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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1992/11/10 - Minutes - PC-HPCCITY OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES Regular Meeting November 10, 1992 Chairman McNiel 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 McNiel then led in the pledge of allegiance. ROLL CALL COMMISSIONERS: PRESENT: Suzanne Chitiea, Larry McNiel, Peter Tolstoy ABSENT: John Melcher, Wendy Vallette STAFF PRESENT: Shintu Bose, Deputy City Engineer; Dan Coleman, Principal Planner; Ralph Hanson, Deputy City Attorney; Steve Hayes, Associate Planner; Dan James, Senior Civil Engineer; Otto Kroutil, Deputy City Planner; Gail Sanchez, Planning Commission Secretary , , , , ANNOUNCEMENTS Otto Kroutil, Deputy City Planner, announced that the November 25, 1992, Planning Commission meeting would be canceled for lack of quorum. Chairman McNiel announced that Deputy City Planner Otto Kroutil would be leaving the City to become the City Planner for Ontario. He presented Mr. Kroutil with a Resolution of Commendation for his service to the City of Rancho Cucamonga. Commissioner Tolstoy remarked that the City had benefited from the number of years that Mr. Kroutil had been employed. Commissioner Chitiea expressed appreciation to Mr. Kroutil for his training of all new Planning Commissioners as they joined the Commission. , , , , APPROVAL OF MINUTES Motion: Moved by Chitiea, seconded by Tolstoy, carried 3-0-2 with Melcher and Vallette absent, to approve the minutes of the Adjourned Meeting of October 14, 1992. Motion: Moved by Tolstoy, seconded by Chitiea, carried 3-0-2 with Melcher and Vallette absent, to approve the minutes of the October 14, 1992, regular meeting. Motion: Moved by Chitlea, seconded by Tolstoy, carried 3-0-2 with Melcher and Vallette absent, to approve the minutes of October 28, 1992. , , , , · CONSENT CALENDAR TIME EXTENSION FOR PARCEL MAP 13221 - ROMMEL - A subdivision of 5.56 acres of land into 2 parcels in the General Industrial District (Subarea 2) of the Industrial Area Specific Plan, located on the north side of 9th Street, west of Hellman Avenue, APN: 209-012-04. TIME EXTENSION FOR CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT 88-10 - HILLSIDE COMMUNITY CHURCH - A request for a time extension to the master plan for a church consisting of a sanctuary, administration building, education/nursery building, and family center totaling 11,520 square feet on 8.5 acres of land in the Very Low Residential District located on the west side of Haven Avenue north of Hillside Road - APN: 1074-271-01. Ce TIME EXTENSION FOR PARCEL MAP 13086 - LESONDAK - A subdivision of 1.65 acres of land into 2 parcels in the Low Residential District (2-4 dwelling units per acre), located at the west side of Hellman Avenue, south of 19th Street - APN: 202-041-36. APPROVAL TO SUMMARILY VACATE A PORTION OF THE BERYL-HELLMAN STORM DRAIN EASEMENT - A request to vacate a portion of the Beryl-Hellman Storm Drain Easement located south of 19th Street, west of Hellman Avenue, approximately 176 feet long and between 10 feet wide on the north and 22 feet wide on the south - APN: 202-041-58. Motion: Moved by Chitiea, seconded by Tolstoy, carried 3-0-2 with Melcher and Vallette absent, to adopt the Consent Calendar. , , , , , PUBLIC HEARINGS CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT 92-27 - ITL-CBC, INC. - The request to allow medical/health care services in a 27,671 square foot building within an existing office park on 8.5 acres of land in the Industrial Park District (Subarea 7) of the Industrial Area Specific Plan, located at 8265 Aspen Avenue - APN: 208-352-18. Dan Coleman, Principal Planner, presented the staff report. Commissioner Tolstoy was concerned that there would be parking problems when the next tenant moves into the park. Otto Kroutil, Deputy City Planner, stated that any future medical use tenants would require a separate conditional use permit, which would give the Commission an opportunity to review the parking situation. He thought that the Kaiser facility may be using more than its share of parking, and noted Planning Commission Minutes -2- November 10, 1992 that if problems develop in the future, the original conditional use permit could be reviewed. Chairman McNiel opened the public hearing. Adrian Young, Del Mar Property Management, 8115 Rosebud, Rancho Cucamonga, stated he was the agent for ITL-CBC. He felt the issue of future uses had been properly addressed. He stated they had made various parking counts of the property to be sure there will be adequate parking and there had always been adequate parking available. He noted that the parking lot frequently looks crowded because users tend to park near the entry way, but there has always been adequate parking beyond the entry way. Hearing no further testimony, Chairman McNiel closed the public hearing. Commissioner Chitlea felt the use to be appropriate. She observed that residents have expressed their appreciation for having medical uses in close proximity. Commissioner Tolstoy stated he supported the use, but had raised the question about parking because he feared there may be a problem in the future if there is an application for another medical use. Chairman McNiel supported the use and remarked that the complex is attractive. He stated he was pleased to see it functioning well. Motion: Moved by Chitiea, seconded by Tolstoy, to adopt the resolution approving Conditional Use Permit 92-27. Motion carried by the following vote: AYES: COMMISSIONERS: NOES: COMMISSIONERS: ABSENT: COMMISSIONERS: CHITIEA, MCNIEL, TOLSTOY NONE MELCHER, VALLETTE -carried , , , , , Fe VARIANCE 92-06 - GREG DORST - A request to reduce the front yard setback from 37 feet to 31 feet in order to construct a 288 square foot room addition on an existing residence in the Very Low Residential Distr~ct (less than 2 dwelling units per acre) located at 5712 Turquoise Avenue - APN= 1043-111-10. Dan Coleman, Principal Planner, presented the staff report. Chairman McNiel opened the public hearing. Greg Dorst, 5712 Turquoise, Rancho Cucamonga, agreed with the staff report. Hearing no further testimony, Chairman McNiel closed the public hearing. supported the variance. He Motion: Moved by Tolstoy, seconded by Chitlea, to adopt the motion approvin~ Variance 92-06. Motion carried by the following vote: Planning Commission Minutes -3- November 10, 1992 AYESz NOES: ABSENT: COMMISSIONERS= COMMISSIONERS: COMMISSIONERS: CHITIEA, MCNIEL, TOLSTOY NONE MELCHER, VALLETTE -carried · · , , CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT 92-28 - FUSARI - A request to establish an auto sales and leasing business in a leased space of 1200 square feet within an existing building in the Industrial Park District (Subarea 7) of the Industrial Area Specific Plan, located at the northeast corner of White Oak Avenue and Arrow Route - APN: 208-52-41. Chairman McNiel noted that the item had been withdrawn and no action was necessary. , , , , DIRECTOR'S REPORTS USE DETERMINATION 92-03 - ADAMS - A request for the Planning Commission to determine whether fortunetelling is a permitted or conditionally permitted use in the Specialty Commercial Zone of the Foothill Boulevard Specific Plan. (Continued from October 28, 1992.) Chairman McNiel remarked that staff had received a request from the applicant's attorney requesting that the item be continued to January 13, 1993. Motion: Move by Chitiea, seconded by Tolstoy, to continue Use Determination 92-03 to January 13, 1993. Motion carried by the following vote: AYES: NOES: ABSENT: COMMISSIONERS: COMMISSIONERS: COMMISSIONERS: CHITIEA, MCNIEL, TOLSTOY NONE MELCHER, VALLETTE -carried · , , · , I. VICTORIA RECREATIONAL VEHICLE STORAGE STUDY Steve Hayes, Associate Planner, presented the staff report. Chairman McNiel invited public comment, but there was none. Co~unissioner Chitiea recalled that during the public hearings on recreational vehicle (RV) storage, people had indicated they preferred to keep their RVs at home rather than in storage facilities for many reasons including insurance purposes. She stated she was not particularly inclined to lower the minimum percentage for storage. Commissioner Tolstoy observed that The William Lyon Company serves as the master builder for Victoria projects. He felt that with the current economic situation, he was not sure Victoria Station II may never be built. He agreed that people prefer to keep their RVs at home. Planning Commission Minutes -4- November 10, 1992 Dan Coleman, Principal Planner, commented that some of the larger multi-family projects are not being built and more than 25 percent of the lots on the single-family developments are built to accommodate RV storage on the side or rear. He noted that staff tries to get 100 percent RV lots on single-family development. Chairman McNiel did not see any advantage to the City to lower the required percentage. Otto Kroutil, Deputy City Planner, remarked that there are two sets of numbers to be considered. He said one set has to do with the number of lots with RV storage on site. He stated that currently the City does not have numbers on Victoria Lakes projects, but he felt there will be a significant number of single-family dwellings in place of the originally planned multi-family units. He observed that the RV storage numbers are reviewed each year and the Commission would have an opportunity to increase the number in the future. He said that RV storage is being provided on site for most single-family development. Mr. Hayes explained that two multi-family projects were required to provide storage space off-site before occupancy. He stated that The William Lyon Company contends that the current vacancy rate would more than handle any RV storage needs generated by those two multi-family projects. Commissioner Chitlea felt 25 percent may be high because of the increased number of single-family lots with the resulting reduced dependence on off-site storage coupled with the fact that the Commission has an opportunity to review the demand on a regular basis. Chairman McNiel did not feel the reduction in percentage would benefit the community. Commissioner Tolstoy stated he was willing to reduce the percentage because of the annual reviews and the Commission's ability to increase the percentage if a need arises. It was the consensus of the Commission 2-1-2 (McNiel no) to reduce the amount of RV storage from 25 to 20 percent. · , , , PUBLIC COMMENTS There were no additional public comments. , , , , COMMISSION BUSINESS J. UPDATE ON ROUTE 30 Dan James, Senior Civil Engineer, stated a memo had been submitted from the Public Works Subcommittee. Planning Commission Minutes -5- November 10, 1992 Commissioner Tolstoy remarked that a recent newspaper article had indicated that the Pomona City Council had voted to allow 20 billboards to be placed along 1-60 and Route 71. He hoped that the authorities along Route 30 would not be so generous. Commissioner Chitlea agreed that billboards are offensive. , , , , K. PLANNING COMMISSION SUBCOMMITTEES Chairman McNiel suggested that the subcommittee listing be reviewed when all five Commissioners are present. He asked if any subcommittees could be eliminated. Conunissioner Tolstoy asked if staff was working on the suggestions made by the Hillside Development Standards Subcommittee. Dan Coleman, Principal Planner, stated staff had reviewed the written comments generated by the subcommittee and the issues is still being reviewed. Chairman McNiel suggested the subcommittees be discussed at the December 9 meeting. , , , , ADJOURNMENT Motion: Moved by Tolstoy, seconded by Chitiea, carried 3-0-2 to adjourn. 7:47 p.m. - The Planning Commission adjourned. It was noted that there would be no meeting on November 23, 1992, and the next regularly scheduled meeting would be on December 9, 1992. It was also noted that the Commission would hold a workshop on December 2, 1992, at 5:00 p.m. at the Tolstoy residence, 9540 Hillside Road, Rancho Cucamonga, to discuss Planning Commission Goals and Priorities. Respectfully submitted, Gail Sanchez Planning Commission Secretary Planning Commission Minutes -6- November 10, 1992 CITY OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES Adjourned Meeting November 4, 1992 Chairman McNiel called the Adjourned Meeting of the City of Rancho Cucamonga Planning Commission to order at 5:30 p.m. The meeting was held in the Planning Division Conference 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 , · , , , Chairman McNiel summarized the various topics discussed at previous Goals and Priorities workshops. He then opened the floor to the rest of the Commission for any additional areas they wished to address. The Commission reviewed the development review process and the Commission's part in that process. They discussed ways of addressing the concerns they have heard and identified for themselves. It was the consensus of the Commission that they would reconvene on December 2, 1992, at 5:30 p.m. for further discussions on the subject. Respectfully submitted, Brad Buller Secretary