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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:
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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
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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,
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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
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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
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Mayor of the City of Arcadia
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(SEAL)
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