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HomeMy WebLinkAbout0245 '. . . .' . RESOLUTION NO. 245 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF ARCADIA, CALIFORNIA, RECOjllMENDING THE GRANTING OF AN APPLICATION FOR A SPECIAL USE PERMIT FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES, TO WIT, ROCK, SAND AND GRAVEL UPON CERTAIN REAL PROPERTY WITHIN THE CITY OF ARCADIA. THE CITY PLANNING CO~mISSION OF THE CITY OF ARCADIA, CALI- FORNIA, DOES FIND, DETERMINE I RESOLVE AND RECOMMEND AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. That there was filed with this Commission on the 29th day of January, 1957, the application of Century Rock Prod- ucts, as owner, signed by E. O. Rodeffer, President, for a special use permit for the development of natural resources, to wit, rock, . sand and gravel, upon the following described real property in the City of Arcadia, County of Los Angeles, State of California, to wit: Parcel I: That portion of Lot 1, Tract No. 10369, per map recorded in Book 149, pages 95 and 96, of Maps, lying westerly and northwesterly of the westerly line of the land described in the condem- nation action, case No. 574211, Superior Court of said County; a certified copy of the decree had in said action was recorded in Book 38373, page 153, of Official Records of Los Angeles County; Parcel 2: That portion of Lot 2, Tract No. 10369, per map recorded in Book 149, pages 95 and 96, of Maps, bounded on the northwest by the southeasterly line of Lower Azusa Road, formerly EI Monte and Covina Road, 50 feet wide, as shown on said map, bounded on the southwest by that certain boundary line of said Lot 2 shown on said map as having a bearing and le:?fith of "N 67022'55" West a distance of 1287.40 feet' and bounded easterly and south- easterly by the westerly line of the land described in the above mentioned condemnation action. . That after notice required by law, a publiC hearing was dUly held ~pon the matter by and before this Commission on the 13th day of February, 1957, which hearing was duly continued to February 26, 1957, and which hearing was still further duly continued to March 12, 1957, at which times all persons were given full oppor- tunity to be heard and to present evidence. That on each of said -l- 245 . . dates the hearing on the aforesaid application for a special use 4It permtt was held in conjunction with the hearing on the application of Century Rock Products by E. O. Rodeffer, President, for a change of zone from Zone R-I to Zone M-2 of the property above described. 4It 4It SECTION 2. That there were numerous written and oral protests to the requested special use permit upon the grounds that the granting of such use permit and the operations to be conducted thereunder would be injurious and detrimental to adjacent residen- tial properties. SECTION 3. That there are operating rock and gravel pits to the north and east of subject property. That there is a rock and gravel pit, rock crusher and ready-mix concrete plant, in addition to other industrial uses permitted inM-Zones, in operation on the city-owned property west of subject property. That there are manu- facturing plants in the unincorporated area zoned M-l east of Peck Road between LaSalle street and Rio Hondo Parkway. That there are hog ranches on portions of the property annexed concurrent with the subject property and in the immediate vicinity of subject property. That much of the adjacent property, zoned agricultural, is used for corrals, goat pens, chicken yards and stables. That due to the fore- going conditions and other conditions and circumstances referred to in the report of the Planning Consultant on file herein, and the fact that subject property is in the bed of the San Qabriel River, the subject property is unsuited for residential development. The iso- lated locations of the subject property makes it unsuited for com- mercial development and it is doubtful if the soil of the river bed would permit agriculture. That the subject property is transected by Lower Azusa Road, a heavy traffic truck arterial and in the same vicinity of Rivergrade Road, a traffic thoroughfare, planned and constructed primarily for truck travel. That Peck Road to the west is likewise a heavily travelled truck route. That concurrently -2- 245 . . herewith, this Commission is recommending the reclassification from .. Zone R-I to Zone M-2 of the above described property. SECTION 4. That the granting of the special use permit as to all of subject property, and the production of natural resources in the manner and at the location requested by applicant will be un- necessarily detrimental and injurious to adjacent residential prop- erty in the area. That the granting of the special use permit for the production of natural resources, to wit, rock, sand and gravel, upon the conditions, in the manner and at the locations hereinafter recommended, will not be unreasonably or materially detrimental to the public health or welfare, nor injurious to the property or im- provements in the vicinity in which the subject property is located. That the special use permit, as hereinafter recommended, is necessary .. tor the preservation and enjoyment of a substantial property right of the applicant possessed by other property 1n the same vicinity and in the same zone as this Commission concurrently recommends. That there are exceptional conditions applicable to the property involved and particularly to the intended use of the property that do not ap- ply to all property in the vicinity, namely, the fact that the sub- ject property is located in the bed of the San Gabriel River and con- tains a deposit of prime material of high quality for rock, sand and gravel. That Ordinance No. 760 recognizes this exceptional condition in permitting the production of natural resources in any zone upon the granting of a special use permit therefor. That by their very nature, natural resources must be produced in their natural location and cannot be produced elsewhere. That the granting of the special .. use permit as hereinafter recommended will not adversely affect the comprehensive general plan nor will it be adverse to the land use plan of the City of Arcadia. That Ordinance No. 760 of the City of Arcadia, as and when adopted, stated in part that liThe City Planning Commission and the City Council recognize, and hereby declare, that he City of Arcadia is a component part of a large metropolitan area, -3- 245 . . within which larger areas are contained facilities which in amount, 4It location, physical characteristics and available services are pre- eminently suited for use by industrial enterprises; . . . that should the City of Arcadia, by provisions of this ordinance or subsequent ordinances, make no actual provision for the location of heavy industries, such determination will not constitute prohibi- tion, but rather would conform to comprehensive regulati.on on the metropoli tan area basis. I' That subject property was not a part of the City of Arcadia at the time of such declaration nor at the time of the adoption of Ordinance No. 760 but constituted a part of the adjacent unincorporated metropolitan area contemplated thereby. SECTION 5. That for the foregoing reasons, this Commis- sion recommends to the City Council that a special use permit for . the development of natural resources, to wit, rock, sand and gravel, together with necessary buildings, apparatus or appurtenances in- cident thereto, be granted with respect to that portion of subject property lying northerly of Lower Azusa Road. That such special use permit be granted only upon the following conditions, to wit: (1) That applicant dedicate for public street and road purposes the northwesterly 30 feet of that portion of the above- described property lying southeasterly of Lower Azusa Road to in- crease the existing 50-foot dedication to 80 feet. (2) That until the new channel of the San Gabriel River adjacent to the above described property be developed, no condition be created upon subject property which will adversely affect the flow of water in the present channel .of the San Gabriel River and . that applicant declare in writing its willingness to negotiate all requirements of the Los Angeles County Flood Contl'ol District -4- 245 . . . . . relating to the existing channel through the above-described prop- erty. (3) That all operations conducted on the above-described property be conducted in compliance with all valid requirements of the Los Angeles County Air Pollution Control District. (4) That all primary rock crushers be placed below natu- ral ground levels with the only open side facing northerly or north- easterly away from residential properties. (5) That all _equipment be constructed, maintained and operated in such a manner, as far as practicable, to eliminate noise or vibration which is injurious or annoying to persons living in the vicinity. (6) That all rock crushers, primary and secondary, screens, conveyors, stockpiles and other plant operations be located in the northeasterly corner of the property. (7) That a chain link wire fence of a minimum height of six feet, topped with three strands of barbed wire, be installed completely around the property except the westerly side thereof, and that along the westerly side thereof a masonry type wall of a minimum height of six feet be constructed and connected with the chain link fence hereinbefore in this section required. (8) That the basic disposition of rock materials from the above-described property for destinations to the north, north- east, east, southeast and south of the above-described property, as well as all truck deliveries destined for shipment by means of the San Bernardino Freeway, shall be dispatched from the above- described property by Lower Azusa Road to Rivergrade Road. (9) No portion of the above-described presmises shall be used for dwellings, trailers or trailer parks except that a dwell- ing may be used exclusively bya caretaker or superintendent of the plant and his family. (IO) All private roads connecting quarry, processing -5- 245 . . plant and stock pile shall be paved or be kept wetted down while . being used, and shall be serviced and maintained so as to create no dust, and provided further that the two-way access road from Lower Azusa Road to the plant site shall be improved in accordance with the requirements of the City Engineer. (II) All excavations from an open pit shall result in a finish slope no steeper than one foot horizontal to one foot verti- cal. . . (12) All excavating, crushing and refining operations shall be conducted only between the hours of 6:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. except in case of a public emergency or whenever reasonable and necessary repairs of equipment are required. Any variation of the above-mentioned hours shall have the approval of the City of Arcadia. (13) All dry materials leaving the premises shall first be wetted down. (14) That there be a 50-foot buffer strip along the westerly line of the property and on the northwesterly side of Lower Azusa Road and that a row of trees be planted and maintained along this buffer strip. (15) The owner, before commencing operations, shall be insured to the extent of $100,000.00 against liability in tort arising from production or activities or operations incident there- to conducted or carried on under or by virtue of any law or ordi- nance, and such insurance shall be kept in full force and effect during the period of such operations. (16) The plot plans, landscaping plans and plans of opera- tion shall be approved by the Planning Commission. (17) That all operations permissible solely by reason of the special use permit hereby recommended be conducted in accordance with and substantially at the location shown on the revised plot plan submitted by applicant and herewith approved by the Planning Com- -6- 245 . . SECTION 6. The Secretary shall certify to the adoption ~ of this Resolution and shall cause a copy to be forwarded to the City Council of the City of Arcadia. I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing Resolution was adopted at a I'egular meeting of the City Planning Commission held on the 26th day of March, 1957, by the following vote: AYES: Commissioners Acker, Balser, Daly, Robertson and Vachon NOES: Commissioner Pratt NOT VOTING: Commissioner Davison ABSENT: None s~ C a an . ATTEST: ~:~t~ . -7- 245