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Council CbamlIsr, City Hell,
icrcndia, CalU'ornia.
Decembar 22, 1953, 8:10 P. M.
'roB JILL CITY COUNCILl.1l!;N AND PLANNING COMMISflIONERS.
SUBJEOl'. PLAl'lNING COMMISSION MINtm:5.
The City Ple....il\g Colllllliesion met in regular meeting l71:th Chail'lllml Knopp
prosidtng, fOlloring a brief adjourned Cfty CounCU meeting.
PnESENl'G Commissionsre Balser, Berky, KnOpp, Robertson and SOrenson.
JUl5l!:N'l'. Collllll1ssionere Anderson end Pratt.
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C1.t'hER5 PHESENT. Mansur, McGlasson end 'l'alley. Mr. Nicklin entered the
meeting st 9.30 P. M.
The-minutes of the Meeting of December 8, 1953, were approved as written
and maUed. .
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Pursuant to notice given, a public hearing was held on the application
of variOIl8 proporty 011IM1'8 for a cbaDge of IlOna on Duarte Road east of Baldwin
Avenue i'rom Zones Rol and RD2 to Zoll8e R-3 end ()002. .ColllllllDlicat10n from
J. J. ~tro_ requested that his property, the east halt of lot 4, Tract
No. 4090. be placed 1D Zone 0-2 instead of ZOIl8 R-3 as requested in the
application. Letter from Elisabeth MatteBOn, 502 FairviEll'l Avezmo, ol:lJac1;Gd
to any change .of zone of her property if it ilOuld mean an increase in taxes.
At.torney AI'dano Boller spoke in behaJ.f of the proponente. stating thai; the
increased traffic and noise on Duarte Road made it UIld8sirable for residential
plU'pOGils. llUt tha.t the exceseive depth of the lots 1mB unwitable for ElI1'to
parking in the rear of buBimlss establishm&ttte. He stressed the need for
Il10re cOllllooroial lIDDing on Duarte Road tomainta1n a more compact businese
center in Welrl; Arcadia. He also stated that street w1den1ng and astbaClI:a
llbould be considered to provide adequate acoaes to Em enlarged buo1neBll center.
He alSI) stressed ths JIBed for more R-3 llP..i..S to provide additional housing
for WOl"kei'll, in the bueiness d1striot. Mr. GibBOn, 460 ,iest Duarte Road,
SUpported the petition and requested that bie property be 1nclwied in tho R~3
IIOne. Mr. Borgstrom, 478 West Duarte Road, . requested that his properly be
inoluckJd in Zone R"3, end also made the same request for Judge Andereol1,
474 \~est Duarte Baed. W. L. Hofi'aditz, llll La Cadena Avenue, d1d not obc>
ject ta the proposed changtl, but requested that the 60 foot lot south af hie
property be zoned R~2 instead of R-3, as a buffer against deprecil!Ition of
value ()f 1I1s property. No other person .desired to be heard, and the Clu1:Lrmnn
docl~d the hesriDg closed. The matter was taken IlIlder consideration, end
referred to the pl""..i I'lg Oonsultant for study IlIId. report.
The second raqnast of Marjorie Pearson, 520 liest Longden Avenue, to di-
vide property was reported on by Mr. Sorenson end. Mr. Knopp. The revised
plan s.luroed adequate access to each parcel. Matton by Mr. SOrenslln. aeconded
by l~. Knopp and carried that the request to d1v1de the east 65 feet of the
west 192 fest of the north 253.56 feet of lot 12, Tract No. 446'1, be recollllllSllded
tor appl'Oval, subject to the removal of a portion of the existin~ building, as
ohown on the sketch, end Dl1bject to maintainiJIg the u.sual side yard sut.backB.
Reqv.ast of LIre. stella Artukov1ch for a,ppnva1 ot the d1v.Lsion of tho
south 40 teet ot lot 33, Tract No. 11204, 10oaMd. on Fallen Leat' Road, to
bs use4 "rith lot 34, was reported aD by Mr. sorenson end Mr. Knopp. This
lot waa origina1.1y d1Vided 1n 1952, end was sold tt4ce. Motion by lIlr. sorenson,
I3Elcondod by Mr. Knopp end carried that approval. be recoJlllllended.
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Request of S. Grant Young to divide the east 80 feet of lot 1, Tract
No. 13894, located at the northerly end of Claridge Avenue. was reported on
by l.lr. Uerky. This lot has no froDtage on a public street. the only acCSIl8
be:l.ng over !l. 30 foot wide saasmant. J> similar request IlIflS denied on
February 24, 1953. Il8 not having adequate access. Mr. Borky stated that
this Il.!.plication shows no ehlll'lge from the orip""'. Motion by Mr. Berlty.
t3SCOnded by Mr. Knopp and carried that the request be recollllllSnded for deIlial.
Revised tsntative map of Tract No. 19712. located on Greenfield Avenue
betweGZl First AvE111U8 and Second AvEIIIU8. south of Duarte Road, \:1a8 reported
on by the Subdivia10n Collllllitt80. This revised map included all tllS territory
in proposed Traot No. 11619 tYhich t18S denied on December 12, 1953, becauas
of overlap with this traat. .l:;_L for the 'CIGst half 01' the south
154.25 feet of Greentield Avexw.e. emcuted by LIr. end Mrs. B1'IIIIIlIlllier, t:l88
preeerrt.ed. Motion by LIr. Robertson. asconded by Mr. Bal88B' and carried that
approvel be recollllllllndscl, subjeot to the following conditions I
1. Future street reservation along the north end 01' Greenfield
Avenue, and along the 'CIGst ei.de of the 163 foot parcal north
of lot 15. Also alon& the south line of La Sierra Drive at
the south prolongation of Greenf'ield Avenue.
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2. Subjeot to the recomm<mrlw.ions of the CUy I>ngineer in his
letter 01' December 223' 1953.
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hequest of I.uguet B1'IIIIIlIllli6i', 1218 south First Avenue, to divide tt70
late tacins Greenfield Avenue in Tract No. 19112 tllI.ll reported on by the Sub-
diviBion Collllllittes. Motion by !.lr. kobertllon, seconded by Mr. ilaleer and ,
Carried tbat the request to divide the I:18st 110 feet of the east 140 feet of
the north 146050 feet of the south 154.25 feet of lot 6, Trnc1: No. 008, into
t\YQ lote 73.2$ feet each. be reco&llll8l1ded for approvnl Il.S being in substantial
colllpliance with the requirements of the Subdivision Ordinance.
Final map of 'l'ract No. 19653. located on Loganrita AV8DU.S north of
C!IIlI:fno 1\eal tllI.ll presented. Motion by Mr. Balser, seconded by Mr. f\Obertson
end cnrried that apprevnl be recollllll8ndedo SUbJect to the reco~tlAtiol18 of
th$ City Engineer, as follomll
1. Area in red should be inoluded in the boundariee of the subdivi8ion
and dedioated for &trest purposee b;( the City for ths extension
of Comlno ~esl.
2. A two foot strip at the north end of Loganr1ta hveDU.e btl given
lot number 11. and be dedicated to the City.
3. The subdivider to pay $1,000, as previously agreed, to 8881&t in
the Mure extension of C!lIIl1no Real to Tenth Avenue.
4. The IlUbdivicler to i.m;prove the eDtire strest t71tbin the subdivision
boundary .
Collllllllnioatioll from T. G~ Cora.yn rece.rd1ng property of Dr. Llewell;vn liood
at the northeast oorner of senta ilD1ta hVenu.e IIIId. Alta street, referred to
thts CommisBiOll by the City Council. t1I18 orclared filed w1th the proposed
ahenges in Zones C IIIId. R-3.
ColllllilUlicatioD from the Los Angelss Cowrty Flood Control District re-
questing approval of tho acquisition of property tor the channel of the Santo.
Antta \"IWlh between Hunt1Zlgton Drive end Colorado Boulevard WWl referred. to
th$ City Engineer for reCOllllllSl1dation.
CollllllllIlicatlon from Frank Holm, licenlled surveyoro requeeted approval
of two lote on Holly ilV8nue. bsint; allot the east 2~.50 fsst of lot 80
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Tract No. 4461, except the south 248 teet thGreof~ and Ul:8pt the north
3J.6.96 feet 'thereOt~ as coJItain1Dg IIIlIre than 15~OOO sql.l81"9 teet each~ on
aocoUDt ot a survey by him I!1h1ch dieclosed a BIlZ'plus of 1017 feet in the
block. PlaUon by Mr. Robertson~ seconded by Mr. Ber!ly and carried that
Mr. Hols be requested to fiJ.e a Record ot S\I1'1/8f llap t11th the County R~
corder, and that atter such record1rlg~ the corrected area ot the lots be
approved for In.i1''4..g"purposeS.
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Petition of ClIIlIIien WUsh1n COIIIplllq raquest1ng 8III1exation to the City
of' Arcadia of Jli.gh1"'ld Territ.ory No.1, 110\11' within the boundaries ot the
City ot 5ielTB. 1lsI1re, end Highland Territory No~ 2~ now \!11thin the boandaries
of the City of I!D~ was presented and discussed. Legal deecriptions of
the proposed lIJIJI8JIBt10ns, spprowd by the Cowrt.y Iloundary Comm1ss1on~ were
Irttached. Motion by Mr. Balser, seconded by Mr. Berky and carried that from
a pJAm1i..g standpo:lnt~ the __ions lYollld be des1rable~ and are reco/ll'"
JlIllnded for approval~ subject to the release of the property by the CiUeB
of Sierl'll. Madre and Monrovia.
Tentative ~ of Tract No. 19888, locsted on LeRoy AV8III1e uest at Oak
Avenue, in Cowrt1 terrtt017, oas preeeuted by the Regional Plmming Co_
miesion for raco_dation. Motion by Mr. Robertson, eeconded by Mr. Baleer
and carried that the tract be recollllll&nded tor dan1&l~ as not meeting the
m:I..innlm requiramants ot the C:I:tJo
The application of the Arcadia thl1t1ed school District for a 110118
vl11'iance to 0110'11 allO'll a publio school on the east side of Sma Anita Ave-
nue in the 1300 bloCh, extllllding through to First AVUIW8, on which a public
hearing wae held on December 8~ 1953~ oas d1scusuedo Mr. Robertson told ot
the Joint lIllleting ot the School BoBl'd, the Subdivision COIIllId.ttae and in-
terested pt'Oporty cmners, held on Decemb3r 12th~ e;t uhich the School Boari
~reed to sst ae1de a strip ot land 48 teet wide, extending from santa Anita
Avenue to the souther1J prolcmgat1on ot Lou1se Avenue, and lIIBke it avaUable
tor street purposes by purchaee or condemnation. Later the School Board
euggested a limit of A\l&Uet 15~ 1954. .be placed on the otter. Mr. Robb1n.e
stuted 'that in hie op1n1onp 130 l1m1't ehould be eet, but it a l11il:1.t uere
coneidered necessary it ehould not be lell5 than 18 IIIDJ%tbs. He stated that
he would fUe a maJority petition for condemnation ot the street right of T1S:J
ehortly after JEll'1WIr1 1st, 19540 11; rIBS agreed that the application for a
zone variance for IiIchool purposee ehould be reCQ""""""'~ for approval on the
property deseribed in the appllostion~ exoept the north 48 feat 01' the ueat
434.84 feet thereot~ I'1hich is propoBlld to 118 Wl8d for street plUp088S, and
that if by July lst~ 1~54o action to acqu1l'e the allove land for stll'e8t pllll""
poses has not been instituted, than thie r...."""" pcon, on its Otm mot:l.on~ w:U1
condact the neceasBl7 proceed1ngB to grant a BOne variance for achool purposes.
The City Attorney introdu.ced and read Kesolut1on No. 134 llIAkil'l8 sch a I'fl'"
commsndationo !.lotion by Mr. RobartBOn~ eeconded by Mr. Balser and carriecl
tha't ResolQtion No. 134 be adopteclo
Thera being no turther bwl1nees. the meeting 'ilD8 deolered adJourned.
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