HomeMy WebLinkAboutJUNE 22, 1954
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COUDcll Chambel', City Hall
Arcadia, CDl1fornia
.rune 22, 1954, BsOO P. M.
TO$ALL CITY COUNCILf&lN AND PLAl-lNING COID.4ISSIOI-lERS
SUBJECTs Plu~G COMMISSION UINtrIES
The City P1AYlYlillg C01IIIIiBs1on IIIIlt in regular meeting with Chairman Knopp
pree1ding.
PRESI!:M.'. COllIllillsi01'1llra Anderson, D!1ly, Knopp, PI'a"", Robertaon lllld
Sorenson.
ABSlJ:Nl'1 COlIIlI1osioner Balser.
OTHERS PRESENr& Mansur, Nicklin, Rogers, McGlasson lllld Forbes.
The lIIlnutes of the meeting of JUne 9, 1954, were approved as written
and mailed.
Pursuant to notice given, a public hsar1ng Il1ll8 held on the sppllcation
of Mrs. Leona CoUomb, 471 ,Jest Duarte ~ad, for a KOII8 vllr1ance to oll<Rf
the construotion BIId maintenance of a church BIId sunday School for Our
Savior Lutheran Church of 1\J'Cad1a. Rev. Cls1r A. \7iederhott, 148 La Porte
Street, addressed the COIIIlIieEdon, and ~"lfI."ed the spirl:tual va.lue 8Il4
steadying int'luence ot the church in the area. He retElJTed to DU81'te Road
as baing a street of Churches and felt that the location was especially
deairable in,,,,,""Ch as Duarte Road is rapidly becom1llg a ma,1or tborouglltare
equipped to handle the large volume of tratnc. He 1Irtroduced Mr. Culver
Heaton, Pasadena, arch:l.teot, mw stated that Ill8ZIY IllllIIIlIers are already e8'"
tabllshed in thO c(.''''''1l....41:.y, and who ~ a plot plan ot the proposed iw-
provew....Ls wit" adeguate parkinS te.oUitiesp He stated that the 1nit1sl
structure VIOuld soot 2SO pel'BOnS with ult1mate seating capacity of 500.
Comrmmi cation from Mr. E. 14. llli.eon, 456 Fn1rview h~p protesting the
variance on the gruunds the;!; a church is out of place in or nsar the center
of a large business district, BIId that streets mould not be wred for pub--
lie parking, 'Wall read. Mrs. James Shea, 450 i.est Dunrte 1'Ioa4, pre~ed a
petition be8rinS 16 s1gnatures, protesting the var.l.e.nce. She celled
attention to the pmotice of esta!llishil1g Lutheran DElN Schools in conneotion
'!lith the este.bl1ebment ot cburches anIi also f.hs eventual increase in I\1Bmber--
ahip which 1I/Ould create the l18ed for Illllre p8I't1ns area thaI1 the pre!l8l1t plan
could acoOlllllOClate. Mr. Heaton explained that DO school 011 tbst site is con-
ti'llllPlnted due to the lack ot area. Mr. Robert Burne, 442 \"lest l>\l8rte Road,
!.Ire. Allen L. llubbard, 436 \7est Duarte Road. Llr. Jack TUloteon, 43'1 West
Duarte Road. tfNI. Thollla8 1';00r, reprell8Jlt1ng Mrs. zucalie A. Peclt, 483 ''';est
Duarte Roodl MIi J.lr. 0IIli }.!rs. 1.l:llton Sllbm1..dt, 451 i1est Duarte Road, a11
spoke in pl"O"$evt ot the variMce on the grounds that the sstablillhment of
another oblQ'C:l\ in the ~e area would create additional serious
traitie ~ltvtlon, noise ODd e,mnnlrt, tumee. Yr. Roger S. Miller,
U04 La C~ Avenue, asked it f.roacl1a AvellU.El is to bs e~en4ed to HoU:y
Avonue in th~ tutUl'e. tIr. Usnsur. stated property OI9!l8rs did nat seem .
interested ~ e~A~(UIl8 the strast lllld had requested Rc>2 zon1n&. No one
slss spoke ClgSinst tbe prClpoeed variance. The Chairman declared the hear1n~
clossd and. "t~s JIlatter wao takan WIder advisement.
Ths CQJqniesian considered a decision on the proposal to create four
conmerci~ '-Qnes. tho P1e"'Yling Consult~ eublllitted a report relative to
a number ~. quesUona ra1eed regarding some ot the Ylord1llg in the proposed
.........d""'lIt. lie st3ted that hotels with requirelll8llto tor oft strest parking,
the limltetton to 5000 aquare feet of noor area a.nd Bien restric:tions
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would not be objeC'tio.....hle in the Col ZOnel thst the limitation of 5000
II'ql1&""0 Ea8/; oJ: floor area for any building in the 0-;1 Zone is not un-
reasonable, but that eevore.l stores si:lpamted 117 panoanent fin walls,
could be considered as separate buildings aJ:lihough aU built at the Slllll&
time ond in one omwrship and with a ~a1 area of over 5000 square feet,
that neither a minimmn nor a I!l!lJd.ml&m lot size. is necessary to allOiJ for
Glllcl.l or large colllllt3rcil.ll developmGJrt in one ownersh1p where individual.
stores are leased to separate merchants, that under the definition of
"Super Service Station" the first four words should be chBrlged to read
"a fUllng atation" so that ~e limitation of silt pI1lllps, eto., would not
be construed to app17. toot in the definition "Sel.f-B9rvice LllI.Il1derettes"
tho 1TIOrd "Lawulerettse" should be changed to "18Ulllir1es", thsl; a !'.law
definition should read as follows I "story, 1leJ.i'. A story I11ith at least two
(2) of Us opposite sideo sitlUXl;ed in a sloping roof, the fioor area of which
doos not excaed't'ao--thirde <2/3) of the floor area immediately below it....
Motion by l~. Robertson, aeconded by Mr. Anderson aw:t un&lilllouoly carried
by roll cell vote that tl1e City J.1;'l;orney be instructod to draw the DeCSSSaI'Y
resolution to cb.~e the text of Zlmine. Ord.i.nance No. 760, oroatin8 four (4)
oOJlll1lDrci$l zonos, sud the cl.&ssification of uses intn four zonas.
The CClIllll:I.saion conaidsred a decioion 01'.1 the propoea1. to limit the
height of buildings in Zone R-3. The P1An",i"f: Consultent presen1;ed a r&>
port and Z'ecolllllOOdod that Paragl'llph B of Section 'I CR-) L\ultipla Fam:i].y
Zonfl) be ohanged from 'the presexrt height limit of foUr storiElIl or 4; feet
to read the ssma as .in the R-i and. R-2 ZOIl8Il, lUIIIleJ.y 2t stOriOD and. not to
exceed 35 fest. All of the Commisaion agrelKi that 2t stories wua eui'ticient
height for mu]:Uple dwellings. Motion by Mr. 50relUlOn, BGconded by I.lr. Daly
and IIf1Qn1mnusly carried by roll oell vote that the City Attorney be instructed
to dralll the necessary resolution to limlt the haigbt of lnt11N1"IJ:U in Zone
R-3 to bo and oneobalf (~:i) stories..
The Col!llllioaion conaidared a deciaion on the proposal to limlt the num-
ber of paultry and mnall anima1.s in ZOIl8R-o which was omitted t1'Olll the
"""'n<lrnA>d lim:I.ting them in Zone fi-1. lfqt10n by \Jr. Pratt, seconded by
Mr. Robertson and ,,,,""imnua'ly carri.ed that the City Attorney be instructed
to dr8lll the neC&oesry reeoluli1on limitiDi tho number of poultry and llIlIIloll
tu>1111A1e in Zone R-o tho SBIDB as permitted in Zone R-l.
Tenta.tive map of Tract No. 20555 which was held over from the Meeting
ot June 9, 19.54, wall considered. i. report from the pl"",ning ConsultDnt,
dated May 25, 1954, stated that this 'P1lbdivisicm complies substantiDlly with
the Arcadia Planning Comm1ssion f)trest Plan of Sheet No. 21, and tha"t it
sllOWll for the MI1r6 exlienaion ot the north and soulih street in each
.direotion !lIld will probably encourage the development of the properly in
both directionsJ thsli it el;..... "....ted dead ond streErh by tying laJDon Avenue
to oUster Avenue. Letters from the City }i:"g:i.nee1", dated ;~.U:, 19;i4,~and.
Fred C. Eriolteon, Developer, dated June 9, 1954, were reread. Mr. Pratt
tni"ted "tbat he favored the tentnti ve map but that the rear lot linell should
be straightened 11' posaible. Motion by Mr. Pratt, seconded by Mr. Robertson
and carried thsli tentative map of Tract No. 20555 be recolIllllf3rlded for
approval.
Tentative map ot Tract No. 20600, located west of Tenth Avenus at the
norlh end of Doo11ttle Avenue, l1/UO conaidered.. Report/! trom t-"10 City
l~"g:lneer and PlamWlg Consult9llt ~re read. The Citll!:nginser sto.ted that
sll buUdirlge should be removed trom the property, and C4l1ed attention to
tho fact that a portion of one bulldiDi lies ~ 1~1l 6 end 7 and 0. portion
in the area lll8l'ked "14010 a part of tl11s 5ubdi-n,aiono" A lotteI' from tho
\1ater Superintendem stating the ditficulty in supplying thill tract with
wator was read, and informing the Colllll1eaion that additional time would be
required to e:xplore tho problem.. Motion byl.l1'. Pratt, 1l090mied by
Mr. Robertson and. carried that tentntive /IIllP ot T~ No. 20600 be reco1l1"
mended tor approval subJoot to the epproViU. ot the Water Superintendent t
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all roquirellllUIte of the City :E.'ng1neer and a tvio root strip e;t tho 9nv. of
Doolittle AVll!llAO bs deeded to the City for control 01' the E:treet..
The requeaf; 01' Mr. E. A. Christophor, 302 South Second Avenue, to div1de
proporty tl1W :reported on by Mr. Daly ood A5r. 1f:!lDpp. A report from the City
lilnginool' 1IUB read. Motion by Mr. Daly, l'laoonded by- tlr. Knopp and oarried
that. the request of Mr. Christopher to divide property lW follcmuo
Parcol 1, The north Slt-S feet of the west. 140 fest,
Parcel 2. The BOuth 50 feet of the north 103.5 feat of the IllGst 140 fest;
Parcel 3. The south 50 feet of the 'lo"&et 190 l' Get of the north 153.5 feats
Paroel 4. The eaat 50 feet of the 1iest 190 feet of the north 1.53.5 feet
of lat 59, santa Anita Tract, recommsnded tor approval subject to the toll<mo-
ing proVistons3
1. SaweJ' laterals be provided for each lat;
2. $75 l'eOrGution feG be paid;
3. JJJ feet be dedicated for future widening of 5ecolld AVODIUl,
4. Map propared by a registered oivil engineer or licensed surveyor
bs pre6Wted.
The request of ISr. cr. B. VSIllter, 1009 50uth Tenth Ave.llWl. to divide
propeXoty mLS reported on by Mr. sorenson who stated that ons wing of en ex-
isting bulld.ine would Jmve to bs remcved to pJ'OVide for side yard clearan~.
Mr. V~er 1ntonned the CollllIl.ssion thltt he intended to relllJva the wing in
question from the Bide of the hoUSfl and add it to the back, end ~ if the
lot split is BflProved, the old garage would be rellKlved from the propoeed
now lat. A report from the City Engineer was read. Motion by Mr4 Sorenson,
oeconcWd by Mr.. AnderOOD ODd carried that the request be reoojMl"'IOAd for
approwl subject to the fOllowing provisionSI
1. Ramoval of the wing trom the side of the hoUfl$, end the gIl.I'll8e;
2. $25 recreation tee be paid tor the additionc.ll lot CI1"6ated;
3. Map prepared by a re81sterecl civil eugineer or licensed 6t.lI'"
wyor be preBlllltetl.
TentaUve Rql of Tro.ct No. 16365. located BOuth 01' Leila Lane and adjaoent
to tontatiw Tre.ct l~o. 20316, was to.bled at the requost of Mr. l~red Erickaonu
doveloperD
Application of R1.abard S. Hoovsr end 2fI other property ormsrs for a changs
change of 80ne from Zone RDl to Zona RCO() for all of Tract No. 11969, except
that portion owned by the Arcadia Unified School Dis'bnct, and portions of
Tl"a.Ots Ilo. 10726 end No. 2409.. The City En.e1neer m.a.ted that ths o.ppl1cation
had bean pl.nced. boioro the COIIIlII1seion prior to public heering tor eonaiden;.o
tioD of any sd,faoent areas which the Collml.eeion would wish to includG.
Motion by Mr. Robertson, Q8conded by Illr4 Pr8:ht en4 oarried that tho City
Attorney to Wstructed to dre:llT the necessary resolution to include the
southerly portloZlD of lots 10 and 11 of Tract 1I0. 1O'l26 fa.eing on Duarte
Road and sst. the CUrte for public hearing.
A latter from Mrs. UUlicent C. 1Ilont1, Prsside~t of the Arcadia Local
Council of Girl scouts of l\rCad.ia I'8queaUne proper zone ol!l.llei.t'ioation for
pGrmanfmt beadquerters and BCOut houee was read. T~ Pl!lZlJling ConsllJ.tant
stated that the proper claesifico.tion would be in ~ RDJ which permits
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private <Iluba, fraternities, sororities and lodgea. Mrs. Loe RaveUe,
12 East nomJ. Avenue, addreBllEld thll COmmipeion, stating the difficulties
onooUl'JtOftlll in 10oat.i!Jg a suitable lo~QD. IloUon by 14r. Pratt, seconded
by Mr. RDbsrtavn and carried that the Oit1 .li.~oJ'l1B1 be 1netructad to draw
the necessary "solution ple.<ling all :vouth groupe in Zone R-3.
lIr'. John P. VidiCBl1, 3365 OVerland Avenue, West Los Angeles, aelted
tor approval of a lot 1lJl11t. The Cha1I'man 1n.fol'lJllld him that it wuld be
neC6Baary to file a formal application tor a lot spUt and preaont it to
COIIIDIisDion tor conei.derstion.
The C1t1 Attom91 presented and read Reaolution No. 156, recC'~4I'\g
the denial of the request of Bates Ch.eVI'olet, 8.50 south Baldwin Avenue,
for a zone reolaasificati011 froJI1 Zone R-2 to Zone 0-2 SlId recOlll!lle11d1ng the
grnnting of the "quested reclassU'icstion from Zone R-2 to Zone PR<a2 of
tho.t portion of the 40 foot wide strip ot 1aDd ehoIm as "Solrf;hem FaDific
Right of We7' on Map of Tract No. 3430, be1Dg a portion of the abandoned
Paait'il) Railrollll R1ght of Way looated OPp1'QJ'"4""lt-~ 229.44 teet east of
the eaot line of Baldwin A"V8lIUe and inc1.lllJetl within the northel'l1 portion
of Lot 1, Tract 3430. l.1ation by !.l:r. ADdereon, seconded by Mr. Daly and
carrled that RDsolution 110. 156 be adopted. :
Mr. Knopp announced that 0. new Ohs.innan 1e to be elected at the J18Xlo
msst1ng.
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FRANK FORBES
5eom8l'1, Pro tW!l
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