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ORDINANCE NO. 1837
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF WEST COVINA, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING THE WEST
COVINA MUNICIPAL CODE BY AMENDING THE OFFICIAL
ZONING MAP
(Zone Change No. 628 - Garellen Properties)
WHEREAS, there was filed with the City of West Covina, a
verified application on the forms prescribed in Section 26-153
and 26-199 of the West Covina Municipal Code, for the
reclassification from:
"Open Space, 0-S Freeway Corridor Overlay Zone" to
"Office -Professional (0-P)" (Exhibit 1)
on that certain property generally described as follows:
THAT portion of lot 175 of E.J. Baldwin's fifth
subdivision of a portion of Rancho La Puente, in the City
of West Covina, County of Los Angeles, State of
California, as shown on map recorded in Book 12 Pages 134
and 135, of maps, in the Office of the County Recorder of
said county, described as follows:
BEGINNING, at the northerly terminus of that course in the
boundary line of parcel 40 of the proposed relinquishment
(REL-910), shown as having a bearing and distance of south
00 36' 14" west 30.00 feet on map recorded July 26, 1976
in Book 14 Page 95 of State Highway Map Book, in the
Office of the County Recorder of said county; thence south
890 34' 50" east 159.12 feet to a non -tangent curve in
said boundary line of parcel 40 shown as concave
southeasterly and having a radius of 185.00 feet; thence
along said boundary line southwesterly along said curve
from a tangent which bears 630 31' 52" west through an
angle of 37' 34' 3711, an arc distance of 131.33 feet to a
reverse curve in said boundary line concave northwesterly
and having a radius of 102.00 feet; thence southwesterly
along said reverse curve, from a tangent which bears south
250 57' 15" west through an angle of 640 38' 59", an arc
distance of 115.09 feet; thence along said boundary line
the following four courses;
North 890 23' 46" west 21.95 feet, north 060 50' 42" east
113.93 feet, south 890 34' 50" east, 25.6.1 feet, north 00
36' 14" east 30.00 feet to the point of beginning.
WHEREAS, after considering the proposed request in a duly
advertised public hearing on January 17th and February 7th
1990, as prescribed by law, the Planning Commission of the City
of West Covina recommended to the City Council denial of said
zone change; and
WHEREAS, the applicant did appeal Planning Commission's
decision on February 8, 1990; and
WHEREAS, the City Council upon giving the required notice,
did on the 26th day of February, 1990, conduct a duly
advertised public hearing as prescribed by law to consider said
application; and
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WHEREAS, the City Council of West Covina has considered
evidence presented by the applicant, the Planning Department,
the Planning Commission, and other interested parties at said
• public hearing held on February 26, 1990.
1. The applicant is requesting approval of a zone change from
"Open Space, 0-S" to "Office -Professional (0-P)."
2. This zone change application is submitted in conjunction
with a request for a precise plan.
3. Findings necessary for approval of a zone change are as
follows:
a. There are changed conditions since the existing
zoning became effective to warrant other or
additional zoning.
b. The proposed change of zone will not adversely affect
adjoining property as to value or precedent and will
not be detrimental to the area.
C. A change of zone will be in the interest or further-
ance of the public health, safety and general
welfare.
d. The approval of such a change of zone will not
adversely affect the comprehensive General Plan so
adopted by the City.
e. The approval of such a zone change is consistent with
the General Plan or applicable specific plans.
4. An initial study prepared for the subject project has
disclosed that although the proposed project could have a
significant effect on the environment, there will not be a
significant effect in this case because mitigation
measures have been incorporated into the project's design
and as conditions of approval. A Negative Declaration of
Environmental Impact has been prepared for the proposed
project pursuant to the requirements of the California
Environmental Quality Act of 1970, as amended.
WHEREAS, based on the evidence presented to the Planning
Commission, both oral and documentary, the City Council finds
as follows:
a. There are changed conditions since the existing
zoning became effective to warrant other zoning as
the property has been zoned "Open Space" since 1975.
Over the past two and a half decades, land along the
freeway has been developed with increasing intensity.
As a result of this and other factors, traffic on the
freeway has increased greatly which makes the site
appropriate for a higher intensity use. In 1978,
Amendment No. 145 was adopted approving the Freeway
Corridor Overlay Zone consisting of all freeway
excess parcels lying contiguous to the freeway. The
purpose of the Overlay Zone is to ensure that the
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goals of the environmental quality element of the
General Plan are being met. Included in the Freeway
Corridor Overlay Zone are specific uses and
• development standards designed to carry out the goals
of the General Plan. Further, the Freeway Corridor
Overlay Zone specifically allows professional office
buildings as permitted uses. The proposed project
meets, and in some instances exceeds all applicable
development standards of the zoning ordinance and
General Plan by providing an attractively designed
building with almost 39 percent of the site
landscaped.
b. The proposed zone change will not adversely affect
adjoining properties. The proposed "Office -
Professional" zone classification will allow the
property to be developed with a professional office
building which is consistent with the type of
development called for in the Freeway Corridor
Overlay Zone. The proposed development will benefit
residential properties to the south as the property
is located in a noise impacted zone, and will act as
a sound barrier between freeway generated noise and
the residences.
C. The proposed change of zone is in the interest of
public health, safety and general welfare as it will
promote employment, add to the taxbase, promote
economic stability in the community, enhance the
urban scenic freeway corridor by providing an
attractively designed office building, with almost
39 percent of the site landscaped, and protect the
adjacent residential area from traffic noise
generated by the freeway.
d. The granting of this zone change will not adversely
affect the General Plan. On the contrary, the zone
change will act to implement many goals and policies
within the General Plan. The I-10 Freeway is
considered to be an urban scenic highway by the City
of West Covina. The intent is to give the community
an identity of "beauty, spaciousness, balance, taste,
fitness, broad vistas, and high quality." The
development standards of the Freeway Corridor Overlay
Zone are designed to implement this broad intent.
Other relevant goals and policies of the General Plan
call for the provision of employment opportunities,
an addition of the taxbase, and the promotion of
economic stability.
e. The proposed change "Open Space, O-S" to
"Office -Professional, 0-P" is consistent with the
General Plan designation of "Office" and the Freeway
Corridor Overlay Zone.
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NOW THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of West
Covina, California, does ordain as follows:
• SECTION NO. 1: Based on the evidence presented, both oral
and documentary, Zone Change No. 628, is approved.
SECTION NO. 2: A Negative Declaration of Environmental
Impact has been prepared in accordance with the California
Environmental Quality Act of 1970, as amended.
SECTION NO. 3: The City Clerk shall certify to the
passage of this Ordinance and shall cause the same to be
published as required by law.
PASSED AND APPROVED this 12th d y of Ma'rcli,- 199
Mayor
ATTEST:
City Clerkool
STATE OF CALIFORNIA
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ) SS
CITY OF WEST COVINA )
I, Janet'Berry, City Clerk of the City of West Covina,
California, do hereby certify that the foregoing Ordinance No.
1837 was regularly introduced and placed upon its first
reading at a regular meeting of the City Council on the 26th day
of February, 1990 That, thereafter, said Ordinance was duly
adopted and passed at a regular meeting of the City Council on
the 12th day of March, 1990 by the following vote, to
wit:
AYES: Councilmembers: Tarozzi, MdFadden, Manners, Lewis, Bacon
NOES: Councilmembers: None
ABSENT: Councilmembers: None
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CERTIFICATION
I, JANET BERRY, City Clerk of the City of West Covina, State of
California, do hereby certify that a true and accurate copy of
Ordinance No. I X, was published, pursuant to law, in the
San Gabriel Valley Tribune, a newspaper of qeneral circulation
published and circulated in the City of West Covina.
DATED: s5— — 7 0
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Janet Berry, City Cler
City of West Covina, California