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RESOLUTION NO. 3697
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF
THE CITY. OF ARCADIA, CALIFORNIA,
GRANTING A .REQUESTED VARIANCE. TO
PERMIT THE FILLI~G OF AN, ABANDONED
QRAVEL PIT UPON.SPECIFIED CONDITIONS.
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ARCADIA, CALIFORNIA, DOES
HEREBY FIND, DETERMINE AND RESOLVE AS FOLLO\'TS:
SECTION 1. That there was filed with the City Planning
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Commission the application of Max Goldring for a zone variance to
permit the filling of an abandoned gravel pit located on Lots 121
through 155, 184 through 220, 249 through 291 and 315 through 359 of
the Chicago Park Tract in the City of Arcadia, County of Los Angeles,
State of California. 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 the City Planning Commission on June 23, 1964, at which
time all interested persons were given a full opportunity to be heard
and to present evidence. That said City Planning Commission there-
after on June 20, 1964, adopted its certain Resolution No. 520 wherein
and whereby it recommended the granting of the requested variance.
SECTION 2. That subject property, though located in Zones
M-l and D, consists for the most part of an abandoned gravel pit,
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making subject property totally unfit for any surface use. That in
order to be usable for any purpose permitted under its present zoning,
the property must be brought up to grade. That the condition of the
property constitutes an exceptional circumstance applicable to the
property involved that does not apply generally to the property or
class of use in the same zone or vicinity. That the granting of the
requested variance, under the conditions hereinafter recommended, will
not be materially detrimental to the public health or welfare or in-
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jurious to the property or improvements in the zone or vicinity in
which the property is located. That the granting of the variance
to permit the filling of the existing pit is necessary for the
preservation and enjoyment of a substantial property right of the
applicant possessed by other property in the same zone and vicinity,
to wit, the use of the surface of his property. That the granting
of such variance will not adversely affect the comprehensive general
plan.
SECTION 3. That for the foregoing reasons, a variance is
hereby granted to permit the filling of an abandoned gravel pit
located on property hereinbefore described in Section 1 upon the
following conditions:
1. All filling operations shall be conducted to State of
California Regional Water Pollution Control Board standards and
specifications, and notice of their approval submitted to the City
of Arcadia.
2. All fill must be of inert material as described in the
regulations of the Water Pollution Control Board standards and
specifications.
3. Compaction specifications and programming to the
satisfaction of the Public Works Department shall be prepared by a
soils engineer or a geologist approved by the City of Arcadia prior
to the commencement of filling operations.
4. Site entrance locations shall be approved by the De-
partment of Public Works.
5. That the variance shall expire fi~e (5) years after the
date of adoption of this resolution by the City Council of the City
of Arcadia, and all fill operations shall be completed within said
time.
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SECTION 4. 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 4th
day of
August
, 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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City Clerk of the City of Arcadia
SIGNED AND APPROVED this 4th day of August , 1964.
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Mayor of the City of Arca a
ATTEST:
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