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Home My WebLink About0758 I , . . . . ,....r.. l . RESOLUTION NO. 758 A RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF ARCADIA RECOMMENDING ADOPTION OF AN ORDINANCE MAKING THE PRESENT USES OF ,THE "EATON" PROPERTY AND THE BUILDINGS THEREON NONCONFORMING AND PROVIDING FOR THE ABATEMENT OF SAID USES AND BUILDINGS UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS. WHEREAS, the Planning, Commission on its own motion held a public hearing on the 9th day of November, 1971, at which time all interested persons were given full opportunity to be heard relative to recommendations of the Planning Commission being made .. herein. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY ,THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF. THE CITY OF ARCADIA that it recommends, based on the findings hereinafter set forth, that the City Council adopt an ordinance in the following form: "SECTION 1. That the restaurant buildings and facilities on the property described in Ordinance No, 421.of the City Council of the City of Arcadia and the uses thereof for restaurant purposes, pursuant to said ordinance, are hereby made nonconforming buildings and uses, respectively, as defined by Sections 9220,46 and 9220,47 of the Arcadia Municipal Code, SECTION 2, That the buildings and appurtenant structures and facilities on the property described in Ordinance No. 458 of ... the City Council of the City of Arcadia and the uses thereof for motel or bungalow hotel purposes, pursuant to said ordinance, are hereby made nonconforming buildings and uses, respectively, as defined by Sections 9220,46 and 9220.47 of the Arcadia Municipal Code. -1- 758 .' . . SECTION 3, That the use of the property described in Resolution No. 2812 of the City Council of the City of Arcadia for parking purposes, pursuant to said resolution, is hereby made a nonconforming use as defined by Section 9220.47 of the Arcadia Municipal Code, SECTION 4, Pursuant to Section 9244,4 of said Code, each of said nonconforming uses shall be discontinued and each of said buildings shall be completely removed or structurally altered to comply with uses permitted in the R-l Zone on or before twenty years after the effective date of this ordinance,. If at any time, before said time, a bona fide business is not conducted on any of , ~ the property described in either Ordinances No, 421 or No, 458 or Resolution No, 2812 for a period of twelve continuous months" th" nonconforming use of the particular property where the business is not so conducted shall be terminated, and the buildings on said property shall be forthwith removed or structurally altered to comply with the regulations of the R-l Zone, SECTION 5, That Ordinances No. 421 and No, 458 and Resolution No. 2812 are hereby amended to provide for the termination of the variances granted in said ordinances and reso- lution in accordance with the terms of this ordinance. ~ SECTION 6. The Planning Commission finds that the property described in Ordinances No. 421 and No. 458 and Resolution No. 2812 is and always has been, since 1926, zoned for single-family residences; that the property described in Ordinance No. 421 was developed with a restaurant in accordance with the terms of the ordinance ,in 1940; that the property described in Ordinance No, 458 was developed with a bungalow hotel in accordance with the terms of -2- 758 " , . . . . the ordinance in 1941; that the property described in Resolution No, 2812, was developed with a ,parking lo,t in accordance with the terms of the resolution in 1956; that it ,is apparent from the text of said ordinances and resolution that the impr.ovements placed on the property ,and the permitted uses thereof should not extend indefinitely into the future and that if the var,iances, for any reason, were terminated that future use of the property should be for single-family residences; that the restaurant, hotel and parking lot described in said ordinances and resolution were closed in 1969, and no business has been conducted on said property since that time; that the public necessity, interest, convenience, ~ general welfare and good zoning,practice justify enactment of an ordinance in the form set forth herein," I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing resolution was adopted at a regular meeting of the Planning Commission of the City of Arcadia held on the 23rd day of November ,1971, by the following vote,: AYES: Commissioners Huddy, Kuyper, Livingston, Reiter NOES: ABSTAIN: ABSENT: Commissioners Lauber and Erickson Commissioner Perlis None ~~t:' 4~ Chairman .. ATTEST: if )d~a17(} iU/1if-lir.vl) Secretary -3- 758 . . . ,. . . -, November 9, 1971 TO: PLANNING COMMISSION FROM: PLANNING DEPARTMENT SUBJECT: HISTORY OF EATON PROPERTY 1130-1150 WEST COLORADO STREET For your informatton a history of the Eaton restaurant and hotel property, 1130-1150 Wes~ Colorado Street is attached along with a map desig- nating which areas are covered by the two ordinances and resolution, Please note that a portion of the subject site was not part of any previous v,ariance application, The subject site contains approximately 7.809 acres and is owned by the Times Mirror Company. PLANNING DEPARTMENT tf'~ ~ RON CONTRERAS ASSOCIATE PLANNER RC;db Attachments v:." 6" r . . . HISTORY OF EATON PROPERTY . Ordinance No, 421 si~ned and approved on October 10, 1939, granted a variance for the purpose of operating and maintaining a restaurant, coffee shop, drive-in cafe, and cocktail lounge, and, to provide entertainment in connection with the lounge, and necessary automobile parking spaces. (See attached map,) Ordinance No. 458 signed and approved on April 22~ 1941, granted a variance for the purpose of operating and mai~taining a bungalow hotel consisting of twelve (12) buildings containing sixty (60) units, two (2) dressing rooms and a garage with a capacity of housing twenty-two (22) automobiles, a swi~ming pool with infiltration pla~t, shuffle board courts, badminton courts and a croquet ground to be used and operated in co~nec- ti mwith the operation of the bungalow hotel. Resolution No. 2812 signed and approved on October ~, 1956, granted a variance to permit automobile parking at'the rear of 1150 West Colorado Street in connection with Eaton's Restau~ant, The variance al,o indicated that the remaining IDS foot strip of land fronting on Michillinda Avenue Ihall be used solely for R-l uses unless another variance is sought for construction of additional bungalow units, Further, the remaining portion of Lot Six, Tract 949 was not part of any previous variance application and may not be utilized or incl~ded as part of the restaurant/hotel complex, On September 23, 1969, the Internal Revenue Service seized Eaton's Restaurant and Hotel ~roperties, owned by Times Mirror Company, and did not release the property until December 8, 1969. Eaton's Santa Anita, Inc., 1130 and 1150 West Colorado Street, Arcadia, which owned the furnishings, fixtures and equipment has since gone out of business. Times Mirror Company has indicated they are attempting to sell the 7.809 acre site for $2,150,000. At the October 20, 1971 General Plan meeting, the City Council recommended that the Eaton property be designated as per the proposed General Plan designation of'low density resi- dential, The property is presently zoned R-l, . . . 7:::=: . I 1 I OSlL" I ... '-458 . 1 R+/ -------1 ORD. "4~J :t - (> ! r !: Z tJ ~ . J ~ "RESOL I . J "' ~~B~2.-: ...I- -__ No'" .. R1t..T , . 1l-1 '''.000 F'IUiEW4'f 'ltAlL ...... A.-r. (..F. COl..OJC."'DO ST. t ( 'R,-o It D lL 15,,000 CATAUJA RJ>. :I> n r !:j a f :r c ~ 1II 1: lo Jl.O" 1) '" 0 ~ Ii) '6,0010 ~ 1l-0<!! D v: &5.000 OLIfN'"r, I>~. M_n r .. ~-o.c. D '5,0"" ~- 0 It D 15,000' ..." R05A Rt>. . EATON l'SlLDPER'T'I J1'~-\l50 W. ColoRADO SoT. " '"0 ~ ~ ~~ 11-9 -71 "Rc. , . . . . . RESOLUTION NO. A RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF ARCADIA RECOMMENDING ADOPTION OF AN ORDINANCE MAKING THE PRESENT USES OF THE "EATON" PROPERTY AND THE BUILDINGS THEREON NONCONFORMING AND PROVIDING FOR .THE ABATEl1ENT OF _ r? b ~ SAID USES AND BUILDINGS ~i,'L ei';/~lA." (c?l/CC'L('Id4~ WHEREAS, the Planning Commission on a public hearing on the ,tfrA.. day of ~,;r-.r its own motion held , 1971, at which time all interested persons were given full opportunity to be heard relative to recommendations of the Planning Commission being made herein. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF ARCADIA that it recommends, based on the findings here- inafter set forth, that the City Council adopt an ordinance in the following form: "SECTION 1. That the restaurant buildings and facilities on the property describ~~ in Ordinance No. 421 of the City Council of the City of Arcadia and the use thereof for restaurant purposes, pursuant to said ordinance, are hereby made nonconforming buildings and uses, respectively, as defined by Sections 9220.46 and 9220.47 of the Arcadia Municipal Code.. and SECTION 2.~T~t t~:~u~~ appurtenant structures facilities describe~~~nance No. 458 of the City Council of City of Arcadia and the uses thereof for motel or bungalow the hotel purpose~pursuant to said ordinance, are hereby made non- conforming buildings and uses, respectively, as defined by Sections 9220.46 and 9220.47 of the Arcadia Municipal Code. SECTION 3. That the use of the property described in Resolution No. 2812 of the City Council of the City of Arcadia -1- ,..;/, V~~'b I . . . . for parking purposes, pursuant to, said resolution, is hereby made a nonconforming use as defined by Section 9220'.47 of the Arcadia Municipal Code. SECTION 4, Pursuant to Section 9244.4 of said Code, each of said nonconforming uses shall be discontinued and each of said buildings shall be completely removed or structural~Y al,tered to COmPly~:t~~~ ,,". permi tted in '.he R-l Zone on or before ~ .,.,......t:;, ~ , ,Jti1i.. ~#~__L ~" ~AldlD) ___' If at any time before said~ a bona fide use of any of the resolution, is of &7 property, as permitted by not actively conducted continuous ~to &ny of said ordinances and >r' . on said premises for a period , the r)nconforming use of the property ~ . where such use is not actively c nducted shall be determined abandoned and shall not thereaft r be resumed'l and the buildings on said property shall be forthwith removed or structurally altered to comply with the uses permi t ted i II the R-l Zone." I I / - -f-A. ~ ~~~~ J1-A~ ~~ - eCA-~]~ . I -2-