Search Results | Arcadia History Collection

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.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper680

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

Arcadia City Councill will look at possible changes in the city code on floor area ratio (FAR), lot coverage, and design review for single-family homes. FAR refers to the combined floor area of buildings on a lot, compared to the size of the lot. Arcadia has a lot coverage rule that single-story homes can cover 45% of the lot and 2-story dwellings 35%. Arcadia currently has a citizen-run design review effort within homeowner associations in northern parts of Arcadia, but no citywide system.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31846

Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: August 28, 2003

Pages: p. 17

Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: August 28, 2003

Pages: p. 17

Subjects: Design review; Houses; Mansions

Item ID: 32043AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

The Arcadia City Council has imposed stringent regulations on roofing materials for new hillside developments. Non-combustible Class A roofing material for new construction in Arcadia's residential-mountainous zone is required.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper682

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: March 8, 1979

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: March 8, 1979

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Building Laws

Item ID: 682AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

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.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper681

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 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.)

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper684

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

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

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: November 6, 1988

Pages: p. A-7

Subjects: Housing

Item ID: 1847AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

New El Rancho Building, a 2-story store and office affair, located at 1200 W. Huntington Drive, is nearing completion, with occupancy expected in March. Rancho Santa Anita, Inc. are the owners of the new building. Architect is Rowland H. Crawford.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper33025

Newspaper: The Journal

Date: January 25, 1950

Pages: p. 8 (See basement box 112.)

Newspaper: The Journal

Date: January 25, 1950

Pages: p. 8 (See basement box 112.)

Subjects: Buildings; Business and Industry; El Rancho Building

Item ID: 33222AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Further restrictions go into effect on January 1, 1976 of public officials to insure that their meetings are open to the public. Complete details of SB 1 are given.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper1919

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: November 30, 1975

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: November 30, 1975

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Laws, Statutes, Etc.

Item ID: 1915AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Two story limit

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper3816

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: December 8, 1958 p. 1; December 11, 1958 p. 1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: December 8, 1958 p. 1; December 11, 1958 p. 1

Subjects: Buildings

Item ID: 3689AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Arcadia City Council has gone on record as supporting the building of a new city hall that would be built on the other side of the Civic Center property. Out of three options presented by city manager Bill Kelly, the council consensus was for a new building at a cost of $6.6 million and adjacent to Huntington Drive West.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31146

Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: March 6, 2003

Pages: p. 1

Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: March 6, 2003

Pages: p. 1

Subjects: Arcadia City Hall building

Item ID: 31341AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Arcadia is moving to tighten controls on "mansionization" - the replacement of small older homes with larger upscale new houses.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper16877

Newspaper: Pasadena Star News

Date: May 15, 1999

Pages: p. A1

Newspaper: Pasadena Star News

Date: May 15, 1999

Pages: p. A1

Subjects: Redevelopment

Item ID: 14306AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

8 story office building at Baldwin and Arcadia

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper3823

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: February 10, 1966

Pages: p. 1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: February 10, 1966

Pages: p. 1

Subjects: Buildings

Item ID: 3696AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

If everything goes as planned, Engineering-Science, now with offices in Arcadia's Towne Center, will build a two or three story building on the site of the old Cinemaland theater.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper691

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: December 11, 1977

Pages: p. 1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: December 11, 1977

Pages: p. 1

Subjects: Buildings

Item ID: 691AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Modifications to R-1 lot restrictions

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper4168

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

Birth-tourism sites not easily detected.Terry Moore-Corse, a code enforcement officer in Arcadia has encountered three maternity homes in the past six years, most recently in 2009, when a resident reported "a lot of pregnant women" coming out of a house. Beyond building code and business license violations, there is nothing illegal about coming into this country to give birth, according to the U.S. State Department, which issues visas. Maternity tourism is a money-making cottage industry in which wealthy women from Asia pay anywhere from $25,000-35,000 to have American-born infants.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper32364

Newspaper: Pasadena Star News

Date: March 31, 2011

Pages: p. A1, A6

Announcement Type: Birth

Newspaper: Pasadena Star News

Date: March 31, 2011

Pages: p. A1, A6

Announcement Type: Birth

Subjects: Asians; Building codes--violations; Maternity tourists; Moore-Corse, Terry; Mothers

Item ID: 32562AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Three-story office building nears reality after reported approval. Will be constructed on a two-acre site at the southwest corner of Huntington Drive and Fifth Avenue in the Arcadia redevelopment area.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper702

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: August 18, 1983

Pages: p. 1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: August 18, 1983

Pages: p. 1

Subjects: Buildings

Item ID: 702AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

The Arcadia City Council approved a 6% hike in building fees, such as building permits, conditional use permits, and request for modifications. The increase, set for November 17, will be used to offset the 6% salary hike that city employees received in the 1989-90 budget.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper679

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: October 25, 1989

Pages: p A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: October 25, 1989

Pages: p A-1

Subjects: Building Fees

Item ID: 679AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

SW corner First Avenue and St. Joseph Street is parking lot for Acapulco Restaurant across the street. Former site of McCoy building.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/photographs1234

Date: 1979

1 image

Date: 1979

Subjects: Acapulco Mexican Restaurant; McCoy Building; Historic houses

Physical Description: 4x5 color

ID: 1225

Collection: Photographs

Images

A report from the Arcadia Planning Commission recommending restraints on mini-malls was "received and filed" by the Arcadia City Council who decided current building restrictions are adequate.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper802

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: August 9, 1987

Pages: p. 1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: August 9, 1987

Pages: p. 1

Subjects: Mini-Mall

Item ID: 802AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

A new 3-story office building at First Avenue and Huntington Drive should have its ground breaking ceremony before November 10, according to Warren Lortie of the development firm W.L.A. Arcon.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper711

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: Ocatober 26, 1986

Pages: p. 1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: Ocatober 26, 1986

Pages: p. 1

Subjects: Buildings

Item ID: 711AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Revise Search

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.

The Arcadia City Council has imposed stringent regulations on roofing materials for new hillside developments. Non-combustible Class A roofing material for new construction in Arcadia's residential-mountainous zone is required.

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 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.)

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.

New El Rancho Building, a 2-story store and office affair, located at 1200 W. Huntington Drive, is nearing completion, with occupancy expected in March. Rancho Santa Anita, Inc. are the owners of the new building. Architect is Rowland H. Crawford.

Further restrictions go into effect on January 1, 1976 of public officials to insure that their meetings are open to the public. Complete details of SB 1 are given.

Two story limit

Arcadia is moving to tighten controls on "mansionization" - the replacement of small older homes with larger upscale new houses.

8 story office building at Baldwin and Arcadia

If everything goes as planned, Engineering-Science, now with offices in Arcadia's Towne Center, will build a two or three story building on the site of the old Cinemaland theater.

Modifications to R-1 lot restrictions

Three-story office building nears reality after reported approval. Will be constructed on a two-acre site at the southwest corner of Huntington Drive and Fifth Avenue in the Arcadia redevelopment area.

The Arcadia City Council approved a 6% hike in building fees, such as building permits, conditional use permits, and request for modifications. The increase, set for November 17, will be used to offset the 6% salary hike that city employees received in the 1989-90 budget.

SW corner First Avenue and St. Joseph Street is parking lot for Acapulco Restaurant across the street. Former site of McCoy building.

Images

A report from the Arcadia Planning Commission recommending restraints on mini-malls was "received and filed" by the Arcadia City Council who decided current building restrictions are adequate.

A new 3-story office building at First Avenue and Huntington Drive should have its ground breaking ceremony before November 10, according to Warren Lortie of the development firm W.L.A. Arcon.