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RESOLUTION NO. 995
A RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF
THE CITY OF ARCADIA APPROVING A LAND USE
PERMIT TO DEVELOP INDUSTRIAL BUILDINGS AT
124 NORTH SECOND AVENUE,
WHEREAS, on May 6, 1977, an application was filed by
Maidie T. Bong for a land use permit to develop industrial build-
ings as provided for under Ordinances No. 1583 and 1588, Planning
Department Case No, Land Use Permit 77-1, on property commonly
known as 124 North Second Avenue, more particularly described
as follows:
That portion of Lot 6, Block 84, Santa Anita Tract,
Map Book 34, pages 41 and 42, lying south of the
southerly line of the right of way of Southern Pacific
Railroad as described in the deed from H. A. Unruh to
the San Gabriel Valley Rapid Transit Trailway, Map
Book 423, page 269.
WHEREAS, a public hearing was held on said matter on
June 28, 1977 at which time all interested persons were given
full opportunity to be heard and to present evidence;
NOW, THEREFORE, THE PLfu~NING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF
ARCADIA HEREBY RESOLVES AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION l. That the factual data submitted by the Plan-
ning Department in the attached staff report is true and correct.
SECTION 2. This Commission finds that:
1. The establishment and maintenance of the use
applied for conforms with the comprehensive traffic circulation
planning and land use regulations being studied and will not
conflict with those plans or regulations if conditions of approval
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set forth in this Resolution are complied with.
2. The conditions of approval set forth in this Resolu-
tion are necessary to avoid conflict with the proposed comprehen-
sive traffic circulation planning and land use regulations under
study.
3. The construction of the project will increase the
traffic in the area within which the project is located which
necessitates the imposition of the conditions of approval set
forth in this Resolution and that the owner of the property will
benefit economically from the carrying out of the conditions of
approval set forth in this Resolution.
4. The proposed use will not be detrimental to standards
of traffic circulation, population density and distribution
which the Planning Commission has under study or intends to study
within a reasonable time.
5. Adequate utilities, access roads, drainage, and other
necessary facilities have been or will be provided.
6. The proposed use will not, under the circumstances
of the particular case, be a nuisance or be detrimental to the
health, safety, peace, morals, comfort and general welfare of
persons residing in the neighborhood.
7. The proposed use is not detrimental or injurious to
property and improvements in the neighborhood and is appropriate
to the location, the lot and the neighborhood.
SECTION 3. That for the foregoing reasons, subject to
approval of the City Council, this Commission grants a land use
permit to develop industrial buildings, subject to the following
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The issuance of a building permit is subject to the
condition that the applicant is to payor cash bond the cost of
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<all concurrent improvements, including but not limited to curbs,
g~~ters, sidewalks and paving in the right-of-way adjacent to the
~'-applic~nt's property relative to the widening of Santa Clara Street
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and the extension of Third Avenue.
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conditions:
l, The property shall be improved and maintained in
accordance with plans on file in L.U.P. 77-1.
2. Existing driveway apron not to be used on Second
Avenue shall be closed. New driveway aprons, curb and gutter and
sidewalk, including handicap ramp, shall be constructed on Santa
Clara Street. city street widening and storm drain work must
be installed prior to or concurrent with the parkway improvements.
3. A grading and drainage plan shall be submitted for
review and approval of the Director of Public Works,
4, The following conditions shall be complied with to
the satisfaction of the Water Manager:
a. That a fire hydrant be installed on the south side
of Santa Clara Street, approximately 460 feet east of
Second Avenue, at the developer's expense,
b. That meters required shall be located on the
south side of Santa Clara Street at the developer's expense.
5. That the applicant agree to sell to the City~ 'e
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northerly ten feet of the subject property along San." Clara
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Street at a value based on an appraisal of sai ~en feet acceptable
to the City Council, less the cost
improvements
as determined by the Director
Works.
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That the
agree to sell to the City the
sixty-foot
necessary for the extension of Third
Avenue to
Street at a value based on an appraisal of
to the City Council less the cost of
concurrent improvements as determined by the Director of
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6. That the proposed three-foot high landscaped
planters between the proposed parking areas and Santa Clara Street
not be located less than thirty-feet from the center line of
Santa Clara Street,
7. That the proposed three-foot high landscaped planters
between the proposed parking areas and Santa Clara Street be not
less than seven feet in width (north-south direction).
8. That a modification of four parking spaces be granted.
9. That the portion of the subject property which is
proposed to remain as outdoor storage be screened by either a
solid block wall or by lattice slats inserted into a chain link
fence.
10. That the proposed plans be submitted to and subject
to the approval of the Redevelopment Agency.
11. That the subsequent plans showing the architectural
treatment of the proposed buildings and the proposed landscape
plans be submitted to and Subject to the approval of the Redevelop-
ment Agency.
12. That this application be subject to the approval of
the City Council.
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.
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I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing resolution was
adopted at a regular meeting of the Planning commission of the
City of Arcadia held on the 12th day of July, 1977, by the
following vote:
AYES:
Commissioners Clark, Huddy, Kuyper, Reiter,
Sargis, Perlis
NOES:
None
ABSTAIN: Commissioner Hegg
ABSENT: None
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ATTEST:
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Secretary
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June 28, 1977
TO:
CITY OF ARCADIA
PLANNING CO~1MISSION
PLANNING DEPARTMENT
LAND USE PERMIT L,U.P. 77-1
FROM:
CASE NO,:
PREPARED BY:
TOM MARTIN
ASSISTANT PLANNER
GENERAL INFORMATION
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APPLICANT: Maidie T, Bong
LOCATION: 124 North Second Avenue
STREET
FRONTAGE:
l17.6 feet on Second Avenue
662.5 feet on Santa Clara Street
38 feet on Third Avenue
LOT SIZE:
LOT' AREA:
117.6 feet by 662,5 feet
77,910 square feet
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LOCATION EXISTING LAND USE ZONING GENERAL PLAN
Subject Site Construction B-1 Industrial
Equipment Storage
To the North Construction M-l Industrial
Equipment Storage
To the South Vacant and M-l Industrial
Warehouse
To the East Vacant M-l Industrial
To the West ResideI'tial and
Parking M-l Industrial
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L.U,P, 77-1
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REQUEST:
Pursuant to the provisions of Ordinances No. 1583 and
1588, which imposed a building moratorium on the area
in which the subject property is located, the applicant
is hereby applying for a land use permit for the
purpose of constructing industrial buildings.
BACKGROUND: With the adoption of the moratorium, staff was
directed to study the traffic circulation and develop-
ment of the area bounded by Santa Clara Street
on the north, Fifth Avenue on the east, Huntington Drive on
the south, and Second Avenue on the west,
The moratorium provides a process for obtaining a land use permit
which would allow for development to take place, provided that
the Planning Commission finds the following general conditions
exist:
"(1) The establishment and maintenance of the use applied for
conforms with the comprehensive traffic circulation
planning and land use regulations being studied, or will
not conflict with those plans or regulations;
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(2) the proposed use will not be detrimental to standards of
traffic circulation, population density and distribution
which the Planning Commission has under study or intends
to study within a reasonable time;
(3) adequate utilities, access roads, drainage, and other
necessary facilities have been or will be provided;
(4) the proposed use will not under the circumstances of the
particular case be a nuisance or be detrimental to the
health, safety, peace, morals, comfort and general wel-
,fare of persons residing in the neighborhood; and
(5) the proposed use is not detrimental or injurious to
property and improvements in the neighborhood and is
appropriate to the location, the lot and the neighbor-
hood,"
The aforementioned ordinances also set forth the following:
"The appIicant has the burden and shall offer competent evidence
in support of his application sufficient to enable the Commis-
sion to consider the matter and to make findings,"
The ordinances also state:
'. "In considering an application, the Planning Commission shall
consider:
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The effect which the proposed use has on the comprehen-
sive traffic circulation planning and land use regulations
which the Planning Commission has currently under study;
the likelihood that the proposed use will conflict with or
be compatible with the proposed comprehensive traffic
circulation plans and land use regulations;
the effect upon the orderly development of property;
the preservation of property values and the protection of
the tax base;
the effect on the neighborhood;
the likelihood of a nuisance being created;
the health, safety and welfare of the residents of the
city;
special conditions or exceptional characteristics of the
property and its location or surroundings; and
any other matters relevant to the inquiry,"
ANALYSIS
The applicant proposes to develop the westerly 452.5 feet of the
subject property with approximately 24,000 square feet of
industrial buildings which would be located as illustrated in
the attached plan.
The proposed project generally complies with the current zoning
regulations and is consistent with the General Plan, with the
following noted exceptions:
The applicant has not proposed any change of the nonconforming
screening for the outdoor storage on the easterly 210 feet of
the subject property. Section 9266,2,7 of the Arcadia Municipal
Code requires that such storage be screened from view.
The proposed plans show three-foot high concrete planters within
the special setback (40 feet from center line) along Santa
Clara Street required by Section 9320.65,21 of the Arcadia
Municipal Code,
The ten-foot widening of the south side of Santa Clara Street
(which has been included in the City's Capital Program) would
eliminate the required landscape screening of the parking and
loading areas along Santa Clara Street, The widening of Santa
Clara Street is also addressed in the attached memos from the
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L.U.P. 77-1
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Director of Public Works, the staff of the Redevelopment
Agency and in the Environmental Checklist Form.
An alternative to the aforementioned loss of landscaping would be
to eliminate five of the proposed parking spaces nearest to
Santa Clara Street so as to allow for the required landscape
screening. This alternative would make the total project four
parking spaces deficient from the code requirement and allow the
screening planter to be seven feet in width. Considering the
availability of on-street parking adjacent to this property,
the four-space parking deficiency is not considered as detri-
mental as the loss of the landscape screening along Santa Clara
Street,
No screening of the parking areas along the southerly property
line has been shown,
The location of the proposed new industrial buildings would not
preclude the extension of Third Avenue to Santa Clara Street.
There is an existing building which is located in the area
which would be required to be removed for such extension.
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Pursuant to the provisions of the California Environmental
Quality Act, the Planning Department has prepared an initial
study for the proposed project, Said initial study did not
disclose any substantial or potentially substantial adverse
change in any of the physical conditions within the area affected
by the project including land, air, water, minerals, flora,
fauna, ambient noise, and objects of historical or aesthetic
significance, Therefore, a Negative Declaration has been pre-
pared for this project.
Before the Planning Commission takes action on this project, the
Commission should "move to approve and file the Negative Declara-
tion and find that the project will not have a significant
effect on the environment."
RECOMMENDATION
The Planning Department recommends approval of Land Use Permit
No. 77-1 subject to the following conditions:
1. That the conditions outlined in the attached report from
the Department of Public Works be complied with to the
satisfaction of the Director of Public Works,
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2. That the following conditions be complied with to the
satisfaction of the Water Manager:
a, That a fire hydrant be installed on the south side of
Santa Clara Street, approximately 460 feet east of Second
Avenue, at the developer's expense.
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b. That meters required should be located on the south side
of Santa Clara Street at the developer's expense,
3. That the applicant agree to sell to the City the northerly
ten feet of the subject property along Santa Clara Street at
the appraised value of said property less the cost of all
concurrent improvements as determined by the Director of
Public Works,
That the applicant agree to sell to the City the sixty-foot
right-of-way necessary for the' extension of Third Avenue to
Santa Clara Street at the appraised value of said property
less the cost of all concurrent improvements as determined by
the Director of Public Works.
4. That the proposed three-foot high landscaped planters
between the proposed parking areas and Santa Clara Street
not be located less than thirty'feet from the center line
of Santa Clara Street.
5, That the proposed three-foot high landscaped planters
between the proposed parking areas and Santa Clara Street
be not less than seven feet in width (north-south direction).
. 6, That a modification of four parking spaces be granted,
7. That the portion of the subject property which is proposed
to remain as outdoor storage be screened by either a
solid block wall or by lattice slats inserted into a chain
link fence,
8. That the proposed plans be submitted to and subject to the
approval of the Redevelopment Agency,
9. That the subsequent plans showing the architectural treat'
ment of the proposed buildings and the proposed landscape
plans be submitted to and subject to the approval of the
Redevelopment Agency,
Attachments
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May 27, 1977
TO: PLANNING DEPARTMENT
FROM: DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS
SUBJECT: L.U,P, 77-1
Industrial Development at 124 North Second
The planned width for Santa Clara Street is 60 feet. At present, the southerly
portion between Second Avenue and the Santa Anita Wash is deficient by 10 feet and
this deficiency should be resolved at this time. In order to establish an equitable
means of acquiring the required right of way it is necessary to review prior actions
relative to that portion of Santa Clara Street between Second Avenue and Fifth
Avenue.
In 1960, the City obtained the 40 foot right of way of the abandoned Padfic
Electric Railway. The northerly 10 feet between Second Avenue and the Wash WdS
dedicated for street purposes from land owned by the City, the "emainder of which
was subsequently sold to Kiewit Sons, Inc.
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Street improvement westerly of the Wash was completed in 1966 at a cost of $25,000
from Capital Funds and included a temporary asphalt berm along the Bong pcoperty
due to width deficiency. Easterly of the Wash, the State acquired additional
right of way and improved the street to full width with all improvements except
sidewalks as part of the freeway project to replace Kieways Avenue which was within
the freeway right of way. In 1970, the City caused a bridge to be constructed over
the Wash to connect the two improved roadways and to improve circulation in the
area. The cost was in excess of $100,000.
The above brief history is cited to show the extent of public expense and activity
to provide a roadway which would serve the industrial area northerly of Huntington
Drive but would also relieve traffic on Huntington Drive by providing much needed
circulation, In accomplishing this, the adjacent Bong propecty was enhanced and
its value improved. Without said acquisition and improvement, their proposed
development would not be possible. It is the opinion of the undersigned that
approval of subject application should be contingent upon a dedication by the
applicant of the additional 10 feet to complete the acquisition of the deficient
portion of the right of way,
In addition, Municiple Code requirements for concurrent improvements as cited
below should be included in the conditions of approval.
If the Planning Commission decides and the City Council conCurs that the above
~equirement for dedication is unreasonable, it is recommended that an alternate
method be considered which would require the applicant to accept the appraised
value of the 10 foot strip less the cost of all concurrent improvements.
No comment is made regarding the extension of Third Avenue as the need for this
is presently being studied.
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May 27, 1977
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The following additional conditions of approval are recommended for this land use
permit:
1. Close existing driveway apron not to be used on Second Avenue.
Construct new driveway aprons, curb and gutter and sidewalk,
including handicap ramp on Santa Clara Street. City street
widening and storm drain work must be insra11ed prior to or
concurrent with the parkway improvements.
2. Submit a grading and drainage plan for review and approval of
the Director of Public Works.
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CHESTER N. HOWARD
~ Director of Public Works
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SUBJECT:
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Date _.Ma.y_.:u..-ll77
Tom Martin, Assistant Planner
Redevelopment
Industrial Development, 124 N. Second Ave.
Recommendations:
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1.) Minimum 20' landscaped setback be installed and
maintained between any proposed buildings and
existing property line, and, minimum 15' 3"
landscaped setback be installed and maintained
between any proposed parking areas and existing
property line along Santa Clara Street. This is
to allow for proper setbacks of the improvements
should Santa Clara Street be widened.
2.) The alley-way between Building Band C be redesigned
to allow the opportunity for a vehicle to turn-
around before exiting. Existing conditions (as
proposed) may require the vehicle to back-out on-
to Santa Clara Street a distance of 100'.
3.) That the dedication of the 10' required to widen
Santa Clara Street be a condition of approval of
the Land Use Permit.
4.) Final Plans be submitted to the Redevelopment Agency
for their consideration and approval before issuing
the Land Use Permit.
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