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Home My WebLink About3025 ;- RESOLUTION NO. 3025 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ARCADIA, CALIFORNIA, GRANTING A ZONE VARIANCE FOR A COMMERCIAL BUILDING AND AUTOMOBILE PA.RKING AFFECTING PROPERTY AT SANTA ANITA AVENUE AND LAS TUNAS DRIVE. THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ARCADIA, CALIFORNIA, DOES FIND, DETERMINE AND RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. That there was filed with the City Planning Commission on the 27th day of January, 1958, the application of ..... Vivian J. Margolin, as owner, for a zone variance to permit property located at the northwest corner of Santa Anita Avenue and Las Tunas Drive to be developed and used as follows: ' Parcell. A portion of Lot 66~ Santa Anita Colony, as shown on map recorded in Book 42, page 87, Miscellane- ous Records of Los Angeles County, described as follows: ' . '. Beginning at the northeast corner of said lot, thence North 89059'30" West 550 feet; thence South 0000'15" ~lest 95 feet to the true point of. beginning; thence North 89059'30'"West 422 feet;. .thenc'~ South 0000'08" W.est. ,to the north line of Las Tunas Drive; thence southeasterly thereon to its intersection with a line distan~: ,east 210 feet (measured at right angles) from the west line of said lot; thence North 0000'08".East on said line to a point 295 feet south from the north line of' said lot; thence South 89059'30" East to the east line of said lot; thence North 0059'25" West thereon 40 feet; thence North 89059'30" West 429.38 feet; thence North 65017'35" West 132.77 feet; thence North 0000'15" East 104.51feet to the. true point of beginning, . "for purposes permitted in Zone C-3; and prop?rty described as . Parcel 2. A portion of Lot. 66, Santa Anita COlony, as shown on map recorded in Book 42, page 87, Mis- cellaneous Records of Los Angeles County, de- scribed as follows: Beginning at a point in the north line of said lot distant North 89059'30" West 550 feet from the northeast corner thereof, thence North 89059'30" West 525 feet to the northwest corner ef said lot; ,. -1- 3025 ,.. ~ .thence South 0000'08" West along the west line of said lot 412.5 feet to the north line of Las ' Tunas Drive; thence southeasterly thereon to its intersection with a line distant east 103 feet (measured at right angles) from the west line of said. lot; thence North 0000'08" East on said line to a point 95 feet south from the north line of said lot; thence South 89059'30" East 422 feet;' thence North 0000'15" East 90 feet to the point of beginning, for purposes permitted in Zone PR-l. That after notice as required by Ordinance No. 760 of the City of Arcadia, as amended, a public hearing was duly held by and before said Commission on February 25, 1958, which said hearing was duly continued to March 11, 1958, at each of which times all interested persons were given a full oppOP- tunity to be heard and to present evidence. That upon. the conclu- sion of said hearing, said Commission adopted its certain Resolution No. 279, wherein and whereby it made certain.findings and recommen- dations to this Council. SECTION 2. That there were protests both oral and written, to the granting of the variance and there were those who'spoke in ,favor of the, request. '.. SECTION 3. That subject property is presently zoned R-l, R-2 and Rood, wi.th asman portion zoned PR-3, and has been so zoned for some time past without any development under such zoning; that property abutting subject property on the south is zoned C-3; that property across Las Tunas Drive in the city is zoned C-2 andprop~ .erty on the .south side of Live Oak Avenue in county territory is zoned for commercial purposes. SECTION 4. That the development of the property under a variance into a good shopping center wit~ adequate parking space, under certain ~onditions, will not be inconsistent with good plan- ning practice nor with the provisions of the master zoning plan; nor with the present or prospective development of the neighborhood #' -2- 3025 ~ ..... in which the property is located, but rather will be in conformity with each of the foregoing. That the granting of such a variance will not adversely affect the comprehensive general plan nor will it be materially detrimental to property or improvements in the vicinity or zone in which the property is located. That the grant- ing of such a variance is necessary for the preservation of sub- stantial property , rights of the applicant. SECTIru~ 5. That for the foregoing'reasons, a variance is ~ hereby granted to permit the erection of a commercia~ building on the property des~ribed as Parcel 1 hereinabove, and for the use of the property described as Parcel 2 hereinabove for automobile park- ing purposes upon the following conditions: a. All buildings and parking areas shall be initially constructed and thereafter at all times throughout the duration or use of the variance hereby granted be maintained in substantial compliance with the plot plan and sketches approved by the City Council on May :~9, 1958, and modified only to the extent as may '.. hereinafter be required. The final construction plans shall first be approved by the City Council after report thereon by the Planning , Commission. b. The construction of the improvements shall start within six months of the effective date of the variance hereby granted, and shall be completed within three years after such date. c. A planting area ten feet wide shall be maintained along the east side of Lots 13 and 14, Tract No. 13540, per map recorded in Book 277, pages 11 and 12, of Maps, and across the present east end of Sandra Avenue. Such area must be at all times maintained as a planting area, free and clear of weeds and debris, by the owner of the property. Portions of such 10-foot strip may be sold or conveyed to the owners of the property immediately to the west thereof, and ..- -3- 3025 ~ IIr upon such conveyance or sale, the obligation of the owners of the property remaining to the east to maintain the same shall there- upon cease with respect to the portions thus sold or conveyed. d. A six-foot high wall shall be constructed along the east side of Lot 35, Tract No. 13540; along the south and east side of the planting area; along the north line of the property adjacent to the rear line of the lots facing Woodruff Avenue; and along the west and south line of the Arcadia Congregational Church property abutting the subject property on the north; the height of such wall to be stepped do~m from six feet to three feet, for a distance of twenty-five feet from Las Tunas Drive and from Santa Anita Avenue. Such wall shall be constructed as soon as the subject property is graded and shall be completed prior to the construction of any im- provements on the balance of subject property other than founda- tions. ... e. No structures other than the required block wall and ground surface parking facilities shall at any time be constructed or maintained on the North 117.5 feet of the property mentioned, measured at right angles to the northerly line thereof. f. All storage of goods, wares, merchandise, materials, crates, waste materials and rubbish shall at all times be conducted within the enclosed building, and not outside. g. All outside lights shall be directed away from adja- cent residential property. A six-foot high solid masonry wan shall be provided aro~nd the roof parking area to provide safety to the cars using such area. h. No illuminated signs shall be placed or maintained on the west and north sides of the building. i.. The ramp to the roof parking lot shall be sound-con- trolled to the :satisfaction of the Director of Public Works. j. The owners of the Arcadia Congregational Church prop- erty and the ow~ers of subject property shall resolve any problems of water line easement that may exist on the above-described property. .. ',,- -4- , 3025 ~ k. Each condition of this variance shall be interde- pendent upon the other and the violation of anyone or more con- ditions shall constitute grounds for the revocation or modification of the variance hereby granted. Each condition shall continue to be in full force and effect throughout the duration and use of the variance hereby granted. SECTION 6. The within variance is hereby granted upon the condition that the following described property owned by appli- -.' cant will at all times be developed, maintained and used in the manner and for the purposes specified in the application for the variance. as .modi:ried by the Council's action; that applicant is presently the owner of the following described property, to wit: A portion of Lots 66 and 69, Santa Anita Colon~, as shown on map recorded in Book 42, page 87, Miscellaneous Records of Los Angeles County, described as follows: ~ Beginning at a point in the easterly line of said Lot 66 distant South 0000'15" West 235.00 feet from the northeast corner of. said lot, said point being in the west line of Santa Anita Avenue, 100 feet wide; thence South 0000'15" West along the east line of Lots 66 and 69 to a point which is distant North 0000'15" East 107.17 feet from. the northerly terminus of a curve in the west line of Santa Anita Avenue concave to the mo~t~and having a radius of 15.00 feet and a length. of 21.21 feet; thence South 83049'24" West 150.00 feet; thence South. 0000'15" West 120.00 feet to the north line of Las Tunas Drive; thence westerly and northwesterly thereon to the west line of said Lot 66; thence north on said west line to the northwest corner of said Lot 66; thence South 89059'30" East along the north line of said Lot 66 a.distance of 525 feet; thence South 0000'15" West 117.5 feet; thence South 65017'35" East 137.59 feet; thence South 89059'30" .East 425.00 feet to the point of beginning, ..... and all of the above-described property shall be developed within three Years after the date hereof and throughout the duration and use of the variance hereby granted shan be maintained and used substantially in accordance with the plot plan and sketches ap- proved by the City Council on May 29, 1958, and the variance here- ~. by granted. -5- 3025 r SECTION 7. The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this Resolution. I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing Resolution was adopted at a regular meeting ofrthe City Council of the City of Arcadia held on the 17th day of June , 1958, by the affirmative vote of at least three Councilmen, to wit: AYES: Councilmen Jacobi, Balser, Reibold and Phillips <r' NOES: None ABSENT: Councilman Camphouse (~/ ~ ~Va City Clerk 01' t~C Y 0 rca a SIGNED AND APPROVED this 17th day of June , 1958. , , ~~'~e'~a + ~;:;~ City Clerk (SEAL) '. -6- 3025 ~,