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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1640 (3) . RESOLUTION NO. 1640 A RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF ARCADIA, CALIFORNIA, GRANTING CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT NO. CUP 01-010 TO OPERATE A NEW AND PRE- OWNED (USED) AUTOMOBILE SALES DEALERSHIP AND AUTOMOBILE SERVICE CENTER AT 55 W. HUNTINGTON DRIVE. WHEREAS, on April 9 2001, an application was filed by Rusnak/Arcadia to operate anew and pre-owned (used) automobile sales dealership and automobile servica canter; Development Servicas Department Case No. CUP 01-010, at 55 W. Huntington Drive, more particularly described as follows: That portion 'of Lot 3 of Tract 949 in the City of Arcadia, County of Los Angeles, State of California, as per map recorded in Book 17, Page 13 of Maps in the Office of the County Recorder of Said County, together with that certain piece of a parcel of land in the Santa Anita Rancho, as per map recorded in Book 1, Page 97 of Patents. WHEREAS, a publiC hearing was held on May 22, 2001 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 Development Services Department in the attached report dated May 22, 2001 is true and correct, SECTION 2. This Commission finds: 1. That the granting of the Conditional Use Permit will not be detrimental to the public health or welfare, nor injurious to the property or improvements in the zone or vicinity. 2. ThaHhe uses applied for at the location indicated are properly ones for which a Conditional Use Permit is, authorized. 3, That the site, or sites for the proposed uses are adequate in size and shape to'accommodate said uses, and all yards, spaces, walls, fences, parking, . . . . loading, landscaping and other features required to adjust said uses with the land 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 uses. 5. That the subject property is designated for commercial use in the General Plan, that the proposed uses are consistent with that designation, and that the granting of the Conditional Use Permit will not adversely affect the comprehensive general plan, 6. That the evaluation of the environmental impacts as set forth in the Initial Study are appropriate and that the project will have no signifiesnt effect upon the environment within the meaning of the California Environmental Quality Act of 1970, and when considering the project as a whole, there was no evidence before the City that the proposed project would have any potentially adverse effect on wildlife resources or the habitat upon which wildlife depends, and therefore, a Negative Declaration was approved, SECTION 3. That for the foregoing reasons this Commission grants Conditional Use Permit No. CUP 01-010 to operate a new and pre-owned (used) , autamobile sales dealership and automobile service center at 55 W. Huntington Drive, subject to the following conditions: 1. This approval of CUP 01-010 is for the specific uses (i.e., sales of new & pre-owned automobiles and the operation of an automobile service center) as indicated on the survey map and in the application materials submitted for CUP 01-010, and the automobile sales dealership and service center shall be operated and maintained in a manner that is consistent with this approval of CUP 01-010, 2. The sale of any vehicle displayed and/or stored at this site, regardless of its eventual delivery destination, is to be reCorded as a retail sale in the City of Arcadia. 3, While all exterior improvements, inCluding painting of the buildings, signs, on-site landscaping, and the refitting af the light standards, are subject to -2- 1640 . . . architectural design ,review and approval, such shall include as a minimum, and be conditioned as follows, subject to the approval of the Development Services Director and/or the Deputy Executive Director of the Arcadia Redevelopment Agency: a. Freestanding signs (the Code' limits the site to 2 freestanding signs with a minimum distance of 200 feet between them) shall be limited to monument type $igns with a maximum overall height of 12 feet (Le., including the sign area , and any decorative base and/or cap) and their colors and materials shall be consistent with the architecture of the building, The final design and location of any freestanding sign shall be subject to approval by the Development Services Director and/or the Deputy Executive Direct,or of the Arcadia Redevelopment Agency. b. The automobile service center area shall be fully enclosed so that all service activities are not visible from outside of the site. Any vehicles in need of significant body repair work that are to be stored or parked on the site for any period of time shall be stored out-of-sight. The design of the enclosure(s) and the location(s) for storage/parking of damaged vehicles shall be subject to approval by the Development Services Director and/or the Deputy Executive Director of the Arcadia RedevelopmentAgency, c. Any existing chain-link fencing and gates are to be replaced with wrought-iron fencing and gates, or thoroughly concealed (e,g., with landscaping material) from pUblic view, Any existing barbed wire and/or razor wire must be removed. Any new or replacemeAt fencing to be installed shall be wrought iron, Compliance with these fence conditions is subject to Architectural Design Review and the final installations are subject to approval by the Development Services Director and/or the Deputy Executive Director of the Arcadia Redevelopment Agency. ,d. A detailed landscaping' and irrigation plan shall be submitted for review and approval by the Development Services Director and/or the Deputy Executive -3- 1640 . . Director of the Arcadia Redevelopment Agency, and shall include, ~t a minimum, the following: i. New landscaping planters with a minimum 42-inch wide planting area shall be installed along the Huntington Drive and Morlan Place property lines in front of the new car showroom so that all of the street frontages are landscaped. In addition to groundcover and shrubbery, trees shall be included at a maximum interval of 20 feet and two-thirds of them shall be 15-gallon and one-third of them shall be 24-inch box trees. ii. New landscaping planters with a minimum 3-foot wide planting area shall be provided immediately in front of and along the sides of both the new and pre-owned automobile sales buildings, and immediately behind the pre-owned automobile sales building. In addition to groundcover, shrubbery, and vines for screening of the wall, the landscaping for these buildings shall include 15-gallon trees at a maximum interval of 20 feet. iii. New 20-foot long landscaping planter returns with a minimum 42-inch wide planting area shall be installed at all the driveways along Huntington Drive and Santa Clara Street. In addition to groundcover and shrubbery, each planter return shall include two 24-inch box trees. . iv. All existing and new landscaping planters shall be surroul"lded with continuous 6-inch high raised Portland concrete cement curbing, v. The landscaping in the existil"lg planters along the perimeter of the site shall include 15-gallon trees at intervals that are consistent with the existing Crape Myrtle trees along Santa Clara Street. vi. The tree wells on the west side of the westerly service building are to be planted with 15-gallon trees and vines to screen the wall, e. Materials and colors sample boards shall be provided for all of the buildings and the final building finishes are SUbject to approval by the Development Services Director and/or the Deputy Executive Director of the Arcadia Redevelopment Agency, -4- 1640 . . . f. The light standards shall be painted to match the buildings subject to the approval of the Development Services Director andlor the Deputy Executive Director of the Arcadia Redevelopment Agency. 4. The entire site is to be slurry sealed and re-striped. On-site employee and customer parking shall be provided. The striping plan, lane markings, and the number and locations of the employee and customer parking spaces are to be approved by the Fire Marshall and Development Services Director and/or the Deputy Executive Director of the Arcadia Redevelopment Agency. 5. A plan and schedule for deliveries and pick-ups, either on- or off-site, shall ,be provided (deliveries and pick-ups will not be allowed on Huntington Drive) and shall be subject to approval by the Development Services Director andlor the Deputy Executive Director of the Arcadia Redevelopment Agency, 6. The use of a public address system andlor any outdoor speakers shall be limited to normal business hours (Le., 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m., Monday thru Saturday, except for holidays) and shall be installed and used in accordance to a plan that shall be subject to approval by the Development Services Director andlor the Deputy Executive Director of the Arcadia Redevelopment Agency. 7. All conditions of approval and all life-safety items shall be complied with prior to occupancy and operation, or any non-life safety items not completed may be bonded for to guarantee their completion in a timely manner subject to approval by the Development Services Director and/or the Deputy Executive Director of the Arcadia Redevelopment Agency. 8. Noncompliance with the plans, provisions and conditions of CUP 01- 010 shall be grounds for immediate suspension or revocation of any approvals. 9. Approval of CUP 01-010 shall not take effect until the property owner and applicant have executed and filed the Acceptance Form available from the Planning Services to indicate awareness and acceptance of these conditions of approval. -5- 1640 ," . . . SECTION 4. The decision, findings, and conditions of approval contained in this Resolution reflect the Planning Commission's action of May 22, 2001, by the'following vote: AYES: NOES: 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 No. 1640 was adopted at a regular meeting of the Planning Commission held 'on May 22, 2001, by the following vote: AYES: NOES: Chairman, Planning Commission City of Arcadia ATTEST: Secretary, Planning Commission City of Arcadia APPROVED AS TO FORM: Stephen P. Deitsch, City Attorney City of Arcadia -6- 1640