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HomeMy WebLinkAbout3606 , RESOLUTION NO. 3606 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ARCADIA, CALIFORNIA, GRANTING A ZONE VARIANCE TO PERMIT A HOME-FOR THE AGED DEAF AT 529 WEST LAS TUNAS DRIVE 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 Commission on May 17, 1963, the application of Ralph D. and Lula P. Stogsdill, as owners, for a zone variance to permit the construction of a home for the aged deaf on property located at 529 West Las Tunas Drive in the City of Arcadia, described as follows: Lot 17 and the westerly 25 feet of Lot 16, Tract No. 6641, per map recorded in Book 126, page 67, of Maps, Records of Los Angeles County. That after due notice as required by the Zoning Ordinance of said City, a public hearing was duly held on the matter by and before said City Planning Commission on May 28, 1963, which hearing was duly continued to June 11, 1963, and again continued to June 25, 1963, at which times all interested persons were given a full oppor- tunity to be heard and to present evidence. That said City Planning Conunission thereafter on June 25, 1963, adopted its certain ReSolu- tion No. 484 wherein and whereby it reconunended the granting of the requested variance. SECTION 2. That subject property is 100 feet by 191 feet 50 <-GUM with an area of 19,100 square feet. That the westerly ~ feet Of(.-7-~S'-~3} I9<<:t t" '?J subject property is in Zone C-2 and D with the remaining easterly 50 feet in Zone PR-l and D. That the four corners of Baldwin Ave- nue and Las Tunas Drive are in conunercial zones and developed with conunercial land uses. On the south side of Las Tunas Drive the com- mercial zoning changes to Zone R-l. That ample landscaping is pro- posed on all sides of the proposed building. That on the north and -1- 3606 east sides a minimum landscaped area of ten (10) feet is proposed with a masonry wall six (6) feet in height enclosing the site. That nineteen (19) off-street parking spaces will be available with two (2) under cover. That a new two-story structure containing 6500 square feet will be constructed and will contain seventeen (17) bedrooms. SECTION 3. That this type of use will provide a transi- tion from the comnercial uses to the single-family residential uses. That adequate buffering by landscaping and walls is pro- vided to effectively screen this use from the adjoining R-l prop- erties. That the general location of the site is ideal due to its proximity to stores and bus transportation for the proposed use. SECTION 4. That the intended use of subject property for a home for the aged deaf does not apply generally to the class of use in the same zone or vicinity; that the granting of such variance will not be materially detrimental to the public health or welfare or injurious to the property or improvements in the zone or vicinity in which subject property is located; that subject property is so located with respect to adjacent commercial uses, some by variance, that such variance is necessary for the preservation and enjoyment of a substantial property right of the applicant possessed by other property in the same zone or vicinity; that the granting of such variance will not adversely affect the general plan. SECTION 5. That for the foregoing reasons, a variance is hereby granted to permit the use of the above-described property for a home for the aged deaf upon the following conditions: a. That complete working drawings of the proposed build- ing, walls, landscaping and irrigation system, in substantial com- pliance with the revised plot plan submitted by applicant and pre- sented to the City Planning Commission on June 25, 1963, be submitted -2~ 3606 to and approved by said City Planning Commission together with evi- dence of approval thereof by the appropriate County and State agencies having jurisdiction over the proposed use of the property. b. That the final plans include as part of the working drawings a landscape plot plan and irrigation plan prepared by a qualified landscape architect. c. That the off-street parking requirements shall be one (1) space for each bedroom plus one (1) additional space for each employee. d. Tha.t the exterior of the entire structure be of masonry construction and that the separation between the first and second story conform to requirements of the two-hour fire rating. e. That sidewalks shall be constructed and that the height of the block wall on the front of the property shall be increased to four (4) feet. f. The City Planning Commission shall reserve the right, without necessity of further notice or hearing, to make minor modi- fications of any of the foregoing conditions, if such modification will achieve substantially the same results and will be no more detrimental to adjacent properties or improvements than will the strict compliance with said conditions. SECTION 6. The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption ot this resolution. I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing resolution was adopted .' a t ~.a..' .regular meeting of the Ci ty Council of the Ci ty of Arcadia held on the 16th day of July , 1963, by the affirmative vote of at least three Counc:l.lmen, to wit: -3- 3606 AYES: Councilmen Balser, Butterworth and Reibold NOES: None ABSENT: Councilmen Phillips and Turner ~~{~i~ SIGNED AND APPROVED this of , 1963. ia ATTEST: ~~,~ City Clerk -(SEAL) -4- 3606 /