Ordinance - 1855ORDINANCE NO. 1855
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
WEST COVINA, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING THE WEST COVINA
MUNICIPAL CODE BY AMENDING CHAPTER 26, ARTICLES II
AND VIII, RELATING TO RECREATION VEHICLE PARKING AND
STORAGE IN THE RESIDENTIAL AGRICULTURAL (RA) AND
ONE FAMILY (R-1) ZONES. (Amendment No. 234)
• WHEREAS, at the recommendation of an Ad Hoc Citizen's
Committee on the issue of oversized and recreational vehicles,
the City Council directed the Planning Commission to conduct a
study and prepare an appropriate draft ordinance providing for
recreational vehicle storage within the City including
consideration of procedures for allowing parking on single-family
lots; and
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WHEREAS, the Planning Commission upon giving the required
notice, did on the 20th day of June, 1990, conduct a duly
advertised public hearing as prescribed by law; and
WHEREAS, the City Council has considered evidence
presented by the Planning Department, the Planning Commission,
and other interested parties at a duly advertised public hearing
held on July 23, 1990; and
WHEREAS, studies and investigations made by the City
Council and in its behalf reveal the following facts:
1. Community concerns regarding the recurring on -street parking
of recreational vehicles and the lack of off-street parking
provisions for such vehicles have been expressed periodically
over the past fifteen years.
2. Although the code does not expressly provide for parking of
"recreational vehicles" in single family lots, past and
current City policy has been to treat them as any other
vehicle which may be parked on single-family lots.
3. Upon reviewing the pertinent sections of the code, staff is
recommending that the zoning code be amended to include
explicit references to recreational vehicle parking
provisions.
NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of West
Covina, California, does ordain as follows: W
SECTION NO. 1: Based on evidence presented and findings
set forth, Amendment No. 234 is hereby approved as consistent
with the City's General Plan.
SECTION NO. 2: Based on the evidence presented and the
findings set forth, Chapter 26, Articles II and VIII are hereby
amended to read as follows:
ARTICLE II. DEFINITIONS
Sec. 26-118. Vehicles, definitions relating to.
"Recreational Vehicle" means a vehicle, with or with-
out motive power, capable of human habitation or
camping purposes and/or used for sporting, recreation
or social activities including but not limited to
trailers, semi -trailers, motor coaches, motor homes,
fifth -wheels, campers, and camper shells, and camper
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ARTICLE VIII. RESIDENTIAL AGRICULTURAL ZONE/ONE FAMILY ZONE
Sec. 26-391, Permitted uses.
(h) Parking or storing of commercial vehicles or commercial
• equipment is prohibited. It shall be unlawful to park
or store any commercial vehicles, trailers or other
related equipment on property which is zoned for
residential uses. The provision of this subparagraph
(h) shall not apply to commercial automobiles,
pickups, panel delivery trucks and station wagons,
passenger or cargo vans. For purposes of this section,_
recreational vehicles are not considered commercial
vehicles.
(j) Parking or storing vehicles.
_Parking or storing vehicles including recreational
vehicles is permitted in the Residential Agricultural
and One Family Zone on lots which are developed with a
private single family residence subject to the
toiiowing provisions:
(1) Within the front yard, parking or storing of
vehicles is permitted only upon paved areas.
(2) Within the street side yard or interior side yard,
vehicles must be screened from abutting streets
and/or properties with a six-foot high masonry
block wall, fence, or solid landscaping treatment.
(3) Within the rear yard, vehicles cannot be located
within five (5) feet of the rear property line and
must be screened from abutting streets and/or
properties with a six foot high masonry block wall,
fence, or solid landscaping treatment.
(4) As used in this section, a "front" yard refers to
all space between the main building (also the
projection of the main building to the side
property lines) and the front property line.
"Street side yard" and "interior side yard" refers
to all space between the main building (also the
projection of the main building to the front and
rear property lines) and the street side and
interior side property lines, respectively. "Rear
yard" refers to all space between the main buildin(
(also the projection of the main building to the
side property lines) and the rear property line.
(5) There shall be no overhang of the vehicle alon
adjacent public sidewalks and rights -of -way, and a
forty-five degree diagonal corner cut-off shall be
provided to allow clear vision of such sidewalks or
riahts-of-wav for at least ten (10) feet along
driveways.
(6) Parking and storing of vehicles shall be allowed
only as an accessory use which is incidental to the
primary residential use of property.
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Sec. 26-402.5 Maximum front yard pavement coverage.
(c) Administrative Review Board members appeal procedures,
time limit and compliance requirements shall be as
provided in sections 26-267 through 26-269 of this
• chapter. Through appropriate procedure to protect the
interest of owners of property abutting the subject
property, the Administrative Review Board shall review
and approve or deny the following:
•
(1) A modification to the front yard pavement coverage to
permit twelve (12) feet of new paving to be added to
one side of a driveway or to any other location within
the front yard in lieu of six (6) feet on either side
of the driveway providing it is perpendicular to the
adjacent street and does not impact adjoining property.
(2) Substitutions of paved materials for the added paved
area if found to be substantially similar to the
requirements of this article.
(3) A modification to the front pavement coverage to permit
a circular drive.
SECTION NO. 3: It has been determined that this project,
which consists of a minor amendment to land use requirements is
Categorically Exempt pursuant to Section 15305 (Class 5 - minor
alterations in land use limitations) of the State CEQA Guidelines
and no Environmental Impact Report or Negative Declaration of
Environmental Impact is required.
SECTION NO. 4: The City Clerk shall certify to the
passage of the Ordinance and shall cause the same to be published
as required by law.
ATTEST:
PASSED AND APPROVED this 1 tT-/
August, 1990
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Mayor
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I, hereby certify that the foregoing Ordinance No. 1855
was duly adopted by the City Council of the City of West Covina,
California, at a regular meeting thereof held on the 23rd day of
July, 1990, by the following vote:
• AYES: Councilmembers: Herfert, Jennings, McFadden, Tarozzi
NOES: Councilmembers: None
ABSENT: Councilmembers: Manners
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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.was published, pursuant to law, in the
San Gabriel Valley Tribune, a newspaper of general circulation
published and circulated in the City of West Covina.
DATED: O
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Janet Berry, City Cler
City of West Covina, California