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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2019-07-10 - Minutes - PC-HPC JULY 10, 2019 HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION AND PLANNING COMMISSION AGENDA MINUTES RANCHO CUCAMONGA CIVIC CENTER COUNCIL CHAMBERS 10500 CIVIC CENTER DRIVE RANCHO CUCAMONGA, CALIFORNIA Page 1 of 8 A. 7:00 P.M. – CALL TO ORDER 7:00pm Pledge of Allegiance Roll Call: Chairman Guglielmo __X___ Vice Chairman Wimberly __X___ Commissioner Dopp __X___ Commissioner Munoz __X___ Commissioner Oaxaca __X___ Additional Staff Present: Nick Ghirelli, Assistant City Attorney; Matt Burris, Deputy City Manager; Mike Smith, Principal Planner; Brian Sandona, Senior Civil Engineer; Valerie Victorino, Executive Assistant; Elizabeth Thornhill, Executive Assistant, Jennifer Nakamura, Management Analyst II, Yaneli Hernandez, Planning Technician, Mena Abdul Ahad, Assistant Planner. B. PUBLIC COMMUNICATIONS This is the time and place for the general public to address the Historic Preservation Commission or Planning Commission on any item listed or not listed on the agenda. State law prohibits the Commission from addressing any issue not previously included on the Agenda. The Commission may receive testimony and set the matter for a subsequent meeting. Comments are to be limited to five minutes per individual or less, as deemed necessary by the Chair, depending upon the number of individual members of the audience. This is a professional business meeting and courtesy and decorum are expected. Please refrain from any debate between audience and speaker, making loud noises or engaging in any activity which might be disruptive to the decorum of the meeting. Chairman Guglielmo opened the public communications. Seeing no one, closed. JULY 10, 2019 HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION AND PLANNING COMMISSION AGENDA MINUTES RANCHO CUCAMONGA CIVIC CENTER COUNCIL CHAMBERS 10500 CIVIC CENTER DRIVE RANCHO CUCAMONGA, CALIFORNIA Page 2 of 8 C. CONSENT CALENDAR/HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION AND PLANNING COMMISSION The following Consent Calendar items are expected to be routine and non-controversial. They will be acted upon by the Commission at one time without discussion. Any item may be removed for discussion. C1. & C2. Consideration to adopt the Regular Meeting Minutes of June 26, 2019. Consideration to adopt Adjourned Workshop Meeting Minutes of June 26, 2019 Moved by Munoz, second by Oaxaca; carried 4-0-1, Wimberly abstain. D. DIRECTOR’S STAFF REPORT The following items do not legally require any public testimony, although the Chairman may open the meeting for public input. D1. ANALYSIS OF RECENT HOUSING TRENDS IN RANCHO CUCAMONGA BY JOE JANCZYK Joe Janczyk, Empire Economics presented a Power Point presentation (presentation on file). The Commission received and filed the report. E. PUBLIC HEARINGS/HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION E1. ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT AND CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS DRC2016- 00291 – JIM BANKER – A request to modify a designated historic property related to the subdivision of the project site into 4 residential parcels for the future development of 3 single-family residences (with the existing historic residence on Lot #4) within the Very Low (VL) Residential District and the Equestrian Overlay District at 9611 Hillside Road; APN 1061-571-01. Related File: Preliminary Review DRC2015-01050, Tentative Parcel Map SUBTPM19855, Variance DRC2016-00290, Minor JULY 10, 2019 HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION AND PLANNING COMMISSION AGENDA MINUTES RANCHO CUCAMONGA CIVIC CENTER COUNCIL CHAMBERS 10500 CIVIC CENTER DRIVE RANCHO CUCAMONGA, CALIFORNIA Page 3 of 8 Exception DRC2018-00934, and Tree Removal Permit 2019-00393. Staff has prepared a Mitigated Negative Declaration of environmental impacts for consideration. Items E1. and F1, F2, F3, F4 will be presented simultaneously. F. PUBLIC HEARINGS/PLANNING COMMISSION The following items have been advertised and/or posted as public hearings as required by law. The Chairman will open the public hearing to receive testimony. All such opinions shall be limited to 5 minutes per individual or less as determined by the Chairman. Please sign in after speaking. F1. ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT AND TENTATIVE PARCEL MAP SUBTPM19855 – JIM BANKER – A request for site plan review to subdivide a 3.04-acre parcel of land currently developed with a historically designated single-family residence into 4 residential lots for the future development of 3 single-family residences (with the existing single-family residence on Lot #4) within the Very Low (VL) Residential District and the Equestrian Overlay District at 9611 Hillside Road; APN 1061-571-01. Related File: Preliminary Review DRC2015-01050, Certificate of Appropriateness DRC2016-00291, Variance DRC2016-00290, Minor Exception DRC2018-00934, and Tree Removal Permit 2019-00393. Staff has prepared a Mitigated Negative Declaration of environmental impacts for consideration. F2. ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT AND VARIANCE DRC2016-00290 – JIM BANKER – A request to reduce the required parcel depth related to a proposed 4 parcel subdivision on 3.04 acres of land in the Very Low (VL) zoning district on the south side of Hillside Road at 9611 Hillside Road within the Very Low (VL) Residential District and the Equestrian Overlay District at 9611 Hillside Road; APN: 1061-571-01. Related File: Preliminary Review DRC2015-01050, Tentative Parcel Map SUBTPM19855, Certificate of Appropriateness DRC2016-00291, Minor Exception DRC2018-00934, and Tree Removal Permit DRC2019-00393. Staff has prepared a Mitigated Negative Declaration of environmental impacts for consideration. F3. ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT AND MINOR EXCEPTION DRC2018-00934 – JIM BANKER – A request to permit property line adjacent walls up to 8 feet in height related to a proposed 4 parcel subdivision on 3.04 acres of land in the Very Low (VL) zoning district on the south side of Hillside Road at 9611 Hillside Road within the Very Low (VL) Residential JULY 10, 2019 HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION AND PLANNING COMMISSION AGENDA MINUTES RANCHO CUCAMONGA CIVIC CENTER COUNCIL CHAMBERS 10500 CIVIC CENTER DRIVE RANCHO CUCAMONGA, CALIFORNIA Page 4 of 8 District and the Equestrian Overlay District at 9611 Hillside Road; APN: 1061-571-01. Related File: Preliminary Review DRC2015-01050, Tentative Parcel Map SUBTPM19855, Certificate of Appropriateness DRC2016-00291, Variance DRC2016-00290, Minor Exception DRC2018- 00934, and Tree Removal Permit DRC2019-00393. Staff has prepared a Mitigated Negative Declaration of environmental impacts for consideration. F4. ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT AND TREE REMOVAL PERMIT DRC2019-00393 – JIM BANKER – A request to remove 17 trees related to a proposed 4 parcel subdivision of 3.04 acres of land in the Very Low (VL) zoning district on the south side of Hillside Road at 9611 Hillside Road within the Very Low (VL) Residential District and the Equestrian Overlay District at 9611 Hillside Road; APN: 1061-571-01. Related File: Preliminary Review DRC2015-01050, Tentative Parcel Map SUBTPM19855, Certificate of Appropriateness DRC2016-00291, Variance DRC2016-00290, and Minor Exception DRC2018-00934. Staff has prepared a Mitigated Negative Declaration of environmental impacts for consideration. Mike Smith, Principal Planner, gave the Staff Report and Power Point presentation (copy on file). Commissioner Dopp asked about recourse for violations of historic structures. Mr. Smith explained that sometimes modifications are made without awareness of the City. Mr. Ghirelli added that the City has the option to terminate the Mills Act contract if deemed appropriate which provides tax consequences to the property owner. Mr. Smith added that the applicant asked for two revisions to Condition #2 requiring period correct windows as that was not originally in the consultant’s recommendations for returning the historic house to its original character and they are impractical to source. Staff is supportive of this revision. They further asked that the remaining portions of that condition not be tied to the recordation of the final map. Mr. Smith consulted with the City Attorney and that is not possible. The applicant was informed of this prior to the meeting. Steve Landis, applicant, thanked staff for their work on the project. He explained that they are fixing issues that were the result of the previous property owner. They are dedicated to restoring the home to the condition similar to other historic homes restored by other developers. Vice Chairman Wimberly asked the applicant if they are accepting the revised condition. JULY 10, 2019 HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION AND PLANNING COMMISSION AGENDA MINUTES RANCHO CUCAMONGA CIVIC CENTER COUNCIL CHAMBERS 10500 CIVIC CENTER DRIVE RANCHO CUCAMONGA, CALIFORNIA Page 5 of 8 Mr. Landis responded affirmatively. Commissioner Dopp asked about the access for the historic house and the retaining wall on the south side of the property. Mr. Landis stated the historic house will be accessed from Hillside Avenue and they would look more in depth at the retaining wall. Chairman Guglielmo opened the public hearing. Seeing none, closed. Commissioner Munoz appreciates the work of the applicant to return the house to its historic condition. Additional homes will be a good addition to the City. Vice Chairman Wimberly concurred with Commissioner Munoz. Appreciative of the work done and supports the project. Commissioner Oaxaca appreciated the work to maintain the historic home and is supportive of the project. Commissioner Dopp has no issues with the project and is grateful that the applicant is taking on upgrading/maintaining the historic home. Would like to see landscape enhancements to Hillside Avenue and any attempt to keep the retaining wall to the south would be appreciated. Chairman Guglielmo understands the challenges and appreciates the hard work of the applicant to restore the historic home. Moved by Munoz, seconded by Wimberly; carried 5-0-0. F5. DESIGN REVIEW DRC2018-00860 – MILLIKEN AND GREYSTONE PROPERTIES, LLC –– A request for site plan and architectural review to construct a 24,000 square foot medical office building on 1.85 acres of land within the Empire Lakes Specific Plan, Planning Area 10, located at 9070 Milliken Avenue; APN: 0209-272-27. This item is exempt from the requirements of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and the City’s CEQA guidelines under CEQA Section 15332 – In-Fill Development Projects. Mike Smith, Principal Planner, gave the Staff Report and Power Point presentation (copy on file). JULY 10, 2019 HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION AND PLANNING COMMISSION AGENDA MINUTES RANCHO CUCAMONGA CIVIC CENTER COUNCIL CHAMBERS 10500 CIVIC CENTER DRIVE RANCHO CUCAMONGA, CALIFORNIA Page 6 of 8 Jim Fullmer, applicant, asked about public art and the payment of an in-lieu fee. Mr. Smith stated that at the time of the building permit issuance the applicant can choose to pay the in- lieu fee. Mr. Fullmer requested clarification on the number of trees required in the conditions of approval. Mr. Smith stated that staff will provide him with the number of trees required. Mr. Fullmer asked a question about wall conditions, as no walls are being proposed. Mr. Smith explained that is a standard condition for all projects and if no walls are proposed, the condition does not apply. Mr. Fullmer thanked staff for their work. Chairman Guglielmo opened the public hearing. Seeing none, closed. Commissioner Munoz stated this is a quality project and appreciates applicant and staffs work. Vice Chairman Wimberly said this is a well-designed project and is looking forward to seeing it in place. Commissioner Oaxaca agreed. He is supportive of the project. Commissioner Dopp felt that this is an attractive project developing an underutilized piece of land. Chairman Guglielmo asked about the history of the tenants on the site. Applicant provided history of the site. He likes the look of the building especially with the glazing. Moved by Dopp, seconded by Wimberly; carried 5-0-0. JULY 10, 2019 HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION AND PLANNING COMMISSION AGENDA MINUTES RANCHO CUCAMONGA CIVIC CENTER COUNCIL CHAMBERS 10500 CIVIC CENTER DRIVE RANCHO CUCAMONGA, CALIFORNIA Page 7 of 8 If you need special assistance or accommodations to participate in this meeting, please contact the Planning Department at (909) 477-2750. Notification of 48 hours prior to the meeting will enable the City to make reasonable arrangements to ensure accessibility. Listening devices are available for the hearing impaired. G. COMMISSION BUSINESS/HISTORIC PRESERVATION AND PLANNING COMMISSION INTER-AGENCY UPDATES: None COMMISSION ANNOUNCEMENTS: None H. ADJOURNMENT 8:12pm I, Valerie Victorino, Executive Assistant of the City of Rancho Cucamonga, or my designee, hereby certify that a true, accurate copy of the foregoing agenda was posted on July 3, 2019, seventy two (72) hours prior to the meeting per Government Code 54954.2 at 10500 Civic Center Drive. 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