The Arcadia Planning Commission has endorsed unanimously a revision of the city's General Plan, the policy-setting document for everything from housing and land use to noise and safety.
On Wednesday, April 10, the planning commission met in what was to be their first meeting to discuss and review certain aspects of the General Plan Update for 1996. Approximately 200 people crowded the council chamber and the meeting was declared a safety hazard. The rescheduled meeting will be held at the community center.
Arcadia Planning Department recently gave its proposal to Planning Commission for possible ordinance permitting a second unit to be built on a single-family dwelling.
The City Council reviewed the general plan which was revised in December 1990, the first revision since the 1970's. This was the first time the City reviewed its progress in meeting the new plan's goals.
The Planning Commissioners have recommended a change in the city's zoning laws to limit the floor area of new residential structures of 40% of the lot on which they are built.
The Arcadia City Council approved a zoning plan to squeeze sex shops into a little corner of the city, but it was over objections of several El Monte residents.
City department heads gathered for a 3-day workshop to study City Council's goals and objectives for 1993, including planning for state revenue cutbacks, fire and library building construction and promotion of economic development.
Following a 2-year study period and moratorium on adult book stores, the Arcadia Planning Commission accepted a text amendment which zones such business to a narrow slip of land in a bit of industrial area in southeast Arcadia known as Chicago Park.
Public hearings on 2 proposed amendments to the Arcadia municipal code, one that would limit the size of homes, and another that would reduce the density of apartment and condominium units, were continued by the Planning Commission to its November 24 meeting.
The Arcadia Planning Department has been asked by the City Council to prepare amendments to the municipal code which would limit building bulk and visual intrusion of new commercial buildings adjacent to residentially zoned properties. Various recommendations are discussed.
The City Council approved a revision of Arcadia's General Plan, the foundation for which all land-use decisions are made, so that regulating growth is one of the main aims of the revised plan. Article includes a list of the Plan's goals and policies.
The City Council has decided to spend an additional $87,050 to carry out the city's General Plan Update, bringing the cost of the project to just over $300,000.
Bob Huddy, who has served eight years on the Planning Commission and two terms as president of the Arcadia Business Association, has decided to try for a seat on the City Council. Biographical notes included.
After presentations by 3 architectural firms Tuesday night, the Arcadia City Council voted 4-1 to ask one of the companies back for further discussion on doing a master plan for the city's proposed civic center project. The proposed center would probably be located on the Huntington Drive median where the city hall and police station are now located. Mayor David Hannah indicated that this could be a long-term project, perhaps lasting as long as 20 years.