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HomeMy WebLinkAboutSEPTEMBER 11, 1962 , . PLE 11GB OF ALLEGIANCE ROLL CALL MINUTES FINAL TRACT MAP NO. 27186 STAFF REPORT . . J, . MINUTIlS PLANNING COMMISSION, CITY OF ,ARCADIA, CALIFORNIA REGULAR MIlETING SEPTEMBER 11, 1962 Tbe Planning Commission of tbe City of Arcadia, California, met in regular session on September II, 1962, at 8:00 p.m., in tbe Council Cbamber of tbe City Hall, witb Cbairman Forman presiding. Cbairman Forman led in tbe pledge of allegiance to tbe flag. PRESENT: Commissioners Ferguson, Forman, Goliscb, Kuyper and Parker. ABSENT: Commissioners Micbler and Norton OTHERS PRESENT: Planning Director William Pbelps City Engineer Frank Forbes Tbe minutes of tbe meeting of August 28, 1962, were approved as written and mailed. Tbe tentative map and staff report by tbe Planning Department was presented as follows: Tbis tentative map sbowing tbe division of tbe property located on tbe east side of El Monte Avenue, about 198 feet soutb of Las Flores Avenue, was approved by tbe Planning Commission on Marcb 27, ~962. Tbe City Council concurred witb the Planning Commission's recom- mendations and approved tbe tentative map on April 3, 1962. One of tbe conditions of the tentative map approval gave tbe sub- divider tbe option of dedicating a one foot strip of land on the south side of tbe proposed street in fee to tbe City or to place the title of this strip in a trust witb a Title Company. The latter course of action bas been selected by tbe developer. Tbe purpose of tbis trust is to probibit use of tbe new improved street until sucb a time as tbe abutting property pays tbe pro rata share of the cost of tbe improvements benefiting the property. In this matter tbe City Council Resolution No. 2512 requires a notice of tbis intent to be sent to the property affected by tbe trust and a public bearing by the Planning Commission. Tbis notice bas been sent to Joseph C, Domenico, tbe owner of tbe property at 2112 III Honte Avenue. Tbe Engineering Division of the Department of Public Works has submitted a report pertaining to the total expense involved in the placing of improvements in the subject tract and the pro rata expense applicable to the property to the south of the tract, wben and if this property proposes to use these improvements. The report states: r- September II, 1962 Page One . . "The owners of the property south of the subdivision and abutting the street in this subdivision have by the dedication of a new public right of way (and improvement of the same) been placed in 'a position of possibly creating one lot of similar proportion to those in said subdivision. The benefit received is calculated to be l/5th of the cost of the land value, improvements and incidentals and is summa- rized as follows: Land Value (Average) .40 per sq. ft. 2~ x 14,00 sq. ft. x .40 - $1152.00 Improvement s: Sewers 20% x 1773.20 Water 20% x 2623.00 Streets 20% x 5339.90 Engineering Costs 10% of Improvements Incidentals: 20"4 of $230.00 for street lights 2~ of $93.50 for street trees 20% of $70.00 for street name signs 354.64 524.60 1067.98 46.00 18.70 14.00 SUBTOTAL l~ overhead $3372.64 337.26 TOTAL $3709.90 The tract is partially in Zone R-O and R-l. At the time tentative approval was given the Commission and Council modified the front setback from 30 feet to 2S feet and placed a 20 foot side yard requirement on Lot 1. This action permits a proper location of the future homes. The final map substantially complies with the approved tentative map and is recommended for approval subject to the following conditions: 1. The deed restrictions of Tract No. 13113 shall be released or so modified that residences on lots I, 2 and 3 will not be in violation. 2. The subdivider shall make every effort to secure 10 feet dedication for street purposes, including the corner cutoff, from the property at 2112 El Monte Avenue south of "A" Street. If the dedication is not received the sub- divider shall remove that portion of the unused private driveway within the dedicated street and shall install an appropriate radius curb return to the satisfaction of the Director of Public Works. If, in the future, the property at 2112 El Monte Avenue is divided, the necessary dcdicat ion shall be required and the short radius curb return shall be removed and a standard radius curb return shall be con- structed at the expense of the applicant for the division of the lot. September 11, 1962 Page Two . . 3. Dedicate all necessary rear line utility easements. 4. The front setback line on lots 1, 2 and 3 should be 25 feet. The side setback for lot 1 should be 20 feet. 5. Remove all buildings from the tract. Remove all trees from the street right of way. 6. Install all street improvements, including drainage facilities, required by the subdivision ordinance and Public Works Department in accordance with plans and to grades satisfactory to the Director of Public Works. 7- Pay the following fees and deposits: 2 steel street light poles @ 115. 00 $230.00 11 street trees @ 8.50 93.50 2 street name signs @ 35.00 70.00 4 lots recreation fee @ 25.00 100.00 TOTAL $493.50 8, Authorize the subdivider to establish a trust in accordance with City Council Resolution No. 2512 on the property at 2112 El Monte Avenue for the amount of $3709.90. PUBLIC HEARING Chairman Forman announced that this was the time and place fixed for the hearing of the trust to be established along the property of 2112 El Monte Avenue. PROPONENTS: Mr. Kenneth Williams, 156 East Norman, Arcadia. Hr. Kenneth Williams is of the opinion that it is a fair share of the cost of street improvements and thinks that the man who is likely to benefit from this, should pay his share of it. OPPONENTS: Mr. Joseph C. Domenico, 2112 El Monte Avenue, Arcadia. Mr. Domenico questioned whether he would have to bare all the costs of the curb return? Mr. Forbes stated that we wanted to be able to put a standard curb radius which is normally a 25 or 27 foot curb return. This is impossible within the limits of the dedication that we now have. It will be necessary to put a substandard curb return in with a 12 to a 15 foot radius which is the best we can do with what we now have. If Mr. Domenico or some subsequent owner should come in and wish a lot split, or any other action, one of the conditions would be the curb radius be extended to the normal 27 feet and that 10 feet be dedicated for El Monte Avenue. These would be recommended conditions of any lot split or any other type of action. Mr. Domenico mentioned that he had read an article in the newspaper about a situation almost the same as his that was occuring on Norman. On Norman, they a~v6cated $3,000.00 as a basis, and isn't $3,709.,90 somewhat high! ~ . September 11, 1962 Page Three PUBLIC IlKARING CLOSED KOTION MOTION ROLL CALL KOTION ROLL CALL PLANS - Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church . . The City Engineer explained how the trust ,figures were determined. A short subdivision can get very expensive because there is a certain amount of deadhead sewer, that is a sewer that is not serving anyone. It is bound to be 10% or 20% higher than it would be on a large type of development. Koved by Commissioner' Ferguson, seconded by Commissioner Parker that the public hearing on the trust placed on 2112 El Monte Avenue. AYES: Commissioners Ferguson, Forman, Golisch, Kuyper and Parker. NOES: None ABSENT: Commissioners Michler and Norton. Moved by Commissioner Ferguson, seconded by Commissioner Golisch to accept the trust figures prepared by the Department of Public Works for 2112 E1 Monte Avenue, AYES: Commissioners Ferguson, Forman, Golisch, Kuyper and Parker. NOES: None ABSENT: Commissioners Michler and Norton. Moved by Commissioner Ferguson, seconded by Commissioner Golisch for approval of Final Tract Map No. 27186 subject to the conditions of approval set forth in the staff report. AYES: Commissioners Ferguson, Forman, Golisch, Kuyper and Parker. NOES: None ABSENT: Commissioners Michler and Norton. BACKGROUND: On February 20, 1962, the City Council by unanimous vote adopted Resolution No. 3470. This action sustained Resolution No. 440 adopted by the Planning Commission on January 23, 1962, recom- mending approval of the application of the Shepherd of the Hill s Evangelical Lutheran Church to permit the construction of a, church on property located at the northwest corner of Foothill Boulevard and Santa Anita Avenue. The site has a frontage of 349.79 feet on Foothill Boulevard and 250 feet on Santa Anita Avenue. A square 250' on the corner is zoned C-2, with a service station on the immediate corner. Lot 77 upon which the major portion of the current development is proposed has a frontage uf 99.79 feet on Foothill Boulevard and is zoned R-O with no tract restrictions. This resolution as adopted, set forth the following conditions: a. That the entire development shall conform substan- tially with the plot plan and ultimate site plan submitted. September 11, 1962 Page Four . . b. That the parking lot shall be paved and separated from the adjacent residential property. held under separate ownership by a 6-foot masonry wall and a landscaped area in substantial compliance with the plot plan submitted; said masonry wall to be erected concurrently with the construction of the building. c. That drainage of the property, including the parking lot, shall be to the satisfaction of the Director of Public Works. d. That any lighting of the parking lot and grounds shall be directed away from adjacent residential property, e. That a variance from the provision of Fire Zone No. 1 shall be granted so that the construction of the church builHing may correspond with other churches outside of No. 1 Fire Zone. f. That a variance from the setback requirements shall be granted affecting Lot 71, Tract No. 11074, to allow the building at 25 feet from Foothill Boulevard instead of the required 50 feet. g. That the final plot plan, landscaping plans and building plans shall be submitted to and first be approved by the Planning Commission before issuance of a building permit. h. That sidewalks of a minimum width of 5 feet shall be constructed on all portions of Santa Anita Avenue and Foothill Boulevard where there are no':existing sidewalks. On August 8, 1962, the applicant submitted a set of architectural drawings which were carefully studied and evaluated jointly by the Planning Department and the Department of Public Works. This review turned up several basic planning and design deficiencies and in addition, a lack of compliance with some of the conditions of approval recommended by the Planning Commission, A list of these deficiencies with suitable recommendations was complied and at a subsequent meeting between the applicants architect and the Planning Staff these recommendations were fully detailed. On September 5, 1962, revised plans were submitted to the Planning Department and a final review indicated substantial conformance with the original plot plan submitted, and complete compliance with the conditions of approval adopted by the Planning Commission. The development of this property in the manner indicated on the revised plans represents a development consistant with good planning practice and in complete harmony with the neighborhood in which the property is located, The Planning Department recommends that the plans be approved con- tingent upon the condition that all the improvements on the subject property be made in conformance to the final plans submitted to the Planning Department by the applicants architect on September 5, 1962. September II, 1962 Page Five MOTION , ROLL CALL LOT SPLIT 600 WEST WOODRUFF MOTION ROLL CALL . . A copy of a contract entitled "Wall Agreement Between A. J. Vogel and Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church," A. J. Vogel is the property owner immediately north of this property. The contract reads as follows: A. J. Vogel does hereby give permission to raise the concrete block wall located on the Vogel property adjacent to the Shepherd of the Hills property at the corner of Foothill Boulevard and Santa Anita Avenue in Arcadia, California, to a height of 6 feet for approximately 300 feet in length. 1. The additional construction of the wall shall be of similar color and quality as the existing wall. 2. Shepherd of the Hills is to besr all of the construction and material cost. 3. The additional blocks shall become the property of A. J. Vogel on completion of the work. Signed by A. J. Vogel, 1125 N. Santa Anita Avenue, Arcadia and also by Henry Nelson, President, Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church, Box 13, Sierra Madre. ' Moved by Commissioner Ferguson, seconded by Commissioner Parker to approve the plans of Shepherd of the Hills Evangelical Lutheran Church as submitted to the Commission, subject to the conditions indicated in the staff report. AYES: Commissioners Ferguson, Forman, Golisch, Kuyper and Parker. NOES: None ABSENT: Commissioners Michler and Norton. The application and staff report of the lot split was presented by the Planning Department as follows: Owner of the property, David L. Sheridan. Location, 600 West Woodruff Avenue, Arcadia. Conditions of approval: 1. A final map must be registered by an engineer or licensed surveyor. The Planning D~partment recommends that Lot Split #376 be approved. Moved by Commissioner Golisch, seconded by Commissioner Ferguson for the approval of Lot Split~376. AYES: Commissioners Ferguson, Forman, Golisch, Kuyper and Parker. NOES: None ABSENT: Commissioners Michler and Norton. September II, 1962 Page Six . . RESOLUTION NO. 459 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF ARCADIA, CALIFORNIA, RECOMMENDING THE RECLASSIFICATION, UPON CERTAIN CONDITIONS, OF PROPERTY LOCATED AT THE SOUTHEAST CORN1lR OF LIVE OAK AVENUE AND LENORE AVENUE FROM ZONE R-3 TO ZONE C-2. MOTION Moved by Commissioner Ferguson, seconded by Commissioner Kuyper and unanimously carried that the reading of the full body of the resolution be waived. MOTION Moved by Commissioner Ferguson, seconded by Commissioner Kuyper that resolution No. 459 be adopted. ROLL CALL AYES: Commissioners Ferguson, Forman, Golisch, Kuyper and Parker. NOES: None ABSENT: Commissioners Michler and Norton.. RESOLUTION NO, 460 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF ARCADIA, CALIFORNIA, RECOMMENDING THE GRANTING, UPON CERTAIN CONDITIONS" OF A ZONE VARIANCE TO PERKIT THE USE OF PROPERTY AT 716 HUNTINGTON DRIVE FOR A NURSERY SCHOOL AND DAY CAMP. It was pointed out to the Commission that if tbis resolution is adopted that the use of the property for a nursery scbool is recommended to the City Council for approval. However, one of the conditions of approval (that the building conform with regulations of the No. 1 Fire Zone) appears to be too difficult to meet because of the expense involved in making the required structural changes. Due to tbis condition perbaps tbe property will not be used for nursery school purposes as recommended by the Commission. The Commission discussed the advisability of deleting this condition or of modifying some of the other conditions in the resolution but decided that on the facts available to them that they will not alter the resolution. However, if additional information proved that the building could safely be used for this type of occupancy, tbat the City Council could consider the merits of deleting this condition of approval. MOTION Moved by Commissioner Kuyper, seconded by Commissioner Ferguson and unanimously carried that tbe reading of the full body of Resolution No. 460 be waived. MOTION Moved by Commissioner Golisch, seconded by Commissioner Ferguson to adopt Resolution No. 460, September II, 1962 Page Seven . . ROLL CA.LL AYES: Commissioners Ferguson, Forman, Golisch, Kuyper and Parker. NOES: None ABSENT: Commissioners Michler and Norton. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION Mr. Luben Balabanoff, 1625 South Second Avenue, Arcadia, addressed the Commission and informed them of the structural conditions of the building at 716 West Huntington Drive. He mentioned the cost would be prohibitive to bring this structure to compliance with the No. 1 Fire Zone regulations. REPORTS Zone Variance - 315 Le Roy Avenue This application has been referred back to the Commission from the City Council because the attorney representing the applicant informed the City Council that new evidence was going to be presented which was not presented to the Commission. The Commission should instruct the City Attorney to prepare the necessary resolution setting this application for public hearing. Appeal from the Decision of Modification Committee: Mr. 60 Mrs. E, T,. Carney of 331 Monte Vista Road, have constructed a poolside cabana which does not comply with the yard requirements of Zone R-l. The Committee after reviewing the application voted to deny the application and directed that the cabana be relocated. The Commission should set a date of public hearing on this matter. The Commission set October 9, 1962, as the date to hear this appeal. ADJOURmmNT The meeting adjourned at 9:35 P.M. &~~C>>~ WILLIAM PHELPS Secretary of the Arcadia Planning Commission WP:bc r'" September 11, 1962 Page Eight