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RESOLUTION NO. 300
A RESOLUTION OF Trill CITY PLANNING
CO~1ISSION OF THE C:TY OF ARCADIA,
CALIFORNIA, REC OMMENDING THE DENIA L
OF THE REQUESTED ZONE VARIANCE TO
PERMIT Trill CONSTRUC~ION OF AN
ADDITIONAL DWELLING AT 601 Sr~RON
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bIHEREAS, there was filed w1th this Commission on May 12,
1958, the application of James L. ~eid and J. Louella Reid, as OI'In-
ers, for a zone variance to permit the erection cf an additional
dNelling on the front portion of the followine; de'scribed property
in the County of Los Angeles, State of CaliforniE, to Nit:
Lot 12, Tract No. 15033 as shown on map
recorded in Book 624, pag;es 90 to 92, of
Maps, records of said County;
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WHEREAS, after notice required by Ordinance No. 760 of
said City, as amended, a public hearing was duly held on the matter
by and before this Co~nission on ;une 10, 1958 which hearing wa~
duly continued to June 24, 1958, at each of whici times all inter-
ested persons were given a full opportunity to be heard and to pre-
sent evidence;
NOW, nillREFCRE, THE CITY PLANNING COMMISSION HEREBY DETER-
NINES AND RESOLVES AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. That there were no protest.s, either oral or
\~itten, to the granting of the variance.
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SECTION 2. That subject property is CL lot 75 feet by 120
feet, containine; 9,000 square feet of area; that the Arcadia city
zonil1!; ordinance has for many ;\,ears required a minimum of 7500
square feet of area fur each dl'lelling unit in the R-l Zone, which.
would require at least 15,OOO square feet of ar'9a for twu d\'rellinc;
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units. That the p:.ot plan submitted b~r applicant with respect to
the subject property shm'ls only ten and one-half feet between the
eXistir:g building and the new structure proposed to be erected on
subject property, and approximately only seven and one-half feet
between a roofed porch on the proposed new structure and the ex-
isting residence, ,.,hereas the city ordinance requires a distance
of 35 feet between such dwellings. That the existing residence
on the subject pro:;>erty is but twelve feet from the rear lot line
\"Ihereas the city o.t'dinance presently applicable requires a rear
yard of 25 feet. 'rhat applicant I s plot plan shows the existing
dwelling to contain only 540 square feet whereas the applicable
city ordinance presently requires a minimum of 1,000 square feet
for each d\'ielling. That the proposed development of subject prop-
erty does not meet city ordinance requirements in many respects.
SECTION 3. That it was not shown that there are excep-
tional circumstances applicable to subject property, nor that the
variance is necessary for the preservation and enjoyment of sub-
stantial property rights possessed by other property in the same
vicinity and zone. That the granting of the requested variance
would be injurious. to property and improvements in the same vicin-
ity and zone and would adversely affect the comprehensive general
plan.
SECTION 4. That for the foregoing reasons, this Commis-
sion recommends to the City Coun~il that the requested variance
for the construction of an additional dwelling be denied.
SECTION 5. The Secretary shall certify to the adoption
of this ResolutiOJ'l and shall cause a copy of the same to be for-
warded to the City Council of the City of Arcadia.
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I fmREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing Resolution was adopted
at a regular meetir~ of the City Planning Commission held on the
8th
day of ,July
AYES:
NOES:
NOT VOTING:
ABSENT:
ATTE;ST: ..
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Secre"ary
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, 1958, by the following vote:
Commissioners Davison, For~n, Robertson,
Vachon a~d Stout
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Commissioner stout
Commissioners Acker and Michler
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