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HomeMy WebLinkAbout3714 RESOLUTION NO. 3714 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ARCADIA. CALIFORNIA, GRANTING A VARIANCE FOR THE CONSTRUC- TION AND MAINTENANCE OF A PLANNED RESIDENTIAL UNIT DEVELOPMENT ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF DUARTE ROAD EASTERLY OF EL MONTE AVENUE IN SAID CITY. WHEREAS, pursuant to Part 9 of Chapter 2 of Article IX of the Arcadia Municipal Code, the City Planning Commission of the City of Arcadia did on its own motion, by Resolution No. 527 adopted July 28, 1964, institute proceedings for the purpose of holding a public hearing, receiving evidence and making determina- tions and recommendations concerning the granting of a variance for the construction and maintenance of a planned residential unit development on the south side of Duarte Road easterly of E1 Monte Avenue in the City of Arcadia, California, on the property bounded and described as follows: -- Beginning at a point on the north line of Lot 16, Tract No. 13856, as shown on map in Book 277, Page 10, of Maps in the office .of the Recorder of Los Angeles County, said point being 12 feet West of the northeast corner of said Lot 16; thence westerly along the north line of Lot 16 and Lot 17 of said Tract and the prolongation of said north line to its intersection with the prolongation of the west line of Lot 18 of said Tract; thence South to the northwest corner of said Lot 18; thence West along the north line of Lots 19 and 20 of said Tract and the prolongation of the said north line to its intersection with thepro10nga- tion of the west line of Lot 21 of said Tract; thence South to the northeast corner of Lot 3. Tract No. 13495, as shown on map in Book 327, Pages 27 and 28, of Maps in the office of said Recorder; thence West to a point 12.5 feet north of the northeast corner of Lot 2 of said Tract, said point being on the prolongation of the east line of said Lot 2; thence South to the northeast corner of said Lot 2; thence westerly along the north boundary line of said Tract to the northwest corner of said Tract; thence northerly to the northeast corner of Tract No. 13726 as shown on map in Book 328, Pages 49 and 50, of Maps in the office of said Recorder; thence westerly along -1- 3714 .. the north boundary line of said Tract to the northwest corner of said Tract; thence southerly to the northeast corner of Tract No. 13365, as shown on map in Book 340, Pages 1 and 2, of Maps in the office of said Recorder; thence westerly along the north boundary 1ine.of said Tract to the northwest corner of said Tract; thence North along the prolongation of the west line of said Tract to a point 352.49 feet northerly of the north bourldary line of Tract No. 13448, as shown on map in Book 269, Page 14, of Maps in the office of said Recorder; thence West along a line parallel to the north line of said Tract to the east right-of-way line of E1 Monte Avenue; thence North along the east right-of-way line of E1 Monte Avenue to its intersection to the south right-of-way line of Duarte Road, 60 feet wide; thence easterly along said right-of-way line to the point.of intersection with a line 9 feet West and parallel to the east line of Lot 13,.Tract No. 6074, as shown on map in Book 67, page 83, of Maps in the office of said Recorder; thence South along last mentioned line to the point of beginning; and, WHEREAS, after notice duly published and given, a public hearing was duly held by and before said City planning Commission on the 11th day of August, 1964, which hearing was duly continued to August 17, 1964, and was again duly continued to August 25, 1964, at whiCh times all interested persons were given a full opportunity to be heard and to present evidence; at the conclusion of which hearings said City Planning Commission adopted its certain Resolution No. 532 entitled "A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF ARCADIA. CALIFORNIA. RECOMMENDING THE GRANTING OF A VARIANCE FOR THE CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE OF A PLANNED RESIDENTIAL UNIT DEVELOPMENT ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF DUARTE ROAD EASTERLY OF EL MONTE AVENUE IN SAID CITY" wherein and whereby it made certain findings and determinations and recommended the granting of a variance for a planned residential development on the above described property upon specified conditions; and, -2- 3714 WHEREAS, no appeal has been filed from said decision' and recommendation and the time for filing such appeal having expired, and the Council having reviewed the matter generally; NOW. THEREFORE. THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ARCADIA, CALIFORNIA, DOES HEREBY FIND, DETERMINE AND RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. That subject property is situated on the south side of a major thoroughfare across the street from prop- erty owned, developed and used by the Arcadia Unified School District as a high school. That the balance of the Duarte Road frontage in the block is developed with a publiC library and parking lot and is soon to be developed with a church and Sunday School and with a Masonic Temple, and with parking incidental to each thereof. That all of the lots (with the possible ex- ception of those abutting E1 Monte Avenue) are entirely too large and too deep to be redeveloped with one single-family dwelling per lot. That if any relief be afforded, similar relief should also be afforded the lots abutting E1 Monte Avenue. That the acquisition of a sizeable portion of subject property by the City for a possible civic auditorium or other publiC use and the previOUS determination by the City that subject property should be developed to semi-public uses, together with the other facts hereinbefore recited, are exceptional circumstances applicable to subject property that do not apply to other properties in the same vicinity and zone. That the reclassification of subject property without restriction to Zone R-3 would not be justified by good zoning practices and could well be detrimental and injurious to other properties and improvements in the immediate vicinity. That the granting of a variance as hereinafter recommended will not be detrimental or injurious to other properties and improvements in the same vicinity and zone. That the granting of a variance as -3- 3714 hereinafter recommended is reasonably necessary for the preserva- tion of substantial property rights of the owners in view of the foregoing determinations. That the granting of a variance as here- inafter recommended will not adversely affect the comprehensive general plan. SECTION 2. That for the foregoing reasons, a variance is hereby granted for construction and maintenance of a planned residential unit development on the property hereinbefore described upon the following conditions: 1. That no single building shall contain more than four (4) dwelling units. 2. That no more than thirty-five percent (35%) of the total dwelling units on any lot or parcel shall consist of more than one (1) story, and in each st~cture containing more than one (1) story substantially one-half (1/2) of each dwelling unit therein shall be located on the ground floor. 3. There shall be at least 6,000 square feet of lot area for each dwelling unit; provided, however, that no more than 5,000 square feet of lot area shall be required for a dwelling unit the required parking for which is completely subterranean. 4. All parking, except service or guest parking, shall be either underground or in enclosed double garages. 5, A front yard setback of at least twenty-five (25) feet shall be maintained. 6. A rear yard setback of at least twenty-five (25) feet shall be maintained; provided further that no portion of any such required rear yard shall be used for the erection or maintenance of any structure over six (6) feet in height, nor for surface parking, nor for a common recreation area. 7. 'A side yard setback of at least twenty (20) feet shall be maintained with respect to all interior lots, and of at least _4- 3714 I twenty-five (25) feet with respect to the street side of a corner lot. 8. Every driveway shall be at least twenty (20) feet wide and unobstructed from the ground upward, and a minimum of thirty (30) feet shall be required for the turning radius to every parking space. 9. No one-story building shall exceed eighteen (18) feet in height to the ridge line; no other building shall exceed twenty-eight (28) feet to the ridge line. 10. At least two (2) enclosed parking spaces shall be provided for each dwelling unit; one additional parking space, which may be uncovered and on the surface, shall be provided for each four (4) dwelling units or fraction thereof, for service and guest parking. 11. All utilities shall be completely underground. 12. Everyone bedroom unit shall contain at least 1,200 square feet of useab1e floor space; every two bedroom unit shall contain at least 1,500 square feet of useab1e floor space; every three bedroom unit shall contain at least 1,800 square feet of useab1e floor space; and every four bedroom unit shall contain at least 2,000 square feet of useab1e floor space. 13. Every building exceeding one (1) story in height shall be located on the front half of any lot as now exists. 14. The source of all exter~or lighting on the south side of buildings shall not exceed a height of six (6) feet above the finished grade of the ground. 15. Provisions shall be made for clothes washers and dryers in each dwelling unit. -5- 3714 I 16. Provision shall be made for a screened refuse storage area for each building containing dwelling units. 17. A minimum distance of twenty (20) feet shall be main- tained between every building with three (3) or more dwelling units; ten (10) feet for buildings with two (2) or less dwelling units. 18. A wall six (6) feet in height constructed of solid masonry shall be maintained along the south property line; a similar wall, reduced to four (4) feet in height in the required front yard, shall be maintained along the east and west lines of each lot, unless any such line abuts a street or abuts property similarly developed. 19. All mechanical equipment shall be screened from view or totally contained within an enclosed building. 20. Unless already dedicated, ail right-of-way necessary for the uniform widening of Duarte Road shall be dedicated and improved. 21. All construction on the site shall meet all require- ments of Zone R-3 and of the Building Code in addition to all conditions preViously stated herein. 22. Preliminary plans for any proposed development shall be submitted to and approved by the Planning Commission. Prelimi- nary plans shall include plot plans, floor plans and exterior elevations as required by Title 3 of Division 5 of Part 5 of Chap- ter 2 of Article IX of the Arcadia Municipal Code. 23. Final plans and complete working drawings including landscape planting and sprinkler irrigation plans prepared by a registe~ed landscape architect, and grading and drainage plans' pre- pared by a registered civil engineer shall be submitted to and approved by the Planning Commission prior to the issuance of a building permit. Such plans shall be in substantial compliance with the approved preliminary plans. -6- 3714 A 24. That for the purpose of this Resolution and the variance hereby granted, the term "lot" shall mean a parcel of real property as defined by Sections 9220.33.1, 9220.33.2 or 9220.33.3 of the Arcadia Municipal Code and either in existence as thus defined upon the date of adoption hereof or hereafter created either by the combination of existing lots as thus defined or by compliance with the provisions of Part 2 of Chap- ter 2 of Article IX of the Arcadia Municipal Code. Every ref- erence to "yard" shall mean and refer to any yard required for lots as defined in the preceding sentence. No building or structure authorized by the variance hereby granted shall be constructed or maintained on any lot having less than one hun- dred fifty feet (150') of frontage upon a dedicated and im- proved public street. 25. The within variance shall be effective for a period of two years from and after the date hereof; provided further, that the variance hereby granted may, without the necessity of notice or hearing, be, for good cause shown, extended for an additional period of two (2) years or less, by either the City Planning CommiSSion or by the City Council. 26. The City Planning Commission or City Council may, without the necessity of a publiC hearing or notice, modify any of the foregoing conditions if such modification will achieve substantially the same results and will not be detrimental to adjacent properties. -7- 3714 .. - SECTION 3. The City Clerk shall certify to the adop- tion 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 6TH day of OCTOBER , 1964, by the affirmative vote of at least three Councilmen, to wit: AYES: COUNCILMEN BALSER, CONSIDINE, FORMAN, REIBOLD AND TURNER NOES: NONE ABSENT: NONE . -~d '/n. City Clerk of the ~~/(!;.~ SIGNED AND APPROVED this 6TH day of OCTOBER , 1964. 0d.f: ./~. Mayor of the City of Arcadia . ATrES:' _ ~ ~ ~ v (SEAL) -8- 3714