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Home My WebLink About1834 ORDINANCE NO. 1834 AN URGENCY ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ARCADIA, CALIFORNIA, IMPOSING A MORATORIUM IN THE CONSIDERATION OF, AND PROHIBITING LAND-USE, AND BUILDING PERMITS OF ALL APPLICATIONS FOR TENTATIVE MAPS OR TENTATIVE PARCEL MAPS RESULTING IN A DIVISION OF LOTS OR THE CREATION OF NEW OR ADDITIONAL PARCELS IN A SPECIFIED AREA OF THE CITY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ARCADIA, CALIFORNIA, DOES HEREBY FIND, DETERMINE AND ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. AUTHORITY/AREA EFFECTED BY ORDINANCE. This Urgency Ordinance is necessary for the immediate preservation of the public health, and welfare and shall take effect immediately upon its introduction and adoption in accordance with Arcadia Charter Section 415 and Government Code Section 65858. This Urgency Ordinance is based on the findings set forth below showing that there is a current and immediate threat to the public, health, safety and welfare caused by the approval of additional subdivisions that would be inconsistent with proposed rezoning provisions considering rezoning to require a minimum lot size of 30,000 square feet or a similar provision, which is currently under review and will be the subject of a complete study to be considered by the City Planning Commission and City Council. The area affected (subject area) subject to this ordinance is described as follows, and is further delineated by Exhibit A attached and incorporated as part of this Urgency Ordinance: -1- 1834 Beginning at a point which is the intersection of the centerline of Camino Real Avenue and the centerline of Eighth Avenue, then north along the centerline of Eighth Avenue to its inter- section with the westerly prolongation of the southerly line of Tract No. 30713, thence easterly along said southerly line to its inter- section with the easterly right-of-way of the Santa Anita Wash, thence northerly along said easterly line to the Arcadia City Limit, thence easterly along said City Limit to the centerline of Tenth Avenue, thence southerly along said centerline to its intersection with the centerline of Camino Real Avenue, thence westerly along said centerline to its intersection with the centerline of Eighth Avenue, the point of beginning. SECTION 2. FINDINGS. a. Current zoning for the area subject to this Urgency Ordinance is R-l. Based on the general character and size of the lots in subject area, there lS nothing to preclude the division of current lots to numerous parcels and the construction of a number of single-family homes thereon. b. Numerous objections have been received with regard to subdivision proposals and substantial concern has been expressed with regard to (1) maintaining the rural type character of the neighborhood (2) maintaining the equestrian use attributes of the neighborhood. c. It is acknowledged that Arcadia is primarily a residential community characterized by concern for maintaining the character and quality of its neighborhoods, and property values, so as to preserve and maintain their harmony and character within the community. -2- 1834 d. Substantial concern has been expressed that the division of lots in subject area will have a negative impact on the neighborhood and on the City and will substantially change the character of subject area and increase the negative impacts on the City and neighborhood. e. The City does not currently have zonlng provisions to deal with the maintenance of large lots in subject area and other provisions which would assist with regard to maintaining subject area and precluding its division into smaller parcels. f. Preservation of the status quo is necessary to address the problems and the circumstances referred to above pending a study and review so as to avoid the negative affects and potential problems caused by the granting of tentative maps and tentative parcel maps that would result in land usage inconsistent with zoning proposals under study. SECTION 3. PURPOSE. The purpose of this Urgency Ordinance is to preclude consideration of lot divisions as set forth in Section 4 below because it would be contrary to the findings set forth above to allow such occurrences pending the study, review and processing of possible code amendments to regulate such applications. The current allowance of subdivision maps would permit evasion of the above concerns and future regulatory provisions of the City including zoning laws and would defeat, in whole or in part, the ultimate objective of prospective code amendments. -3- 1834 SECTION 4. EFFECT. With reference to those matters set forth below, commencing with the effective date of this Urgency Ordinance, the City shall not take any action or consider any applications filed subsequent to the effective date of this Urgency Ordinance. Neither the City Council, Planning Commission or other agency or department of the City shall approve any permit, license or land-use allowance applied for subsequent to adoption of this ordinance with reference to the following: (a) Tentative Maps (b) Tentative Parcel Maps (c) Applications or permits sought with reference to the creation of new or additional parcels on any property in subject area. SECTION 5. VIOLATION. No person shall violate any provision, or fail to comply with any of the requirements of this Urgency Ordinance. Any person violating any of the provisions or failing to comply with any of the mandatory requirements of this Urgency Ordinance shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. Any person convicted of a misdemeanor under any provision of this Urgency Ordinance shall be punishable by a fine of not more than five hundred dollars ($500.00), or by imprisonment in the City Jailor County Jail for a period not exceeding six (6) months, or by both such find a imprisonment. Each such person shall be guilty of a separate offense for each and every day during any portion of which any violation of any provision of the Urgency Ordinance is committed, continued, or permitted by such person and shall be punishable accordingly. -4- 1834 SECTION 6. NUISANCE. In addition to the penalties provided in the preceding section, any condition caused or permitted to exist in violation of any of the provisions of this Urgency Ordinance shall be deemed a public nuisance and may be, by the City, summarily abated as such, and each day such condition continued shall be regarded as a new and separate offense. SECTION 7. SEVERABILITY. If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase or portion of this Urgency Ordinance is, for any reason, held to be invalid or unconstitutional by the decision of any court of competent jurisdiction, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this Urgency Ordinance. The City Council of the City Arcadia hereby declares that it would have adopted this Urgency Ordinance and each section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase or portion thereof irrespective of the fact that anyone or more sections, subsections, sentences, clauses, phrases or portions be declared invalid or unconstitutional. SECTION 8. EFFECTIVE DATE. The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this Urgency Ordinance and shall cause a copy of the same to be published in the official newspaper of said City within fifteen (15) days of the adoption hereof. This Urgency Ordinance is effective immediately upon adoption. This Urgency Ordinance is in effect for forty-five (45) days from the date of adoption subject to extension pursuant to a noticed public hearing. -5- 1834 Passed, approved and adopted this 6th day of May , 1986. ,~~4<<~. Mayo 0 the C y of Ar dia ATTEST: ~<<.~~ City Clerk of the City of Arcadia STATE OF CALIFORNIA COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES SS: CITY OF ARCADIA I, CHRISTINE VAN MAANEN, City Clerk of the City of Arcadia, hereby certify that the foregoing Urgency Ordinance No. 1834 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 6th day of May 1986, and that said Urgency Ordinance was adopted by the following vote, to wit: AYES: Councilman Gilb, Harbicht, Lojeski and Young NOES: Councilman Chandler ABSENT: None -6- 1834 . , , t r . " > f { f t '. -lxn,b,f '1\ " 1... ---! "CI~O PI.. ~I :cr' . ;j ..,I ":',1 >:'/., ~_h ""'~_~ ~./ ~". ~: ...""."... ~::':'~ - ---~. 'M " '. . I ~~_'~~l._ 'i .. '::~.:..__ LJ'..1'_.___ ':, l - -:~ ~ . "1',; .0;.: "~;l",~f~~~{.. -------1_ ...~, J ~ II 1'i , ~ . ~f: N: u_nQ_~---~; '..~ ~ -;:- Z~O ~; ~ --. ;; .... 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