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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

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

City Council has approved a zone change for the area bounded by the 210 Freeway, Fifth Avenue, the Santa Fe Tracks and Second Avenue. The area is now CPD (Commercial Planned Development).

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: July 16, 1981

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: July 16, 1981

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: City Planning

Item ID: 1195AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Arcadia Planning Department recently gave its proposal to Planning Commission for possible ordinance permitting a second unit to be built on a single-family dwelling.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: July 10, 1983

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: July 10, 1983

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: City Planning

Item ID: 1198AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

The Arcadia Planning Commission approved a group of rules that restricts the height of new homes.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: January 31, 1988

Pages: p. 1 photo

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: January 31, 1988

Pages: p. 1 photo

Subjects: City Planning

Item ID: 1208AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

The Arcadia Planning Commission voted 4-2 to recommend against the proposed subdivision of a lot on South 8th Avenue into 5 separate properties, ruling it would not be suitable for the area, which is heavily populated by horse owners.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: January 29, 1986

Pages: p. 1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: January 29, 1986

Pages: p. 1

Subjects: Boards and Commissions

Item ID: 628AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Public hearings on 2 proposed amendments to the Arcadia municipal code, one that would limit the size of homes, and another that would reduce the density of apartment and condominium units, were continued by the Planning Commission to its November 24 meeting.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: November 15, 1987

Pages: p. 1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: November 15, 1987

Pages: p. 1

Subjects: City Planning

Item ID: 1204AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

The Arcadia City Council approved a zoning plan to squeeze sex shops into a little corner of the city, but it was over objections of several El Monte residents.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: December 6, 1987

Pages: p. 1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: December 6, 1987

Pages: p. 1

Subjects: City Planning

Item ID: 1205AN

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

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

Fearing a glut of smut near their schools and churches, 1000 local people, including more than 500 Arcadians, signed a petition against adult business zoning and presented it to the Arcadia City Council.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: February 7, 1988

Pages: p. 1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: February 7, 1988

Pages: p. 1

Subjects: City Planning

Item ID: 1209AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

The City Council unanimously approved a zone change that would prohibit future lot splits in the Lower Rancho Area. The revision increased the minimum lot size from 15,000 to 20,000 square feet.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: July 9, 1989

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: July 9, 1989

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Real Estate - Lower Rancho

Item ID: 2291AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Article details types of legal assistance to be offered by the visiting LAWS legal team which will be in the area. Clients must be 60 years of age or older.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: July 20, 1988

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: July 20, 1988

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Senior Citizens

Item ID: 3157AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Arcadia Planning Commission has approved a zone change for the Anoakia property from R-O 30,000 to R-O and D 22,000. The zone change will allow owner Lowrey McCaslin to develop the 19.13 acre site with 29 to 32 homes instead of 23.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: March 16, 1980

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: March 16, 1980

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Anoakia

Item ID: 432AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Cities may have to re-enact laws to ban fireworks.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: June 28, 1984

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: June 28, 1984

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Fireworks

Item ID: 1616AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Chief wants new fire station built. After a year of study using computer technology, Arcadia Fire Chief Jerry Gardner has recommended to the City Council that a fourth fire station be built in vicinity of Sixth and Live Oak Avenues.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: December 12, 1982

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: December 12, 1982

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Fire Department

Item ID: 1580AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

The Queen Anne Cottage and Coach Barn at the Arboretum have been recommended for placement on the National Register of Historic Places.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: August 14, 1980

Pages: p. 1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: August 14, 1980

Pages: p. 1

Subjects: Arboretum

Item ID: 451AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

City Council approved the zone change necessary to allow a seven-story, 150 room hotel to be built at 130 West Huntington Drive, the current site of the Ramada Inn.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: April 15, 1982

Pages: p. A-2 photo

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: April 15, 1982

Pages: p. A-2 photo

Subjects: Hotels, Motels, etc.

Item ID: 1819AN

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.

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.

City Council has approved a zone change for the area bounded by the 210 Freeway, Fifth Avenue, the Santa Fe Tracks and Second Avenue. The area is now CPD (Commercial Planned Development).

Arcadia Planning Department recently gave its proposal to Planning Commission for possible ordinance permitting a second unit to be built on a single-family dwelling.

The Arcadia Planning Commission approved a group of rules that restricts the height of new homes.

The Arcadia Planning Commission voted 4-2 to recommend against the proposed subdivision of a lot on South 8th Avenue into 5 separate properties, ruling it would not be suitable for the area, which is heavily populated by horse owners.

Public hearings on 2 proposed amendments to the Arcadia municipal code, one that would limit the size of homes, and another that would reduce the density of apartment and condominium units, were continued by the Planning Commission to its November 24 meeting.

The Arcadia City Council approved a zoning plan to squeeze sex shops into a little corner of the city, but it was over objections of several El Monte residents.

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.

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.

Fearing a glut of smut near their schools and churches, 1000 local people, including more than 500 Arcadians, signed a petition against adult business zoning and presented it to the Arcadia City Council.

The City Council unanimously approved a zone change that would prohibit future lot splits in the Lower Rancho Area. The revision increased the minimum lot size from 15,000 to 20,000 square feet.

Article details types of legal assistance to be offered by the visiting LAWS legal team which will be in the area. Clients must be 60 years of age or older.

Arcadia Planning Commission has approved a zone change for the Anoakia property from R-O 30,000 to R-O and D 22,000. The zone change will allow owner Lowrey McCaslin to develop the 19.13 acre site with 29 to 32 homes instead of 23.

Cities may have to re-enact laws to ban fireworks.

Chief wants new fire station built. After a year of study using computer technology, Arcadia Fire Chief Jerry Gardner has recommended to the City Council that a fourth fire station be built in vicinity of Sixth and Live Oak Avenues.

The Queen Anne Cottage and Coach Barn at the Arboretum have been recommended for placement on the National Register of Historic Places.

City Council approved the zone change necessary to allow a seven-story, 150 room hotel to be built at 130 West Huntington Drive, the current site of the Ramada Inn.