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HomeMy WebLinkAbout0968 . . . . . . . RESOLUTION NO. 968 A RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF ARCADIA GRANTING A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT FOR A CHURCH AT 560-610 WEST FOOTHILL BOULEVARD. WHEREAS, on November 29, 1976, an application was filed by the Arcadia First Ward, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, Planning Department Case No. C.U.P. 76-27, on the property commonly known as 560-610 West Foothill Boulevard, more particularly described as follows: Portion of Lots 2 and 3, Los Robles de Santa Anita, in the City of Arcadia, County of Los Angeles, as per map recorded in Book 33, Page 20, of Maps, in the office of the Recorder of said County. WHEREAS, a public hearing was held on December 14, 1976, at which time all interested persons were given full opportunity to be heard and to present evidence; NOW, THEREFORE, THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF ARCADIA HEREBY RESOLVES AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. 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 granting of a conditional use permit as herein- after provided will not be detrimental to the public health or welfare or injurious to the property or improvements in such zone or vicinity. 2. The use applied for at the location indicated is properly one for which a conditional use permit is authorized. -1- 968 . . . . . 3. The site for the proposed use is adequate in size and shape to accommodate said use, including all yards, parking, loading, landscaping and other features required to adjust said use with the land and uses in the neighborhood. 4. The site abuts streets and highways adequate in width 'and pavement type to carry the kind of traffic geneFated by the proposed use. 5. The granting of such conditional use permit will not adversely affect the General Plan. 6. The use applied for will not have a substantial adverse impact on the environment. SECTION 3. That for the foregoing reasons, subject to approval of the City Council, this Commission grants a conditional use permit for a church upon the following conditions: 1. The property shall be improved and maintained in accordance with plans on file in the subject Case No. C.U.P. 76-27. 2. A State permit shall be obtained and a median opening constructed at the westerly driveway in Foothill Blvd. to provide for safe ingress to the development for westbound Foothill Blvd. traffic. 3. Traffic shall not be allowed to enter the proposed parking lot from Baldwin Avenue. Exi~ only may be allowed. Ingress and egress shall be permitted from Foothill Blvd. 4. Sidewalk shall be installed and existing driveway aprons not to be used shall be closed in accordance with plans to be approved by the Director of Public Works. 5. Grading and drainage plan shall be submitted for -2- 968 . . . . . approval of the Director of Public Works. NOTE: All work done within Foothill Blvd., Baldwin Avenue and Freeway right-of-way shall require approval of and a permit from the California Depart- ment of Transportation. 6. Conditions of approval of Public Works Department requirements for Lot Split No. 76-22 shall be complied with. 7. Street trees shall be planted in accordance with the requirements set forth by the Department of Public Works. 8. Approval and recordation of lot consolidation L-76-22. 9. A modification shall be granted to allow a 72-foot steeple in lieu of 35 feet in height. 10. The Baldwin Avenue driveway shall be limited to exit only. 11. Parking shall comply with Sections 9269.7 and 9269.9 of the Arcadia Municipal Code. 12. A 6-foot high block wall shall be located along the westerly property line. 13. A minimum 5-foot wide planting strip shall be located along the westerly property line. 14. A landscape plan shall be submitted to the Planning Department for its review and approval. 15. Landscaping and walls shall comply with Section 9269.13 of the Arcadia Municipal Code. 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. -3- 968 . . . . . I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing resolution was adopted at a regular meeting of the Planning Commission held on the 2Bth day of December, 1976, by the following vote: AYES: Commissioners Coghlan, Huddy, Kuyper, Reiter, Clark NOES: None ABSENT: Commissioners He~li'~~ ~~ . ~. . Cha~rman , ATTEST: If.tt~~ -4- 968 . . . '--;-~'. . . December 14, 1976 TO: PLANNING COMMISSION FROM: PLANNING DEPARTMENT SUBJECT: C.U.P. 76-27 560-610 WEST FOOTHILL BLVD. APPLI CATION This application was filed on November 29, 1976 by the Arcadia First Ward, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, and requests a conditional use permit to construct a church at 560-610 West Foothill Blvd. LAND USE AND ZONING The subject site contains two lots zoned R-I. The lot at 560 W. Foothill is vacant; the lot at 610 W. Foothill contains a single-family dwelling. Properties to the east are vacant and developed with single-family dwellings and zoned R-I. Property to the south is the 210 Freeway. Properties to the west are zoned R-l and developed with single-family dwellings and properties to the north are zoned R-O 15,000 and developed with single-family dwellings. (See attached Land Use and Zoning Map.) HISTORY A 16-lot subdivision was approved on the subject site in December 1975. An extension was granted on November 2, 1976 to December 16, 1977. PROPOSAL The applicant is proposing to construct a 22,480 square foot building which will contain a chapel with seating for 360 persons, 23 teaching stations, library, lounge and cultural hall. The existing house located at the southwest corner of the site is proppsed to remain and will be used for church-related activities. . . C.U.P. 76-27 2 . The site contains 183,271 square feet and has frontage on Foothill Boulevard and Baldwin Avenue. . There is a special setback on Foothill Blvd. of 90 feet from the center line of Foothill Blvd (33 feet from the property line). The proposed church will be located 50 feet from the Foothill Blvd. property line and 125 feet from the Baldwin Avenue property line. The building will be single story. The east/west wings will be approximately 17 feet in height and the central portion of the building 29 feet in height. The steeple will be approximately 72 feet in height. The applicant has requested a modification to allow the 72-foot high steeple in lieu of 35 feet allowed. The exterior of the building will be off-white brick. One hundred eighty-six parking spaces are proposed. Parking would be located to the east, west and south of the building. All spaces comply with Code with the exception of hairpin striping. Two driveways will be located on Foothill Blvd. The east driveway will be located approximately 71 feet from the inter- section of Baldwin Avenue and Foothill Blvd. A third driveway will be located on Baldwin Ave. \ A 50-foot wide landscape area will be located between the parking area and Foothill Blvd. A 32-foot planting strip will be located along Baldwin Avenue. Low walls are proposed to screen the parking from the public right-of-ways. A landscape strip ranging from 35 feet to IS feet will be located along the westerly property line adjacent to the R-l property. Code requires a 6-foot high wall and 5-foot planting buffer adjacent to residential property in a commercial zone ~nd would be desirable in this location to buffer the parking area from the residential property. ANALYSIS The Planning Department believes that this proposed church would be compatible with the residential area and is consistent with the General Plan. There will be an increase in traffic resulting from the church use. The Planning Department concurs with the recommendation of the Public Works Department to restrict the Baldwin Avenue driveway to exit only. . It is the opinion of the Planning spaces are adequate for this use. be hairpin striped. Department that 186 parking The parking spaces should ,w . . . C.U.P. 76-27 3 The Planning Department does not believe that the 72-foot steeple will create a visual obstruction and recommends approval of the requested modification. A 6-foot high block wall should be constructed along the westerly property line and a minimum 5-foot landscape buffer located adjacent to the wall. There are many mature trees on the westerly lot; if possible, the church should try to save as many of the trees as possible. Pursuant totheprovision of the California Environmental Quality Act, the Planning Department reviewed the proposed application and determined that the proposal would not have a significant adverse impact on the environment. A Negative Declaration has been prepared and filed for this project. Before the Planning Commission can act on this item, the Commission must first act on the Negative Declaration and "move to approve and file the Negative Declaration and find that the' project will not have a substantial adverse impact on the environment." The Commi ss ion may then proceed to act on the item. . RECOMMENDATION The Planning Department recommends approval of C.U.P. 76-27 subject to the following conditions: I. Conditions as outlined in the attached report from the Department of Public Works shall be complied with to the satisfaction of the Director of Public Works. 2. Approval and recordation of lot consolidation L-76-22. 3. A modification shall be granted to allow a 72-foot steeple in lieu of 35 feet in height. 4. The Baldwin Avenue driveway shall be limited to exit only. 5. Parking shall comply with Sectiore 9269.7 and 9269.9 of the Arcadia Municipal Code. 6. A 6-foot high block wall shall be located along the westerly property line, 7. A minimum 5-foot wide planting strip shall be located along the westerly property line. . 8. A landscape plan shall be submitted to the Planning Depart- ment for its review and approval. . . . ,.I . . C.U.P. 76-27 4 9. Landscaping and walls shall comply with Section 9269.13 of the Arcadia Municipal Code. ONNA L. BUTLER SSISTANT PLANNER DLB/at Attachments . . . . . December 8, 1976 TO: pLANNING DEPARTMENT FROM: DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS SUBJECT: C.U.P. 76-27-- Proposed Mormon Church at 560-610 West Foothill Blvd. Existing vehicular access to this property is presently limited to eastbound on Foothill Blvd. and southbound on Baldwin Avenue. The proposed development will generate high traffic volumes for short periods of time which may contribute to an undesirable and potentially hazardous traffic pattern. The following conditions of approval are recommended: 1. Obtain a State permit and construct a median opening at the westerly driveway in Foothill Blvd. to provide for safe ingress to the development for westbound Foothill Blvd. traffic. 2. Do not allow traffic to enter the proposed parking lot from Baldwin Ave. Exit only may be allowed ingress and egress shall be permitted from Focthill Blvd. 3. Install sidewalk and close existing driveway aprons not to be used in accordance with plans to be approved by the Director of Public Works. 4. Submit grading and drainage plan for approval of the Director of Public Works. NOTE: All work done within Foothill Blvd, Baldwin Avenue, and Freeway right-of-way shall require approval of and a permit from the California Department of Transportation. 5. Comply with conditions of approval of Public Works Department requirements for Lot Split No, 76-22, ~%~~ CHESTER N. HOWARD Director of Public Works CNH:JD:ms .. .~ ~. . riP"" 7f27 lie Re erence CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT NEGATIVE DECLARATION CITY OF ARCADIA, CALIFORNIA A. Descripfion of project t::lir.J~_ 7l:> ""A~~;-,r A ;:'.IH~N B. Location of project ..;/-./J-/..,n /J1P.!!!:r ~I/ . C.. Name of applicant or sponsor ~4aA F/,I!!<:,:r WAd"".!'p~ t1.AL.1Jr ~~,. .c~.I?/..,I/ aP . ZIl>cf./~ c:J'Se/STJP LA?72!FJ12-. .010' ~.I..11.ta: D. Finding -- It is my opinion'that this project will have no significant impact upon the environment within the meaning of the California ( 'Environmental Quality Act of 1970. E. Reasons A ..c-WA'.cW /.<;: A ~#/~J:? /~ /uA!VJIff!!y 2,..,..1&. UldHAu A-""/R.d~ ~Q.h'2'_J...u ~~.d."" Ar/ .Iu~ . ~/?~ Aj/.n".~ 77. .?:; fVn.Ju~ ,vdr'i!56 A SilA~A/. Anl--o::r- ~J//_II"",_ ...-...._ /U#At::7" F. An initial study was prepared by /?~#,4 h/'d.JdL7. , Copies may be obtained at. the Arcadia Planning Department, 240 West Huntington Drive. . 'Date / :z/~/lh / ~~A~~~/ Slgnature . , Date Pos.ted /4/~/7":; ~:I?f1t//~~ Tit e . . . . ~. ,-. . Ct/P 7,6-27 File reference CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT INITIAL STUDY NAME OF APPLICANT ~~~~~::.~&'~~ PROJECT 'LOCATION ..~M..&/aH:.:i--f~,," PROJECT DESCRIPTION ,.q:.A,A,c.V 7'Zl /"_~~.J.-:-r A c:M/"....."'-/ NO POTENTIAL IMPACT SIGNIFICANT SIGNIFICANT NOT REMARKS : PRIMARY/SECONDARY CATEGORY EFFECT EFFECT APPLICABLE SHORT/LONG TERM Landforms V Hvdroloav V' Natural . . Resources V Energy Resources v' -" , Air Dualitv ~ ~, v' . Hea'lthlsafetv ....- . Services ,/ Economic .-' Social ,/ CUltural/Rec. 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