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RESOLUT I Oi'! 110. (4-0
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ARE SOL u', I 0 jl 0 F THE CITY P L A if N I ilG
COHMISSIOfl OF THE CITY OF ARCADIA,
REcor,a'lEIlDlllG THE CLASSIFICATION OF
CERTAI1I PROPERTY lilIO THE D ZONE ,_
AND RECO~HEilDING REGULATIONS TO BE
APPLICABLE UNDER ZONE D. .,
PLANNIIlG COMMISSI01l OF THE CITY OF ARCADIA,
DETERMI1IE AND RESOLVE AS FOllOWS:
SECTION 1. That p~rsuant to Division 3 of Part 9 of
Chapter 2 of Article IX of the. Arcadia.Munictpal Code, the City
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recommendations c6ncerning the classific~tion to Zone 0 of that
po r t ion 0 f the City 0 f A rea d i a des c I' i b cd as f 011. 0 Vi S :
All property wes~ of Baldwin Avenue and north
of Foothill Boulevard, ex~luding the County
area.
At s iJ i ci he ':I"i ng a 11 i n tel' e 5 t-e d per 50 os ''-: ere 9 i ve n a full
opportunity to be heard a~d to present evidence. Evidence was
submitted by int.erested 'persons and the_Commissior; Staff..
SEtTION 2, The Planning Commission finds and determines.
as mol' e Pill' tic u ./ a)"' y her e i n af t (: l' set fo ,; t h, t hat pub' i c n e c e s 5 i t Y ,
convenience, general welfare. health and good zoning p~actice jus-
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tify and l"equire that this COr.1mtssion recomm<,nd to the City COllncil
the c 1 ass if i cat i c n 0 f s aid PI" 0 per t}' 1 n t h~ D Zone I a )1, d t hat c I) n -
currently with said classification the following archi tectural
design zone condition~ be im~~sed:
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FLOOR A~EA, No one-family dw~lling
shan be erected
which cont~ins less thf,n 2)iOO s'1uare
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flaol' a~~ca) p)'ovid~d tl~~t ill deter'~inil'~ the r~ll~G~I. o,f, S~tr~!'2' f02t
\'Ilthin flny residence bt!ilcing erected 01- proposed fOI" cOl1strl,;cti,on
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the space c(lntai:~0d ',,!ithin any !Irh-:0v'~t'2':-: porci), balcony: ar.p~"~}:Cht
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. :patio, or other uncovered enclosure .shall not be considered ir.' the
_' computation of the square footage contained in the building; ~~
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V~~~~tn contained within any covered porch, balcony,
or garage ~'lhich constitutes a portion of such residence shall be
computed at one-half of the actual square footage therein con-
tained. The minimum floor space shall be deemed to include the
area measured from the outer faces of the exterior walls.
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2. SETBACKS. No building or other structure on the
property shall b~cted..-maiuld':"'...J 01: ~]:~a less than 40
feet ~~, 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 ~vith the front setback of existing
buildings or other structures previously erected on adjacent lots,
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and the Architectural Revie~v Board)'the "Board"l;!established'liIe-
ftQ~eiflafee~ ~r~~ shall have the po~er to require a front
setback of more than 40, feet for any lot in order that such set-
back will be reasonably compatible \vith that of adjacent lots.
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In case of undue hardship to any property owner- in complying ~vith
the foregoing sideline and Tear. setback requirements, the Board
shall have the pOlver to redu,ce the sideline s~tback requirements
to not less than Hj feet and the rear setback requirements to not
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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 fe~t.
GARAGE. Any separate garage, not connected to
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'.-- J the residence as an integral part thereof, Fft~l!3!:; B2 loc<lt'c ~
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4. CORNER LOTS. No buil.ding or other structure sha'll
be erectc,d, rr.aintained or permitted on a corner lot I'lhich is 1"'85
t.han 25 feet, at any point, 1'r08 thE: side street property 1il\('.,
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,5. FRONT OF DHELLING. Any dl'lell ing placed or maint ained
on any lot sha 11 face the frqn t line thereof. '
6, TREES. No living native tree larger than 6 inches
in diameter shall be cut down, killed or removed in any manner
whatsoever wi.thout first securing the written permission of the
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Board, regardless \::~~; whose property the
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WALLS, FENCES AND HEDGES.
tree is actually growing~:
All walls, fences and
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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
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or in such place/] as to. unreasonably obstruct the vie"\;' of
motori4sts and thereby ~ create a traffic hazard.
8. COMPATIBILITY OF NATERIALS. Naterials used on the
exterior of any structure, wall, or fence, or the materials of
any structure, v7all, or fenc~ which ~em.irins exposed, shall be
reasonably compat'
other structures on the
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other structures iri
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9. EXTERNAL BUILDING APP&~RANCE. The
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structure" I~all or fence, shall be reasonably
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er~ctecl}unless v~rking
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'tt'--., ,erect~on, modification or improvement of the structure, shOl'iil1g
tT'- ~'the precise location on the lot of the structure, have been sub-
pecifications for
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mitted to and app,:oved by the Board. NOJstl'ucture shall be
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erectedllexcepc in exact conformance v7ith the loJOrking drawings
and specificdciol1s approved by the Board. The provisions of
thi.s condition shall not apply if the BQaJ:d does :1ot qualify e13
hereinafter provided, nor if the d~awicgs ere for w~rk insi.da a
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building \vhich does not substantially change the external
appearance of the building.
11, ARCHITECTURAL REVIEW BOARD. There exists in 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 conferr,ed only if the following
requirements exist:
(a) A,formally organized property owners association
exists in said area controlled by the .owners ofa majority
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of the tota number ofl ots in said a. J.
(b) The organization has by-law~ adcpte~ and subjrct
tv alilendment by the affi'r.mati've v(H'eo.f said majority.
ee) Said by.-la\'ls provide for appointment of such
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o~!ners>> on ly>> to the Board. -
(d) O~me,rs have been appoin.ted, to the Board in
. accorda\!ce 1'Ii th the by-l a\'ls'.
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.:. '(erA copy of the by-)a\'ls, and'any amendments
thereto, have been filed \'lith the City Clerk and the
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Planning Director, together \'lith a list of the lots and
" ol'mers ther'eof l'lhich con.stitute said majority; said
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organization shall comP:Y.~lith any reasonable,jorder of
the PTannin~ Dire~tor dra\'ln for' the sole purpose of
keeping said 1 i st .ccurren't I'lithout ex.p'ense to the City.
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- (f) Permanent l'lritten records 'of the meeting's,
action, findings. and decisions of t~e Board are main-
tained and are open at reasonable times to the inspection
of the public.
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Each matter referred to the Board shall
be assigned an identifyin~ number, Any denial of
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approval shall be accompanied by detailed findings of
the reasons of the Board for its disapproval.
. (g) Notice of ~ny action taken by the 'Bdard in
denying or approving~lorki;,g dra\'lings arid s'pecific,atlons.
shall be filed,/I'lithin 24 hours of such actlon(vtith the
Planning Depart~ent and post~d on fhe bulletin board out-
side the City Council Cha~ber~ in the Arcadia Eity Hall,
12. PO:.IERS Or HIE BOARD. The Board sha;l have 'the
pOI,>!,. to:
(a) D~termine and approve an appropriate front
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yard pursuant to condition 2. above.
(b) Determine whether materials and appearance
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compatible in accordance \'lith the above'conditions
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based upon such deterl1;ination deny or apP!'ove the'.
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,working drawings and specifica~ions.
(c) If a grading plan ia required for a building permit
for a structure, the Board may require such plan to be sub-
mitted with the working dra\'lihgs and specifications .
(d) Any of the conditions set forth in Sections 1 to
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above, may be made less restrictive by the Board if the Boa:t;d
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; provided (1) "the
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owner or owners of abutting lot's/'and (2) in the case of
decisions affecting front yards and corner si~e yards~
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owners of property within 65 feet of ~~ P~~E7~iR~ nf.
8~ let shall be notified by the Board in writing 72 hours
before the hearing where' the Board acts under this subdivision.
13, APPEAL, Any property owner in said area may appeal
the decision of the Architectural Review Board by following the
procedures for a Modif.ication a's pres~ribed by the Arcadia
Municipal Code, provided a letter of appeal is filed with the
Planning Department within ten days after the decision oj the
Architectural Revie\v Board is posted in accordance with Condition
ll(g), above. Any officer of the City, member of the City
Councilor Planning Commission may institute such an appeal by
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filing a request with the Hodification Committee. The provisions
of this condition shall not apply to \vorking dra\'lings and speci-
fications for work inside a building which does not substantially
change the external appe~rance of the building.
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STArlDAR. . FOR BOARD .DECISION I\iIO t .'EALS.
The Boa,rd
and any body hearing an appeal f~om the Boird's d~cision shall
b. e, 9 u ide d' by the f 0 11 0 ~Ii n g pI' i n c i P 1 e s: "
tal Control of architectural appearan~e and
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us.e of ma.teria1s shall no.t be so e'xercised that
. individual initiative is stifled in'.c'reating "the
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appearanc,e of external features of any particular
structure, building, or fence, except to the extent
netessary to establish .cont~mporariry ~c~~pted
standards of harmony and compatibility.
(blG'ood architectura1'character is based upon
the principles of harmony and proportion in the elements
of the structure'as '\'Iell as the' relationship' of su,ch
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pri n c i p 1 e s to ad j ace n t s,t r u c t u res..ra Ii dot her s t r u c t V r~s
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in, the neighborhood.
( c lAg 00 d I' e 1 a t ion s hip bet 1-1 een ad j ace n t fro n t
yards increases the va1ue of properties and makes the
,use of both properties mOTe enjoyable. .
( d lAp 00 I' 1 Y d e5 i g n e d ex t e:r, na 1 a p pea I' a n ceo fa.
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structure can be detrimental to the amenities and value
of adjacent property and neighborhood.
15, TII1E FOR BOARD TO ACT. The Board shall hear any
request for a review of working drawings and ~pecifications
within thirty days from the date such request is filed with
. the Board and shall :render a decision in \-Iriting in accordance
with this resolution within ten days of such he~rinif: failure
to take action in said time sh~ll, at the end of said ten-day
period, be deemed a disapproval of the working drawings and
s p e C'i f i cat ions '. p, n y pro pel" t y () \,! n er ins aid area ma yap p e.a 1 the
action of the Board by
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fo11ol'ling the pl'ocedu)"e set forth in
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The Planning Commission fillel.s and determincs:
1. The ,are~ referred to herein is presently subs ran-
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tially developed with single-family residence on lots predominantly
containing more than 25 ;000 square feet; that substantially all _
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of said residences Here constructed ~approximately t;.Re samEjltime
and have been maintained in a first-class condition since that
time.
2, That the residences in said area were constructed
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in an orderly, har~~ifus manner)'and at the present time the
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appearance of e&eftAreSidefic~., includi,ng walls, fences and
landscaping, in said area is harmonious and compatible in all
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respects with,f'all ~er,~esidences i~ the area,
3. That the conditions found to exist in finding~
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.Numbe,r 1 and 2, above, have substantially' contributed to making
this area adequate for family purposes.
4. That the purpose of the provisions of this reso-
lution are to s'ecure and maiJ?-tain .the conditions found to exist
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in findings Number 1 and 2, above; that said provisions win
maintain said conditions.
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5, That the continued maintenance of said conditions
will benefit said area and the City of Arcadia, g,enerally, by
maintaining the economic viability of said area.
6. That the health; safety and general ~velfare of the
people of Arcadia ind good zon~ng practice require the adoption
of this resolution.
SECTION 4. The Secretary shall certify to the-adoption
of this resolution and shall cause a copy hereof to be fOr\'larded
to the C~y Council of the City of Arcadia.
I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing resolution~vas adopted
regular meeting of the City Planning Commission held on the
day of
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AYES:
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ABSENT:
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