Loading...
HomeMy WebLinkAbout3438 .'.... ~; . " RESOLUTION NO. 3438 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ARCADIA, CALIFORNIA, GRANTING A ZONE VARIANCE TO PERMIT THE USE OF PROPERTY AT THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF SANDRA AND SECOND AVENUES FOR THE STORAGE OF SPECIFIED MATERIAL USED IN CONNECTION WITH HARDING'S GARDENLAND, INC. 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 September 19, 1961, the application of Charles E. Harding, Jr., as lessee, for a zone variance to permit the use for storage of material used in connection with the operations of Hard- ing's Gardenland, Inc., of property located at the southwest corner of Sandra and Second Avenues in the Ci~y of Arcadia, County of'Los Angeles, State of California, specifically described as follows: That portion of Lot 4, Tract No. 12670, as shown on map recorded in Book 245, page 47, of Maps, records of said County, bounded on the north by Sandra Avenue, on the east by Second Avenue, on the south by the first alley north of Live Oak Avenue, and on the west by a line parallel' with the west line of said Lot 4 and distant 181.65 feet easterly therefrom. That after notice required by the Zoning Ordinance of said City, as amended, a public hearing was duly held on the matter by and before said Commission on the lOth day of October, 1961, at which time all interested persons were given a full opportunity to be heard and to present evidence, That at the conclusion of said hearing said City Planning Commission adopted its certain Resolu- tion No. 427 wherein and whereby it recommended the granting of the requested variance upon certain specified conditions. SECTION 2. That there were no protests to the granting of the proposed variance. That subject property is a 20-foot wide -1- 3438 strip of land between Sandra Avenue and the alley to the south, west of Second Avenue. That although it was zoned PR-3 at the time the property south of it facing on Live Oak Avenue was zoned for commercial uses, it has never been graded or paved; that up to this time the filling station on the corner and the doughnut shop west of the station have had no need of additional parking area, SECTION 3. That the extremely narrow width of subject property and its unusual length constitute an exceptional circum- stance applicable to the property that does not apply generally to other properties in the same vicinity and zone. That the narrow width of subject property precludes its use for any purpose per- mitted under its basic zoning of R-3. That its only use for tran- sient parking as permitted in Zone P would be in connection with the adjacent properties, one of which is developed and used for an automobile service station and the other for a doughnut shop, each of which businesses already have far more parking than is required to satisfy their daily needs. That the granting of the variance as hereinafter prOVided is necessary for the preservation and en- joyment of property rights possessed by other properties in the same vicinity and zone, namely the right to use the same for some reasonable and lawful purpose. That with proper conditions and restrictions, the granting of the requested variance for the pres- ent and until such time as the commercial development in the area requires the use of subject property for parking would not be detri- mental to the public health or welfare or injurious to property or improvements in the vicinity, nor would it adversely affect the com- prehensive general plan. SECTION 4. That for the foregoing reasons, a variance is hereby granted to allow the storage upon subject property of mater~al used in connection with the operations of Harding'S Garden- land, Inc, upon the following conditions: -2- 3438 -r a, That the entire area of subject property be graded, and all but the easterly twenty-three (23) feet thereof be fenced with a concrete block wall, grape stake fence or a similar type of fence to screen the stored materials from view, b. That any portion of such a fence constructed within twenty-three (23) feet of Second Avenue be no higher than the exist- ing wall along the south side of Sandra Avenue at this location, and that no storage of materials shall be permitted within the east- erly twenty-three (23) feet of subject property. c. That no fertilizer be stored on subject property and that no paint spraying be done thereon, d. That all niaterialsstored on the property with the exception of tubbed trees shall be kept below the height of the adjacent wall along the south side of Sandra Avenue. ,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 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 ~~ ?Qn~ Ci y C er 0 the City 0 rea ia SIGNED AND APPROVED this 21st day of November , 1961. ~v~~ City Clerk (SEAL) -3- 3438