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RESOLUTION NO. 3785
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF ARCADIA, CALIFORNIA,
DENYING THE APPLICATION FOR CHANGE
OF ZONE FROM ZONES R-l AND R-2 TO
ZONES C-l AND D (ARCHITECTURAL
OVERLAY) OF PROPERTY LOCATED AT
710, 716, 720 AND 728 CAMINO REAL
AVENUE AND 1505 AND 1529 SOUTH
BALDWIN AVENUE, IN SAID CITY.
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ARCADIA, CALIFORNIA, DOES
HEREBY DETERMINE AND RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. That there was filed with the City Planning Com-
mission on January 25, 1965 the application of the Herbert M. Pi ken
Company, as agents for the owners, for a zone change from Zones R-l
and R-2 to Zone C~2, which application was amended on February 9, 1965
to request a change to Zone C-l and D (Architectural Overlay) of prop-
erty located at 710, 716, 720 and 728 Camino Real Avenue and 1505 and
1529 South Baldwin Avenue, in the City of Arcadia, County of Los
Angeles, State of California, more specifically described as follows:
Lot 1, Block G, Santa Anita Land Company's
Tract, excepting therefrom the westerly 264
feet thereof.
That after notice required by the Zoning Ordinance of said City, as
amended, a public hearing was duly held on said amended application by
and before said City Planning Commission on February 23, 1965, at
which time all interested persons were given a full opportunity to be
heard and to present evidence. That the City Planning Commission thereon
adopted its certain Resolution No. 542 on March 9, 1965, wherein and
whereby it made findings and determinations and recommended the denial
of the requested zone change. That thereafter, after notice duly given,
a public hearing on said matter was held by and before this City Council
on April 20, 1965. at which time all interested persons were given
full opportunity to be heard and to present evidence~
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SECTION 2. That subject property is presently in Zone R-l
~d R-2, and is vacant except for a service station on the immediate
corner of Baldwin and Camino Real which came into existence as a re-
sult of a variance granted in November, 1960. That property to the
north across Camino Real is zoned C-2 as to the Baldwin Avenue front-
age and R-3 as to property to the rear thereof, and is improved with
and used for commercial and multiple dwelling uses respectively.
That property to the east across Baldwin Avenue is in Zone C-2 as to
the immediate corner only which is improved and used for commercial
purposes, and R-3 as to the balance which is improved with and used
for single-family and multiple dwelling uses. That property to the
south is in Zone R-l and is improved with a convalescent home which
came into existence as a result of a variance granted in September,
1960. That property to the west is in Zone R-2 and is improved with
Single-family and duplex housing.
SECTION 3. That the basic purpose of zoning is to divide
a community into districts segregating compatible from incompatible
uses, in order to protect the health, safety, and general welfare of
the citizens of the community. Once this has been accomplished in
a community, evaluation of all zone change applications must be pri-
marily based upon a consideration of whether or not such rezoning
would be in harmony and consistent with the surrounding zoning and
land uses as well. That subject application, by seeking to intro-
duce a commercial zone on the subject property, fails to meet this
most basic requisite for two reasons. First, it proposes commercial
zoning on property surrounded on three sides by residentially zoned
and used property. Second, it proposes to extend commercial zoning
further south on a street already overburdened with strip commercial
zoning and development. That sound community planning seeks to
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curtail rather than encourage such land use. That the proposed
development plans fail to meet the criteria of compatibility from
the site planning viewpoint. That the activity and noise levels
attendant to a supermarket operation can in no possible way mesh
compatibly with the neighboring residentially used properties. This
fact is particularly true since one of the contiguous properties
is improved with a recently developed convalescent home the whole
existence of which is based upon a reasonably quiet and peaceful
environment. That in view of the foregoing the requested reclassi-
fication is not justified by good zoning practices.
SECTION 4. That for the foregoing reasons the requested
reclassification of the above described property should be and the
same is hereby denied.
SECTION 5. 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 4 th day of
May
, 1965, by the affirmative vote of
at least three Councilmen, to wit:
AYES: Councilmen Balser, Considine, Forman, Turner and
Reibold
NOES:
None
ABSENT:
None
SIGNED AND APPROVED
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this 4th ay of May ,/, 5.
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