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AGENDA ITEM NO.3
DATE: January 21, 2020
TO: Mayor and City Council
FROM: David Carmany
City Manager
AGENDA STAFF REPORT
City of West Covina I Office of the City Manager
SUBJECT: INITIATION OF CODE AMENDMENT NO. 20-01 FILM PERMIT STANDARDS
RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the City Council consider initiating Code Amendment No. 20-01 to examine revisions
to film permit standards, by adopting the following resolution:
RESOLUTION NO.2020-05 — A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
WEST COVINA, CALIFORNIA, INITIATING CODE AMENDMENT NO.20-01 TO STUDY
FILM PERMIT STANDARDS
BACKGROUND:
At the December 17, 2019 City Council Meeting, the City Council discussed a request from Councilmember
Lloyd Johnson to examine potential updates to the City's Film Permit Standards. At that time the Council
requested that an initiation resolution be brought to a subsequent meeting to explore a potential code
amendment.
DISCUSSION:
If the City Council initiates the code amendment, the Planning Commission will schedule a study session to
evaluate the film permit standards of the Municipal Code. Following the Planning Commission study session,
staff will prepare the code amendments and schedule a Planning Commission public hearing during which the
Commission would make a formal recommendation to the City Council.
OPTIONS:
The City Council has the following options:
Adopt staff's recommendation;
2. Receive and file the report thereby declining to initiate a code amendment;
3. Provide alternative direction.
ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW:
The proposed code amendment is exempt from the provisions of the California Environmental Quality Act
(CEQA) pursuant to Section 15061(b)(3) of the CEQA Guidelines in that it consists of a code amendment to
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the sign section of the Municipal Code, which does not have the potential for causing a significant effect on
the environment.
Prepared by: Jeff Anderson, Community Development Director
Attachments
Attachment No. 1 - Resolution 20-05
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CITY COUNCIL
RESOLUTION N0.2020-05
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WEST
COVINA, CALIFORNIA, INITIATING CODE AMENDMENT NO. 20-01
TO STUDY FILM PERMIT STANDARDS
WHEREAS, on January 21, 2020, the City Council initiated a code amendment to
consider revisions to the film permit standards in the West Covina Municipal Code; and
WHEREAS, the studies and investigations made by the City Council and in its behalf reveal
the following facts:
1. On December 17, 2019, the City Council requested to consider changes to the film permit
standards to allow increased filming in the City.
2. The Film Pemrit Section of the Municipal Code includes standards for filn ing on sites
within the City including film permits and major production permits. The Film Permit
Section of the Municipal Code has not been evaluated since 2000. It is appropriate to
review the standards to determine if the current standards are suitable for the City
currently.
3. The proposed action is considered to be exempt from the provisions of the California
Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), pursuant to Section 15061(b)(3) of the CEQA
Guidelines, in that the proposed action consists of a code amendment, which does not
have the potential for causing a significant effect on the environment.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, the City Council of the City of West Covina,
in conformance with Section 26-153(a)(2) of the West Covina Municipal Code, does hereby initiate
an application for a Code Amendment related to the Film Permit section of the Municipal Code.
APPROVED AND ADOPTED on this 2111 day of January 2020.
Tony Wu
Mayor
ATTEST
Lisa Sherrick
Assistant City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM
Thomas P. Duarte
City Attorney
STATE OF CALIFORNIA
COUNTY OF IDS ANGELES
CITY OF WEST COVINA
I, Lisa Sherrick, Assistant City Clerk of the City of West Covina, California, do hereby
certify that the foregoing Resolution No. 2020-05 was duly adopted by the City Council of
the City of West Covina, California, at a regular meeting thereof hell on the day of
, 2020, by the following vote of the City Council:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
Lisa Sherrick
Assistant City Clerk