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RESOLU'l'ION IfO.76
A RESOLUTIOJI OF THE CITY P'LAlOiIBG COMMISSION
OF TKB CITY OF ARCADIA, CALIFOBRIA, DmlURJBG
ITS IlfTBRTION TO IIISTI'l'UT1l: PROCDDIIfGS FOB TO
.&MiJfJlmH'l' OF ORDIBDOE NO.760 OF THE OITY OF
ARCADIA.
THE CITY PWNIBG COMMISSIOIi OF TBB CITY OF ARCADIA DOES
BBREBY FIBD, DETBlUlIIB AID RESOLVE AS FOLLOilS:
Sml'1'IOB 1. 'l'hat the public health, safet1' and general
weltare of the C1t1' ot Arcadia and the inhab1tants thereof re-
qulre the con.lderat10n and 1nstltution of proceed1ogs relative
to the .-ndment. Upon the written request of Tve1ve (12) owners
ot the property attected and pursuant to Section 17 Of Ordinance
Bo.760 of the C1t,. of Arcadia, th1e Collllll1ss1on 40es on its OVD
mot1on bereD,. institute proceedings for the purpose of subll1tting
evidence and l118king findings an4 reoollllDl!lndat1ons to the Clt;r
Council of tbe Citr ot Arcadia relative to the amendllltnt ot 01'din-
ance Bo.760 by changing :tl'Olll Zone R-1 to Zone B-3 the following
clescrlbed real propert1' in aaid 01 t;r, to-wit:
Lota 94 to 103 1oc1uslve, ot Traot &0.2731 in
the 01t1' ot Arcadia, Oount1' of Loa Angeles,
State of Cal1f'orn1a. aa per III&p recordec1 in
Book 33, Page 29 ot Mapa in the ottloe of tbe
Count7 Reco1'der of Los Angeles Count1'.
SmlTIOll 2. That the bour ot 8:00 P.M. on Tue.da1', Auguat
12. 1952 and '.l'uesda1', August 26, 1952, 10 the Council Cb&lllb81'a
ot the City BAll in said Clt1' are hereb7 t1xed as the t1me, date
and place of publ1c hearings to be beld by and betore thIs OOID-
III1nion, tor the purpose ot hearing all persona interested in and
of rece1ving all eVidence pertinent to the said rezoning of 8&14
property.
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SliXlTIOJf 3. The Secretal'J shall certify to the adoption
ot tb18 Resolution, and shall cause notice of the tiM. date. 8Dd
place and purpoae of the aaid hearings to be glveD and published
as requirec1 by law.
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Ol1&11'1!aD ot the Plazm1ng Collllll1sa1on
I HBRBBY CBRTIJ'I that tbe torego1ng Be.olutiOD was
adopted at a regular meeting ot the Cl t7 Planning Collllll1ss1on of
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10 whicb aaid propert1' 1" located, nor vl11 the grant1Dg of a
. variance as here1natter recolllllleDded adverael1' atteet the general
cOlIIPrebenslve plan.
SEC'rIOR 7. Such var1ance aa bere1D<er recollllll8Dded 1s
reasOD&bl1' necessar;r tor the preservat10n and enjo1lll8Dt ot subatant1a1
propert1' r1ghts ot the appu.cants, tor the rea.on that the pre.ent
developaent and use ot adjacent properties and the development ot
Baldwin Avenue &s a through tratf'1c arte1'1al are not conduc1ve to
the use of .ubject property for the uses for which It is present11'
zoned.
SECTIOH 8. That for the torego1Ag reasons thls CoBlll1ulon
recollllUDds to the Cl tJ Councll tb& t a variance be granted to pe1'lll1 t
the property hereinbefore descr1bed to be uaec1 tor tbe cOll.structlon
and _1DVo1'lA1'Ice thereon ot apartment houses on condit1on that no
. apartllleat bouae thereon constructed sha.11 exceed one story in heighth,
and .. III8X1I1U11 ot eighteen feet above final grade, and provIded turther
that the tront, aide and rear Jards shall not be leaa than ..equired
bl Section 6 of ordinance 110.760 ot the Oity of Arcadia, as amended.
The Secretar;r shall certify to the adoption of this Re-
solution &Dd shall torvel'd a copy ot the same to the C1ty Oouncil.
I HEREBY OERTIn that the foregoing Resolution was adopted
by the C1t1' Planning Comm1se1on at a regular meeting hold on the 8th
da1' of Jul1', 1952, b1' tbe follOWing vote:
AYES~ MR. - .
Ill, Balser, Danvel', Knopp, Pratt, Sorenson
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NOES: Mr. Anderson
ABSBBT: Mr. Berk1.
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NOW,'1'BERBPOBB, 'fBE CITY PLAIJIIBO COMMI8SIOH OF TO CITY OP
ARCADIA, DOES lIEREBY FIlID, DJUuMINB, RESOLVE AID. RliCOMMEIiD AS FOLLOWS,
SBCTIOH 1. That there were nwaerou. wrltten and 01"&1 pro_
testa to the granting ot the variance requested, particu1arl1' troa
the owners ot property tacing Old Ranch Road and abutting the re&1"
of applicantB' properties; the general objection waa the depreclat-
ing effect sueb ConStruct1OD would have upon the propert1' ot said
oners. 'fbe particular objectlon wa. that the oonlltnction of mu1t1ple-
atory bulldings would Pl'ec1ude the view present11' afforded sucb OVDel'a
and invade the prIvac1' otherw1se enJored b1' such owners in the use of
tbe1r reapectlve pl'Opertles.
SECTION 2. That when subject property waa zoned R-1, Baldwin
Avenue bad not been extended as a through atreet Borth trom Huntington
Dl'lve; that BaldWin Avenue 1s now a through arterIal trolll Huntington
Dr1ve to Colorado Blvd.
SECTIOl'f 3. That the propert;r in quest10n faces and 1s &el'O.S
the street troll the propert7 ot the LOB Angeles Turf' ClUb. COllpr1aing
over one hundred acres dec11catec1 to borse racing and other recreat10n-
a1 e4 entertaining eflIZI.ts, and to the parking ot motor veb1elell in
oonnectlon v1tb sucb uses; that 1n the near vieinlt1 are borse stables
owne4 by 01" used in conJunctlon v1tb the actlvit1es of tbe LOB Ange1eB
'furf' ClUb.
SECTIOH _. '!'bat the foregoing oOD41tlODa conatltute exception-
al cIrcu.atancea not a1lll11a1"17 appllcab1e to all propert7 in the ....
vicin1t1' and zone.
SECTIOJI 5. 'l'bat the constl'UCtlon of multiple-lltoJo;y apart-
I118DtB throughout the entire area would _tarial1y decrease UI8 value
... of propsrt1' abutting on tbe rear, partIcular17 but not nece.sari1y
11m1tec1 to the 1e.sen1ng of tbe pr1vao1' of the ovners of a&14 property,
and a d1l11Dutlon, 1t not total 1088 ot the new P1"8aentl7 afforded
aa1d owners frOll thelr respective properties.
SECTIOlI 6. That the granting of the variance bere1na1'tar
recollllUlded on the cODd1t1ona spec1tled, w111 not be inoona1stent
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"ltb good. pl......i'1g practice or the pron.lons of the Malter Zcm1"1g
plan. or w1th the P1"esent 4evelopment ot the general nelgbborhood
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