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HomeMy WebLinkAbout0170 .,. . . . . . RESOLDTION NO. 170 A RESOWrrON OF THE CITY PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF AIlCADIA, CAIn'ORNIA, RECOMMENDING THE DENIAL OF THE REQUEST OF AIlCAIlrA UNIFIED SCHOOL mSTRICT FOR A VARIANCE AFiECTING PROJERrY ZONED &-1 TO BE USBD FOR ADMINISTRATION, SHOP AND WAIlEIDUSE FACIIJTlES WHEREAS, there was filed with this Commission the petition of the Arcadia Unified School District, as proposed purchaser, for a variance to permit the following described property, to""llit: Lots 6, 7,8, the East 40 feet of Lot 9, and the West 90 feet of Lots 1 and 2, Tract No. 6074, l&Ii recorded in Book 67, page 83, of Maps, Official Records in the office of the County Recorder of Los Angeles County; to be used for the erection and operation of school district adm:l.n1stration offices, district library, llarehouses, bus garages and maintenance s~ps; and WHEREAS, after notice as required b)r law, a public hearing was duly held on the matter by and before this Collll1li.ssion on the 24th day of August, 1954, which hearing was duly continued to September 14, 1954, at which times all interested persons were given full opportunity to be heard and to present evidence; NCM, THEREFORE, the City Planning Commission does hereby determine and reSolve as follOlrllf SECTION 1. That there were well over a hundred wr:I. tten protests and nUDl!lrous oral protests to the granting of the requested variance, based to a laJ:oge extent upon the depreciating effect that warehouses, repair shops, maintenance shops and bus te:rminals would have on the adjoining residential area. SECTION 2. That there are exceptional circ1llllStances regarding the intended use of the property, emanating from the nature and duties of the applicm:rt. herein; however~ the very nature of the intended use, particularly the use of subject property for warehouses, bus garages and mainte!llUKle shops, Which are typically industrial uses commonly relegated to industrial zones !Ul.d specifically required to be in M-zones under Ordinance No. 760 of the Cit;y of Arcadia, is so disharmonious to the uses permitted in the area - 1 - ,;t y,,-r ~G '[.....;/ 170 v 5+5 ), . . . ~ . . - of!' subject property and so detr1ment.al to the properties ani improvElIJI!lnte in the1 surrOllIlding residential area as to require the denial oJ: tb! requested variance. SECTION 3. That the granting of the requested variance will. be materi- ally injurious to the property and improvements looated in such vicmity and !Dne, particularly by reason CJf' the fact that heavy industrial uses such as warehouses, bus terminals and maintenance shops are utterly dishanuonious to the single family residential nature and use of the adjoining properties and Will greatly impair the peace and quiet of tb! neighboring community. , SECTION 4. That tb! granting of the variance requested is not neces- sary for the preservation and enjoyment of tb! substantial pl'operty r~ts of tb! applic:ant tor IJlal.\Y reasons, incl ud:l:n g the fact that applicant; has the power, under eminent domain, to acquire at its reasonable mrket value a.rv property necessary tor the conduct of appl:lcant's functions. SECTION 5. That the granting ot the variame will adversely aftect the comprehensive general plan in that it will pfl1'Ddt and encourage the :lJ1stall s.- . tion and maintenance of heavy mdustrial uses in an area developed and zoned tor. single tamily residential units. SECT:roN 6. That tor t he tore going reasoDl, alii tor the reason that the tour requirellSllts specified in Ordiname No. 7&J tor the granting of a variance have not been met, this Collllll1ssion recollll1Ell1is that the requested application tor a var1ance be den;l.ed. SECTION 7. The Secretary shall certifY to the adoption CJf' tlIl.s Resolu- :t1on and shall casue a copy to be forwarded to the City Council ot the City of Arcadia. I HEREBY CERTIFY that tb! foregoing Resolution was aiopted at a regular meeting of the City PlAnning Commission held on the 28th day of September, 1954, by the tollow:lng vote: AYES: Commissioners BaJa er, Knopp, Pratt md Robertson NOES: None ABSENT: CODDllissioners Anderson, Daly and Sorenson ATTEST: ;e~1I~/ ere ary 6 Chai1'lllm - 2 _. 170