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Home My WebLink About0267 '. . . . RESOLUTION ]';0. 267 A RESOLUTIOK OF THE CITY PLAI:NING COf1iiilISSION OF THE CITY OF ARCADIA, CALIFORNIA, RECO~JVIENDING THE GRANTING OF A ZONE VARIANCE TO PERNIT THE CONSTRUCTION AND r~INTENAKCE OF A PET HOSPITAL AT lOG ~EST LAS TUNAS DRIVE. ~'~AS, there was filed with this Commission on August 2G, 1957, the application of Reuben V, Senior and Fanny L, Senior, as owners, for a zone variance to permit the follo\'ling described pro- perty in the City of Arcadia, County of Los ADGeles, State of Cali- fornia, to wit: . The test 75 feet of the East 135 feet, exclu- sive of streets, of Lot ,f, Santa Anit" Colony, as shown on map recorded in Hook 42, pa~e -7, ~tiscellaneous Recorus of said County, located at 10L ~eRt Las Tunas D~ive, to ~e uS8d for the constl~ction and eJaintenanca of a pet hospital; and, I/HSREAS, after notice required by Ordinance No. 7,0, as amended, of said City, a public hearing was duly held on the matter by and before this Commission on the lOth day of Septemter, 1957, ;Ihich said hearing was dul,y continued to Jctober ~, IS57, at each of '..:hlch times all interested persons were Given a full opportunIty to be heard and to present evidence; NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY PLANNING COV~ISSION HEREBY DETER- I;jINES AND RESOLVES AS FOLLOHS: SECTION 1. That while there were protests, both oral and . v~itten, to the granting of the variance, there were those vn10 spoke in favor of such variance, as well as several Communications favorinG it. Thut although the business of a veterinary clinic is b UO€ per- missi1:1e in Zone l~-l, under certain circumstances its location in -l- 267 ~ . o . I.. _'::.Y!l"f.G:."'2J..31 ~~~,n(; '.',T..:.lcl n.~t ~Ie (Aetr:i..rrent~-~: 1>..1 tt"-'-e nel..;L; \~f"r_ It....'-; tl'Lt lJt~~j' "\ ~l.~'_:.n( C:J ;,~ve I.Jeen "-:::'tdnte:r: in t~le ~~r.:e <..c.i.ntt:' &1-: sul.:ject OI'Gi;J2:l'ty; .:;n:'l that no residential propel'ty ",but;:; ilubject 1)ror.)e;et,~', SECTION 2, That the ~ranting of the rEquested vbriancE' 13 re[sonably neC€SS6ry for the preservation bnd enjoyment of L substan- tIal property right of the applicant, possessed by other propert~ in the 3Gme zone and vicinity, for the reason that subject property con- stitutes a portion of the so-called Triangle, bounded on the north by Las Tunas Drive, on the south by Live Oak Avenue, i:!TId on the \'!est by El ;'lonte Avenue; that each individual parcel of property '.,'ithin the '~rian51e, '<lith respect to 1:lhich a request for relief from the basic ~onin~ ,-,pplicable thereto has been m..de v:ithin the p,=,st 'Severed ye:;rs, hus been afforded relief from the restrictive :)rovisicns of the tasie . ~oning applicable thereto, SECTIon 3. 'rhat there are exceptional or extraordinary circumstances applicable to the propertJ invol'led and to the intended use of the property that do not apply generally to the property or class of use in the same zone or vicinity. That by reason ox' variances heretofore granted in the area of the Triangle, fe"r C-2 use 3 9re;.;entl~' permitted by the zoning applicable to subject propert~ coulc be economI- cally developed upon the property; that the intended use of the prcperty contemplates the use of sound-proofing, air-conditionin~ and land~c~ping technique::J that will reduce to a minimum the objection.:> tl1ct ~':ould othc!'-.:ise be applicable to the use of the propert:' for a pet hoopitr;l. . SECTION 4. That the Granting of the requested va,'icnce upon the conditions hereinafter recorrmended "ill not be materl~lly detrimental to the pUblic health or ':Ielfcre J or injurioud to the pro- pcrt:\' Dl" ilT,;;ll'ovement3 in Eluc11 zone or vicinity in dlich t11e 1JrOpo:ct~, i'3 located. SECTIOK 5. That the grantinG of such varisnce will not -2- 2--7 . . . . . adversel, affect the comprehensive general plan, SECTION 0. That for the foregoing reasons this Commission recommends that s variance be granted for the use of the property hereinsbove described for a pet hospital upon the follo.1ing conditions: a. No building: shall be over t\!O and one-half stories in hei(;ht. b. The exterior walls of all buildings, other than brick or naturQl field materials, shall be of pastel colors. c, All exterior ",':alls shall be of ma sonry con::.truction and all construction shall comply ~ith the raquirements for buildinfs and occupancieG in Fire Zone 1. d, No signs shall project above the roof line, and the total area of all signs shall not exceed one square foot for each lineal foot of building fronta::-;e on the street side. There c:ha11 he no blin!dnc; lights or moving parts on any sign. e. There shdll be no outside runs or pens, ::md all operu- tions conducted on the premises in connection with the busineJs here- by authori:?ed shall be carried on vlithin an enclosed ,)uil:J.in:::. f. All buildings shall be completely sound-proofed und air-conditioned. g, All specifications for the sound-proofing and ~ir- conditioning and all plans for the parking 3reas, landscapln~ and exterior desiSn of building::: shall be first approvf:d by tl"le Plal1- n:l.llo Commlssion. h. All flood-lightinG s11:;l1 be direc ten B'.:Q:" ~ pom <:.djoln- in:..; properties, i. TIlere aha11 be a ten-foot set hac!, from all street property lines, and such sethack areas shall be landscaped 8nd main- tained free of weeds and debris, j, Not over fifty percent (50%) of the lane urea of the shall be covered by buildings. -3- 2G7 , ' . . . k. Curbs, gutters, and sidel'lalks of <:l five-foot mlnimwn ~idth sh~ll be constructed along all adjacent streets the full length of the property prior to or concurrent with the erecti~n or improve- ment of any structure on the premises. 1, The plot plan submitted with the GpplieJtion for the varil:.nce must be complied ;':i tl1 a3 to all detE.i:'.s sho~1l1 thereon, Ill. The Planninc Conunis::lion may l],orli1'y any 01' the forE'- r;oln: cun0.itions if such modification .:lll nct sdversely sffect property ot' improvements in the vicinity and if such mcd~.ficat;.on \':ill equally ~ccomplish substantially the U<:lme re3ultG as '.Jill the auherence to the foregoing conditions. n. The violation of anyone or more of the conditions hereinabove set fort;} shall be gr'ounds for the revocation of SE.ld . variance. SECTION 7. The Secretary shall certify to the adoption of this fiesolution and shall cause a cupy of the same to be forwarded to the City Council of the City of Arcadia. I EEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing Resolution \"as adopted at a re::;ular meeting of the City Planning Commission held on the 22nd day of October, 1957, by the follo\'fing vote: AYES: Conmlissioners Acker, Forman, rrichler and Vachon NOES: None A3SENT: Commissioners Pratt, D~vison and Robertson d,ifi!}tL_- ____ . ATTEST: /1 J:~i~d -~- " .:.. /