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RESOLUTION NO. 1323.
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF ARCADIA EXTENDING THE PERI OD OF
TIME IN WHICH THE OPERATION OF A TURF CLUB AND HORSE RACING MAY BE
RESUMED ON CERTAIN REAL PROPERTY IN THE CITY OF ARCADIA.
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ARCADIA, DOES RESOLVE AS
FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. \rrlEREAS, by Ordinance No. 348 of the City of
Arcadia, entitled "An Ordinance of the City Council of the City of
Arcadia ronending Ordinance No. 170 of said City of Arcadia, approved
March 3, 1926, pursuant to the provisions of Section 4 thereof." I
adopted February 2, 1937, certain real property in the City of Arcadia
more particularly described in said Ordinance No. 348 was excepted from
the provisions of zoning Ordinance No. 170 of the City of Arcadia,
adopted on March 3, 1926, and
WHEREAS, said Ordinance No. 348 provides in part tllat should
the business of operating a turf club and horse racing with pari-mutuel
wagering on the results thereof be discontinued for a period of two
years, then and in that case said property described in Ordinance No.
348 should revert to and become a district of Zone "Arr under said
Ordinance No. 170 of the City of Arcadia, and
WHEREAS, the right of the owner of said real property to
operate a turf club and horse racing as defined in said Ordinance No.
348 of said City of Arcadia, was retained by said property owner under
the provisions of zoning Ordinance No. 439 of the City of Arcadia,
adopted June 28, 1940, and
WHEREAS, by reason of the occupancy of said real property
described in said Ordinance No. 348, by Military forces of the United
States, the owner of said real property has been prevented from
operating said turf club ~d horse racing as contemplated under the
provisions of said Ordinance No. 348, and
WHEREAS, the privilege to conduct a turf club and horse racing
upon the real property as defined in said Ordinance No. 348 of the City
of Arcadia was extended to and including the 2nd day of November,
1944, because of the fact it has been impossible to conduct a turf
club and horse racing on said property by reason of the occupancy
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of said property by the United states Government for Military
purposes, upon condition, however, that the owner of said property
should pay all taxes due the City'of Arcadia before the delinquency
date, and
WHEREAS, the owner of said property did comply with the con-
ditions provided in said Resolution in that it did pay all taxes due
the City of Arcadia before delinquency date, and
WHEREAS, the United States Government did occupy said turf
club property for Military purposes up to and including the 30th
day of September, 1944, and
WHEHEAS, this Council is informed and believes that it will
be necessary that extensive repairs and alterations be made on the
buildings and grounds of said property before horse racing may be
resumed thereon, which repairs and alterations are necessary to
reconvert said property from a Military camp to its use for turf
club and horse racing,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the privilege to conduct
a turf club and horse racing upon the real property described in
Ordinance No. 348 of the City of Arcadia is hereby extended for a
period of one (1) year from and after the 2nd day of November, 1944,
due to the fact that it has been impossible to conduct a turf club
and horse racing on said property for more than one year last past
by reason of the occupancy of said property by the United States
Government for Military purposes, provided however, that such
extension is conditioned upon the owner of said property paying all
taxes due the City of Arcadia before delinquency date without protest.
In the event such taxes are not paid as herein provided, this Resolution
shall have no force and effect.
SECTION 2. The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption
of this Resolution.
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I hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution was adopted at
a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Arcadia, held on
the 17th day of October, 1944, by the affirmative vote of at least
three Councilmen, to-wit:
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Al~S: Councilmen, Adcock, Billig, Leeper, Nugent and Ormsbr
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
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Signed and approved this 17th day of October
, 1944.
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