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Representatives from the American Lung Association and the American Cancer Society presented City Council with a draft no-smoking ordinance that would prohibit smoking in all enclosed public places.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: January 8, 1989

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: January 8, 1989

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Ordinances, Municipal

Item ID: 2078AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

A moratorium on stores selling liquor in Arcadia within 150 feet of residential zones has been imposed by the City Council. During the moratorium, the city will be studying whether to impose conditional use permit reviews on such stores due to noise, litter, and loitering problems they tend to create.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: June 12, 1988

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: June 12, 1988

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Ordinances, Municipal

Item ID: 2077AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Advocates of an ordinance advocating English as the official language for Arcadia squared off in heated debate with opponents before the Arcadia City Council.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: February 23, 1986

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: February 23, 1986

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Ordinances, Municipal

Item ID: 2066AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Arcadia may follow the lead of Pasadena, Los Angeles and other communities by considering the possibility of adopting a no-smoking ordinance. According to City Manager George Watts, the council has not decided on any specific rules and probably will not receive a study report from staff until mid-November.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: October 28, 1984

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: October 28, 1984

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Ordinances, Municipal

Item ID: 2059AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Arcadia's City Council is having second thoughts about its regulation requiring the removal of burglar bars in town and has sent the whole ordinance back to staff for further study.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: January 25, 1987

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: January 25, 1987

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Ordinances, Municipal

Item ID: 2071AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Some individuals and businesses in Arcadia who own satellite dish antennas will now have to screen them from view, following a unanimous vote by the Arcadia City Council. The ordinance, which may affect the Steerburger Restaurant, the 100 to One Restaurant, and the Santa Anita Inn, was devised to combat the proliferation of unsightly satellite dishes throughout the city.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: December 20, 1984

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: December 20, 1984

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Ordinances, Municipal

Item ID: 2060AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

The Arcadia City Council will review a study of a possible ordinance pertaining to commercial signs in foreign languages at its July 2 meeting. It has been suggested that foreign language signs be translated into English.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: June 20 1985

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: June 20 1985

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Ordinances, Municipal

Item ID: 2062AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Arcadia is going to have to pay more money to fight a continuing legal challenge to its ordinance forbidding two-story newsracks commonly used by purveyors of sexually-oriented publications.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: December 7, 1986

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: December 7, 1986

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Ordinances, Municipal

Item ID: 2068AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Arcadia business people apparently favor a no-smoking ordinance in principle, but might have difficulty with it in practice, according to a Chamber of Commerce survey recently delivered by City Manager George Watts. Sixty percent favored an ordinance controlling smoking. However, 60% also said they would not be able to provide segregated areas for smokers and non-smokers.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: January 13, 1985

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: January 13, 1985

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Ordinances, Municipal

Item ID: 2061AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

A proposed ordinance regulating foreign languages and English on business signs in Arcadia will not only require that English be included-it also will require English cover the largest part of the sign.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: July 25, 1985

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: July 25, 1985

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Ordinances, Municipal

Item ID: 2063AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

The Arcadia City Council added a new amendment to the city building code reducing the size of new houses.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: March 6, 1988

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: March 6, 1988

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Ordinances, Municipal

Item ID: 2076AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Arcadia won a round in a legal battle against a firm that distributes sexually explicit newspapers on stands throughout the city. A Superior Court Judge ruled in favor of the city regarding Arcadia Newsrack Ordinance regulations relating to the appearance and height of newsracks.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: February 12, 1986

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: February 12, 1986

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Ordinances, Municipal

Item ID: 2065AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

The proprietor of a company that distributes sexually explicit newspapers has filed a request with the California Supreme Court to have Arcadia delay enforcing the portion of its newsrack ordinance which governs the appearance of such racks until the matter can be settled in the Court of Appeals.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: March 9, 1986

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: March 9, 1986

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Ordinances, Municipal

Item ID: 2067AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

A measure barring security bars from being used on windows in Arcadia was introduced by the City Council, but with an addition to exempt some windows.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: January 11, 1986

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: January 11, 1986

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Ordinances, Municipal

Item ID: 2070AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Arcadia's Planning Department is studying a city-wide ordinance to prevent private property owners from cutting down trees on their land. According to Mayor Charles Gilb, "there's a lot of people that move into town that because of their background . . . cut all the trees down so the spirits can't get in it."

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: June 21, 1987

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: June 21, 1987

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Ordinances, Municipal; Gilb, Charles

Item ID: 2075AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Articles regarding various ordinances

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: December 16, 1957 p. 1; December 19, 1957 p. 1 (horse ban on Santa Anita); January 9, 1958 p. 1 (final ban north of Huntington); March 6, 1958 p. 1 (minor betting ban proposed); March 13, 1958 p. 1; March 17, 1958 p. 1 (R-1 protest); March 20, 1958 p. 1 (decision); May 15, 1958 p. 1; July 14, 1958 p. 1; July 17, 1958 p. 1; OCtober 30, 1958 p. 1 (variance)

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: December 16, 1957 p. 1; December 19, 1957 p. 1 (horse ban on Santa Anita); January 9, 1958 p. 1 (final ban north of Huntington); March 6, 1958 p. 1 (minor betting ban proposed); March 13, 1958 p. 1; March 17, 1958 p. 1 (R-1 protest); March 20, 1958 p. 1 (decision); May 15, 1958 p. 1; July 14, 1958 p. 1; July 17, 1958 p. 1; OCtober 30, 1958 p. 1 (variance)

Subjects: Ordinances, Municipal

Item ID: 4042AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

General information regarding sign ordinances.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: April 30, 1956 p. 2 (signs); June 5, 1964 p. 1 (changes); December 13, 1964 p. 1 (Towne Center signs studied); December 27, 1964 p. 1 (ban approved); October 26, 1967 p. 1; November 16, 1967 p. 1 (service stations); February 22, 1968 p. 1 (proposed amendment); February 25, 1968 p. 2 (amendment approved); March 3, 1968 p. 1 (businessmen's effort to change ordinance); July 31, 1968 p. 1 (disagreement over proposed changes); August 14, 1968 p. 1 (hearings continued); September 11, 1968 p. 1 (Planning Commission denies request for verticle signs); September 15, 1968 p. 1 (hearing on porposed changes continued); September 22, 1968 p. 1 (hearing continued); September 29, 1968 p. 1 (Planning Commission gives preliminary approval of ordinance); October 9, 1968 p. 1 (Planning Commission fails to give approval); October 23, 1968 p. 1 (Planners pass sign code); November 17, 1968 p. 1 (City Council public hearing); November 20, 1968 p. 1 (action of code delayed); November 24, 1968 p. 1 (vote postponed); December 4, 1968 p. 1 (Council continues study); December22, 1968 p. 1 (Council concerns re. proposed ordinance); January 19, 1969 p 1; January 22, 1969 p. 1 (Council orders draft of new code); Febfuary 12, 1969 p. 1 (Council reviews proposed changes); February 19, 1969 p. 1 (1st reading - ordinance approved); March 9, 1969 p. 1 (2nd reading - ordinance approved); April 27, 1969 p. 1 (illegal placing of real estate signs); December 13, 1973 p. 1 (changes)

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: April 30, 1956 p. 2 (signs); June 5, 1964 p. 1 (changes); December 13, 1964 p. 1 (Towne Center signs studied); December 27, 1964 p. 1 (ban approved); October 26, 1967 p. 1; November 16, 1967 p. 1 (service stations); February 22, 1968 p. 1 (proposed amendment); February 25, 1968 p. 2 (amendment approved); March 3, 1968 p. 1 (businessmen's effort to change ordinance); July 31, 1968 p. 1 (disagreement over proposed changes); August 14, 1968 p. 1 (hearings continued); September 11, 1968 p. 1 (Planning Commission denies request for verticle signs); September 15, 1968 p. 1 (hearing on porposed changes continued); September 22, 1968 p. 1 (hearing continued); September 29, 1968 p. 1 (Planning Commission gives preliminary approval of ordinance); October 9, 1968 p. 1 (Planning Commission fails to give approval); October 23, 1968 p. 1 (Planners pass sign code); November 17, 1968 p. 1 (City Council public hearing); November 20, 1968 p. 1 (action of code delayed); November 24, 1968 p. 1 (vote postponed); December 4, 1968 p. 1 (Council continues study); December22, 1968 p. 1 (Council concerns re. proposed ordinance); January 19, 1969 p 1; January 22, 1969 p. 1 (Council orders draft of new code); Febfuary 12, 1969 p. 1 (Council reviews proposed changes); February 19, 1969 p. 1 (1st reading - ordinance approved); March 9, 1969 p. 1 (2nd reading - ordinance approved); April 27, 1969 p. 1 (illegal placing of real estate signs); December 13, 1973 p. 1 (changes)

Subjects: Ordinances, Municipal

Item ID: 4039AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Modifications to R-1 lot restrictions

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: March 13, 1958 p. 1 (restrict added dwellings on R-1 lots); March 17, 1958 p. 1 (protests); March 20, 1958 p. 1 (decision); May 15, 1958 p. 1 (approvals and denials); July 14, 1958 p. 1 (denials appealed); July 17, 1958 p. 1 (Council refers appeals to Planning Commission); October 30, 1958 p. 1 (denials final)

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: March 13, 1958 p. 1 (restrict added dwellings on R-1 lots); March 17, 1958 p. 1 (protests); March 20, 1958 p. 1 (decision); May 15, 1958 p. 1 (approvals and denials); July 14, 1958 p. 1 (denials appealed); July 17, 1958 p. 1 (Council refers appeals to Planning Commission); October 30, 1958 p. 1 (denials final)

Subjects: Ordinances, Municipal

Item ID: 4044AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

New building code

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: January 26, 1959 p. 1 (new code proposed); April 16, 1959 p. 1 (minimum requirements for dividing deep lots); July 1, 1962 p. 1 (study); February 10, 1963 p. 1; February 14, 1963 p. 1 (apartment code); August 22, 1963 p. 1 (ammendment to deep lot code)

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: January 26, 1959 p. 1 (new code proposed); April 16, 1959 p. 1 (minimum requirements for dividing deep lots); July 1, 1962 p. 1 (study); February 10, 1963 p. 1; February 14, 1963 p. 1 (apartment code); August 22, 1963 p. 1 (ammendment to deep lot code)

Subjects: Ordinances, Municipal

Item ID: 4045AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

The city has voted to ban security bars on Arcadia homes. The vote was 4-1 with councilman Dennis Lojeski objecting.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: December 21, 1986

Pages: p. A-2

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: December 21, 1986

Pages: p. A-2

Subjects: Ordinances, Municipal

Item ID: 2069AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

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Representatives from the American Lung Association and the American Cancer Society presented City Council with a draft no-smoking ordinance that would prohibit smoking in all enclosed public places.

Advocates of an ordinance advocating English as the official language for Arcadia squared off in heated debate with opponents before the Arcadia City Council.

Arcadia's City Council is having second thoughts about its regulation requiring the removal of burglar bars in town and has sent the whole ordinance back to staff for further study.

The Arcadia City Council will review a study of a possible ordinance pertaining to commercial signs in foreign languages at its July 2 meeting. It has been suggested that foreign language signs be translated into English.

Arcadia is going to have to pay more money to fight a continuing legal challenge to its ordinance forbidding two-story newsracks commonly used by purveyors of sexually-oriented publications.

A proposed ordinance regulating foreign languages and English on business signs in Arcadia will not only require that English be included-it also will require English cover the largest part of the sign.

The Arcadia City Council added a new amendment to the city building code reducing the size of new houses.

Arcadia won a round in a legal battle against a firm that distributes sexually explicit newspapers on stands throughout the city. A Superior Court Judge ruled in favor of the city regarding Arcadia Newsrack Ordinance regulations relating to the appearance and height of newsracks.

The proprietor of a company that distributes sexually explicit newspapers has filed a request with the California Supreme Court to have Arcadia delay enforcing the portion of its newsrack ordinance which governs the appearance of such racks until the matter can be settled in the Court of Appeals.

A measure barring security bars from being used on windows in Arcadia was introduced by the City Council, but with an addition to exempt some windows.

Articles regarding various ordinances

General information regarding sign ordinances.

Modifications to R-1 lot restrictions

New building code

The city has voted to ban security bars on Arcadia homes. The vote was 4-1 with councilman Dennis Lojeski objecting.