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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

Home values in communities adjacent to Arcadia are increasing - some as much as 20% since 1973. Figures for several areas are given.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: November 28, 1976

Pages: p. B-8

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: November 28, 1976

Pages: p. B-8

Subjects: Real Estate

Item ID: 2286AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Illegal lot splits in the area of deep residential lots has been causing many headaches for the City. City Attorney Phillips feels that most illegal splits occur because of ignorance of the law by owners and buyers. The City does not learn of the deal until it has been finalized.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: May 22, 1975

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: May 22, 1975

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Real Estate

Item ID: 2285AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Deed restrictions designed to maintain architectural and landscaping standards for the Santa Anita Oaks area have been replaced by the Arcadia City Council with a special zone designed to accomplish the same end.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: June 6, 1985

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: June 6, 1985

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Real Estate - Santa Anita Oaks

Item ID: 2293AN

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

The Arcadia Planning Commission has given Reverend John Maynard of the Wesleyan Holiness Community Chapel Church one year to bring his church property up to city safety standards.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: March 13, 1988

Pages: p. 1 photo

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: March 13, 1988

Pages: p. 1 photo

Subjects: Churches - Wesleyan Holiness Community Chapel Church; Maynard, John

Item ID: 955AN

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

Mayor Jack Saelid, incumbent candidate for Arcadia City Council, believes proper land usage is a major problem. He is committed to maintaining Arcadia's standards as a fine residential community. See hard copy of newspaper in Box 51.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: March 26 , 1978

Pages: p. A2

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: March 26 , 1978

Pages: p. A2

Subjects: Arcadia City Council; Saelid, Jack

Item ID: 34134AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Trial run scheduled for April 1975. Details of how the plan might work are given.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: February 6, 1975

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: February 6, 1975

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Dial-A-Ride

Item ID: 1413AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

The Planning Commission and ultimately the City Council are going to have a very difficult time prohibiting further lot splits in areas where splits were OK'd before the present laws limiting this practice.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: July 10, 1975

Pages: p. 1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: July 10, 1975

Pages: p. 1

Subjects: City Planning

Item ID: 1182AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Developer Charles Bluth was given permission by the Arcadia City Council to proceed with phase 2 of his Whispering Pines residential project in the hills just north of Foothills Junior High.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: January 12, 1986

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: January 12, 1986

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Real Estate - Whispering Pines

Item ID: 2296AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Dial-A-Ride service officially begins on April 21, 1975. Full information is given as to how it will work.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: April 17, 1975

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: April 17, 1975

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Dial-A-Ride

Item ID: 1416AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

The Fair Labor Standards Act of 1974 is being challenged in the Supreme Court. It would prohibit employees from accumulating overtime past a 40 hour week, and it would require state and local governments to pay time and a half for overtime.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: January 16, 1975

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: January 16, 1975

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Laws, Statutes, Etc.

Item ID: 1914AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

In an article reviewing the problems of hillside development in the San Gabriel Valley, Arcadia's problems with Charles Bluth's yet-to-be-built Whispering Pines subdivision are discussed. Excessive runoff caused damage to property below the development.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: July 27, 1980

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: July 27, 1980

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Real Estate - Whispering Pines

Item ID: 2294AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Arcadia water meets all present standards according to John Grivich, Water Manager for the City.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: December 19, 1974

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: December 19, 1974

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Water

Item ID: 3444AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

$2 million has been cut from the school budget for 1978-79 due to Proposition 13. Details of how the cuts are planned are given.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: July 13, 1978

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: July 13, 1978

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Schools - Finance

Item ID: 2919AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Senate Bill 1287, introduced by State Senator H. L. Richardson, is designed to ease the method of bringing the formation of a new county to a vote. The article explains the present laws for such a vote and delineates how Senate Bill 1287 would streamline this procedure.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: July 6, 1975

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: July 6, 1975

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: San Gabriel Valley - Secession

Item ID: 2362AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Arcadia's Public Works Department is preparing a new computerized traffic flow system to replace the 20-year-old timed system now in use.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: February 1, 1979

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: February 1, 1979

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Traffic Engineering

Item ID: 3402AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

The Board of Education has approved a new after-school child care program to be conducted by the Santa Anita Family branch of the YMCA at the Holly Avenue Elementary School Youth Hut. About 20 children have been enrolled in the program, which can accommodate up to 35.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: September 16, 1990

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: September 16, 1990

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Day Care Centers

Item ID: 1410AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Arcadia and the Derby Restaurant have come to a tentative agreement on a land swap that would allow a Souplantation Restaurant to be built just east of the Derby in East Arcadia.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: December 13, 1987

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: December 13, 1987

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Restaurants, Bars, etc - Souplantation

Item ID: 2340AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

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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.

Home values in communities adjacent to Arcadia are increasing - some as much as 20% since 1973. Figures for several areas are given.

Illegal lot splits in the area of deep residential lots has been causing many headaches for the City. City Attorney Phillips feels that most illegal splits occur because of ignorance of the law by owners and buyers. The City does not learn of the deal until it has been finalized.

Deed restrictions designed to maintain architectural and landscaping standards for the Santa Anita Oaks area have been replaced by the Arcadia City Council with a special zone designed to accomplish the same end.

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.

The Arcadia Planning Commission has given Reverend John Maynard of the Wesleyan Holiness Community Chapel Church one year to bring his church property up to city safety standards.

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.

Mayor Jack Saelid, incumbent candidate for Arcadia City Council, believes proper land usage is a major problem. He is committed to maintaining Arcadia's standards as a fine residential community. See hard copy of newspaper in Box 51.

Trial run scheduled for April 1975. Details of how the plan might work are given.

The Planning Commission and ultimately the City Council are going to have a very difficult time prohibiting further lot splits in areas where splits were OK'd before the present laws limiting this practice.

Developer Charles Bluth was given permission by the Arcadia City Council to proceed with phase 2 of his Whispering Pines residential project in the hills just north of Foothills Junior High.

Dial-A-Ride service officially begins on April 21, 1975. Full information is given as to how it will work.

The Fair Labor Standards Act of 1974 is being challenged in the Supreme Court. It would prohibit employees from accumulating overtime past a 40 hour week, and it would require state and local governments to pay time and a half for overtime.

In an article reviewing the problems of hillside development in the San Gabriel Valley, Arcadia's problems with Charles Bluth's yet-to-be-built Whispering Pines subdivision are discussed. Excessive runoff caused damage to property below the development.

Arcadia water meets all present standards according to John Grivich, Water Manager for the City.

$2 million has been cut from the school budget for 1978-79 due to Proposition 13. Details of how the cuts are planned are given.

Senate Bill 1287, introduced by State Senator H. L. Richardson, is designed to ease the method of bringing the formation of a new county to a vote. The article explains the present laws for such a vote and delineates how Senate Bill 1287 would streamline this procedure.

Arcadia's Public Works Department is preparing a new computerized traffic flow system to replace the 20-year-old timed system now in use.

The Board of Education has approved a new after-school child care program to be conducted by the Santa Anita Family branch of the YMCA at the Holly Avenue Elementary School Youth Hut. About 20 children have been enrolled in the program, which can accommodate up to 35.

Arcadia and the Derby Restaurant have come to a tentative agreement on a land swap that would allow a Souplantation Restaurant to be built just east of the Derby in East Arcadia.