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Home My WebLink AboutNOVEMBER 24, 1953 .I -..._ . .e . Council Chamber. City Hall Arcadia, California November 24, 1953, 8aoO P. M. TOa ALL CITY 'COUNCILMEN MiD PLANNING C01lMISSIONI!;RS. SUBJI!;OTa PLANNING COMMISSION ldINUl'l!:S. The City P1AnniYlg Collllllission I118t in regular meetirlg with Chairman Knopp presiding. PRESENT. Collllllissioners Anderson, Ilalser, BerQ, KnoPP. Pratt, Robertson Bnd Sorenson. ABSENT a None OTHERS PRESENTc Hulss. Mansur. Nicklin, RageI'll. McGlaeeon Bnd Talley. Tha minutes of the meetirlg of November 10. 1953. wsrs approved I1B l!I1'itten and mailed. Pursuant to notice given, II public hearine .waa held on the application of varioWl property cnmars to change the zoning on the north side of Haven Avenue betwesll Santa Anita Avenue Bnd First Ave1Ul.8 from Zone R-l to Zone RD3. Austin Shivaly, 53 Haven ..venue, Louis Wolf. 43 Haven Avenue, nnd Elsis M. NOleon, 41 Haven Avenue all spoke in favor of the change, lJtating that it \l1lluld allow a better use of the large lots, and 'IIould allow the construction of more dwelling units. No ons spoke against the change, and no communications tlllre received. TIle ChaiJ'lll8Z1 declared the hea:c1ng closed, 'lllI.d referred the matter to the Planning ConsultaZJt ll.tld the Collllllisaion for consideration. Request of tAre. Annette Perlof,to divide properly on Live Oak hvenllEl tlllst of Sixth Avenue Wllil reported on by Mr. 5orenson. He stated that all of the adjaceul; lote \!Tere large, and until the entire area ie given oonsidera- tion, thought the 4ivision should not be alloweli. lJation by !.Ir. Sorenson. eecondod by Yr. Knopp and carried that the request be recommended for denial. Property requested to be 4ivided 'm1ll lot 5. Tract No. 11382, to be divided in half . Tentative map of Tract No. 18076, looated north of: 5yclllllQre Avenue and ee.st of the Santa Anita WlUIh, was reported upon by the subdivision Committee. Communication from TIlttle Engineering Cc.mpony IlII1B read. Reports trom the City Engineer. "7ater Superintendent nnd Planning Consultant \'1flre read Bnd discussed. Mr. i1.. H. Ueubalwr. 1400 North First AVllnue, owner of property to the north of the tract objected to the propollEld cul-cleoeaa at the north end of the traat beClaUIlEI it would Illllke a key lot of hili property i1' the stroet were extended. Yr. Forest OUl, subdivider, said the cul-de-sac would allow more lote, and would tOnd to encourage more individual design of the houses. Matters discussed by the Collllllisld.on included tho widening and iIII- provemem of SycBIIlOre AvanllB. Bnd protection trom flOod \'1lI!:ers, Motion by !Jr. Pratt. IlEIconded by Mr. BalBOI' and carried that the tragt be recommended for approval. subject to the 1'01l00'ing oomti.tione, 1. EJi....nRte the cuWe-sac Bnd reanPllSe tho t~ into 8 lots~ 2. Dedioate 51'eot for widening SYCEllllOre Avenue, 3. Improve Sycamore Avenue by conetn4cting curb, gutter lUld pavement along .the north side 1'rom the ~ lins of ttu, tract to the ~ood Control. right of tIaY, including tho o~en!Jio~ o~' ~ho water main and 8eWll1'. 01- 11-24-53 , e- . 4. Dedicate 2 foat strip at the north end of the nlllVstreet. S. Do any work nGceBse.ry to prevent flood water from entering the north end of the street. 6. Furnish report of the Loe Angeles CoUnty Flood Control District that the properly will not be subject to inlUlAiation.' Tentative IllIlp of Tract No. 19739, located south of Grand Viw Avenue IUld north 01' Orangewood Lane wa.a considered. Reports from the City Engineer, Water Superintendent and i'J "",,1,,& Consultant tNlre :read. Motion by Mr. Pratt, aeconded by Mr. Robertaou and carried that the tract be held in abeyance pending a conference betl'1OOn the BUbdivid.er and City of'f'icials to work out problems 01' design, sowerll€o. drainage, etc. Request of Santa Anita Crest CompllIl1 for a change of setback on Grand- viecr Avenue adjacent to Tract No. 1?'l39 was held pe"rH"e further consiciera- tion of the tract. Final map of Tmct No. 196,6, located on the south side ,of Dl.IEIrle Road east of Holly Avenue ws considered. Raport from the City Engineer \'l'WI read. Motion by Mr. Pratt. seconded by llr. Robertaon and cerrie4 that the final map be l'GcollllI!8l1ded for approval. subject to the foUom.ng conditiOlUl1 1. ImprOV8lllllnts shall conform to requiremsnte of Ordinance No. 860. 2. SoU tests shall be 1'u.rI1ished to determine the thickness 01' the pavement. 3. Drainege easement to LuRoy Aveuus to be t'urni.shsd the City be.1'ore presentation of the final map to the City Oounc1l. 4. A strip at eaGh end of ~.. Vista Avenue shall be dedicated to the City to control future extenaiolUl. ,. Tract restrictions shall iJ1clude the follGl7ingI (a) HOWles on lats 1 and 10 shall face on Duu.rte Road end sball conta1n a mi"imum of 1600 'squal'll feet, exclusive of pOl'Ohes and garages. - (b) Houses on lcts 2 to 9, iJ1clusive, shall contain a minio IllUIll 0.1' 1400 Bquare feet. exclusive of procbss and gsragSB. (0) The bllild1Dg setback line shall be 50 feet from the present right of ~ line of DUIl.rte JlosAi. Mr. Robineon. eubdiVid.er, asked permiBe10n to ohtInge the naDI8 of the north-BOuth street from Robbins iieJ to Linden VieJo He vms sAiVised to conBult with the City Eng1neero O.omnnm~cnt1on from Jos E. Earll requested a chllZlge of setback to 10 feet trom the present propert1 line on property located at the northeast oomer of Duu.rte Road end Second Avenue. on which a 'WZ'iance has beeh ~od tor the ocnstroction ot a ti11i..g station. Beport from the Cit,l!:ng1neer wao resAi. Motion by AIr. Robert~ aeounded by Mr. Swenson and o81Tied' ~het a change of astback to 10 flilst from the present propert1 line be recomn~ed. subject to the follOlrl.llg COnditionS8 1. That the present curb end gutter be ~veci and re"onstructed at a line 30 feet north of the oeJ11;er UIUI of Du.arte Road and 30 feet east. ot 1;he center line of Second ,Avenue, details 1;0 be approved by the 011;y Ellgineer, and that the ~O toot widened strip be dedicated to the City. . - 2 - 11-24-53 \, ..'1 , \ \(, \ ~ \. r .' l.","" , I <}" . . 2. Gasoline pump islands be located to perlllit servicing and parking betV.iEleB the island and the new setback line. Mr. Nicklhl pohrted out the time required to chllllge setbacks undar the preeent procedure. Motion by Mr. Pratt, seconded by Mr. Soranson and carried tlmt this Commission recommand that the City Council consider a modification of the procedure for cbAllgiWlg of setback lines, nOl'i set out in Ordinance 229, all Blll8lIded by Ordinazlce No. 242, by substituting the procedUreSB sst out in Ordinance No. 760. ColmllW1icatlon from Arthur Sarzana, 244 East Foothill Boulevard, requeal;ed permill8ion to process potatoes. inclu.d1ng web; WIg. peeling, slic1ngand packasing for sale to stores, restaurants, etc., at the above e,ddreoe in Zone 0-2. It was the opinion of the Commission that the operation should be condu~ed in ZOne Mal. Motion by Mr. RObertson, seconded by Mr. Balser and carried that the request 118 recollllllSl1ded for denial. Request of the Aroadin Unified SChool Distri~ for pel'lllission to divide property at 1303 Eighth Avenue VJWl referred to Mr. Derky and Mr. Sorenson to invostigslie and report. ColmllW1icatlon from the Aroadia Unified School. Diatrict requested approval of the purchase of property for a echool site on the north eide' ot Elkins Avenue at the northerly prolongation of Higbland Oske Driw, in ucord.ance lYith Section 18403 of the Education Code. Mr. Egly stated that in view of proposed deV8!oplllllnte in the area, and over-orowding in the Higllland Oake School. it. Bppeal'e that a school' for approxi.ma:tely 300 children 'Jill be needed by September, 1955. The matter of water supply wae diecuBeed, and !Jr. Rogers stated that a eatisfactory solution Wt\8 probable. trotion by Mr. Balser, seco~dod by Mr. Berty and earned that the site be Bpproved as an appropnate locatioh Eor a school. It was al~ requested tbat the School Board provide aocess to a site to the north now being considered by the City of Arcadia as a proposed rscreational area. Mr. Egly assured the COllIDIission that the re- quest would receive ,favorable consideration. Tentatiw map of Tract No. 1'16'19,iocslied e.ast of First AvenllS and south of Duarte Road was referred to the Subdivision Committee to study and report;. Request of PhyUisDeLonce to divide property ~ 1l33Soath Santa Anitll Avenue wasre!ilI1T8c1 to Mr. Berlty and Mr. Knopp to investigate and report. Floyd Hill, 618 Fa1rv1ew Avenue, addressed the Colllllliesion end e.eked that they reconsider their decision on the appl1Cl1tion to change the zone of Fairview Avenue, and grant a variance with limited Ro3 uses. Mr. Nicklin st~ed that such action would require the filing of a new petition, but ad- vieed against such l1Otion until final action on the present pstition ho.s been taken by the City Council. Mr. !.larke, of Aroadia-Monrovia Rea;Lty. read a letter reque sting that the propoaec1 requirement of 1.5 parking spaces par dwli>"....g unit be ohanged to 1.25. The letter was filed with the secretary. The matter of ,,""""Ii.. "g the Zoning Ordinance by creating thJ'ee commercial zones YJUs considered and discussee. The matter of a time interval between the adoption of the ........lied ordinance end the adoption of any zone changes by map was diecussed. Mr. Knopp euggested that Mr. Mansur 1mmlldiately pre- pare mape showingarry suggested rezoning for stUll.y by the Commission con- currently lYith the action oE the City Counoil in the adoption of the amsndment to the Ordinance. !!cUon by Mro Knopp, seconded by Mr. Berky and ~ed that the City Attorney be instructed to prepare a reSOl.ution recommending the _ftilmmrt of the ZOning Ordinance as sot out in tlmt certain doclJlllllll'!; . entitled, "SE;COI;D DlWT OF PROPOSED A12!;ND!.I::NrS TO ZONING OFiDIANANCE '160~~ - 3: - 1;L-2.q.,.S3 . . Chairmen Knopp nad a letter from the City Manager notifying of a public hearing on December 1st on the matter 0.1' setback changes on Colorado Place for tho construction of eigne, and requesting that ths Planning Commission be represented at the hearing. City Attorney Nicklin pressnted and read Resolution No. 130 recollllllOnd- ing that the City CollIlCU instruct ths City Manager and Depart.1lI6nt Heads, with the coopemtionof the l'lanning Commission, to prepare an overall p1sn for the Mure development of the civic center site. I!otion by Mr. Balsor, seconded by Mr. Pratt and carried that Resolution No. 130 be adopted. The City Attorney prosentoo and road the title of Reso1ut:l.on No. 131 reco=.,i1iYlg the deJdal of patitions to clmnga tho 1I0ne of Fairview Avenue bettlean Buldwin Avenue and Holly Avenue from Zones R-1 and R-2 to Zone R"3. l'be findings and recwllllllOIldation of the resolution \'Jere d:l.scll8B&d and con- eidered. Motion by /.Ir. Roberlson. e8c.onded by Mr. lmdorson and carried that the reading of the body of the Resolution be waived. Motion by Mr. Berqp seconded by !\fr. Sorenson and carried that Resolution No. 131 be adopted. The Oity Attorney presentGd end read the title of Resolution No. 132 recollllllOnding the n",.."d_nt of tha zoning Ordinance to require one and one- half parking spaces }ler dwolling unit. The contente of the resolution 1II6re d:l.ecuslled and studied. Motion by Mr. Balser that the recollllllllnded require- lIIllnt be changed from one and ona-belf spaces to one and on&-quarter spnceB. Said JDDt:l.on oas seconded by Mr. Robertson and carried by the following vote& AiE5s Commi.ss:l.(lllerS Bulser, Berltyp Knopp,Pratt, Robertoon and ,Sorenson. N(l!!;S: None NOT VOTING: CoJllIllissionar Anderson. Motion by Mr. Robertllon. secondod by Mr. Sorenson and carried that the rending of tho body of the RIlso1ution be waived. Motion by Mr. Pratt. lIocondedby Mr. Balser and clllTiod tha:t Resolution No. 132 be adopted. Motion by Mr. Balsor, seconded by !.Ir. Anderson end carried that the . maeting adJourn. flMJ, L. M. Talley, ~ecretary - 4 c U..24-00,$