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The Arcadia City Council debates home design controls.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
August 29, 2002
Pages
p. 1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
August 29, 2002
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Home design reviews
Houses
Mansionization
Item ID
30756AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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University of Southern California (USC) teacher Sam Watters' two-volume book "Houses of Los Angeles 1885-1935" features 700 or so photographs of splendid Los Angeles homes. Twenty-two of the seventy-five houses listed come from Pasadena, Altadena, South Pasadena, San Marino, Arcadia, and La Canada Flintridge.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
October 8, 2007
Pages
p. News 1
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Pasadena Star News
Date
October 8, 2007
Pages
p. News 1
Subjects
Architecture books
Houses
Watters, Sam
Item ID
30935AN
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Newspaper Index
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As median home prices dip throughout Southern California, many local homes are being foreclosed. In 2007, there were 215 foreclosure filings in Arcadia. See chart for figures on surrounding areas.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
February 24, 2008
Pages
p. News 1
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Pasadena Star News
Date
February 24, 2008
Pages
p. News 1
Subjects
Foreclosures
Houses
Housing market
Item ID
31138AN
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Newspaper Index
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Ed Huang, an architect who works as a senior planner for the city of Los Angeles, gives a tour of his "green" home in Arcadia. His house is a model of energy efficiency, using solar panels and other environmentally and ecologically friendly design elements. Huang had been Arcadia's planning commissioner from 1992-2002.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
April 23, 2008
Pages
p. News 1, 10
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Pasadena Star News
Date
April 23, 2008
Pages
p. News 1, 10
Subjects
Environment
Homes
Houses
Huang, Ed
Item ID
31177AN
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Newspaper Index
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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.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
August 28, 2003
Pages
p. 17
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
August 28, 2003
Pages
p. 17
Subjects
Design review
Houses
Mansions
Item ID
32043AN
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Newspaper Index
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In a unanimous vote, Arcadia City Council deals a blow to builder KVH Design Group, rejecting the developer's appeal and their plans to build a nearly 7,000 square foot two-story single-family house at 211 Monte Place. The Highlands Homeowners Association (HOA) Architectural Review Board (ARB) had turned down the plans on grounds that the proposed home was "incompatible in mass and scale to the surrounding buildings in the neighborhood." Arcadia City Council agreed.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
December 18, 2014
Pages
p. 1, 20
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
December 18, 2014
Pages
p. 1, 20
Subjects
Arcadia City Council
Highlands Homeowners Association (HOA)--Architectural Review Board (ARB)
Houses
KVH Design Group
Mansions
Verlato, April
Von Hatten, Kurt
Item ID
34236AN
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Newspaper Index
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Arcadia City Council delays vote on Arcadia Highlands home building projects. Council will address the matter again on February 3, to allow for more time to vet newly received petitions from area residents and a detailed letter from an attorney representing a leading opponent of the developments, that the City received last week. Both projects, one at 1600 Highland Oaks Drive, the other at 29 East Orange Grove Avenue, and both designed by Robert Tong of Arcadia-based Sanyao International Inc., involve the demolition of vintage homes to make room for larger residences.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
January 22, 2015
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p. 1, 16
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
January 22, 2015
Pages
p. 1, 16
Subjects
Arcadia Highlands Homeowners Association--Architectural Review Board
Arcadia Planning Commission
Houses
Mansions
Real Estate
Tong, Robert
Verlato, April
Item ID
34270AN
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Newspaper Index
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Brandywine to build seventeen 3-story townhomes in Arcadia. This development brings more affordable options to Arcadia, at 136 Las Tunas Drive. Prices are expected to range from high $600,000s to high $900,000s.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
January 29, 2015
Pages
p. 15
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
January 29, 2015
Pages
p. 15
Subjects
Brandywine Homes
Developments
Houses
Real Estate
Item ID
34273AN
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Newspaper Index
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Arcadia City Council approves Arcadia Highlands land development projects at 29 East Orange Grove Avenue and 1600 Highland Oaks Drive. The larger scale new construction of mansions will replace existing homes. The primary bone of contention came down to whether or not property owners' rights to maximize their investment and exercise freedom to build as they see fit should prevail over homeowners associations and residents concerned with maintaining a neighborhood's traditional aesthetic character while protecting neighboring properties' scenic views and privacy.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
February 5, 2015
Pages
p. 1, 15
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
February 5, 2015
Pages
p. 1, 15
Subjects
Arcadia City Council--2010-2019
Arcadia Highlands Homeowners Association (HOA)--Architectural Review Board
Arcadia Planning Commission
Houses
Mansions
Real Estate
Item ID
34280AN
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Newspaper Index
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Arcadia City Council clears way for massive new homes at 29 East Orange Grove Avenue and 1600 Highland Oaks Drive, despite opposition to the increasing "mansionization," from several members of the Highland Oaks Homeowners Association (HOA). City Council voted to move forward with both projects, finding they complied with city's zoning codes and were exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). The two homes met the city's design guidelines and met the resolution that governs design in the HOA areas.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
February 6, 2015
Pages
p. A1, A8
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Pasadena Star News
Date
February 6, 2015
Pages
p. A1, A8
Subjects
Arcadia City Council--2010-2019
Arcadia Highlands Homeowners Association (HOA)
Arcadia Planning Commission
Architecture
Houses
Mansions
Real Estate
Item ID
34281AN
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Newspaper Index
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Arcadia residents hoping to vote to curb home sizes. Groups want city to have a lot less 'mansionization' and are circulating a petition for a ballot initiative that aims to set square footage regulations for new residential development projects.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
August 15, 2015
Pages
p. A1, A4
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Pasadena Star News
Date
August 15, 2015
Pages
p. A1, A4
Subjects
Arcadia Highlands Homeowners Assocation (HOA)
Houses
Mansions
Santa Anita Village Homeowners Association (HOA)
Thompson, Laurie
Verlato, April
Zoning codes
Item ID
34467AN
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Newspaper Index
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Arcadia housing standards campaign to launch. City officials will engage in a "public education campaign" to inform residents about the city's current residential development standards and to look at what other communities are doing.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
August 20, 2015
Pages
p. A3
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Pasadena Star News
Date
August 20, 2015
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Arcadia City Council
Chandler, Roger
Houses
Kovacic, Gary
Mansions
Segal, Mickey
Tay, Sho
Wuo, John
Zoning codes
Item ID
34469AN
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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.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
August 6, 2015
Pages
p. 1, 17
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
August 6, 2015
Pages
p. 1, 17
Subjects
Arcadia City Council
Arcadia Planning Commission
Houses
Yang, Scott
Item ID
34475AN
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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.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
September 10, 2015
Pages
p. A3
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Newspaper
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 denies Marvin Fong's plan for a large development at 2236 Hollis Lane. The proposed project is 4 times larger than the existing property, which upset a grass roots group effort to prevent "mansionization."

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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
September 10, 2015
Pages
p. 1
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
September 10, 2015
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Arcadia Municipal Code
Arcadia Planning Commission
Development
Fong, Marvin
Houses
Mansions
Item ID
34486AN
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Newspaper Index
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City to release first round of education campaign on Arcadia real estate rules and local zoning code in a forthcoming City newsletter. The campaign will include public meetings in November and an advisory committee comprised of Arcadia residents.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
October 22, 2015
Pages
p. 1
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
October 22, 2015
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Houses
Mansions
Real Estate
Residential development
Zoning codes
Item ID
34531AN
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Newspaper Index
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Real estate pros weigh in on Arcadia home size debate. Explains Arcadia residential land investment. Real estate professional Eric Rosa says big homes are not hurting real estate values and warns that the proposed ballot measure for April 12 to enact tougher limits on square footage, would be policy that can't be overturned by elected officials and would require a ballot initiative in 2018 to rescind voter-approved code amendments.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
November 12, 2015
Pages
p. 1, 17
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
November 12, 2015
Pages
p. 1, 17
Subjects
Houses
Mansions
Real Estate
Rosa, Eric
Sira, Joe
Item ID
34538AN
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Newspaper Index
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Mansionization vote soon. Officials say no to economic impact study (on how home size affects property value) amid update to city's zoning code. Opponents and proponents packed into City Council Chambers. Resident Lee Marshall said more stringent regulations (in building height, floor area ratio (FAR), setbacks, hillside standards) would add value to homes by encouraging more harmonious development. Resident Polly Wong said she built her dream home in Arcadia and the new recommendations might significantly hurt her investment. See also Arcadia Weekly, p. 1, 16, March 17, 2016 for "No economic study for zoning code changes."

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
March 17, 2016
Pages
p. A3
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Pasadena Star News
Date
March 17, 2016
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Houses
Mansions
Marshall, Lee
Planning Commission
Real Estate
Ursettie, Brian (photo)
Wong, Polly
Zoning codes
Item ID
34690AN
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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
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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.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
April 21, 2016
Pages
p. A1, A6
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Newspaper
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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