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HomeMy WebLinkAbout0463 ~ . . 1,,-',' c , , RESOLUTION NO. 463 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF ARCADIA, CALIFORNIA, RECOMMENDING THE GRANTING, UPON 'SPECIFIED CONDITIONS, OF A ZONE VARIANCE TO PERMIT THE ADDITION OF A SECOND STORY'TO AN EXISTiNG BUILDING CONSTRUCTED UNDER A VARIANCE AND THE USE 'I'HEREOF FOR TELEPHONE EXCHANGE FACILITIES, TO PERMIT A TWO-FOOT VARIANCE FROM THE,HEIGHT LIMITS OTHERWISE APPLICABLE THERETO, AND TO PERMIT THE USE OF ADJACENT PROPERTY FOR OFF-STREET PARKING REQUIRED THEREFOR. , WHEREAS, there was filed with this Commission on October 31, 1962, the application of the Pacific Telephone and Telegraph Company . as'owner, for a zone variance to permit the additiqn of a second story to a building heretofore constructed under a variance upon Lots 7 and . Map 8 of Block 1 of Tr,act No. 101, ,per map recorded in/Book 13, page 52, in the office of the County Recorder of Los Angeles County, which property is commonly knoo/,D as 15 East Alice street, Arcadia, Cali- fornia, and to permit such construction two (2) feet in excess ,of the thirty-five (35) foot height limit otherwise applicable thereto, and as optionee of Lot 9 of said Block 1, Tract No. l~l, commonly known as 19 Alice Street, Arcadia, California, to permit the use of said .. Lot 9 for automobile parking required for the proposed use and con- , , struction on said Lots 7 and 8; 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 13th day of November, 1962, 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 all of subject property is presently zoned R-3; that the existing building on said Lots 7:and 8 and its present use thereof waa authorized under a variance granted for such purpose -1- . 463 /' - . . .. . over fifteen years ago. That there has been no neighborhood objec- tion to its continued use for such authorized purpose throughout this entire time and there were neither oral or written protests to the granting of the variance herein requested. That the use of the prop- erty for a public utility is by its very nature an exceptional cir- cumstance applicable to the intended use of the subject property that does not apply generally to the class of use in the same vicinity and zone since pUblic utilities must be located where required best to serve the 'community. That the granting of the requested variance upon the conditions hereinafter specified will not be materially detrimental to the public health or welfare, or injurious to property or improvements 2n such zone or vicinity. That due to the growth of the area. the increased demand for telephone service and anticipated . further need therefor, it is absolutely necessary that applicant ex- . pand and enlarge its facilities. That the granting of the requested variance is necessary for the preservation and enjoyment of a sub- stantial property right of the applicant possessed'~y other property in the same zone and vicinitl in that applicant has lawfully in- vested exceptional sums not only in the development of its facili- ties at said 10pat:Lon but likewise in the installation of related facilities in connection therewith. That the relocation of said facilities to a new location is totally unfeasible particularly in view of the cost of the relocating of the related facilities. That the granting of the requested variance will not adversely affect the comprehensive general plan particularly in view of the commercial development of the adjacent Santa Anita properties in this area. SECTION 2. That for the foregoing reasons, this Commission recommends to the City Council of the City of Arcadia that a var~- ance be granted to permit the construction of a two-story addition thirty-seven (37) feet in height on Lots 7 and 8, Block 1, Tract No. 101, hereinabove described, and the use of Lot 9 of said block -2- 463 .. . . . . . and tract for automobile parking required in conjunction with the building on Lots 7 and 8, upon the following conditions: a. That any variance granted be not operative and no building permits be issued until complete plot plans, building plans and landscape plans have been submitted to and approved by the Plan- ning Department and the Department of Public Works. b. That grading and drainage plans for the parking areas be submitted to and approved by the Department of Public Works prior to the issuance of a building permit. c. 'That all parking lot and building illumination be di- rected away from adjoining properties and that it meet with the ap- proval of the Department of Public Works. d. That a solid wall five (5) feet high be constructed concurrently with the building addition along the east property line of said Lot 9, Block 1, Tract No. 101, from the front property line to a point fifteen (15) feet south of the north property line of said lot, from which point the wall shall be three (3) 'feet in height and shall terminate at the north property line of said Lot 9. e. That all existing structures on said Lot 9 be removed within thirty (30) days from the issuance of building permits for any construction on Lots 7 and 8. f. That the alley at the rear of said Lot 9 shall be paved and improved to meet the requirements of the Department of Public Works. g. That the Pacific Telephone and Telegraph Company shall execute a covenant in recordable form approved by the City Attorney agreeing that Lot 9, Block 1, Tract No. 101, shall be held in common ownership with Lots 7 and 8 of said Block 1, Tract No. 101. SECTlDN 3. The Secretary shall certify to the adoption of this resolution and shall cause a copy of the same ~o be forwarded to the City Council of the City of Arcadia. I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing resolution was adopted -3- 463 . . . . at a regular meeting of the City Planning Commission held on the , , 27th day of November , 1962, by the following vote: ATTEST: Secretary . . AYES: Commissioners Ferguson, Golisch, Kuyper, Parker and Forman NOES: None ABSENT: Conmdssioners Norton and Michler -~ -4- 463