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ORDINANCE NO. 2146
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF ARCADIA, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING THE ARCADIA
MUNICIPAL CODE BY ADDING NEW SECTIONS 9273.2.11,
ET SEQ. ESTABLISHING DESIGN REVIEW PROCEDURES
IN THE S-l (SPECIAL USE) ZONE.
WHEREAS, Text Amendment T.A. 2001-02 was initiated by the
Development Services Department at the direction of the City Council to establish
design review procedures for new structures, additions and exterior alterations in
the S-I (Special Use) Zone, specifically pertaining to Santa Anita Racetrack; and
WHEREAS, on May 8, 200 I, 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 voted 5 to 0 to recommend to the
City Council approval of Text Amendment 2001-02 and further to consider the
addition of the United States Department of Interior Standards and Guidelines for
Historic Preservation; and
WHEREAS, on June 5, 2001, the City Council held a public hearing on said
text amendment; and
WHEREAS, as part of the record of this hearing, the City Council reyiewed
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 Text
Amendment T.A. 001-002;
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3. All information and material presented as part of the public testimony
at the City Council public hearing on June 5, 200 I, including the staff report, the
environmental documents including the Negative Declaration, and all
documentation presented at the public hearing; and
WHEREAS, based upon the existing criteria in the S-I (Special Use) zone,
if a project complies with the underlying regulations and is in conformance with
the General Plan, it is permitted without any review by the City; and
WHEREAS, the City Council recognizes that the Santa Anita Racetrack
located in the S-I (Special Use) zone is a key community feature and an important
component of Arcadia's character, especially as noted in the General Plan; and
WHEREAS, because of the importance of the Racetrack to the community,
the City Council hereby finds that adding design reyiew procedures to the S-I
zoning regulations will help to implement the goals of the City's General Plan and
ensure that the architectural design of any additions, exterior alterations and new
structures and their materials and colors will be visually harmonious with the
existing Racetrack architectural design.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
ARCADIA DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Article IX, Division 3 (S-I Special Use Zone) of the Arcadia
Municipal Code is hereby amended by adding Sections 9273.2.11 et seq. to read as
follows:
9273.2.11. DESIGN REVIEW OBJECTIVES,
The following design review procedures are intended to implement the goals
of the City's General Plan and the following purposes:
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A. Ensure that the architectural design of any additions, exterior
alterations and new structures and their materials and colors are visually
hannonious and compatible with the existing Racetrack architectural design and
functionally build upon the Racetrack's attributes,
B. Ensure that the location and configuration of structures are visually
hannonious with their sites and with surrounding sites and structures and do not
dominate their surroundings to an extent inappropriate to their use.
C. Ensure that new buildings and structures respect the architectural and
cultural heritage represented by the existing Racetrack buildings.
D. Ensure that the grandstands remain recognizable from key locations
along the perimeter of the Racetrack.
E. Ensure that the design and location of signs and their materials and
colors are consistent with the character and scale of the buildings to which they are
attached or which are located on the same site and ensure that signs are visually
hannonious with surrounding development.
9273.2.11.1. APPLICABILITY. Architectural design approval within the
S-l (Special Use) zone is required prior to:
A. The issuance of a building penn it or sign pennit;
B. The approval or conditional approval of a conditional use pennit,
variance or modification with respect to any and all exterior alterations, additions
and new construction;
C. Installation of exterior lighting for the infield and parking areas; and
D. Installation of perimeter and parking lot landscaping and signing
improvements.
The review and approval, conditional approval or disapproval shall be by the
Planning Commission and the City Council, except as noted in Section
9273.2.11.2. The provisions ofthis Chapter shall not apply to building permits for
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work which is located entirely within a building and which does not alter the
external appearance of said building.
9273,2.11.2. ADMINISTRATIVE DESIGN REVIEW
A. The Development Services Director or designee (hereinafter referred
to as "Director") shall have the authority to review and approve, conditionally
approve or disapprove applications for:
. minor exterior alterations not affecting the architectural integrity of the
existing grandstand fayade;
. minor modifications to existing housing for racetrack employees;
. mmor improvements directed towards stabling and care of
thoroughbreds;
. minor exterior lighting plans within the infield and parking areas;
. landscaping improvements; and
. minor signing improvements,
This process shall be deemed to constitute "Administrative Review".
B. The Director shall haye the discretion to refer said applications to the
Planning Commission for review and approval, conditional approval or
disapproval when it is determined that an application is beyond the scope of the
intent of the Administrative Review process,
C. The Director shall review an application submitted for design
approval and which is subject to Administrative Review within thirty (30) working
days of acceptance of an application and may approve, conditionally approve or
disapprove the application or refer the application to the Planning Commission for
review and approval, conditional approval or disapproval.
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Within five (5) working days after a decision, the Director shall mail a
notice of the decision to the applicant and shall provide a copy of such notice to the
City Council.
D. The applicant may appeal the Director's decision to the Planning
Commission within five (5) working days by submitting a request to the Director.
Such request shall be accompanied by an appeal fee as set forth by Resolution of
the City Council.
E. Any decision of the Planning Commission under this Section
(9273.2.11.2) may be appealed to the City Council within five (5) working days of
the decision of the Planning Commission accompanied by an appeal fee as set forth
by Resolution of the City Council.
F. Anyone or more members of the City Council may, within fifteen
(15) calendar days after the Director's notice of decision, request that the Director
place the design review for consideration on the agenda of the next reasonably
available City Council meeting.
G. The provisions of Section 9600 (Review of Planning Commission
Decisions) shall also be applicable.
9273,2,\1.3. INITIATION OF DESIGN REVIEW - ADMINISTRATIVE
OR PLANNING COMMISSION/CITY COUNCIL.
Design review shall be initiated by an application submitted to the Director.
The application shall be in a form prescribed by the Director and shall include such
plans and materials required for adequate review, including but not limited to:
A. Site Plan
B. Floor plan drawn to scale including square footage
C. Building elevations including all building facades
D. Building perspectives
E, Colored rendering of building elevations and site plan
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F. Materials sample board including a description of the types of
materials, colors, treatment, etc.
Some of the above information may be waived if it is determined by the
Director that said information is not necessary. More information may be required
if it is deemed necessary by the Director to adequately evaluate the application.
The application shall not be deemed to be received by the City until the Director
determines that it is complete and accompanied by the required fee.
9273.2.11.4, DESIGN REVIEW PROCESSING AND PUBLIC
HEARING.
A. An application for Administrative Review shall be submitted to the
Director for review, as set forth in Section 9273.2.11.2
B, An application for design review before the Planning Commission and
City Council shall be submitted to the Development Services Department for
scheduling of a public hearing before the Planning Commission for its review and
recommendation to the City Council.
C. The City Council following its receipt of the Planning Commission's
recommendation shall conduct a public hearing and shall approve, conditionally
approve or disapprove said application based upon consistency with the City's
zoning regulations and the General Plan.
D. Notices of public hearings before the Planning Commission and the
City Council concerning design review shall be given by mailing notice to the
owners of properties within a radius of one thousand (1,000) feet of the exterior
boundaries ofthe entire Racetrack property.
9273.2.11.5. FEE.
An applicant for design review shall pay to the City, at the time of initial
application, a fee in an amount established by Resolution of the City Council.
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9273.2.11,6. EXPIRA nON OF APPROVAL.
Design review approval or conditional approval shall expire one (1) year
following the date of approval or conditional approval unless plans have been
submitted for plan check to the Deyelopment Services Department.
9273.2.11. 7. EXTENSION OF APPROVAL.
The Director or the legislative body that granted approval or conditional
approval of the application may extend the design review approval or conditional
approval time not to exceed one (1) year beyond the initial expiration date, The
applicant shall submit to the Director a letter requesting an extension a minimum
of thirty (30) days prior to the initial expiration date. Not more than one (I) time
extension may be granted.
Section 2. 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, approyed and adopted this 17th day of July ,2001.
ATTEST:
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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. 2146 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 17th day of July, 2001 and that said Ordinance was adopted
by the following vote, to wit:
A YES: Councilmember Chandler, Chang, Kovacic, Marshall and Segal
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
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