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HomeMy WebLinkAbout3414 .. ~ ~ , RESOLUTION NO. 3414 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ARCADIA, CALIFORNIA, DENYING A REQUESTED VARIANCE TO ALLOW PROPERTY AT 39 AND 43 CHRISTINA STREET IN SAID CITY TO BE USED AS A HOME FOR PAYING GUESTS OVER SIXTY- FIVE YEARS OF AGE, 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 July 13, 1961, the application of George W. Gilbert as owner and C. M. Rhodes, as lessee, for a zone variance to per- mit the use for housing, dining and recreation of paying guests over sixty-five years of age of property at 39 and 43 Christina Street in said City of Arcadia, County of Los Angeles, State of California, described as follows: Lot 19 and' the east 6.05 feet of Lot 20, Tract No. 13252, as shown on map recorded in Book 345, pages 6, 7 and '8, of Maps, records of said County. That after notice as required by the Zoning Ordinance of said City, as amended, a public hearing was duly held on the matter by and before said City Planning Commission on July 25, 1961, at which time all interested persons were given a full opportunity to be heard and to present evidence. That on August 8, 1961, said City Planning Commission adopted its certain Resolution No. 416, wherein and whereby it recommended the denial of the requested variance. SECTION 2. That there were numerous ,protests, both oral and written, to the granting of the variance on the grounds that the proposed use of the property would be commercial and thereby depreciate the value of the residential property on the aouth side of Christina Street. That only those with a financial interest in the proposed project spoke in favor of it. -1- 3414 ... ~ - SECTION 3. That subject property is zoned R-3 with an alley at the rear; that the R-3 zoning was established to provide a buffer between the commercial zoning of property on the north facing on Duarte Road and the R-2 residential property on the south side of Christina Street. That the property to the west is also zoned R-3 and developed with apartment houses. That the property between Santa Anita Avenue and First Avenue extending south from Christina Street is zoned R-l and so developed. That property to the east is a parking lot, with a church on the south side of Christina Street. That subject property is developed for R-3 uses and there are nO exceptional or extraordinary circumstances appli- v cable to subject property nor is the requested variance necessary for the preservation of any property right of the applicant pos- sessed by other property in the same zone and vicinity. That the establishment of R-3 zoning between commercial and residential zoning has long been considered good plannin~ practice; that to allow a variance for a commercial enterprise would not only be injurious to the property and improvements in the neighborhood but to the comprehensive general plan. SECTION 4. That for the foregoing reasons the request for a variance to permit the ,property at 39 and 43 Christina Street in the City of Arcadia for the housing, dining and recreation of paying guests is hereby denied. SECTION 5. 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 5th day of September, 1961, by the affirmative vote of at least three Councilmen, to wit: -2- 3414 ... po. po. AYES: Councilmen Butterworth, Reibold and Phillips NOES: None ABSENT: Councilmen Camphouse and Balser /?p, 4~ {::::i:f;i A"t' J C~Y ~ of e y 0 rca a SIGNED AND APPROVED this 5th day of September, 1961. ( Dk ,jIJ rP*j~ ~ Mayor pro tempore of the City of Arcadia 0T: ~~Z,4~ (SEAL) -3- 3414