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HomeMy WebLinkAbout0735 " . . . RESOLUTION NO. 735 A RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF ARCADIA TO THE CITY COUNCIL RECOMMENDING A DENIAL OF A PROPOSED ZONE CHANGE AT 530-644 WEST FOOTHILL BOULEVARD. . WHEREAS~ on 1 March 1971, Herbert M. Piken filed an application requesting that the property hereafter described be rezoned from R-l to C-l, Planning Department Case No. Z-71-1, for the purpose of developing said property into a neighborhood shopping center; and WHEREAS, a public hearing was held before the Planning Commission on 11 May 1971 at which time all interested persons were given full opportunity 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. That the property proposed for a zone change is presently developed with single-family residences, except for one vacant parcel. The property is bounded by the Foothill Freeway on the south, Foothill Boulevard on the horth, the Baldwin Avenue undercrossing on the east and a Foothill Freeway off ramp on the west, Property across the Foothill Freeway to the south is zoned for and developed with single-family reeidences as is the property across Foothill Boulevard to the north. Said property is described as follows: . Lots 2, 3, and 4 of Los Robles de Santa Anita in the City of Arcadia, County of Los Angeles, State of California, as per map recorded in Book 33, page 20 of Maps, in the Office of the County Recorder of said County, EXCEPT those portions conveyed to the State of California for Foothill Freeway, -1- 735 . . . . SECTION 2, This Commission finds that the proposed zone change is not justified by either public necessity, convenience, general welfare or good zoning practice and, therefore, recommends to the City Council that said property not be rezoned. SECTION 3. The Secretary shall certify to the adoption of this resolution, 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 25th day of May , 1971, by the following vote: . AYES: Commissioners Cahill, Erickson, Huddy, Kuype r, Rei t~r" L ,iv i ngs ton NOES: None ABSENT: Commissioner Lauber Isl L~ Chairman ATTEST: /s/ Ii )/~/f.4')utl ~.dJ Secretary . -2- 735 ....,. '. .. . . 11 MAY 1971 TO: FROM: PLANNING COMMISSION PLANNING OEPARTMENT SUBJECT: PROPOSEO ZONE CHANGE APPLICATION NO. Z-71-1 FROM R-1: 10,000 to'R 3 c- \ ~D APPLICAT I ON This application, filed on the First of March 1971 in the name of Herbert M. Piken of 15720 Ventura Boulevard, Suite 216, Encino, California; proposes that the subject Rroperty be rezoned from R-1: 10,000 to C-1 & D and developed into a neighborhood shoppi!1g center. . PRESENT LAND USE AND ZONING The subject site is zoned R-1: 10,000 and presently. contains single-family residences and one vacant parc.l. This site is bo~nd- ed by. Foothill Boulevard, the Foothill Freeway, the Baldwin Avenue undercrossing, and a Foothill Freeway off-ramp. Oirectl~across Foothill Boulevard are single-family homes; to the west lie residential, agricultural, and vacant lands; east of the site are located other single-family homes. This particular site is unique in this entire tier of lots by being totally isolated by'major trafficway~,_ Tbus, t~e site suffers from the pro~imity of ~oth current and projected large volumes of traffic, making residential use5 most unlikell. Inas~uch as the site is isolated by trafficways to this extent, the number of alternative uses logically to be expected to occur is radically,limited. PROPOSAL AND ANALYSIS . Following is a legal description of. the property for which the zone change is requested: "Lots 2,3, and 4 of Los Robles de Santa Anita in the City of Arcadia, County of Los AQgeles, State of California, as per map recorded in Book 33, Page of Maps, in the Office of the County Recorder of said County, except those portions conveyed to the State of California for Foothill Freeway~. V 20 '0-' 6 ,/v/ *~b :V~V' , ...~ . . . " . . 11 MAY 1971 Propo~ed Zone Change Application No. Z-71-1 From R-1: 10,000 to R. J .!. Page Two c.- \ "\19>- Thi s is a total parcel of approximatelY, !i. 75 acres adj_acent to the Foothill Freeway. Requested is C-1 & D z~ning;_su~mitted is a plot plan i,ndicating.ttle following distributiof) of commercial u~es: A bank containing, 7,200 sq~are feet of floor area; a res- taurant containing.5,000 square feet; a market containing,27,200 square feet;,a drug_store containing 30,000 square feet; and satellite stores, up to eight in number, whose total gross area equals 10,000 square feet. Elevations submitted with the plo~ plan i'ndicate a commercial compl~x that can be well integra.te4 with the neigbborhood. The sJte is so closely.tjed to the freeway_environment that the Staff belJeves that the prpP9.ed develop~ent is likely. ~o be ~he best proposal submitted for any_time in the foreseeable future. It would appear that no alternative land use acceptable to the City can be expected because of the un~sual characteristics of the site. RECOMMENDATION Because of the particular nature of the site and the ~ighly visible impact of the freeway~ the Planning Staff believes that the use is both reasonable a,nd suitable. Therefore, th,e Planning Department recommends that the zon'ing be changed to the proposed C-1 & D and that the application be granted with the fCllowing conditions: 1. All conditions of approval as submitt.ed in the report from the Department of Public Works shall be complied with to the satisfaction of the Department of Public Works, 2. No structure of) this parcel shall be permitted to extend above the grade of, Foothi 11 Boulevard higher than 20 feet measured from the so~therly curb line of Foothill Boulevard. .'......, , . . . . 11 MAY 1971 Proposed Zone C~ange Application No. Z-71-1 From R-1: 10,000 to R 3 Page Three ~~\~~ 3. The developer shall be responsible for sc.reening planting to be placed in the bordering s~rip alo~g the northerly stde of Foothill Boulevard adjacent to the frontage road serving the R-O single-family homes north of Foothill. 4, All developments shall be set back no less than 75 feet from the centerline of Foothill Boulevard. 5. ' An irrigation and landscaping plan shall be submitted to the Planning Department for its approval. 6. All u~ilities shall be placed underground. 7. No less than five (5) per cent of the interior parking lot shall be landscaped as approved by City Staff. . a~ No discount stores shall be permitted;,cleaning es~ tablishments shall be limited to pick-up and delivery service only. Actual cleantng shall not be permitted on the site, 9. Buildings shall not comprise more than 45 per cent coverage of the site. 10. One free-standing sign shall be permitted which may be used only for the purposes of identifying the commercial facili- ties. Noadditi'onal signs identifying types of uses or businesses shall be allowed except on the face of the respective buildings. All signs shall be reviewed and approved by the Planning Commission. 11. All grading shall be approved by the Department of Public Works. 12. All parting stalls shall be equipped with wheel stops. 13. No mature trees shall be removed from the site for construction without the prior approval of the Planning Commission. 14; All final plans shall be subject to the approval of the Planning Commission, . Respectfully submitted; &J<-m Carl Mooers ~ Director of Plan~ing CM:gs . "-:-'''' . . . May 6, 1971 TO: Planning Department FROM: Public Works Department SUBJECT: Zone Change Z-71-l - Foothill at Baldwin Plans for the proposed development have been reviewed by the Engineering Division, and the following items are recommended as conditions of approval: 1. Foothill Boulevard has recently been widened on the south side and the right-of-way and pavement width are adequate to handle the anticipated traffic. 2. The traffic circulation plan appears to be a workable solution but State approval would be required to construct left-turn pockets and acceleration lane as shown on the plan if constructed prior to relinquishment by the State. 3. Sanitary sewers are not complete between Baldwin Avenue and San Carlos along the northerly line of the Foothill Freeway. The developers may have to install and maintain a sewage lift station to pump the sewage into the Foothill Boulevard Sewer or obtain the necessary easements and extend the sewer along the northerly line of the Freeway from Baldwin Avenue to San Carlos. 4. A detailed site plan showing finish surface elevations, drainage and sewage dis- . posal shall be submitted for approval. . 5. A plan for the street work in Foothill and Baldwin shall be prepared and submitted for approval by the City and State. All surface drainage shall be discharged into Btorm drain facilities on the north side ,of the Freeway. 6. All utilities to be installed underground within the site and the developer shall make arrangements with the Edison Company to underground all existing overhead utility lines on the south side of Foothill and install six 20,000 lumen street lights on marbelite poles with underground circuits at locations approved by the Department of Public Works. Adequate lighting for Baldwin Avenue will be in- stalled as a part of the current Foothill Freeway project. 7. Construct full parkway width sidewalk on Foothill Boulevard with tree wells and plant parkway trees per City standard.on Foothill and Baldwin. 8. Developer shall remove existing concrete pavement in medians on Foothill and in- stall automatic sprinkler system and landscaping designed by a registered land- scape architect. The median and slope easement on Baldwin Avenue shall be trkated in the same manner and all plans are subject to the approval of the Ditector of Public Works. I ~7(~ CHES TER N. HOWARD, Director of Public Works CNH/CC/fn . . . ...," ~~ .. . NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING BEFORE THE ARCADIA CllY PLANNING COMMISSION Z-71-1 WHEREAS, Herbert M. Piken, interested party of real property located within the City of Arcadia, California, and hereinafter described, has filed with the Planning Commission of the City of Arcadia, an application-requesting a zone change from Zone R-l to Zone C-l & D on the following described property: Lots 2, 3, and 4 of Los Robles de Santa Anita in the City of Arcadia, County of Los Angeles, State of California, as per map recorded in Book 33, Page 20 of Maps, in the Office of the County Recorder of said' County, EXCEPT those portions conveyed to the State of Cal ifornia for Foothill Freeway, The property is commonly known as 530, 550, 610, 624, 644 West Foothill Boulevard. Now, therefore, notice is hereby given that on Tuesday, 11 May 1971, at the hour of 7:30 o'clock p.m, in the Council Chambers of the City Hall, 240 West Huntington Drive, Arcadia, California, said Planning Commission will hold a public hearing on the proposed zone change, and an opportunity'will Ie afforded to persons particularly interested, and the public generally, to be heard on all matters concerning said zone change, Dated: 30 April 1971 PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CllY OF ARCADIA, CALIFORNIA ~ '--IIJ~/s:n, CARL MOOERS, Secretary of the Arcadia Planning Commission li </ ,f .' t,: ,~, i .~, 0- -" p$'{'(' (1....--\()~