Article details the procedure for dealing with animal nuisance complaints as prescribed by municipal ordinance. Three or more people must complain before action is taken.
City Attorney Phillips warned residents that raising worms in their backyards would violate two city ordinances: 1. Operating a business in a residential area. 2. Keeping manure in quantities would constitute a nuisance and is prohibited.
Advocates of an ordinance advocating English as the official language for Arcadia squared off in heated debate with opponents before the Arcadia City Council.
Arcadia business people apparently favor a no-smoking ordinance in principle, but might have difficulty with it in practice, according to a Chamber of Commerce survey recently delivered by City Manager George Watts. Sixty percent favored an ordinance controlling smoking. However, 60% also said they would not be able to provide segregated areas for smokers and non-smokers.
A proposed ordinance regulating foreign languages and English on business signs in Arcadia will not only require that English be included-it also will require English cover the largest part of the sign.
Representatives from the American Lung Association and the American Cancer Society presented City Council with a draft no-smoking ordinance that would prohibit smoking in all enclosed public places.
Arcadia is going to have to pay more money to fight a continuing legal challenge to its ordinance forbidding two-story newsracks commonly used by purveyors of sexually-oriented publications.
Arcadia's City Council is having second thoughts about its regulation requiring the removal of burglar bars in town and has sent the whole ordinance back to staff for further study.
A proposed ordinance to control open parties calls for a permit to be secured from the Chief of Police at least three days in advance. It aims to control groups of 50 or more. Wedding receptions would be exempt.
The Arcadia City Council will review a study of a possible ordinance pertaining to commercial signs in foreign languages at its July 2 meeting. It has been suggested that foreign language signs be translated into English.
A draft ordinance has been submitted to the City Council that would allow Arcadia residents to conduct businesses out of their homes if certain criteria are met and a permit is approved. According to current law, such businesses are illegal.
Arcadia won a round in a legal battle against a firm that distributes sexually explicit newspapers on stands throughout the city. A Superior Court Judge ruled in favor of the city regarding Arcadia Newsrack Ordinance regulations relating to the appearance and height of newsracks.
The proprietor of a company that distributes sexually explicit newspapers has filed a request with the California Supreme Court to have Arcadia delay enforcing the portion of its newsrack ordinance which governs the appearance of such racks until the matter can be settled in the Court of Appeals.
Arcadia may follow the lead of Pasadena, Los Angeles and other communities by considering the possibility of adopting a no-smoking ordinance. According to City Manager George Watts, the council has not decided on any specific rules and probably will not receive a study report from staff until mid-November.
1. Subdivision Ordinance No. 860, January 20, 1953. 2. Text Amendment 99-003 - Adult Business Ordinance initiated to update the Arcadia Municipal Code, in reference to its current provisions that regulate adult businesses. (Ordinance 2103) May 4, 1999. 3. Adoption of Ordinance 2103 Re Adult Bu…
1. Subdivision Ordinance No. 860, January 20, 1953.
2. Text Amendment 99-003 - Adult Business Ordinance initiated to update the Arcadia Municipal Code, in reference to its current provisions that regulate adult businesses. (Ordinance 2103) May 4, 1999.
3. Adoption of Ordinance 2103 Re Adult Businesses. Memo from the City Attorney. Ordinance attached as introduced by the City Council at the meeting of May 4, 1999 including the Planning Commission recommendation. May 10, 1999.
4. Arcadia warns empty-home owners: non-compliance subject to "summary abatement." This is the largest overhaul of abatement regulations since they were imposed on the City on 1972. Ordinance number 2346 was introduced and will be voted on April 4.