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The City Council considers adopting a floor area ratio (FAR) guideline for single family homes. The FAR sets the total buildable size of a home at a percntage figure of the lot size.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper30504
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
August 1, 2002
Pages
p. 1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
August 1, 2002
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Design review
Floor area ratio (FAR) guidelines
Homes
Mansionization
Item ID
30691AN
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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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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Ballot initiative targeting large scale homes in Arcadia (often referred to as McMansions) will not make it on the ballot after all. The city clerk's office discovered a discrepancy in the number of qualifying signatures. Saving Arcadia is the local activist group behind the initiative.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper34519
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
April 7, 2016
Pages
p. 1, 17
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
April 7, 2016
Pages
p. 1, 17
Subjects
Arcadia City Council Elections-2011-2020
Ballot initiatives
Floor area ratios (FAR)
Development
Mansions
Real Estate
Zoning codes
Item ID
34711AN
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Newspaper Index
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Although the Arcadia City Council unanimously upheld a planning commission decision Tuesday night to permit the construction of a 97-unit retirement hotel at Michillinda Ave. and Sunset Blvd., an opponent said he plans to take court action against the project.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper3300
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
November 22, 1984
Pages
p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
November 22, 1984
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Senior Citizens - Housing
Item ID
3202AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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License revocation upheld for internet studios run by couple Dr. Susan Block and Maximillian Lobkowicz. City says sex therapist Dr. Susan Block and husband allow people to sleep there overnight in the business building on Las Tunas Drive that is zoned for office use. City revoked their license on July 28. The couple appealed but the city's Planning Commission upheld the decision. The couple will appeal again.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper36059
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
September 30, 2021
Pages
p. A1, A7
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
September 30, 2021
Pages
p. A1, A7
Subjects
Arcadia Planning Commission
Block, Susan
Lobkowicz, Maximillian
Podcasts
Saybrook Media Group
Sex therapists
Zoning
Collection
Newspaper Index
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'Granny flats' issue sparks ire regarding commission's decision.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper3287
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
August 21, 1983
Pages
p. A-1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
August 21, 1983
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Senior Citizens - Housing
Item ID
3190AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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A group of Duarte residents has vowed to appeal a 3-2 Planning Commission decision permitting the Anoakia School to relocate to a Duarte neighborhood.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper3143
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
June 24, 1990
Pages
p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
June 24, 1990
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Schools, Private - Anoakia School
Item ID
3057AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Arcadia Planning Commission voted to support the Rancho Santa Anita Homeowners Association's Architecture Review Board (ARB) in its decision to reject changes in Ibraham Irawan's home under construction at 821 San Vicente Road.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31109
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
February 27, 2003
Pages
p. 1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
February 27, 2003
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Arcadia Planning Commission
Architecture Review Board (ARB)
Irawan, Ibraham
Rancho Santa Anita Homeowners Association
Item ID
31303AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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The Monterey Park Planning Commission has approved a massive retail project at Hellman Avenue and Atlantic Boulevard despite objections from Alhambra neighbors. Kam Sang Co., of Arcadia, is the developer.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper29196
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
October 13, 2004
Pages
p. A1
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Pasadena Star News
Date
October 13, 2004
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
Kam Sang Co.
Developers
Monterey Park
Atlantic Times Square
Item ID
29381AN
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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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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Arcadia Planning Commission denies 2236 Hollis Lane project, citing the applicant's lack of effort in finding a middle ground between the developers and the neighbors that oppose it. The applicant Marvin Fong aims to replace a 624 square-foot home with a 2500 square-foot home. Many Arcadians are concerned with "oversized" homes.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper34291
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
September 10, 2015
Pages
p. A3
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Pasadena Star News
Date
September 10, 2015
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Arcadia Municipal Code
Arcadia Planning Commission
Development
Fong, Marvin
Houses
Mansions
Item ID
34485AN
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Newspaper Index
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Arcadia Planning Commission voted 5-0 to reject a proposal for a crematory to be built on First Avenue, next to Arcadia Mortuary at 500 S. First Avenue. The application came from Jim Larkin, who operates Arcadia Mortuary. The proposal drew criticism from neighbors and other Arcadia residents, with pickets.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper33286
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
January 11, 2001
Pages
p. 1, 8
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
January 11, 2001
Pages
p. 1, 8
Subjects
Arcadia Mortuary
Crematories
Larkin, Jim
Mortuaries
Protests
Item ID
33483AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Residents fighting to save the historic Anoakia mansion from development lost a court battle, as a judge upheld the city's decision to allow demolition of the property.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper18889
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
May 11, 2000
Pages
p. A1
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
May 11, 2000
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
Anoakia
Item ID
19131AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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A new senior retirement hotel has been approved by the Arcadia Planning Commission over the objections of both the development's neighbors and a competitor. The 110-room project will be located at the site of what is now a mortuary at 607-611 West Duarte Road.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper3302
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
November 30, 1986
Pages
p. A-1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
November 30, 1986
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Senior Citizens - Housing
Item ID
3204AN
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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46th Annual Mayor's Community Breakfast to honor women of Arcadia, on February 21, 2020. Mayor April Verlato will give the State of the City Address. Dr. Jasmine Sharma will give keynote address

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35626
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
December 19, 2019
Pages
p. 2
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
December 19, 2019
Pages
p. 2
Subjects
Arcadia mayors
Sharma, Jasmine
Verlato, April
Collection
Newspaper Index
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A new ballot issue that calls for an independent state reapportionment commission may be introduced depending on the California Supreme Court's decision on the current redistricting plan.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper436
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
December 13, 1981
Pages
p. A-7
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
December 13, 1981
Pages
p. A-7
Subjects
Apportionment (Election Law)
Item ID
436AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Arcadia City Council postpones decision on 1217 Mayflower Avenue home construction project. Scott Yang of Figure 8 Group Inc. seeks to replace a one-story 988 square foot ranch style house built in 1923 with a 5046 square foot home in the "modern" architectural style. In June, Planning Commission denied Yang's project.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper34281
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
August 6, 2015
Pages
p. 1, 17
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
August 6, 2015
Pages
p. 1, 17
Subjects
Arcadia City Council
Arcadia Planning Commission
Houses
Yang, Scott
Item ID
34475AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Arcadia City Council approves proposed downtown development zoning changes, specifically regarding downtown Arcadia mixed-use development. Council member April Verlato recused herself from these discussions.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35227
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
July 19, 2018
Pages
p. 1, 11
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
July 19, 2018
Pages
p. 1, 11
Subjects
Arcadia City Council
Development
Downtown Arcadia
Verlato, April
Item ID
35416AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Is historic preservation important to Arcadia? Arcadia City Council recently met and considered the most recent historic preservation proposal. It did not pass but was not entirely dismissed. Several city council members agreed that the City should adopt some sort of historic preservation policy, but the citizens fear homeowner's rights will be infringed upon. See hard copy in VF City Council 2010-2019.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35484
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
February 28, 2019
Pages
p. 1, 13
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
February 28, 2019
Pages
p. 1, 13
Subjects
Arcadia City Council-2010-2019
Verlato, April
Collection
Newspaper Index
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