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Home My WebLink AboutOCTOBER 13, 1953 r ..." - ~.. --- . . Council ChamblW, Cit:t Holl Arcadia, California, October 13, 1'153, 8::l0 p. ;'. TO: ALL CITY COUNCIlJ,$N AND PLANND1G CO!&lISSIONERS. SUB.lEC'l': PLAlrnn,G COMMISSION MINU.IES. The City Plonn1ng Commiee1on met in regular meeting with Chtlirman Knopp presiding. PRESEUl't Commissioners Balsor, Knopp, pratt, Robertson and SoronSOI1. ABSENT: Commioei.onere Anderson and Berllf. CYrriJl;RS PRESENTI liuloe, Nicklin. !lcGlasson and Talley. The m1nutes of the meeting of September 22. 1953. were approved as 1lIriUon llIld mailed. PUrsuant to notice given a first publiC heariDg 17UB held OIl the appli- cation- of various property ol7Zloro to change ths llonine on Fairvi,J\'l AVenue from Blllmn Avenue to Holly Avenue from Zones 1'1-1 and R-2 to 1.0'10 R-). Tl'To petitions were presented, one covering the north ei.de of tht> etrect and one on tl10 south ei.de. Each petition bore 'i:he signatUl'ee of fl ltiJjority of the proporty ownera. Mr. Lee. 461 ~'cirvie... Avenue, epo)ce or the ago leval of the hO\&l;;eoJ 92,; bullt over 20 yeElI'O ago; which indicated no recent R-l dGvelopIlllJnto !.!re. Edith Gosho, 605 Fairv1ew Avenue favorod the chl:ll1gc be- causa tho largo lote are too oostly to llIBintain lilS ft-l property. Robart W. Wing.:>. Sl:8 Feirvie\7 Avenue. Mr. Baksr. 460 Fairview Avenue and ',i. E. ':.oect- ruff, 400 FairvlEm' AVeJ1llO objected to any change on ths groWld th8:t ].'&i!'viet.' Avenue i3 a :tine residential street and they d1cl not wnnt to BEle WIlT CI,,,..'1I;O or more congestion. 'l'he Cha1rmnn declared the firot hoarine; clo:Jod, and armounoed that another hsoring would be held at the next COllunisllion mootinG. PurOUlUIt to DOUce given, a publio hearinB l?o"all held OD the appli.cation of Harry no Vogt t'or a 1I0no variance to allow a third dwolline; on u lo'~ at 1410 South Sixth Avenue. containing 201>428 square fee,tinstaad of the 1'0- ql.lired 22,500 oqua.re feat. No one spOke in support of or opposed to the poUtion. The -Chairman declared tho hearing closed, and referred the matter to the Planning Consultant and ottler membors of the stai't to lIllIke a report. The matter ~G taken endel' edviaemsnto Pursuant to notico givenp a sscond public hearing was held on tho lllattor ot' proposed llOning for West Arcadia Annww.tione 4. S. 6. and 'I, and proposed ,;eat Arcadia Annexations 8 and 9. Col:l1llU!lications from Jomoe L. Murray and [Serlt 'ii. Rivers sublnitted a map sho\71ng tilt> 1l0niJIg thoy would prefer bo plllcod on property crh1ch they represented. Mre. Luc.Ule Bs.te=. 9903 Naomi Avonuo. stated stated she vrould prefer Zone R-3 if her propsrt:rie annexed. No other person dssired to be heOl'd. Ths Chai1"lll1Ul declared the hearing closed. and took the matter under advislllllllnt. He alao aalted for a roport from the Planning ConllUltant ond other sto.t:f lllBlIIbars. The roquest of Robert Fo Mathis, 140 ~Jest Longden Avenue. to divide proporty WllB conidClred and l'Gportod on :by.Ur. Knopp nnd Mr. hobertson. lJotion by Mr. Robartaollp oecondod by Mr. Knopp and carried th/l't permission to di....ide ths mist 70 foet of lot 6. 'l'ract Noo 6485. ba recollllllOllded for approval, O\lb- joct to the applicant cutting back any bulldings to meet the required aide line oetbacko oell '~ 1953 . . Request of E. J. Anfinsen to divide property at the eoutbelWt corner of Lae Flores Avenue IlJ1d Santa Anita Avanue, baing the east 100 feet ot lot 19, TrlUlt No. 14036, wae considered end reported on by Mr. Balser IlJ1d Mr. Knopp. Petition signed by twelve adjacent property owners objected to the division on the ground that it ~uld be in violation of the traut restrictions. Attorney Nicklin stated that the City could neither enforce nor oppose tho tract restrictions. !.lotion by Mr. Bolser, seconded by Mr. Knopp end carried thect the request be reco_dad tor demi~' on the ground that the division uollld be detri.lDontal to the neighborhood. Request at AJma Rutkowski and Eleanor Kfl1ine, 300 Huntington Place, to divide property, was cone1derecl, and reported on by Mr. Sorenson. Hll stated that the request IIlllt all requirements of the subdivision ordinanco. Motion by Mr. Sorenson, seconded by !.Ir. Robertson and carried that permission to diVide a portion of lot 43, Tract No. 11969, beg:lnning at the sollthelWt cO%'ner of the lot, thence mist 175.38 feet, thence north 74.57 feet, thence east 139 teet, thenoe southerly 81.60 feet to belPnnil1g, be recolllllllJllded for approval. Request ot F. Wesley Davies to divide property on Orange Grove Avenue was considered end reported on by Mr. Balser. He Btated that the lot mat all requirements. Motion by Mr. Bal8llr, seconded by !.Ir. Pratt and CD.rried that permieBion to divide be recOllll18Dded tor approval, as folloosl A part of lot 2, Tract No. 948, beg;nninc; at the intersection of the south line of Orange Grove Avenue 1!7:I.tb the center line of tbe Flood Control Channel east of Lime Street, thence east 210 feetl thence south 269..66 feotl thence mist to the center l1ne of the Flood Control Channell thence northt1est thereon to the point of beginning. . Request of Maurice G. Vallee, 119 ERet Lcmgden Avenue, for pel'lll1ssion to open a drivllWlli f'rom the rear of his property into ths north and of Graen.t'ield Avenue tl86 coneidered and reported on by Mr. Pratt and Mr. Balser. Mr. Valles widreesoo the Collllllise1on supplementing his m'itten request. stating the difficulty of entering his property from Longden Avenu.e and the netld of access from Greentiald Avenue. The secretary oslled attention to a ".. petition fiJ.ed February lB. 1953. by si.x omlers of property on Greenfield Avenue, proteBting the opening of a driveway. Mr. Pratt stated that a similar request had been denied and felt it \'1ollld be unjust to the neighbors to. allow this request. Mr. BalIIer agreed 'with Mr. Pratt. Llot1.on by Mr. Pratt. 8lIconded. by Mr. Bal86r and carried t~ the requeBt be recommended ~rd.em~. . The Subdiv101on Co_tt86 reported on the tentative map of Tract No. 19'/12, loco.ted betwen First Avenue end Sscond Avenue south of Duarte Road. Camrmmioations from l'aul S. Burkholder and Roldnson Brothers wre rea4. Repons of the C~ty EZlgineer. \'Jater Superinten4ellt lJI1ll Pl......i..S Cons\Ilt8JJt W81'e rea4. I!lrtion by Mr. PMt, 86condad by Mr. Robertson and carried that O&lProvel be rsCOlllllmnde4. eubJeGt to the placing of a two toot fUture street dellicstion at the toUClld.ng places. 1.. Along the wBt 30 feet of Gl'6EIIIfleld Avenue at the DOrther1J' end. 2. Along the wst and south BideD of the 163 foot parcel on the east e1de of Greenfield Avenue at the northerly end. 3. Along the east Bide of the 154.25 toot parcel on the wst side of Greenfield at the southerly end. 4. Along the 60 foot southsrly end of Greenfield Avenue. Reqv.est of the Frontier Hotel, 2'15 Colorado Place, to erect a neon sign at tho property line was reported on by LIr. Sorenson and LIr.. Pratt. They BtCLted that the proposed location would not intert'ere with vision for trat'fic. Motion by Mr. Sorenson, seconded by Mr. Pratt and carried that the appl:Lo cation be recoCllllllnded for O&lProvnl. D 2"- "' . . . aequest of the Wosterner Hotel for approval' of a sign nOtl erected at 161 Colorado Place, within the aetback arila, WBa considered. Motion by lJro Sorencon, seconded by Mro Prat"t and carried that the requeGt be recom- IllGl1ded for approval. Request of the Westerner Hotel to erect a eign within the setback area at the new restaurant at 181 Colorado Place was referred to Mr. Roberhon Qnd Mr. Knopp to 1J1vest:l.gate and report back. Colllllllll1ication from the' Ccunty of Loa Angelee requested approval of ita propoll8l to acquire land on the west side of Baldwin Avenue bstween tho Al'borotum and Hugo Reid for parking purposeo in connection with the opera- tion of the Arboretum. Mot:l.on by Mro Pratt, seconded by Mr. Balser and carried that the acquisition be recOllllllllnded tor approval, and tbat the \Jounty be advised of the present 30ning, and that :I.f the property is to be uaed tor parking, a request for a change of ,zone should be filed. Tentlltive map of Tract No. 19769, located south of Lemon Avemle and eaat of Santa Anita Avenue 1!188 ordered referred to the oubdivieion COIIP mittae. Request of Leonard J. starh, 1925 South santa Anita Avenue, for Q1vision of prop0rty uae referred to Mr. Berlq and Mr. Soranson for 111- vaatigat1on. Colllllllll1icat1on from ltuton C. Vogel requested a variance to the rear YlU'd requirelllSlIte on lot 77, Tract No. 13367, located at 1625 North Wilson AWllue to ollow e. roar yard ot 10 teet behind the g&r88e, Mation by t!J'. RobertElon, aeconded by Mr. BalGer and carried tha't the requost be rocollllIlSlldad for approval as being in eubstantial compliance witll the Zon- ing Ordinance. The lIl3tter of the application of Joe E. Earll for a sone varianCQ to aUocr a filling atlltion and multiple residential constroction on the east aide of Second Avenue bettteml Duarte Road and Al:I.ce street UBB considered. Roport from the plRnnill8 Consultant atated Eluch a variance uOuld amolmt to a spot lIOning and rocommAYln""d denial at the present tilllll and thltt a re- Ilo.n:!ng study be made of the entire area. Mr. pmt ste:ted that the did not favor spat zoDing. but favored a variance on this corner as both Duarte ROad and Second AvemlEl are through strests v.r1th heavy traff'ic. Mr. Robert- eon agreed and stated that Duarte Road was a potent:l.o1 bullineea thorough- fllnl. other mambers agreed. Motion by Mr. Pratt, seconded by Mr. Robertson arld carried that the City Attorney be instrocted to clralY a resolution reo oommal1liin8 the gll'8Ilt:l.llg of the pstitjonp eubject to tho conatruotion of a mallOnry ttell along the north and east sides of the tilling station site in aocol'dance mth the requiremants of the Zoning Ordinance for ll'lllls around P$l"ldng lota. C01lllllUllication from the Plannins ConeultarIt recollllllllDded A"'.....B'1g .the Zoning Ordinance as it applies to the construction of more t~ one house on a lot in ZOne R"l, and suggested that the Modification Committee m1ght be altthorilled to gJ'IUIt spsoial use p81'lll1te. Motion by Mr. soransonp seconded by Mr. Balser and carried that the City Attorney be instructed to prepare a resolution recQ"""""'dil'\g ouch a change.. The matter of requiring IIIOre than one Ps.rkir18 space for ~ dwelling rmit uas dillCU68ed. Report fl'Olll the Pl"""ill8 Consultant recoJ"'flllYlnAd that no change in tho requ:l.remautll be IIIl!.d6I at tb:i.s t:l.ma. Mr. Robertson fe;Lt tbat.. the mtter noode4 IIIOre studf, and that 0118 and OIIe<>ha1f apacS!! would be an excessive requirem3Dt in certain areas. Mr. Prat"t agreeii. The matter was held for further consideration, end the Rl\g:l"eer:l.ng Dep~msnt tlB8 requested to provide a44it:l.onal facts regard:l.ng parking require..ufmt;a. Colllll!lm1cstion fl'Olll the Plmmi l'\g Consultant re~ the Ali mhmtion of t1On<>Contorming buildings was read. The conteats of Reeolllt1on No. 124 -)- . . as prepared. and. presented to tho GaI!llII1ee1on for stuciy I!l8ro disCWlsedo Motion by lJro Rob3rtllOn, seconded by Mr. prst;t and oarried tllat Resolution No. 124, reool!llll5J1d1ng the A......,tlm,...rt of' the Zonin8 Ordianoe as it applies to the E'Hmination of non-conforming buildings, be adopted. Report of' the plA....i"lg Conaultarrf; on the matter of lot area lII1d i'loor area roquirEllll3Irte uae reado No action was taken and. the letter wao ordered oll1Call on file. Tentst1vo map 01" Tract Noo 16970, located st tho norfih end of Vlstl30n Drive and Lee Avenuo 1!lS8 referred to the Su.bdivision Oommittee. Mr. Erickson aubmitted revised tEmtstive lllElp of Tract Noo 19653, located norfih of CBIIIiM r,eal and ealJli of Tenth AV8II.\le. Tho map 1!lS8 re- ferred to the Subdivision Committeeo Motion by Mr. Robertson, 113conded by 1Ir. Sorenson and carried that the nwating adjourn. fVvv L. 14 Talle1 seoMIlZ7