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HomeMy WebLinkAbout0381 . . . . RESOLUTION NO. 381 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF ARCADIA, CALIFORNIA, RECOMMENDING THE GRANTING OF A ZONE VARIANCE TO ALLOVi THE CONSTRUCTION OF AN OFFICE AND STORAGE BUILDING AT 214 NORTH FIRST AVENUE. WHEREAS, there was filed with this Commission on the 13th day of June, 1960, the application of the Industrial Brush Company, as owner, signed by Richard B. English, Vice President, for a zone variance to permit the construction of a building to be used for business offices in the front portion and warehouse purposes in the rear portion on property at 214 North First Avenue . in the City of Arcadia, County of Los Angeles, State of California, described as follows: Lot 3, Block 79, Santa Anita Tract, as shown on map recorded in Book 15, pages 89 and 90, Miscel- laneous Records of said County; and, WHEREAS, after notice required by Ordinance No. 760 of said City, as amended, a publiC hearing was duly held on the mat- ter by and before this Commission on the 12th day of July, 1960, which hearing was duly continued to July 26th, at each of which times all interested persons were given a full opportunity to be heard and to present evidencej NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY PLANNING COMMISSION HEREBY DETER- MINES AND RESOLVES AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. That there were no protests to the granting . of the requested variance. That the applicant is operating at its present location, 114 st. Joseph Street, under a variance origi- nally granted in 19~0, and twice extended, the second time by Coun- cil Resolution No. 2495 which required that subject property be maintained as a parking lot. That if the variance is granted, ap- plicant Will provide the required parking on Lot 1, Block 79, Santa -1- 381 v" . . . . Anita Tract , at the northeast corner of First Avenue and Santa Clara St~eet, and on Lot 2, Block 81, Santa Anita Tract, on First Avenue north of St. Joseph Street. That subject property, which lies between the Santa Fe Railway and the proposed freeway, is presently zoned C-2 as is other property on First Avenue in the vicinity, but the property at the rear of subject property, facing on Santa Clara Street, is zoned and used for M-I purposes. SECTION 2. That the location of the property constitutes exceptional circumstances not usually applicable to property in the same zone and the variance is necessary for the preservation and enjoyment of substantial property rights possessed by other prop- erty in the same zone and vicinity. That upon certain conditions hereinafter specified, the granting of the variance will not be . detrimental to the public health or welfare, will not be incon- sistent with good planning practice and the present or prospective development of the neighborhood in which the property is located. SECTION 3. That for the foregoing reasons, this Commis- sion recommends to the City Council of the City of Arcadia that a a , use of/building variance be granted to permit the construction and at 214 North First Avenue to be used for offices and storage facili- ties upon the fOllowing conditions: 1. The development of the property shall be in substan- tial compliance with the plot plan and building plans submitted with the application. 2. The applic~1t shall enter into a covenant with the city stipulating that Lot 1, Block 79, and Lot 2, Block 81, Santa ~ Anita Tract, shall be improved and used only as required parking space fo~ the business of the applicant, except that the small office bUilding on Lot 2, Block 81, may remain in its present location. 3. The city shall release the existing restriction re- lating to parking on Lot 3, Block 79, established by Resolution No. -2- 381 - , , .. . . SECTION 4. The Secretary shall certify to the adoption ~ of this resolution and shall cause a copy to be forwarded 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 9th day of August, 1960, by the following vote: AYES: Commissioners Golisch, Michler, Norton and Acker NOES: None ABSENT: Commissioners Forman and Rutherford ABSTAINING: Commissioner Ferguson $~/~~~</ dv~ , Charman ATTEST: . Secretary . -3- 381