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The City Council approved a revision of Arcadia's General Plan, the foundation for which all land-use decisions are made, so that regulating growth is one of the main aims of the revised plan. Article includes a list of the Plan's goals and policies.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
December 16, 1990
Pages
p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
December 16, 1990
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
City Planning
Item ID
1213AN
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Newspaper Index
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On Wednesday, April 10, the planning commission met in what was to be their first meeting to discuss and review certain aspects of the General Plan Update for 1996. Approximately 200 people crowded the council chamber and the meeting was declared a safety hazard. The rescheduled meeting will be held at the community center.

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Newspaper
Sierra Madre News
Date
April 18, 1996
Pages
p. 7
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Sierra Madre News
Date
April 18, 1996
Pages
p. 7
Subjects
City Planning
Item ID
5643AN
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Newspaper Index
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The City Council reviewed the general plan which was revised in December 1990, the first revision since the 1970's. This was the first time the City reviewed its progress in meeting the new plan's goals.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
February 20. 1992
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p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
February 20. 1992
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
City Planning
Item ID
31AN
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Seeking to curb the trend toward "mansionization," the Planning Commission recommended a series of restrictions to the City Council on Tuesday night.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
June 9, 1999
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p. A1
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Pasadena Star News
Date
June 9, 1999
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
Planning
Item ID
14307AN
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A policy prohibiting students from dressing or behaving like gang members was approved unanimously Monday by the Board of Education.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
August 29, 1991
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p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
August 29, 1991
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Schools - Closure
Item ID
2679AN
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Newspaper Index
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The Arcadia Planning Commission will hold a public hearing on the Final Environmental Impact Report (EIR) for the Anoakia development.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
November 4, 1999
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p. 1
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
November 4, 1999
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Anoakia
Planning Commission
Item ID
27346AN
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Newspaper Index
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Understanding Our City Series - Part 4, Commissions Generally, Planning Commission Specifically.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
December 5, 1996
February 26, 1998 (Reprinted)
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p. 1
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
December 5, 1996
February 26, 1998 (Reprinted)
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Understanding Our City Series
Boards and Commissions
Planning Commission
Item ID
25990AN
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Newspaper Index
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The City Council chose urban planner Edward Huang as the first Asian person ever to serve on the Arcadia Planning Commission.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
April 30, 1992
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p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
April 30, 1992
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
City Planning
Huang, Edward
Item ID
63AN
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Arcadia Planning Commission approved a 5-unit condominium construction project at 230 California Street.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
January 18, 2018
Pages
p. 11
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
January 18, 2018
Pages
p. 11
Subjects
Arcadia Planning Commission
Condominiums
Development
Housing
Item ID
35249AN
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Arcadia Planning Commission denies Marvin Fong's plan for a large development at 2236 Hollis Lane. The proposed project is 4 times larger than the existing property, which upset a grass roots group effort to prevent "mansionization."

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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
September 10, 2015
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p. 1
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
September 10, 2015
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Arcadia Municipal Code
Arcadia Planning Commission
Development
Fong, Marvin
Houses
Mansions
Item ID
34486AN
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Newspaper Index
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City department heads gathered for a 3-day workshop to study City Council's goals and objectives for 1993, including planning for state revenue cutbacks, fire and library building construction and promotion of economic development.

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Newspaper
Star Tribune
Date
January 13, 1993
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p. A-3
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Star Tribune
Date
January 13, 1993
Pages
p. A-3
Subjects
City Planning
Item ID
264AN
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City of Arcadia has been revising its General Plan and the first public draft was released last week. The General Plan, a 25-year blueprint for how the city could develop was last updated in 1996. The plan addresses the Gold Line station and allows for mixed-use residential and commercial development north of Huntington Drive in the downtown area, and on Live Oak Avenue. The plan must go before the Planning Commission, then the City Council for approval.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
May 7, 2010
Pages
p. A3
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Pasadena Star News
Date
May 7, 2010
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Development
General Plan
Gold Line Santa Anita Station
Item ID
32229AN
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The Arcadia City Council unanimously approved a General Plan update that aims to make the future Metro Gold Line station the heart of a revitalized downtown and the plan includes a revitalization of Live Oak Avenue.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
November 18, 2010
Pages
p. A1, A4
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Pasadena Star News
Date
November 18, 2010
Pages
p. A1, A4
Subjects
Arcadia--General Plan
Land use
Mixed-use development
Redevelopment--Downtown Arcadia
Redevelopment--Live Oak Avenue
Item ID
32429AN
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Proposed 53-foot tall cellular service tower at Church of the Transfiguration divides residents in Arcadia. Residents don't want a 5-story tower. The church would receive $2000/month from Verizon. The Planning Commission denied the proposal in September 2016 and City Council will hear Verizon's appeal tonight.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
February 7, 2017
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p. A3
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Pasadena Star News
Date
February 7, 2017
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Arcadia Planning Commission
Bryant, Julie D.
Church of the Transfiguration
Priester-Schwarz, Debbie
Verizon Wireless
Item ID
34989AN
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The City Council has moved closer to limiting high-rise construction in Arcadia by endorsing zoning changes that will allow fewer floors in future buildings.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
April 7, 1991
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p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
April 7, 1991
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
City Planning
Item ID
1214AN
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Proposed two-story home at 1101 S. Fifth Avenue causes kerfuffle. At this week's Arcadia City Council meeting, the project's neighbors appealed the Planning Commission's decision to approve the design of the 3588 s.f. house. Neighbors complain of loss of light and privacy. In a 3-2 vote, the Planning Commission's decision was upheld on the conditions that the owner remove windows on the north and south sides of the second floor.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
July 21, 2016
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p. 1, 13
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
July 21, 2016
Pages
p. 1, 13
Subjects
Arcadia City Council
Arcadia Planning Commission
Chan, Phillip
Floor-area-ratio (FAR)
Mansions
Verlato, April
Zoning codes
Item ID
34805AN
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Leon San Blas had planned to bring a medical marijuana dispensary to the site of a former car wash at 4332 East Live Oak Avenue in unincorporated Arcadia, but the Los Angeles Regional Planning Commission unanimously rejected the use permit.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News,
Date
September 15, 2010
Pages
p. A3
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News,
Date
September 15, 2010
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Arcadia (unincorporated county)
Medical marijuana
San Blas, Leon
Item ID
32374AN
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The City Council has decided to spend an additional $87,050 to carry out the city's General Plan Update, bringing the cost of the project to just over $300,000.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
May 9, 1996
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p. A-3
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Pasadena Star News
Date
May 9, 1996
Pages
p. A-3
Subjects
City Planning
Item ID
5811AN
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Arcadia City Council postpones decision on 1217 Mayflower Avenue home construction project. Scott Yang of Figure 8 Group Inc. seeks to replace a one-story 988 square foot ranch style house built in 1923 with a 5046 square foot home in the "modern" architectural style. In June, Planning Commission denied Yang's project.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
August 6, 2015
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p. 1, 17
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
August 6, 2015
Pages
p. 1, 17
Subjects
Arcadia City Council
Arcadia Planning Commission
Houses
Yang, Scott
Item ID
34475AN
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Newspaper Index
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Arcadia Planning Commission denies 2236 Hollis Lane project, citing the applicant's lack of effort in finding a middle ground between the developers and the neighbors that oppose it. The applicant Marvin Fong aims to replace a 624 square-foot home with a 2500 square-foot home. Many Arcadians are concerned with "oversized" homes.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
September 10, 2015
Pages
p. A3
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
September 10, 2015
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Arcadia Municipal Code
Arcadia Planning Commission
Development
Fong, Marvin
Houses
Mansions
Item ID
34485AN
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