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HomeMy WebLinkAbout0244 " " . . .. . RESOLUTION NO. 244 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF ARCADIA, CALIFORNIA, RECOMMENDING THE RECLASSIFICATION FROM ZONE R-l TO ZONE M-2 OF CERTAIN REAL PROPERTY IN SAID CITY. THE CITY PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF ARCADIA, CALI- FORNIA, DOES FIND, DETERMINE, 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 Change of zone from Zone R-I to Zone M-2 of the following described real prop- erty in the City of Arcadia, County of Los Angeles, State of Cali- . fornia, to wit: Parcell: 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. 57421l, Superior Court of said County; a certified copy of the decree had in said action was recorded in Book 38373, page 153, of Offlci.al 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 len1i'ith 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 . upon the matter by and before thts 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 ~~rch 12, 1957, at which times all persons were given full oppor- tunity to be heard and to present evidence. That on each of said dates the hearing on the aforesaid application for change of zone -1- 244 . . was held in conjunction with the hearing on the application of 4It Century Rock Products by E. O. Rodeffer, President, for a special use permit for the development of natural resources, to wit, rock, sand and gravel upon the property above described. . . SECTION 2. That there were few protests to the requested change of zone. That there were numerous protests to placing the property in a "Q" or Quarry Zone which is not an issue herein. That the majority of the protests were not to the change of zone but to the application for a special use permit for development of natural resources and against the proposed use of all or any portion of the subject property for the extraction and processing of rock, sand and gravel in, on or upon subject property. SECTION 3. That subject property was recently annexed to the City of Arcadia, said annexation becoming effective on Decem- ber 24, 1956. That by the terms of Ordinance No. 760 of the City of Arcadia, as amended, property annexed to the City is automati- cally classified in Zone R-l unless other :;:cning is placed tl1ereon concurrent with the annexation. That although Ordinance No. 760 of the City of Arcadia, as amended by Ordinance No. 967 of said City, now provides that prior to the adoption by the Council of the Reso- lution of Intention to annex uninhabited territory, a copy of the annexation petition shall be referred to the City Planning COmmis- sion for investigation and report to the City Council as to the desirability of the annexation and the zone classification to be placed thereon, at the time the petition for the annexation of the above described property was filed with the City of Arcadia, the subject matter of Ordinance No. 967 had not yet been considered by the Arcadia City Council; that at the time the City of Arcadia adopted the Resolution of Intention to annex the above described property, Ordinance No. 967 had not yet been introduced, and at the time of the hearing set by the Resolution of Intention to annex the ubject property, Ordinance No. 967 had not yet become effective. -2- ',- . . . . . That the classification of subject property in Zone R-l is arbi- trary, unreasonable, unrealistic and has no reasonable application to the subject property and the conditions applicable thereto, and subject property should be reclassified. That good zoning practice not only justifies but requires the reclassification of subject prop- erty. That the reclassification of the subject property is not in- consistent with nor contrary to the comprehensive general plan nor 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 "The City Planning Commission and the City Council recognize, and hereby declare, that the City of Arcadia is a component part of a large metropolitan area, within which larger areas are contained facilities which in amount, location. physical characteristics and available services are preeminently suited for use by industrial en- terpri.sesj . . . 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 prohibition, but rather would conform to comprehensive regulation on the metropolitan area basis. II That subject property was not a part of the City of Arcadia at the time of such declara- tion nor at the time of the adoption of Ordinance No. 760 but con- stituted a part of the adjacent unincorporated metropolitan area contemplated by Ordinance No. 760. SECTION 4. 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 in M-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. -3- 244 . . That much of the adjacent property zoned agricultural is used for cor- 4It rals, goat pens, chicken yards and stables. That due to the foregoing 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 Gabriel River, subject prop- erty is unsuited for residential development. The isolated location of subject property makes it unsuited for commercial development, and it is doubtful if the soil of the river bed would permit agriculture. That 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 by reason of its topography, location, surrounding zones and uses, subject property is ideally suited for, if not practi- ~ cally restricted to, industrial types of use. SECTION 5. That for the foregoing reasons, this Commission recommends that the above described property be reclassified from Zone R-l to Zone M-2; that such reclass1fication be granted on the con- dition that 30 feet be dedicated for street purposes on the southeast- erly side of Lower Azusa Road to increase the existing 50-foot dedi- cation to 80 feet. 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 regular 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 ABSEN\ll : None ~~ . Carman -4- 244