Ordinance - 2751
ORDINANCE NO.275
AN OP,DINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WEST COVINA,
CALIFORNIA, GRANTING VARIANCE TO PE U IT THE CONSTRUCTION AND
MAINTENANCE OF A CHURCH AND SCHOOL UPON PIZOPERTY LOCATED ON
GLENDORA AVENUE SOUTH OF SERVICE AVENUE, IN THE CITY OF WEST
COVINA (Roman Catholic Archbishop).
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WEST COVINA DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:.
SECTION 1., WHEREAS, there was filed the petition of the
Roman Catholic Archbishop of Los Angeles, California, requesting
a variance under the provisions of Ordinance No.147 of the City
of West Covina to permit the establishment of a Church and School
upon property owned by the applicant and located on Glendora
Avenue south of Service Avenue in said City; and
WHEREAS, after due notice as required by the provisions of
Ordinance No.147 of the City of West Covina, public hearings were
duly held on such application by and before the City Planning
Commission and the City Council and all interested parties were
given a full opportunity to be heard; and
WHEREAS, in the opinion of this Council the proposed variance
to provide for the use as a Church and School of the hereinafter
described real property would not be detrimental to the public
• welfare nor injurious to surrounding property and would not adversely
affect the comprehensive general plan of the City;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED that the aforesaid petition
for a ,variance be approved and granted and that the hereinafter
described real property be permitted to be used for a Church and
School, as provided in said Zoning Ordinance for the following
reasons;
1. The variance requested by petitioner is not contrary
to good planning practice, and if permitted as herein recommended
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and subject to the conditions hereinafter enumerated, would have
no harmful effect on the properties in the same general area.
That the real property herein involved is located in the City of
West Covina, County of Los Angeles, State of California, and is
more particularly described as:
That portion of Lot 166 of E.J.Baldwin's Fourth
• Subdivision of part of the Rancho La Puente, in the
City of West Covina, County of Los Angeles, State
of California, as per map recorded in book 8, page
186 of maps, in the office of the County Recorder of
said County, described as follows:
Beginning at the most easterly.corner of said Lot 166;
thence northwesterly along the northeasterly line of
said Lot 166, to a point that is distant thereon 448.77
feet southeasterly from the most northerly corner of
said lot; thence South 41° 53' West 450 feet; thence
southeasterly parallel with said northeasterly line to
a point in the southeasterly line of said Lot 166, that
is distant thereon 450 feet southwesterly from said
most easterly corner of Lot 166; thence northeasterly
Along said southeasterly line, 450 feet to the point of
beginning.
EXCEPTING THEREFROM the southeasterly 220 feet of the
northeasterly 120 feet thereof.
ALSO EXCEPTING therefrom the "precious metals and ores
thereof" as excepted from the..partition between John
Rowland, Sr. and William Workman, in the partition deed
recorded in book 10 page 39 of Deeds,
• and located on Glendora Avenue south of Service Avenue, for the
purpose of erection of a Church and School, subject, however,
to the following conditions:
(1) That the widening of Glendora Avenue and area for
future streets be deeded to the City of West Covina.
(2) That the applicant also dedicate the necessary right-
. of -way for the widening of Glendora Avenue required from that
parcel of land located in the northeasterly corner of the subject
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property but not made a part of the proposed development,
and which excluded parcel runs a distance of approximately one
hundred and twenty feet along the frontage of Glendora Avenue.
(3) That all street improvements outlined in Section 49 of
Ordinance No.225, including utilities, be installed accordingly
• and meet the approval of the City Engineer. This to include
street lights and street improvements on Glendora Avenue in front
of the 120' x 220' parcel. Sidewalks to be required on Glendora
.Avenue only.
(4) That the block study adopted for this area be revised
to conform with streets as indicated on plot plan for this variance.
(5) That before development of the proposed project is begun,
the applicant shall submit for approval of the Building Department
a plot plan of the development indicating thereon the following:
(a) Adequate playground area to serve the proposed school,
based on the standard of one hundred square feet of
playing area per pupil to be accomodated by the school;
(b) The ultimate capacity of church and hall with adequate
• provisions for parking facilities to accomodate the
number of persons using the church and recreation hall;
(c) That proposed screening to consist of planting strip
and fence.
(6) That all bonds, fees and deposits required for improve-
ments be posted before building permits are issued.
(7) That satisfactory drainage letters or easements from the
adjoining property owners be provided the City.
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(8) That all future streets indicated on the plan be
at least sixty feet wide with the exception of the northwest
indicated street leading to Tract No.19318.
(9) That all driveways shown on the plot plan shall be
not less than twenty feet wide.
SECTION 2. The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption
of this Ordinance, and prior to the expiration of fifteen (15)
• days from the passage thereof, shall cause the same to 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
laws and ordinances in the City of West Covina, and thirty (30)
days from and after the final passage thereof said Ordinance
shall take effect and be in force.
Mayo of he City of West Covina
ATTES
City C1er
I HERF'4BY CERTIFY that the foregoing Ordinance was
adopted at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of
• West Covina, on the day of October, 1953, by the affirm-
ative vote of at least three Councilmen, to wit:
AYES: Councilmen FRANK DELAYBERT C. VAN I3O1jrCi L. MOSSBERGJ- CAL SPERLINE
NOES:
JOE HURST, MAYOR
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ABSENT: y o/va
City Clerk of the City of West Covina
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ) ss.
CITY OF WEST COVINA )
ROBERT FLOTTEN, being by me first duly sworn, deposes and says:
That he is -the City Clerk for the City of West Covina, California;
a citizen of the United States, over the age of 21 years; that on
• the je---� day of October, 1953, he posted three copies of Ordinance
No.275 of the City of West Covina, entitled "AN ORDINANCE OF THE
CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WEST COVINA, CALIFORNIA, GRANTING
VARIANCE TO PEMIT THE CONSTRUCTION AND RAINTENANCE OF A CHURCH
~AND SCHOOL UPON PROPERTY LOCATED ON GLENDORA AVENUE SOUTH OF'
SERVICE AVENUE, IN THE CITY OF WEST COVINA (Roman Catholic Archbishop),"
in three public places in said City, to wit: One at the Police Office,
1444 West Garvey Boulevard, one in front of the West Covina School
House, and one at the northwest corner of Puente Street and Lark
Ellen Boulevard,
City Clerk
• Subscribed and sworn to before me
this 20 day of October, 1953.
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No a y Public in a d or the County
of Los Angeles, State of California
My Commission Expires August 12, 19b6
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