Although the Arcadia City Council unanimously upheld a planning commission decision Tuesday night to permit the construction of a 97-unit retirement hotel at Michillinda Ave. and Sunset Blvd., an opponent said he plans to take court action against the project.
A new senior retirement hotel has been approved by the Arcadia Planning Commission over the objections of both the development's neighbors and a competitor. The 110-room project will be located at the site of what is now a mortuary at 607-611 West Duarte Road.
Routine approval by the Arcadia City Council is expected Tuesday night on a conditional use permit for a 100-unit senior housing project on West Naomi Avenue.
The City Council met in special session to hear a presentation by Thomas Safran, a specialist in senior citizen housing. The Arcadia Senior Citizen Commission contends the council isn't moving fast enough on the issue. An advisory vote by the people on senior citizen housing will probably appear on the June primary ballot.
In a 3-1 vote the Arcadia City Council approved an ordinance authorizing preclusion of second units within single-family and multi-family zoned areas. Councilman Jeff Dring cast the dissenting vote.
After two years of waiting for red tape to untangle, ground was broken Tuesday for the 100-unit senior housing complex on Naomi Avenue in West Arcadia.
Arcadia City Council considering leasing Par-3 golf course site south of Live Oak Avenue for major housing development. Would provide up to 587 housing units, including 72 rental units for senior citizens. Potential developer is Cadillac Fairview Development Co. of Newport Beach.
Two years of delays are over and construction has finally begun on a 100-room senior housing project for Arcadia. The project at 645 West Naomi Avenue began on October 29.
Arcadia City Council members decided to wait a month before signing an "exclusive right to negotiate agreement" for the development of city-owned property at 620 East Live Oak Avenue, site of the Par Three Golf Course.
City Council has approved the expenditure of $295,000 for low income senior citizen and handicapped housing. Article explains how that money might be used.
A review of presentations made to City Council by two developers of low income senior housing: Southern California Presbyterian Homes and Thomas L. Safran & Associates.
City Council authorized the staff to prepare a sale agreement in the amount of $985,700 for the land to California Trinity Housing, Inc., the California borrower corporation for the Christian Senior Housing Foundation, Inc. of Decatur, Ga.
Although the completion of Naomi Gardens, the 100-unit senior housing development in West Arcadia, is nearly a year away, the city has been swamped with applications.