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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
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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
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... 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-
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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~
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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
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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.
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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
24th
day of
February ,1959, by the following vote:
AYES:
Commissioners Davision, Forman, Michler, Robertson
and Vachon
NOES:
Commissioners Stout and Acker
ABSENT:
None
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ATTEST:
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