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Arcadia is dealing with a number of housing issues including condominiums, "mansionization" and affordable senior housing.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper30023
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
July 5, 2001
Pages
p. 1, 9
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
July 5, 2001
Pages
p. 1, 9
Subjects
Housing
Condominiums
Mansions
Mansionization
Senior housing
Item ID
30210AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Residents of Santa Anita Village will get a chance to register their opinions on limiting the size of new houses in their area. Homeowners are asking for a 35 percent floor area ratio rule to be in place.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper30027
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
July 12, 2001
Pages
p. 10
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
July 12, 2001
Pages
p. 10
Subjects
Houses
Mansions
Mansionization
Design review process
Architecture
Item ID
30214AN
Collection
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.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31846
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
August 28, 2003
Pages
p. 17
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
August 28, 2003
Pages
p. 17
Subjects
Design review
Houses
Mansions
Item ID
32043AN
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The City Council voted unanimously to expand design review for single-family homes citywide. It is the latest effort in the fight against boxy mansions being built in Arcadia. The review board thinks Asian families like the big houses and the Asian families say they do want to fit in with the community.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper29774
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
November 17, 2005
Pages
p. A3
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Pasadena Star News
Date
November 17, 2005
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Mansions
Developers
Architecture Design Review
Houses
Item ID
29959AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Arcadia housing boom with Chinese dollars? Bloomberg BusinessWeek says kickbacks and Chinese cash deals are fueling the rapid growth of mansions in Arcadia.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper34008
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
October 30, 2014
Pages
p. 1, 32
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
October 30, 2014
Pages
p. 1, 32
Subjects
Housing
Mansions
Real Estate
Item ID
34202AN
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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.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper34042
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
December 18, 2014
Pages
p. 1, 20
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Newspaper
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.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper34076
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
January 22, 2015
Pages
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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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.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper34086
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
February 5, 2015
Pages
p. 1, 15
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Newspaper
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
Collection
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.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper34087
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 City Council hears residents' concerns about large housing development and its associated loss of native sycamore trees. Council official abandons China and Taiwan (sister city) trip for now.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper34115
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
March 5, 2015
Pages
p. 15
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
March 5, 2015
Pages
p. 15
Subjects
Arcadia City Council
Mansions
Sister City
Trees
Item ID
34309AN
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Newspaper Index
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An activist group called Save the Arcadia Highlands is suing the City of Arcadia over two residential developments that Arcadia City Council approved in February, citing possible violations to "specific provisions of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and the California Planning and Zoning Law, filed March 12. The addresses involved are 29 East Orange Grove Avenue and 1600 Highland Oaks Drive. See also Arcadia Weekly, p. 1, 17, March 19, 2015.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper34125
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
March 18, 2015
Pages
p. A3
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
March 18, 2015
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Arcadia City Council
Arvizo, David
Bowden Development
Highland Oaks Homeowners' Association (HOA)
Lawsuits
Mansions
Save Arcadia Highlands
Tong, Robert
Verlato, April
Item ID
34319AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Residents sue Arcadia City Council in attempt to block construction projects.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper34126
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
March 19, 2015
Pages
p. 1, 17
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
March 19, 2015
Pages
p. 1, 17
Subjects
Arcadia City Council
Highland Oaks Homeowners' Association (HOA)
Lawsuits
Mansions
Item ID
34320AN
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Newspaper Index
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Arcadia City Council chooses to hold a comprehensive zoning code update, which backers said would have included changes to create a more business-friendly atmosphere, encourage economic growth, and curb overdevelopment in the sprawling foothills community.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper34204
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
June 18, 2015
Pages
p. A1, A8
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
June 18, 2015
Pages
p. A1, A8
Subjects
Arcadia City Council--2010-2019
Development
Housing
Mansions
Zoning
Item ID
34398AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Arcadia residents and ex-mayor Mickey Segal threaten to recall city council members Roger Chandler, John Wuo, and Sho Tay for their decision to suspend a zoning code update last month. The issue involves a lawsuit, Arcadia Highlands Homeowners Association (HOA) and mansions. See hard copy in VF "City Council 2011-2020."

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper34256
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
July 9, 2015
Pages
p. A3
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
July 9, 2015
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Arcadia City Council-2010-2019
Arcadia Highlands Homeowners Association (HOA)
Chandler, Roger
Mansions
Segal, Mickey
Tay, Sho
Wuo, John
Zoning
Item ID
34450AN
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Newspaper Index
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Campaign to recall three Arcadia city council members begins. Highlands neighborhood residents have been at odds with Roger Chandler, Sho Tay, and John Wuo over the development of mansions in place of historic homes and the Gemcoin controversy with John Wuo.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper34279
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
July 30, 2015
Pages
p. 1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
July 30, 2015
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Arcadia City Council-recall
Chandler, Roger
Homeowners Associations (HOA)
Mansions
Tay, Sho
Wuo, John
Item ID
34473AN
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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.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper34273
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
August 15, 2015
Pages
p. A1, A4
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Newspaper
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.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper34275
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
August 20, 2015
Pages
p. A3
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Newspaper
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 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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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."

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper34292
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
September 10, 2015
Pages
p. 1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
September 10, 2015
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Arcadia Municipal Code
Arcadia Planning Commission
Development
Fong, Marvin
Houses
Mansions
Item ID
34486AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Arcadia officials explain council majority position on residential real estate. Mayor Pro Tem Roger Chandler defends stance on large new homes.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper34327
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
October 1, 2015
Pages
p. 1, 17
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
October 1, 2015
Pages
p. 1, 17
Subjects
Arcadia City Council-2010-2019
Chandler, Roger
Mansions
Item ID
34520AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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