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HomeMy WebLinkAbout0494 I: , . . . RESOLUTION NO. L~94 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY PLANNING CO~lISSION OF THE CITY OF ARCADIA, CALIFORNIA, RECOMMENDING THE GRANTING OF A ZONE VARIANCE FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF AN EIGHT STORY OFFICE BUILDING ON THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF FIRST AVENUE AND \ffiEELER STREET IN THE CITY OF l\RCADIA. . ~lliEREAS, pursuant to Section 9291.1 of the Arcadia Municipal Code the City Planning Commission on its Olin motion initiated proceed- ings for the purpose of considering and making recommendations con- cerning the granting of a variance for the construction of an eight story office building upon the following described property in the City of Arcadia, County of Los Angeles, State of California, to wit: All of Lots lB, 19 and 20, except the easterly ten (10) feet thereof, and all of Lot 21, of Block 74, J\rcadia Santa Anita Tract, per map recorded in Book 15, Page 89, Miscellaneous Records of said county; and, WHEREAS, after notice required by the Zoning Ordinance of said City, as amended, a public hearing was duly held on the matter by and before this Commission on the 13th day of August, 1963, at which time all interested persons were given a full opportunity to be heard and to present evidence; NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY PLANNING COMMISSION HEREBY DETER- MINES AND RESOLVES AS FOLLOWS; SECTION 1. That subject property has three lots fronting on First Avenue and one lot fronting on Wheeler Avenue, consisting of . 160 feet width along First Avenue and 191.69 foot depth along t1heeler Street with a total area of approximately 30,670 square feet. That said property is presently located in Zone C-2 which restricts build- ing height to four (4) stories or forty-five (45) feet in height. That one parking space for each 500 square feet of building floor area is required. . ! #", ,I'" :~' - -1- ,I ~ .: . ",. 494 ( . . . .~ . . SECTION 2. That subject property is the site of the former Arcadia City Public Library. That upon the construction and occupation of a new Library building at a different location the City Council adopted general plans for the improvement by private capital of sub- ject property and invited and received proposals for the improvement of subject property in accordance with such plans. That the City has entered into an agreement for the sale of subject property upon con- dition that a building no less than 6 stories in height and no more than 8 stories in height be constructed upon said property, provided that the same may be lawfully so constructed. That the Town Center portion of the Central Area Plan under copsideration for adoption by the City envisages a multi-story building in the area of subject prop- erty as the focal point of the Town Center. Furthermore, the creation of a height district zone encompassing subject property is now and for some time has been under study and if adopted would automatically permit the construction of a building as herein proposed. That the combination of the foregoing factors constitute exceptional circum- stances applicable to subject property that do not apply to other properties in the same vicinity and zone. That the granting of a variance as hereinafter recommended will not be materially detrimental to the public health or welfare or injurious to the property or im- provements in the zone er vicinity in which the property is located. That inasmuch as the property is in public ownership and as such is not subject to the restrictions of the zoning ordinance, it is neces- sary that a variance be granted so that the structure which may now be lawfully constructed will not become nonconforming when title to the property passes into private ownership. That the granting of a variance as hereinafter recommended will not adversely affect the comprehensive general plan. That the leasing for parking purposes of the three city-owned lots adjacent to subject property for parking in conjunction with the proposed structure, the proximity of subject -2- 494 ,-. . . property to the public parking lots of Vehicle ~arking District No. . 2 and the contractual agreement to maintain and improve the city- owned lots the same as the parking district lots and the assessability of subject property for both improvement and maintenance of parking lots and the provision of additional off-street parking spaces,warrants " the variance of the off-street parking spaces for the proposed im- provement of subject property to that number which may be provided on the city-owned property adjacent thereto. SECTION 3. That for the foregoing reasons the City Elanning Commission hereby recommends to the City Council of the Uity of Ar- cadia that a zone variance be granted for the construction of an eight story office building upon the above described property upon the following conditions: a. The variance shall not be operative until complete . working drawings in substantial compliance with approved preliminary plans, including landscape and irrigation plans prepared by a qualified landscape architect, and grading and drainage plans prepared by a licensed civil engineer, have been submitted to and approved by the Planning Commission within one year from the date of City Council approval of the variance. b. Water services shall comply with standards of the Uni- form Plumbing Code and grading and drainage plans shall be submitted to and approved by the Department of Public Works prior to their sub- mission to the Planning Commission. c. The exterior walls of all buildings, other than brick or natural field materials, shallbe of pastel colors and shall comply with the requirements of buildings and occupancies in Fire Zone No.1. . d. Towers, chimneys, spires, gables, roof structures shall not exceed a height of fifteen (15) feet above the roof of the building. e. Signs shall be located as specified in Zone C-2 and their size and location shall be approved by the Planning Commission. There shall be no blinking lights or moving parts on such signs. -3- 494 , . , . . f. Interior electrical power facility vaults shall be pro- 4It vided for future underground commercial power installation. g. Sidewalks shall be installed as required by Section 7212 of the Arcadia Municipal Code in accordance with the plans and speci- fications prepared by the City Engineer and approved by the City Cow1cil. h. An in-lieu payment shall be made to the City of Arcadia in accordance with Section 9284.2 of the Arcadia Municipal Code for the 75 parking spaces deficient. i. The Planning Commission or City Council shall reserve the right, without necessity of further notice or hearing, to m~{e minor modifications of any of the foregoing conditions, if such modi- fication will achieve substantially the same results and will be no . more detrimental to adjacent properties or improvements than will the strict compliance With said conditions. SECTION 4. 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 a regular meeting of the City Planning Commission held on the 13th day of August ,1963, by the folloWing vote: AYES: Commissioners Forman, Go1isch, Kuyper, Norton Parker and Ferguson NOES: None ABSENT: Commissioner Hanson (- /"~-~Ch:~i:iin-b~f ..- - ~ . ATTEST: Secretary -4- 494 . . , . . August 1, 1963 TO: William Phelps FROM: Harold Schone SUBJECT: Comments on Proposed Development - Old Library Site Section 1, Para. 4, page 2 - Former use This would appear to indicate that the Police Station, Fire Stations and Libr<!ry were located on lots 18, 19, 20, and 21 whereas the {allowing breakdown is correct: Library and employee parking - lots 18, 19, 20 !Ill Police Station - Fire Station ~ parking - lots 22, 23, and 24 Section 11, para. 3, page 4 - Parking It ie my understanding that the property will automatically be subject to any Parking District No. 2 tax. In addition. the lessee or purchaser shall be obligated to maintain and impr{)ve at their sole expense lots 22, 23, and 24 in the same manner as the District 2 lot1.nd also to make sarne available for the use of the public generally. Section 111 - Conditlonll of sale Section 3. para. (bl, page 6 of the Agreement between Heill9 and the City provides that the full purchase price of $t02. (l00 shall be paid within IO years after the exercise of the option to purchase. The option to purchase must be exercised by December 31, 1963 or the total Agreement is void. This is provided {or in paragraph a of said section. Section VI, para. a - Fxisting Zoning Ordinance Should we not consider providing for payment in lieu of parking for the 75 parking spaces that are deficient? General Comments: cc: Nieklin Considerable space is devoted to the proposed regulations for Height District Zone. It is still my opinion that the proposed regulations are fine for multi-story dwelling but not commercial. We could never get compliance to the major portion of the area J zoned commercial. . q V-- tJ '