SATURDAY, JUNE 4, 2016VOLUME 10 NO. 23SIERRA MADRE POLICE BLOTTER
SATURDAY, AUGUST 27, 2016

VOLUME 10 NO. 35


SIERRA MADRE'S 
BELOVED LAURIE 
COOPER DIES


Laurie Cooper, 98, passed away 
peacefully last week and Sierra Madre 
lost one of its well known Treasures. 
Laurie and husband Dick came to 
Sierra Madre in the late 1940's and 
built one of the first homes in the 
new tract at Laurel & Canon. From 
that moment on Laurie actively 
participated in her new community 
and continued until the challenges of 
aging caught up with her. She was 
one of Sierra Madre Environmental 
Action Committee's (SMEAC) 
earliest members and a leader and 
active participant throughout the 
organization's 45-year plus history. 
She was notably active in the creation 
and continual stewardship of Bailey 
Canyon Wilderness Park and a 
volunteer docent for SMEAC's Nature 
Awareness program in the schools. 
She also served as president for 12 
years. 

Laurie spent countless hours speaking 
with thoughtful consideration to the 
City Council, City Commissions, and 
other community groups on behalf of issues she felt impacted the health, beauty, and responsible 
operation of our community. She was a stalwart proponent of collaboration between citizen groups 
and city government and was a true role model epitomizing what makes a caring, responsible, and 
ACTIVE citizen. 

She was also a lifelong member of the League of Women Voters and through that organization 
promoted educated citizen participation in the voting process so crucial to democratic governing. 

On her 97th birthday she was chosen as Sierra Madre's Older American Of The Year.

Laurie was preceded in death by her husband Dick and is survived by her daughter Deborah. 
Services are pending.

S, Henderson/MVNews Photo by Jacquie Pergola


City of Sierra Madre

PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE

From: The City of Sierra Madre

Subject: ORDINANCE 1379, MUNICIPAL CODE TEXT AMENDMENT 16-03: AMENDMENTS TO 

 THE DEFINTIONS ORDINANCE (CHAPTER 17.08) AND R-1 ONE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL 
ZONE ORDINANCE (CHAPTER 17.20) OF THE SIERRA MADRE MUNICIPAL 
CODE

Applicant: City of Sierra Madre

Project Location: Properties in the City of Sierra Madre, County of Los Angeles, State of California

The City of Sierra Madre gives notice, pursuant to State of California law, that the City Council will conduct a public 
hearing to consider recommending adoption of Ordinance 1379, amending Chapter 17.08 (“Definitions”) Section 
17.08.020 (“Words, terms, phrases defined”), Chapter 17.20 ("R-1 One Family Residential"), Section 17.20.100 (“Newly 
created lots – Rear lot line width”), Section 17.20.110 (“Newly created lots – Minimum average width”), Section 17.20.115 
(“Flag lots and exclusive access easements - Prohibited”), and Section 17.20.125 (“Allowable gross floor area”). At the 
meeting of July 7, 2016, the Planning Commission conducted a public hearing and recommended to the City Council 
adoption of MCTA 16-06. 

DATE AND TIME OF HEARING PLACE OF HEARING

City of Sierra Madre City of Sierra Madre

Planning Commission meeting City Council Chambers

Thursday, September 13, 2016 232 W. Sierra Madre Blvd.

(Hearing begins at 6:30 p.m.) Sierra Madre, CA 

All interested persons may attend this meeting and the Planning Commission will hear them with respect thereto.

ENVIRONMENTAL DETERMINATION: The project qualifies for an exemption from the California Environmental 
Quality Act review pursuant to Title 14, Section 15061(b)(3) of the California Code of Regulations as it can be seen with 
certainty that there is no possibility the adoption of this Ordinance may have a significant effect on the environment, 
because it will impose greater limitations on development in the City and protect the aesthetic character of Sierra Madre, 
thereby serving to reduce potential significant adverse environmental impacts. 

APPEAL: If in the future anyone wishes to challenge the decision of the City Council in court, one may be limited to 
raising the issues that were raised or presented in written correspondence delivered to the City Council at, or before, the 
scheduled public hearing. 

For further information on this subject, please contact the Planning and Community Preservation Department at (626) 
355-7138.

 
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