HomeMy WebLinkAboutPC Public Hearing Notice re Unoccupied Residence Ordinance
Description: Recommend an ordinance to amend Chapter 4 of Article IX of the
Arcadia Municipal Code to establish requirements and regulations for
registration of responsible parties for unoccupied residences in the
City of Arcadia and to reorganize and update the City’s property
maintenance and nuisance abatement regulations.
Date of Hearing: February 28, 2017
Time of Hearing: 7:00 p.m.
Place of Hearing: Council Chambers at Arcadia City Hall
240 West Huntington Drive, Arcadia, CA 91007
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Planning Commission of the City of Arcadia, will hold a public
hearing at its Regular Meeting of February 28, 2017, beginning at 7:00 p.m. or as soon thereafter as
the matter can be heard, in the Council Chambers at Arcadia City Hall, 240 W. Huntington Dr., Arcadia,
CA 91007, to hear public testimony of all interested parties for the purpose of:
Recommending an ordinance to amend Chapter 4 of Article IX of the Arcadia Municipal Code to
establish requirements and regulations for the registration of responsible parties for
unoccupied residences in the City of Arcadia and to reorganize and update the City’s property
maintenance and nuisance abatement regulations.
The project file is available for public review at Arcadia City Hall, Planning Services office during regular
business hours, 7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., Monday through Thursday; and every other Friday, 7:30 a.m. to
4:30 p.m. (Arcadia City Hall is closed every other Friday). Arcadia City Hall will be closed Friday,
February 17, 2017; and Monday, February 20, 2017, for the Presidents Day Holiday. For further
information regarding this matter, please contact Jim Kasama, Community Development Administrator
at (626) 574-5442, or jkasama@ArcadiaCA.gov.
This project has been assessed in accordance with the authority and criteria contained in the California
Environmental Quality Act (“CEQA”), the State and local CEQA Guidelines, and the environmental
regulations of the City. The recommended ordinance will have no significant effect on the environment
and is therefore not a “project” for purposes of CEQA. As such, no further environmental review is
required.
Pursuant to State CEQA Guidelines (Cal. Code Regs., tit. 14, § 15000 et seq.) section 15060(c)(2),
CEQA does not apply to activities that will not result in a direct or reasonably foreseeable indirect
physical change in the environment. Similarly, under State CEQA Guidelines section 15061(b)(3),
where it can be seen with certainty that there is no possibility of a significant effect on the environment,
the activity is not subject to CEQA. Finally, under State CEQA Guidelines section 15378(b)(5), CEQA
does not apply to administrative activities of governments that will not result in direct or indirect physical
changes in the environment. Here, the proposed ordinance merely rearranges an existing City
ordinance, and establishes a registration process for vacant properties. The proposed ordinance does
not change land use designations, development regulations, or permit or prohibit development.
Therefore, no environmental impacts will occur.
Any interested person may attend the meeting and be heard or present written comments to the
Planning Commission at or prior to the conclusion of the public hearing. According to Government
Code Section 65009, if you challenge the Commission’s action in court or at an administrative
proceeding, you may be limited to raising only those issues you or someone else raised at the public
hearing described in this notice, or in written correspondence delivered to the City, either at or prior to
the public hearing.
In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, if you need special assistance to participate in
this meeting, please contact Planning Services at (626) 574-5423. Notification three business days
prior to the meeting will enable the City to make reasonable arrangements to assure accessibility to this
meeting.
/s/ Jim Kasama
Community Development Administrator
Publish: Thursday, February 16, 2017
PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE – PLANNING COMMISSION