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HomeMy WebLinkAbout0806 '. . . . < . RESOLUTION NO. 806 A RESOL~ION OF THE PLANNING COMMI~SION OF THE CITY OF ARCADIA RECOMMENDING AMENDMENTS TO THE ARCADIA MtmICIPAL CODE RELATING TO STREET SETBACK LINES. WHEREAS, a public hearing was held on February 13, 1973, for the purpose of considering changing the provisions of Chapter 3, Article 9 of the Arcadia Municipal Code relating to street setback lines; and WHEREAS, all interested persons were given full oppor- tunity to be heard and to present evidence; NOW, THEREFORE, THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF . ARCADIA HEREBY DETERMINES AND RESOLVES AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. The Planning Commission recommends to the City Council that the following sections of the Arcadia Municipal Code be .amendedor repealed as follows:' . -1- 806' I ,- ~/ Section Number Name of Street .ide of Street . Limits -2- Distance . From Street Center Line 806 . . . . . . SECTION 2. The Planning Commission finds that the publiq necessity, convenience, general welfare and good zoning practice justifY the above recommendations. SECTION 3. The Secretary shall certify to the adoption of this resolution and shall cause a copy 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 Planning Commission of the Ci ty of Arcadia held on the 27th day of Feb. , 1973, by the following vote: AYES: Cormnissioners Coghlan, Huddy, Lauber ,Livingston, Perlis and Reiter NOES: ABSTAIN: ABSENT: None Commissioners Erickson None ~a/ e. ~./ Cha,irman ATTEST: tudhA11"~} Secretary -3- 806, . . . NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING BEFORE THE ARCADIA CITY PLANNING COMMISSION T.A. 73-1 Notice is hereby given that on Tuesday, February 13, 1973, at the hour of 7.30 p.m., in the Council Chamber of the City Hall, 240 West Huntington Drive, Arcadia, California, said Planning Commission will hold a public hearing for the consideration of re- vising the Estahlished Setback Regulations on La Cadena Avenue, Holly Avenue and EI Monte Avenue. . At said public hearing an opportunity will be afforded to all interested persons, and the public general, to be heard on the item set forth above. PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF ARCADIA, CALIFORNIA ~~ WILLIAM WOOLARD SECRETARY OF THE ARCADIA PLANNING COMMISSION db . j " '.' ,f ~ r;!J;;." :/ l.Vr '., " , . . - ' . . February 13, 1973 TO: PLANNING COMMISSION FROM: PLANNING DEPARTMENT SUBJECT: T.A. 73-1 REVISION OF ESTABLISHED SETBAC;K REGULATIONS ON LA CADENA AVENUE, HOLLY AVENUE, AND EL MONTE AVENUE The Planning Department has initiated Text Amenc;lment proceedings for the consideration' of" revising the Esta- blished Setback Regulations on"La Cadena Avenue, Holly Avenue and E1 Monte Avenue. 'The present setback regula- tions were established by Ordinance 257 in May, 1931, and amended by several subseque,nt ordinances. These setbacks were established under different zoning and land use condi tions than presehtly exis,t, with the result that the setback regulations are unnecessarily stringent and modi- fication requests are sought for virtually all proposed projects, particularly in the high density residential areas. 1. LA CADENA AVENUE is bordered by R-3 zoned high density residential property which requires a 25 foot set- back from the property line. Presently there are five (5) established setback lines along La Cadena Avenue, from 55 feet to 65 feet of ~enter line (25 feet to 35 feet from property line). It is recommended to change the existing established setback lines to a uniform setback of 55 feet from center line. This will bring the setbacks into conformity with the zoning regulations for high density residential pro- perty, and alio keep a measure of protection against side yard encroachment. It is recommended that the following , sec,tio, ns of t, he Arcadia CO,de be Ch, ange, d t,o read as follows: ~20.43.l La Cadena Ave. West Huntington Dr. to Duarte Rd. 55' V20.43.2 La Cadena Ave. East Huntington Dr. to Duarte Rd. 55' . . . . . T .A. 73-1 2 Delete: 9320.43.3 9320.43.4 9320.43.5 La Cadena'Ave. La' Cadena Ave. La Cadena Ave. 2. HOLLY AVENUE is bordered by low, medium and high density residential areas, requiring 25 feet and 30 feet setbacks from the property line. Presently there are seven (7) Established Setback Lines for the Avenue, from 50 feet to 70 feet of center line (20 feet to 40 feet from property line). This mul tiplici ty of setbacks has resulted in having 50 structures which are presently nonconforming with respect to the Established Setback Lines. It is recognized, however, that deep setbacks are desirable on Holly Avenue, as it is a secondary arterial linking Huntington Drive to Live Oak Avenue, and serves as a prin- cipal thoroug~fare for traffic to and from 'Santa Anita Race Track. It is anticipated that Holly Avenue will have a significant increase in traffic with the completion of the Regional Shopping Center. According to Public Works, road-widening may become necessary, and deep setbacks, if adhered to, would facilitate an orderly widening program which would provide for less disruption and impact to the adj oining residential uses. It ,is recommended, the.refore., to keep the deep setbacks, but to'modify them in order to bring them into semblance of uniformity. . Modifica tion re- quests would continue if the deep setback requirements are maintained, however, all such requests should be reviewed in light of the possibility of future street widening. It is recommended that the following sections of the Arcadia I Code be changed to read as follows: ~.~ 9320.39.1 Holly Ave. West Huntington Dr. to Live Oak Ave. ~ 9320.39.2 Holly Ave. East Huntington Dr. to Live Oak Ave. D'elete.: 70' 70' 9320.39.3 9,320.39.4 9320.39.5 9320.39.6 9320.39.7 Holly Ave. Holly Ave. Holly Ave. Holly Ave. Holly Ave. . . . . T.A. 73-1 3 3. EL ,MONTE"AVENUE has a uniform width of 80 feet which is adequate for'the present flow 'of traffic, as well as proj ected future n,eeds, and 'no plans now' exist for the widening of the Avenue. The Avenue -is 'bordered by loW' densi ty residential and a small portion pf commercial property", requiring set- backs of 25 feet and 30 feet f,rom the property line. There are presently ten (10) Established Setback Lines .along El Monte Avenue which 'have 'resul ted in a ',number 'of"Modifica- tion requests. Six 06) 'of the ten (lOY'Estabi ished Setbacks are a uniform 80 feet "from 'center line." Two (2) of the remaining four (4) are respectively 65 feet and 6V feet from center Line, because of' their immediate proximity to the Arcadia Wash. The remaining two (2) are "respectively setback 65 feet and 70 feet from center' line. It is recommended that the ten (10) Established Set- backs be eliminated in' favor of a uniform setback of 65 feet from center line (25 feet from property line). Since the property bordering El Monte Avenue is either R-O or R-l, the a,bove recommendation will coincide with the zoning regulations for minimum setbacks in low density residential I zones, and will also insure against side yard encroachment. It is recommended' that the following sections of the Arcadia Code be changed to read as follows: I 0320.18.1 El M:mte Ave. West. 9320.18.2 El Monte Ave. East , Delete: . Duarte Rd. 'to Live Oak Ave. Duarte Rd. to Live Oak Ave. 65' 65' 9320.18.3 9320.18.4 9320.18,.5 9320.18.6 9320.18.7 9320.18.8 9320.18.9 9320.18.10 EI Monte Ave. El Monte Ave. El Morite Ave. El Monte Ave. El Monte Ave. El Monte Ave. El Monte Ave. El M:mte Ave. . PLANNING DEPARTMENT E; :t~~ PLANNING AIDE PMF:db