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Tonight Arcadia City Council will decide on whether the city should pursue an economic impact study before adopting new residential zoning regulations. The zoning code recommendations are concerned with floor area ratios (FAR) in 4 different parts of the city, building height, setback and hillside standards.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper34488
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
March 15, 2016
Pages
p. A4
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
March 15, 2016
Pages
p. A4
Subjects
Arcadia City Council-2010-2019
Mansions
Planning Commission
Tompkins, Courtney
Zoning
Item ID
34680AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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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.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper34505
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
April 1, 2016
Pages
p. A1, A4
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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
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New Arcadia city housing standards approved, new zoning codes effective as law May 20, 2016. Included in Arcadia's new standards is a sliding-scale floor-area ratio (FAR) for the first time in the city's history. The FAR is a development tool that helps determine how large a home can be built on any given lot based on a percentage of the land.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper34541
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
April 21, 2016
Pages
p. A1, A6
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
April 21, 2016
Pages
p. A1, A6
Subjects
Development
Floor-area ratio (FAR)
Houses
Kruckeberg, Jason
Mansions
Real Estate
Zoning codes
Item ID
34733AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Tim Schwehr, City of Arcadia's Economic Development Analyst, highlights Downtown Arcadia's new Business-Friendly Zoning Code, adopted November 2016 as part of a comprehensive citywide zoning update, with the goal of bringing more mixed use development to the area and incentivizing adaptive reuse of existing buildings.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper34987
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
October 12, 2017
Pages
p. 1, 12
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
October 12, 2017
Pages
p. 1, 12
Subjects
Business and Industry
Development
Downtown Arcadia
Schwehr, Tim
Item ID
35177AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Anti-mansionization goes to the ballot. Zoning code issue continues as anti-mansionization group Saving Arcadia (an outgrowth of Save the Arcadia Highlands) takes it to the ballot in April 2018. At issue are Floor Area Ratios (FAR). See also Arcadia Weekly, p. 1, 17, April 7, 2016-initiative did not make it onto ballot because of signature discrepancy.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper34516
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
March 31, 2016
Pages
p. 1, 13
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
March 31, 2016
Pages
p. 1, 13
Subjects
Arcadia City Council Elections-2011-2020
Ballot initiatives
Chandler, Roger
Development
Mansions
Real Estate
Tay, Sho
Verlato, April
Zoning codes
Item ID
34708AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Arcadia City Council chooses to hold a comprehensive zoning code update, which backers said would have included changes to create a more business-friendly atmosphere, encourage economic growth, and curb overdevelopment in the sprawling foothills community.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper34204
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
June 18, 2015
Pages
p. A1, A8
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
June 18, 2015
Pages
p. A1, A8
Subjects
Arcadia City Council--2010-2019
Development
Housing
Mansions
Zoning
Item ID
34398AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Residents irate over plans for a mansion at 2235 Hollis Lane by designer Marvin Fong. The proposed project violates several provisions in the city's zoning code and is nearly 3x the size of homes in the neighborhood.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper34272
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
August 11, 2015
Pages
p. A1, A4
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Pasadena Star News
Date
August 11, 2015
Pages
p. A1, A4
Subjects
Clemmer, Debbie
Fong, Marvin
Arcadia Planning Commission
Item ID
34466AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Real estate pros weigh in on Arcadia home size debate. Explains Arcadia residential land investment. Real estate professional Eric Rosa says big homes are not hurting real estate values and warns that the proposed ballot measure for April 12 to enact tougher limits on square footage, would be policy that can't be overturned by elected officials and would require a ballot initiative in 2018 to rescind voter-approved code amendments.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper34345
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
November 12, 2015
Pages
p. 1, 17
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
November 12, 2015
Pages
p. 1, 17
Subjects
Houses
Mansions
Real Estate
Rosa, Eric
Sira, Joe
Item ID
34538AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Arcadia City Council has agreed to reconsider the controversial policy of not allowing homeowners to change their addresses, after several homeowners complained they can't sell their homes at fair market value, due to a popular Chinese belief that the number four is unlucky. Arcadia Mayor Gary Kovacic said, "...I think we have to look at the true economic impact of this." Councilman Roger Chandler said, "I don't think we should operate public policy on superstition."

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper32556
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
October 2, 2011
Pages
p. A3
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
October 2, 2011
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Arcadia City Council--2010-2019
Chinese culture
House numbers
Luong, Daniel (photo)
Property values
Real Estate
Item ID
32755AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Birth. To Claudia and Kenneth Wong, Feb. 2.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper28129
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
February 23, 1986
Pages
p. B3
Announcement Type
Birth
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
February 23, 1986
Pages
p. B3
Announcement Type
Birth
Subjects
Wong, Katherine Julia
Item ID
28322AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Arcadia City Council rejected a proposed draft resolution last week that several argued would give city-designated homeowner associations (HOA) too much power. During a study session, the Council discussed amending and consolidating the five HOAs' development standards, design guidelines and design review procedures into one cohesive document. Some argued the draft would give the associations' Architectural Review Boards (ARB)--which have architectural design review authority over the association area--too much control over the size of homes, setbacks and other issues. ARBs should look favorably on someone's dream home plans "unless it was so garish and outlandish that it might negatively affect property values," said Councilman Bob Harbicht. Opposition from Kevin Tomkins and Laurie Thompson.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper32551
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
September 29, 2011
Pages
p. A5
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
September 29, 2011
Pages
p. A5
Subjects
Arcadia City Council
Architectural Review Boards (ARB)
Homeowner Associations (HOA)
Thompson, Laurie
Tomkins, Kevin
Item ID
32750AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Property values in the West San Gabriel Valley (Pasadena and surrounding areas) continue to climb, fueled by high home prices and relatively low unemployment, despite a down economy, according to a year's worth of data released by the Los Angeles County Tax Assessor. Arcadia's combined property value rose 4.4%, more than any city in the county. The strong resale value of luxury homes and the increased demand for new construction are the main factors that led to Arcadia's growth. Jeanne Keating, a realtor and president of the Arcadia Association of Realtors, says Arcadia's great schools, availability of luxury homes, a solid city government, and a stable community, all factor into Arcadia's $713,500 median home price.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper32155
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
August 25, 2010
Pages
p. A4
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
August 25, 2010
Pages
p. A4
Subjects
Real estate--residential--home prices
Housing market
Item ID
32352AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Arcadia named most business-friendly city finalist in the Eddy Awards by the Los Angeles County Economic Development Corp. See also Arcadia Weekly, p. 11, September 29, 2016.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper34679
Newspaper
Mountain Views News
Date
September 24, 2016
Pages
p. 6
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Newspaper
Mountain Views News
Date
September 24, 2016
Pages
p. 6
Subjects
Awards
Businesses
Economy
Los Angeles County Economic Development Corp.
Item ID
34871AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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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.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper1848
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
November 6, 1988
Pages
p. A-7
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
November 6, 1988
Pages
p. A-7
Subjects
Housing
Item ID
1847AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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For the first time in Pacific League history, the Arcadia High School boys baseball team became the first team to go undefeated in the regular season. Arcadia High School's Jonathan Tom and Jonathan Wong are shown.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper32060
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
May 15, 2010
Pages
p. C1
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
May 15, 2010
Pages
p. C1
Subjects
Arcadia High School sports--boys baseball
Tom, Jonathan
Wong, Jonathan
Item ID
32257AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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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.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper1205
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
November 15, 1987
Pages
p. 1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
November 15, 1987
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
City Planning
Item ID
1204AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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The Arcadia City Council added a new amendment to the city building code reducing the size of new houses.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper2090
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
March 6, 1988
Pages
p. A-1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
March 6, 1988
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Ordinances, Municipal
Item ID
2076AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Nine people face federal charges for allegedly smuggling blue jeans from China by way of a Foreign Trade Zone in Industry. The alleged smugglers avoided import duties and taxes that would have amounted to between $2 million and $2 million in tax revenues for the government since 2009, according to Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). Two of the alleged are Taylor "David" Wong, 49, of Arcadia and Tsu "Nick" Wei Lin, 41, of Arcadia. The others are Joel Elder of Long Beach, Jianying "Jonathan" Huang, a Chinese national, Xiaoqiong "Joan" Hou of Diamond Bar, Rebecca Ho of Alhambra, Yuling Wang of Walnut, Keen "Alven" Wai Choo of Rowland Heights and Wei "Julia" Lai, the key figure in the indictment.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper32466
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
July 26, 2011
Pages
p. A4
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
July 26, 2011
Pages
p. A4
Subjects
Crime and Criminals
Imports
Lin, Tsu "Nick" Wei
Wong, Taylor "David"
Item ID
32654AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Miss Junior Taiwan Verena Wong, 5, of Arcadia (photo) and Miss Taiwan Paula Wu of Palo Alto together give away toys to preschoolers at La Casa de San Gabriel Community Center. They also presented the center with a $3000 check from Chinatrust Bank.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper32249
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
December 4, 2010
Pages
p. A3
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
December 4, 2010
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
La Casa de San Gabriel Community Center
Wong, Verena
Wu, Paula
Item ID
32448AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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The Arcadia True Value Hardware Store held an auction to liquidate all its inventory.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper835
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
November 23, 1988
Pages
p. A-1 photo
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
November 23, 1988
Pages
p. A-1 photo
Subjects
True Value Hardware Store
Item ID
835AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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