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HomeMy WebLinkAbout0224 -- . . . RESOLUTION NO. 224 il. RESOLUTION OF THE CITY PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF ARCADIA, CALIFORNIA, MAKING CERTAIN FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS RELATIVE TO THE PROPOSED AMENDMENT OF ORDINANCE NO. 760 OF THE CITY OF ARCADIA. WHEREAS, pursuant to Seotion 17 of Ordinanoe No. 760 of the City of Arcadia, the City Planning Commission of the City of Arcadia did on May 22, 1956, pass, approve and adopt its certain Resolution No. 219 entitled "il. RESOLUTION OF THE CITY PLANNINC COM- MISSION OF THE CITY OF ARCADIA, CALIFORNIA, DECLARING ITS INTENTION TO INSTITUTE PROCEEDINGS FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF AND MAKING RECOM- MENDATIONS CONCERNING THE AMENDMENT OF ORDINANCE NO. 760 OF THE CITY OF ARCADIA BY AMENDING SECTIONS 3, 8.1, 15 AND 16 THEREOF AND . BY ADDING THERETO A NEW SECTION 12.1", pursuant to which notice was duly published and given and a public hearing duly held on the 26th day of June, 1956, which said hearing was duly and regUlarly contin- ued to July 10, 1956, at each of which times all persons present and interested were given a full opportunity to be heard and to present evidence relative to the proposed amendment of Ordinance No. 760 of said City as provided in said Resolution No. 219; and, WHEREAS, said Planning Col1Dll1ssion has fully reviewed and considered the subject generally; NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF ARCADIA, CALIFORNIA, DOES HEREBY FIND, DETERMINE, RESOLVE AND RECOMMEND AS FOLLOWS: . SECTION 1. That the publiC necessity, convenience and general welfare require, and this Commission hereby reoommends to the City Council of the City of Arcadia, that Ordinance No. 760 of said City be amended in the following particulars to read as follows: SECTION 2. That Section 3-(d) be amended to read as fol- lows: (d) All property in the City of Arcadia not otherwise pecifically claSSified, and all property hereafter annexed, and -1- 224 ~ . . . not otherwise classified concurrently with its annexation, is hereby classified as and placed in Zone R-l; provided, however, that property owned by the City shall, while so owned, be deemed unclassified for the purpose of this Ordinance. That a new subsection (e) be added to SECTION 3, the same to read as follows: The procedure for zoning upon annexation shall be the following: (e) 1. Petition upon Annexation. In any petition for the annexation of property to the City, the petitioner may request the zoning desired by him for the property described in the application in the event the property is annexed to the City. 2. Report by Planning Commission. Prior to the adoption by the Council of the Resolution of Intention to Annex Uninhabited TerritoPy or the Resolution Consenting to the Circulation of a Petition to Annex Inhabited Territory, a copy of the annexation petition shall be refe~red to the City Planning Commission for investigation and report to the City Council as to the desirability of' the annexation and the zoning classification to be placed thereon. 3. Notice of Commission Hearing. The Planning Commission shall give notice of its intention to consider the annexation of such property and the zoning to be placed thereon in the event of annexation to the City, by publishing such notice once in a newspaper of general circulation published and circulated in the City. Such publication shall be completed at least ten (10) days prior to the date of hearing. Upon completion of such hearing, the Planning Commission shall make its recommendations to Lhe Council by resolution. 4. Notice of Council Hearing. After receiving such recom- mendation, the Council shall give notice of a public hearing to con- sider the zoning classification to be applied, upon annexation to the City, to property to be annexed. Such notioe shall be published at . . - 2 - 224 ~ . . . least once in a newspaper of general circulation published and circulated within the City, said publication to be completed at least ten (10) days before the hearing. Such notioe may be included within any other pUblication of notice concerning the annexation of the property involved, and the hearing on the matter of zoning may be held in conjunction with any public hearing required by law to be held by the Council in connection with the annexation proceedings. 5. Adoption of Interim Zoning. Concurrent with the ordinance of annexation of the property , the Council shall classify the property for zoning purposes, in accordance with its determination, as provided by law. SECTION 3. That Subsection A-2 of Section 8.1 be amended . to read as follows: SECTION 8.1-A-2. Professional offices for the following uses only: a. Accountants b. Architects c. Attorneys-at-law d. Chiropractors e. Chiropodists f. Dentists g. Engineers h. Opticians i. Optometrists j. Osteopaths k. Physicians 1 . Surgeons SECTION 4. That Subsection A-2-b of Section 15 be amended to read as follows: SECTION l5-A-2-b. Improvements. . All "public" parking areas and "used car sales areas" herein permitted shall be improved as follows: All such areas shall oe paved with asphaltic concrete sur- facing, and where such parking areas abut property classified for ItR" uses, ~ll plans for the improvement, maintenance and operation - 3 - 224 . . . . . of such parking areas shall conform to standards filed in the office of the Director of Public Works as approved, after recommendation by the Director of Public Wprks and the Planning Commission, by resolu- tion of the City Council. SECTION 5. That Subseotion J-l of Section 16 be amended to reau as follows: SECTION 16-3-1. Variances and Modifications. Within five (5) days after final action by the Planning Commission on an appli- oation for a variance or modification, notioe of the decision in the matter shall be mailed to the applicant at the address lihown upon the application and to all other persons who have filed a written request therefor with the Secretary of the Planning Commis- sion. Within ten (lO) days after such decision by the Planning Com- mission, the applicant, or any other person aggrieved by such ,de- cision, may appeal therefrom in writing to the City Counoil by filing such appeal with the City Clerk. At its next regular meeting after the filing of such appeal with the City Clerk, the City Council shall set a date for a hearing thereon. The matter of setting the hearing, giving of notice thereof and conducting such hearing shall be the same as hereinbefore prescribed for hearings before the Planning Commission. If there be no protests made against a requested modification, the action of the Modification Committee granting such request shall be final. If there be any protests to the requested modification, or to the decision of the Modification Committee, the action of the Modifi- cation Committee shall hot be final until the expiration of the time for any appeal that may be made in the matter. No permit or license shall be issued for any use invoived in an application for a variance or modification until action on such apPlication shall have become final by reason of the expiration of time to make an appeal herein provided for. If any use authorized by any variance, exception or - 4 - 224 . . . modification is, or ha's been, unused, abandoned or disoontinued for a period of six (6) months, or the conditions have not been complied with, said variance, exception or modification shall be- come null and void and of no effect, unless an extension thereof has been granted by the Planning Commission upon the written request of an interested person filed with the Planning Commission prior to the expiration of such six (6) months period. Said request shall set forth reasons supported by factual data why the variance has been un- used, abandoned or discontinued or the conditions not complied with and no extension of any such variance shall be granted unless the Commission finds the facts to be substantially as thus set forth and to constitute justifiable cause for such extension. SECTION 6. That a new Section 12.1 be added, thereby . creating an architectural design zone, specifying the items to be considered and the procedures for the establishment of architectural standards for suoh zone, the procedure for submitting and approving plans for properties within such zone, said Section 12'.1 to read as follows: SECTION 12.1: "D" ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN ZONE. The following regulations shall apply in the "D" Architectural Design Zone unless otherwise provided in this Ordinance. A. USE. Land classified in a D-Zone shall also be classified in another zone as to use. . B. PURPOSE. In order that buildings, structures, signs and landscaping will be harmonious within a specified area and not of obnoxious, un- desirable or unsightly appearance and thereby detrimental to other properties and improvements in the same zone or vicinity, the follow- ing items shall be considered in' establishing the architectural and landscaping requiren~nts for properties in aD-Zone: 1. The height, bulk and area of buildings; - 5 - 224 ,. . . . 2. 3. 4. 5. openings; 6. The size, type and location of signs; 7. Towers, chimneys" roof structures, flagpoles, radio and television masts; 8. Plot plan, landscaping and automobile parking area; 9. The relation to the existing buildings and structures in the general vicinity and area; 10. Lighting of buildings, signs and grounds. The The The The setback distances from all property lines; colors and materials on the exterior; type and pitch of roofs; size and spacing of windows, doors and other C. ESTABLISHMENT OF STANDARDS. . Concurrent with the proceedings for the establishment of property in Zone D, the Planning Commission shall investigate the nature, location and extent of the properties and improvements within the area to be so classified, and in its recommendation for establish- ment of property in Zone D shall recommend regulations governing the buildings structures, signs, landsoaping and other improvements to be constructed or maintained upon such property to aocomplish the purpose specified in the preceding section with respect to the matters therein specified. Concurrent With the adoption of an ordinance estab- . lishing property in Zone D, the City Council shall, by resolution, determine and establish such regulations it finds to be necessary and reasonable to accomplish the purposes specified in the preceding section with respect to the matters therein specified. D. COMPLIANCE OF PLANS. Plans of the exterior architectural design and appearance of all buildings and structures, plot plans, landscape plans, advertising plans, parking area plans and building setback plans shall comply with the regulations determined and established by the City Council pursuant . to the preceding section, and no building permit shall be issued for plans which do not clearly comply with such regulations, unless such plans are approved by the City Plannmng Commission. E. APPEAL. In the event that the Building Official shall determine that any plans submitted do not clearly comply with the regulations - 6 - 224 - . . established by the City Council pur' the person submitting such plans ma such decision, appeal in writing to approval of such plans. SECTION 7. The Secretary aha this Resolution and shall cause a c to the City Council of the City of I HEREBY CERTIFY that the adopted at a regular meeting of the on the 24th day of July, 1956, by th, AYES: Commissioners Acker, Sorenson and Vachon NOES: None ABSENT: None . Alt sem~ ~7 . - 7 - . '''-.-------, " ) " 10 Section "c" hereof, hin thirty (30) days after ity Planning Commission for ~tify to the adoption of , the same to be forwarded I a.. ~ing Resolution was Planning Commission held I lowing vote: fer, Daly, Pratt, Robertson, \>-Q - ' ' " -. r'- t::~1-- ,,-J~~ Chairman 224