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HomeMy WebLinkAbout0735 '0 " , \ - ORDINANCE ~ O. 735 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF ThE CITY OF ARCADIA, STATE OF CALIFORNIA, MAKING A PERMANENT EXCEPTION TO CERTAIN PROVISIONS OF ORDINANCE NO. 439 OF SAID CITY OF ARCADIA ADOPTED JUNE 28, 1940. - THE CITY GOUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ARCADIA, STATE OF CALIFORNIA, Does ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: I SECTION 1. Petition of Rancho Santa Anita, Inc., a corpora- tion, having been filed in the Office of the Planning Commission of the City of Arcadia, pursuant to the provisions of Ordinance No. 439 of said City, adopted June 28, 1940, requesting that a permanent exception be made to the provisions of Zone R-l now affecting the property des- cr~bed in said petition, and setting forth the specific reasons there- for and the circumstances in connection therewith, and recommendation having been made by said Planning Commission to this Council, and a full investigation and consideration of the facts having been made by this Council pertinent to this petition; this Council determines that there are exceptional or extraordinary circumstances or conditions applicable to the property involved and to the intended uses thereof that do not generally apply to the property or classes of uses in the same zone or district in which said property is located, and will not be inconsistent with the general purposes of said Ordinance No. 439 affecting said property, and that said property should be excepted from the provisions of the zone created by said Ordinance No. 439 affecting said property, but only in ao far as hereinafter set forth; and the requirements of said Ordinance No. 439 pertaining to the consent of owners of prope:r'ty adjacent to the property herein described having been complied with: This Council, therefore, excepts from the provisions of Zone R-l of Ordinance No. 439 of the City Council of. the City of Arcadia, the property here~~after described, but only in so far as such excep- tion is necessary to permit the following described property, to-wit: That portion of Lot 1 of Tract No. 949 in the City of Arcadia, County of Los Angeles, state of California, as shown on map recordtld in Book 17, Page 13, of Maps, records of said County, described as follows: -1- iND~.. ~ (/A,L 73,5 Beginning at a point in the Westerly line of Tract No. 14745 as shown on map recorded in Book 304, Pages 34 and 35 of Maps, recQrds of said County, distant South 00 471 43" East, thereon, 17.98 feet from the Northwest corner of Lot 22 of said T:t'act No. 14745; thence South 00471 4311 East, along the Westerly line of said Tract No. 14745 and the Southerly prolongation thereof, 476.91 feet, to the inter- section with a curve concave to the Southeast and having a radius of 430.00 feet; thence Westerly along said curve, 100.99 feet, to the beginning of a reverse curve concave to the Northeast and having a radius of 20.00 feet; thence Northwesterly along said curve 31.09 feet, to its tangent intersection with the Northeasterly line of Colorado Place (80 feet in width), as it now exists; thence North 300 33' 1611 West, along the Northeasterly line of said Colorado Place 315.49 feet, to the beginning of a tangent curve concave to the southeast and having a radius of 20.00 feet; thence North- easterly along said curve 30.11 feet, to the beginning of a reverse curve concave to the Northwest and having a radius of 180.00 feet; thence Northeasterly along said curve 177.78 feet; thence North 00 47; 43" West, tangent to said last mentioned curve 66.67 feet; thence North 890 121 17" East, 190.00 feet to the point of beginning. to be used and occupied for the following purposes, to-wit: (a) (1) For the construction of a two-story frame, stucco and brick veneer building thereon, the first story to be 11,000 square feet more or less in area, and the second story to be 1,700 square feet more or less in area. (2) For the maintenance, operation and use of the first story of said building as a restaurant, cocktail lounge and coffee shop. ~ (3) For the maintenance, operation and use of the second story of said building of 24 feet by 70 feet, more or less in dimen- -2- O.A<L 736 ~ sion, as a banque.t room. (b) For the construction of one or more frame, stucco and brick veneer building or buildings, aggregating 12,000 square feet more or less in area, on petitioner's property, and the maintenance, ope~ation and use of said building or buildings as an hotel containing an office and lobby, together with guest rooms convertible into suites of vllI'ious sizes. (c) For the construction, maintenance and use of a swimming pool for the convenience of guests of said hotel. Said pool sh~l be 22 feet by 40 feet more or less in dimension. (d) For the construction, maintenance and use of automobile parking space adjacent to said restaurant building, said space to be 42 feet by 300 feet more or less in dimension, and containing not less than 12,500 square feet in area, to be made available for the parking of automobiles by customers of said restaurant. (e) For the construction, maintenance and use of automobile parking space in the rear of said hotel, said space to be 25 feet by 225 feet more or less in dimension, lll1d containing not less than 5,600 square feet, and construction, maintenance and use of similar auto- mobile parking space on said property east of hotel building 100 feet by 100 feet more or less in dimension, and containing not less than 10,000 square feet in area, to be made available for parking of auto- mobiles by guests of said hotel. (f) The uses described herein are in addition to and shall not be a limitation upon the uses heretofore allowed under the provisions of Ordinance No. 439 of the City of Arcadia, adopted on June 28, 1940. (g) The construction of a solid wall or fence not less than six feet high on said property and along the easterly line thereof, and the landscaping of said property adjacent to said fence or wall by the planting of suitable plants or shrubs in order that said fence or wall may serve as an effective barrier between said property of Petitioner and other real property immediately to the east thereof. SECTION 2. This exception is granted upon the following con- ditions: -3- a/'~ 7J.5- (a.) That all improvements permitted or required by this ordinance shall be constructed substantially in accordance with the general plan now on file in the office of the Planning Commission of the City of Arcadia, and provided further that the construction of all such improvements shall be commenced within three months from the effective date of this ordinance, and shall be completed substantially in accordance with the plan forming part of aforesaid petition within two years from the effective date thereof, delays caused by acts of God and circumstanfes or conditions not under the control of petitioner, its grantees, lessees or assignees excepted. (b) That no building permit be granted for the construction or erection of any building upon said property unless the plans and specifications be first submitted to the Building Inspector of the City of Arcadia, and t:~at said plans and specifications and said building or buildings shall in all particulars comply with the building ordinances and sanitary regulations of the City of Arcadia. (c) That said property shall not at any time be used for any purpose or purposes not specified in this ordinance. (d) That in the event any of the provisions of this ordinance are violated, the property abovd described shall revert to Zone R-l, as defined in Ordinance No. 439, and the rights and privileges herein granted shall terminate aJ~d cease in the event any such violation is not ter- minated within thirty days or such further time as the City Council may decide that the owner of said property, in the exercise of due diligence, requires to correet such violation, after the owner of said property has been given writtell notice by the City Council of such violation. SECTION 3. The City Clerk of said city shall certify to the adoption of this ordinance and prior to the expiration of fifteen (15) days from the passage thereof shall cause the same to be published once in the ArcadiaTribune and ArcadiaNews, a weekly newspaper of general circulation, published and circulated in the City of Arcadia, and here- by designated for that purpose, and thirty days from and after the pas- sage thereof, the same shall be in full force and effect. -4- {';},z,/ 73v-' " I hereby certify that the foregoing Ordinance was adopted at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Arcadia, held on the 16th day of November , 1948, by the affirmative vote of at least three Councilmen, to-wit: AYEs: Councilmen, Boucher, Klomp, Libby, Nugent and Russell NOES: N'one ABSENT: N'one /?-iJ~ Ci lerk Signed and approved this 16th day of November , 1948. ~~~ Mayor ATTEST: ~ / /?{~ ty C e . -5- c/,/ld 75'0'