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HomeMy WebLinkAbout0453 I \ .. . . . RESOLUTION NO. 453 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF ARCADIA, CALIFORNIA, RECOMMENDING THE GRANTING OF A ZONE VARIANCE; FOR A DAY NURSERY AT 530 WEST LAS TUNAS DRIVE IN SAID CITY. . WHEREAS, there was filed with this Commission on the 3rd day of May, 1962, the application of Dorothy M. Stevens, as owner, for a zone variance to permit an extension of the presently existing zone variance to allow the conduct of a children's day . , nursery upon the following described property located at 530 West Las Tunas Drive in the City of Arcadia, County of Los Angeles, State of California, to wit: Lot 28, Tract No. 6641, as shown on map recorded in Book 126, page 67, of Maps, Records of said County; and, WHEREAS, after notice required by the Zoning Ordinance of said City, as amended, a public hearing was duly held on said matter by and before this Commission on the 26th day o~ June, 1962, at which time all interested persons were given a full opportunity to be heard an~ to present evidence; NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY PLANNING COMMISSION DOES HEREBY DETERMINE AND RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. That subject property is a lot 75 feet wide and 250 feet deep, presently zoned R-l. That the lot on the east . is used for residential purposes and the lots at the rear are residential, but the lot on the west is zoned PR-3 and is next to Sugar's Cafe. That this is the fourth time a variance for a chil- dren's day nursery has been requested of this Commission. That the City Council by Resolution 2066, adopted September 19, 1950; by -1- 453 L-/ ~ . . 4It Resolution No. 2230, adopted April 1, 1952; and by Resolution 2912, adopted August 6, 1957, granted and extended the variance for a , children's nursery on said property; that the variance granted by Resolution No. 2912, expires in August of i962. SECTION 2. That the fact that subject property is on a busy street and adjoining commercial property constitutes excep- tional or extraordinary circumstances or conditions that do not gen- erally apply to residential property. That the development of the property for a day nursery with fencing and amusement devices for . small children and that the fact that the Zoning Ordinance makes no provision for the operation of a n~rsery schoql makes a variance necessary for the preservation and enjoyment of a substantial prop- erty right of the applicant possessed by other property in the same zone and vicinity. SECTION 3. The location of subject property on the periphery of a residential area and next to a neighborhood shopping center makes the granting of such variance not detrimental to public heal~h or welfare nor injurious to the property or improvements in such zone or vicinity; and that such use serves as a buffer between residential and commercial property. That ,the granting of the re- quested varian~e for a period of five years will not adversely af- fect the comprehensive ,general plan. That the rezoning, develop- ment and use of properties west of subject property which has oc- , curred since the granting of the prior variance for the same pur- pose on subject property only furtqer supports and strengthe,ns the . reas.ons heretofore existing for the granting, of the requested var1"ance. SECTION 4. That for the foregoing reasons, this Commission recommends to the ,City Council of the City of Arcadia that a variance be granted to permit the use of the above described property for a day nursery upon the following conditions: , , -2- 453 . . .... . . . 1. That the period of the variance be limited to a period of five years from and after the date of approval of such variance by the City Council. 2. That prior to September 1, 1962, the existing block wall on the east side of subject property be increased to the uni- form height of six (6) feet. 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 at a regular meeting of the City Planning Commission held on the 26th day of June, 1962, by the following vote: . AYES: Commissioners Acker, Forman, Michler and Norton NOES: Commissioners Ferguson and Golisch ABSENT: Commissioner Rutherford Chairman ATTEST: Secretary . -3- 453