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HomeMy WebLinkAbout0296 . . ~ RESOLUTION NO. 296 A RE,30LUTION OF THE CITY PLANNING COM1IHSSION OF THE CITY OF ARCADIA, CALIFORNIA, RECOMMENDING THE DENIAL OF A ZONE VARIANCE TO ALLOW PROPERTY AT 518 WEST LONGDEN AVENUE TO BE USED AS A REST HOME. WHEREAS, there was filed with this Commission on the 7th day of April, 1958, the application of LeRoy K. Johnson and Doris Johnson, as owners, for a zone variance to permit the following de- scribed property at 518 West Longden Avenue, in the City of Arcadia, County of Los Angeles, state of California, to wit: The West 192 feet of the North 253.56 feet of Lot 1:::, Tract No. 4467, as shown on map recorded in Book 53, page 10, of Maps, Records of Los Angeles County, . to be used for furnishing room, board and nursing care to elderly ~{Qmen; and, WHEREAS, after notice as required by Ordinance No. 760, as amended, of said City, a publiC hearing was duly held on the matteJ;> by and before this Commission on the 13th day of May, 1958, which said hearing was duly continued to l1ay 27, 1958, at each of which times all in'~erested persons were given a full opportunity to be heard and to present evidence; NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY PLANNING COMMISSION HEREBY DETER- MINES AND RESOLVES AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. That while fifteen property owners in the . neigh'oorhood signed the application as not being opposed to the granting of the variance, no one spoke in favor of it at the hearing and there were several oral protests, including one from one prop- erty owner who had. previously signed as not being opposed to the variance. -1- 296 v . . . SECTION 2. That although subject property consists of a large lot, in 1953 a lot split was granted to permit the construc- tion of the fifth dwelling, but that said lot split does not appear on the tax roll; that had the lot been divided, subject property would be no larger than other lots in the vicinity; that for that reason the size of subject property does not constitute an excep- tional or extraordinary circt~stffi1ce. SECTION S. That subject property is zoned R-l and already has five dwellings, which is more than other property similarly zoned is allowed. That no rest home exists anywhere in the City of Arcadia on propert~' similarly zoned or situated. That applicant has not shown that the variance is necessary for the enjoyment of any right possessed by other property in the same vicinity nor that . public necessity, Clonvenience, general welfare or good zoning practice justify the requested zone change, but rather that such a variance would be detrimental to the residential property in the neighborhood and would not be in the interest of good planning for the City as a whole. SECTION 4. That for the foregoing reasons, this Commis- sion recommends to the City Council that the request of LeRoy K. Johnson and Doris ,Johnson for a zone variance to permit the operation of a rest home be denied. SECTION 5. The Secretary shall certify to the adoption of this Resolution and shall cause a copy of the same to be forwarded . to the City Council of the City of Arcadia. I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing Resolution was adopted at a regular meeting of the City Planning Commission held on the lOth day of AYES: June ,1958, by the following vote: NOES: ABSENT: Commissioners Acker, Davison, Forman, Michler and Vachon None Commissioners Pratt and ~~onJf!'ibL~ . ~airman r -2- 296