIFIC DEVELOPMENT
GROUP - Residential and office development on 14.31 acres consisting of 10 single-family
detached and 132 multi-family attached units on 11.13 acres, and 3 office buildings on
3.18 acres of land designated Open Space/Flood Control, located on the south side of
Church Avenue between Center and Haven Avenues, on land designated Open Space/Flood
Control-APN: 1077-401-06.
In attendance at the workshop were Pete Pitassi,Architect representing the applicant, and Russell
Silva, Assistant Project Engineer for Cucamonga Valley Water District.
The Commissioners present were unanimous in the concerns raised with housing as proposed and
provided the following summarized comments:
• The change of Open Space—Flood Control (Basin) use to residential and office mandates that
the design be compatible from a 360-degree perspective. Consideration needs to be given to
the existing single story residences on Center and Church Avenues. Any development of this
site should include elements or product that will complement the existing neighborhoods.
Buffer to the industrial use(Cucamonga Valley Water District Corporate Yard)on the south and
Haven Avenue on the east is critical. Buffers internally between proposed uses on the site
should also be carefully evaluated.
• The change in the General Plan Open Space (Flood Control)with a floating Park Designation
and Development District Map FC (Flood Control)to any development designation will create
an impact to the open space and recreation needs of the City. The change in land use to a
residential use will further impact the City by increasing the recreational needs caused by
additional new residents. The Park and Recreation Commission will need to be involved in
considering what an adequate mitigation level is given the cumulative impacts that are created
by residential development. It is assumed that the standard park fees mitigation will not be
adequate in this case.
• If the application is for a mixed-use project, it is recommended that it be built in one phase.
However a phasing plan would be considered if submitted.
• A Mixed Use designation is an important design consideration since this would allow greater
flexibility than the standard zoning categories (this was not supported by Commissioner
Stewart).
• The Church Avenue project entry drive and office parking was awkward and did not relate well
with the office project or the residential project.
• The design exhibited a very tight building layout which lacked interest and quality open space
features.
• Neighborhood impact with the drive out onto Center Avenue was a concern. Consideration
should be given to moving it or making it an emergency exit only.
• The product homes proposal along Center Avenue were unacceptable and not found
compatible with the existing neighborhood to the west.
If there were to be a change of zoning from Open Space, then an office industrial use would be a
better buffer to the existing Cucamonga Valley Water Department maintenance yard.
PUBLIC COMMENTS
No additional comments were made at this time.
ADJOURNMENT
The Workshop Meeting adjoumed at 7:45 p.m. to 9:00 a.m. on September 25, 2004, at the Victoria
Gardens Mall for a tour of the mall.
Respectfully submitted,
B 'ler M
Secretary
Approved: October 27, 2004
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