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Home My WebLink About1354 . . . PLANNING COMMISSION RESOLUTION NO. 1354 A RESOLUTION GRANTING CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT 88-002 TO CONSTRUCT A 132-ROOM HOTEL AT 311 EAST HUNTINGTON DRIVE. WHEREAS, on December 21, 1987 an application was filed by Hampton Inns, Inc. to construct a 132-room hotel, Planning Department Case No. C.U.P. 88-002, on property commonly known as 311 East Huntington Drive, more particularly described is attached: SEE EXHIBIT "A" WHEREAS, a public hearing was held on January 12, 1988, 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 Planning Department in the attached report is true and correct. Section 2. This Commission finds: 1. That the granting of such Conditional Use Permit will not be detrimental to the public health or welfare, or injurious to the property or improvements in such zone or vicinity. 2. That the use applied for at the location indicated is properly one for which a Conditional Use Permit is authorized. 3. That the site for the proposed use is adequate in size and shilpe to accommodate said use. All yards, spaces, walls, fences. parking, loading, landscaping and other features are adequate to adjust said use with the lilnd and uses in the neighborhood. 4. That the site abuts streets and highways adequate in width and pavement type to carry the kind of traffic generated by the proposed use. 5. That the granting of such Conditional Use Permit will not adv'~rsely affect the comprehensive General Plan. . . 6. That the use applied for will not have a substantial adverse impact on the environment. Section 3. That for the foregoing reasons this Commission grants a Conditional Use Permit to construct a 132-room hotel upon the following condi tions: 1. That the following conditions as outlined in the report from the Department of Public Works shall be complied with to the satisfaction of the Director of Public Works. A. Submit grading and drainage plan prepared by a registei'ed civil engineer subject to the approval of the Director of Public Works. Provide calculations for both the gravity drainage system and the pump drainage system. Computations should show hydrology, hydraulics. elevations, and all the details requested on the City's "Pump Drainage" sheet. B. Arrange for underground utility service and dedicate easements to utility companies. C. Complete all public works improvements as shown on the construction drawings prepared by Emkay Development for Parcel Map 18980 and comply wi th all the provi sions requi red by CALTRANS for the State Encroachment Permit in Huntington Drive and L. A. County Public Works Department for any stonn drain connections. 2. Fire Chi ef. 3. That 159 parking spaces 4. That NOTE: All survey monuments, centerline ties and survey reference points shall be protected in place or re- established where disturbed. This work will be the responsibility of the permittee and shall be at the permittee's expense. safety shall be provided to the satisfaction of the Fire a modification be granted for 140 parking spaces in lieu of required. an access easement and maintenance agreement be executed and recorded between the Hampton 1nn and Residence Inn. . 1354 -2- ~ 5. That approval of the Conditional Use Permit shall be subject to approval of the zone change adding the "H" (high rise) overlay to the subject p rope rty . 6. That C.U.P. 88-002 shall not take effect until the owner and applicant have executed a form available at the Planning Department indica.ting awareness and acceptance of the conditions of approval. 7. Noncompliance with the provisions and conditions of this Conditional Use Permit shall constitute grounds for the immediate suspension or revocation of said Permit. Section 4. The decision, findings and conditions contained in this Resolution reflect the Commission's action of January 12, 1988 and the fo:lowing vote: AYES: NOES: ABSENT: Commissioners Amato, Clark, Papay, Szany None Commissioner Hedlund Section 5. 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. I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing Resolution was adopted at a regular meeting of the Planning Commission held on the 26th day of January, 1988 I)y the following vote: AYES: Commissioners Amato, Clark, Hedlund, Papay, Szany NOES: None ABSE NT: None ATTEST: !&/lA-1M~A~ Secretary, Panning Commission Ci ty of Arcadi a - . 1354 -3- . . . PARCEL 2 (EXCLUDING EASEMENT F) IN THE CITY OF ARCADIA, C~UNTY Df LDS ANGELES, STATE Of CALIFORNIA. LOTS 21 THROUGH 24, INCLUSIVE; LOTS 30, 31, AND 32 AND PORTIONS OF LOTS. 20, 25, 2Ei, 29 AND 33 Of TRACT NO. GBEiO PER HiE MAP RECORDED IN BOOK 78, PAGE, 75 Of MAPS, RECORDS OF SAID COUNTY; THAT PORTION OF THIRD AVENUE 60 fEET WIDE AS SHOWN ON THE MAP Of SAID TRACT ADJOINING SAID LOTS THAT WOULO PASS WITH THE LEGAL CONVEYANCE Of ABUTTING LOTS, AND THAT PORTION Of LOT 3 IN BLOCK B4 Of PART Of SANTA ANITA TRACT PER THE MAP RECORDED IN BOOK 34, PAGES 41 AND 42 Of MISCELLANEOUS RECORDS, RECORDS Of SAID COUNTY DESCRIBED AS A WHOLE AS FOLLOWS: COMMENCING AT THE INTERSECTION OF THE CENTERLINE Of HUNTINGTON DRIVE WITH THE CENTERLINE OF THIRD AVENUE AS SAID INTERSECTION IS SHOWN ON SAID MAP Of TRACT NO. 6B60; THENCE NORTH 0000'24" EAST 2Gli.02 FEET ALONG SAID CENTERLINE OF THIRD AVENUE TO THE EASTERLY PROLONGATION OF THE NORTHERLY LINE OF THE SOUTHERLY 3.00 FEET O~ LOT 35 OF SAID TRACT NO. 6B60 AND THE POINT OF BEGINNING OF THIS DESCRIPTION; (1) THENCE NORTH ~9059'40" EAST 196.72 FEET ALONG SAID EASTERLY PRO- LONGATION TO A LINE PARALLEL WITH AND 16.00 fEET EASTERLY FROM THE EASTERLY LINE OF SAID TRACT NO. EiBGOj (2) THENCE NORTH 0000'24" EAST 244.01 FEET ALONG SAID PARALLEL LINE TO THE EASTERLY PROLONGATION Of THE NORTHERLY LINE OF SAID LOT 24 OF TRACT NO. G8GO; (3) THENCE SOUTH 89059'42" WEST 104.70 fEET ALONG SAID PROLONGATION AND SAID NORTHERLY LINE; (4) THENCE NORTH 0000'24" EAST 57.GI FEET PARALLEL WITH SAID EASTERLY LINE OF TRACT NO. 6860; (5) THENCE SOUTH 89059'40" WEST 272.00 FEET PARALLEL WITH THE CENTER- LINE OF HUNTINGTON DRIVE TO THE EASTERLY LINE OF LOT 38 OF SAID TRACT NO. GBGO; (6) THENCE SOUTH 0001'11" WEST 181;.30 fEET ALONG SAID EASTERLY LINE TO THE SOUTHERLY LINE OF THE NORTHERLY 26.G7 FEET OF SAID LOT 33, OF TRACT NO. 6860; (7) THENCE NORTH 89059'1;0" EAST 150.02 FEET ALONG SAID SOUTHERLY LINE TO THE WESTERLY LINE OF THIRD AVENUE GO fEET WIDE; (8) THENCE SOUTH 0000'21;" WEST 117.32 FEET ALONG SAID WESTERLY LINE TO THE NORTHERLY LINE OF THE SOUTHERLY 3.00 FEET OF LOT 35 OF SAID TRACT NO. 68&0; (9) THENCE NORTH B90S9'1;0" EAST 30.00 FEET ALONG THE EASTERLY PROLONGA- TION OF LAST SAID LINE TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING. SUBJECT TO EASEMENTS, RIGHTS-Of-WAY AND RESTRICTIONS OF RECORD AND RIGHTS, IF ANY, OF HO~OaRS OF BAIBMINTI WITHIN THIRD AVENue. July 8, 1987 EXHIBIT "A" . January 12, 1988 TO: ARCADIA CITY PLANNING COMMISSION FROM: PLANNING DEPARTMENT DONNA L. BUTLER, SENIOR PLANNER CASE NO.: C.UP.88-2 GENERAL INFORMATION APPLICANT: Hampton Inns. Inc. LOCATION: 311 East Huntington Drive REQUEST: Conditional Use Permit to construct a 132 room hotel . LOT AREA: 89,991 square foot (2.01 acres) FRONT AGE: There is no frontage on a public stroot. EXISTING LAND USE & ZONING: The subject property is vacant; zoned CPO-I. The applicant is requesting a zone change (Z-88-2) to add a high rise overlay to tbe subject property. SURROUNDING LAND USE & ZONING: NORTH: SOUTH: EAST: WEST: Vacant; zoned CPO-I Vacant and developed with a parking lot; zoned CPO-I Developed with Arcadia Nissan; zoned CPO-I Developed with the Embassy Suites Hotel; zoned CPO.. I &H . C.UP.88-2 January 12, 1988 Page I . GENERAL PLAN DESIGNATION: Planned Development- I PROPOSAL Building The applicant is proposing to construct a 60,803 square foot hotel with 132 guest rooms and one hospitality room. The guest rooms each contain approXimately 350 square feet and the hospitality room contains 425 sq. ft. There are no dining facilities. The hotel is a "L" shaped building containing four stories. The maximum height is 5 T -0" . The exterior of the building will be White stucco with a Spanish-style type roof. . The northerly building extension is set back 80'+ from the westerly property line 112'+ from the northerly property line and 13' from the southerly property line. The southerly building extension is set back 41'+ from the west property line; 16'-7" from the southerly property line and 126'-6" from the easterly property line. The CPD-l zone requires a 10'-0" front yard setback and zero side and rear yard setbacks; ho-wever, the "H" overlay requires a 25' front yard setba.:k and 24' side and rear yard setbacks. Entrance to the building will on the east side. A 24'-0. high porte-<:ochere will be located in front of the ent:ryway. There will be a swimming pool on the west side of the building. Parking Parking will be located adjacent to the north, east and west sides of the hotel. Based upon the parking ratio of 1.2 spaces per guest room, 159 parking spaces are required. The proposed proj~t has 140 spaces (1.06 . C.U.J:'. M-2 January 12, 19M Page 2 . spaces per guest room) including 26 compact spaces and five handicap spaces. Access to the parking area will be from two driveways off the private access drive Which extends from the proposed street located east of the proposEKi Souplantation Restaurant. This access drive will be utilized for ingress and egress to both the Hampton Inn and the Residence Inn. In order to facilitate the use of this drive, an access easement and maintenance agreement should be executed and recorded between the Hampton Inn and Residence Inn. There is no access through the Derby parking area. Landscap...mg The CPD-l zone requires a minimum of 101 of the lot to be landscaped, ~il of Which must be located within the parking area. The landscaping exceeds code requirements. .. The proposed plan has a rninimum of 13.51 of the site landscaped and exceeds the minimum S~ in the interior of the parking area. Palm trees are proposed to be utilized throughout the parking area and adjacent to the building. Signing Wall signs are proposed on the north, east and south elevations. No further plans have been submitted for signing at this time. All signs will be subject to design review by the Planning Department staff. SPECIAL INFORMATION A Disposition and Development Agreement was executed between Emka~r Development and the City of Arcadia on November 17, 1967 for the construction of two hotels, including the Hampton Inn. I) C.UP.88-2 January 12, 19M ~lge3 . Be<:ause the proposed hotel is witllin the Redevelopment Area, the plans are subject to review by the Redevelopment Agency. ANALYSIS The hotel is a permitted use in the CPD-l zone with an approved conditional use permit. Approval of the "H" (high rise) overlay will be necessary in order to construct the four-story hotel. Although the building does not comply with the required 2 if' -0. setback along the southerly property lines. both portions of the building are adjacent to parking areas (the Souplantation and Derby parking areas). The cl~;t building will be approximately 150' from the hotel. The design of the building and the use of palms in the landscaping design provides a continuity of development with the Embassy Suites Hotelloca.ted west of the SUbject property. . AlthoUgh there is a deficiency of 19 parking spaces, it is staff's opinion tJllat this deficiency will not create a problem for the proposed hotel. The hotel does not have dining facilities, conference rooms, or banquet rooms, therefore, the parking needs will be limited to guests staying at the hotel and employees. An EIR for the Emkay mixed-use commercial development addresses thE! proposed development of a hotel on the subject site. This EIR was certiflied by the Agency on November 17, 1987. No further environmental action is necessary. ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN ~IEW Concurrent with the consideration of this conditional use permit, the Planning Commission may approve, conditionally approve or deny the applicant's design concept plans. It is staff's opinion that the applicant's proposal complies with the intent of the design criteria set forth in the City's Architectural Design Review Regulations. . C.UP. 88-2 January 12, 1988 Page if . RECOMME1IDA TION The Planning Department recommends approval of C.U.P. 88-2 subject to the following conditions: I. Conditions as outlined in the attached report from the Department of Public Work.s shall be complied with to the satisfaction of the Director of Public work.s. 2. Fire safety shall be provided to the satisfaction of the Fire Chief. 3. That a modification shall be granted for 140 parking spaces in lieu of 159 parking spaces required. 4. That an access easement and maintenance agreement be executed and recorded be~n the Hampton Inn and Residence Inn. 5. That approval of this Conditional Use Permit shall be subject to approval of the zone change adding the rr- (high rise) overlay to tJle subject property. . 6. That C.U.P. 88-2 shall not take effect until the owner and applicant have executed a form available at the Planning Department indicating awareness and acceptance of the conditions of approval. 7.' Noncompliance with the provisions and conditions of this Conditional Use permit shall constitute grounds for the immediate suspension or revocation of said Permit. FINDINGS AND MOTIONS A p-p-roval If the Planning Commission intends to take action to approve this project, the Commission should find that the design concept plans are in compliance ....lith the ADR criteria and direct staff to prepare the appropriate resolution incorporating the specific findings and conditions of approval set forth in the staff report (or as modified by the Commission). . c.U.P. M-2 January 12, 1988 Page 5 . Denial If Ule Planning Commission intends to take action to deny this project, tile Commission sl10uld move to deny and direct staff to prepare an appropriate resolution incorporating Ule Commission's decision and findings in suPPC)rt of Ulat decision. The Commission may wish to consider Ule following findings in regards to architectural design which must be expanded upon with specific reasonS for denial: D.l Find that the location and configuration of Ule structures are not visually harmonious wiUl Uleir sites and with surrounding sites and structures, and that Ule structures dominate their surroundings to an extent inappropriate to their use. . D.2. Find Ulat the architectural design of the structures and Uleir materials and colors are not visually harmonious with surrounding development. D.l Find Ulat the plans for Ule landscaping of open spaces do not conform to the requirements set forth in the code, and Ulat Uley do not pn)vide visually pleasing settings for structures on Ule site and on adjoining and nearby sites and conflict wiUl Ule natural landscape. D.4. Find that Ule design and location of signs and Uleir materials and colors are not consistent wiUl Ule character and scale of the buildings to which they are attached or which are located on the same site, and that the signs are not VisUally harmonious wiUl surrounding development. D.5. Find Ulat Ule architectural design does not enhance the visual environment of the city, preserve and protect property values and mitigate against degradation and depreciation. D.O. Find Ulat the proposal does not promote and protect Ule healUl, safety, comfort and general welfare of the community and does not promote the standards of appearance in Ule community or encourages Ule appropriate use of land within Ule City. D.7. Find Ulat Ule proposed expanses of flat building walls exceed 251'eet in widtll without prOViding architectural indentations and/or . C.UP. M-2 January 12, 1988 Page 6 . projections so as to provide opportunity for shade, shadow, and visual relief. 0.8 Find tbat long straight driveways and wa11c.ways are not mitigated through curvilinear approaches, landscaping and changes in texture and/or colors. 0.9. Find tbat tbe wa11c.ways have not been designed to minimize visual intrusion into adjoining properties. . . C.UP.88-2 January 12, 1988 Page 7 January 5, 1988 . TO: PLANNING DEPARTMENT FROM: PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT SUBJECT: CUP 88-002, HAMPTON INN - HUNTINGTON DRIVE In response to your memorandum, the item(s) which this department has concern or special knowledge of are listed below: 1. The subject property is served by a sewer 1 ine that is tributary to a deficient City trunk sewer line. However, based on past charg'~s paid by the property owner and considering the future charges that will be paid, in time these payments will provide the property's share of the costs necessary for taking care of downstream sewer line deficiencies. 2. Traffic volume will be increased, but there will be no major impact. This department has reviewed the subject CUP and recol1l11ends the following conditions of approval: . 1. Submit grading and drainage plan prepared by a registered civil engineer subject to the approval of the Director of Public Works. Provide ca lculations for both the gravity drainage system and the pump drainage system. Computations should show hydrology, hydraulics, elevations, and all the details requested on the City's "Pump Drainage" sheet. 2. Arrange for underground utility service and dedicate easements to utility companies. 3. Complete all public works improvements as shown on the construction drawings prepared by Emkay Development for Parcel Map 18980 and comply with all the provisions required by CALTRANS for the State Encroachment Permit in Huntington Drive and L. A. County Public Works Depal"tment for any storm drain connections. NOTE: All survey monuments, centerline ties and survey reference points shall be protected in place or re-estab 1 i shed where disturbed. Th i s work will be the responsibility of the permittee and shall be at the permittee's expense. The above items are to be compl ied with to the satisfaction of the D'irector of Pub 1 ic Works in accordance with the app 1 icab Ie provi s ions of the Arcadi a Municipal Code. If the developer posts a bond for the required improvements, the subdivision agreement has a 12 month expiration date and all work specified in subdivision agreement shall be completed within 12 months. 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