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RESOLUTION NO. 508
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY PLANNING
COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF ARCADIA,
CALIFORNIA, RECOMMENDING THE DENIAL
OF A ZONE VARIANCE TO ALLOW THE
CONSTRUCTION OF A TEMPLE AND RELIGIOUS
SCHOOL ON PROPERTY LOCATED AT 1111,
1115, 1119, 1121, 1125, 1133, 1203 AND
1205 SOUTH FIRST AVENUE IN SAID CITY.
WHEREAS, there was filed with this Commission on the lOth
day of February, 1964, the application of the Foothil~ Jewish Temple-
Cente~, as optionee, and signed by Frank R. Ackerman, for a zone
variance to allow the construction of a temple and religious school
on property known as 1111, 1115, 1119, 1121, 1125, 1133,,,1203 and
1205 South First Avenue in the City of Arcadia, County of Los Angeles,
~ state of California, described as follows:
Part of Lots No. 6 and 9, Arcadia Acreage
Tract, per map recorded in Book 10 of Maps,
page 18, in the office of the Recorder of
said County;
and,
WHEREAS, after notice duly given as required by the Zoning
Ordinance, a public hearing was duly held on the matter by and before
this Commission on the 25th day of February, 1964, at which time all
interested parties were given a full opportunity to be heard and to
present evidence;
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY PLANNING COMMISSION DOES HEREBY
DETERMINE AND RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. That the entire site is in Zone R-l and is en-
. tirely surrounded by Zone R-l property. That the proposed facility
is intended to serve not only Arcadia residents but residents of
neighboring communities as well as representing a regional facility.
That a Junior High SChool exists several hundred feet south of the
proposed subJec~ site; that several hundred feet to the north is a
church on the northwest corner of First Avenue and Christina Street
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on R-2 property zoned for church purposes. That the granting of the
requested variance would provide an additional traffic generator in
this single family neighborhood which would cause an excessive amount
of automobile and pedestrian traffic in a purely residential neigh-
borhood.
SECTION 2. That there are no exceptional or extraordinary
cirCumstances applicable to the property involved that do not apply
g~nerally to the property or class of use in the same zone or vicinity;
that the requested variance is not necessary for the preservation and
enjoyment of a substantial property right of either the owner or the
applicant possessed by other property in the same zone and vicinity;
that the property is properly zoned and usable for single family resi-
dential purposes; that the statement in the application "that as to
the present owners. . the granting of this variance will permit
them to realize more than the present fair market value for their
property" is doubtless true but is not of itself a proper ground for
granting the requested variance; that most R-l property would sell
for more if usable for less restrictive purposes; that as to applicant-
optionee, the requested variance is unnecessary as applicant owns
other property in the City for which a variance for similar purposes
was requested and two times granted, the first variance having been
twice extended upon applicant's request and the second variance being
still in effect. That the granting of the requested variance and the
construction of a temple and religious school as proposed will be
injurious to other properties in the same vicinity and zone.
SECTION 3. That for the foregoing reasons this Commission recom-
mends to the City Council that a variance for the construction of a
temple and religious school on the above described property be denied.
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I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing resolution was adopted
at a regular meeting of the City Planning Commission held on the
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March 10, 1964
TO: PLANNING COMMISSION
FROM: PLANNING DEPARTMENT
SUBJECT: APPEAL OF THE DECISION OF THE MODIFICATION
COMMITTEE, APPLICATION NO. M-64-12, 1050 San Carlos Road
In April of 1961, the lot known os 320 West Foothill Boulevard was officially split into two parcels.
A condition of approval of this lot split required that any new house constructed on the vacant lot
fronting on San Carlos Road should maintain a minimum of 30 foot setback from Foothill Boulevard.
The Planning Commission considered this setback appropriate for the following reasons:
I. House on similar lot across San Carlos Road has a 30 foot setback on Foothill Boulevard,
2. Foothill Boulevard is a major arterial highway with heavy traffic loads.
3. Foothill Boulevard may require widening in the future.
4. Visual appearance of area will be better if this house conforms with minimum
setbacks of other houses in the area.
5. On a 95 ft. wide lot a 30 ft. setback on a side yard would still allow for a proper
building.
On February 2, 1964, a modification application was filed with the City requesting relief from
the special 30 ft. setback established by virtue of the lot split to allow construction of a house
within 12 ft. of the Foothill Boulevard property.
The Modification Committee denied this request and the decision was subsequently appealed to
the Planning Commission.
The Planning Department recommends that the decision of the Modification Committee be
upheld and that the appeal be denied.
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PLANNING DEPARTMENT
WILLIAM PHELPS. PI.""i~'"''''
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DESCRIPTION:
That portion of lot 7 of Tract No, 948, In the ~ty of Arcadia,
/County of Los Angeles, .state of California, as shown on map
recorded in Book 17 page 21 of Maps, In the office of th e
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Bounty IIecorder of saId 4ounty. includin;J a portion of San
Carlos Road (60 feet ~ide) a;! shown on and dedicated by the
map of Tract No. 15430 recorded in ilook 470) pages 37 and 3d.! of
I'\3ps, in the office of the Bounty fbcorde<<.. bounded as follows:
On the 1{orth by the north line of said lot 7; on the ~uth by the
north line and west prSlongation tnereof. of lot 1 of said
Tract /1;0, 15430; on the ~ast by the north prolongation of
tile east line of said lot 1 of Tract No 15430; and on the ~st
by the center line and north prolongation thereof, of said
San Carlos Road.
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EXCEPT that portion of said land described in the deed to John
Fiore and wife, recorded on November I, 1962, as Instrument ,';0.
2174, in bOOK D-lillO, page 7, official records; in said
~cordE;r's office, more particularly described as follows:
That portion of lot 7 of Tract No 943, In the 6ity of Arcadia,
&unty of Los Angele s, ~ate of California, ;oe per map H'looruect
hi &ok 17 page 21) of Maps, in the office of the &unty (ecor-:kr
of sd.ld ~unty, described as follows:
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Beginning at the intersection of the southerly line of Foothill
Boulevard, 80 feet in width, and the northerly prolonc;atior. of
the easterly line of lot 1 of Tract No 15430, as sho,^11 on a map
of said tract, recorded ill Book 470)pages 37 and 38)of Maps,
records of said county; thence SoutJl 880 41' 10" West alony
said southerly line of Foothill Boulevard, 105.00 feet to the
beginu.J.ng of a tangent curve, concave to the southeast and
having a radius of 15.00 feet; t;lence southwesterly and southerly
along said curve, 23,56 feet; thence South 1010' 50" East GO.JO
feet along the easterly line of San Carlos Road, GO feet in width,
to the true point of beginning; thence North 880 41' 10" East
120.00 feet to a point in said northerly pnrlon'1ation of
t:,e easterly line of lot 1 of said ,net No. 151'3"0; distant"- ~ ~ I S I.' ~O
t:lcreoll South 10 IS' 50" East ~5.00 feet from the point of .
bcginnJ.ng; thence South 10 18' 50" Ee:;t along said northerly
proloTwation ll~. 5 i; feet to the northeast comer of lot 1 of
...........--so!d Tract :~o. 1:.':130; thence South J~o 41' 10" West along the
nort:1 lin," of suid lot 1, 120.00 feet to tue Dom..'fe'st comer
of said lot 1; thcmce ,'lorth 10 10 I 50" West 119,5 fl feet to the
point of Leglnning.
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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
BEFORE THE
ARCADIA CITY PLANNING COMMISSION
WHEREAS, FOOTHill JEWISH TEMPLE - CENTER, the optionee of the real property
located within the City of Arcadia, Cal ifornio, and hereinafter described, hos filed with
the Plonning Commission of the City of Arcadio, a petition requesting a ZONE VARIANCE
as follows:
Part of lots No.6 ond 9, Arcadia Acreoge Tract, as
per map recorded in Book 10 of Mops, page 18, in the
office of the Recorder of Los Angeles County, State of
California.
The above property is located on First Avenue and is
known as 1111,1115,1119,1121,1125,1133,1203, and
1205 South First Avenue, Arcadio, Colifornia.
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The appl ication requests a Zone Variance to use the property for temple,
and rei igious school ond automobile parking purposes.
NOW, THEREFORE, NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on Tuesday, February 25, 1964,
at the hour of 8:00 o'clock P.M., in the Council Chamber of the City Hall, 240 West
Huntington Drive, Arcadia, Colifornia, said Planning Commission will hold a public hearing
on the question of said proposed variance, and an opportunity will be afforded to persons
particularly interested, ond the public generally, to be heard on all matters concerning said
variance.
DA TED: FEBRUARY 14, 1964.
PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE
CITY OF ARCADIA, CALIFORNIA
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WilLIAM PHELPS,
Planning Secretary
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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
BEFORE THE
ARCADIA CITY PLANNING COMMISSION
WHEREAS, FOOTHILL JEWISH TEMPLE - CENTER, the optionee of the real property
located within the City of Arcadia, California, and hereinafter described, has filed with
the Planning Commission of the City of Arcadia, a petition requesting a ZpNE VARIANCE
as fallows:
Part of Lots No.6 and 9, Arcadia Acreage Tract, as
per map recorded in Book 10 of Mops, page 18, in the
office of the Recorder of Los Angeles County, Stote of
California.
The above property is located on First Avenue and is
known as 1111,1115,1119,1121,1125,1133,1203, and
1205 South First Avenue, Arcadia, Cal ifornia.
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The appl ication requests a Zone Variance to use the property for temple,
and rei igious school and automobile parking purposes.
NOW, THEREFORE, NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on Tuesday, February 25, 1964,
at the hour of 8:00 o'clock P.M., in the Council Chamber of the City Hall, 240 West
Huntingtan Drive, Arcadia, California, said Planning Commission will hold a public hearing
on the question of said proposed variance, and an opportunity will be afforded to persons
particulorly interested, ond the publ ic generolly, to be heard on all motters concerning said
varionce.
DA TED: FEBRUARY 14, 1964.
PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE
CITY OF ARCADIA, CALIFORNIA
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WILLIAM PHELPS,
Planning Secretary
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February 25, 1964
TO,
PLANNI/'.G COMMISSION
FROM:
PLANNING DEPARTMENT
SUBJECT: ZONE VARIANCE APPlICA liON V-64-4
JEWISH TEMPLE AND RELIGIOUS SCHOOL - FIRST AVENUE
APPlICA liON:
This application filed in the name of the Foothill Jewish Temple Center seeks a Zone
Variance to allow the construction of a temple and religious school on property
known as 1115, 1121, 1125, 1133 and 1203 South First Avenue.
SUBJECT PROPERTY AND SURROUNDING LAND USE:
The proposed site contains approximately 108,000 sq. ft. (2.5 acres) with approximately
416 lin. ft. of frontage on the west side of South First Avenue.
The entire site is in Zone R-l and is entirely surrounded by Zone R-l property.
The properties for many thousands of feet to the south, east, and west of the subject
site, with the exception of Dana Junior High School, are zoned for single family
residential purposes.
The properties immediately to the north are used for residential purposes until the
northwest corner of Christina Street is reached wherein a church exists.
North of the church, along First Avenue, the properties are zoned and used for
commercial purposes.
PROPOSED SITE DEVELOPMENTS:
The following outline highlights the major development characteristics of this
proposa I:
I. Site Area - 108,000 sq. ft. :: (2.5 acres)
2. land Coverage-
A. New building construction - 20,000 sq. ft. +
B. Existing buildings to remain - 2,000 sq. ft. f
Total of all structures - 22,200 sq. ft. or 20%
C. A. C. paving
D. landscaping, including
patios
64,500 sq. ft. or 60%
21,300 sq. ft. or 20%
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ANALYSIS:
3. Building-
A. Height - 25 ft. maximum
B. Setbacks - front yard 25 ft.
(new building) Sideyard - north 18 ft.
Sideyard - south 194 ft.
Rear yard - 24 ft.
NOTE: Special setback on First Avenue requires 35 ft.
Front Yard.
C. Use - Gymnasium 5,760 sq. ft.
- Sanctuary 4,480 sq. ft. - 300 seats
Classrooms - 9 at 320 sq. ft. each
Kitchen - 890 sq. ft.
Meeting room - 740 sq. ft.
library - 288 sq. ft.
Miscellaneous offices, storage and
Equipment rooms, halls, etc. 5000 sq. ft. :.
4. Parking - 135 uncovered surface parking spaces.
The site proposed for the subject temple and religious school presents several
problems from a planning viewpoint.
First and foremost of these relates to the subject's site location in the center of
a single family area.
The proposed facility is intended to serve not only Arcadia residents but residents
of neighboring communities as well as representing a regional facility. Such
facilities typi cally generate large volumes of automobile and pedestrian traffic.
Good planning practice seeks ta separate those kinds of facilities from within
single family areas and further seeks to place them in locations where they will
have no detrimental effects whatsoever upon single family areas.
The fact that an elementary school exists several hundred feet south of the proposed
subject site and a church several hundred feet to the n orth,from a planning
viewpoint:,only further demonstrates the need to preclude development of any
additional traffic generators into this single family neighborhood.
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Another problem concerning the site proposed for the subject development relates
to the isolation of two large parcels of land, the total width of which is not wide enough
to facilitate the installation of a cul-de-sac.
A similar situation will exist south of the proposed subject site in the sense that
(Ilthough six R-l lots are left between the proposed site and the Dana Junion High School,
the total frontage of these six lots is far too much to be orderly developed into one cul-de-sac,
(Ind far too I ittle to facil itate installation of two cul-de-sacs. Consequently, some of these
large R-l lots could be precluded from orderly development and to make matters worse, they
would be sandwiched between two, heavily used semi-public facilities.
The Planning Commission is in sympathy with the growing needs for such a facility
in the Arcadia area and is much impressed with the design layout and qual ity of the proposed
development.
On the other hand, the Planning Department considers the proposed location as
inappropriate for this or any similar such development.
If, however, the Planning Commission decides to approve the subject application, the
following conditions should be mode a part of such approval:
1. The entire site shall be developed contempora'neously as a unit and
as one building site.
2. Prior to any construction on the site all existing structures shall be removed
or demolished in accordance with applicable codes. The structures
located at 1125 South First Avenue shall also be removed or
demol ished.
3. All utilities, including electrical and telephone lines, shall be installed
underground, meeting with the approval of the Department of
Public Works.
4. All curb cuts proposed for the site shall be in accordance with the standards
on file in the Department of Public Works. These curb cut locations
shall meet with the approval of the Department of Public Works.
5. Any service facilities placed an the roof shall be adequately screened and
not exceed a height of five (5) feet.
6. The illumination of the buildings and parking areas shall be directed away
from the neighboring properties and the public right-of-way. The
parking lot I ight standards' shall not exceed six (6) feet in height.
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7. Install street I ights and street trees in the locations and to the standards
meeting the approval of the Department of Publ ic Works.
8. Construct a six (6) ft. high ornamental masonry wall along the north, south,
and west boundaries of the site. The height of the wall shall be
reduced to a height not to exceed three (3) feet in the front
yard area. The wall heights shall be measured from the adjoining
properties. The wall shall measure not less than five feet six inches
(5' 6") when measured within the site at points adjacent to the wall.
9. The height of the wall in front of the parking area abutting First Avenue
shall be three (3) feet high and be of ornamental masonry materials.
It shall be constructed ten (10) feet from and parallel to the east
property line. The ten (10) foot strip between the wall and the
east property line shall be landscaped and maintained. A five (5)
foot wide planting area shall be located adjacent to all walls
located on the exterior of this site.
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10. All planting areas shall be irrigated by means of a permanent underground
sprinkler system.
II. Curbed landscaped areas,!,not less than five (5) feet wide shall be I,ocated
at the ends of all parking tiers in a manner approved by the Planning
Department.
12. All planting areas shall be separated froin the parking lot paving by concrete
curbing.
13. Sidewalks, five (5) feet wide, shall be constructed and installed, meeting
with the approval of the Department of Public Works.
14. The parking lot layout, including width of aisles, size of stalls, direction
of traffic flow, shall meet with the approval of the Department of
Public Works.
15. The variance shall not be operative until complete working drawings
have been submitted to and approved by the Planning Commission
which shall be within one year of City Council approval of this
application. These working drawings shall include landscaped
planting and irrigating plans, grading and drainage plans and
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complete construction plans. These plans sholl be prepared
by persons licensed in the State of California.
16. The City Planning Commission shall reserve the right, without necessity of
further notice of hearing, to make minor modifications of any of
the foregoing conditions, if such modification will achieve
substantially the same results and will in no way be detrimental
to adjacent properties or improvments than will the strict com-
pliance with said conditions.
PLANNING DEPARTMENT
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WILLIAM PHELPS, Planning Director
By ~MA~'Jti~~o
Senior City Planner
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