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HomeMy WebLinkAbout3119 RESOLUTION NO. 3119 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ARCADIA, CALIFORNIA, DENYING AN APPLICATION FOR A VARIANCE TO PERMIT THE INSTALLATION AND USE OF MECHANICAL EQUIPMENT IN AN AUTO LAUNDRY. THE ::ITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ARCADIA, CALIFORNIA, DOES FIND, DETERMIN.E AND RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. That there was filed with the City Planning Commission on August 27, 1958 the application of Fred Kovanen, as lessee, for a zone variance to permit the installation and use of mechanical equipment in an existing hand-operated auto laundry upon the following property in the County of Los Angeles, State of Cali- fornia, to wit: Lot 3l, Tract No. 46l1, as shown on map re- corded in Book 5l, page 82, of Maps, Records of said County, located at 1414 South Baldwin Avenue; that after notice as required by Ordinance No. 760 of said City, as amended, a public hearing was dUly held by and before said Commission on the lOth day of September, 1958, at which time all interested persons were given a full oppor- tunity to be heard and to present evidence; which said hearing was dUly continued to September 23, 1958 for a zoning report; that on October 14, 1958, said Commission adopted its certain Resolution No. 313 wherein and whereby certain findings, determinations and recommendations were made. SECTION 2. That the City CounCil, upon receipt of said Resolution No. 313 and the files in the case, did on December 2, 1958, refer the matter back to said Planning Commission for the reason that certain property owners desiring to protest the grant- ing of the application did not receive written notice of the hear- ing thereon. That after notice as required by Ordinance No. 760 -1- 3119 - - of said City, as amended, a public hearing was again duly held on the matter by and before the Planning Commission on December 23, 1958, at which time said hearing was continued to January 13, 1959, and still further continued to January 27, 1959, at all of which times all interested persons were given a full opportunity to pre- sent evidence and testimony; that on the 24th day of February, 1959, said Commission adopted its certain Resolution No. 324 wherein and whereby certain findings, determinations and recommendations were made. SECTION 3. That although there were those who spoke in favor of granting the variance, there were numerous oral protests and a written protest signed by members of the church in the vi- cinity; that th'3 basis for said protests was noise and other ob- jectionable factors associated with mechanical car washes, with the resultant inconvenience to church services and the interference with the adjacent residential property; and that the granting of the variance would oe detrimental to the public health or welfare and would be injurious to the property or improvements in the vicinity. SECTION 4. That the property in question is presently used for a hand operated automobile laundry, which is a proper use under its present zoning, C-2; that its use for a mechanized auto laundry would constitute an industrial use in a commercial zone. That it was not shown that there are any exceptional or extraor- dinary circumstances or conditions applicable to the property in- volved or that such requested variance is necessary for preserva- tion or enjoyment of a substantial property right of the applicant possessed by other property in the same zone and vicinity. That the circumstances alleged by the applicant in support of his request were not such as in the opinion of the Council would warrant the granting of a variance; that subject property may continue to be -2- 3119 - '" ~ used as in the past and the denial of the requested variance is not a denial of any property right to which applicant is entitled or which other owners of property in the vicinity enjoy. That the granting of the variance will be detrimental to property in the vi- cinity and that it will adversely affect the comprehensive general plan, particularly for the reason that it will inject into a grow- ing commercial area a use which under the provisions of Ordinance No. 760 of the City of Arcadia, as amended, is classified as an in- dustrial use. SECTIC~ 5. That for the foregoing reasons, the applica- tion of Fred Kovanen for a zone variance to permit the installation and use of mechanical equipment in an existing hand-operated auto laundry is hereby denied. SECTION 6. The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this resolution. 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 21st day of April , 1959, by the affirmative vote of at least three Councilmen, to wit: AYES: Councilmen Jacobi, Camphouse, Reibold and Phillips NOES: Councilman Balser ABSENT: None ~~~~~ SIGNED AND APPROVED this 21st day of April , 1959. ~,~:fr( ATTEST: ') / ~~(~1f .M~~ Ci y C er (SEAL) -3- 3119