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RESOLUTION NO. 376
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A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY PLANNING
COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF ARCADIA,
CALIFORNIA, RECOMMENDING THE
GRANTING OF A ZONE VARIANCE TO
ALLOW THE STORAGE OF NEW
AUTOMOBILES ON PROPERTY LOCATED AT
l51 ALTA STREET.
WHEREAS, there was filed with this Commission on the lOth
day of March, 1960, the application of William A. and Lulu E.
Behrens, as owners, signed by William A. Behrens, for a zone vari-
ance to allow the storage of new automobiles upon the following de-
scribed property located at 151 Alta Street in the City of Arcadia,
County of Los Angeles, State of California, to wit:
Lot 13, Block 72, Santa Anita Tract, as shown
on map recorded in Book 15, pages 89 and 90, of
Miscellaneous Records of said County;
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WHEREAS, after notice required by Ordinance No. 760 of
said City, as amended, a pUblic hearing was duly held on the matter
by and before this Commission on the 12th day of April, 1960, which
hearing was duly continued to April 26, 1960 and still further con-
tinued to May 10, 1960, at each of which times all interested per-
sons were given a full opportunity to be heard and to present evi-
dence;
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY PLANNING COMMISSION HEREBY DETER-
MINES AND RESOLVES AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. That although there were many who protested
in writing and several who spoke against the granting of the zone
. variance there were also many who signed a petition favoring the
variance and several who spoke for it.
SECTION 2. That subject property is zoned PR-3 and in
addition to multiple-family uses may be used for open-air parking
of automobiles, and the proposed use is therefore not entirely in-
the uses permitted in Zone PR-3. That the granting
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of a zone variance upon the conditions hereinafter recommended will
4It not be materially detrimental to the public health or welfare or in-
jurious to the property or improvements in the same zone or vicinity
in which the property is located. That such variance is necessary
for the preservation and enjoyment of substantial property rights of
the applicant possessed by other property in the same zone and gen-
eral vicinity in that such other properties may be used for parking
of automobiles to meet business needs and applicant needs parking
space for his own automobiles pending their sale. That the requested
variance will not be inconsistent with good planning practice nor
with the present or prospective development of the neighborhood in
which the property is located.
SECTION 3. That for the foregoing reasons, this Commis-
4It sion recommends to the City Council of the City of Arcadia that a
variance be granted to allow the storage of new automobiles upon
the above described property upon the following conditions:
a. That the existing buildings shall be removed from
the lot.
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b. That a 4-foot high ornamental concrete block wall
shall be constructed across the lot located 5 feet north of the
south property line.
c. That the south 5 feet of subject property and the
abutting parkway on Alta Street shall be landscaped and maintained.
d. That a new curb shall be constructed on Alta Street
at the present driveway.
e. That a ij-foot ornamental block wall shall be con-
structed along the east and west lines of the lot from the front
wall to the 30-foot setback line, then a 6-foot ornamental block
wall to the rear line of the lot, That the design of the orna-
mental block wall and the type of landscaping shall be approved
by the Modification Committee.
f. That the lot shall be paved and the drainage con-
the alley or street.
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g. That all floodlighting shall be directed away from
. residential property.
SECTION 4. That the violation of anyone or more of the
above conditions shall constitute grounds for the modification or
revocation of the zone variance hereby recommended.
SECTION 5. The Secretary shall certify to the ad9ption
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
24 th day of
May
, 1960 by the following vote:
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AYES:
Commissioners Acker, Davison, Golisch, Michler
and Norton
NOES:
Commissioners Forman and stout
ABSENT:
None
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ATTEST:
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