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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1454 ORDINANCE NO. 1454 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ARCADIA AMENDING, REPEALING AND ADDING CERTAIN SECTIONS OF THE RESIDENTIAL PLANNED DEVELOPMENTS REGULATIONS OF THE ARCADIA MUNICIPAL CODE. THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ARCADIA DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. Subdivisions B, D and E of Section 9277.1 of the Arcadia Municipal Code are hereby amended so that said Sec- tion 9277.1 shall read as follows: "9277.1. CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT. A. A resideptial planned development shall be subject to the regulations of this Division and shall be established by means of a conditional use permit pursuant to Division 5 of this Part, Sections 9275.1, et seq., as modified by these regulations. B. Each application for the establishment of a residential planned development shall be accompanied by the following prelimi- nary plans: plot plan, subdivision plan, building elevations, landscape and site improvement plan, and such related plans and data which may be prescribed from time to time by the Planning Commission. C. Before final action of approval, the applicant shall make and file with the Commission any amendments to the plans which are necessary in order to have plans on file with the Commission which comply with the conditions proposed by the Commission. D. The Planning Commission shall have the authority to approve an application if it finds that the proposed development is well related to existing and planned use and circulation \ -1- 1454 patterns in the neighborhood. and provides a better environmental ~esign than would be possible under standard subdivision procedures. E.. A condition of each permit .shall be that final precise plans for the project shall be subject to review and approv~l by the Commission. The Commission shall approve said plans if they sub- stantially conform with the terms of the conditional ,use permit. F. A conditional use permit. which has been approved by the Planning Commission shall not become effective until after it has been reviewed and approved by the City Council.. G. A conditional use permit shall expire, unless extended by the City Council for good cause shown, eighteen (18) months after its effective date unless final, precise plans have been sub- mitted to and approved by the Commission, and unless work commences .within one (1) year after said plans have been approved." SECTION 2. Section 9277.7 of the Arcadia Municipal Code shall be amended to read as follows: "9277.7. DENSITY. The maximum number of lots within a residential planned development shall be determined by dividing eighty-five per cent (85%) of the gross square footage of subject property by the minimum lot.area required by the underlying zone." SECTION 3. Section 9277.12 of the Arcadia Municipal Code is hereby repealed and a new Section 9277.12 is hereby added to read as follows: "9277.12. SOUNDPROOFING SYSTEM. Common walls between dwellings shall be constructed with a soundproofing system in accordance with the Building Code rep;ulations relating to such walls." SECTION 4. Section 9277.21 is hereby added to the Arcadia Municipal Code to read as follows: -2- 1454 "9277.21. MODIFICATIONS. At any time after the final plans have been approved, the Modification Committee may approve changes in the plan which do not substantially alter the character of the development. Application for such modification shall be made in accordance with the procedures applicable to the Modification' Committee, provided that notice shall be given to all owners of property within three hundred (300) feet of the perimeter of the development." SECTION 5. The City Council finds that the public necessity, convenience, general welfare and good zoning practice justify the above changes; the Planning Commission has also made such findings pursuant to applicable provisions of the Arcadia Municipal Code and Planning Commission Resolution No. 775, adopted April 11, 1972. SECTION 6. 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 20th day of June, 1972, by the affirmative vote of at least three Councilmen, to wit: AYES: Councilmen Butterworth, Helms, Scott and Arth NOES: None ABSENT: Councilman Hago.. c; ~ '~-' U~ ~ ~e City 0 rcadia /F:ST' (' ~7tWl tl~ City Clerk_, / ( SEAL ),,";'"?- '. ....../ ~ /. /",- ~.- /.. / SIGNED AND APPROVED this day of , 1972. t!- / I( cluJ- ti;tz::; Mayor Pro Tempore of the City of Arcadia -3- 1454 " '..~ :..'<~: ~ ..,,~~ -?-7'0" ~=:~.~_.-"J "_ ...-?\ -. -::', ---.;.:...~ ....- ,-",~\,oo"""" '-<-.~E:_~,,:~~- . "<~ -~. ,. ~,::,..........-,,~' /' ~.. --/