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Home My WebLink About0242 , . . RESOLUTION NO. 242 . A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF ARCADIA, CALIFO~~IA, RECO~~DING THE RECLASSI- FICATION OF CERTAIN REAL PROPERTY ON LAS TUNAS DRIVE AND LIVE OAK AVENUE FROM ZONES R-I AND C-2 TO ZONES PR-l, C-2, AND C-M WITH A D-ZONE OVERLAY. WHEREAS, there have been from time to time numerous ap- . pllcations filed with this Co@nission requesting change of zone for various parcels of property on Las Tunas Drive and Live Oak Avenue and requesting variances from the zoning restrictions appli- cable to th~ property; and, WliEREAS, this Corrmlissiol1 was .of the opin~ on that cons~_d- eration should be given to the reclassification from Zones R-l and C-2 to Zones PR-I, C-2 and C-M with a D-Zone overlaid upon that property located west of ~,mta Anita Avenue, bounded on the north by Las Tunas Drive, on the west by EI Monte Avenue and on the south by Live Oak Avenue, commonly lmown as "The Triangle" and described as follows, to wit: Lot 68 and that portion of Lot 69 1yinE southerly of Las Tunas Drive, Santa Anita Colony, as shown on map recorded in Book 42, page 87, Miscellaneous Records of Los Angeles County, and did therefore on its own motion, under and by Reeolution No. 238, institute proceedings for such purpose; and, WHEREAS, after notice required by Ordinance No. 760., as amended, of said City, a public hearing was duly held on the matter by and before this Commission on the 22nd day of January, 1957, which hearing was duly continued to February 13, 1957, at which . times all interested persons were given a full opportunity to be heard and to present evidence; NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY PLANNING Co.MMISSION HEREBY DETER- MINES AND RESo.LVES AS Fo.LLows: SECTION 1. That while there were many communications favoring the proposed change and a number who spoke at the hearing; of it, there were petitions containing approximately 50.0. -l- 2L.2 '- . . . '., . . names, in addition to many individual letters, protesting the change, as well as many oral protests of individual property own- ers and those representing property owners' groups, on the grounds that such a change would allow encroachment of industry into a residential a~ea and would devaluate surrounding property. SECTION 2. That subject property has not been properly developed under the present zoning and has been a problem for many years. That im; use for ligh.t manufacturing under. a 't-M" zoning with a "D" Zone overlay would be a definiif!asset to the City. That a C-M ZOne with a "D" Zone overlay is in a sense more restric- tive than a C-2 Zone, and that such zoning can prOVide a controlled industrial development not detrimental to surrounding residential areas. SECTION 3. That for the foregoing ~easons this Commis- sion recommends to the Arcadia City Council that real property in the City of Arcadia, County of Los Angeles, State of California, hereinafter described be classified and reclassified as follows: a. That the Westerly 60 feet of Lot 68, Santa Anita Colony Tract, as shown on map recorded in Book 42, page 87, Miscel- laneous Records of said county be reclassified from Zone R-l to Zone PR-I and also Zone D; b. Tha't the Easterly 257 feet of the westerly 317 feet of said Lot 68, Santa Anita Colony Tract, be reclassified from Zones R-I and C-2 to Zone C-2 and also Zone D; c. That all of said Lot 68, except the west 317 feet thereof, and that portion of Lot 69, said Santa Anita Colony Tract, lying; south of las Tunas Drive, be reclassified from Zone C-2 to Zone C-M and also Zone D. That any building hereafter constructed, reconstructea, erected or structurally altered, whether done under authority of the basic zoning applicable thereto or under a variance heretofore granted and still in effect,shall comply in all respects to the -2- 242 . . . . . requirements of the D-Zane hereinabove recommended to be imposed upon the property and in compliance with the regulations deter- mined and established by the City Council concur~ent with the ordinance establishing said property in the D-Zone. SECTION 4. That for the protection of the residential properties to the west of subject property, for the integration of subject property with the residential and corrmercial uses in effect or permissible upon the property to the north, and to promote the full and proper utilization of subject property in view of the in- dustrial uses existent upon adjacent property to the south and out- side of the City of Arcadia, the following restrictions are deemed proper and necessary to be imposed as regulations concurrent with the placing of subject property in the "D" overlay zone, to \~it: a. That no building shall be over two and one-half stories in height. b. The exterior walls of all buildings, other than brick or natural field materials, shall be of pastel colors. c. All exterior walls shall be of masonry construction and all construction shall comply with the requirements for build- ings and occupancies in fire zone 1. d. DOors and windows on the street side of a building, except doors and windows used exclusively for light and ventilation and opening directly into rooms used exclusively for business of- fices, shall not comprise more than ten percent (10%) of the area of the street side of the building. No rooms on the street side of any building shall be used for storage, display or manufacturing purposes if more than ten percent (10%) of the area of the street side of the building consists of doors or windows. e. No Signs shall project above the roof line ant:. tJle total area of all signs shall not exceed one square foot for each lineal foot of building frontage on the street side. There shall be no blinking lights or moving parts on any sign. f. Towers, chimneys, spires, ga~les, roof structures, -3- 2J~2 :. . . ..' . flag poles, redio or television masts shall not exceed a height of twenty feet above the roof of the main portion of the building. I... :;. Customer or empl03ree parking of passenger vehicles r, ~" . area is '- - may be pe~itted in front of a building if such parktng . separated from the adjacent street or property by a Hall, fence or 3creen type l~,dscaping at least two feet in height and not exceed- ! ing four feet in height. All parkin~ areas for commercial and in- dustrial vehicles and equipment shall be paved, sha.ll be located tc the rear or side of buildings, and shall be separa~~~. fro,~ ~3.: J...,t' '~1!- , jacent p~operties or streets by a six-foot nmsonry wall.~ All materials and equipment stored outRide of a bUilding shall be stored at the side or rear of the main bUilding, shall be enclosed by a six- foot masonry wall, and no materials stored outside shall project above the enclosing masonry wall. h. All industrial and manufacturing operations shall be j-- conducted within a walled building. i. All flood lighting shall be 6.irected away from ad- ,10ining properties. ,~~ j. There shall be a ten-foot setback from all street property lines, and such setback areas shall be landscaped and maintained free of weeds and debris. k. Not over fifty percent (50%) of the land area of the property shall be covered by buildings. 1. Curbs, gutters, and sidewalks of a five-foot minimum . width shall be constructed, the full length of each parcel of prop- erty pr~or to or concurrent With the er~ction or improvement of any structure on the respective parcel of land. six feet in height, m. A solid masonry walll without openings for vehicular traffic, shall be constructed at and along the length of the east property line of El Monte Avenue from Live Oak Avenue to Las Tunas Drive, except that it shall be fouz' feet in height from the build- ing setback line to t11e street property line, and the parkway on El Monte Avenue shall be landscaped. -4- 242 OJ . . " n. The Planning Commission may modify any of the for'e- 4It going conditions if such modification will not adversely affect property or improvements in the vicinity and if such modification will equally accomplish substantially the same results as will the adherence to the foregoing conditions. SECTION 5. The Secretary m1all 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 Corunission held on the 12th day of ~~rch, 1957, by the following vote: AYES: Commissioners Acker, Daly, Pratt, Robertson and Sorenson NOES: Commissioner Balser . ABSENT: Commissioner Davison f)/~~ C airman " . -5- 242