NOTICE OF INTENT TO CIRCULATE INITIATIVE PETITION IN THE CITY OF ARCADIA (California Elections Code §9202) Dated: August 11, 2015 To The Clerk of the City of Arcadia: Notice is hereby given by the persons whose names appear hereon of their intention to circulate the attached petition within the City of Arcadia for the purpose of setting a limit of square footage for new homes in single family residential zones. Whereas the character, quality and appeal of the single family residential neighborhoods in ‘Arcadia is being destroyed by new home construction that is neither compatible nor harmonious with surrounding homes because of their size, the residents of Arcadia have drafted a Ballot Initiative to remedy this situation. This Ballot Initiative proposes to establish standards for new development with the intent to protect the character of the neighborhood, preserve the privacy and views of residents and maintain property values in Arcadia. Pursuant to applicable provisions of law, we respectfully request that you immediately deliver this notice to the City Attorney and that he prepare a Title and Summary within the time prescribed by law and return it to us. All communications and correspondence may be directed to us in care of April A. Verlato at 93 East Huntington Drive. Arcadia, CA 91006 Date submitted: August 11, 2015 at Arcadia, California A. 8 }4 Highland Oaks Drive Arcata CA 91006 L Lez Thompson : 229 Altura Road 4 - Arcadia, CA 91006 541 Gloria Road Arcadia, CA 91001TO THE HONORABLE CITY CLERK OF THE CITY OF ARCADIA: Pursuant to California Elections Code Section 9201, we the undersigned, registered qualified voters of the City of Arcadia, County of Los Angeles, California, hereby propose the following initiative ordinance and petition you to submit it to the City Council of the City of Arcadia for adoption without change, or for submission to the voters of the City at a general election, unless signatures equal to or in excess of 15% of the registered voters of the City are submitted, in which case if the City Council does not immediately adopt this ordinance without change, we petition you to submit this ordinance to the voters at a special election called according to law. ‘THE FULL TEXT OF THE ORDINANCE IS AS FOLLOWS: The people of the City of Arcadia do hereby ordain as follows: SECTION I. PURPOSE AND FINDINGS ‘A. The purpose and intent of this ordinance is to add to the City of Arcadia Municipal Code for single family residential zoning a limit on the amount of square footage of new homes in order to create harmony and compatibility with existing homes. B. The character of single family residential neighborhoods in Arcadia is defined by expansive lots with predominantly single story, modest sized homes. C. The “building envelope” created by the current single family residential zoning codes allows for new homes to be too large and out of scale and proportion to existing homes. D. Single family residential homes that are out of scale and proportion to existing homes are not harmonious and compatible. E. Two story homes in single family residential zones are more likely to take away from the views and privacy of neighboring properties. F. The intent of the ordinance is not to prohibit two story homes but to incentivize the building of single story homes which are less intrusive on neighboring properties and more compatible and harmonious with the neighborhoods of Arcadia. G. The purpose of allowing less square footage for two story homes is to reduce the likelihood of the new homes obstructing views, invading privacy and appearing out of scale and proportion to the neighborhood. Page 1of 3SECTION II. SUBSTANTIVE MUNICIPAL CODE AMENDMENT To achieve the purpose of this ordinance, the City of Arcadia Municipal Code is hereby amended by the addition of Chapter 9 to Article IX, thereto, reading in its entirety as follows: Chapter 9: ALLOWABLE GROSS FLOOR AREA 9900 Definitions. Gross Floor Area shall mean the total square footage of a dwelling unit including the sum of the total surface area enclosed by the walls of the first and second floor, including any storage, covered patio, covered porch, carport, accessory dwelling unit and garage excluding 400 square feet of any attached garage on a lot less than 19,999 square feet and 600 square feet on any detached garage on a lot over 20,000 square feet. 9901 Allowable Gross Floor Area All buildings in the R-1 and R-O zones shall be limited to a maximum gross floor area of 35% of lot square footage for lots up to 10,000 square feet, plus an additional 15% of the lot square footage over 10,000 square feet, plus an additional 5% of the gross square footage calculated on the lot square footage for a dwelling unit that is single story. 9902 Calculating Square Footage of Rooms With Ceiling Heights Over 15 Feet Any and all square footage of space with ceilings over 15 feet tall shall count as double the square footage for calculating allowable gross floor area. 9903 Limit On Basements Basements shall not exceed 30% of the first floor footprint or 1,500 square feet whichever is less. 50% of the square footage of basements shall be counted towards the allowable gross floor area. 9904 Garage Requirement Single Family Residences of 5,000 allowable gross floor area square footage or greater shall require a 3 car garage. REPLACE 9220.11 of Chapter 2 Part 2 definition of Buil Building Height shall be defined as the vertical distance measured from the top point of the proposed building to the lowest point of any proposed exterior wall of the structure, including any exposed basement walls. jing Height ADD to 9252.2.1 and 9251.21 Maximum building height shall be as follows and shall replace the table of ARTICLE IX. DIVISION AND USE OF LAND. CHAPTER 2. ZONING REGULATIONS. PART 5. Page 2 of3RESIDENTIAL ZONES TITLE 1. USES PERMITTED Regulation 9251.2.1 and 9252.2.1 BUILDING HEIGHT.: If Lot Width is less than 75 feet, then maximum dwelling unit height shall not exceed 25 feet. If Lot Width is 75- 84 feet, then dwelling unit height shall not exceed 26 feet maximum. If Lot Width is 85-94 feet, then dwelling unit height shall not exceed 27 feet. If Lot Width is 95- 104 feet, then dwelling unit height shall not exceed 28 feet. If Lot Width is 105-114 feet, then dwelling unit height shall not exceed 29 feet. If Lot Width is 115 feet or greater, then dwelling unit height shall not exceed 30 feet. I. IMPLEMENTATION A. Onthe effective date of this initiative measure as provided by California law (the “Effective Date”), all provisions of the foregoing ordinance set forth in Section II of this initiative measure are inserted into and become part of the City of Arcadia Municipal Code. B. _ No provision of the City of Arcadia Municipal Code that is inconsistent with this initiative measure shall be enforced after the Effective Date. SECTION IV. AMENDMENT AND REPEAL In accordance with California Elections Code Section 9217, this ordinance and all of its provisions may be amended or repealed only by a majority vote of the electorate, Modifications of these code sections shall be prohibited. SECTION V. __ SEVERABILITY If any portion of this ordinance is hereafter determined to be invalid by a court of competent jurisdiction, all remaining portions of this ordinance shall remain in full force and effect. Each section, subsection, sentence, phrase, part or portion of this ordinance would have been adopted and passed irrespective of the fact that any one or more sections, subsections, sentences, phrases, parts or portions be declared invalid or unconstitutional. SECTION VI. INTERPRETATION In interpreting this ordinance or resolving any ambiguity thereof, the City Council and all other City of Arcadia entities charged with implementing or enforcing this ordinance or any part of it, as well as any reviewing court, shall interpret this ordinance in the manner which most vigorously and effectively accomplishes its purposes and operative provisions. Page 3 of 3