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PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES
Adjourned Meeting
October 13, 1993
Chairman McNiel called the Adjourned Meeting of the City of Rancho Cucamonga
Planning Commission to order at 9:00 p.m. The meeting was held in the Rains
Room at Rancho Cucamonga Civic Center, 10500 Civic Center Drive, Rancho
Cucamonga, California.
ROLL CALL
COMMISSIONERS:
PRESENT:
Suzanne Chitlea, Larry McNiel, John
Melcher, Peter Tolstoy, Wendy Vallette
ABSENT: None
STAFF PRESENT:
Brad Buller, City Planner; Nancy Fong, Senior Planner
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NEW BUSINESS
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DEVELOPMENT REVIEW 93-13 - WESTERN PROPERTIES - The design review of
elevations for Building X within the Terra Vista Town Center, located
at the northeast corner of Foothill Boulevard and Haven Avenue -
APN: 1077-421-70.
Nancy Fong, Senior Planner, presented the staff report.
Mike Lasley, Western Properties, referenced several items on the September 21,
1993, letter to the applicant.
Staff reminded the applicant that the purpose of the workshop was to review
the revised elevation of Building X.
Tom Bond, Architects Pacifica, architect for Western Properties, described the
improvements he had made to Building X.
Commissioners Chitiea and Vallette stated that they concurred with the
recommendations as outlined in the staff report.
Commissioner Melcher stated he did not find that the design of Building X
matched the scale and excellence of the entire center.
Commissioners Vallette and Chitiea remarked they had raised the same concerns
at previous workshops.
Commissioner Tolstoy expressed disappointment with the building design.
Mike Lasley indicated a willingness to change some of the detail elements to
pre-cast concrete.
Tom Bond explained that the Mission style of architecture includes the use of
contrasting the simple with the very detailed elements.
Chairman McNiel felt that the design for the building should be given the same
attention as the entrance to a very important building or center.
Commissioner Melcher stated that Building X appears to be a misfit when
compared to the rest of the center because it is the only single-story
building that has a gable roof, except for one theater and Montgomery Wards
which are major anchors.
Tom Bond explained that the building scale relates to the pedestrian height
yet it is still a very tall one-story building.
The Commission agreed that the applicant had tried to address the design
concerns with additional storefront glass and architectural details but the
outcome was not successful.
Commissioners Vallette and Tolstoy believed that Building X, as proposed,
could be further improved with changing the mass and scale of the building in
order to meet the architectural standards of the center.
Commissioners Melcher and Chitiea and Chairman McNiel felt that the scale of
Building X does not provide for compatibility with Building Y and the design
does not have the same level of architectural excellence as in the rest of the
center.
MOTION: Moved by Melcher, seconded by Chitiea, to deny the design of Building
X and direct staff to prepare a Resolution of Denial for adoption at the
meeting on October 27, 1993, as a Consent Calendar item. Motion carried by
the following vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
COMMISSIONERS:
COMMISSIONERS:
COMMISSIONERS:
CHITIEA, MCNIEL, MELCHER
TOLSTOY, VALLETTE
NONE
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Commissioner Vallette stated that she voted no because she was still willing
to work with the applicant to address the concerns.
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ADJOURNMENT
The meeting adjourned at 10:00 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Brad
Secretary
PC Adjourned Minutes -2- October 13, 1993