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Home My WebLink About0500 -A- . . , - . RESOLUTION NO. 500 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF ARCADIA, CALIFORNIA, RECOMMENDING THE CLASSIFICATION OF SPECIFIED PROPERTIES INTO ZONE H SPECIAL HEIGHT ZONE, IN ADDITION TO THE BASIC ZONE APPLICABLE THERETO. THE CITY PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF ARCADIA, CALIFORNIA, DOES HEREBY DETERMINE AND RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. That this Commission did on its own motion by Resolution No. 497 adopted on September 10, 1963, institute pro- ceedings for the purpose of holding hearings, considering and mak- ing findings and recommendations concerning the classification into . Zone H Special Height Zone, in addition to the basic zone already applicable thereto, of all of or any portion of the property therein described, pursuant to which a public hearing was, after notice as required by law, duly held for such purpose by and before this Commission on October 8, 1963, which hearing was duly continued to October 29, 1963, at which times all interested persons were given full opportunity to be heard and to present evidence. SECTION 2. That the reclassification to Zone H Special Height Zone of the property hereinafter described is necessary to implement the Central Area Plan and will add impetus to promote the redevelopment of the area. SECTION 3. That for the foregoing reasons this Commis- sion recommends that those portions already or hereafter classified ~ in zones C-l, C-2 or C-3, of the following property in the City of Arcadia, County of Los Angeles, State of California, described as follows: Commencing at the intersection of the easterly line of Santa Anita Avenue with the southwesterly -1- 500 . . . " . . line of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad right of way 50 feet wide; thence southeasterly along said southwesterly line of said right of way to the intersection of the westerly line of Second Avenue; thence southerly along the westerly line of Second Avenue to the northerly line of Alta Street; thence westerly along the northerly line of Alta Street to a point 135 feet east of the easterly line of First Avenue; thence southerly parallel with the easterly line of First Avenue to the northerly line of California Street; thence westerly along the northerly line of California Street to a point 141.69 feet west of the westerly line of First Avenue; thence northerly parallel with the westerly line of First Avenue to the northerly line of Alta Street; thence westerly along the northerly line of Alta Street to the easterly line of Santa Anita Avenue; thence northerly along the easterly line 'of Santa Anita Avenue to the southwesterly line of said railroad right of way; be classified in Zone H Special Height Zone, in addition to the basic zone applicable thereto. SECTION 4. The Secretary shall certify to the adoption of this resolution and shall cause a copy of the same to be for- warded to the City Council of the City of Arcadia. I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing resolution was adopted at a regular adjourned meeting of the City Planning Commis- sion held on the 29th day of October, 1963, by the following vote: AYES: GOLISCH, NORTON, PARKER, HANSON , NOES: NONE ABSENT: FORMAN, KUYPER, FERGUSON. RALPH E. NORTON Vice-Chairman ATTEST: WILLIAM PHELPS Secretary -2- 500 ,.. 1 (( c: ,,.G ;7 ~ l <'-'" ~J));I ." ;~( . 0.\ I, d -. Ci~' .~; :'-' J -' " '. ../ ~'j:l , ' : ' ( t .,v , ...'~..J/ J r iJ. / , ,"I /i {t _ .,,~ { : [ '" ' / If: .(.\.- - r ,/ ., ( / \ ({?c1., , " Co '}' : '" /' J): ' ." ,'" I , .; , ,- , , It:C-.' ~~o d - ..{....-'.....".r~---.J.-0 ...../ " , ',,\, - ---"- ~ __ I. ;~/ .~'~ ,'~.. ," J, , .' I C", u..)A,.....{' cX-uI {f"'" J.J ;I:~ .f~ I . .. , , /":.~-",,, ,l /. , T/ ~ .., ~ .-..-.. , . _~ 1 .. I~ " C.;._ .. -;I! (\ . . i. 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" v - (t, (- I ,J --' " , , j-:' CI ...t'.f' \,-- l ' , i~,{'" I., ) . /' It. /-/:' ,. (' .' 'j ...... .. '. " , , \ . )\, '''- , ., I. -('" :) { ~';' / ,. , , " t'- _.f.f r I I ,~ . ,-"'{, 'it:' --, ." - - , ~ ~'"'^ V ~~~_I/.)-/\ .. , , / r: - ...---.. ~- \ " I, r. ,., / , <",. -':.<.+ .~..- ,(,1 , , , .' r,' .{;;)'A :_-, 1 , , , ~/.' ". . ,'.. .' '--f_ __ ~ ~'. ~ . . . . , . October 29, 1963 TO: PLANNING COMMISSION .FROM: ,PLANNING DEPARTMENT SUBJECT: IMPLICATIONS OF MULTI-STORY AND TWO-STORY HIGH RENTAL APARTMENTS CONTRASTED WITH APARTMENTS LIKELY TO BE DEVELOPED IN EAST ARCADIA UNDER PRESENT CONTROLS. In a report sent to the Planning Commission lost week, it was unquestionably proven that multi- story apartments as contrasted with typical two story apartments have a much lower incidence af school age ch i1dren ond a much greater tax assessment. Consequently, mul ti-story developments mare than "pay their way" in terms of educational service costs which consume the greatest portian of the tax dollar. The attached chart carries this hypothesis one step further and $hows, clearly that in twenty-two West Arcadia High Rental apartment developments r~presenting 532 dwelling :units only seven schaal children were found (one child per every seventy-six dwelling units). Once aSjain it appears evident that quality opartment developments which have pravided abundant environmental amenities and as a cansequence are forced to charge medium high to high rents have few school children and do not represent burdens on the school system. The present trend toward more luxury and higher rents in West Arcadia is likely to be reinforced because af the stringent requirements in the new R-3 Qrdinonce. The new R-3 Ordinance, however, is not enaugh ta guarantee the sarre.result in the'East Arcadia apartment area for one basic reason. The typicollot size of 50 ft.. by 160 ft. does not allow enough flexibility whereby anything but minimum standards can be met. The resultant apartment buildings have not been the luxury type nor the kind to cammand high rents. In fact, from an aesthetic viewpaint they are generally offensive. It is in these types of apartment buildings with their ottendant low rents that we traditionally find much higher incidences of school-age children. The answer to elimination of a cantinuation af this type of development lies in the provisian of sufficient impetus whereby private capital is willing to invest in lot gathering and erect luxury high rent apartment developments. H - Special Height Zone is an excellent means whereby this goal may be accomplished. PLANNING DEPARTMENT WILLIAM PHELPS, Director By ~vn~O.~ ERNEST MAYER, :JR. (j' Sen ior Planner ~ ~ ., , , October 15, 1963 . TO: WILLIAM PHELPS, Planning Directar . . FROM: LEWIS POLLARD, Associate Planner SUBJECT: SUPPLEMENTAL DATA - REPORT HIGH RISE APARTMENTS AND NUMBERS OF SCHOOL CHILDREN The purpase of the follawing table is to illustrate the relationship of higher rents ta numbers of children in apartment buildings. The apartments listed in the table provide a sample of medium and high rental units. The result of these higher rents and assessed valuatians show fewer children. APARTMENTS - LOW RISE MEDIUM AND HIGH RENTALS TWENTY - TWO SELECTED APARTMENTS IN WEST ARCADIA Number af Number of School Assessed Valuation Address Units Ch i1dren Land Improvements 1. 800 Arcadia Ave. 16 0 $ 3,000 $ 27,250 2. 814 Arcadia Ave. to 0 4,500 38,800 3. 824 Arcadia Ave. 28 0 6,000 73,000 4. 840 Arcadia Ave. 28 0 6,000 70,210 5. 933 Arcadia Ave. 20 1 6,500 85,500 6. 939 Arcadia Ave. 22 0 6,200 85,500 7. 942 Arcadia Ave. 28 6,500 55,720 8. 948 Arcadia Ave. 28 0 6,500 55,720 9. 1009 Arcadia Ave. 21 3 9,750 102,000 10. 608 Fairview Ave. 36 9,000 107;860 11. 645 Fairview Ave. 18 0 4,800 42,000 12. 832 Fairview Ave. 28 6,500 64,.190 13. 818 La Cadena Ave. 19 0 4,500 38,800 / I ! - 1 - ( i ~ ~ ~ , # , .Number of Number af Schoal Assessed Valuation Address Units Children Land Improvemen ts . 14. 904 W. Huntihgton Dr. 18 0 9,400 86,500 15. 922 W. Huntihgton Dr. 39 0 7,500 66, 320 16. 939 W. Huntihgton Dr. 24 ,0 7,250 28,430 17. 1001 W. Huntington Dr. 20 0 7,200 33,440 18. 1004 W. Huntington Dr. 22 0 11 ,000 80,000 19. 1007 W. Huntington Dr. 24 0 9,600 35,060 20. 1026 W. Huntington Dr. 23 0 7,500 51,600 21. 1030 W.Huntingtan Dr. 34 0 6,900 53,370 22. 1148 W,Huntington Dr. 26 0 11 ,000 96,310 532 7 $157,100 $ 1,377,586 . UNITS SCHOOL CHILDREN LAND IMPROVEMENTS 532 7 $157,100 $ 1,377,580 TOTAL $ 1,534,680 One child per every 76 dwelling units. -2-