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Ordinance - 206ORDINANCE NO. 206 AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR MINIMMI LOT SIZE, MINIMUM LOT FRONTAGE, AND MINIMUM LOT DEPTH. THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WEST COVINA DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1: In order to promote and serve the public health, safety, and general welfare and to provide the economic and social advantages re- sulting from an orderly planned use of land and resources, the City of west Covina does hereby pro- vide for minimum lot size, minimum lot frontage, and minimum lot depth. • SECTION 2: The areas designated on the lot area map as set forth in Ordinance No. 205 are hereby adopted and declared to be a part of this Ordinance. SECTION 3: The minimum lot size, minimum lot frontage and minimum lot depth in the various zones is hereby determined to be as follows: A -- Zone I. The building site area re- quired in Zone I shall be a minimum of seven thousand five hundred (79500) square feet. 1. No building site area shall be less than sixty (60) feet in width, and provided however, that in the event that the width of the said building site area shall be greater than sixty (60) feet, the depth thereof may be reduced two and one half (21) feet for each one (1) foot increase in width, but provided, however, that no building site area shall be less than one hundred and five (105) feet in depth. 2. "Building site area's 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. -1- 3. No single family dwelling house, exclusive of the garage area whether such garage shall be attached thereto and made a part of the house or whether it shall be separate and apart from the house, shall contain a floor area of less than nine hundred ( 00) square feet. B -- Zone Il. The building site area required in Zone II shall be a minimum of nine thousand four hundred fifty (9,450) square feet. 1. No building site area shall be less than seventy (70) feet in vuidth, and provided, however, that in the event that the width of the said building site area shall be greater than seventy (70) feet, the depth thereof may be reduced two and one half (22) feet for each one •(1) foot increase in width, but provided however, that no building site area shall be less than one hundred ten (110) feet in depth. 2. "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 thereto and made a part of the house or whether it shall be separate and apart from the house, shall contain a floor area of less than one thousand fifty (1,050) square feet. C -- Zone III. The building site area required in Zone III shall be a minimum of fourteen thousand four hundred (14,400) square feet. • 1. No building site area shall be less than ninety (90) feet in width, and provided however, that in the event that the width of the said building site area shall be greater than Minety (90) feet, the depth thereof may be reduced two and one half (21) feet for each one (1) foot increase in width, but provided however, that no building site area shall be less than one hundred twenty five (125) feet in depth. 2. "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. - 2- 3. No single family dwelling house, exclusive of the garage area whether such garage shall be attached thereto and made a part of the house or whether it shall be separate and apart from the house shall contain a floor area of less than one thousand two hundred fifty (1,250) square feet. SECTION 4: Whenever in the opinion of the City Council the land involved in any building site area is of such size or shape, or is subject to such title limitations of record, or is affected by such topographical location or conditions, or is to be devoted to such use that it is impossible or • impracticable in the particular case for the owner to conform fully to the regulations contained in this ordinance, the City Council, upon recommendation of the Planning Commission, may make such modifica- tion thereof as in its opinion is reasonably neces- sary or expedient and in conformity with the spirit and purpose of this ordinance. • If the owner is dissatisfied with any action of the City Council he may appeal from said action and the City Council shall at its next regular meeting set the same for hearing to be heard not later than thirty (30) days thereafter. Said hearing need not be concluded on said day, but may be continued if circumstances require it. • The owner shall be notified of the time and place set for said hearing and be given a reasonable opportunity to be heard. The action of the City Council thereafter shall be final. SECTION 5 : If any section, sub -section, clause or phrase of this ordinance is, for any reason, held to be unconstitutional, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this ordinance. The Council hereby declares that it would have passed this ordinance, and each section, sub -section, sentence, clause, and phrase thereof, irrespective of the fact that any one or more of the sections, sub -sections, sentences, clauses or phrases might be declared un- constitutional. SECTION 6: This ordinance shall take effect from and after thirty (30) days after its passage and before the expiration of fifteen (15) days after its passage it shall be posted with the names of the members voting for and against the same, in three places within the city, in the manner required by the - 3- m • laws and ordinances of the City of West Covina. L� F a DeLay, Mayor City of Vilest Covina ATTEST -1ES C. C. Toland, City'Clerk I, C. C. Toland, City Clerk of the City of 'Vest Covina, hereby certify that the foregoing ordinance was introduced on the / 3 day of , 1950 and was adopted by the City Council of the City of ?"left Covina at ptheir regular meeting on the 9-7 day of , 1950 and signed by the PRayor of said City, and that said ordinance was adopted by the following vote: i AYES: NOE S ABSENT: C. C. Toland, City Cle k - 4- STATE OF CALIFORNIA ) COUNTY OF LOS.",AN.GELES } SS. CITY OF t'JEST COVINA ) C. C. Toland, being by me first duly sworn, deposes and says: That he is the City Clerk for the City of West Covina, California, • and a citizen of the United State, and over the age of 21 years; that on the ,2 day of 195 he posted thr copies of dinance No. 206 of the City of t"Jest Covina entitled "AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR MI NIP.4M LOT SIZE, PAINITMAI LOT FRONTAGE, ;AND MINIMUM LOT DEPTH" in three public places in said City, to -wit: one at the City Hall, 2133 VIrest Garvey Avenue, one in front of the !Nest Covina School House, and one at the Northwest corner of Puente Street and Lark Ellen Avenue. C. C. Toland, City Cle k • ' Subscribed and sworn to before me this day of , 1950. Notary Public in and for the County of Los Angeles, State of California