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HomeMy WebLinkAbout0324 . . . RESOLUTION NO. 324 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF ARCADIA, CALIFORNIA, RECOMMENDING THE GRANTING OF A VARIANCE TO PERMIT THE INSTALLATION AND USE OF MECHANICAL EQUIPMENT IN AN AUTO LAUNDRY. WHEREAS, there was filed with this Commission on August 27, 1958 the application of Fred Kovanen, as lessee, for a zone variance to permit the installation and use of mechanical equip- ment in an existing hand-operated auto laundry upon the following described C-2 property in the County of Los Angeles, State of California, to wit: Lot 31, Tract No. 4611, as shown on map re- corded in Book 51, page 82, of Maps, Records of said County, . located at 1414 South Baldwin Avenue; and, WHEREAS, after notice required by Ordinance No. 760, as amended, a public hearing was duly held on the matter by and before this Commission on the lOth day of September, 1958, at which time all interested persons were given a full opportunity to be heard and to present evidence; which said hearing was duly continued to September 23, 1958 for a zoning committee report, which report was received and the matter fully considered at said meeting of September 23, 1958; and WHEREAS, on October 14, 1958, this Commission adopted its certain resolution No. 313 wherein and whereby certain findings, determinations and recommendations were made; and . WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Arcadia, upon receipt of said Resolution No. 313 and the files in the case, were informed that written notice of the hearing on said matter as re- quired by law had been mailed but for some reason had not been received, as a result of which certain property owners desiring -1- , , 324 ',' 1. ~ ~, ;~ (. , <<. "". . , > '- . . ... to protest the granting of said application and to present evi- dence in the matter had no notice of the hearing before this Commission, as a result of which the City Council did on December 2, 1958 refer the matter back to this Commission for further hear- . . ing, after due and proper notice; and, WHEREAS, after notice as required by Ordinance No. 760, as amended, of said City, a public hearing was again duly held on the matter by and before this Commission on December 23, 1958, at which time all interested persons were given full opportunity to be heard and to present evidence; that said hearing was thereupon duly continued to January 13, 1959 for the purpose of receiving further staff reports on said matter; that in addition to receiving staff reports on January 13, 1959, all interested persons were given full opportunity to again be heard and to present evidence, at the conclusion of which the hearing on said matter was again continued to January 27, 1959, at which time all interested persons were given a full opportunity to present evidence and testimony, and at the conclusion or which the hearing on said matter was duly closed; NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY PLANNING COMMISSION DOES HEREBY DETERMINE AND RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. That there were protests to the granting of the requested variance particularly from the residential property immedi- ately East of the above described property and from the church south- erly of subject property and from many members of the congregation of said church. That latter protests b~ing supplemented by written protest signed by congregation members and filed with this Commission on Janua~y 13, 1959~ ~ perceivable basis for said protests being the objectionable noise emanating from the proposed mechanization of the car wash with resultant inconvenience to church services an~ -2- 324 . . . . . church activities, interruption of the quiet adjacent residential property and lowering of property values in the adjacent area. SECTION 2. That the residential property easterly of sub- ject property is, under the provisions of Ordinance No. 760, law- fUlly useable for purposes of off-street parking, in addition to multiple family uses, and if so used could be favorably affected rather than adversely affected by the proposed mechanization of the adjacent car wash. That the church operated upon property southerly of subject property nlay lawfully be conducted in more restrictive zones where permissible uses are much more compatible with churches than are most uses permissible in the zoning applicable to the com- mercial frontages of Baldwin Avenue. That in any event the grant- ing of the requested variance, upon the conditions hereinafter recommended, will not be unreasonably detrimental to the use and enjoyment of the nearby residential and church property. That pro- tests against the requested variance were not made by the owners of any other properties in the vicinity. SECTION 3. That a hand laundry has been lawfully oper- ated upon the above described property for many years; that the im- provements on the property are designed for use as an automobile laundry and are not readily adaptable to other commercial uses; that convenience, modern methods and competition require the in- stallation of mechanical equipment in order that the continued use of the premises as an automobile wash will be feasible; that the foregoing constitute exceptional conditions applicable to the in- tended use of the property that do not apply generally to properties or classes of use in the same zone or vicinity. That the granting of a variance upon the conditions hereinafter recommended will not be materially detrimental to the public health or welfare or in- jurious to the property or improvements in such zone or vicinity in which the property is located. That such variance is necessary for -3- 324 . . . . . the preservation and enjoyment of substantial property rightsof the applicant possessed by other property in the same zone and general vicinity in that at least one other variance for a mechanically operated car wash has been granted with respect to C-2 property in the same general vicinity. That the granting of such variance as hereinafter recommended will not adversely affect the comprehensive general plan. SECTION 4. That for the foregoing reasons, this Commis- sion recommends to the City Council of the City of Arcadia that a variance be granted to permit the installation and use of mech~~- cal equipment in the existing auto laundry located upon the above described property upon the following terms and conditions: 1. Construct a 6 foot high masonry wall along the south line of the lot and along the west line of the dedicated alley at the rear, except that the wall may be 4 feet high for a distance of 15 feet east of Baldwin Avenue. 2. All compressors, beilers and exhaust fans shall be constructed and maintained in a closed section of the structure and shall be adequately sound-proofed, to the satisfaction of the Planning Commission. 3. Final plans for the building, including the plot plan, shall be submitted to the Planning Commission for approval before issuance of a building permit. 4. Gasoline pumps to be moved to the center area between the two inbound lines of traffic. SECTION 5. That the violation of anyone or more of the above conditions shall constitute grounds for the modification or revocation of the variance hereby recommended: SECTION 6. 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. -4- 324 . . . . . . . I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing Resolution was adopted at a regular meeting of the City Planning Commission held on the 24th day of February ,1959, by the following vote: AYES: Commissioners Davision, Forman, Michler, Robertson and Vachon NOES: Commissioners Stout and Acker ABSENT: None /tW~k/~.-t?j~ . ,v Ctiai an ATTEST: . ' ';r ,(' " L J \ ,. () . Ill; , IO.W..' Secretary J -5- 324