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RESOLUTION NO. 517
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A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY PLANNING
CO~f1ISSION OF THE CITY OF ARCADIA,
CALIFORNIA, RECor.ThIENDING THE
GRANTING OF A VARIANCE TO PERMIT
THE RELOCATION OF AN EIGHT STORY
APAR~lENT BUILDING WITH PENTHOUSE
LOUNGE HERETOFORE APPROVED BY THE
CITY COUNCIL, BUT RECO~~rnNDING
DENIAL OF A VARIANCE FOR TWO ROOF-
TOP PENTHOUSES THEREON.
THE CITY PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF ARCADIA, CALI-
FORNIA, DOES DETERlUNE AND RESOLVE AS FOLLOI'1S:
SECTION 1. That there was filed with the City Planning
Commission on April 29, 1963, the application of Mike T. Vallone, as
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owner, for a zone variance to permit the construction of a 220 unit
eight-story apartment bUilding with penthouse lounge on property
located at 614, 620, 624, 630, 634 and 642 West Huntington Drive in
the City of Arcadia, described as follows:
Lots 6, 7, 8, 9, lO and II of Tract No. 2828, as
shown on map recorded in Book 33, page 03, of Maps,
Records of Los Angeles County.
That upon conclusion of public hearings held after due notice as re-
quired by the Zoning Ordinance of said City, the City Planning Commis-
sion on July 9, 1963, adopted its certain Resolution No. 486 wherein
and whereby it recommended the denial of the requested variance. That
within ten (10) days thereafter a written appeal from said decision
and recorrunendation was duly filed, pursuant to which, after notice duly
given, public hearings were duly held by and before the City Council
~ of the City of Arcadia, at the conclusion of which said Council adopted
its Resolution No. 3642 wherein and whereby it made certain findings
and determinations and granted a variance for the construction of a
220 unit eight-story apartment building with penthouse lounGe on the
property hereinbefore described and located at 614, 620, 624, 630, 634
and 642 tlest Huntington Drive in said City, upon the conditions therein
specified.
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SECTION 2. That on May 12, 1964, there was filed with this
Co~nission the application of Mike T. Vallone, as owner, requesting
permission to relocate the apartment building thus approved on prop-
erty known as bOO, 602-012, 614, 620, 630 and 634 I'lest Huntington
Drive in the City of Arcadia, more particularly described as follows:
Lot 7, except the westerly 2.5 feet thereof;
all of Lots 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12 and the westerly
3 feet of Lot 13 of Tract No. 2828, as shown on
map recorded in Book 33, page 63, of Maps,
Records of Los Angeles County;
and to construct two of the 220 units thus approved as roof-top pent-
houses at the location of and in lieu of a portion of the penthouse
lounge area previously approved by the City Council, pursuant to \~hich
application, after notice duly given as required by the Zoning Ordi-
nance of said City, a public hearing was held on the matter by and
before said City Planning Commission on ~1ay 26, 1964, \/hich hearing
was duly continued to June 9, 1964, at each of which times all interested
parties were given a full opportunity to be heard and to present
evidence.
SECTION 3. That the relocation of the apartment building
previously authorized by the City Oouncil will be a decided improve-
ment over the present location and will permit the more orderly de-
velopment of the remainder of the block in which it is located. That
for the sole purpose of permitting such desirable relocation of site,
this Commission adopts as its findings and incorporates herein by
reference the findings of the Arcadia City Council contained in its
aforesaid Resolution No. 3642. That this Commission therefore recom-
mends to the City Council that the portion of the requested variance
to relocate the eight-story apartment building on the property de-
scribed in Section 2 hereinbefore be approved upon the conditions
previously contained in its said Resolution No. 3642, and upon the
further condition that a covenant, in the form approved by the C~ty
Attorney, be executed and recorded by the property owners agreeing
that Lots 4, 5 and 6 and the westerly 2.5 feet of Lot 7 of Tract No.
~828, as shown on map recorded in Book 33, page 63, of Maps, Records
of Los Angeles County, shall be developed contemporaneously as one
unit.
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SECTION 4. That the construction of two of the 220 dwelling
. units as roof-top penthouses in the lounge area is not within the policy
heretofore established by the City Council in the creation of the H
Special Height Zone, nor is it within the policy of the variance granted
by its said Resolution No. 3642. That the construction of penthouses
for dwelling purposes on top of eight stories already devoted to dwelling
purposes in fact creates nine floors devoted at least in part to dwelling
units. That such further relief from the Zoning Ordinance is not neces-
sary for the preservation of any substantial property right of the
property owner enjoyed by other properties in the same zone or vicinity.
That the granting of such a variance would adversely affect the general
comprehensive plan. That for the foregoing reasons this Commission recom-
mends to the City Council that the variance for the construction of two
of the 220 dwelling units as roof-top penthouses be denied.
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SECTION 5. The Secretary shall certify to the adoption of
this resolution and shall cause a copy of the same to be forwarded to
the City Council of the City of Arcadia.
I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing resolution was adopted
at an adjourned regular meeting of the City Planning Commission held
on the 15th day of June, 1964, by the following vote:
AYES:
Commissioners Golisch, Hanson, Kuyper, Norton, Parker,
Turner and Ferguson
NOES:
None
ABSENT:
None
. ATTEST:
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3. V - 64. Itelocate Eight Slory Building. .
The farmer application has been approved by the City Council. Since
approval 1fI. developfll' has been preparing final c;onstructlQn dRlwings.
It appean that this project will be constructed in the immediate future.
Bec:ause the project Is approved, it now appears that every attempt
should be macle to insure that the building becomes one of the finest
In the area. One way to help in this regard is to make sure that the
tll\vitotlm.nt around the building is developed to high standards. At
the present time there Is a vacont lot on the east side betwe.... the
Medical offices and the propo$8d building. This lot is only 70 feet
wide and about 500 plus feet deep. It would be 0 very difficult lot
to dev.IClfl alone. On the other hand, to the west of the projec:t
th.... are two lots, bath approximately lfIe _ siu (70' It 500 plus ft.)
which are dev.loped with some rolfler ru~down.deteriaroted dw.lllng
unlll. Thes. units have been a cornlant probl_ to the City on4,1
unclentanq,ta the owner. If the proposed proj.ct were p.nnitted to
'- r.loca'" there would be a much better chanc;e of bettering the
environmental c;anditlons of the orea because the easterly deep
lat would be utll Iud in the pralec:t and the westerly three lots would
hay. a tolal frontage an Huntington Drlv. of about 200 feat, making
1+1_ 0 better potential building ,It.. However, to achl.... thb
1+1.,. Ihould be some way of having ClllUronC. from the owner of this
proJect and the owner of the oth.r two dMp lots that 1+1. thr.. loti
would be develaped GI a daM building sIte. Wl....t thb auUronc.
the relocatIon of the building would anly shift the deep lot
from the _t to the west. It Is doubtful that this can be mad.
a concIltlon af CIJIflroval; howev..., It may be on. or. of lnqu iry
which the Commission may want to ask the applicant about.
The use of the roof for two panthauses from a planning view polnl
appIlOII to be C7ftP1'aptlot.. 220111I111 ar. permlthld and the height
0' the building Is not being Incr-.d. this chant', by plac;I"I
two vnlb on the roof, will permit the _lnl"l '1_ IpOc. to
be divided Into larger, better quality unlta. this Depar1ment,
th,..for., ree_.uell ....t the CIJIflIlc:atlan be approved.
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