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RESOLUTION NO. 520
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A RESOLUTION OF TliE CITY PLANNING
COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF ARCADIA,
CALIFORNIA, RECO~lliNDING THE
GRANTING OF A VARIANCE TO PERMIT
THE FILLING OF AN ABANDONED GRAVEL
PIT UPON SPECIFIED CONDITIONS.
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IfrffiREAS, there was filed with this Commission the application
of l-lax Goldring for a variance to permit the fillins of an abandoned
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gravel pit located on Lots 121 through 155, 18L~ throu;;h 220, 249 througn
291 and 315 throU~l 359 of the Chicago Park Tract in the City of
Arcadia, pursuant to which after notice required by the Zoning Ordinance
of said City, a public hearing was duly held on said matter by and be-
fore this Commission on June 23, 1964, at which time all interested per-
sons were given full opportunity to be heard and to present evidence;
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NO\'I, THEREFORE, THE CITY PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF
ARCADIA, CALIFORNIA, DOES HEREBY RESOLVE AS FOLLO\'1S:
SECTION 1. That subject property, though located in Zones
1.1-1 and D, consists for the most part of an abandoned gravel pit, makinc
subject property totally unfit for any surface use. That in order to
be usable for any purpose permitted under its present zoninc;, the prop-
erty must be broue;ht up to grade. That the condition of the property
constitutes an exceptional circumstance applicable to the property in-
volved that does not apply Generally to the property or class of use
in the same zone or vicinity. That the granting of the requested vari-
ance, under' the conditions l1ereinafter recornmended, \Iill not be materially
detrimental to the publiC health or welfare or injurious to the property
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or improvements in the zone or vicinity in \'Ihich the property is located.
That the granting of the variance to permit the filling of the existinc;
pit is necessary for the preservation and enjoyment of a substantial
property right of the applicant possessed by other property in the
same zone and viCinity, to wit, the use of the surface of his property.
the granting of such variance will not adversely affect the com-
rehensive general plan.
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SECTION 2. For the foreGoing reasons this Commission recom-
mends to the City Council that a variance be Granted to permit the
sanitary fill to be conducted upon subject property upon the following
conditions:
1. All filling operations shall be conducted to State of
California Regional Water Pollution Control Board standards and speci-
fications, and notice of their approval submitted to the City of Arcadia.
2. Compaction specifications and programming to the satis-
faction of the Public Works Department shall be prepared by a soils
engineer or a geologist approved by the City of Arcadia prior to the
commencement of filling operations.
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3. Site entrance locations shall be approved by the Depart-
ment of Public Works.
4. That the variance shall expire five (5) years after the
date on which the same is granted by the City Council, and all fill
operations shall be completed within said time.
SECTION 3. The SecretaF.f shall certify to the adoption of
this re:!lolution and shall cause a copy hereof to be forwarded to the
City Council of the City of Arcadia.
I I{EREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing resolution was adopted
at an adjourned regular meeting of the City Planning Commission held
on the 30th day of June, 1964, by the following vote:
AYES:
Commissioners Golisch, Hanson, Kuyper, Parker,
Turner and Ferguson
None
NOES:
ABSENT: Commissioner Norton
ATTEST:
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June 23, 1964
TO:
PLANNING COMMISSION
FROM:
PLANNING DEPARTMENT
SUBJECT: ZONE VARIANCE APPLICATION V 64-9
AVENUE, EAST OF PECK ROAD
GRAVEL PIT SOUTH OF LIVE OAK
APPLICATION
This applicatio~ filed in the name of Max Goldring, seeks permission to allow
the filling of an abandoned gravel pit which is located on Lots 315 through
359 consecutively, Lots 249 through 291 consecutively, Lots 184 through 220
consecutively and Lots 121 through 155 consecutively, of the Chicago Park
Tract in the City of Arcadia and generally located south of State Street,
'north of Clark Street and east of Myrtle Avenue.
The variance application is necessary since the original quarrying operation
was granted under a special use permit.
The Planning Department is desirous of eliminating the present gravel pit as
an eyesore and making this land available for future industrial uses.
Variance application V 64-9 is, therefore, recommended for approval, subject
to compliance with the following conditions of approval:
A. All filling operations shall be conducted to State of California
Regional Water Pollution Control Board standards and specifications,
and notice of their approval submitted to the City of Arcadia.
B. Compaction specifications and programming to the satisfaction of the
Public Works Department shall be prepared by a soils engineer or a
geologist approved by the City of Arcadia prior to the commencement
of filling operations.
C. Site entrance locations shall be approved by the Department of
Public Works.
PLANNING DEPARTMENT
WILLIAM PHELPS. Planning Director
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by:
ERNEST MAYER, JR.
Senior City Planner