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RESOLUTION 1617 A RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF ARCADIA, CALIFORNIA, FORWARDING RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE CITY COUNCIL RELATING TO TEXT AMENDMENT 99-006 REQUESTING MODIFICATIONS TO CITY COUNCIL RESOLUTION 4185 THAT ESTABLISHES SPECIFIC REGULATIONS RELATING TO DESIGN CRITERIA, USES AND LANDSCAPE STANDARDS FOR THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT 400 SOUTH BALDWIN AVENUE (THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF BALDWIN AVENUE AND HUNTINGTON DRIVE) WHEREAS, in June, 1999, Westfield Corporation, Inc. filed an application for a text amendment requesting specific modifications to City Council Resolution 4185 that establishes specific regulations for design criteria, uses. and landscape standards for the regional shopping center generally located at 400 South Baldwin Avenue, Community Development Division Case No. T.A. 99-006; and WHEREAS, a public hearing was held on July 25, 2000 atwhich 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 Community Development Division of the Development Services Department in the attached report are true and correct. Section 2. The Planning Commission recommends that City Council Resolution 4185 be rescinded and that the attached draft resolution (Exhibit A) be adopted. Section 3. The decisions and findings contained in this Resolution reflect the Commission's direction at its meeting of July 25, 2000 and the following vote: -1- 1617 . . . AYES: NOES: ABSENT: Commissioners Bruckner, Huang, Kalemkiarian, Murphy, Sleeter None None 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. I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing Resolution was adopted at a regular meeting of the Planning Commission held on the 8th day of August, 2000 by the following vote: AYES: NOES: ABSENT: Commissioners Huang, Kalemkiarian, Murphy, Sleeter None Commissioner Bruckner Ch an, Planning Commission City of Arcadia ATTEST: --- Secretary, Plan City of Arcadia Approved by: ~~r~ Stephen P. Deitsch, City Attorney -2- 1617 . EXHIBIT A RESOLUTION NO. xxxx A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ARCADIA, CALIFORNIA, RESCINDING RESOLUTION 4185 AND ESTABLISHING NEW REGULATIONS FOR CERTAIN PROPERTY LOCATED AT THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF HUNTINGTON DRIVE AND BALDWIN AVENUE EFFECTIVE UPON ITS RECLASSIFICATION TO THE C-2 D AND H ZONES WHEREAS, in order to protect and promote the public health, safety and general welfare of the City of Arcadia ("City"), it is necessary that specific conditions be established to insure that the continued development and expansion of the regional shopping center on the property at the northeast corner of Huntington Drive and Baldwin Avenue (the .Property"), generally depicted on the map attached hereto as Exhibit "A", will be harmonious with the high quality of the existing shopping center and compatible with . development in the vicinity; and WHEREAS, in accordance with and subject to the provisions of the D Architectural Design Zone regulations of the Arcadia Municipal Code, the regulations set forth herein shall control the development and use of the Property; and WHEREAS, a Final Environmental Impact Report has been adopted certifying that the decision-making body reviewed and considered the information contained in the final EIR prior to adoption of this resolution. NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ARCADIA HEREBY FINDS, DETERMINES AND RESOLVES AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The City Council hereby rescinds City Council Resolution 4185; provided, however, that in the event there is any successful challenge to all or part of this Resolution then the provisions of Resolution 4185 shall automatically be deemed to be in full force and effect: Section 2. The City Council adopts the following design guidelines for the Property. . . . . 1. The Property shall continue to be developed and used only for a high quality regional shopping center with department stores, together with supplementary specialty shops and facilities including restaurants, multi-plex theater(s), a food market or markets and not more than two automobile convenience centers. All development on the Property shall be subject to the specific conditions set forth in this Resolution and all plans for any and all development on the Property shall be submitted by the owner of the Property to the City for review and approval in accordance with all procedural and substantive requirements set forth in the Arcadia Municipal Code and resolutions, rules and regulations adopted by the City Council ofthe City. 2. All buildings on the Property shall be constructed within the areas shown on the Design Overlay Site Plan that is attached hereto as Exhibit "B" and made a part hereof. 3. Any and all preliminary site plans,f)oor plans, exterior elevations, exterior lighting plans, conceptual landscape plans and signing programs for development on the Property shall be submitted to the Development Services Department of the City. Said plans shall be subject to design review and recommendation by the Planning Commission following a public hearing, and following its receipt of the Planning Commission recommendation, then design review and approval, disapproval or modification by the City Council following a public hearing. The final plans shall substantially comply with the preliminary plans and shall be submitted by the owner of the Property to the Assistant City Manager/Development Services Director, or his/her designee, for approval, disapproval or modification. The Assistant City Manager/Development Services Director shall review the final plans for compliance with the approved preliminary plans. 4. No building permit for ;any construction on the Property shall be issued unless all of the conditions hereof have been complied with or assurances satisfactory to the Assistant City Manager/Development Services Director have been made to insure that all such conditions will be fulfilled. 5. Any use of the Property which is otherwise subject to the Conditional Use Permit provisions of the City's Zoning Ordinance shall require a conditional use permit; provided, however, a conditional use permit shall not be required for uses within Building -2- . . . Area C [mall area} as shown on the Zoning/Design overlay site plan. 6. Parking shall be provided on the Property in accordance with the requirements of the City's Zoning Ordinance, and on-site parking spaces shall be provided at all times for all employees of the shopping' center. If necessary to meet parking requirements, multi-level parking structures may be constructed on the Property adjacent to and east ofthe mall, in accordance with plans approved by the City. 7. Parking structures shall be designed to create an open environment maximizing vertical space, lighting and ingress/egress to the structures. The parking structures shall be architecturally compatible with the mall architecture and shall be subject to the review and approval of the City. 8. Any floor area within the mall common area devoted to portable carts (not kiosks) shall not be subject to the City's Zoning Ordinance for providing off-street parking spaces. 9. All signs shall be subject to the City's Zoning Ordinance, except the following: a. Two (2) freestanding mall identification signs shall be allowed on the perimeter of the Property; one [1} on Baldwin Avenue and one [1] on Huntington Drive. The total area of said signs shall not exceed 350 sq. ft. per sign (including both faces). b. Wall signs on the exterior of the shopping mall structure shall be restricted to anchor stores containing 20,000 square feet or more, major restaurants/eating establishments containing 5,000 sq. ft. or more, theaters/cinemas and a food market. Said signs shall comply with the City's Zoning Ordinance in regard to allowable square footage. Tenant signs facing on an open-air mall area and not exposed to the public right-of-way shall be excluded from this provision. c. Single-sided monument signs shall be allowed for a food market, theater/cinemas and restaurants/eating establishments each containing 5,000 sq. ft. or more and that have public entrances from the exterior of the shopping mall. Said signs shall be allowed on the perimeter of the Shopping mall structure or open air mall area and located within planter areas, The total square footage of each -3- . . . sign shall not exceed 36 square feet. 10. All signing shall be compatible with the signing program approved by the City Council of the City and shall be subject to the review and approval of the Assistant City Manager/Development Services Director, or hislher designee. 11. Final landscape plans in substantial compliance with the landscape plans approved by the City Council shall be prepared by a'registered landscape architect and shall be submitted to and approved by the Assistant City Manager/Development Services Director, or his/her designee, before any building permit is issued for any part of the project. Said plans shall include or be in conformance with the following, without limitation: a. A 20 foot wide landscaped buffer strip with a minimum six foot high earth berm shall be maintained adjacent to Baldwin Avenue and a minimum 10 foot wide landscaped buffer shall be planted and maintained adjacent to Huntington Drive. b. A landscaping strip averaging five (5) feet in width shall be planted along new interior roadways. c. In addition to the landscaping required in Section 11 a. and b. above, three (3) per cent of the parking areas shall be landscaped and the planting beds shall be distributed evenly throughout the entire parking area. Landscaping shall not be concentrated on only one portion of the parking area, but dispersed throughout the parking lot. Any unused space resulting from the design of the parking spaces shall be used for planting purposes. No planting area or island shall have an average width of less than three feet. The planting areas or islands shown on the landscaping plans must be drawn to scale and the plants shall be clearly designated and labeled. A continuous six (6) inch raised concrete curb shall surround all planting areas or islands. The required landscaped buffer areas adjacent to Huntington Drive and Baldwin Avenue shall not be considered as part of the three per cent "landscaping" of the parking areas. Where a parking area abuts the buildings on the subject property the border plantings adjacent to those buildings shall not be considered as part of the landscaping of parking areas. -4- . . . d. The solid exterior walls of the mall shall be developed with decorative landscaping and treatment such as a raised landscaped berm. e. To facilitate the processing of landscaping plans, a plant list shall be prepared giving the botanical and common names of the plants to be used, the sizes to be planted (e.g. 1.,5 or 15 gallon containers), and quantity of each. The plants should be listed alphabetically and assigned key numbers to be used in locating the plants on the plan. f. Additional parkway trees shall be installed, if necessary, at locations designated by the Public Works Services Director. These trees shall conform to the City Master Plan for Street Trees and be installed in accordance with Public Works Services Department standards. 12. Light standards on theProperty shall be a maximum of 20 feet in height. The height of the light standards shall be measured from the elevation of the adjacent pavement of the parking lot. Lighting shall be hooded and arranged to reflect light away from adjoining properties and public rights-of-way and shall be subject to approval of the Assistant City Manager/Development Services Director, or his/her designee. 13. The owner of the Property shall provide adequate security personnel for the protection and control of persons and property on the Property. A security plan shall be submitted to and approved by the City of Arcadia Police Chief prior to the issuance of a Certificate of Occupancy for any new buildings on the Property (including the parking structures). 14. Structures located within Building Pads A and B shall be limited to two (2) stories and a maximum of thirty (30) feet in height. 15. There shall be a minimum unobstructed distance between kiosks and carts of 15'-0". Kiosks and carts shall be harmonious in design. 16. The following uses shall be permitted: Apparel and Accessories stores Beauty and Barber Shops and Figure Salons -5- . Bookstores Camera and Photographic Supplies & Services Department Stores Drugstores Electronic equipment stores, including video, DVD, computer equipment, communication equipment, cell phones, pagers and other types of electronic appliances. Fabrics and Sewing stores Financial Institutions including free-standing ATM machines Fitness Centers, Health Clubs Food stores no greater than 38,000 sq. ft. in gross floor area Home Furnishings, Furniture, Appliances and Interior Design Housewares Imports, Cards and Gifts Luggage Music, records, radio, video, DVD and television sales stores Optometrist/Opticians Pet Shops Restaurants and other eating establishments offering food and beverage service, including outdoor dining, the sale.of on-site liquor and entertainment" Specialty Food, Liquor and Tobacco stores Sporting Goods, Hobbies and/or Craft stores Theaters/cinemas Toys Variety Stores Other Retail Specialty Shops, except those expressly excluded Other uses that the City Council determines are appropriate and compatible with a regional shopping center. Kiosks and/or carts within the enclosed and open air mall common area shall be permitted provided the use thereof shall be in accordance with the above list of permitted uses. . . "Entertainment" shall be defined as such activities as high tech interactive simulation games, live music. dancing billiards, bowling, ping pong, shuffleboard, banquet facilities and other family-oriented group activities (provided by Westfield). Entertainment shall be incidental to a restaurant/eating establishment use. The following uses shall be permitted within the mall area subject to the conditional use permit process: Entertainment uses including such activities as high tech interactive . -6- - " e simulation games, live music, dancing, billiards, bowling, ping pong, shuffleboard, banquet facilities and other family oriented group activities. Food service may be an incidental use in an entertainment facility. The following uses shall not be p~rmitted: Body Art studios including but not limited to tattoos, body piercing (other than ears) and body painting. Check cashing, instant cash, cash advance businesses (exclusive of A TM machines) Employment Agencies Feed Stores Gasoline Service Stations Messenger Service Newspaper Publishing Plumbing Shops Printing or Lithographing Shops Self-Service Laundries and Cleaners Taxidermist Telephone Exchange Service Vending machines (on the exterior of the enclosed and open-air mall area as well as all other buildings on the site) Section 3. The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this Resolution. This Resolution shall take effect upon the effective date of an ordinance that reclassifies all or a portion of the Property to the C-2 0 and C-2 0 and H Zones. Passed, approved and adopted this day of , 2000. Mayor of the City of Arcadia A TrEST: City Clerk of the City of Arcadia -7- .. - e APPROVED AS TO FORM: Stephen P. 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