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RESOLUTION NO. 3435
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY. COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF ARCADIA, CALIFORNIA,
DENYING A REQUESTED VARIANCE TO
ALLOW THE NORTH PORTION OF PROPERTY
AT THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF SYCAMORE
. AVENUE AND SECOND AVENUE IN SAID '
CITY TO BE USED FOR THE CONSTRUCTION
AND MAINTENANcE OF A TEMPLE AND
RELIGIOUS SCHOOL. .
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 August 22, 1961, the application of the Foothill Jewish
Community Center, as owner, signed by Charles Laps on , for a zone
variance to permit the use for a temple, religious school and re-
quired parking area of the north portion of property at the south-
west corner of Sycamore Avenue and Second Avenue in said City of
Arcadia, County of Los Angeles, State of California, specifically
described as follows:
Lot 5, Block 90, Santa Anita Tract, as shown
on map recorded in Book 34, pages 41 and 42,
Miscellaneous Records of said County, excepting
therefrom the south 175 feet of that portion
of the Lot lying north of Foothill Boulevard.
That after due 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 September 26, 1961, at
which time all interested persons were given a full opportunity to
be heard and to present evidence. That on October 10, 1961, said
City Planning Commission adopted its certain Resolution No. 425,
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
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it would depreciate property values on a stre~t developed with resi-
dential property. That several voiced no objection to the use of
the south portion of the property, now zoned C-2, for the construc-
tion of the temple and school, but they were opposed to a variance
for use of the R-l portion of subject property for such a purpose.
SECTION 3. That the south 135 feet of subject property
is already zOned C-2; that the north 375 feet, facing on Sycamore
Avenue is zoned R-l and the property in between is zoned PR-l. That
on January 6, 1959, by Resolution No, 3092~ a zone variance was
granted to allow a temple and religious school on the south portion
of the property with the north 175 feet to remain in Zone R-l; that
an extension of such variance was twice granted, such variance ex-
piring on July 6, 1960. That the present application requests a
variance to allow the construction of the temple and religious school
on the portion of the property presently zoned R-l, leaving the prop-
erty facing on Foothill Boulevard and presently zoned C-2 to be used
for commercial purposes.
SECTION 4. That it was not shown that there are excep-
tional or extraordinary circumstances or conditions applicable to
subject property or the intended use 'thereof or that the variance
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 in that both the temple and the religious
school could, under our present zoning ordinance, be constructed
on the portion of the property already zoned C-2. That the grant-
ing of the requested variance could be injurious to the neighboring
property presently zoned and developed for R-l uses and could ad-
versely affect the comprehensive general plan.
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SECTION 5. That for the foregoing reasons the request
fo~ a variance to permit the use for a temple, religious school and
required parking area of the north portion of property at the south-
weet corner of Sycamore Avenue and Second Avenue in the City of
Arcadia is hereby denied,
SECTION 6. The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption
of this resolution.
I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing resolution wae adopted
at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Arcadia held
on the 21st day of November , 1961, by the affirmative vote of at
least three Councilmen, to wit:
AYES:
Councilmen Butterworth, Camphouse, Phillips,
Reibold and Balser
NOES:
None
ABSENT:
None
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SIGNED AND APPROVED this 21st day of November , 1961,
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