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The Arcadia Planning Department has been asked by the City Council to prepare amendments to the municipal code which would limit building bulk and visual intrusion of new commercial buildings adjacent to residentially zoned properties. Various recommendations are discussed.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: July 25, 1982

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: July 25, 1982

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: City Planning

Item ID: 1197AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

A measure limiting the number of apartment and condominium units that can be built on residential lots has been approved by the Arcadia City Council.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: December 20, 1987

Pages: p. 1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: December 20, 1987

Pages: p. 1

Subjects: City Planning

Item ID: 1206AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

City Council tabled a Planning Commission recommendation to limit new homes to 40% of their lot size after complaints that the restrictions would reduce property values.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: November 6, 1988

Pages: p. A-7

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: November 6, 1988

Pages: p. A-7

Subjects: Housing

Item ID: 1847AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

The Arcadia City Council added a new amendment to the city building code reducing the size of new houses.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: March 6, 1988

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: March 6, 1988

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Ordinances, Municipal

Item ID: 2076AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

City Council has amended the municipal code establishing new water rates.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: May 24, 1981

Pages: p. A-3

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: May 24, 1981

Pages: p. A-3

Subjects: Water

Item ID: 3456AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Two Charter amendments will be on the April 9th ballot: 1. Would increase from 2 to 3 the number of consecutive 4 year terms a Councilman may serve and change the residence requirement from 2 years to 1. 2. Provides for a municipal election in February with offices to be filled by those candidates who receive the highest number of votes. However, if no candidate receives at least 40% of the votes cast, a run-off election would be held in April.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: April 4, 1984

Pages: p. D-4

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: April 4, 1984

Pages: p. D-4

Subjects: Charter

Item ID: 925AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Following a 2-year study period and moratorium on adult book stores, the Arcadia Planning Commission accepted a text amendment which zones such business to a narrow slip of land in a bit of industrial area in southeast Arcadia known as Chicago Park.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: November 1, 1987

Pages: p. A-2

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: November 1, 1987

Pages: p. A-2

Subjects: City Planning

Item ID: 1203AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Of the 69 teachers who were notified they would be laid off next year, 61 have asked for hearings before a state officer.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: March 29, 1981

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: March 29, 1981

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Schools - Employees

Item ID: 2748AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

The Planning Commissioners have recommended a change in the city's zoning laws to limit the floor area of new residential structures of 40% of the lot on which they are built.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: October 2, 1988

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: October 2, 1988

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: City Planning

Item ID: 1211AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

City Councilman Robert Harbicht suggested that the council discuss whether to reduce the size of the Planning Commission from 7 to 5.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: October 12, 1986

Pages: p. 1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: October 12, 1986

Pages: p. 1

Subjects: Boards and Commissions

Item ID: 629AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Sex shops, theaters and other forms of "adult entertainment" in Arcadia will be limited to industrial zones, according to an ordinance the City Council passed at its January 5 meeting.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: January 10, 1988

Pages: p. 1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: January 10, 1988

Pages: p. 1

Subjects: City Planning

Item ID: 1207AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

The Arcadia Beautiful Commission selected its winners for 1987. The awards went to homes, businesses, a church, a condominium, and a whole street, with 2 special awards given to code enforcement officers.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: May 3, 1987

Pages: p. 1 photo

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: May 3, 1987

Pages: p. 1 photo

Subjects: Boards and Commissions

Item ID: 631AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

A proposed ranch house called a "a monstrosity" by one Arcadia neighbor and a "a hay barn" by another will not be built, the Arcadia City Council decided. The 2-story house with a 3-car garage attached was proposed for the lot at 400 Columbia Road.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: February 21, 1988

Pages: p. 1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: February 21, 1988

Pages: p. 1

Subjects: City Planning

Item ID: 1210AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

A study by the Department of Public Works suggested that the city yards (currently located south of Huntington Drive between 3rd and 5th Avenues) should be split up and moved to the south side of La Porte Street between 1st and 2nd Avenues.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: May 26, 1985

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: May 26, 1985

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: City Planning

Item ID: 1200AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

After presentations by 3 architectural firms Tuesday night, the Arcadia City Council voted 4-1 to ask one of the companies back for further discussion on doing a master plan for the city's proposed civic center project. The proposed center would probably be located on the Huntington Drive median where the city hall and police station are now located. Mayor David Hannah indicated that this could be a long-term project, perhaps lasting as long as 20 years.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: October 11, 1984

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: October 11, 1984

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: City Planning

Item ID: 1199AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

A moratorium on new liquor store construction has been extended. The original moratorium would have run out before the August 2 date set for a public hearing before City Council.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: July 27, 1988

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: July 27, 1988

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Alcohol - Law and Legislation

Item ID: 344AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

A plan to reduce the size of the Arcadia Planning Commission from 7 to 5 members has been held over by the City Council. The Council has until July to think about the proposal.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: November 9, 1986

Pages: p. 1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: November 9, 1986

Pages: p. 1

Subjects: Boards and Commissions

Item ID: 630AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

The Arcadia City Council has decided not to reappoint Gary Kovacic to the Planning Commission. In a related story, Robert Harbicht's recent proposal to reduce the size of the Planning Commission from 7 to 5 members seems likely to be approved.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: June 7, 1987

Pages: p. 1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: June 7, 1987

Pages: p. 1

Subjects: Boards and Commissions

Item ID: 632AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

The school board unanimously agreed to approve a state mandated plan for special education after tacking on an amendment reserving the right to reduce services if insufficient funding is provided by the state.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: April 5, 1981

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: April 5, 1981

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: School Board

Item ID: 2463AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

El Monte city attorney, Sidney Maleck, who was just appointed to a municipal judgeship in Orange County thinks "it would be foolish to continue with the lawsuits" against Arcadia over a public storage facility. Arcadia city attorney, Michael Miller, however, says these conciliatory words need to be backed up with actions.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: December 24, 1986

Pages: p. 1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: December 24, 1986

Pages: p. 1

Subjects: Lawsuits see Actions and Defenses; Actions and Defenses

Item ID: 329AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

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The Arcadia Planning Department has been asked by the City Council to prepare amendments to the municipal code which would limit building bulk and visual intrusion of new commercial buildings adjacent to residentially zoned properties. Various recommendations are discussed.

A measure limiting the number of apartment and condominium units that can be built on residential lots has been approved by the Arcadia City Council.

City Council tabled a Planning Commission recommendation to limit new homes to 40% of their lot size after complaints that the restrictions would reduce property values.

The Arcadia City Council added a new amendment to the city building code reducing the size of new houses.

City Council has amended the municipal code establishing new water rates.

Following a 2-year study period and moratorium on adult book stores, the Arcadia Planning Commission accepted a text amendment which zones such business to a narrow slip of land in a bit of industrial area in southeast Arcadia known as Chicago Park.

Of the 69 teachers who were notified they would be laid off next year, 61 have asked for hearings before a state officer.

The Planning Commissioners have recommended a change in the city's zoning laws to limit the floor area of new residential structures of 40% of the lot on which they are built.

City Councilman Robert Harbicht suggested that the council discuss whether to reduce the size of the Planning Commission from 7 to 5.

Sex shops, theaters and other forms of "adult entertainment" in Arcadia will be limited to industrial zones, according to an ordinance the City Council passed at its January 5 meeting.

The Arcadia Beautiful Commission selected its winners for 1987. The awards went to homes, businesses, a church, a condominium, and a whole street, with 2 special awards given to code enforcement officers.

A proposed ranch house called a "a monstrosity" by one Arcadia neighbor and a "a hay barn" by another will not be built, the Arcadia City Council decided. The 2-story house with a 3-car garage attached was proposed for the lot at 400 Columbia Road.

A study by the Department of Public Works suggested that the city yards (currently located south of Huntington Drive between 3rd and 5th Avenues) should be split up and moved to the south side of La Porte Street between 1st and 2nd Avenues.

A moratorium on new liquor store construction has been extended. The original moratorium would have run out before the August 2 date set for a public hearing before City Council.

A plan to reduce the size of the Arcadia Planning Commission from 7 to 5 members has been held over by the City Council. The Council has until July to think about the proposal.

The Arcadia City Council has decided not to reappoint Gary Kovacic to the Planning Commission. In a related story, Robert Harbicht's recent proposal to reduce the size of the Planning Commission from 7 to 5 members seems likely to be approved.

The school board unanimously agreed to approve a state mandated plan for special education after tacking on an amendment reserving the right to reduce services if insufficient funding is provided by the state.