HomeMy WebLinkAbout2291 ORDINANCE NO. 2291
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
ARCADIA, CALIFORNIA, APPROVING ZONE CHANGE NO. ZC 11-01
TO CHANGE THE ZONING OF THE PROPERTY AT 650 WEST
HUNTINGTON DRIVE FROM "COMMERCIAL OFFICE/C-O" TO "HIGH
DENSITY MULTIPLE-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL/R-3"
WHEREAS, Zone Change No. ZC 11-01 was initiated by the applicant Mr.
Hank Jong of EGL Associates, Inc., on behalf of the property owner, Mr. Jeff Lee to
change the zoning of the property at 650 West Huntington Drive, more particularly
described in Attachment "A" from "Commercial Office/C-O" to "High Density Multiple-
Family Residential/R-3"; and
WHEREAS, on September 13, 2011, a public hearing was held before the
Planning Commission on Zone Change No. ZC 11-01, at which time all interested
persons were given full opportunity to be heard and to present evidence; and
WHEREAS, the Planning Commission voted 5 to 0 to recommend approval of
Zone Change No. ZC 11-01 to the City Council; and
WHEREAS, on November 1, 2011 a duly noticed public hearing was held
before the City Council on Zone Change No. ZC 11-01; and
WHEREAS, as part of the record of the City Council's public hearing, the City
Council reviewed and considered the following:
1. All staff reports and related attachments and exhibits submitted by the
Development Services Department to the City Council;
2. The record of the Planning Commission's public hearing and decision
regarding Zone Change No. ZC 11-01; and
3. All letters, information and material presented as part of the public
testimony at the City Council public hearing on November 1, 2011 , including the staff
reports, environmental documents (including the Initial Study and draft Negative
Declaration), and all documentation presented at the public hearing; and
WHEREAS, the City Council finds and determines as follows:
1. That the approval of Zone Change No. ZC 11-01 will not be detrimental to
the public health or welfare or injurious to the property or improvements in such zone
or vicinity.
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2. That Zone Change No. ZC 11-01 is consistent with the General Plan Land
Use Designation for the subject property as herein described, and is compatible with
the zoning of the surrounding properties.
3. That the evaluation of Zone Change No. ZC 11-01 as set forth in the Initial
Study is accurate and appropriate; that Zone Change No. ZC 11-01 will not have a
significant effect on the environment and that a Negative Declaration has been
prepared for Zone Change No. ZC 11-01 pursuant to the provisions of the California
Environmental Quality Act; and that when considering the record as a whole, there is
no evidence that Zone Change No. ZC 11-01 will have any potential for adverse
effect on the wildlife resources or the habitat upon which wildlife depends; and
therefore, the City Council adopts the Negative Declaration that has been prepared
pursuant to the provisions of the California Environmental Quality Act.
NOW THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ARCADIA,
CALIFORNIA, DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. The City Council approves Zone Change No. ZC 11-01 to
change the zoning of the subject property as previously herein described from
"Commercial Office/C-O" to "High Density Multiple-Family Residential/R-3."
SECTION 2. The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this Ordinance and
shall cause a copy of the same to be published in the official newspaper of the City of
Arcadia within fifteen (15) days after its adoption.
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Passed, approved and adopted this 15th day of November , 2011.
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ATTEST:
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APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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Stephen P. Deitsch
City Attorney
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ) SS:
CITY OF ARCADIA )
I, JAMES H. BARROWS, City Clerk of the City of Arcadia, hereby certifies that the
foregoing Ordinance No. 2291 was passed and adopted by the City Council of the City of
Arcadia, signed by the Mayor and attested to by the City Clerk at a regular meeting of said
Council held on the 15th day of November, 2011 and that said Ordinance was adopted by
the following vote, to wit:
AYES: Council Members Amundson, Chandler, Harbicht, Segal and Kovacic
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
City Clerk of the City of Arcadia
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Attachment "A"
650 West Huntington Drive
All that certain real property situated in the County of Los Angeles, State of
California, described as follows:
Lots 4 and 5 of Tract No. 2828, in the City of Arcadia, in the County of Los
Angeles, State of California, as per map recorded in Book 33 Page 63 of Maps, in
the office of the county recorder of said County.
Except therefrom the most Northerly 15 feet as granted to the City of Arcadia by
deed recorded March 22, 1926 in Book 5808 Page 295, Official Records.
Attachment "A"
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