HomeMy WebLinkAboutMAY 20, 1948
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Counoil Chamber. Oity Ha1l.
Arcadia, Oa11fornia,
tIay 20, 1948, 8:00 P. li.
The Cit~ PlanniJ3G Oommission met 1n regular meeting \"lith Chairman Pike
presiding. '
PR~SillilT: llr. Moriarty, Pike, Strawn, Y011.I1€f. Oorn;vll. Russell, IJatson and Talley.
ABSmT: Mr. Dick1nson, Pippin am. Sullivan.
Uotion b~ 1dr. Young. seconded by nr. Stram1 am. carried 'lUat the minutes
of the meetiilg of nay 6th be approved as \.'11'1ttell and mailed.
The petition of Harold Jaekson and others :E'equesting B oh~e of zone to
Zone 0-1 on oertaUl property on the east side 01' .n Uonte Avenue between Las
!l.'unas Dl'ive and Live Oak Avenue, on Vihicha ;public hear1)]G' U8S held on May 6th.
was oons1dered. not10n by rJ:J.o. Uor1arty, seoonded by Ur. YOl1l1S and oarr1ed.
that th1s COlJllDiss10n reoommend to the City Oouncil that the 5:pauldiDB prop-
ert~. except the tiest 87 feet (measured alo.ll,g Live Oak Avenu.s) be rezoned and
made a distrlet in Zone C-l as requested. and that the OOl1l1oll take app1,'o-
priate aotion so that the portion of the Jaokson property nO\7 Zoned R-a. and
the \:est 87 feet (measured along Live Oak Avenue) of the Spaulding property
be. rezoned subjeot to a oonditional variance to allou the parking 01' automo-
biles of customers 01' a business to be oonducted 011 the portion of the Jaokson
prOperty nO\7 zoned 0-1, and subjeot fu1'ther to the follow1ng oonditions:
1. That the :l."ezoni!lg shall be effeotive only if the business conduoted on that
portion of the Jac. bon propert:[ now zoned C-l 1s a super-market i1h10h shall
be tairly worih llot less than 1j200,OOO.
2. !1'hat no entranoes to the parld.ng lot shall be C ollstructed or maintained
alonG the n 110nte Avenue frontaae of the lot.
3. That 8 oo.t101'ete blook wall. or a wall of similar mater1als, not less than
3 feet high. be cOllBtructed and ma1ntained near the ffester~ :property line
Of said parktng lot.
4. That the $paoe beween the wall and the curl) line of Elllonte Avenue Shall
be planted \7i th a hedge or shrubs. and she.U be maUltained in an order~
manner; sa1d planting to be first appraved b~ the CIty of Arcadia.
5. That the balanoe of the parldng lot shall be paved o1th an asphaltic pave-
ment not lesa than 2 inohes th1ok, and shall be markod u1th paint 01' some
other suitable man.l1er to insure the orderly park1na of automoblles.
6. That this rezon1n,g shalJ, be e:f'1'ectlvs onl.y if the oonstro.otion of the dore-
said super-marltet shall be oompleted not later than 18 months after the
effeoti ve date of the rezoning ordinanoe. otherwise the rights ~ privileges
herein granted shall terminate WId oease.
7. ~e developement of the entire paroel shall be substantially 8S shovm. on
the plot plan st1bmi tted and made a part of the applleat10n.
Pet1 tiO.t1 of the Churoh Of Cbrist requested a permanent except10n to the
zon1ng on oel"tain property looated on the p'est side of Firat AV'Elnue SO'l1.th of
Duarte Road to allow the ereotion and operat1on of a ohuroh. 1!otion by Ur.
Dorlarty. seoonded b;V!Ir. YOUZlg and oarriod that the matter be set for
publ10 heariilg on June 3rd.at 8:00 o'olook, P. ll.
Communioation from Union 011 Com,pBn>>' requested an exoeption to the set-
baok line on Runtington D.r1ve at San Rafael Road to allow the plaoing of t\70
116ht posts near the property lUle. !Jotion by lIr. stra\'ln, seoonded by IJr.
Young and carried that the reqU-est be reoommended for e,ppl'Oval. but that no
signs of' Bn>>' kind be allowed outs1O.e the set-back line.
Commun1oat1on from Searles ~ Searles submitted architeotural sketohes
of a propoSed shopping oentel.' to be constructed on Las Tunas Drive betueen
Oarren Uay ana. L0Il81ey 'Jay, for approval by the CommissIon. IIotion by Dr.
Strawn. seconded by I1r. 1l01'iarty and oarried that 1lih1s Comm1ssion preters
the ol'i~nal plot plan, beoause the set-back from the street and the plantiJ:lg
in f1.'ont 01' the bu.ild1Dg more nearl1 oarries out the 1dea of a oOlll1'l1W1.I ty
shoppinG center. The type of arohiteoture of the n&\7 sketoh is appl'oved.
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lI.ommunioat1on :f'rom R. B. Berger requ$sted certa1n zon1JJg at the s~th-
east oorner of Footh1ll Blvd. and Santa An1 ta Avenue. The letter was ordered
filed for study in the new zoning ordinanoe.
lte,p of Traot No. 14063 was Sllbm1ttsd b>>, the Regional Ple.nnj.Ilg Oommission
for reoommendation.. lIotion by Mr. Gtrawn, seoonded b~ Mr. Young and oarr1ed
that the Seoretary ft~e an obJeotion. to the size Of the lots and the width
of the street.
Er. Greenspan requestetl. permission to oonduot a day nursery school at
470 Baomi Avenue. He WllS adviss:!. that the matter oould be hanl1led only by
zone varianco.
Mrs. Timerhoff addressed the Commission relative to the zonlDg on
Genoa Stlleet.
1!:otion by:i4r. Moriarty, seClondad by J.lr. Strawn and oarried that
COmmiesion request a budget of f,)ll,OOO for the >>,ear 1948-49.
Motion by Yr. Stra'i/n. seconded by tIre Moriarty and oarried that
meeting adjourn.
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