Resolution No. 6322
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RESOLUTION NO. 6322
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF VERNON GRANTING A VARIANCE TO
PACIFIC COLD STORAGE,INC. FROM SECTION
26.4.2-8 DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS, OF THE
COMPREHENSIVE ZONING ORDINANCE, FOR
THE BUILDING LOCATED AT 2809 44TH STREET
IN THE CITY OF VERNON
WHEREAS, Pacific Cold Storage, Inc. has applied for a
certificate of occupancy for a building which requires a
variance from Section 26.4.2-8, Development Standards, of the
Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance, for the property located at 2809
44th Street; and
WHEREAS, the physical condition of the property is
unique in that the existing building measuring approximately
81,475 square feet was constructed with five conforming docks and
six nonconforming docks of which two measure 57.4' in length and
10 feet in width and the remaining four measuring 51.6 feet in
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length and 9 feet in width; and
WHEREAS, Pacific Cold Storage, Inc. operates the
buildinq as cold storage facility, and Zoning Ordinance
Section 4.4.2-7 requires four truck loading spaces for buildings
with a gross floor area of between 50,001 and 100,000 square feet
in size; and
WHEREAS, Zoning Ordinance Section 26.4.2-8 specifies
that each loading space shall be a minimum of 10 feet wide and
65 feet long, and Section 26.4.6-4 (c) provides that a
nonconforming building must comply with these standards by April
18, 1994; and
WHEREAS, the application of the development
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standards for the loading space requirements will create an
unreasonable hardship by requiring all of the nonconforming
spaces to be 10 feet wide and 65 feet long; and
WHEREAS, Pacific Cold storage, Inc. proposes to recess
the two nonconforming loading spaces measuring 57.4 in length and
utilize the remaining four nonconforming loading spaces for their
convenience; and
WHEREAS, Pacific Cold storage, Inc. has indicated that
it has no plans to expand or otherwise alter the building
configuration and that the proposed truck loading spaces are
sufficient for the intended use; and
WHEREAS, 2809 44th street is located in the M
zone and the operation is consistent with the objectives of the
General Plan and Zoning Ordinance; and
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Vernon held
a hearing on said application for a variance on September 21,
1993.
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF VERNON AS FOLLOWS;
SECTION 1: The City Council of the City of Vernon
hereby finds and determines that the recitals contained herein-
above are true and correct.
S~CTION 2: A variance from section 26.4.2-8,
Development Standards of the Comprehensive Zoning ordinance,
requiring all truck loading spaces to be 10 feet wide by 65
feet long is hereby granted to Pacific Cold Storage, Inc. at
2809 44th Street.
SECTION 3: The variance shall be granted subject to
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the following condition: the usage of the four 51.6 foot-long
loading spaces be limited to vehicles with a maximum length of
51.0 feet.
SECTION 4: Noncompliance with this condition shall
constitute sufficient grounds for the City Council of the City
of Vernon to void this variance and require the application of
the authorized truck loading space requirement.
SECTION 5:
The City Clerk of the City of Vernon shall
certify to the passage of this Resolution and thereupon and
thereafter the same shall be in full force and effect.
APPROVED AND ADOPTED THIS 21ST day of September 1993.
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-~ONIS C . MALBuRG, Mayor
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
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COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES )
I, BRUCE V. MALKENHORST, City Clerk of the City of
Vernon, do hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution, being
Resolution No. 6322 was duly adopted by the City Council of
the City of Vernon at a regular meeting of the City Council duly
held on Tuesday, September 21, 1993 and thereafter was duly
signed by the Mayor of the City of
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BRUCE V. MALKENHORST,
(SEAL)
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