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Home My WebLink About4486 .' RESOLUTION NO. 4486 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ARCADIA AMENDING RESOLUTION NO. '4250 RELATING TO THE LAND USE ELEMENT OF THE GENERAL PLAN AND THE GENERAL PLAN MAP. WHEREAS, the General Plan of the City of Arcadia including the Land Use Element and the General Plan Map was adopted on March 7, 1972 by Resolution No. 4250; and WHEREAS, the City Council and Planning Commission have conducted public hearings on proposals to amend the Land Use Element of the General Plan and Land Use designations on the General Plan Map; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ARCADIA THAT: SECTION 1. The Land Use Element of the General Plan is hereby amended as set forth in Exhibit "A", attached hereto and incorporated herein by this reference. SECTION 2. The General Plan Map designations are hereby amended as follows: Former Designations Residential LOW Density (0-2 du/ac) LOW Density (3-4 du/ac) Low Density (5-6 du/ac) Amended Designations Residential Single Family (0-2 du/ac) Single Family (0-4 du/ac) Single Family (0-6 du/ac) Medium Density (7-12 du/ac) High Density (13+ du/ac) Multiple Family (7+ du/ac) Commercial Recreation Horse Racing -1- 4486 Former Designations (cont.) Commercial Office General Planned Commercial Amended Designations (cont.) Commercial Commercial Industrial Research and Development Industrial Industrial Industrial SECTION 3. The City Council finds and determines that the public convenience, necessity and general welfare justify the above amendments. SECTION 4. The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this resolution. 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 1st day of April , 1975, ,by the affirmative vote of at least three Councilmen, to wit: AYES: Councilmen Helms, Lauber, Saelid and Scott NOES: None ABSENT: Councilman Gilb ~ ATTEST: ?4 >z~~ 1st day of April, 1975. ~~~~ ayor of the C1ty of Arcad1a SIGNED AND APPROVED this ~dj C1ty Clerk (SEAL) -2- 4486 \ , LAND USE ELEHENT RESIDENTIAL AREAS In order to achieve the community goals related to residential areas the following objective and principles are established: Objective To maintain and improve the residential areas of the City in a manner that will insure the health,' safety and general welfare of all the residents as well. as insuring a level cif quality that permits Arcadia to contin~e as "the City of fine homes." Principles , To identify residential neighborhood patterns as a means of assisting in their planning an~ protection. To provide each neighborhood with adequate and con- venient. public facilities and ameni'ties, particularly park and recreation facilities. To protect residential' property values and 'prlvacy by preventing the intrusion of incompatible land uses. . To discourage through-traffic in order to insure safe neighborhoods. . To encourage the maintenance and improvement of all residential areas throughout the City through a con- tinuous program of street tree planting and care, ade-' quate streets and sidewalks, street and sidewalk lighting, storm drainage, and other utilit{es. To encourage the highest ~uality of developmant in those cases where structures are replaced. The residential land Plan are divided into tw6 and multi~le-family. use desOignations of the General broad categories; single-family - . Exhibi t "A'" Res. '4486 2 Single Family Residential Within the single family designation, a number of sub- categories, of various residential densities have been esta- blished in' order to' promote and preserve the character and quality of the single family residential environments. These sub-categories are as follows: 1. Single Family 0-2 dwelling units per gross acre. Lots withBn area in excess of 30,000 square feet ~ould be typical of this density of development. '. ' 2. '. Single FamilY 0-4 dw~lling units pet gross acre. Lots with In area in excess of 10;000 square feet would be typical of this density of development. 3. Single Family 0 - 6 dwe lling uni ts p'er gros S 'acre. Lots with an area in excess of '7,500 square feet would be typi~aiof this density of development. Multiple-Family Residential In o'rder to provide areas for' multiple family townhouse, apartment and condominium.development, the following desig- nation has been provided: . Mul tipleFamily 7+ dw'elling . units per gross acre. At this time,'high rise res{dential.is not envisioned for' the City of Arcadia. Any such future 'use should only be permitted in appropriate locations within the areas indi- cated as multi'ple.-family'residential. SANTA ANITA RACE TRACK Because of its'.location, size and 'use, Santa'Anita Race Track has i tremendous continuing impactupon~the City of Arcadi a. . . At pre'sentit. is developed. with horse' racing facilities an~ related.uses. . The City. recognizes the importance the horse. racing 'operation ha~ had .on the development and character of the City over'theyears. It is hoped that this use will be able Exhibit "A" Res. 4486 3 to .continueindefinitely. However, it is also important i~ recognize the potential impact 6f the cessation.of this u~e and to id~ntify'.n alternative land use,should this cessa~ tion ever 'occur. The General Plan designation for .the race track is that of hqrse racing (includes related uses). If, howevei, the horse racing use were to: terminate at some future time the following alternate General Plan'designatiorishall apply: . . '. ~ Appro'ximately one-third of the northerly portion of the area shall' be designated as .Singli.Family Residential 0-4 dwell'ing units per gross acre, and approximately two-thirds of the southerly portion of'the area shall be designated as Single Family Residential 0-6 dwelling units per' acre. A gre~nbelt should bi incorporated into the resident'ial development linking.the Arboretum to the Civic Center, County Park and to the regional. shopping' center. . Any additional education'al facilities .which may be required for the resi- dential development of.the property should be located withiri the development area. COMMERCIAL AREAS In order to achieve .the community goals r~lated to commercial areas the following. 6bj ective. and principles are established': Objective Ensure" that the commercial areas .within the City.of Arcadia are conveniently located, efficient in their operation,' pleasant in .atmosphere, :and s'afe for the pedes" irian and the motorist. These areas should be concentrated into districts so as .tobetter serve the needs of both local and .regional users. Principles' Provide 'adequate .lan~ in proper .locatioris for the various types of commercial aciivities,~n order to obtain maximum benefit for the residents of the commun'ity. Exhibit "A" Res. 4486 4 . Asgigt, where' possible, ptivate in~estmentin the improve- ment ,of the appearance .and service of commercial centers. Prevent the intrusion. of incompatible uses in commer- cial areas.-' . . . . Improve the relationship be'twee'n. cpmmercial and non- commercial uses through landscaped buffer strips and other design features to thus"insure th~t. adjacent resid~ntial uses will not be adversely affected by.noise, light or traffic. . . Ensure adequate municipal services for 'allcommercial areas; including parking di~tricts where such means ar~ .necessary to provide essential facilities. . .. . . Provi~efor the continued improvement of street appear- ance through programso~ sireettree planting, street lighting, the undergrounding'_of utilities and the elimi- nation of the proliferation of' unsightly sigps and outdo6r advertising. . . The. areas. intended' for commercial.development including business and professional offices, and wholesale ,and retail s~leshave been placed in one commercial land use dSsignation. However, to clarify.the.range of goods' and services available in various. areas, an 'alphab!ltical chara'ct'er has been plated on them a~ follows: . 1;'.N - Neighborhood Co.nvenience Center. Neighborhood .con- venience.cen'ters are well defined:sites providing for the immediate shopping 'and personal needs of nearby residents. 2.' C - Communi.ty Shopping Center. Communi ty . shopping centers are larger and provide a greater range of commetcialand service needs thanfouhd in neighborhood convenience centers. The. ~arket area' for a community shopping: center does not normally extend much beyond the Ci~y itself. . 3. R - Regional Shopping C~nter. 'A'regional shopping cen ter - provides for a 'grea tel' range of.r'etai lcommer.- cial needs..than'. found in a communi tyshoppingcen ter, . and draws from' a marke,t area 'extending well beyond the.: .. .city.. Exhibit "A" Res. 4486 5 There is aciequate land available for commercial usage to m~et the growing needs of the City, A.greater intensi~ fication wi thi'n existing commercial' areas should be the 'focal poin.t for an office and service complex. Areas' which have been stripped zoned;should be encouraged to develop. with apartments 'orprofessional 'offices and act to protect adjoining residential areas. INDUSTRIAL ARE~S [norder to achieve the commuhitygoals related to industrial areas, the following.objectiveand principles are established: Objective 'To maintain and .improve the induitrial.areas of the City in a manner that will encourage theirco~pitibility with adjacent areas. Principles Encourage the usi of the industrial park concept for the development of the. land. Prociotethe general visual improvement of industrial areas 'by encouraging professional' architectural and landscape architectural design and the careful ~igning of industries so that these areas conttibute to the betterment of the total community;' Prevent the intrusion of incompatible uses which would reduce the efficiehcyof the industries and impair opport.unities for growth and expansion. ~nsure properly designed and adequat~ly improve~ streets; off-street loadingj service and parking area. . Exhibit "A" Res. 4486 6 The.: areas intended for industrial and supportivecomme.r- cial development have been placed in one'industrial land use designation. . Revised 1/28/75 Exhibit "A" Res. 4486