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PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES
Regular Meeting
July 24, 1996
Chairman Barker called the Regular Meeting of the City of Rancho Cucamonga Planning
Commission to order at 7:00 p.m. The meeting was held in the Council Chamber at Rancho
Cucamonga Civic Center, 10500 Civic Center Drive, Rancho Cucamonga, California. Chairman
Barker then led in the pledge of allegiance.
ROLL CALL
COMMISSIONERS: PRESENT: David Barker, Larry McNiel, Peter Tolstoy
ABSENT: Heinz Lumpp
STAFF PRESENT: Miki Bratt, Associate Planner; Brad Buller, City Planner; Ralph Hanson, Deputy
City Attorney; Steve Hayes, Associate Planner; Larry Henderson, Principal
Planner; Dan James, Senior Civil Engineer; Gail Sanchez, Planning
Commission Secretary
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Presentation of Commendation to John Melcher for Service as Planning Commissioner
Chairman Barker presented a Resolution of Commendation and a plaque to Mr. Melcher.
Mr. Melcher thanked the Planning Commission for the presentation.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
Motion: Moved by McNiel, seconded by Tolstoy, carried 3-0-1 (Lumpp absent), to approve the
minutes of June 12, 1996.
Motion: Moved by Tolstoy, seconded by McNiel, carried 3-0-1 (Lumpp absent), to approve the
minutes of July 10, 1996.
PUBLIC HEARINGS
A. ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT AND TENTATIVE TRACT 15730 - DIVERSIFIED PACIFIC
HOMES. LTD. - A proposed single family residential subdivision consisting of 28 lots on 5.66
acres of land in the Low Medium Residential District (4°8 dwelling units per acre) located at the
northwest corner of Beryl and Mignonette Streets - APN: 202-741-60 and 61. Staff has
prepared a Negative Declaration of environmental impacts for consideration. Related File: Tree
Removal Permit 96-08.
Steve Hayes, Associate Planner, presented the staff report.
Chairman Barker opened the public hearing.
Ray Allard, Allard Engineering, 6101 Cherry Avenue, Fontana, stated he represented Diversified .....
Pacific Homes. He said that Andy Wdght from Diversified and Peter Pitassi, the architect, were also
available to answer questions.
Pete Peterson, 6880 Chadoma Street, Rancho Cucamonga, stated he was glad to see the property
be developed. He reported he lives in Hamilton Ranch and the residents there had met with the
developer, the architect, and the engineer, who were all cooperative in addressing their concerns.
He voiced suppod for removal of the trees within the Beryl Street right-of-way and hoped they would
be removed without delay as he thought they are a hazard. His main concern was parking. He said
Hamilton Ranch does not have any overnight guest parking and he hoped Mignonette will continue
to have no overnight parking.
Michele Fox, 9006 Hamilton Street, Rancho Cucamonga, stated she also lives in Hamilton Ranch
and she represented people who will look at the project. She remarked that 95 percent of their
concerns have been addressed. She noted that one of their main concerns had been that Agate
Street not be connected to Mignonette. She commented that another concern is the fencing. She
said she had been told that there will be one fence along the property line, but some people have
a fence further back and there will be double fencing in those instances. She observed that some
of the people have already built a fence along the property line and she asked if they will be paid for
their fencing.
Commissioner Tolstoy requested clarification on the fencing issue.
Mr. Allard pointed out that the site backs up to an existing development and the adjacent property
vades from 2 to 6 feet above this site. He observed that the adjacent landowners own the slope that
leads to this development and some have placed fences at the top of the slope while others have
placed retaining fences at the toe of the slope along the property line. He reported that he had
informed the adjacent property owners that the existing walls will remain in place and they will join
in with any existing walls along the property line.
Commissioner Tolstoy asked if the new wall will be built as a retaining wall so that the adjacent
property owners can back fill to it.
Mr. Allard responded negatively.
Brad Buller, City Planner, stated that the project has the standard condition to provide a 6-foot
decorative block wall along the project perimeter and the developer is required to make a good faith
effort to work with adjoining property owners to provide a single wall. He noted that adjoining
property owners may not allow access but the City does everything possible to eliminate "dead"
space between two walls.
Hearing no further comments, Chairman Barker closed the public hearing.
Motion: Moved by McNiel, seconded by Tolstoy, to issue a Negative Declaration and approve the
resolution approving Tentative Tract 15730. Motion carried by the following vote:
AYES: BARKER, MCNIEL, TOLSTOY
NOES: NONE
ABSENT: LUMPP - carried .
Commissioner Tolstoy stated he was sorry that Agate Street will not go through for public safety
reasolqs.
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NEW BUSINESS
B. MODIFICATION TO DEVELOPMENT REVIEW 92-07 - JTC ARCHITECTS - Review of a
detailed site plan, elevations, and conceptual landscape plan for a 1,312 square foot addition
to an existing 704 square foot unmanned remote switching station (GTE) on 1.5 acres of land
in the Industrial Park District (Subarea 12) of the Industrial Area Specific Plan, located at 9415
Milliken Avenue - APN: 229-341-06.
Brad Buller, City Planner, presented the staff report.
Chairman Barker invited public comment. There was none.
Commissioner McNiel felt the applicant did a fine job.
Commissioner Tolstoy concurred.
Motion: Moved by McNiel, seconded by Tolstoy, to adopt the resolution approving modification to
Development Review 92-97. Motion carried by the following vote:
AYES: BARKER, MCNIEL, TOLSTOY
NOES: NONE
ABSENT: LUMPP - carried
DIRECTOR'S REPORTS
C. COMMERCIAL LAND USE STUDY UPDATE
Chairman Barker felt that the item is of such importance that it should be discussed when all
Commissioners could give input. He asked that the matter be continued until a full Commission is
present.
PUBLIC COMMENTS
There were no public comments at this time.
COMMISSION BUSINESS
Brad Buller, City Planner, gave a brief update on the status of the landscaping work at McDonald's
at Base Line Road and Carnelian Street. He showed the most recent grading plan and said that
McDonald's believes the plan addresses what staff and the Commission have requested. He stated
they are ready to begin work but want to be sure the plan depicts what the City wants. He observed
that staff believes the plans to be consistent with what the Planning Commission had requested.
He remarked that Commissioner Lumpp had indicated he would be comfortable with having staff
approve the plans.
Commissioner Tolstoy asked if the sign is in its final location.
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Steve Hayes, Associate Planner, stated the monument sign is in the correct location. He explained
that betruing will raise the ground around the sign and a landscape planter will be provided around
the base.
Commissioner Tolstoy asked if the sign is in a legal position and if the sign area is within acceptable
limits.
Mr. Hayes replied that the sign is out of the public right-of-way and is 24 square feet, the maximum
size allowed by the Sign Ordinance.
The Commissioners briefly discussed the plan and directed the City Planner to work with the
applicant to achieve a more undulating look.
Mr. Buller reported that the Vintages and Vinegar Awards Program Committee was looking for
nominations for their annual program with awards to be presented on September 19. He observed
that nomination forms had been provided for each Commissioner and they were encouraged to
circulate the nomination forms and pass along any nominations.
Mr. Buller stated that some materials had been provided for the Commission to use in the future as
commercial development proposals are addressed, particularly with respect to Foothill Boulevard.
He observed that staff has received a new application for Community Commercial designation for
the vacant land between Applebee's and Backwaters. He hoped the Commission would discuss the
concept of requiring an absorption study with any new commercial land use amendment applications.
He noted that several issues were debated during the City Council and Planning Commission
hearings on the Wohl project regarding absorption and questions were also raised in the Agajanian
study. He asked that the Commission provide direction on whether an absorption study should be
required with an application for a zone change.
Chairman Barker felt it may be appropriate but said he would not want to do it without Commissioner
Lumpp considering the probability of his long term padicipation on the Commission.
Mr. Buller stated that with the Griffin Homes application, the entire block was considered with the
EIR and requested land use change rather than separating it out and doing a zone change just for
the applicant's parcels. He said staffs direction is to follow through with that policy unless the
Commission objects. He also stated that the hotel property was included with the application for land
use change on the Wohl project. He said staff considers a block by block basis, rather than parcel
lines.
Chairman Barker felt that was consistent with previous Commission direction.
Chairman Barker stated that his new employer, Metropolitan Transit Authority, had just advertised
children's centers being built at train stations throughout in Los Angeles County. He thought there
was some type of funding or planning assistance available and asked that staff investigate the
matter. He recalled that was one concept the City had discussed with regard to the Rancho
Cucamonga station.
Mr. Buller confirmed that staff would research the matter. He noted that a zone was designated in
the General Dynamics Specific Plan for that type of use.
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ADJOURNMENT
Motion: Moved by McNiel, seconded by Tolstoy, carried 3-0-1 (Lumpp absent), to adjourn.
7:47 p.m. - The Planning Commission adjourned.
Respectfully submitted,
Secretary
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