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RESOLUTION NO. 4020
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF ARCADIA DETERMINING AND ESTABLISHING
REGULATIONS APPLICABLE TO REAL PROPERTY IN
THE RANCHO SANTA ANITA AREA AND IN THE AREA
BETWEEN THE TURF CLUB AND COLORADO STREET
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, property in a certain area of the City of Arcadia hereinafter
more particularly described. Said reclassification was enacted pur-
suant to Ordinance No. 1389.
SECTION 2. In order that buildings, structures and land-
scaping on property within said area will be harmonious with each
other and to promote the full and proper utilization of said prop-
erty, 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 one-family dwelling shall be erected
or permitted which contains less than 1400 square feet of ground
floor area if one story in height, and not less than 1000 square
feet of ground floor area if one and one-half or two stories in
height, The space contained within an open porch, open entry,
balcony, garage, whether or not it is an integral part of the dwell-
ing, patio, basement, or cellar shall not be considered in computing
the square footage contained in any such building. The minimum re-
qui red floor area shall be deemed to include the area measured from
the outer faces of exterior walls.
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2. FRONT YARD. If a dwelling with a larger front yard
than the minimum required by the R-O regulations exists on a lot on
either side of a lot proposed to be improved, the Architectural
Review Board, hereinafter established, and hereafter referred to as
the "Board," shall have the power to require an appropriate front
yard on the lot to be improved, including one up to a size as large
as an adjacent front yard.
3. SIDE YARD. A lot with a building, or any part thereof,
occupying the front one hundred feet, or any part thereof, of such
lot shall have a side yard of not less than ten feet.
4. WALLS. FENCES. HEDGES. All walls, fences, and
hedges shall be maintained in good condition and shall not exceed
three feet in height in the front yard, nor six feet elsewhere.
5. EXTERIOR BUILDING MATERIALS. Materials used on the
exterior of any structure, wall or fence, or the materials of any
structure, wall or fence, which remains exposed, shall be compatible
with materials of other structures on the same lot and with other
structures in the neighborhood.
6. EXTERNAL BUILDING APPEARANCE. The appearance of any
structure, wall, or fence shall be compatible with existing struc-
tures, walls, or fences in the neighborhood.
7. ANIMALS. Wild animals, sheep, hogs, goats, bees,
cows, horses, mules, poultry, or rabbits shall not be permitted or
kept.
8. APPROVAL OF BOARD REQUIREDo No structure, wall, or
fence shall be erected unless working drawings and specifications
for erection of the structure, showing the precise location on the
lot of the structure, wall, or fence, have been submitted to and
approved by the Board. No structure, wall, or fence shall be
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erected except in exact conformance with the working drawings and
specifications approved by the Board. The provisions of this condi-
tion 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.
9. ARCHITECTURAL REVIEW BOARD. There exists in the said
area a board known as the 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
organization exists in said area controlled by
the owners of a majority of the total number of
lots in said area.
(b) The organization has by-laws adopted and
subject to amendment by the affirmative vote of
said majority.
(c) Said by-laws provide for appointment
of such owners, only, to the Board.
(d) Owners have been appointed to the Board
in accordance with the by-laws.
(e) A copy of the by-laws and any amendments
thereto 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 organization 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
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maintained and are open at reasonable times to
the inspection of the public. Each matter re-
ferred to the Board shall be assigned an iden-
tifying number. Any denial of approval shall
be accompanied by detailed findings of the
reasons of the Board for its disapproval.
(g) Notice of any action taken by the Board
in denying or approving working drawings and speci-
fications shall be filed, within 24 hours of such
action, with the Planning Department and posted on
the bulletin board outside the City Council Chambers
in the Arcadia City Hall.
10. 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 appear-
ance are compatible in accordance with the above
conditions and based upon such determination deny
or approve the working 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 the work-
ing drawings and specifications.
(d) Any of the conditions set forth in con-
ditions 1 through 8, 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 neighborhood;
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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 sixty-five feet of the property line of
said lot shall be notified by the Board in writing
72 hours before any hearing where the Board acts
under this subdivision.
11. LIMIT ON BOARD'S POWER. The Board shall not have the
power to waive any regulations in the Code pertaining to the basic
zone of the property in said area.
12. APPEAL. Any property owner in said area may appeal
the decision of the Architectural Review Board by following the pro-
cedures for a Modification as prescribed by the Arcadia Municipal
Code, provided a letter of appeal is filed with the Planning Depart-
ment within ten days after the decision of the Architectural Review
Board is posted in accordance with condition 9(g), above. Any
officer of the City, member of the City Councilor Planning Commis-
sion 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 affect the external appearance
of the building.
13. 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
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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 struc-
tures, 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.
14. TIME FOR THE 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 resolu-
tion 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 dis-
approval 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 Section 5, hereof,
SECTION 3. The City Council finds and determines:
1. The area referred to herein is presently substantially,
fully developed with one-family dwellings on lots containing 12,500
square feet, or more; that all of the property within said area was
improved and for many years has been maintained subject to review by
an architectural review board and subject to restrictive covenants
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similar to the restrictions set forth in conditions 1 through 11,
above; said covenants applied to, and said board operated in, said
area hereinafter described.
2. That the dwellings in said area were and are constructed
in an orderly, harmonious manner and at the present time the appear-
ance of each dwelling, including walls, fences, accessory buildings,
separate garages, and landscaping, is harmonious and compatible in
all respects with all other dwellings in the area; each dwelling,
together with accessories and landscaping, has been and is main-
tained in a first class condition.
2a. That those provisions of said restrictive covenants,
which are substantially the same as conditions 1 through 7, above,
together with the operations of said architectural review board,
have caused the conditions to exist which are set forth in finding
number 2, above.
3. That the application of conditions 1 through 7, above,
and review by the Architectural Review Board, provided herein, will
benefit said area and the City of Arcadia, generally, by maintaining
the economic viability of said area.
4. That the health, 'safety, and general welfare of the
people of Arcadia and good zoning practice require the adoption of
this resolution.
5. That the conditions found to exist in findings number
1 and 2, above, have substantially contributed to making this area
desirable for family residential purposes.
6. That the purpose of the provisions of this resolution
are to secure, maintain, and perpetuate the determinations and find-
ings expressed in findings number 1, 2, 3 and 4, above; that said
provisions will maintain and perpetuate said conditions.
The property in that certain area referred to in Section 1
hereinabove is described as follows:
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Area #1 - Beginning at a point on the easterly
line of Michillinda Avenue, said point being
the southwesterly corner of Lot 36, Tract No.
15928; thence easterly along the southerly
boundary of said Tract No. 15928 and Tract No.
14428 to a point which is the northwesterly
corner of Lot 12, Tract No. 15960; thence
southerly along the westerly line of said Lot
12 and its prolongation thereof to its inter-
section with the center line of De Anza Place;
thence southerly and easterly along said center
line to its intersection with the center line of
Altura Road; thence southerly along said center
line to its intersection with the center line of
Hugo Reid Drive; thence easterly along said
center line to its intersection with the center
line of Golden West Avenue; thence northwesterly
along said center line to its intersection with
the center line of Tallac Drive; thence easterly
along said center line to its intersection with
the easterly line of Tract No. 13312; thence
northerly and easterly along the easterly and
southerly boundary of said tract to the south-
easterly corner of Lot No.1 of said tract; thence
northerly along the easterly line of said Lot
No.1 to its intersection with the easterly line
of Golden West Avenue; thence northerly along
said easterly line to its intersection with the
southerly line of Vaquero Road; thence easterly
along said southerly line to its intersection
with the easterly terminus line of said Vaquero
Road; thence northerly along said easterly line
to its intersection with the southerly line of
Lot 17 of Tract No. 11215; thence easterly along
said southerly line to its intersection with the
easterly line of aforementioned Tract No. 11215;
thence northerly along said easterly line and its
prolongation thereof to its intersection with the
center line of Colorado Street; thence westerly
along said center line to its intersection with
the center line of Altura Road; thence southerly
along said center line to its intersection with
the easterly prolongation of the northerly line
of Tract No. 17430; thence westerly along said
northerly line to its intersection with the
easterly line of Michillinda Avenue; thence
southerly along said easterly line to the point
of beginning, said point being the southwesterly
corner of Lot 36 of Tract No. 15928;
Area #2 - Beginning at the northwesterly corner
of Lot No. 62, Tract No. 12786; thence southerly
along the westerly line of said Lot and its pro-
longation thereof to its intersection with the
center line of Hugo Reid Drive; thence easterly
along said center line to its intersection with
the southerly prolongation of the easterly line
of Tract No. 14460; thence northerly along said
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easterly line to its intersection with the northerly
line of said tract; thence westerly along said
northerly line to its intersection with the westerly
line of said Tract No. 14460; thence southwesterly
along said westerly line, and its southwesterly
prolongation thereof, to its intersection with the
northeasterly corner of Lot No. 61 of Tract No.
12786; thence westerly along the northerly line of
said tract to the point of beginning, said point
being the northwesterly corner of Lot 62, Tract
No. 12786;
Area #3 - All properties within that area bounded
on the west by Baldwin Avenue, on the north and
east by Colorado street and on the south by the
southerly tract boundaries of Tract Nos. 14940
and 15318.
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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 anyone 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.
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 6th
day of August ,1968, by the affirmative vote of
at least three Councilmen:
AYES:
Councilmen Arth, Butterworth, Considine, Helms
and Hage
NOES:
None
ABSENT: None
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