Public hearing on Anoakia-area zone change allows citizen input. Hearing is on a Planning Commission resolution recommending approval of a zone change from R-0 30,000 to R-0 30,000 and D for the Anoakia area. This means that residential lots must contain at least 30,000 square feet. The D stands for "design overlay," which gives the property owners' association an opportunity to review architectural plans for development.
City Council accepts appropriation budget of $17.6 million. Acceptance does not imply approval. That will follow a public hearing scheduled for June 21.
City Council granted provisional approval of a permit for the operation of a preschool at Shaarei Tikvah Synagogue. A public hearing has been scheduled for September.
The City Council denied, for the present, an application for a religious solicitation permit by the Society for Krishna Consciousness. Public hearings on the matter will be continued to January 2, 1979.
Council sets hearing on block grants. City of Arcadia is eligible for close to $260,000 in Community Development Block Grant funds for 1983-84. Funds are administered by county and intended for community improvement in various categories.
Arcadia City Council has denied a request for a solicitation permit from the Rev. Sun Myung Moon's Unification Church after hearing lengthy testimony from both proponents and opponents.
About 1500 people went to a hearing before the county Commission on School District Organization to discuss the possible transfer of Sierra Madre schools from the Pasadena Unified School District to the Arcadia Unified School District. The hearing is the first step in a long process that involves approval by the state Board of Education and local voters before an area can transfer to another school district.
The City Council will hear a report of the proposed Noise Level portion of the General Plan on Tuesday. A Noise Level Plan consists of a statement of community goals and the identification of local noise sources.
The construction of private medical offices as part of the Methodist Hospital facility on property owned by the City of Arcadia has been an issue since 1953. The matter is subject to City Council approval as such construction may be in violation of the current terms of the 99 year lease held by the hospital.
Arcadia hasn't been quick enough in spending its Community Development Block Grant and as a result the county might take back 18% of the money. In response, the Arcadia City Council voted to shift $100,000 from the Downtown Revitalization Program to the Housing Rehabilitation Program.
Olympics may stimulate downtown revitalization, said Mayor pro-tem Dennis Lojeski at Arcadia Business Association meeting last week. He urged ABA to get feedback to council.
A disappointing turnout of less than a dozen people (mainly real estate developers) attended the public meeting to discuss phase I of the Downtown Arcadia Revitalization Study held Tuesday, July 31. One idea offered at the meeting was to create an "Avenue of the Thoroughbreds." More interaction with business owners affected by such suggestions was hoped for.
A call for comments on the proposed Downtown Revitalization Plan brought several suggestions and a few complaints at the Arcadia Planning Commission meeting.
At the suggestion of Arcadia City Councilman Robert Harbicht, the council agreed to hold a public hearing on April 7 to discuss the possibility of banning fireworks in Arcadia.