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HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution No. 2760 0 RESOLUTION NO. 276 A RESOLUTION OF THE REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY OF THE CITY OF AZUSA FINDING THE PROPOSED DEVELOP- MENT PROJECT OF MR. JIM SANDORA FOR PROPERTY LOCATED AT 531 EAST ARROW HIGHWAY, AZUSA, TO BE CONSISTENT WITH THE AGENCY'S REDEVELOPMENT PLANS FOR THE ARROW HIGHWAY AREA THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY OF THE CITY OF AZUSA RESOLVES AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. The Board of Directors of the Redevelop- ment Agency of the City of Azusa hereby finds, determines and declares that: A. By Ordinance No. 2275 the City Council of the City of Azusa imposed a moratorium on the issuance of all land -use entitlements for proper- ty within the City of Azusa fronting on Arrow Highway unless and until the Redevelopment Agency of the City of Azusa finds by resolution that a project proposed for property in that area is consistent with the Agency's proposed redevelopment plans for the area. B. Mr. Jim Sandora has submitted a proposal to construct an approximately 4,350 sq. ft. commercial building on property located at 531 East Arrow Highway in the City of Azusa. The proposed use, retail sales of new auto parts, is permitted under the Azusa Municipal Code and is consistent with the land use desig- nation contained in the City's General Plan. As part of the project, two existing nonconform- ing frame structures would be removed in order to build the proposed commercial structure. C. The subject proposal is a superior develop- ment to the existing condition prevalent on the site provided front -yard setbacks are maintained and the architectural feature of a mansard roof - line around the full length of the westerly side of the structure is added. D. The potentiality of using Mr. Sandora's parcel as a site specific redevelopment project seems remote in that the lot is only 75 feet in width. E. There is a relatively new apartment complex on the easterly side of the proposed project which would most likely eliminate the opportunity to merge the two parcels for development unless a proposal was residential in nature. The narrow width of the parcel for the proposed project would most likely prevent any strong economic return for this type of development. F. The only potential for lot consolidation exists on the westerly side of the proposed project. Marketability for larger commercial centers has not materialized along Arrow Highway as evidenced by the high vacancy factor of commercial space in the shopping center approximately 500 feet to the E E west. Until such time as market conditions change, it seems unlikely that the Redevelopment Agency would be involved in the consolidation of these parcels for commercial use. G. In this particular case, the development of a new, small commercial structure that elimi- nates two nonconforming buildings is in line with the basic premise of redevelopment law in assist- ing in the elimination of blighted conditions. Beyond this notion, the marketability of the development of the site has not been established beyond Mr. Sandora's proposal. SECTION 2. In accordance with the provisions of City of Azusa Ordinance No. 2275, the Board of Directors of the Redevelopment Agency of the City of Azusa hereby finds that the proposed project of Jim Sandora as described above, for property located at 531 East Arrow Highway, is consistent with the Agency's redevelopment plans for the area. SECTION 3. The Secretary shall certify the adoption of this Resolution. PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 16th day of June 1986. I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing Resolution was duly adopted by the Board of Directors of the Redevelopment Agency of the City of Azusa, at a regular meeting thereof, held on the 16th day of June 1986, by the following vote of the Directors: AYES: BOARD MEMBERS: AVILA, CRUZ, LATTA, MOSES NOES: BOARD MEMBERS: NONE ABSENT: BOARD MEMBERS: COOK -2-