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Home My WebLink About0725 . ~. . . . RESOLUTION NO. 725 A RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF ARCADIA DENYING A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT FOR AN EATING ESTABLISHMENT AT 311 EAST LIVE OAK AVENUE. '/1-/ WHEREAS. on 12 January 1971 Lester Armstrong and Wolf Tewes filed an application for a conditional use permit. Planning Department File No. C.U.P.-7l-l. for the use of property at 311 East Live Oak Avenue for an eating establishment. Said property being more particularly described as follows: Lots 53 and 54 of Tract B2l7 in the City' of Arcadia, County of Los Angeles. Book 246. Pages 26 and 27 of Maps in the office of the County Recorder. and . WHEREAS. a public hearing was held on said matter before the ".., Planning Commission on 26 January 1971 and was continued from time to time to 9 March 1971. at which times 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 RESOLVES AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. The subject site. whi~h has been bisected by an alley. is a parcel containing approximately 10.500 square feet with the existing building and patio are~having a total area of approximately 2300 square feet. The subject site is an existing vacant building located on the north side o~Live Oak Avenue between Third and Fourth Avenues and is zoned C-2. D and PR-3 and D. Parking . and residential uses are located directly no~th of the site in zones PR-3 and R-2. Immediately adjacent to the west in zone C-2 and D is a vacant lot. To the east in Zone C-2 and D is a building -1- v - .. . . . which is presently vacant. Across Live Oak Avenue' to the south in Zone C-M and Dare mixed uses. The eating e~tablishment provides an ar.ea for eating on the premises as well as facilities for take.- out food. ~~e proposed development is substandard in that i~ provides neit~er adequate parking-lot landscaping, nor a sufficient ~ount of parking stalls. SECTION 2. The Commission finds that the applicant has failed to appear before the Planning Commission, and'has failed to furnish additional information relative to the manner of the operation of the proposed eating establishment, after a formal request by the Commission to do so. The Commission finds that the existing improve- 1 ' ments are susceptible of being used as a drive-in eating establish- . . . mentand that there are an inadequate number of parking spaces on the property for such a use. SECTION 3. That for the foregoing reasons this Commission denies a conditional use permit as requested by the applicant. SECTION 4. 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 resolut~on was adopted at a re~lar meeting of the PlaMing Commission held"on the 23rd day of March , 1971, by the following vote: AYES: Commissioners Erickson, Huddy, Kuyper, Lauber, Reiter, Livingston .. NOES: None Is/ I~Ll[r ABSENT: Commissioner Cohill ATTEST:~., 17~ Is/~ ~ Secretary , . .';' ' -2- 725 " . . /' . . . . 26 January 1971 1'75 TO: PLANNI NG COMMISSION FROM:PLANNI NG DEPARTMENT SUBJECT: CONDI TI ONAL USE PERMI T NO. C. U. p, -71-1 EA TI NG ESTABLI SHMENT 311 EAST LIVE OAK AVENUE ZONES C-2 & D and PR-3 & D APPLlCA TION This application, filed on 12 January 1971, in the names of Lester Armstrong and Wolf Tewes, is a proposal to open an eating establishment in an existing building, PRESENT ZONING AND LAND USE The subject site is an existing vacant building located on the north side of live Oak Avenue between Third and Fourth Avenues and is zoned C-2 & D and PR-3 & D, Parking and residential uses are located directly north of the site in zones PR-3 and R-'2. I mmediately adjacent to the west in zone C-2 & D is a vacant lot. To the east in Zone C-2 and D is a building which is presently vacant, Across live Oak Avenue to th.. south in Zone C-M and D are mixed uses. PLANNI NG AND ANALYSIS The subject site, which has been bisected by an alley, is a parcel containing approximately 10,500 square feet with the existing building and patio area having a total area of approximately 2300 square feet. ' As submitted by the applicant, the eati,:,g establishment provides an area for eating on ,the premises as well as facilities for take-out food. The proposed development is substandard in that it provides neither ad ua parking-lot I?ndsca . ing, nor a sufficient amount of . rkinS stalls. r a requires that were 0 pu IC po Ing area 0 uts res I entia y'~oned property, there shall be 0 landscaped border of not less than five (5) feet. Code also requires that where a parking area abuts a street, a solid ornamental wall three (3) feet in height'shall be erected. As proposed, the applicants.have sixteen parking spaces, where Code requires 23 spaces. It is Staff's opinion that the parking could be rearranged in such a manner as to provide additional parking so as to bring the lot insubstantial compliance with Code. RECOMMENDA TI ON Staff recommends approval of C. U; p, -71-1, subject to the following conditions: 1. Conditions, as outlined 'in the attached report from the Department of Public Works shall be complied with to the satisfaction of the DirectOr of Publie Works, 2, A revised parking plan which will bring the parking 10,t in substantial compliance with Code, shall be submitted to the Planning Department, . . . . . 3. A revised landscaping and irrigation plan shall be submitted to the Staff, 4. A solid ornamental masonry wall three (3) feet in height shall be erected where the parking area abuts Live Oak Avenue, 5. I mprovements shall be made in substantial accordance with plans on file in the Planning Department, PLANNI NG DEPARTMENT CARL MOOERS, DIRECTOR OF PLANNING ~ A-ItuJwo~ CHERYLA. LIND ROOTH, ASSISTANT PLANNER CM:CAL:sm Attachment '. . . . January 18, 1971 TO: Planning Department FROM: Public Works Department SUBJECT: CUP 71-1 - Restaurant at 311 E. Live Oak This department has reviewed the plans for 'the proposed deve1op- ment and all of the improvements 'shown on the site plan are existing, conform to City Standards and ate in reasonably good condition. . This department has no requirements that should be conditions of approval of the CUP. adi,j/,~ CHES TER N. HOWARD, Director of Public Works CNH/fn . . . . l A N D~ US E' (~\1I1i 6 t\ A P C,U p- 7/--1 C> Ci." \ ~ \ r ~ t - ~ . ~ 1< E:"S. RES . R -I r< - 1 RES. R~C: R-I c:-.. R -I RES, /ZES. R -f R-,< \ RE5. RES. R-I " \ F? - 1 f<ES. . 'R-2- RES. --' 1"'-.-2 PR-"3 ~ D l \.u :::J z: t.u > <t: I \ VACANT C-2 ~ D .' A vr; f'l u'"E \.\Vt O,Av.. -----. ------- ----- ~- c-/\\ ~ 1) ENGi:'/I:E', uJc..~. co.;.:'P. . w :) z. '-" > <l: ~ ~ \ \..Lj i< " \ ; . RES. T< -I R E $, p,--I RES, F< -I . (-;:;:'5, - , R-r:.. \ "i \ _J \ \ \ \JA CA rlT , R-3 , ~ \~- VACANT R-"3 -- ~~D I I -,. CAl' i?~~.'\J~' ~ . I , , t/ I ' r . t' II .J , s/ I I . 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" - .. . .- )--- UDDTU ~L8\1~"'II'1U A "'1!.~1" E.LI!.VA.....IIX..J " r-----.l I ( " l '-.....) : I *' : LyT-__ TJ -l: . . , - . . - A.nu1"U .I!.L.H/Al"liX.J c: 1!.6..~"" .LI!.V."'.at.J D '.'-Jl1'I!RlaR &1.V"'1"'I""~. --_._~- .... " '. .-.niI .Llva .... ........ . ........ o.CUP1.19 Hlrecr- ~~ . . . '. . . . " 24 February 1971 Mr. lester Armstrong 8640 Garvey Boulevard Rosemeod, Collfomico , '" ... /j ,.;1/ 1 r -)..-'3 Subject: Conditional Usa Permit Application No. C. U.FP., -71-1 4~ ' Dear Mr. Armstrong: !f-~-t- ~J' ~ The Planning Commbslon at Its regular meeting of 23 February 1971, has again continued Conditlonall.lse Permit Application No. C. U, P .-71- f, 311 East live Oak Avenue, to the next regular meeting on 9 March 1971. The Planning Commission has speclRcally requested that either you or Mr. Tewes be In attendance at thb meeting In order to answer quostlons about your operation. Please feel free to contact this department If you have-any further questions regardIng this matler. Sincerely, Cheryl A. L1ndrooth, Assistant Planner CA l:sm Enc lasure . . . . , . · ~n 1-o>-Y /cl'71t/3()."7 . ~ ~ t ~~'\.. ~ ~ L;4-- ~ ~ '(-fa )~b.JK.7 ft~ ~~~ H ~efl-.. .