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RESOLUTION NO. 233
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A RESOLUTION OF TlfE CITY PLANNING
CO[~IISSION OF THE CITY OF ARCADIA,
CALIFORNIA, RECOW~ING DENIAL OF
A REQUESTED VARIANCE OR SPECIAL USE
PERMIT TO ALLOW PROPERTY IN AN R-l
ZONE TO BE USED FOR A MORTUARY.
WHEREAS, Jehanna M. Wenz, as ewner, en September 21, 1956,
filed an applicatien fer a zene variance er special use permit to'
allew the use fer a mertuary af preperty at 1620 Seuth Santa Anita
Avenue, described as fellaws:
The west half of the seuth half ef Lot 33, Arcadia
Acreage Tract, as shewn en map recerded in Beok
10, page 18, ef I-laps, records of Los Angeles
Ceunty, except therefram that partian included
within Tract NO'. 19769,
and,
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'~rlEREAS, after netice required by Ordinance NO'. 760 0:
said City, a public hearin6 was duly held on the matter by and be-
fere this Cemmissi@n en the 23rd day ef October, 1956, which hea:c-
ing was dUly centinued to' Navember 13, 1956, at which times all
interested persons were ~iven a full oppertunity to be heard and to
present evidence;
NOW, TlfEREFORE, THE CITY PLANNING COMfUSSION HEREBY DETER-
MINES AND RESOLVES AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. That there were pretests against the Granting
of the requested variance ar special use permit filed by tlie follow-
ing; organizations: Episcapal Diecese ef Los Angeles, Board af the
Arcadia Unified Scheel District, The Arcadia F. T. A. Ceuncil, the
Santa Ani ta p. T. A., the Execu ti ve Beard of tIle San ta Ani ta 1'. T. A.,
. the Richard Henry Dana, Jr. P. T. A., the Hugo Reid P. 'E. A., the
CaminO' Greve P. T. A., the Helly Avenue F. T. A., the Rancho Santa
Anita Residents' Association, the Banta Anita Residents' ASllccia-
tien, the Santa Anita Village Cemmunity Association; a petitien pre-
testing the Same signed by ever 1800 property ewners between Duarte
Raad and Live Oak Avenue; and written protests by numereus
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individuals, many of which were supplemented by further oral pro-
. test.s. In addition to the applicant, only one property oVlner Nithin
a radius of 300 feet affirmatively supported the application; that
applicant submitted a petition signed by 108 persons residing
throughout the city and even beyond its limits.
SECTION 2. That while the size of the house ~,d the par-
cel of land upon which it is sitmated, and its location near a pub-
lic school and church might be considered exceptional or extra-
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ordinary circumstances, these were t:ise conditions in existence at the
time the property was purchased by the present owner a little over
a year ago. That churches and particularly schools are essential
to residential ~reas and should not be considered as the basis of
special use permits for proprietary businesses. That no evidence
. was presented to show that the variance requested Vlas necessary for
the preservation and enjoyment of property rights of the applicant
possessed by other property owners in the same zone and vicinity.
SECTIOtl 3. That the grantine; of the requested variance
would constitute spot zoning, inasmuch as the 11earest commercial
uses are three-fourths of a mile to the north and three-fourti1B of
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a mile to the south of subject property; would adversely affect the
comprehensive general plan, and might well be the beginning of addi-
tional variance requests. That the location of a mortuary in that
particular residential zone would unquestionably depreciate prop-
erty values and would be injuriOUS to other property in the same
zone and vicinity. That the location of a mortuary within a
densely settled residential area would by its very nature be materi-
ally detrimental to the public health or welfare of the property
owners and residents in the surrounding residential area.
SECTION 4. That for the foregoing reasons, thin Comrais-
aion recommends to the City Council of the City oi' Arcadia that the
request of Johanna 11. Wenz for a zone variance and special use
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permit, and each of them, be denied.
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SECTION 5. 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 }ffiP~BY CERTIFY that the foregoing Resolution was
adopted at a regular meeting of the City Planning Commission held
on the 2"(th
day of November
, 1956, by the following vote:
AYES:
Commissioners Ba15er, Robertson, Sorenson and Vac~10n
NOES:
None
ABSENT: CommissionerE Acker, Daly and Pratt
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ATTEST:
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Secretary
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