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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
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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
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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:
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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
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. 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
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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
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. 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
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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
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property in accordance with the specifications of the Department of
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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
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. 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
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