CC RESOLUTION 1497G G?b
RESOLUTION NO. 1497
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF EL SEGUNDO, CALIFORNIA, APPROVING THE AP-
PLICATION OF SAMUEL DOUGLASS AND M. CRAVENS
DOUGLASS FOR AN UNCLASSIFIED USE PERMIT FOR
A MORTUARY WITHIN SAID CITY; CONCURRING IN
THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE CITY PLANNING COM-
MISSION WITH REFERENCE THERETO AND GRANTING
PERMISSION TO SAID APPLICANTS TO ERECT, ES-
TABLISH AND OPERATE A MORTUARY ON THE NOR-
THERLY 165 FEET OF LOT 4, BLOCK 102, EL
SEGUNDO, CALIFORNIA.
WHEREAS, there was heretofore presented to the City
Planning Commission of the City of E1 Segundo, California, the
application of Samuel Douglass and M. Cravens Douglass for an un-
classified use permit under the provisions of Ordinance No. 434
(The Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance) of said City to establish
a mortuary in a C -2 Zone on the following described property lo-
cated in the City of E1 Segundo, County of Los Angeles, State of
California, to wit:
and
The Northerly 165 feet of Lot 4, Block 102,
E1 Segundo Sheet No. 4, as recorded on Page
24 of Book 20 of Maps, on file in the office
of the Recorder of said County;
WHEREAS, said Commission as required under the provis-
ions of Articles 1$ and 19 of said Ordinance No. 434 did duly and
regularly notice and hold a public hearing on said matter and
after due consideration and at its regular meeting of the 14th day
of February, 1955, did duly and regularly adopt the following
resolution with reference to said matter, to wit:
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"RESOLUTION NO. 209
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY PLANNING COMMISSION
OF THE CITY OF EL SEGUNDO, CALIFORNIA, GRANT-
ING REQUEST OF SAMUEL AND MARGARET CRAVENS
DOUGLASS, WITH CERTAIN CONDITIONS, FOR UN-
CLASSIFIED USE PERMIT TO ESTABLISH A MORTUARY
ON THE NORTHERLY 165 FEET OF LOT 4, BLOCK 102,
EL SEGUNDO
WHEREAS, application was made by Samuel and Margaret
Cravens Douglass, 146 Richmond Street, El Segundo, Cali-
fornia, for an Unclassified Use Permit to erect and oper-
ate a mortuary on the northerly 165 feet of Lot 4, Block
102, El Segundo, California, and
WHEREAS, the City Planning Commission did on January
31, 1955, hold a duly advertised public hearing on such
matter, as required by law, and
WHEREAS, as a result of said hearing, testimony and
evidence presented, receipt of Staff Report, and investi-
gation by Commission members, the Planning Commission finds
as follows:
1. That the property in question and adjoining proper-
ty fronting on Imperial Highway has been zoned C -2 since
the effective date of the original Zoning Ordinance No. 306
in February, 1947.
2. That Ordinance No. 306, without review, permitted
mortuaries in R -4, C -2 and heavier use zones.
3. That the residences on the southwest corner of
Sheldon Street and Imperial Highway, and the School to the
east of subject property, were erected while Ordinance No.
306 was in effect and when mortuaries and many other uses
could be located in Imperial Highway without review.
4. That under the present Zoning Ordinance No. 434,
many C -2 uses such as garages, markets, etc., are auto-
matically permitted on subject and adjoining property.
5. That with the adoption of Ordinance No. 434,
mortuaries were placed in the unclassified category requir-
ing review, not for their prohibition in a zone in which
they can be permitted (C -1 and heavier), but for the pur-
pose of insuring that parking, processions, building lay-
out, and operation of the proposed establishment are ade-
quate and considerate of public safety, convenience and
welfare.
6. That the proposed plan and method of operation of
the applicant gives maximum consideration to the residences
to the west on Sheldon Street and Imperial Highway.
7. That the layout of the School and the topography
of the playgrounds, plus a solid wall fence on the East
boundary of the subject property, provides adequate insula-
tion of the proposed establishment from the school children.
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and
"NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Planning
Commission recommends that the application of Samuel and
Margaret Cravens Douglass for Unclassified Use Permit to
erect a mortuary on the Northerly 165 Feet of Lot 4, Block
102, E1 Segundo, be granted subject to the following con-
ditions:
1. That a 6 foot solid wall fence be erected on the
Easterly boundary of subject property before operation of
the mortuary begins.
2. That the loading of the hearse for funeral pro-
cessions be done from the east porte - cochere.
3. That the unloading of incoming bodies be done,
whenever possible, using the east entrance of the garage.
If the west entrance is used, unloading shall be done be-
hind closed doors.
4. That R -3 setback requirements be applied to the
proposed residence.
5. That the parking lot be supervised to insure
orderly parking and to discourage on- street parking of
patrons.
6. That the plot plan submitted for the files of the
Commission be adhered to.
AND BE IT FINALLY RESOLVED, that a copy of this Reso-
lution be forwarded to the City Council for its information
and action.
Passed, approved and adopted this 14th day of February,
1955.
/s/ George E. Binder
Secretary Of the City- irlan-
/sL L. A. Allen ning Commission of the City
chairman o tTe City an- of E1 Segundo, California
ning Commiss16n of the City
of El Segundo, California
WHEREAS, upon receipt of said above quoted Resolution
No. 209 of said Commission, said City Council did duly and regu-
larly notice and hold a public hearing on said matter before said
City Council on the 9th day of March, 1955, and after said hear-
ing and due and careful consideration of said matter did reach
its decision to grant said unclassified use permit as recommended
by said Commission in its said above quoted Resolution No. 209,
and subject to the conditions contained in said Resolution No. 209;
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EL SE-
GUNDO, CALIFORNIA, DOES RESOLVE, DECLARE, DETERMINE AND ORDER AS
FOLLOWS:
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,oy is
SECTION 1. Said City Council does hereby find that the
facts recited in the preamble of this resolution are true.
SECTION 2. That said City Council does hereby concur
in the findings and recommendations with reference to said mor-
tuary, contained and referred to in said Resolution No. 209 of
said City Planning Commission hereinabove quoted in the preamble
to this resolution.
SECTION 3. That said City Council does hereby recite
the same facts and reasons for the approval of said application
for said unclassified use permit as are hereinabove set forth in
said Resolution No. 209 of said Planning Commission, hereinabove
quoted, and does hereby refer to the same as hereinabove set forth
and does hereby make them a part of this Section 3 of this resolu-
tion for all intents and purposes as though the same were fully set
forth at length herein.
SECTION 4. That in view and consideration of the fore-
going facts, findings and determinations, said City Council does
hereby grant to said Samuel Douglass and M. Cravens Douglass an
unclassified use permit to establish a mortuary on the following
described property located in the City of E1 Segundo, County of
Los Angeles, State of California, to wit:
The Northerly 165 feet of Lot 4, Block 102, E1 Segundo
Sheet No. 4, as recorded on Page 24 of Book 20 of Maps,
on file in the office of the County Recorder of said
County;
subject to the conditions set forth in said Resolution No. 209 of
said Planning Commission, and does hereby refer to the said condi-
tions and does hereby make them a part of this Section 4 of this
resolution for all intents and purposes as though the same were
fully set forth at length herein.
mediately.
SECTION 5. That this resolution shall take effect im-
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SECTION 6. That pursuant to the provisions of Section
1$14 of Article 1$ of said Ordinance No. 434, the City Clerk is
hereby instructed to forward one certified copy of this resolu-
tion to said applicants at the address shown upon their application
and to attach one certified copy thereof to the complete file of
said Planning Commission in said matter and to thereupon return
said complete file to said Planning Commission for permanent
filing.
SECTION %. That the City Clerk shall certify to the
passage and adoption of this resolution; shall enter the same in
the book of original resolutions of said City; and shall make a
minute of the passage and adoption thereof in the records of the
proceedings of the City Council of said City, in the minutes of
the meeting at which the same is passed and adopted.
Passed, approved and adopted this 23rd day of March,
1955.
Mayor o r the City of begun —""co,
California.
ATTEST:
City Clerk
(SEAL)
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA, )
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES, SS.
CITY OF EL SEGUNDO. )
I. Neva M. Elsey, City Clerk of the City of E1 Segundo,
California, do hereby certify that the whole number of members of
the City Council of the said City is five; that the foregoing reso-
lution, being Resolution No. 1497, was passed and adopted by the
said City Council, approved and signed by the Mayor of said City,
and attested by the City Clerk of said City, all at a regular
meeting of the said Council held on the 23rd day of March, 1955,
and that the same was so passed and adopted by the following vote:
AYES: Councilmen Baker, Frederick, Gordon, Swanson
and Mayor Selby;
NOES: Councilmen None;
ABSENT: Councilmen None.
WITNESS my hand and the official seal of said City this
25th day of March, 1955•
(SEAL)
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C ty Ulerk or the City o
E1 Segundo, Californi