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HomeMy WebLinkAbout3785 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~ -1- 3785 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 -2- 3~5 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 ~~d~)!l~ City Clerk of the,Ci~;r~r Acadia this 4th ay of May ,/, 5. / ~' '/ ATTESt': ~ ~'.P ~ d City Clerk ~ ( SEAL) -3- 3785