Loading...
HomeMy WebLinkAbout0740 (2) , . . . .le.. .(N..E::visiqn pr0:pO'SecJ by 1\Al'iLnU $t\r-~L:".. ANITA PRO! tTY O\-JNERS ASSOCIATIOi':, g( ~,. ';~ r;1' Y .' -k'. t'ry ." RESOLUT I Oi'! 110. (4-0 . " ARE SOL u', I 0 jl 0 F THE CITY P L A if N I ilG COHMISSIOfl OF THE CITY OF ARCADIA, REcor,a'lEIlDlllG THE CLASSIFICATION OF CERTAI1I PROPERTY lilIO THE D ZONE ,_ AND RECO~HEilDING REGULATIONS TO BE APPLICABLE UNDER ZONE D. ., PLANNIIlG COMMISSI01l OF THE CITY OF ARCADIA, DETERMI1IE AND RESOLVE AS FOllOWS: SECTION 1. That p~rsuant to Division 3 of Part 9 of Chapter 2 of Article IX of the. Arcadia.Munictpal Code, the City .. Planning Commission of the'City,of Arc~dia on (..~~-"'(('i7.i ),. . h c 1 d a pub 1 i c h ca r i n 9 for the p u.r po se o'f co n sid er i n 9 and m a kin 9 . " recommendations c6ncerning the classific~tion to Zone 0 of that po r t ion 0 f the City 0 f A rea d i a des c I' i b cd as f 011. 0 Vi S : All property wes~ of Baldwin Avenue and north of Foothill Boulevard, ex~luding the County area. At s iJ i ci he ':I"i ng a 11 i n tel' e 5 t-e d per 50 os ''-: ere 9 i ve n a full opportunity to be heard a~d to present evidence. Evidence was submitted by int.erested 'persons and the_Commissior; Staff.. SEtTION 2, The Planning Commission finds and determines. as mol' e Pill' tic u ./ a)"' y her e i n af t (: l' set fo ,; t h, t hat pub' i c n e c e s 5 i t Y , convenience, general welfare. health and good zoning p~actice jus- .. tify and l"equire that this COr.1mtssion recomm<,nd to the City COllncil the c 1 ass if i cat i c n 0 f s aid PI" 0 per t}' 1 n t h~ D Zone I a )1, d t hat c I) n - currently with said classification the following archi tectural design zone condition~ be im~~sed: l. 01" f'ornd t ~d FLOOR A~EA, No one-family dw~lling shan be erected which cont~ins less thf,n 2)iOO s'1uare fee t 0 f g}' 0 U !' J flaol' a~~ca) p)'ovid~d tl~~t ill deter'~inil'~ the r~ll~G~I. o,f, S~tr~!'2' f02t \'Ilthin flny residence bt!ilcing erected 01- proposed fOI" cOl1strl,;cti,on " . the space c(lntai:~0d ',,!ithin any !Irh-:0v'~t'2':-: porci), balcony: ar.p~"~}:Cht , - , " /\.1 1/ ;/ -IY' ....,.."...~ ". , "I""'... vl 0 '\ , . . '. '. . I . :patio, or other uncovered enclosure .shall not be considered ir.' the _' computation of the square footage contained in the building; ~~ ~,.-"~L,-,_~.J.t '4-e space V~~~~tn contained within any covered porch, balcony, or garage ~'lhich constitutes a portion of such residence shall be computed at one-half of the actual square footage therein con- tained. The minimum floor space shall be deemed to include the area measured from the outer faces of the exterior walls. .. 2. SETBACKS. No building or other structure on the property shall b~cted..-maiuld':"'...J 01: ~]:~a less than 40 feet ~~, less than 15 ,feet from the sidelines or less than 40 feet from,the rear line of any lot, provided that the front setback of any building or other structure on any lot shall be reasonably compatible ~vith the front setback of existing buildings or other structures previously erected on adjacent lots, . ~~ and the Architectural Revie~v Board)'the "Board"l;!established'liIe- ftQ~eiflafee~ ~r~~ shall have the po~er to require a front setback of more than 40, feet for any lot in order that such set- back will be reasonably compatible \vith that of adjacent lots. , In case of undue hardship to any property owner- in complying ~vith the foregoing sideline and Tear. setback requirements, the Board shall have the pOlver to redu,ce the sideline s~tback requirements to not less than Hj feet and the rear setback requirements to not . less than 25 feet, provided that in no event'shall the sideline setbacks applicable to the front 150 feet of any lot be' reduced to less than 15 fe~t. GARAGE. Any separate garage, not connected to , ~J.. '.-- J the residence as an integral part thereof, Fft~l!3!:; B2 loc<lt'c ~ / ~ +-h- ~ b-T -.. ~ --'-<- .;tc ~-n/l~l-feet ~-'" ; o 3, "" ~, ' 4. CORNER LOTS. No buil.ding or other structure sha'll be erectc,d, rr.aintained or permitted on a corner lot I'lhich is 1"'85 t.han 25 feet, at any point, 1'r08 thE: side street property 1il\('., 2, , " . . '. r ,5. FRONT OF DHELLING. Any dl'lell ing placed or maint ained on any lot sha 11 face the frqn t line thereof. ' 6, TREES. No living native tree larger than 6 inches in diameter shall be cut down, killed or removed in any manner whatsoever wi.thout first securing the written permission of the J' / Board, regardless \::~~; whose property the 7. WALLS, FENCES AND HEDGES. tree is actually growing~: All walls, fences and . hedges shall be maintained in good condition. No wall or fence shall exceed three feet in height in the front yard, nor six feet along that portion of sidelines extending to the rear of the front building line, or elsewhere, on any property.. No wall, fence or hedge on a corner lot shall be maintained at a height AHr or in such place/] as to. unreasonably obstruct the vie"\;' of motori4sts and thereby ~ create a traffic hazard. 8. COMPATIBILITY OF NATERIALS. Naterials used on the exterior of any structure, wall, or fence, or the materials of any structure, v7all, or fenc~ which ~em.irins exposed, shall be reasonably compat' other structures on the . other structures iri 10, APPROVAL OF BOAP~ of 9. EXTERNAL BUILDING APP&~RANCE. The .k-.~~'o- structure" I~all or fence, shall be reasonably J-.k~ ~, . existing struc'tures~, '- No ~, emodelin' of wh'c n.....~ er~ctecl}unless v~rking a buildino- erm. ~ . \ .2thall ])e dArl~'" ') , 'tt'--., ,erect~on, modification or improvement of the structure, shOl'iil1g tT'- ~'the precise location on the lot of the structure, have been sub- pecifications for , mitted to and app,:oved by the Board. NOJstl'ucture shall be rfL.~ . '/ . erectedllexcepc in exact conformance v7ith the loJOrking drawings and specificdciol1s approved by the Board. The provisions of thi.s condition shall not apply if the BQaJ:d does :1ot qualify e13 hereinafter provided, nor if the d~awicgs ere for w~rk insi.da a ~ J, , , , . . I'. building \vhich does not substantially change the external appearance of the building. 11, ARCHITECTURAL REVIEW BOARD. There exists in said area a board known as the Architectural Review Board. The Board shall be qualified, at any time, to transact business and exercise any powers herein conferr,ed only if the following requirements exist: (a) A,formally organized property owners association exists in said area controlled by the .owners ofa majority . rJ , '::-L, . 3 (.1) . ,. . '" , '. of the tota number ofl ots in said a. J. (b) The organization has by-law~ adcpte~ and subjrct tv alilendment by the affi'r.mati've v(H'eo.f said majority. ee) Said by.-la\'ls provide for appointment of such " , . J ... . o~!ners>> on ly>> to the Board. - (d) O~me,rs have been appoin.ted, to the Board in . accorda\!ce 1'Ii th the by-l a\'ls'. , ' .:. '(erA copy of the by-)a\'ls, and'any amendments thereto, have been filed \'lith the City Clerk and the , . ..' Planning Director, together \'lith a list of the lots and " ol'mers ther'eof l'lhich con.stitute said majority; said . J organization shall comP:Y.~lith any reasonable,jorder of the PTannin~ Dire~tor dra\'ln for' the sole purpose of keeping said 1 i st .ccurren't I'lithout ex.p'ense to the City. , ~ , ~ '",' >' . - (f) Permanent l'lritten records 'of the meeting's, action, findings. and decisions of t~e Board are main- tained and are open at reasonable times to the inspection of the public. . . Each matter referred to the Board shall be assigned an identifyin~ number, Any denial of . I, approval shall be accompanied by detailed findings of the reasons of the Board for its disapproval. . (g) Notice of ~ny action taken by the 'Bdard in denying or approving~lorki;,g dra\'lings arid s'pecific,atlons. shall be filed,/I'lithin 24 hours of such actlon(vtith the Planning Depart~ent and post~d on fhe bulletin board out- side the City Council Cha~ber~ in the Arcadia Eity Hall, 12. PO:.IERS Or HIE BOARD. The Board sha;l have 'the pOI,>!,. to: (a) D~termine and approve an appropriate front .' yard pursuant to condition 2. above. (b) Determine whether materials and appearance '. compatible in accordance \'lith the above'conditions ~ .' ' based upon such deterl1;ination deny or apP!'ove the'. - ij _ , , . . . . " , ,working drawings and specifica~ions. (c) If a grading plan ia required for a building permit for a structure, the Board may require such plan to be sub- mitted with the working dra\'lihgs and specifications . (d) Any of the conditions set forth in Sections 1 to 9 ~ , above, may be made less restrictive by the Board if the Boa:t;d determines that such action will foster the development of a lot and will not adversely affect the amenities of the, adjacent lots and the general neighborhood; provided (1) "the . owner or owners of abutting lot's/'and (2) in the case of decisions affecting front yards and corner si~e yards~ ..1... ~- owners of property within 65 feet of ~~ P~~E7~iR~ nf. 8~ let shall be notified by the Board in writing 72 hours before the hearing where' the Board acts under this subdivision. 13, APPEAL, Any property owner in said area may appeal the decision of the Architectural Review Board by following the procedures for a Modif.ication a's pres~ribed by the Arcadia Municipal Code, provided a letter of appeal is filed with the Planning Department within ten days after the decision oj the Architectural Revie\v Board is posted in accordance with Condition ll(g), above. Any officer of the City, member of the City Councilor Planning Commission may institute such an appeal by . filing a request with the Hodification Committee. The provisions of this condition shall not apply to \vorking dra\'lings and speci- fications for work inside a building which does not substantially change the external appe~rance of the building. 5, , . . . . ,-, " 14. STArlDAR. . FOR BOARD .DECISION I\iIO t .'EALS. The Boa,rd and any body hearing an appeal f~om the Boird's d~cision shall b. e, 9 u ide d' by the f 0 11 0 ~Ii n g pI' i n c i P 1 e s: " tal Control of architectural appearan~e and ". . , , . us.e of ma.teria1s shall no.t be so e'xercised that . individual initiative is stifled in'.c'reating "the " appearanc,e of external features of any particular structure, building, or fence, except to the extent netessary to establish .cont~mporariry ~c~~pted standards of harmony and compatibility. (blG'ood architectura1'character is based upon the principles of harmony and proportion in the elements of the structure'as '\'Iell as the' relationship' of su,ch . ' , l pri n c i p 1 e s to ad j ace n t s,t r u c t u res..ra Ii dot her s t r u c t V r~s . ..':.. in, the neighborhood. ( c lAg 00 d I' e 1 a t ion s hip bet 1-1 een ad j ace n t fro n t yards increases the va1ue of properties and makes the ,use of both properties mOTe enjoyable. . ( d lAp 00 I' 1 Y d e5 i g n e d ex t e:r, na 1 a p pea I' a n ceo fa. .. ~,~ structure can be detrimental to the amenities and value of adjacent property and neighborhood. 15, TII1E FOR BOARD TO ACT. The Board shall hear any request for a review of working drawings and ~pecifications within thirty days from the date such request is filed with . the Board and shall :render a decision in \-Iriting in accordance with this resolution within ten days of such he~rinif: failure to take action in said time sh~ll, at the end of said ten-day period, be deemed a disapproval of the working drawings and s p e C'i f i cat ions '. p, n y pro pel" t y () \,! n er ins aid area ma yap p e.a 1 the action of the Board by /3 Condition ~, abo\'c. ,",-Jc.. ! b ' 7"SECTIOi 3. fo11ol'ling the pl'ocedu)"e set forth in .... The Planning Commission fillel.s and determincs: 1. The ,are~ referred to herein is presently subs ran- -l;- . . . .. , tially developed with single-family residence on lots predominantly containing more than 25 ;000 square feet; that substantially all _ """'" v'ilt. ~.,J tf- of said residences Here constructed ~approximately t;.Re samEjltime and have been maintained in a first-class condition since that time. 2, That the residences in said area were constructed . in an orderly, har~~ifus manner)'and at the present time the ~ ..:tA.~) I appearance of e&eftAreSidefic~., includi,ng walls, fences and landscaping, in said area is harmonious and compatible in all ~ '..La.. . respects with,f'all ~er,~esidences i~ the area, 3. That the conditions found to exist in finding~ '- .Numbe,r 1 and 2, above, have substantially' contributed to making this area adequate for family purposes. 4. That the purpose of the provisions of this reso- lution are to s'ecure and maiJ?-tain .the conditions found to exist . in findings Number 1 and 2, above; that said provisions win maintain said conditions. . 5, That the continued maintenance of said conditions will benefit said area and the City of Arcadia, g,enerally, by maintaining the economic viability of said area. 6. That the health; safety and general ~velfare of the people of Arcadia ind good zon~ng practice require the adoption of this resolution. SECTION 4. The Secretary shall certify to the-adoption of this resolution and shall cause a copy hereof to be fOr\'larded to the C~y Council of the City of Arcadia. I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing resolution~vas adopted regular meeting of the City Planning Commission held on the day of ; 1971, by the follm'iingvotc-!: AYES: NOES: ABSENT: ,b _t'7 v----7'd--=~ , ,/D1 C-eJ' L- tJ--c~ 6( W.. !f2v..~ ISJ\ ~~ /~ . , ~, .. ATTEST: . . o , ';: Secretary . Chairman 8.