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HomeMy WebLinkAbout0401 . . . RESOLUTION NO. 401 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF ARCADIA, CALIFORNIA, RECGMMENDING THE GRANTIN.G OF A VARIANCE TO PERMIT THE USE OF PROPERTY AT 652 FAIRVIEW AVENUE AS A PUBLIC PARKING LOT UPON SPECIFIED CONDITIONS. WHEREAS, there was filed with this Colllll\ission on the 9th o.ay of December, 1960, the application of G. M. Shumaker, as owner, for a zone variance to permit the use as a public parking lot of property at 652 Fairview Avenue in said City of Arcad~a, County of Los Angeles, State of California, described as follows: I The east 100 feet of Lot 35. Tract No. 3430, as shown on map recorded in Book 42, page 32, ~f Maps, records of said County, . and, WHEREAS, after' notice duly given a public h~aring was I dUly held on the matter by and before this Commission on the 27th day of December, 1960, at which time all interested. persons were given a full opportunity to be heard and to present evidence; NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY PLANNING COMMISSION .HEREBY DETER- MINES AND RESOLVES AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. That there were no protests, written to the granting of the requested variance; either oral or I thlOlt owners of . adjacent property signed the petition as favoring the variance. SECTION 2. That subject property is presently zoned R-3; that surrounding property .is either zoned R-3 or PR-3; that the use of subject property as a parking lot will prOVide veh+cular circula- tion between Fairview and Arcadia Avenues and through other parking lots to Duarte Road; that extensive apartment develop~ent is already completed and more planned in the Fairview area Whichiheightens the need for more off-street parking facilities in the area. - .' - SECTION 3. That the location of the proper~y constitutes -1- 401 t./ ~ . . I I an exceptional circumstance and the requested variance.is necessary for the preservation and enjoyment of substantial prop~rty rights possessed by other property in the same zone and vicin~ty. That upon the conditions hereinafter specified, the granting of the variance will not be detrimental to the public health or welfare, will not be . . I inconsistent with good planning practice and the prese~t or prospec- tive development of the neighborhood in which the property is located, but rather, if the lot is developed for parking, it will provide full circulation between Fairview Avenue and Duarte Road . , , through the various parking lots. SECTION 4. That for the foregoing reasons, this Commis- sion recommends to the c~ty Council of the City of Arcadia that a variance be granted to allow the property at 652 Fairvfew Avenue to be used asa parking lot upon the following conditions: I. That a masonry wall be constructed along the east prop- , erty line. 2. That the Fairview Avenue frontage be landscaped in the manner approved by the City Engineer and thereafter maintained by the property owner. 3. That a covenant be executed by the property owner, in I the form approved by the City Attorney, guaranteeing continued accessi- bility through the property to and from Arcadia Avenue and from and to Fairview Avenue. SECTION 5. The Secretary shall certify to the adoption of .. this resolution and shall cause a copy to be forwarded I 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 27th day of December, 1960, by the following vote: -2- 4o1 .' ., . t t . AYES: Commissioners Golisch, Michler, Norton, Rutherford and Acker NOES: None ABSENT: None I I Ferguson and 'Forman ~~ ABSTAINING: Commissioners Chairman ATTEST: . . -3- 401