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Home My WebLink About1310 ORDINANCE NO. 1310 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ARCADIA, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING PORTIONS OF TITLES 1 AND 2 OF DIVISION 1 OF PART 6 OF CHAPTER 2 OF ARTICLE IX OF THE ARCADIA MUNICIPAL CODE. THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ARCADIA, CALIFORNIA, DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. That Sections 9261.1, 9261.1.2, 9261.1.5, 9261.2.3, 9261.2.6 and 9261.2.7 of the Arcadia Municipal Code are hereby amended to read respectively as follows: 9261.1. USES PERMITTED. No building or land shall be used and no building shall be hereafter erected, constructed or established except for the uses specified in the following subsections. The re- tail, wholesale, or manufacture of goods, wares or products is ex- pressly prohibited except when such goods, wares or products are a necessary adjunct to the services rendered. 9261.1.2. PROFESSIONAL OFFICES. Professional offices for the following uses: 1. Accountants 2. Architects 3. Attorneys at Law 4. Chiropractors 5. Chiropodists 6. Dentists 7. Engineers 8. Opticians 9. Optometrists 10. Osteopaths 11.. Physicians 12. Surgeons 13. Insurance Brokers 14. Real Estate Brokers 15. Stock Brokers 16. Medical and Clinical Laboratories 17. Pharmacies for only the filling of prescriptions and the sale of sick room supplies -1- 1310 9261.1.5. SIGNS. Any exterior sign displayed shall pertain only to the name and address or use conducted within the building, shall be attached flat against a wall of the building and parallel with its horizontal dimension and shall front the principal street, a parking ar'ea in the rear, or, in the case of a corner building, that portion of the side street within fifty (50) feet of the principal street. In no case shall a sign project above the roof line, have moving parts, flashing lights or animated lighting. The total area of such signs shall not ex- ceed one (1) square foot of sign area for each two (2) lineal feet of building frontage. 9261.2.3. SIDE YARD. There shall be a side yard on each side of every building of a width not less than three (3) feet; provided, how- ever, that when such side yard abuts a residential zone a minimum side yard of ten (10) feet shall be maintained. 9261.2.6. AREA REQUIREMENTS. Every building hereafter erected, constructed or established shall be located on a site containing an area of not less than ten thousand (10,000) square feet. 9261.2.7. PARKING REQUIREMENTS. Parking shall be provided for uses on the following basis: USE PARKING SPACES REQUIRED Offices (Medical & Dental) 8 spaces per 1000 sq.ft. of floor area Offices (Professional & Business) 5 spaces per 1000 sq.ft. of floor area Banks 8 spaces per 1000 sq.ft. of floor area SECTION 2. That new Sections 9261.1.1, 9261.1.5.1, 9261.2.3.1, 9261.2.8, 9261.2.9, 9261.2.10, 9261.2.11, 9261.2.12 and 9261.2.13 are hereby added to the Arcadia Municipal Code, the same to read respectively as follows: 9261.1.1. OFFICE USES; Business offices where merchandise is not processed, sold or otherwise distributed. -2- 1310 9261.1.5.1. SAME. OCCUPANTS. One name plate per each office occupancy, not exceeding three (3) square feet in area, containing only the name and occupa.tion of the occupant. 9261.2.3.1. SAME. CORNER LOTS. On corner lots the required side yard adjoining the interior lot shall be the same as for interior lots. The required side yard on the street side shall be not less than five (5) feet. 9261.2.8. UTILITIES. All utilities on the site for direct service to the area thereon shall be installed underground except as otherwise approved by the Council by precise plan of design. The owner or developer is responsible for complying with the requirements of this section and shall make the necessary arrangements as required by the serving utilities for the installation of such facilities. For the pur- pose of this section, appurtenances and associated equipment such as but not limited to, surface mounted transformers, pedestal mounted terminal boxes and meter cabinets, and concealed ducts in an underground system may be terminated above ground. 9261.2.9. ROOF STRUCTURES. Towers, chimneys, spires, gables, flag poles and similar appurtenances shall not exceed a height of ten (10) feet above the roof of the main portion of the building. 9261.2.10. MECHANICAL EQUIPMENT. Mechanical equipment shall likewise be governed by the same height limit and shall in addition be entirely screened in a manner approved by the Planning Department. 9261.2.11. LIGHTING. Building, landscaping and parking lot lighting shall be hooded and arranged to reflect light away from adjoin- ing properties and streets. Light standards shall be a maximum of ten (10) feet in height. The height of all light standards shall be measured from the elevation of the adjacent pavement of the parking lot. -3- 1310 9261.2.12. INSIDE STORAGE. All permanent and temporary storage of wares and merchandise crates, bottles and similar items shall be within a building. 9261.2.13. OUTSIDE STORAGE REFUSE. Trash, garbage and refuse may temporarily be stored outside the building; provided, how- ever, that such refuse shall be completely screened from public view by an enclosure of which three (3) sides shall consist of six (6) foot high decorative masonry walls or other approved screening devices. SECTION 3. That former Section 9261.1.1 "R-3 Uses" is hereby renumbered to 9261.1.6. SECTION 4. The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this Ordinance. I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing Ordinance was adopted at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Arcadia held on the 16th day of November , 1965, by the affirmative vote of at least three Councilmen, to wit: AYES: Councilmen Balser, Forman, Turner and Reibold NOES: None ABSENT: Councilman con"i~ Aqr, ~ ity Cler of the ity of rcadia SIGNED AND APPROVED this 16th day of November , 1965. ATTEST: ~~7= (SEAL) -4- 1310