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RESOLUTION NO. 3692
A HESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF ARCADIA, CALIFORNIA,
DENYING A ZONE VARIANCE TO ALLOW THE
CONSTRUCTION OF A 105 DWELLING UNIT
PLANNED RESIDENTIAL PARK DEVELOPMENT
ON PROPERTY LOCATED AT 82 THROUGH 160
WEST DUARTE ROAD IN SAID CITY.
WHEREAS, there was filed with the City Planning Commission
on November 29, 1963, the application of the Westman Development
Corporation and the Thunderbird Realty Company, as owners, optionees
and otherwise, for a zone variance to allow the construction of a 105
dwelling unit planned residential park development on said property
and on city-owned property known as 82, 100, 110, 118, 122, 124, 130,
146, 152, 156 and 160 West Duarte Road in the City of Arcadia, County
of Los Angeles, state of California, described as follows:
The areas bounded by Duarte Road on the north; the
west 108 feet of Lot 13 of Tract No. 6074 on the
east; the northerly lines of Tracts No. 13856,
13495, 13726 and 13365 on the south; and the
northerly prolongation of the westerly line of
Tract No. 13365 on the west.
That after due notice as required by the Zoning Ordinance of said City,
a public hearing was duly held by and before said City Planning Com-
mission on December 10, 1963, continued to January 14, 1964 and again
continued to January 28, 1964, at which time revised plot plans were
submitted, at all of which times all interested parties were given a
full opportunity to be heard and to present evidence. That within
ten (10) days thereafter a written appeal from said decision and recom-
mendation was duly filed by applicants, pursuant to which after notice
duly given a public hearing was held before the City Council of the
City of Arcadia on May 5, 1964, at which time all interested persons
were given full opportunity to be heard and to present evidence;
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ARCADIA,
CALIFORNIA, DOES DETERMINE AND RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:
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SECTION 1. That all of said property is in Zone R-l as
are the properties south and west thereof. That the Arcadia Unified
High School occupies the property on the north side of Duarte Road
from Santa Anita Avenue to El Monte Avenue. That the City Planning
Commission has heretofore determined and recommended and this Council
concurred that the Duarte Road frontage on the south side of the
street between Santa Anita Avenue and El Monte Avenue, if to be used
for any purpose other than single-family residential purposes,
should be devoted to public and semi-public purposes. That in accord-
ance with said determination and recommendation, all of the Duarte
Road frontage on the south side of the street between the above-
described property and Santa Anita Avenue have already been improved
with or are proposed to be improved with a public library, public
parking lot, a Masonic Temple and a Church, and further' public need of
property in the immediate vicinity is negligible. That although the
subject property will not soon develop with one residence per lot,
it is adjacent to an area of fine R-O and R-l homes and should be
developed in a manner compatible with and beneficial to such area,
rather than in a manner detrimental and harmful thereto. That
applicants' various proposals for the development of subject prop-
erty contemplate too many residential units in relation to land
area, too little open area, too many multiple story structures es.-
pecially in close proximity to adjacent single-family dwellings,
too many dwelling units per building, or poorly planned parking
and overall layout, or a combination of some of such factors.
That the granting of the requested variance in accordance with any
of applicants' proposals would be detrimental to adjacent properties
and improvements in the vicinity and contrary to the general plan
of the area. That applicants have no legal interest at all in a
substantial portion of the subject property and are only optionees
as to a large portion of the remainder, and the granting of the
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requested variance as to the entire property is obviously unnecessary
for the protection or preservation of substantial property rights of
the applicants.
SECTION 2. That for the foregoing reasons the requested
zone variance to allow the construction of a 105 dwelling unit planned
residential park development on the above-described property is hereby
denied.
SECTION 3. The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of
this resolution.
I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing resolution was adopted
at an adjourned regular meeting of the City Council of the City of
Arcadia held on the 13th day of July, 1964, by the affirmative vote
of at least three Councilmen, to wit:
AYES:
Councilmen Balser, Considine, Forman, Reibold
and Turner
NOES:
None
ABSENT: None
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SIGNED AND APPROVED this 13th day of July, 1964.
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Mayor 01' the Ci ty 01' Arcadia
ATTEST:
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(SEAL)
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