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RESOLUTION NO. 1184
A RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE
CITY OF ARCADIA RECOMMENDING APPROVAL OF ZONE
CHANGE 81-5 FROM CPD-l to CPD-l & H (HIGH RISE
OVERLAY) FOR THE PROPERTY AT 333 - 421 EAST
HUNTINGTON DRIVE.
WHEREAS, an application was filed by Robert J. Low requesting
Zone Change 81-5 from CPD-1 (Commercial Planned Development-i) to
CPD-l & H (High Rise Overlay) for the property at 333 - 421 East
Huntington Drive, more particularly described in attached Exhibit "A".
WHEREAS, public hearings were held on November 24 and December 8,
1981, at which time all interested persons were given full opportunity
to be heard and to present evidence.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE PLANNING COMMISSION
MAKES THE FOLLOWING RECOMMENDATIONS AND FINDS AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. That the factual data submitted by the Planning
Department in the attached staff report is true and correct.
Section 2. That the Planning Commission finds that the location
of this site abuts a major arterial which is adequate to carry the
kind of traffic which might be generated by a high rise development;
that the site is adequately buffered from residentially zoned prop-
erty; and that the size and shape of the property is appropriate for
a high rise development. The Planning Commission also finds that in
order to encourage the development as proposed in C.U.P. 81-13 and
discourage speculation, which might inhibit proper development of the
area, the Zone Change if approved should require development of the
property in substantial compliance with plans submitted in Conditional
Use Permit 81-13.
Section 3. The
Council approval of a
Planning Commission recommends to the City
Zone Change from CPD-l to CPD-l & H for the
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property at 333-421 East Huntington Drive provided that such Zone
Change is conditioned upon the development of the property as per
the plans on file on Conditional Use Permit 81-13. Further, that
this Zone Change shall not be effective if C.U.P. 81-13 is not approved,
or if said C.U.P. is approved or conditionally approved and the pro-
posed project is not developed in accordance with said approved or
conditionally approved plans, or said C~U.P. expires without the
project being undertaken.
Section 4. The Secretary
this Resolution and shall cause
shall certify to the adoption
a copy to be forwarded to the
of
City
Council of the City of Arcadia.
I HEREBY CERTIFY th~t the foregoing resolution was adopted
at a regular meeting of the Planning Commission held on the 8th
day of December, 1981 by the following vote:
Commissioners Fee, Hedlund, Hegg, Jahnke,
Kuyper, Sargis, Soldate
None
None
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
None
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ATTEST:
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'lnoae porti.o1s of lots 3 and 4, Block 84 of the Santa Anita Tract, in the
City of Arcadia, County of Los Mge1ea, State of California, as per map re-
oorded in Book 34, Paqes 41 and 42 of MisoeUaneous ReCoros, in the office
of the Aeoorder of said CXlunty, described as follows:
Be9inning at a point in the nortllerly line of HuntirwJton Drive (l0(l f(.:..~
wide) distant thereon East 61.00 feet fran the easterly line of Tract No. 6860,
as per map recorded in Book 78, Page 75 of ~ps, in the office of said Recorder;
thence parallel with said easterly line N. 0-00'10" W. 270.00 feet to a line
parallel with and 270 feet northerly fran said northerly line; thence along
said last mentioned parallel lir.e west 61.00 teet to said easterly line; thence
. along said easterly line N. 0.00'10. w. 190.00 feet to the northeasterly comer
of lot 24, said Tract No. 6860; thence along the easterly prolongation of the
oortherly line of &aid lot 24, East 213.83 feet to the sout;b.lesterly line of
that certain 100 foot wide strip of land described first in parcel No. 12 in
the Final Order of Ca.delllilation entered in Superior Court, Los Angeles COUnty,
Case No. 717171, a certified lXlpy of which was recorded in !:look 01808, Page
91ll of Official Records of lIlIid COUnty; thence along lIlIid south.lesterly line,
Sou~terly along II curve CCXlCa\le rortheasterly, having a radius of 3150
feet, an arc diStance of 295.41 feet; thence continuing along said south-
westerly line 5.43.25'05" E. 23l.92 feet to a point that is N. 41"25'05" W.
93.90 feet fran said oortherly line of HW'ltingtorl Drive lOO teet wide; thence
10 a direct line S. 4&-57 '06" E. 103.20 feet to a point on said last mentioned
~ly line distant East thereon 13.70 feet fran the'intersection of said
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southwesterly line; thence along said last mentioned northerly line 582.72
feet to the point of begiMing.
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NOVEMBER 24, 1981
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FROM:
CASE NO.:
PREPARED BY:
PLANNING COMMISSION
ARCADIA, CALIFORNIA
PLANNING DEPARTMEN1;
ZONE CHANGE Z-81-5
TO:
DONNA L. BUTLER
ASSOCIATE PLANNER
GENERAL INFORMATION
APPLICANT:
LOCATION:
Robert J. Low
REQUEST:
333-421 East Huntington Drive
Zone Change to add an "H" High Rise overlay to
the existing CPD-l Zone (Commercial Planned Dev-
elopment)
204,732 square feet (4.7 acres)
LOT AREA:
. FRONTAGE:
EXISTING LAND
USE & ZONING:
582.72 feet on Huntington Drive
Developed with Arcadia Datsun Automobile
Dealership; zoned CPD-l
SURROUNDING LAND
USE & ZONING:
North:
South:
East:
Vacant; zoned CPD-l
Mixed commercial uses; zoned CPD-l
Santa Anita Wash and recreational
vehicle storage; zoned CPD-l
Automobile Body Shop, mixed residential
uses; zoned CPD-l
West:
GENERAL PLAN
DESIGNATION:
Planned Development Area - 1
HISTORY
The City Council in March, 1980, directed staff to initiate proceedings
for the consideration of amending the General Plan, Zoning Ordinance
and zoning to allow for a greater range of uses and establish develop-
ment regulations governing such uses for the area bounded by the 210
Freeway on the north, the AT&SF Railroad on the south, Fifth Avenue
on the east and Second Avenue on the west.
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On February 24, 1981, the Planning Commission adopted Resolution 1157
(G.P. 80-1) recommending amendments to the General Plan which would
. establish a 'Planned Development Area-l land use designation and change
the General Plan Map designations from Commercial and Industrial to
Planned Development Area-l for the above-described area. The City
Council on May 5, 1981 adopted Resolution 4955 which amended the
land use element, establishing a Planned Development Area-l (PDA-l)
land use designation and amending the General Plan Map designation to
PDA-l for the subject area.
On May 5, 1981 the City Council adopted Ordinance 1720 (Text Amendment
81-1) which established a CPD-l (Commercial Planned Development-l)
Zone and regulations for said Zone.
The Planning Commission on June 23, 1981 adopted Resolution 1165
recommending denial of Zone Change Z-81-2 from M-l, C-2 & D to CPD-l
for the area bounded by the 210 Freeway on the north, the AT&SF Rail-
road on the south, Fifth Avenue on the east and Second Avenue on the
west. The Commission recommended denial of this Zone Change because
upon review of the CPD-l zone regulations adopted by the City Council
(T.A., 81-1) they did not see the need for allowing residential uses
within this area and thought this would lead to land speculation and
they also expressed concern that the minimum lot area requirement was
too small. Based upon these CPD-l regulations, it was the consensus
of the Commission that this zone change was not appropriate.
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The City Council, however, adopted Ordinance 1728 which rezoned the
above area to CPD-l and added an "H" (High Rise) overlay to the
northeast corner of Huntington Drive and Second Avenue (proposed hotel
site).
PROPOSAL
The applicant is requesting a zone change to add an "H" High Rise over-
lay to the property in order to construct an eight-story building (in-
cluding mezzanine) which will accommodate offices, a bank with drive-up
teller, a restaurant, a delicatessen with outdoor seating and an auto-
mobile dealership.
The CPD-l zone allows a building of 3 stories a maximum height of 40'.
The "H" high rise overlay allows an 8 story building not to exceed 85'
in height.
The "H" overlay would require a minimum 25' front yard setback and a
minimum side and rear yard setback of 20' plus 2' for each story in
excess of two stories. The "H" overlay would also limit the lot coverage
to 37\% of the total area.
ANALYSIS
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An environmental impact report was prepared by Beland & Associates and
approved by the City Council (Resolution 4924, December 16, 1980) for
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~ the entire CPD-1 zoned area. This EIR addressed the General Plan
Change, Redevelopment Plan Amendment, Text Amendment and Zone Change.
The assessment of impacts was based on a hypothetical maximum potential
development.
The EIR did not address a high rise development on this particular
site. The Datsun dealership was listed in the EIR as "Existing use
to remain".
Table 1 of the EIR "Maximum Potential Development Summary" illustrated
165,900 square feet of gross building area for offices ranging in
building height from 5 to 8 stories.
This proposed 8 story building is within the overall scope of inten-
sity of development identified and considered in the EIR. However, if
this Zone Change is approved, any subsequent proposal for "H" zoning
within the CPD-1 area may require the preparation of a supplemental
Environmental Impact Report to evaluate the potential environmental
effects.
The configuration and location of the subject site is adequate and
appropriate for high rise development.
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CEQA
On December 16, 1980, Resolution 4924 was adopted by the City Council
which determined that the EIR was completed in compliance with the
California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), the State Guidelines
implementing CEQA, and the City of Arcadia regulations implementing
CEQA.
RECOMMENDATION
The Planning Department recommends approval of Zone Change 2-81-5,
from CPD-1 to CPD-1 & H.
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