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HomeMy WebLinkAbout0406 , -r '- . . . RESOLUTION NO. 460 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY PLANNING COMMISSION OF.THE CITY OF ARCADIA, CALI JroRNIA , REGOMME;NDING THE " GRANTING, 'UPON CERTAIN CONDITIONS, OF A ZONE VARIANCE TO PERMIT THE ,USE OF PROPERTY,AT 716 WEST HUNTINGTON DRIVE FOR A . NURSERY SCHOOL AND DAY C~P.: WHEREAS, there was filed with. this Commission on August 15, 1962, the application of Emilie Balabanoff and Luben Bala- banoff, as owners, for a zone variance to permit the use as a nursery . , school and day camp of the property at 716 W~st Huntington Drive on property in the ~ounty of Los Angeles, State of Cali~rnia, de- scribed as follows: . Lot 23, Tract No. 2731, as ~hown on map recorded I in Book 33, page 29, ~iscellaneous Records. of said County; and, WHEREAS, after notice duly given as required by the Zon- ing Ordinanc.e, a public hearing was duly held on the matter by and before this C9mmission on the 28th day of August, ~96~, at which time all interested parties were given a full opportunity to be heard and to present evidence; . NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY PLANNING COMMISSION DOES HEREBY DETERMINE AND RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS~ SECTION 1. That subject property is a lot 80 feet wide and 265 feet deep, presently zoned C-2. That p~operty across the street and aurrounding it on the west, east and south is zoned for . commercial purposes although it has not all,. been deve:).oped to such use. SECTION 2. That nursery s.chools are not pre.sently speci- fied as a uae permitted in any zone. That proceedings have been ::'1- 460 6 "- , . .' . inf!tituted by this Commissiol'l to consider and make reccmmendations concerning the possible inclusion therein in the Special Use Zone. SECTION 3. That the intended use of the property has been recognized as and 'is an exceptional circUlnstance that does not apply ge:rJ.erally to the property or class of use in the same zone or vicinity. That the grant~ng of the variance as hereinafter recom- mendedwlll not be materially detrimental to the public health Qr welfare or injurious to the property or improvements in the zone or vicinity in which it is located; that some variance, is necessary for the pre.servation and enjoyment of substantial property rights of the "ipplicant possessed by other properties in the same zone and vicinity. That the granting of the variance as hereinafter provided . will not adversely affect the comprehensive general plan. SECTION 4. That for the foregoing reasons, this Commis- sion recommends to the City Council of the City of Arcadia that a variance be granted to permit the use of the above-described property f'or.a nur:sery sc h 001 and day camp upon the following conditions: ' a. That the existing main building be made to conform ~ith those regulations of the Unif'orm Building Code to which it does not now conf'orm. b. That complete building alteration plans be approved by the Department of Public Works prior to the issuance of any occu- pancy permit. c. That the variance hereby recommended be limited to a period of five (5) years from and after the date on which it is . granted. d. That a covenant in recordable form authorizing the use by applicants of the adjacent corner lot to the north as set forth by applicants on the p~ot plan submitted with their applica- tion be executed by the owner of such property, such covenant to run for the duration of the initial variance that may be granted and to ,'. , -2- 460 . . . be filed with the City prior to the iss?ance of any building permits on subject property, or in lieu of such covenant that ,a circular driveway be constructed concurrent with' the alterations of the main building ,.of sufficient width as determined by t!1e Director of Public v Works to accommodate the vehicles of parents leaving and picking up children either at such circular driveway or the adjacent park- ing lot. e. That a six (6) foot soli,d fence be constructed around all of subject property commencing on the north property line thereof twenty-three (23) feet easterly of the front property line and on the south property line commencing seventeen (17) feet from the front property line. f. That sidewalks be installed across the front of the . property in accordance with the specifications of the Department of I . Public Works. g. That applicants offer by a recordable instrument to dedicate to the City for public alley purposes the rear twenty (20) feet of subject property, such offer of dedication to be accompanied by the tender of a deed dedicating such rear twenty (20) feet for public al~ey purposes. h. That the existing main building be made to conform with Fire Zone No. I regulations. i. That the City Planning Commission and City Council re- serve the right, without the necessity of further notice or public hearings, to modify any of the foregoing conditions if such modifi- cation wi~l accomplish substantially the same results as will the st~ict adherence to the foregoing conditions. SECTION 5. The Secretary shall certify to the adoption of this resolution and shall cause a copy of the same to be for- warded to the City Council of the City of Arcadia. I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing resolution was adopted -3- 460 ~ ... . .- . at a regular meeting of the City Planning Commission, held on the day of , 1962, by the f'ollowing vote: AYES: NOES: ABSENT: ATTEST: secretary . . -4- 460