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As a result of the forest fires in Agoura-Malibu and Mandeville Canyon, the City Council will reopen the topic of non-combustible roofs on new buildings in Arcadia.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: February 14, 1979

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: February 14, 1979

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Building Laws

Item ID: 681AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

The City Council agreed to allow home owners in the residential-mountainous area of Arcadia to keep their existing roofs, although new developments may face new restrictions. At issue is the use of shake roofs that are not treated to fire retardant.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: September 21, 1978

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: September 21, 1978

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Building Laws

Item ID: 680AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

New roofs and additions or alterations involving 50% of the total square footage of the roof must conform to Class A standards for buildings in hazardous fire areas, the foothill areas. Home owners in non-hazardous fire areas will be allowed use of either Class A or Class B roofing materials. In addition, alterations or repairs involving 25% or less of a roof area may use any existing material. The Council gave final approval by a three to one vote. (See 1603AN for correction.)

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: July 6, 1982

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: July 6, 1982

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Fires and Fire Prevention

Item ID: 1602AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Ordinance governing roofs given first reading by City Council Tuesday night. Following second reading and 30-day waiting period, Arcadians who construct new roofs will be required to use specific fire-retardant materials.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: August 5, 1982

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: August 5, 1982

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Fires and Fire Prevention

Item ID: 1604AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

The first of several public hearings was held in re the Environmental Impact Report on proposed hillside development north of Foothills Junior High School. This represents one of the first tests of the city's new RM (Residential-Mountainous) zone.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: September 28, 1978

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: September 28, 1978

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: City Planning

Item ID: 1191AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

The City Council agreed to tighten building restrictions for new two-story homes. Lot coverage will be reduced on two-story homes from 45% to 35%.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: February 11, 1990

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: February 11, 1990

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Building Laws

Item ID: 683AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

A group of Arcadia hillside residents have formed a group to protest further hillside development in Arcadia. They will push hard for adoption of strong restrictions in future developments.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: July 17, 1977

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: July 17, 1977

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Ordinances, Municipal

Item ID: 2056AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Arcadia will no longer permit wood roofs for new construction and replacement throughout the city. The City Council has restricted all new roofing to Class A. Final vote was 3-2, with Councilmen David Hannah and Dick Haltom against the ban on wood roofs and Mayor Don Pellegrino joining Councilman Jeff Dring and Mayor Pro Tem Dennis Lojeski on the winning side.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: June 3, 1982

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: June 3, 1982

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Fires and Fire Prevention

Item ID: 1599AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

As required by election regulations, the candidates for the Arcadia City Council have filed statements showing contributions they have received and expenditures they have made.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: March 12, 1986

Pages: p. 1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: March 12, 1986

Pages: p. 1

Subjects: City Council - Elections - 1986

Item ID: 1117AN

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

The Arcadia City Council imposed a moratorium on all lot subdivisions on portions of south 8th and 10th Avenues in the city.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: May 7, 1986

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: May 7, 1986

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Community Redevelopment

Item ID: 1319AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

The City Council approved an ordinance that will limit houses built in the future to a height of 30 feet or less and increase side-yard setbacks to put more space between the property line and the building. (Complete information of the exact stipulations is included in this article.)

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: August 12, 1990

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: August 12, 1990

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Building Laws

Item ID: 684AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

The Planning Commission is endeavoring to make Arcadia's General Plan more flexible and more consistent with zoning regulations. The Commission will submit its changes to the City Council for final approval.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: February 2, 1975

Pages: p. 1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: February 2, 1975

Pages: p. 1

Subjects: City Planning

Item ID: 1179AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

By a 6 to 1 vote the Planning Commission on May 24 approved a new zone: R-M (single-family mountainous residential). The proposed ordinance will need to go before the City Council for adoption.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: May 26, 1977

Pages: p. 1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: May 26, 1977

Pages: p. 1

Subjects: City Planning

Item ID: 1189AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

By June 1975 State legislation will be drawn establishing regional and state planning councils mandating guidelines by which cities may expand.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: January 16, 1975

Pages: p. A-8

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: January 16, 1975

Pages: p. A-8

Subjects: Laws, Statutes, Etc.

Item ID: 1913AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

The Arcadia Board of Education granted pay raises to two groups of employees: California School Employees Association members (non-teachers, non-administrative employees) and confidential employees (executive secretaries and others who handle confidential materials).

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: January 17, 1985

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: January 17, 1985

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Schools - Employees

Item ID: 2779AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

The much-discussed ordinance governing types of roofs that can be used in Arcadia will be given a second reading at council meeting of August 17 and become effective 30 days later. Ordinance divides city into two zones: hazardous fire area in foothills and non-hazardous in lowlands.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: August 1, 1982

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: August 1, 1982

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Fires and Fire Prevention

Item ID: 1603AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

The Arcadia City Council has approved the environmental impact report for a proposed hillside subdivision north of Foothills Junior High School. Public hearings will follow.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: December 7, 1978

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: December 7, 1978

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: City Planning

Item ID: 1193AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Arcadia City Council candidate Roger Chandler charged that important election material that should have been available to him was wrongly withheld by the Arcadia City Clerk's office.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: February 5, 1986

Pages: p. 1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: February 5, 1986

Pages: p. 1

Subjects: City Council - Elections - 1986; Chandler, Roger

Item ID: 1115AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

The Arcadia City Council passed a resolution opposing pornography and supporting a measure in the State Assembly that would curb the display of sexually explicit material in public view of children.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: April 12, 1987

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: April 12, 1987

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Pornography

Item ID: 2236AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

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As a result of the forest fires in Agoura-Malibu and Mandeville Canyon, the City Council will reopen the topic of non-combustible roofs on new buildings in Arcadia.

The City Council agreed to allow home owners in the residential-mountainous area of Arcadia to keep their existing roofs, although new developments may face new restrictions. At issue is the use of shake roofs that are not treated to fire retardant.

Ordinance governing roofs given first reading by City Council Tuesday night. Following second reading and 30-day waiting period, Arcadians who construct new roofs will be required to use specific fire-retardant materials.

The first of several public hearings was held in re the Environmental Impact Report on proposed hillside development north of Foothills Junior High School. This represents one of the first tests of the city's new RM (Residential-Mountainous) zone.

The City Council agreed to tighten building restrictions for new two-story homes. Lot coverage will be reduced on two-story homes from 45% to 35%.

A group of Arcadia hillside residents have formed a group to protest further hillside development in Arcadia. They will push hard for adoption of strong restrictions in future developments.

As required by election regulations, the candidates for the Arcadia City Council have filed statements showing contributions they have received and expenditures they have made.

The Arcadia City Council imposed a moratorium on all lot subdivisions on portions of south 8th and 10th Avenues in the city.

The City Council approved an ordinance that will limit houses built in the future to a height of 30 feet or less and increase side-yard setbacks to put more space between the property line and the building. (Complete information of the exact stipulations is included in this article.)

The Planning Commission is endeavoring to make Arcadia's General Plan more flexible and more consistent with zoning regulations. The Commission will submit its changes to the City Council for final approval.

By a 6 to 1 vote the Planning Commission on May 24 approved a new zone: R-M (single-family mountainous residential). The proposed ordinance will need to go before the City Council for adoption.

By June 1975 State legislation will be drawn establishing regional and state planning councils mandating guidelines by which cities may expand.

The Arcadia Board of Education granted pay raises to two groups of employees: California School Employees Association members (non-teachers, non-administrative employees) and confidential employees (executive secretaries and others who handle confidential materials).

The much-discussed ordinance governing types of roofs that can be used in Arcadia will be given a second reading at council meeting of August 17 and become effective 30 days later. Ordinance divides city into two zones: hazardous fire area in foothills and non-hazardous in lowlands.

The Arcadia City Council has approved the environmental impact report for a proposed hillside subdivision north of Foothills Junior High School. Public hearings will follow.

Arcadia City Council candidate Roger Chandler charged that important election material that should have been available to him was wrongly withheld by the Arcadia City Clerk's office.

The Arcadia City Council passed a resolution opposing pornography and supporting a measure in the State Assembly that would curb the display of sexually explicit material in public view of children.