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ORDINANCE. NO. 1501
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF ARCADIA AMENDING CERTAIN SECTIONS
OF THE ARCADIA MUNICIPAL CODE TO TRANSFER
ADMINISTRATIVE RESPONSIBILITY FOR MODIFI-
CATION PROCEDURES TO THE PLANNING DEPART-
MENT.
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ARCADIA DOES OF~AIN
AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. That the Modification Committee procedures
be amended to transfer the responsibility of the Building Superin-
tendent and Building Department to the Planning Director a.nd
Planning Department and accordingly that the following am'3ndments
be made to the Al:cadia Municipal Code.
SECTION 2. That Section 9292.1.2 is hereby amended to
read as follows:
"9292.1.2. CREATION. There is hereby created e;, Modifica-
tion Co~ittee composed of the following persons:
1. The Chairman of the Planning Commission or such
member of the Planning Commission as the Chairman may from time to
time designate.
2. The Planning Director or his designated deputy.
3. The City Manager or his designated deputy.
The Chairman of the Modification Committee shall be the
Planning Commission member thereon.
The Planning Director or his designated deputy shall
serve as Secretary to the Modification Committee."
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SECTION 3. That Section 9292.1.7 is hereby amended to
read as follows:
"9292.1.7. APPLICATION FORMS. Application fo:rms for
modifications shall be obtained from the Planning Department."
SECTION 4. That Section 9292.1.8 is hereby amended to
read as follows:
"9292.1.8. FILING OF APPLICATIONS. Modificat:lon applica-
tionS shall be made in writing to the Planning Departmen1: on the
prescribed application forms. Incomplete application fOl~S shall
not be accepted. All filed applications shall be consecutively
numbered, shall become part of the permanent official rec:ords of the
City and shall contain copies of all notices and actions p~rtaining
thereto. ..
SECTION 5. That Section 9292.1.11 is hereby amended to
read as follows:
"9292.1.11. INVESTIGATION. The Planning Department
staff shall investigate and report on each modification application
providing information necessary for the Committee's full and com-
plete consideration of the application. The members of the Modifi-
cation Committee may also undertake such investigation of each
modification application as they deem necessary for their full and
complete consideration of the application."
SECTION 6. That Section 9292.1.13 is hereby amended to
read as follows:
"9292.1.13. NOTICES. Not less than ten calendar days
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before the date of such public hearing, a notice 'shall be mailed,
postage prepaid, to the applicant and to all property owners within
100 feet of the subject property. The notice shall state the nature
of the request, the location of the property and the time and place
of the hearing. In addition, signs at least 8" x 10" shall be
posted on the subject property by the Planning Department staff
and shall set forth substantially the same information included in
the mailed notice. There shall be at least one such sign for each
100 feet of street frontage of the subject property. Said signs
shall be posted at least ten calendar days prior to the public
hearing."
SECTION 7. That Section 9292.2.5 is hereby amemded to
read as follows:
"9292.2.5. APPLICATION FORMS. Application forms for
administrative modification shall be obtained from the Planning
Department."
SECTION 8. That Section 9292.2.6 is hereby amended to
read as follows:
"9292.2.6. FILING OF APPLICATIONS. Application for an
administrative modification shall be made in writing to the Planning
Department on the~ prescribed application forms. Incomple'te applica-
tion forms shall not be accepted. All filed applications shall be
consecutively nunmered, shall become part of the permanent official
records of the City and shall contain copies of all notices and
actions pertaining thereto."
SECTION 9. That Section 9292.2.11 is hereby amemded to
read as follows:
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"9292.2.11. APPEALS. Appeals from the joint decision of
the Planning Department and Building Division shall be made to the
Modification Committee. Said appeal shall be made in writing and
delivered to thl~ Planning Department wi thin five working days of
the joint decision and shall be accompanied by an ownership list for
all property owners within 100 feet of the subject property and an
appeal fee in accordance with the applicable fee schedule adopted
by resolution of the City Council.
Upon receipt in proper form of an appeal the Planning
Department shall fix a time and place for public hearing thereon
to be held not less than ten calendar days nor more than forty
calendar days thereafter. Public notice of the public hearing
shall be given in the same manner as set forth in Section 9292.1.13.
After action on appeal by the Modification Committee,
an appeal may be made to the Planning Commission. Said appeal shall
be made in writing and delivered to the Planning Department within
five working days of the Modification Committee's decisie,n and
shall be accompanied by an appeal fee in accordance with the appli-
cable fee schedule adopted by resolution of the City Council.
Upon notification of such an appeal the applicant of the
original modification request shall provide and deliver to the
Planning Department an 8" x 10" clear film positive and negative of
the proposed development.
Upon receipt in proper form of an appeal from the Modifi-
cation Committee's decision, the secretary of the Planning
Commission shall fix a time and place for public hearing thereon to
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be held not less than ten calendar days nor more than forty calendar
days thereafter. Public notice of the public hearing shall be
given in the same manner as set forth in Section 9292.1.13.
Appeals from the Planning Commission's decision shall be
made to the City Council. Said appeal shall be made in \qriting
and delivered to the City Clerk within five working days of the
Planning Commission's decision and shall be accompanied hy an
appeal fee in accordance with the applicable fee schedule adopted
by resolution of the City Council.
At its next regular meeting after the filing of such
appeal, the Council shall set a date for a public hearing thereon.
The matter of setting the hearing and giving of notice shall be
the same prescribed for hearings before the Planning Commission."
SECTION 10. 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 1:he 18th day of December , 1973, by th,~
affirmative vote of at least three Councilmen, to wit:
AYES:
Councilmen Hage, Helms, Scott and Arth
NOES:
None
ABSENT:
Councilman
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1:y lerk of the C~ty (If Arcadia
SIGNED AND APPROVED this
18th day of December , 1973.
t,~4J L-z,y
Mayor of the City of Arcadia
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C~ty Clerk
(SEAL)
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