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ORDINANCE NO. 2135
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF ARCADIA, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING SECTION 9269.5
RELATING TO PARKING REQUIREMENTS FOR
REGIONAL SHOPPING CENTERS AND ADDING SECTION
9220.25.3 TO THE ARCADIA MUNICIPAL CODE
ESTABLISHING A DEFINITION FOR GROSS LEASABLE
AREA, TEXT AMENDMENT T.A. 99-006
WHEREAS, this text amendment was initiated by Westfield Corporation,
Inc. (the "applicant") requesting to amend Section 9269.5 relating to the parking
requirements for Regional Shopping Centers, and to add a new definition to the
Arcadia Municipal Code for "Gross Leasable Area", and to delete the floor area for
kiosks and carts from the parking requirements, Community Development
Division Case No. T.A. 99-006; and
WHEREAS, on July 25, 2000, a public hearing was held before the
Planning Commission on said matter at which time all interested persons were
given full opportunity to be heard and to present evidence; and
WHEREAS, the Planning Commission on August 8, 2000 voted 4 to 0 with
one (1) member absent to adopt Resolution No. 1616 expressing the
Commission's comments and recommendations to the City Council regarding
Text Amendment 99-006; and
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WHEREAS, on September 5, 2000, the City Council held a public hearing
on: (I) the final Environmental Impact Report; (2) General Plan Amendment G.P.
99-001, (3) Zone Change Z-99-003 and (4) Text Amendment 99-006 for the
Westfield Shoppingtown - Santa Anita expansion; and
WHEREAS, as part of the record of this hearing, the City Council reviewed
and considered:
I. All staff reports and related attachments and exhibits submitted by
the Community Development Division of the Development Services Department
to the City CounCil;
2. The record of the Planning Commission hearing regarding the
General Plan Amendment G.P. 99-001, Zone Change Z-99-003 and Text
Amendment 99-006 for the Westfield Shoppingtown - Santa Anita expansion; and
3. All letters, infonnation and material presented as part of the public
testimony at the City Council public hearing on September 5, 2000, including the
staff report, the Final EIR and all oral presentations and documentation presented
at the public hearing; and
WHEREAS, the above recitals are hereby incorporated as part of the
findings set forth below.
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NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
ARCADIA, CALIFORNIA DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. The factual data submitted by the Development Services
Department in the attached report is true and correct.
SECTION 2. The City Council finds:
I. That the evaluations of the environmental impacts as set forth in the
FEIR are appropriate; that with the exception of "Air Quality", this project will
not have a significant effect on the environment; that when considering the record
as a whole, there is no evidence that this project will have any potential for
adverse effect on wildlife resources or the habitat upon which the wildlife
depends.
2. That the project as proposed including the mitigation measures, Final
EIR (hereby incorporated by this reference) and the Mitigation Monitoring and
Reporting Program will comply with the objectives and policies set forth in the
General Plan; and that the City Council concurs with the Findings of Fact and
Statement of Overriding Considerations regarding significant effects under
provision of California Public Resources Code Section 21081 and California Code
of Regulations Sections 15091 and 15093 as set forth in Resolution 6151.
SECTION 3. Section 9220.25.3 is added to the Arcadia Municipal
Code to read as follows:
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"9220.25.3. GROSS LEASABLE AREA. Gross leasable area shall be the
total floor area designed for the tenant's occupancy and exclusive use,
, including basements, mezzanines, or upper floors - expressed in square feet
and measured from the centerline of joint partitions and from outside wall
faces. Gross leasable area shall also include kiosks within the common
areas. It is the space for which tenants pay rent, including sales areas.
Exception: Gross Leasable Area shall not include (a) service areas
within mall tenant stores and (b) service areas that occupy less than 25% of
the gross square footage of stores in excess of 50,000 square feet. Service
areas in excess of this percentage shall be counted toward the Gross
Leasable Area.
Service areas are those areas specifically dedicated to employee use,
storage and mechanical areas and employee restrooms."
Section 4. That Section 9269.5 of the Arcadia Municipal Code IS'
amended to read as follows:
"Regional Shopping Centers 4.75 parking spaces per 1,000 sq. ft. of
Gross Leasable Area (GLA)"
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Section 5. The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this Ordinance
and shall cause a copy of the same to be published in the official newspaper of
said City within fifteen (15) days after its adoption.
Passed, approved and adopted this 3rd day of October
,2000.
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May f the ity of Ai-cadia
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APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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Stephen P. Deitsch
City Attorney
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ) SS:
CITY OF ARCADIA )
I, JUNE D. ALFORD, City Clerk of the City of Arcadia, hereby certifies that the
foregoing Ordinance No. 2135 was passed and adopted by the City Council of the City
of Arcadia, signed by the Mayor and attested to by the City Clerk at a regular meeting
of said Council held on the 3rd day of October, 2000 and that said Ordinance was
adopted by the following vote, to wit:
AYES: Councilmember Chandler, Chang, Marshall, Segal and Kovacic
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
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