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HomeMy WebLinkAbout3262 RESOLUTION NO. 3262 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ARCADIA, CALIFORNIA, MAKING FINDINGS AND DETERMINATIONS CONCERNING AND DENYING THE APPLICATION OF GRANDVILL M. SHUMAKER FOR A PERMIT FOR THE OPERATION OF A 24-LANE BOWLING ALLEY AND RELATED FACILITIES AT 1020 - 1030 SOUTH BALDWIN AVENUE IN SAID CITY. THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ARCADIA, CALIFORNIA, DOES HEREBY FIND, DETERMINE AND RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS: ") . SECTION 1. That on April 28, ~960, the application of ti :::::v::~ ::1::::-::::::t:,:':::~o::::~':o:a:::'::'1:::'~~030 /r, South Baldwin Avenue in said CitY"was filed with the City Clerk. , " >I That after due notice as required by Ordinance No. 737 of the City of Arcadia, as amended, a public hearing on said application was ;, ,\" . held by and before this do~ncil on May 17, 1960 in the Council Chambers of the Arcadia City Hall~ at which time all interested , , , dence. full opportunity to be heard and to 'present evi- ~ " j , , . \, persons were given SE~ON 2. That subject property has heretofore been established and classified in Zone C-2, which zone class~fication ..\\ '.' ~ permits the Use of said property for bowling alleys as well as ' r\ \ the ~h~~ commercial uses proposed by applicant. That subject p~e~~i ~bJts the easterly side of Baldwin Avenue; that all prop- , V . \ . erties a~utting either side of Baldwin Avenue from Huntington BOUlevard\to Camino Real are zoned no more restrictively than in Zone C-2. That properties abutting Fairview Avenue lying east and west of the commercial frontages on Baldwin Avenue are zoned R-3. SECTION 3. That in addition to 24 bowling lanes, appli- cant proposes to construct and operate on the above described property a coffee shop and a dining and cocktail lounge. -1- 3262 SECTION 4. That the owners of residential property in the immediate vicinity as well as in areas more remote objected to the granting of the requested permit on the grounds that the conduct of the business as proposed'would cause nightlong noise and traffic, disturbance to nearby residents, traffic congestion resulting from inadequate off-street parking and an undue amount of traffic on Baldwin Avenue and Duarte Road. , SECTION 5~ That the proposed site for the bowling alley differs from other bowling alley locations in the City of Arcadia in that subject property is immediately adjacent to residential properties and is not separated therefrom by as much as a street. That the operation of a 24-lane bowling alley and a 'parking lot, and particularly the use of adjacent parking lots owned by appli- cant, will permit and encourage the coming and going of large num- bers of automobiles during the late evening and early morning hours which will be detrimental to the public peace and the welfare of the inhabitants of the City of Arcadia for the reasons, among others, that such mass influx and exodus of automobiles during such late and early morning hours, together, with the noise attend- ant thereto, will disturb the sleep, rest and quiet of the resi- dents surrounding same trereby injuring their health and impairing their welfare. -2- 3262 !" ,~; ... SECTION 6. That the proposed facilities to be erected and maintained upon the property by reason of their magnitude, the large number of motor vehicles they will attract, and the hours of proposed operation, will be harmful to adjacent residential properties causing depreciation of the value ,thereof, financial detriment to the owners thereof, and thus further impairing the welfare of the inhabitants of the City of Arcadia. . SECTION 7. That based on the testimony presented this Council hereby finds and determines that the granting of the re- quested permit and the conduct of the business for which a permit was requested in the manner proposed by applicant will be injuri- ous, detrimental and harmful to the public peace, health, safety and welfare of the City of Arcadia and the inhabitants thereof. SECTION 8. That for the foregoing reasons the applica- tion of Grandvill M. Shumaker for a permit to operate a bowling alley and related facilities on the above described properties should be and the same is hereby denied. SECTION 9. The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this resolution. not 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 31st day of May , 1960, by the affirmative vote of at least three Councilmen, to wit: AYES: NOES: Councilman Balser ABSENT: Councilmen Butterworth, Camphouse, Phillips and Reibold None ~~CoCVrv~' y lerc 0 he City or Arcadia SIGNED AND APPROVED this 31st day of May , 1960.. " Mayor of the City of Arcadia ATTEST: ~-~ ~, /Ht7~ lY~ " , -3-