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RESOLUTION NO. 679
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A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY PLANNING COMMISSION
OF THE CITY OF ARCADIA RECOMMENDING AMENDMENTS
TO THE ZONING ORDINANCE RELATING TO ACCESSORY
BUILDINGS AND THE RATIO BETWEEN LOT SIZES AND
LOT COVERAGE.
THE CITY PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF ARCADIA
DOES RECOMMEND, DETERMINE AND RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. That Sections 9220.69, 9251.2.8 and 9252.2.11
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of the Arcadia Municipal Code be amended to read as follows:
Section 9220.69. "YARD, REAR. Rear Yard is a yard
extending across the full width of the lot between the main
building and the rear lot line. The depth of the required rear
yard shall be measured from the rear lot line."
Sections 9251. 2.8 and 9252.2.11 (each). "ACCESSORY BUILDINGS.
Accessory buildings with a total floor area not exceeding 50% of
the ground floor area of the main building maybe constructed in
a rear yard provided that the combined area of all buildings shall
not exceed 45% of the total lot area, and further provided that
any such accessory buildings located in a required rear yard shall
occupy no more than 25% of such rear yard. No accessory building
shall exceed one story or sixteen feet in height. No accessory
building shall be located in any side yard, within three feet of
any rear lot line, or within ten feet of any other building."
SECTION 2. The Planning Commission finds and determines
that the public health, safety, welfare and good zoning practice
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of adequate open space and the proper separation of buildings are
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essential to the preservation of the character of residential one-
tit family zones; that the above amendments will serve to achieve such
objectives.
SECTION 3. The Secretary shall certify to the adoption
of this Resolution and shall cause a copy 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 22nd
day of July
, 1969, by the following vote:
AYES:
Commissioners Erickson, Kuyper, Lauber, Livingston, Parker, Cahill
NOES:
Noes
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ABSENT: None
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September 23, 1969
TO: PLANNING COMMISSION
FROM: CITY ATTORNEY
SUBJECT: RESOLUTION NO. 679 -
ACCESSORY BUILDINGS
Upon presentation to the City Council of the Commission
resolution relating to accessory buildings, it appeared that there
may be some uncertainty as to the consensus of the Commission
relating to the limitation on the total area of accessory buildings.
At my suggestion, the City Council referred the matter to the
Commission for clarification.
Resolution No. 679 proposes that Municipal Code Sections
925l.2.8 and 9252.2.11 be amended to read as follows: "ACCESSORY
BUILDINGS. Accessory buildings with a total floor area not ex-
ceeding 50% of the ground floor area of the main building may be
constructed in a rear yard provided that the, combined area of all
buildings shall not exceed 45% of the total lot area, and further
provided that any such accessory buildings' located in a required
rear yard shall occupy no more than 25% of such rear yard. No
accessory building shall exceed one story and sjxteen feet in
height. No accessory building shall be located in any side yard,
within three feet of any rear lot line, or within ten feet of any
other building."
The "50%" limit, as written, relates to the entire rear
yard, not just the required rear yard. My impression is that this
reflects the consensus' of the Commis'sion. It is requested that'
this be confirmed or modified.
I have redrafted the proposed amendm~nt in the following
form, which I believe is easier to read: "ACCESSORY BUILDINGS.
The total floor area of accessory buildings shall not exceed 50%
of the ground floor area of the main building. The combined area
of all buildings shall not exceed 45% of the total lot area.
Accessory buildings shall not occupy more than 25% of a required
rear yard and shall not be located within three feet of a lot line
nor within ten feet of another building. An accessory building
shall not have more than one story and shall not exceed sixteen
feet in height."
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Planning Commission
Septemb~r 23, 1969
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This language, probably should be refined to provide that
in the R-O zone the building should be set ba9k three feet from
the rear lot line and five feet from a side 19t line, since the
R-O zone presently has a five foot side lot line setback for the
main building as compared to a three root requirement in the R-l
zone.
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