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Arcadia City Councill will look at possible changes in the city code on floor area ratio (FAR), lot coverage, and design review for single-family homes. FAR refers to the combined floor area of buildings on a lot, compared to the size of the lot. Arcadia has a lot coverage rule that single-story homes can cover 45% of the lot and 2-story dwellings 35%. Arcadia currently has a citizen-run design review effort within homeowner associations in northern parts of Arcadia, but no citywide system.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: August 28, 2003

Pages: p. 17

Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: August 28, 2003

Pages: p. 17

Subjects: Design review; Houses; Mansions

Item ID: 32043AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

In a unanimous vote, Arcadia City Council deals a blow to builder KVH Design Group, rejecting the developer's appeal and their plans to build a nearly 7,000 square foot two-story single-family house at 211 Monte Place. The Highlands Homeowners Association (HOA) Architectural Review Board (ARB) had turned down the plans on grounds that the proposed home was "incompatible in mass and scale to the surrounding buildings in the neighborhood." Arcadia City Council agreed.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: December 18, 2014

Pages: p. 1, 20

Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: December 18, 2014

Pages: p. 1, 20

Subjects: Arcadia City Council; Highlands Homeowners Association (HOA)--Architectural Review Board (ARB); Houses; KVH Design Group; Mansions; Verlato, April; Von Hatten, Kurt

Item ID: 34236AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

The Arcadia City Council debates home design controls.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: August 29, 2002

Pages: p. 1

Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: August 29, 2002

Pages: p. 1

Subjects: Home design reviews; Houses; Mansionization

Item ID: 30756AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

The Pasadena Showcase House of Design features an Arcadia home designed for Lawrence and Josepine Garat Wilcox Barker and built over two years in 1941-1943.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: April 6, 2000

Pages: p. 1

Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: April 6, 2000

Pages: p. 1

Subjects: Houses; Pasadena Showcase House of Design

Item ID: 27656AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Residents object to proposed home to be built at 920 South Fifth Street. At issue are the size of the house and how its design may not fit in with the neighborhood.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: September 8, 2016

Pages: p. 1, 13

Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: September 8, 2016

Pages: p. 1, 13

Subjects: Houses; Mansions

Item ID: 34855AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Residents of Santa Anita Village will get a chance to register their opinions on limiting the size of new houses in their area. Homeowners are asking for a 35 percent floor area ratio rule to be in place.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: July 12, 2001

Pages: p. 10

Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: July 12, 2001

Pages: p. 10

Subjects: Houses; Mansions; Mansionization; Design review process; Architecture

Item ID: 30214AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Despite opposition from residents, the Arcadia City Council cleared the way for a property owner to build a 7,730 square feet home on a 27,000 s.f. corner lot on the city's north side, on 1100 block of San Carlos Road. The council's 3-2 vote overturned the Santa Anita Oaks Homeowners Association's Architectural Review Board and the Planning Commision. The owners are Hourig Baghdadlian and her husband.

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Newspaper: Pasadena Star News

Date: July 6, 2012

Pages: p. A1, A4

Newspaper: Pasadena Star News

Date: July 6, 2012

Pages: p. A1, A4

Subjects: Baghdadlian, Hourig; Houses; Santa Anita Oaks Homeowners Association Architectural Review Board

Item ID: 33300AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Arcadia City Council approves Arcadia Highlands land development projects at 29 East Orange Grove Avenue and 1600 Highland Oaks Drive. The larger scale new construction of mansions will replace existing homes. The primary bone of contention came down to whether or not property owners' rights to maximize their investment and exercise freedom to build as they see fit should prevail over homeowners associations and residents concerned with maintaining a neighborhood's traditional aesthetic character while protecting neighboring properties' scenic views and privacy.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: February 5, 2015

Pages: p. 1, 15

Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: February 5, 2015

Pages: p. 1, 15

Subjects: Arcadia City Council--2010-2019; Arcadia Highlands Homeowners Association (HOA)--Architectural Review Board; Arcadia Planning Commission; Houses; Mansions; Real Estate

Item ID: 34280AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

A city committee charged with creating design guidelines for residential architecture agreed to split south Arcadia neighborhoods into 2 or 3 areas to create neighborhood review boards for each area.

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Newspaper: Pasadena Star Tribune

Date: February 10, 1993 photo

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Pasadena Star Tribune

Date: February 10, 1993 photo

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Houses; Residential architecture

Item ID: 9563AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Arcadia City Council delays vote on Arcadia Highlands home building projects. Council will address the matter again on February 3, to allow for more time to vet newly received petitions from area residents and a detailed letter from an attorney representing a leading opponent of the developments, that the City received last week. Both projects, one at 1600 Highland Oaks Drive, the other at 29 East Orange Grove Avenue, and both designed by Robert Tong of Arcadia-based Sanyao International Inc., involve the demolition of vintage homes to make room for larger residences.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: January 22, 2015

Pages: p. 1, 16

Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: January 22, 2015

Pages: p. 1, 16

Subjects: Arcadia Highlands Homeowners Association--Architectural Review Board; Arcadia Planning Commission; Houses; Mansions; Real Estate; Tong, Robert; Verlato, April

Item ID: 34270AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Zoning codes: Arcadia measure on mansionization qualifies for ballot. If adopted the initiative would create a citywide floor area ratio (FAR) which would set much tighter restrictions on square footage. Lisa Mussenden said it could be on the ballot as soon as November 2016 or as late as April 2018. Saving Arcadia is the group behind the initiative.

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Newspaper: Pasadena Star News

Date: April 1, 2016

Pages: p. A1, A4

Newspaper: Pasadena Star News

Date: April 1, 2016

Pages: p. A1, A4

Subjects: Arvizu, David; Houses; Mansions; Midgley, Richard; Real Estate; Saving Arcadia; Thompson, Laurie; Verlato, April; Zoning codes

Item ID: 34697AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

This is home built by Aloyosius Mauch for his family at their ranch at Palm Avenue and Holly Avenue in Arcadia. The first structure put up was a garage which son Henry lived in beginning in 1922 when family bought land. House was completed a few years later. Aloyosius was grandfather of Sgt. Richard Mauch of the Arcadia Police Dept.

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Date: 1924

1 image

Date: 1924

Subjects: Houses; Mauch, Aloyosius

Physical Description: 6x10 b&w

ID: 993

Collection: Photographs

Images

View north toward mountains and at rear of building at 22 E. Foothill Blvd., which was apparently built c. 1930. It was used for a fruit preserve business, family restaurant, and real estate office. It's last occupant was the Copy Cat custom dress business.

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Date: Feb. 1978

1 image

Date: Feb. 1978

Subjects: Houses; Business & industry

Physical Description: 3 1/2 x 5 b&w

ID: 268

Collection: Photographs

Images

House at 22 E.Foothill Blvd, apparently built c. 1930. It probably was built as a residence but was used much of its life time as a business.

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Date: Feb. 1978

1 image

Date: Feb. 1978

Subjects: Houses; Business & industry

Physical Description: 3 1/2 x 5 b&w

ID: 261

Collection: Photographs

Images

View south across Foothill Blvd to building at 22 E. Foothill, apparently built c.1930.

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Date: Feb. 1978

1 image

Date: Feb. 1978

Subjects: Houses; Business & industry

Physical Description: 3 1/2 x 5 b&w

ID: 258

Collection: Photographs

Images

Arcadia residents hoping to vote to curb home sizes. Groups want city to have a lot less 'mansionization' and are circulating a petition for a ballot initiative that aims to set square footage regulations for new residential development projects.

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Newspaper: Pasadena Star News

Date: August 15, 2015

Pages: p. A1, A4

Newspaper: Pasadena Star News

Date: August 15, 2015

Pages: p. A1, A4

Subjects: Arcadia Highlands Homeowners Assocation (HOA); Houses; Mansions; Santa Anita Village Homeowners Association (HOA); Thompson, Laurie; Verlato, April; Zoning codes

Item ID: 34467AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Photo of home of Dr. Carl Faye Bass, optician. It was located at 1003 S. Baldwin Avenue and built some time in the 1920's.

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Date: c.1940

1 image

Date: c.1940

Subjects: Houses; Bass, Carl Faye

Physical Description: 3 1/2 x 5 1/2 b&w

ID: 1114

Collection: Photographs

Images

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

Pages: p. 1

Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: September 10, 2015

Pages: p. 1

Subjects: Arcadia Municipal Code; Arcadia Planning Commission; Development; Fong, Marvin; Houses; Mansions

Item ID: 34486AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Building at 22 E. Foothill Blvd (south side), built c. 1930, and used as both a residence and a business. This view is from the sidewalk in front and a bit west of building.

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Date: Feb. 1978

1 image

Date: Feb. 1978

Subjects: Houses; Business & industry

Physical Description: 3 1/2 x 5 b&w

ID: 264

Collection: Photographs

Images

Peter Cuccia residence at 526 W. Duarte Road. Built 1919. It is listed in 1928 City Directory and was still standing in 1976 as part of property of Our Savior Lutheran Church.

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Date: c.1930's

1 image

Date: c.1930's

Subjects: Houses; Cuccia, Peter

Physical Description: 7x11 b&w

ID: 272

Collection: Photographs

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The Arcadia City Council debates home design controls.

The Pasadena Showcase House of Design features an Arcadia home designed for Lawrence and Josepine Garat Wilcox Barker and built over two years in 1941-1943.

Residents object to proposed home to be built at 920 South Fifth Street. At issue are the size of the house and how its design may not fit in with the neighborhood.

Residents of Santa Anita Village will get a chance to register their opinions on limiting the size of new houses in their area. Homeowners are asking for a 35 percent floor area ratio rule to be in place.

A city committee charged with creating design guidelines for residential architecture agreed to split south Arcadia neighborhoods into 2 or 3 areas to create neighborhood review boards for each area.

Images

View north toward mountains and at rear of building at 22 E. Foothill Blvd., which was apparently built c. 1930. It was used for a fruit preserve business, family restaurant, and real estate office. It's last occupant was the Copy Cat custom dress business.

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House at 22 E.Foothill Blvd, apparently built c. 1930. It probably was built as a residence but was used much of its life time as a business.

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View south across Foothill Blvd to building at 22 E. Foothill, apparently built c.1930.

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Arcadia residents hoping to vote to curb home sizes. Groups want city to have a lot less 'mansionization' and are circulating a petition for a ballot initiative that aims to set square footage regulations for new residential development projects.

Photo of home of Dr. Carl Faye Bass, optician. It was located at 1003 S. Baldwin Avenue and built some time in the 1920's.

Images

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."

Building at 22 E. Foothill Blvd (south side), built c. 1930, and used as both a residence and a business. This view is from the sidewalk in front and a bit west of building.

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Peter Cuccia residence at 526 W. Duarte Road. Built 1919. It is listed in 1928 City Directory and was still standing in 1976 as part of property of Our Savior Lutheran Church.

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