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RESOLUTION NO. 540
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY PLANNING
COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF ARCADIA,
CALIFORNIA, RECOMMENDING THE
AIvlENDIvlENT OF RESOLUTION NO. 3727
BY AUGIvlENTING THE ZONE D REGULATIONS
THEREBY IMPOSED~ON PR,OPERTY CLASSIFIED
IN ZONE C-lCiM'<ili'1R-P'..&:<!r~ rJf
WHEREAS, the public hearing before this Commission on the
zoning of the Central Area was continued to February 9, 1964, at
which time said matter was further considered and all persons given
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full opportunity to be heard; and,
WHEREAS, it was the intention of the City Planning Commission
to have a plan review in each of the zones in the Central Area and this
item was omitted from Zone C-l regulations in Resolution No. 3727; and,
WHEREAS, to make this correction, City Council Resolution
No. 3727 should be amended;
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF
ARCADIA, CALIFORNIA, DOES RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. That this Commission does recommend to the City
Council of the City of Arcadia that Section 2 of Resolution No. 3727
be amended to read as follows:
SECTION 2. That in order to promote and 'insure the purposes,
aims and objectives of the Central Area Plan and foster the har,monioua
development thereof, and to prevent obnoxious, unsightly and undesirable
buildings and structures that will be detrimental to properties and im-
provements in the area, it is necessary that the following ~egu1ation8
. be imposed with respect to that property classified in Zones C-1 (Limited
Commercial) and D (Arohitectura1 Overlay) by said Ordinance No. 1266, to wit:
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I. Plan Review: Prior to the issuance of a building permit
to alter, construct, or reconstruct any structures, preliminary plans
shall be submitted to and approved by the Planning Department. Such
preliminary plans shall be drawn to scale and shall include the following:
A Adjacent streets and alleys,
B Sidewalks, curbs, gutters and parkway trees,
C Entire ownership of lot being developed, '
,D Floor plan layout of structures,
E Accurate elevations of all building sides,
F Completely dimensioned parking layout with all spaces
indicated,
(HG) Location and method of all exterior lighting,
( ) Landscape planting layout with all plant materials
identified,
lK~II Method of irrigation,
Grading and drainage plan,
Locations and sizes of all signs to be located on the property,
Any oth~r data the Planning Department indicates as necessary
to properly evaluate such plans.
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II. Design Factors:
(Same order as Page 7, 8, 9 and 10 in Res. 3727 but do not
, ~ ~D alter the wording as on page 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7 of
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- r. SIGNS:
(~ Any exterior signs displayed shall pertain only to the name
of the business or the use conducted within the building.
(ED No one sign shall exceed an area of fifty (50) square feet.
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(~) Signs shall not project above ,the building roof line.
(Efj Signs shall not project more than ten (10) inches over
public rights~of-way.
(E) The total area of signs on the front of a building shall
not exceed one (1) square foot of sign area for each lineal foot of
building frontage, The total area of signs on the side or rear of a
building shall be the sarne as permitted 'on the front of the building.
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(~) Signs shall not be permitted on trees or on telephone poles.
(6) No billboards shall be permitted.
(~) No attraction boards shall be permitted.
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(~) For sale or lease signs shall not exceed four (4) square feet.
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(d) No moving sign or signs having any moving parts shall be
permitted. Blinker, flashing, travelling or moving lights on signs shall
not be permitted.
(K) When signs are illuminated, such illumination shall come
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from within or behind the sign.
(t) Signs shall not cause any glare or reflection of light on
other property on buildings.
(~) Any sign which lawfully existed and was maintained at the
time this ordinance became effective may be continued although such
structure does not conform to the provisions set forth in the C-l Zone
Sign Ordinance, provided that no structural alterations are added; and
that all such non-conforming signs shall be completely removed from the
premises not later than three years from the effective date of this
ordinance.
(~) In addition to conforming with the above rules, the Build-
ing Superintendent prior to the issuance of a permit shall submit all
sign plan proposals to the Planning Department for approval. The plan
shall show the size and position of all proposed signs on the building
and by word description indicate the colors, materials and method of
illumination, and identification of the company constructing and install-
ing the sign.
:a. PARKING REQUIREMENTS:
(~) Area Parking Requirements: Provide not less than three (3)
square feet of off street parking area for each one (1) square foot of
gross floor area of building being served (Ratio - Parking to G.F.A.
equals 3:1). NOTE: Having satisfied the ratio requirement, four hundred
(400) square f~shall be used as a design computational figure to de-
termine the number of parking spaces a lot area will facilitate. The
four hundred (400) square feet includes access drives, automobile spaces
and incidental uses such as landscaped areas and unuseable corners. This
fi~ure is likewise based upon a parking stall size of not less than nine
(9) feet by twenty (20) feet.
(B) Use Parking Requirement: The following uses, due to their
unique traffic generation characteristics, shall be excepted from the
above requirement and shall provide off-street parking on the following
use basis:
USE PARKING SPACES REQUIRED
. Banks 1 space per each 200 sq. ft. of floor area
Restaurant and Bar Facilities-l space per each 50 sq. ft. of floor area
Hotels 1 space per each sleeping unit, plus
1 space for each 3 employees
Offices (Professional
and Business) 4 spaces per 1000 sq. ft. of floor area
Offices (Medical &: Dental) 8 spaces per 1000 sq. ft. of floor area
Public Buildings To be determined by Planning Department
at time of plan preparation.
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(~) Location of Off-Street Parking: The space for parking
facilities shall be located on the same lot or site, or on a lot or
site continguous thereto, or within four hundred (400) feet of the
building or land use which these facilities will serve. When the re-
quired off-street parking facilities are provided on a separate lot
from the main building or land use there shall be recorded in the
office of the County recorder a covenant to the effect that such
owner or owners will continue to maintain such parking space as long
as said bu~lding or land use is maintained.
- '(~,) Setbacks: Off-street parking facilities shall be per-
mitted in_required rear yard providing that all other parking require~
ments such as w~lls, landscaping, irrigation, etc., are complied with.
(-11.) rXBn'~Appro.val,:=c ,Plot=planlLcfor=proposedcoff.-street
parld.ng~f'aci11ties -shall be -submi tted-toc-the-E'lanning Department for
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HiS ,approval by. the BuildingSuper1ntendent prior to the'issuance of
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(F )~P,lot-:-Flans: "The' plot plan shall be drawn to scale @P-
sha:ll ~c--learly show the f 01:1 owing:
1. All adjacent, streets-and alleys.
2.' Sidewalks,'curbsand' gutters and street trees.
3.' Enti,re owner'ship of lot, or parcel being developed.
4-. All proposed structures, includingfl'oor plan layout.
5. He1ght, ,number of .stories of building and total f100r
ar.ea'.
6. Completely dimensioned park~ng layout with all spaces
'- clearly shown.
7: Location and method of11ghting:
8. Landscapeplant1ng locl;tions, including plant material
locations, by name.
Method of irrigation.
North arr.ow and scale.
Grading and drainage of entireloj;.NOTE_: It may be
necessary to sUbmit- separate plansfor,grading~
planting: and irrf'"gation data in order that plans can
~' be understood and approval granted.
(u}Dimensions for Parking Stalls - Access Aisles - Driveways:
I 1. Stall Size - Open and covered parking stalls shall be
not less than nine (9) feet wide and twenty (20) feet
long.
2. Aisle Width (0 - 4504 - Parking spaces laid at angles
through forty-five ( 5) degrees to the aisles or drive-
ways shall have a one-way aisle or driveway of not less
than sixteen (16) feet.
3. Aisle Width f460 - 600) - Parking spaces laid out at
angles rrom 'orty-six,(46) degrees through sixty (60)
degrees to the aisle or driveway shall have a one way
aisle or driveway width of not less than twenty (20)feet.
4. Aisle Width 610 - 900 - Parking spaces laid out at
angles rom sixty-one 61) degrees through ninety (90)
degrees to the aisle or driveway, shall have an aisle
or driveway width of not less than tWenty-five (25) feet.
5. Parallel Parking - Parallel Parking shall have twelve
(12) foot minimum aisles and ten (10) foot by twenty-
four (24) foot parking stall sizes. '
Circulation:
1. Parking areas having more than one aisle or driveway
shall have painted directional signs prOVided in each
aisle or driveway.
2. Automobile parking so arranged as to require the
moving of any vehicle on the premises in order to enter
or leave any other stall shall be prohibited.
3. Automobile parking so arranged as to require the backing
of motor vehicles onto a major or secondary highway
shall be prohibited.
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(i) Paving: All parking areas shall be paved with a concrete
or asphaltic surface to specifications and standards meeting the approval
of the De~tment of Public Works.
(C,) Drainage: Drainage of a parking area shall meet the
approval of the Department of Public Works. Drainage into a street shall
be by means of a conduit beneath the parkway.
(l0 Marking of Spaces: Each parking space shall be clearly
marked with paint or other easily distinguishable material. Either hair-
pin or single line marking will suffice.
~) Wheel Stops: Wheel stops shall be provided for all re-
quired par~ng spaces and shall be constructed of concrete.
. (~) Walls: Except for driveway and other entrances, parking
lots shall be properly enclosed with an ornamental masonry wall as follows:
, 1. Adjacent to Residential Zone -
a. \fhere such areas front, side, or rear on a street
which is a boundary with a residential zone, there
shall be a landscaped border not less than five
(5) feet in width on the street side, and a solid
masonry wall four (4) feet in height shall be
erected between the landscaped area and the paved
parking area.
b. Where such areas side or rear directly on a resi-
dential zone, a solid masonry wall six (6) feet
in height shall be installed on the zone boundary
line, said wall to be reduced to three (3) feet
in height within any corner cutback area and within
the front yard area of the abutting residential zones.
c. Wall adjacent to alleys may be erected on the
property line.
2. Adjacent to Non-Residential Zone -
a. Where such areas front, side, or rear on a street
which is a boundary with a non-residential zone,
there shall be a landscaped border not less than
five (5) feet in width on the street side, and a
solid masonry wall four (4) feet in height shall
be erected between the landscaped area and the
paved parking area.
b. A wall not less than four and one-half (4i) feet
in height shall be erected on all property lines
not abutting a street.
c. Community off-street parking lots shall be per-
mitted and the requirements for walls between
separate buildings and uses disposed with provided
that a covenant in recordable form by its terms
to be for the benefit of, enforceable by, and to
be released only by the City, is executed by the
owners of all property affected thereby.
The covenant shall state that such joint use of
such off-street parking shall be useable by the
tenant and owners of the properties proposed to
be served by such parking area. ,
NOTE: Wall Heights shall be measured from con-
tiguous properties and in no case shall such wall
height be more than six (6) inches above or below
the prescribed height when measured from adjacent
interior parking lot paving.
Ornamental Masonry Wall shall consist of the use
of solid wall materials, e.g., brick, stone,
concrete, slump stone, etc., but shall not mean
cinder block, fibre block or concrete block or
similar such materials.
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(~,) Lighting:
1. Lighting shall be hooded and arranged to reflect light
away from adjoining properties and streets. Light
standards shall be a maximum of ten (10) feet in height.
2. The height of all light standards shall be measured
from the elevation of the adJacent pavement of the
parking lot.
(P) Landscaping:
1. A minimum of three (3) per cent of the interior of a
public parking area,shall be landscaped with plant
material and shall have a complete irrigation system;
be well maintained in perpetuity; be reviewable annually
by the Building Superintendent.
2. Required planting areas on the street side of walls
shall not be considered as part of the three (3) per
cent interior landscaping.
3. Where a parking area abuts the buildings on the subject
property, the border plantings adJacent to those build-
ings shall not be considered as part of the interior
landscaping.
4. In complying with the three (3) per cent landscaping
requirement, the planting beds shall be distributed
throughout the entire parking area as evenly as
possible. Any plot plan Showing the entire three (3)
per cent landscaping in one or two large planting beds,'
or concentrated on only one portion of the parking area,
is not acceptable.
5. Any unused space resulting from the design of the park-
ing spaces shall be used for planting purposes. No
planting area or island shall have an average width of
less than three (3) feet. The planting areas or islands
must be drawn tO,scale and the plants within clearly
located and labeled. All planting areas or islands shall
be surrounded by a continuous raised concrete curb.
6. To facilitate the processing of plot plans, a plant list
should be prepared giving the botanical and common names
of the plants to be used, the sizes to be planted, i.e.,
- 1, 5 or 15 gallon containers, the quantity of ' each
and when applicable, the spacing shall be shown. The
plants should be listed alphabetically and assigned key
numbers to be used in locating the plants on the plan.
7. Except as stated below, it shall be required that the
plant material include trees with a ground cover and
shrubs beneath. Ground cover alone is not acceptable.
A combination of ground cover and shrubs are acceptable
in places where there is a problem of overhead space
for trees; however, wherever possible, trees are re-
quired. All plant material shall be evergreen. Plants
selected for the design will be checked for suitability
in regard to eventual size and spread, susceptibility
to diseases and pests, and adaptability to existing
soil and climatic conditions. A local Landscape Archi-
tect or nurseryman is a'suitable source for plant
material information.
8. All planting areas shall be given a soil sterilization
treatment with an approved soil ster11ent prior to
planting.
~) Irrigation: All landscaped areas shall be provided with
a permane~) below grade (except for sprinkler heads), irrigation system.
(~) Loading Requirements: On the same land therewith, every
building, ,structure or part thereof, erected or occupied for a permitted
Zone C-l use involving the receipt or d!stribution by vehicles of materials
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or merchandise incidental to carrying on such activity shall De provided
with sufficient space for standing, loading and unloading vehicles to
avoid undue interference with the public use of streets and alleys. Such
space shall be no less than ten (10) feet by twenty-five (25) feet for
every ten thousand (10,000) square feet of floor area or outdoor storage
area with a fourteen (14) foot minimum height clearance, but shall not
be a part of any area required for use as off street parking stalls.
(R) Additions: Structures which are enlarged in area shall
provide ad9Jtional parking facilities in accordance with these standards.
(~ Changes in Use: Whenever the existing use of a structure
or lot is changed to another use, parking facilities shall be provided
in accordance with these standards.
(1,) Mixed Uses: In the event that two or more uses occupy
the same building, lot,. or parcel of land, the total requirements for
off-street parking shall be the sum of the requirements of the various
uses comp~~d separately.
(~ Computation of Required Off-Street Parking Spaces: When
a fractional figure is found as a remainder in computations made to
determine the amount of required off-street parking, such fraction shall
be construed to be a whole number.
I~. Heating and Air Conditioning devices shall be located within
the structures or if mounted elsewhere shall be screened from public view.
]:1. Towers, chimneys, spires, gables, roof structures, etc.,
shall not exceed a height of ten (10) feet above the roof of any build-
ing and shall be adequately screened.
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necessity of further notice, to make modification of any of the fore-
going conditiona, if such modification will achieve substantially the
same results and will in no way be detrimental to adjacent properties
or improvements than will strict compliance with said conditions.
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If ~ Underground utilities: All utilities on the site for
direct service to the use thereon shall be installed underground except
,/as otherwise approved by the Council by precise plan of design. The
owner or developer is responsible for complying with the requirements
~ of this Section and shall make the necessary arrangements as required
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by the serving utility companies for the installation of such facilities.
Section 3 of Resolution No.3727 be amended
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IDnderground Utilities: All utilities on the site for
service to the use thereon shall be installed underground except
as other wise approved by the Council by precise plan of design. The
owner or developer is responsible for complying with the requirements
of this Section and shall make the necessary arrangements as required by
the serving utility companies for the installation of such facilities.
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SECTION 3. The Secretary shall certify to the adoption of
this resolution and shall cause a copy of the same to be forwarded to
the City Council of the City of Arcadia.
I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing resolution was adopted
at a regular meeting of the City Planning Commission held on the ~3~.~
day of J~L"(f , 1965, by the following vote:
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