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RESOLUTION 4740
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF ARCADIA DETERMINING AND ESTABLISHING
REGULATIONS APPLICABLE TO REAL PROPERTY KNOWN
AS THE ANOAKIA AREA LOCATED WEST OF BALDWIN
AVENUE AND NORTH OF FOOTHILL BOULEVARD UPON
ITS RECLASSIFICATION INTO A "D" ARCHITECTURAL
DESIGN ZONE.
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ARCADIA DOES DETERMINE
AND RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. That the City Council has concurrently with
the adoption of this resolution reclassified in Zone D, Architectural
Design, all property known as the Anoakia area located west of
Baldwin Avenue and north of Foothill Boulevard, hereinafter referred
to as "property" and legally described as:
Beginning at the northeasterly corner of Tract No.
13429, as filed in Book 273, Page 25 of Maps in the
Office of the Recorder of Los Angeles County;
Thence westerly along the northerly boundary of
said Tract l085.88 feet more or less to the inter-
section of Tract No. 13429 and Hampton Road; Thence
southwesterly through its various courses and dis-
tances along the southeasterly right-of-way line of
Hampton Road and Fallen Leaf Road to the most
northerly corner of Lot 35, Tract No. 11204, Book
197, Pages 18 through 20 in the office of said
Recorder; Thence southeasterly 122.37 feet along to
the northeasterly boundary of said Lot 35; Thence
southerly 510 feet along the easterly boundaries of
Lots 35 and 36 of said Tract ll204 to the northerly
right-of-way line of Foothill Boulevard 90 feet wide;
Thence Easterly along the northerly right-of-way line
of Foothill Boulevard to the westerly right-of-way
line of Baldwin Avenue 80 feet wide; Thence northerly
along the westerly right-of-way line of Baldwin Avenue
to the point of beginning.
Said reclassification was enacted pursuant to Ordinance
rio. 1625.
SECTION 2. In order that buildings, structures and land-
scaping within the area bounded on the north by Orange Grove
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Boulevard, on the east by Baldwin Avenue, on the south by Foothill
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Boulevard, and on the west by Michillinda Street, in the City of
Arcadia, California, hereinafter referred to as "area", will be
harmonious with each other and to promote the'full and proper
utilization of said property, the fOllowing provisions, restrictions
and conditions are hereby imposed upon all property in said area
pursuant to the zoning regulations of the Arcadia Municipal Code:
1. Floor Area. No dwelling shall be erected or per-
mitted which contains less than 2,500 square feet of ground floor
area, excluding any uncovered porch, balcony, approach, patio, or
other uncovered enclosure. The space contained within any covered
porch, balcony, or garage attached to a dwelling shall be computed
at one-half of the actual square footage therein contained. Floor
space shall be deemed to include the area measured from the outer
faces of the exterior walls.
2. Setbacks. No building or other structure shall be
erected less than 40 feet from the front property line, less than
15 feet from the sidelines or less than 40 feet from the rear line
of any lot, provided that the front setback of any building or
other structure on any lot shall be reasonably compatible with the
front setback of existing buildings or other structures previously
erected on adjacent ~ots; and the Rancho Santa Anita Property
Owners Association, lnc.'s Architectural Review Board, hereinafter
in this resolution referred to as the "Board" shall have the power
to require a front setback of more than 40 feet for any lot in
order that such setback will be reasonably compatible with that,of
adjacent lots. In case of undue hardship to any property owner in
complying with the foregoing sideline and rear setback requirements,
the Board shall have the power to reduce the sideline setback require-
ments to not less than 10 feet and the rear setback requirements to
not less than 25 feet, provided that in no event shall the sideline
setbacks applicable to the, front 150 feet of any lot be reduced to
less than 15 feet.
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3. Corner LOts. No building or other structure shall
be erected, maintained or permitted on a corner lot which is less
than 25 feet, at any point, from the side street property line.
4. Front: of Dwelling. Any dwelling placed or maintained
on any lot shall face the front line thereof.
5. Garage. Any separate garage not connected to the
dwelling as an integral part thereof and located in the 'front
150 feet of the lot shall not be closer to the front property line
than the main structure.
6. Trees. No living native tree larger than six inches
in diameter shall be cut down, killed or removed in any manner what-
soever without first securing the written permission of the Board,
regardless upon whose property the tree is actually growing. Such
permission shall not be granted by the Board unless it is shown,
after weighing the utility of maintaining the tree against the
gravity of any alleged harm, that continued maintenance of the tree
constitutes a nuisance and that there is no practical way of
alleviating the nuisance except by cutting down, killing or remov-
ing the tree.
7. Wa.lls,' Fences and Hedges. All walls, fences and
hedges shall be maintained in good condition. No wall or fence
shall exceed three feet in height in the front yard, nor six feet
along that portion of sidelines extending to the rear of the front
building line, or elsewhere on any property. No wall, fence or
hedge on a corner lot shall be maintained at a height or in such
place so as to unreasonably obstruct the view of motorists and
thereby create a traffic hazard.
8. Compatibility of Mat'erials. Materials, used on the
exterior of any structure, wall, or fence or the materials of any
structure, wall, or fence which remain exposed, shall be reasonably
compatible with materials of other structures on the same lot and
with the other structures in the neighborhood.
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9. External' Buil'ding App'e'aranc'e. The appearance of
any structure, including a wall or fence, shall be reasonably
compatible with existing structures in the neighborhood.
10. Approval of Board Req'u:ired. No structure, includ-
ing a wall or fence, shall be erected or modified unless working
drawings and specifications for erection, modification or improve-
ment of the structure showing the precise location on the lot of
the structure have been submitted to and approved by the Board.
The provisions of this condition shall not apply if the Board
does not qualify as hereinafter provided, nor if the drawings are
for work inside a building which does not substantially change the
external appearance of the building.
11. Architectural Review Board. The Board shall be
qualified, at any time, to transact business and exercise any
powers herein conferred only if the following requirements exist:
(a) A formally organized property owners associa-
tion exists in said area controlled by the owners of
a majority of the total number of lots in said area.
(b) The organization has bylaws adopted and sub-
ject to amendment by the affirmative vote of said
majority.
(c) Said bylaws provide for appointment of such
owners, only, to the Board.
(d) Owners have been appointed to the Board in
accordance with the bylaws.
(e) A copy of the bylaws and any amendments there-
to have been filed with the City Clerk and the Planning
Director together with a list of the lots and owners
thereof which constitute said majority; said organiza-
tion shall comply with any reasonable order of the
Planning Director drawn for the sole purpose of keeping
said list current without expense to the City.
(f) Permanent written records of the meetings, action,
findings and decisions of the Board are maintained and
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are open at reasonable times to the inspection of the
public. Each matter referred to the Board shall be
assigned an identifying number. Any denial of approval
shall be accompanied by detailed findings of the reasons
of the Board for its disapproval.
(g) Within 24 hours after the written decision of the
Board, a copy thereof shall be delivered to the applicant
and filed with the Planning Department and posted on the
bulletin board outside the City Council Chambers in the
Arcadia City Hall.
12,. Powers of the Board. The Board shall have the power
to:
(a) Determine and approve an appropriate front yard
pursuant to Condition 2, above.
(b) Determine whether materials and appearance are
compatible in accordance with the above conditions, and
based upon such determination, deny or approve the work-
ing drawings and specifications.
(c) If a grading plan is required for a building
permit for a structure, the Board may require such plan
to be submitted with tpe working drawings and specifica-
tions.
(d) Any of the conditions set forth in Sections 1
to 9, above, may be made less restrictive by the Board
if the Board determines that such action will foster the
development of a lot and will not adversely affect the
amenities of the adjacent lots and the general neighbor-
hood; provided, (1) the owner or owners of abutting lots,
and (2) in the case of decisions affecting front yards
and corner side yards, owners of property within 165 feet
of such yards shall be notified by the Board in writing
72 hours before the hearing where the Board acts under
this subdivision.
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13. Appeal. Any property owner in said area may
appeal the decision of the Architectural Review Board by follow-
ing the procedures for a modification as prescribed by the Arcadia
Municipal Code, provided a letter of appeal is filed with the
Planning Department within ten days after the decision of the
Architectural Review Board is posted in accordance with Condition
11(g), above. Any officer of the City, member of the City Council
or Planning Commission may institute such an appeal by filing a
request with the Modification Committee. The provisions of this
condition shall not apply to working drawings and specifications
for work inside a building which does not substantially change
the external appearance of the building.
14. Standards for Board Decision and Appeals. The
Board and any body hearing an appeal from the Board's decision
shall be guided by the following principles:
(a) Control of architectural appearance and use
of materials shall not be so exercised that individual
initiative is stifled in creating the appearance of
external features of any particular structure, building
or fence, except to the extent necessary to establish
contemporarily accepted standards of harmony and
compatibility.
(b) Good architectural character is based upon
the principles of harmony and proportion in the elements
of the structure as well as the relationship of such
principles to adjacent structures and other structures
in the neighborhood.
(c) A good relationship between adjacent front
yards increases the value of properties and makes the
use of both properties more enjoyable.
(d) A poorly designed external appearance of a
structure can be detrimental to the amenities and value
of adjacent property and neighborhood.
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l5. Time: for Board to Act. The Board shall hear any
request for a review, of working drawings and specifications within
thirty days from the date such request is filed with the Board
and shall render a decision in writing in accordance with this
resolution within ten days of such hearing. Failure to take
action in said time shall, at the end of said ten-day period, be
deemed a disapproval of the working drawings and specifications.
Any property owner in said area may appeal the action of the Board
by following the procedure set forth in Condition 13, above.
16. Annual Report. The Board annually shall make a
general report of its activities of the preceding year to the
Planning Commission.
SECTION 3. The City Council finds and determines:
1. That the area referred to herein is presently sub-
stantially developed with single-family residenc~s on lots pre-
dominantly containing more than 25,000 square feet; that sub-
stantially all of said residences were constructed approximately
in the same period of time and have been maintained in a first-
class condition since that time.
2. That the residences in said area were constructed
in an orderly, harmonious manner, and the appearance of substantially
all residences, including walls, fences and landscaping, in said
area is harmonious and compatible in all respects with substantially
all other residences in the area.
3. That the conditions found to exist in findings
Number 1 and 2, above, have substantially contributed to making
this area highly desirable for family residential purposes.
4. That the purpose of the provisions of this resolution
are to secure and maintain the conditions found to exist in find-
ings Number 1 and 2, above; that said provisions will maintain said
conditions.
5. That the continued maintenance of said conditions
will benefit said area and the City of Arcadia, generally, by
maintaining the economic viability of said area.
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6. That the health, safety and general welfare of the
people of Arcadia and good zoning practice require the adoption
of this resolution.
SECTION 4. If any section, subsection, subdivision,
sentence, clause, phrase, or portion of this resolution is for
any reason held to be invalid by the final decision of any court
of competent jurisdiction, such decision shall not affect the
validity of the remaining portions of this resolution. The Council
hereby declares that it would have adopted this resolution and each
section, subsection, subdivision, sentence, clause, phrase, or
portion thereof irrespective of the fact that a~y one or more
section, subsection, subdivision, sentence, clause, phrase, or
portion thereof be declared invalid.
SECTION 5. The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption
of this resolution.
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PASSED AND ADOPTED this 18th day of
April,
1978.
Mayor of the City of Ar adii
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City Clerk
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I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing resolution was
adopted at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of
Arcadia held on the 18th day of April ,1978, by the
ll.ffirmative vote of at least three Council members, to wit:
AYES:
Councii Members Gilb, Margett, Pellegrino,
Saelid, and Parry
NOES:
ABSTAIN:
ABSENT:
None
None
None
City Clerk of the ~it~ o! Arcadia
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