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RESOLUTION NO. 423
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY PLANNING
COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF ARCADIA,
CALIFORNIA, RECOMMENDING THE DENIAL
OF A ZONE VARIANCE TO ALLOW THE
ERECTION OF A CHURCH AND RELATED
FACILITIES AT 130 WEST DUARTE ROAD
IN SAID CITY.
WHEREAS. there was filed with this Commissiop on the 18th
day of August, 1961, the application of American Lutheran Church of
Arcadia. as lessee, signed by W. F. Danneman, Pastor, ~or a zone
variance to permit the erection of a church, including Sunday School
classrooms, kitchen facilities and automobile parking, on property at
l30WeSt Duarte Road in said City of Arcadia, County of iLos Angeles,
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State of California, described as follows:
Part of Lot 4~ Santa Anita Colony, as shown on
map recorded in Book 42, page 87. Miscellan~ous
Records of said County,
Commencing South 810 West 384.34 feet from the
Northeast corner of ,said Lot 4; thence South 810
West 160 feet; thence South 334.15 feet; thence
North 89002' East 158.04 feet; thence North to
the beginning;
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WHEREAS, after due notice as required by the Zoning Ordi-
nance of said City, a public hearing was duly held on the matter by
and before this Commission on the 12th day of September, 1961, which
hearing was duly continued to September 26, 1961, at each of which
times all interested persons were given a full opportunity to be
heard and to present evidence;
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NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY PLANNING COMMISSION HEREBY DE-
TERMINES AND RESOLVES AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. That there were protests, both oral and written,
to the granting of the variance, and one owner of adjacent property
who had signed the petition asked to have her name withdrawn, on the
that unless the neighboring property were rez9ned R-3, the
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. development of subject property for church purposes wquld constitute
spot zoning and depreciate property values in the neighborhood. Only
those financially interested in the property spoke in ,favor of the
variance.
SECTION 2. That subject property is zoned R-l and contains
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apprOximatelY 1.32 acres which, while it would meet t4e minimum re-
quirements for off-street parking, with the present plans for the
church area and its related facilities could create a traffic prob-
lem detrimental to the neighborhood. That the plans ~how the main
portion of the building to be.43 feet high and the height limit for
zones R-l, R-2 and R-3 is 35 feet.
SECTION 3. That subject property and the lots on either
side of it are deep lots zoned R-l and constitute a problem that
. should be considered in the development of the area as a whole rather
than individually lot by lot; that any exceptional or extraordinary
circumstance or condition is applicable to all the lots facing on
that side of Duarte Road and not alone to subject property. That
since there is a possibility that the variance could not be used
for a year, the granting of the variance is not necessary at this
time for the preservation of any property right. That sinc.e the
granting of the variance at this time could be considered spot zon-
ing, it might well be detrimental tq other properties 'in the neigh-
borhood and would certainly adversely affect the comprehensive gen-
eral plan.
SECTION 4.
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That for the foregoing reasons, Ithis Commission
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recommends to the City Council that the requested variance to permit
the erection of a church and related facilities on the above-described
property be denied.
SECTION 5. The Secretary shall certify to the adoption
of this resolution and shall cause a copy of the same to be forwarded
the City Council of the City of Arcadia.
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I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing resolution was adopted
at a regular meeting of the City Planning Commission held on the lOth
day of October , 19b1, by the following vote:
AYES: Commissioners Forman, Norton, Rutherford and
Gol1sch
NOES: Commissioners Ferguson and Michler
ABSENT: Commissioner Acker
Chairman
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ATTEST:
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Secretary
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