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HomeMy WebLinkAbout0816 ORDINANCE NO. 816 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ARCADIA AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 257 OF SAID CITY BY ADDING SECTIONS l-A and I-B THERETO. THE CITY COID{CIL OF THE CITY OF ~~CADIA, CALIFORNIA DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1: That pursuant to the recommendation of the Planning Commission of the City of Arcadia, made after pUblic hearing as provided in Section 4 of Ordinance No. 229 of said City, adopted August 21, 1929, Ordinance No. 257 entitled, "An Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Arcadia Establishing a Setback lines on Certain Streets and Avenues in Said City of Arcadia and Providing a Penalty for a Violation Thereof," adopted May 19, 1931, be and the same is hereby amended by adding thereto Section l-A and Section I-B, the same to read respectively as follows: SECTION l-A: Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Section 1 of Ordinance No. 257 of the City of Arcadia a setback line distant twenty (20) feet from and parallel to the easterly line of Holly Avenue between Leroy Avenue and Naomi Avenue, all pUblic streets in the City of Arcadia, is hereby established and re-established. SECTION I-B: Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Section 1 of Ordinance No. 257 of the City of Arcadia a setback line distant sixty (60) feet northerly from and parallel to the center line of Sierra Madre Boulevard between Santa Anita Avenue and the present westerly City boundary, is hereby established and re-es tablished. SECTION 2. Section 1 of Ordinance No. 257 of the City of Arcadia adopted May 19, 1931, insofar as the same is contrary to or inconsistent with Sections l-A and l-B hereinabove, is hereby amended accordingly, and the setbacks established and re-established by Sections l-A and I-B hereinabove shall prevail - 1 - INDEXED ac./ P/~ over the setback affecting the same property previously established by said Ordinance No. 257. SECTION 3. This ordinance is hereby declared to be an urgency measure, and shall take effect immediately upon its adoption. The following is a statement of the facts showing its urgency: Con- siderable construction of private housing is being prevented by the excessive setbacks now in existence on the properties affected; the ~ Planning Commission and Council of the City of Arcadia have approved subdivision maps effecting portions of the properties affected with lesser setback lines than are now in effect; numerous residences have already been constructed on portions of the property affected without compliance with the setbacks now in effect, but in conformity with the setbacks hereby established; that the immediate adoption and effectiveness of this ordinance is necessary to prevent further confusion to officials of the Building Department of said City and to prevent further hardship and financial loss to the owners of the property affected. SECTION 4. The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this ordinance and prior to the expiration of fifteen (15) days from the passage thereof shall cause the same to be published once in the Arcadia Bulletin, a newspaper of general circulation, published and circulated in the City of Arcadia. 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 18th day of July, 1950, by the affirmative vote of at least three Councilmen, to-wit: AYES: Councilmen Kennett, Klomp, Nottingham, Scbmocker and Sullivan NOES: None ABSENT: None C~ a / SIGNED AND APPROVED THIS lath day of July, 1950. - 2 - a-~j Plh \~Ci~~ ATTEST: "f'f:~ H - 3 - aJ. P/~