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Home My WebLink About8.2 Dublin Toyota SDR Or Dp�� //A��ii✓� STAFF REPORT '� c�'%82 PLANNING COMMISSION ,IFO�'�l� DATE: March 11, 2014 TO: Planning Commission SUBJECT: PUBLIC HEARING: PLPA-2013-00059 Dublin Toyota Site Development Review Report prepared by Seth Adams, Assistant Planner EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: The Applicant has requested Site Development Review approval to make modifications to the building and site at the existing Dublin Toyota Automotive Dealership. Modifications include a 1,186 square foot single-story addition and a new 10,282 square foot open carport/canopy to the north elevation of the sales building; the addition of an entry portal feature on the south elevation of the sales building; a 1,760 square foot open carport/canopy addition to the southeast corner of the service building; facade modifications to the west elevation of the sales building; and minor site modifications for automobile circulation. RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends that the Planning Commission: 1) Receive Staff presentation; 2) Open the public hearing; 3) Take testimony from the Applicant and the public; 4) Close the public hearing and deliberate; and 5) Adopt a Resolution approving Site Development Review for a 1,186 square foot building addition, a 10,282 square foot sales building carport/canopy, a 1,760 square foot service building carport/canopy, facade modifications, and related site improvements at the Dublin Toyota auto dealership at 4321 Toyota Drive. Submitted By Revievyed By Assistant Planner Assistant Community Development Director COPIES TO: Applicant File ITEM NO.: Page 1 of 6 GAPA#120131PLPA-2013-00059 Dublin Toyota SDR-Phase/APC 3.11.141PCSR Toyota SDR 3 11 14.docx DESCRIPTION: Figure 1: Project Site The project site is located at 4321 Toyota Drive. Adjacent properties are the Hacienda Crossings retail center to orini the west, Tassajara Creek and the GM � m Auto Mall to the east, and the Dublin Corners retail center to the north. The e d � * southern edge of the property borders Interstate 580. The site is 19.15- 3 acres. The project site has a General a Plan and Eastern Dublin Specific Plan , rle Land Use Designation of General VWW AIMI Commercial and is zoned Planned .° .. Development (PD). The site has two existing buildings. the service building on the northern portion of the site and �� a sales building immediately to the south. Access to the site is provided �{n5FV1OODoa from driveways on Toyota Drive which intersects with Dublin Boulevard to the north. The project site is depicted in Figure 1. The project site is within the larger Santa Rita Commercial Center Planned Development Zoning District, which was approved by the City Council in January 1995. Other properties within the PD include the Hacienda Crossings and Dublin Corners shopping centers. Automobile Sales are a conditionally permitted use in the PD, and in 1997 the Planning Commission approved a Conditional Use Permit for an automobile sales lot with ancillary service uses (Resolution 97- 05), with the City Council subsequently approving the Site Development Review (SDR) for the sales and service buildings (Resolution 16-97). Photos of the existing sales and services buildings are included as Attachment 1. In July 2012, the Planning Commission approved a Site Development Review Permit application for a 3,724 square foot addition to the sales building, along with facade modifications to both the sales and service buildings that included an internally illuminated entry portal feature on the south elevation of the sales building. Due to increased construction cost estimates and operational changes in the way the dealership wishes to interact with its customers, the Applicant decided not to move forward with the plans approved in 2012. The Applicant is now requesting approval of a new Site Development Review Permit that includes some of the facade modifications approved in 2012, as well as new additions and fagade modifications to the sales and service buildings. (See Attachment 2) The current project includes the following modifications to the sales building: a 1,186 square foot single-story addition on the north elevation; a new 10,282 square foot open carport/canopy along the north elevation; the addition of an entry portal feature on the south elevation; and fagade modifications to the west elevation. The application also includes a 1,760 square foot open carport/canopy addition to the southeast corner of the service building, and minor site modifications for automobile circulation. The Project Plans are included as Exhibit A to Attachment 2. 2of6 ANALYSIS: Sales Buildingq South Elevation (Sheet A-201.0 of Project Plans) The Applicant is proposing to remove the existing fabric canopy from the south elevation of the sales building in order to build an approximately 63-foot wide, internally illuminated entrance portal constructed with translucent glass (Attachment 2, Exhibit A). This is the same entry portal feature that was approved in 2012. The entrance portal will extend to a height of approximately 42 feet, which is 10 feet above the existing building parapet. The glass portal wall will be built approximately 23 feet out from the existing building facade, and is framed on both sides by columns that support a new roof structure which connects to the existing building wall. These new columns and roof will be clad in silver colored aluminum composite material (ACM) paneling with a red ACM header panel, and the existing sections of the south elevation wall will also be covered in silver ACM. North Elevation (Sheet A-201.1 of Project Plans) At the north end of the sales building the Applicant is proposing to construct a 1,186 square foot addition to the building that will be the new write-up station for customers bringing their cars in for service. Connected to this addition will be a new 10,282 square foot canopy under which the customers bringing their cars in for service will park and then proceed into the write-up station to complete their paperwork. The customers' cars will then be taken over to the service building according to the dealership's work flow for repairs. The exterior wall of the write-up station addition will be constructed of aluminum frame windows and concrete columns. The north elevation of the canopy will be enclosed and will feature six evenly spaced bays of aluminum frame tinted windows to match those on the existing building. Silver ACM paneling will wrap around from the west elevation to cover the north westernmost corner of the canopy and existing building, with the remainder of the canopy finished in plaster painted to match the adjacent existing building wall. West Elevation (Sheet A-201.1 of Project Plans) The existing west elevation of the sales building will be covered in the ACM paneling used on the south elevation and portions of the new north elevation. At the north end of the west elevation will be the vehicle entrance side of the new service canopy, which will also be covered with ACM. East Elevation (Sheet A-201.2 of Project Plans) The east elevation of the sales building will largely remain as-is with the exception of the new canopy addition at its north end. The east elevation of the new canopy will be finished in plaster that is painted to match the existing east elevation, and the existing fabric canopy will remain in place. Service Building (Sheet A-201.3 of Project Plans) The Applicant is also proposing to add a 1,760 square foot open canopy at the southeast corner of the service building, under which new cars will be parked for final delivery to customers. The south elevation of the canopy will be covered in the same silver ACM paneling used on the 3of6 sales building, and its east elevation will be finished in plaster that is painted to match the adjacent existing building wall. The west end of the canopy will connect to the rear of the existing service building. Site Improvements (Sheet A-001.1 of Project Plans) In order to accommodate the new sales building and service building canopies and provide vehicle access to them, the Applicant is proposing to remove portions of the existing landscaping and walkways at the north end of the sales building and south end of the service building, as well as remove 11 parking spaces at the south end of the service building. While 11 existing parking spaces will be removed from the site as part of the project, in constructing the two new canopies the project will effectively provide new parking/staging areas for between 20- 30 vehicles. ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW: The California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), together with State Guidelines and City Environmental Regulations, require that certain projects be reviewed for environmental impacts and when applicable, environmental documents prepared. The project site is a component of a larger project ("the Santa Rita Commercial Center Project") that the City previously approved on January 31, 1995. The Santa Rita Commercial Center Project was within the scope of the Eastern Dublin Specific Plan and General Plan Amendment, for which a Program EIR was previously certified (SCH No. 91103064). A Mitigated Negative Declaration (SCH No. 94113020) was previously approved for the Santa Rita Commercial Center Project, which together with the Program EIR adequately describes this project for the purposes of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). Staff recommends that the project be found to be within the scope of the Program EIR and Mitigated Negative Declaration and therefore, no further environmental analysis is necessary. CONSISTENCY WITH THE GENERAL PLAN AND ZONING ORDINANCE: The project site is designated General Commercial in the General Plan and Eastern Dublin Specific Plan. The project site is located in a Planned Development (PD) Zoning District. The project is consistent with the Development Regulations for the PD and with the existing Conditional Use Permit for Automobile Sales. REVIEW BY APPLICABLE DEPARTMENT AND AGENCIES: The Building Division, Fire Prevention Bureau, Public Works Department, and Dublin San Ramon Services District have reviewed the project and provided Conditions of Approval where appropriate to ensure that the project is established in compliance with all local ordinances and regulations. NOTICING REQUIREMENTS/PUBLIC OUTREACH: In accordance with State law, a Public Notice was mailed to all property owners and occupants within 300-feet of the proposed project. The Public Notice was also published in the Valley Times and posted at several locations throughout the City. To date, the City has received no comments from surrounding property owners regarding the Project. A copy of this Staff Report was provided to the Applicant. 4 of 6 ATTACHMENTS: 1) Photos of Existing Sales and Service buildings 2) Resolution approving Site Development Review for a 1,186 square foot building addition, a 10,282 square foot sales building carport/canopy, a 1,760 square foot service building carport/canopy, facade modifications, and related site improvements at the Dublin Toyota auto dealership at 4321 Toyota Drive, with the project plans attached as Exhibit A. 5 of 6 GENERAL INFORMATION: APPLICANT/: Jeremy Deng, AAI, 4301 Hacienda Drive, Suite 480, Pleasanton, CA 94588 PROPERTY OWNER: HAMCOR, Inc., dba Dublin Toyota, 4321 Toyota Drive, Dublin, CA 94568 LOCATION: 4321 Toyota Drive ASSESSORS PARCEL NUMBER: 986-0016-024-00 GENERALPLAN LAND USE DESIGNATION: General Commercial SPECIFIC PLAN LAND USE DESIGNATION: General Commercial SURROUNDING USES: LOCATION ZONING GENERAL PLAN LAND USE CURRENT USE OF PROPERTY North PD Retail/Office Commercial/Shopping Center & Hotel South N/A N/A Interstate 580 East PD Retail/Office Tassajara Creek & GM Auto Mall West PD Retail/Office Commercial/Shopping Center 6of6