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HomeMy WebLinkAbout0623 (.,.__.l'~... . . . / . RESOLUTION NO. 623 A RESOLUT,ION OF THE CITY PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF ARCADIA, CALIFORNIA, GRANTING A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF A SHOPPING CENTER ON PROPERTY LOCATED AT THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF SANTA ANITA AVENUE AND LAS TUNAS DRIVE IN SAID CITY. WHEREAS, there was filed with this Commission on the 21st day of November, 1967, the application of Santa Anita Shopping Center, for a conditional use permit for the construction of a shopping cen- ter consisting of a drug store, a market, a restaurant and miscella- . neous shops on property located at the northwest corner of Santa Anita Avenue and Las Tunas Drive in the City of Arcadia, County of Los Angeles, State of California, more specifically described as follows: -1- 623 V' " - . . ,-" . . o C.U.P.67-9 LEGAL DESCRIPTION PARCEL 1 Those portions of Lots 66 and 69 of the Santa Anita Colony, in the City of Arcadia, County of Los Angeles, State of Califarnia, Book 42, page 87 of Miscellaneous Records, in the office of the County Recorder, described as follows: Beginning at a point in the '~asterly line of said Lot 66, in the westerly line of Santa Anita Ave. 100 ft. wide, as shown on said map distant South oa 00' 15" west 235 feet thereon fram the northeast comer of said Lot 66; thence North 890 59' 30" West parallel with the northerly line af said Lot. 150 feet ta a line that is parallel with and distant westerly 150 ft. measured at right angles from the easterly line of said lot 66j thence south 00 0' 15" west along said parallel line and its southerly prolongation to the northeasterly line of that portion of Los Tunas Drive being a curve concave to the north having a radius of 450 feet and a length of 180.41 ft. as described in tl'ne decree of Condemnation in the Superior Court Case No. 274177 recorded in Book 12339 page 97, official records of said County, thence easterly along said curve to the point of tangency thereof with a line parallel with and distant northerly 25 feet, measured at right angles, from the southerly line of said Lot 69; thence easterly along said parallel line 59.94 feet to the beginning of a tangent curve concave to the northwest having a radius of 15ftj thence northeasterly along said last mentioned curve 21.21 ft. to a point in said westerly line of Santa Anita Ayenue distant northerly thereon 38.12 ft. from the southeasterly corner of said Lot 69j thence North 00 00' 15" east along said Santa Anita Ave. to the point of beginning. EXCEPT therefrom that portion of Lot 69 of the Santa Anita Colony, in the City af Arcadia, County of Los Angeles, State of California, Book 42 page 87 of Miscellaneous Records, in the office of the County Recorder, described as follows: Beginning ot a point in the east line of said lot that is distantaJong said east line North 00 59' 25" west 107.17 ft. from the northerly extremity of the curve described in the Decree in Case Na. 274177 Superior Court of said County as concave to the northwest and having a radiu.s of 15.00 ft. and a length of 21.21 ftj thence along said east line south 00 59' 25" east 107.17 ft to said northerly terminusj thence southerly along said curve 21.21 ft. to its point of tangency with a line that is parol lei with and distant northerly 25.00 ft. at right angles, from the southerly line of said Lot 69j thence along said parallel line south 800 05' 15" West 59.94 ft. to a point in the northeasterly I ine of Las Tunas Drive,at the easterly extremity of the curve described in said Decree as concave to the north and having a radius of 450.00ft; thence westerly along said curve 77 .53 ftj thence parallel with the East line of said Lot North 00 59' 25" West 120.00 ftj thence north 82049' 44" east 150.00 ft. to the point of beginning. PARCEL 2 Those portions of Lot 66 and 69 of the Santa Anita Colony, in the City of Arcadia, County of Los Angeles, State of California, Book 42, page 87 of Miscellaneous Records, in the office of the County Recorder, described (IS follows: Beginning at a point in the northerly line of said lot 66 distant north 890 59' 30" west thereon 550.00 ft. from the northeast corner of said lot 66;thence South 00 00' 15" west parallel with the easterly line of said Lot 66 a distance of 177.50 ft. to the true point of beginning of this description; ;thence: North 890 59' 30" west parallel with the northerly line of said Lot 66, a distance of 315 ft. more or less to a line parallel with and distan't easterly 210 ft, measured at right angles, from the westerly line of said Lot 66j thence south 00 0' 08" west along saidparallel I ine to that portion of the northeasterly line of Los Tunas Dr. recited as having a bearing and .distance of North 760 56' 35" west 139.16 ft. in the Decree of Condemnotionin Superiar Court Case No. 274177 recorded in Book 12339 page 97, Official Records of said Cauntyj thence South UP 56' 35" east along said Los Tunas DriveS72SI ft. to the begiririing,ofa:tangent curve concave to the north having a radius of 450 ftj thence easterly along said curve to a line that is parallel with and distant westerly 150 ft; measured at right angles from the easterly line of said Lot 69j thence north 00 0' 15' East along said parallel line .and its northerly prolongation to a line that is parallel with the northerly line of said Lot 66 and passes through a point in the easterly line of said Lot 66 distant south 00 00' 15" West 235 ft. thereon from the northeasterly corner of said Lot 66; thence North 890 59' 30" West along said parallel line, 275 ftj thence North ~ 17' 35" West 137.59 ft. to ,the true point of beginning of this ,description. EXCEPT the westerly 202.00 ft. of the above described parcel. . . ',- ,.~ . . and, WHEREAS. after due notice as required by the Zoning Ordi- nance of said City. a public hearing was held on the matter by and before this Commission on December 12. 1967, at which time all inter- ested persons were given full opportunity to be heard and to present evidence; NOW. THEREFORE. THE CITY pLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF ARCADIA. CALIFORNIA. DOES HEREBY DETERMINE AND RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. That subject property is in Zone C-2 and R-l and has an area of approximately 4~ acres which presently is un- developed. The R-l portion is situated at the northwest corner of the site and has an area of 13.,277 square feet. That on September 13, 1966 the Commission approved Lot Split No. L-66-8 which created three parcels of land. That Parcels No.1 and No.3 thus resulting con- stitute the proposed building site. The northe'rly 117.5 feet of Parcel No. 3 is subject to certain specified conditions rela.tive to parking, landscaping and walls, which conditions are in covenant form and have been recorded. That the property to the north and northwest is zoned R-2 and R-l with the R..2 property presently developed for church uses and the R-l planned to accommodate the future extension of Sandra Avenue. The property to the west is zoned C-2 and C-O ,and is pres- ently undeveloped., Pro~erties to the south are' zoned C-M. The property on the east side of Santa Anita Avenue is zoned C-l, PR-3, PR-l and is developed with a service station and restaurant. That the existing service station on the 8-2 property at the northwest corner of Las Tunas Drive and Santa Anita Avenue is not a part of the application. That the granting of such permit will not be -2- 623 " . . .~ . . detrimental to the public health or welfare or injurious to the property or improvements in the zone or vicinity; that the use ap- plied for at thel()cation indicated is properly one for which a con- ditional use permit is authorized; that the site is adequate in size and shape to accommodate said use,. and all yards, spaces, walls, fences, parking, loading, landscaping and other features required to adjust said use with the land and uses in the neighborhood; that the site abuts Sa.n1;a Anita Avenue and Las Tunas Drive which are ade- quate in width and pavement type to carry the kind of traffic gen- erated by the proposed use; tha.t the granting of such conditional use permit will not adversely affect the comprehensive general plan. SECTION 2. That for the foregoing reasons, this City Plan- ning Commission does hereby grant a conditional use permit for the construction of a Shopping center on the above-described property upon the following conditions: 1. The shop indicated at the rear of the res'taurant shall be eliminated and four more parking spaces shall be added to the front parking lot. This will bring the parking deficie~cy up to 25 spaces as permitted by Variance Application No. v-67-1. 2. The planting areas in the parking lot shall be increased to a minimum of 3% of the parking lot area. 3. A masonry wall having a minimum height of seven feet shall be installed around the box and bottle yard. Storage of material in this area shall not extend above the height of the wall. 4. All mechanical equipment shall be screened from view and acoustically shielded where necessary to reduce any noise at the property line to a maximum of 70 decibels. 5. Sign proposals for the total development shail be submi tted to the Planning Commission for review arid approval.. -3- 623 . ....- '. . '. .'~ . . 6. Complete landscape and irrigation plans shall be submitted.to the Planning Department for review and approval prior to the issuance of a building permit. 7. The total approved development shall be completed prior to the issuance of a business license for any use proposed on the site. 8. All regulations governing C-2 development and con- ditions of approval established by the Planning Commission shall be complied with in perpetuity and shall be reviewed annually by the Building Department. 9. Detailed plans shall be submitted showing existing and finish surface elevations and proposed method of drainage. Plans shall be prepared by a registered civil engineer. 10. Full parkway width sidewalk shall be installed on Las Tunas and Santa Anita Avenue with tree wells where required to be planted with 15 gallon trees, by the developer, to the satisfaction of the Department of Public Works. 11. Underground utilities shall be installed in accordance with approved plans and underground street light system on Las Tunas Drive, as determined by the'Department of Public Works. 12. Curb return type. driveways shall be constructed and the main entrance area of the parking lot redesigned to improve ingress- egress and to prevent traffic from backing up into the intersection. 13. Detailed plans for the proposed intersection changes and signalization shall be prepared by a civil engineer experienced in traffic signal design and installation. The entire cost of the proposed intersection and signal installation shall be borne by the developer. -4- 623 . . . . 14. The screen walls between the parking area and the street (Las Tunas Drive and Santa Anita Avenue) shall be constructed of a masonry material having a texture, color, and design which will complement the design and color of the buildings and ~resent a pleasing appearance when viewed from public rights-or-way. Ordinary block wall construction will not be acceptable for this ~urpose. This same criteria shall apply to any ornamental or decorative wall requirements throughout the site excepting those areas where masonry walls presently exist. 15. Complete,working drawings in substant~al compliance with the approved plot plan shall be submitted for approval within a six months' period by the Planning Commission. The working draw- ing package shall include the landscape and irrigation plans, wall plans, lighting plans, and sign plans. 16. The City Planning Commission shall have the right, without necessity of further notice of public hearing to make minor modifications of any of the foregoing conditions, if such modifica- tion will achieve substantially the same results and will in no way be detrimental to adjacent properties or improvements than will the strict compliance with said conditions. 17. The mechanical equipment and roof appurtenances shall be screened from pUblic view by raising the parapet walls of the buildings to a height where they will not be visible from Santa Anita Avenue and Las Tunas Drive. 18. No new electrical poles shall be installed to serve power to the site. The needed energy shall come from existing sources. 19. The electrical transfo~ers shall be installed under- ground. -5- 623 '.' . . . SECTION 3. The Secretary shall certify to the adoption of the foregoing resolution. I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing resolution was adopted at a regular meeting of the City Planning Commission held on the 12th day of December, 1967, by the following vote: AYES: Commissioners Godfrey, Livingston, Parker, Stewart and Lauber NOES: Commissioner Cahill ABSENT: None . Chairman ATTEST: Secretary . -.6- 623