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RESOLUTION NO. 126B
A FlESOLU'l~IO}; OF THE CITY OF ARCADIA EXTmmIHG THE PERIOD (IF
THiE IN !!HICE THE OPF'BATION OF A TURF CLUB AND HORSJ<: RACING HAY BE
RESU1lED ON CERTAIN REAL PROPERTY Dr THE CITY OF ARCADIA.
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ARC~DIA, DCES RESOLVE AS
FOLLO~ryS:
SECTION 1. YffiEREAS. by Ordinance No. 34B of the City of
Arcadia, entitled "An Ordinance of the City Council of the City of
Arcadia amending Ordinance No. 170 of said City of Arcadia, approved
March 3, 1926; pursuant to the provisions of Section 4 thereof", adopted
February 2, 1937, certain real property in the City of Arcadia more
particularly described in said Ordinance No. 34B uas excepted from the
provisions of zoning Ordinance No. 170 of the City of Arcadia, adopted
on March 3, 1926, and
\lliEREAS, said Ordinance No. 34B provides in part that should
the business of operating a turf club and horse racing ~ith pari-mutuel
wagering on the results thereof be discontinued for a period of tuo years,
then and in that case said property described in Ordinance No. 348 should
revert to and become a district of Zone "A" under said Ordinance No. 170
of the City of Arcadia, and
\nmREAS, the right of the owner of said real property to
operate a turf club and horse racing as defined in said Ordinance Ro.
34B of said City of Arcadia, uas retained by said property ormer under
the provlsions of zoning Ordinance No. 439 of the City of Arcadia. adopted
June 28, 1940, and
\1HEREAS, by reason of the occupation of said :r:ea~ !Jroperty
described in said Ordinance No. 348, by Military forces of the United
States, the ormer of said real property has been prevented from operating
said turf club and horse racing as contemplated under the prOVisions of
said Ordinance No. 34B, and
E~REAS, 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 mas extended to and including the 4th day of November, 1943.
because of the fact it has been imnossible to conduct a turf club and
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ho~se racing on said property by reason of the occupation of said
property by the m1ited states Government for military purposes, upon
condition, houever, that the ormer of said property should pay all taxes
due the City of ~~cadia before the delinquency date, and
\,HEREAS, the ouner of said property did comply \,i th the con-
dition provided in said Resolution in that it dld pay all taxes due
the City of Arcadia before delinquency date, and
t~REAS, the United states Government still occu~,~ Baid turf
clUb property for military purposes thereby preventing the ormer from
operating a turf club and horse racing on said property.
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NOW. THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the privilege to conduct
a turf club and horse racing upon the real property described in Ordinance
No. 34B of the City of Arcadia, is hereby extended for a period of one
(1) year from the date of this Resolution, due to the fact that it has
been 1m possible to conduct a turf club and horse racing on said property
for more than one (1) year 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 ovmer of said property
paying all taxes due. the City of Arcadia before delinquency date uithout
protest. In the e'lent 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.
I hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution ~as adopted at
a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Arcadia, held on
the 2nd day of November, 1943, by the affirmative vote of at least three
Councilmen, to-vn. t:
AYES: Councilmen
NOES: None
ABSEN'J): None
Adcock~ Jones, Leeper, Nugent and Ormsby
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November , 1943.
Signed and approved this 2nd day of
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Ci ty 1erk. .
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Mayor.
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