Ordinance - 141ORDINANCE NO. 141
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 31, ENTITLED
"AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR THE CREATION IN THE
CITY OF WEST COVINX OF ZONES CONSISTING OF VARIOUS
DISTRICTS AND PRESCRIBING THE CLASSES OF BUILDINGS,
STRUCTURES AND IMPROVEMENTS IN TFM SAID SEVERAL
ZONES AND USES THEREOF" BY ADDING TiERETO FOUR NEW
SECTIONS TO BE NUMBERED SECTION 2.5, SECTION 2.6,
SECTION 3.5, AND SECTION 3.6.
• The City Council of the City of West Covina do ordain as
follows:
SECTION 1. Ordinance No. 31, entitled "An Ordinance
providing for the creation in the City of West Covina of Zones
consisting of various districts and prescribing the classes of
buildings, structures and improvements in the said several
zones, and -the uses thereof" is hereby amended by adding
thereto four new sections to be numbered Section 2.51, Section
2.6, Section 3.59 and Section 3.6.
SECTION 2.5. The following described portion of the
City of Nest Covina is hereby declared to be no longer'%" zone,
and is created as and declared to be in the A-1 zone:
All that property within the City of West Covina, lying
Northerly of the following described line:
Beginning at the intersection of the Southerly line of
Garvey Boulevard with the Easterly boundary line of the City of
Test Covina; thence . Westerly along said southerly line to the
center line of Walnut' Wash; thence westerly following the center
line of Walnut Wash to the Northerly prolongation of the Easterly
boundary at line of Tract No. 14265 in the City of Test Covina,
County of Los Angeles, State of California, as per map recorded
in Book 292, pages 33, 34, and 35 of Maps in the office of the
County Recorder of said County; thence Southerly along said
prolonged line and said last mentioned Easterly boundary line to
the Southeasterly corner of said Tract; thence Westerly along
the Southerly boundary line of said Tract to the Southwesterly
corner of said Tract; thence Northerly along the Westerly boun-
dary line of said Tract to said center line of Walnut Wash; thence
Westerly along said center line to.the Northerly prolongation of
the Westerly line of Lot 199 of E. J. Baldwin's 5th Subdivision,
as per map recorded in Book 12 pages 134 and 135 of Maps in the
office of the County Recorder of said County; thence Northerly
in a direct line to the Northwest corner of Lot 179 of said E.
J. Baldwin's 5t h Subdivision;' thence Northerly_in a direct line
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to the intersection of the Northerly line of Garvey Boulevard
with the Westerly line of Lot 7, Block 29, of the Phillips Tract
in the City of West Covina, County of Los Angeles; State of Cali-
fornia, as per map recorded in Book 9, pages 3 and 4 of Miscel-
laneous Records in the office of the County Recorder of said
County; thence Northerly along the Westerly line of said Lot 7
and its prolongation Northerly to the center line of Workman
Avenue; thence Westerly in a- direct line to the Northeast cor-
ner of Lot 3, W. R. Rowland Tract in the City of West Covina,
County of Los Angeles, as per map recorded in Book 42, page 45
of Miscellaneous Records in the office of the County Recorder of
said County; thence Westerly along the Northerly line of said
Lot 3 and said Northerly line produced Westerly to the Westerly
line of Irwindale Avenue; thence Northerly along said last-men-
tioned Westerly line to the Northeast corner .of Lot 1 of Reichard
Tract as per map recorded in Book 10 page 121 of Maps in the
office of the County Recorder of said County; thence Westerly
in a direct line to the Northwest corner of said Lot 1; thence
Northerly in a direct line to the Northeast corner of said Tract
No. 13876 as per map recorded in Book 285 pages 17, 189 and 19
of Maps, in the office of the County Recorder of said County;
thence Westerly in a direct line to the Northwest corner of said
Tract No. _ 13876; thence Southerly in a direct line to the South-
east corner of Lot 19 Tract No. 9911, as per map recorded in Book
1419 page 12 of Maps, in the office of the County Recorder of
said County; thence Westerly along the Southerly line of said
Lot 1 and its prolongation Westerly to the Southerly prolongation
of the Westerly line of Lot 2 of said Tract No. 9911; thence
Northerly in a direct line to the Northeast corner of Tract No.
13723 as per map recorded in Book 280 pages 31, 32, and 33 of
Maps in the office of the County Recorder of said County and
the Westerly boundary line of the City of West Covina.
SECTION 2.6: The following
of Nest Covina is hereby declared
is created and declared to be in
described portion of the City
to be no longer "A" zone, and
the A-2 zone.
All that portion of the City of Test Covina, lying South-
easterly of the following described line:
Beginning at the Southwest corner of Lot 285 of E. J.
Baldwin's 5th Subdivision in the City of West Covin4 County of
Los Angeles, State of California, as per map recorded in Book
12 pages 134 and 135 of Maps, in the office of the County Re-
corder of said County; thence Northerly in a direct line to
the Northwest corner of Lot 199, said E. J. Baldwin's 5th Sub-
division; thence continuing Northerly along the Northerly pro-
longation of the Westerly line of said Lot 199 to the center
line of Walnut Wash; thence Easterly following the center line
of Walnut Wash to the Westerly boundary line of Tract No. 14265
as. per map recorded in Book 292, pages 33, 34, and 35 of Maps
in the office of the County Recorder of said County; thence
Southerly along said boundary line to the Southwesterly corner
of said Tract; thence Easterly along the Southerly boundary
lire of said Tract to the Southeasterly corner of said Tract;
thence Northerly along the Easterly bomdary line of said Tract
and the Northerly prolongation of said Easterly boundary line
to the said center line of Walnut Wash; thence Easterly along
said center line to the Southerly line of Garvey Boulevard;
thence Easterly along said Southerly line to the Easterly
boundary line of the City of West Covina.
. SECTION 3.5, added to said Ordinance as f ollows :
(1) In Class A-1 residential district only the follow-
ing uses shall be permitted:
(a) Single family dwellings of a permanent charac-
ter placed in a permanent location. There
shall be only one kitchen in a single family
dwelling.
(b) Accessory buildings, including a private gar-
age. All such garages -or subordinate struc-
tures shall be erected and maintained only as
accessories to the -dwelling situated on the said
lot or building site.
(c)
private greenhouses, horticultural collections,
Poultry for domestic, non-commercial use, not
to exceed fifty, public parks, flower and vege-
table gardens, and fruit trees.
(d)
One unlighted sign pertaining only to the sale,
lease, or hire of only the particular building,
property, or premises upon which displayed, which
Ssign
shall not exceed eight square feet in area;
or one sign or placard only to advertize pro-
fessional -calling or home occupation, the suf-
face area of.which sign shall not exceed two
square feet. No other advertisement signs,
structures or devises shall be permitted in any
class A-1 area; provided, however, that nothing
herein contained shall prohibit the temporary
use of placards offering the premises for sale
or rental.
(e)
public schools
(f)
Home occupations such as that of the physician,
surgeon, dentist, chiropractor, osteopath,
chiropodist, attorney, studio artist, or,mu-
sioian, minister of religion, dressmaker, seam-
stress, and similar homr- or professional occu-
pations, provided that there shall be no employed
assistance in arty way connected with the operation
of such home or professional occupation.
(2) Building site area required:
(a) The minimum building site area for each single
t family dwelling shall be 15,000 square feet,
provided this limit shall not apply to lots
or building sites of less area, if separately
recorded and shown as such in the office of the
County Recorder before the effective date of
this Ordinance; No more than one single family
dwelling shall be erected or maintained on said
premises.
(b ) No building site area shall be less than
feet in width.
(c) "Building site area" as used herein shall mean
any parcel of real property, whether designated
by lot number or described by metes and bounds,
where the same is shown as a unit upon 'the tax
roll.
(3) No single family dwelling house, exclusive of the
garage area, whether such Eprage shall be attached
to and made a part of the house, or whether it shall
be separate and apart, shall contain a ground floor
area of less than 1200 square feet.
SECTION 3.6, added to said Ordinance as follows:
• (1) In Class A-2 residential district only the following
uses shall be permitted:
(a) Single family dwellings of a permanent charac-
ter placed in a permanent location. There
shall be only one kitchen in a single family
dwelling.
'(b) Accessory buildings, including a private gar-
age. All such garages or subordinate struc-
tures shall be erected and maintained only as
accessories to the dwelling situated on the said
lot or building site.
(a) Private greenhouses, horticultural collections,
poultry for domestic, non-commercial use, not
to exceed fifty, _public parks, flower and veg-
etable gardens, and fruit trees.
(d) One unlighted sign pertaining only to the sale,
lease, or hire of only the particular building,,
property, or premises upon which displayed, which
sign shall not exceed eight square feet in area;
or one sign or placard only to advertize pro-
fessional calling or home occupation, the sur-
face area of which. sign shall not exceed two
square feet. No other advertisement signs,
structures or devices shall be permitted in ary
Class A-2 area; provided, however, that nothing
• herein contained shall prohibit the temporary
use of placards -offering the premises for sale
or rental.
(e) public schools
(f) Home occupations such as that of a physician,
surgeon, dentist, chiropractor, osteopath,
chiropodist, attorney, studio artist, or mu-
sician, minister of religion, dressmaker, seam-
stress, and similar home or professional occupa-
tions, provided that there shall be no employed
assistance in any way connect6d with the operation
of such home or professional occupation.
(2) Building site area required:
(a) The minimum building site area for each single
family dwelling shall be 20,000 square feet,
provided that this limit shall not apply to lots
or buildings sites of less area, if separately
recorded and shown as such in the office of the
County Recorder before the effective date of
this Ordinance; no more than one single family
dwelling shall be erected or maintained on said
premises.
(b) No building site area shall be less than `9�
feet in width.
(c) "Building site area" as used herein shall mean
any parcel of real property, whether designated
by lot number or described by metes and bounds,
where the same is shown as a unit upon the tax
roll.
(3) No single family dwelling house, exclusive of the
garage area, whether such garage shall be attached
to and made a part of the house, or whether it shall
- _ be separate and apart, shall contain a ground floor
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area of -less than 1500 square feet,
SECTION 2. That -W&IEREAS the .City Council of the City of
West Covina is contemplating the adoption of a general zoning
ordinance the entire city of West ®ovina as soon as public
hearings can be completed thereon,* and
WHEREAS, the creation of zone variances and the creation
or construction of buildings or structures contrary thereto would
defeat or seriously injure the ultimate execution of said plan
and the purposes of such proposed ordinance before the same can
be prepared in detail; the City Council of said City therefore
find and determine that for the immediate preservation of the
public health, peace, safety, comfort, convenience, interest,
and welfare, an emergency exists and this ordinance is enacted
as an emergency .measure and ordinance, and that the same shall
take effect immediately upon the same being posted by the City'
Clerk of the City of West Covina in the manner required by law
and by the ordinances of the City of West Covina.
STATE 0
COUNTY
CITY OF
K CALIFORNIA
OF LOS TNGELES
V&ST COVINA
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ss.
S I, CAREY S. HALL, City Clerk
hereby certify that the foregoing
City Council of the- Ci y of West
of said Board on the day of
Mayor of said Clty, an that said
f ollbwing votes:
AYES:&I, eAl", -
NOES: '
ABSENT:
MAYOR Or THE CI 0 TTEST
COVINA
of the City of West Covina,
ordinance was adopted by the
Covina at the regular meeting
May, 1947, and signed by the
.Ordinance was adopted by the
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ) ss.
CITY OF SST COVINA )
CAREY S. HALL, being by me first -duly sworn, says: that he
is the city clerk of the City of West Covina, and is a citizen of
the U. S. and over the age of 21 years; that on the '3 day of
1947, he posted 3 copies of Ordinance No. 141 entitled "AN
ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 31, ENTITLED 'AN ORDINANCE PRO-
VIDING FOR THE CREATION IN THE CITY OF GUEST COVINA OF ZONES CON-
SISTING OF VARIOUS DISTRICTS AND PRESCRIBING THE CLASSES OF BUIL-
DINGS, STRUCTURES AND IMPROVEMENTS IN THE SAID 'SEVERAL ZONES AND
USES TREREOF' BY ADDING THERETO FOUR NEW SECTIONS TO BE NUMBERED
SECTION 2.59 SECTION 2.6, SECTION 3.5, AND SECTION 3.6, to -wit:
one at the police office, 361 West Garvey Boulevard, one in front
of the West Covina School House, and one at the northwest corner
of Puente Street and LarkEllen Boulevard.
TY CLERK
Subscribed and sworn to before me
this 3 - day of „ , 1947.
NOTARY PUBLIC in
of Los Angeles, /
yXfor the County
to of California
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