Ordinance - 290ORDINANCE NO.290
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WEST COVINA,CALIFORNIA,
REQUIRING THE MAINTENANCE OF TOILETS UPON CONSTRUCTION SITES IN SAID
CITY AND PROVIDING PENALTIES FOR.THE VIOLATION THEREOF.
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WEST COVINA DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corpor-
ation to commence or proceed with the erection, construction, repair,
raising,adding to,removal or demolition of any building, unless such
person, firm or corporation shall place and maintain upon the site of
such construction work, for the use of any person employed or working
upon any such building or portion thereof, a water -flush toilet enclosed
within a.suitable building or structure and connected to a cesspool or
sewer. In the event such construction work is being done upon two or
more adjoining lots or parcels of land by the owner thereof, or a
contractor, then such water -flush toilet may be placed and maintained
by such owner or contractor upon any of such lots or parcels of land
provided such toilet is located within a reasonable distance of the
lot or premises upon which such construction work is being done, and
shall in no case be located more than two hundred fifty (250) feet
from the site of the work being done.
In the event that a cesspool or sewer is not available for
use at or near the site of the proposed work, and in the further event
0 that at least ten persons are employed at such site the Building
Inspector may authorize the temporary use of a sanitary chemical toilet,
or toilets, but in no event shall a privy, privy vault, dry privy or
privy structure be erected, constructed, used or maintained at or upon
the site of any such construction work. When less than ten persons are
employed at such site a temporary toilet of the privy type shall be
furnished, said toilet to be constructed with four walls and a roof
and to contain on one side of the interior thereof a boxed -in seat
and on the other side a metal urinal connected by a suitable drain to
a pit which shall be at least three feet in depth; provision shall
-1-
be made for the daily use of lime in conjunction with the use
of said pit®
SECTION 2. .Any person, firm or corporation violating
any of the provisions of this Ordinance deemed guilty of a
misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be punishable
by a fine not exceeding Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) or by
imprisonment in the County Jail of the County of Los .Angeles,
• State of California, for a period not exceeding six (6) months,
or by both such fine and imprisonment; and each such person,
firm or corporation shall be deemed guilty of a separate offense
for each day during any portion of which the violation of or
failure, neglect or�refusal to comply with, any of the provisions
of this Ordinance is committed, continued or permitted.
SECTION 3-. 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 of 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 -........
}
r of" fhe City or Vilest c;ovina
ATTEST:
City Clerk
I HEREBY CMTIFY that the foregoing Ordinance was adopted
at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of West
llth day of January, 1954
K €�, , by the affirmative
Covina, held on the
-2-
•
vote of at least three Councilmen,to wit:
AYES: Councilmen FRANK DtLAY BERT C. VAN H6RI4 I. CAL SPERLINV $URST
A y01
NOES: 1V0 IY �
ABSENT: Co L. MOSSEERG-
Aa,
city Ul o e 1 y of WestCovina
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 of the City of West Covina,
California; a citizen of he United States and over the age of
21 years; that on the day of ��, 195, he posted
three copies of Ordinance No.290 of the City of est Covina,
entitled "AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WEST
COVINA, CALIFORNIA, REQUIRING THE I4tAINTENANCE OF TOILETS UPON
CONSTRUCTION SITES IN SAID CITY AND PROVIDING PENALTIES FOR THE
VIOLATION THEREOF", 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 Elle oulevard.
City Clerk
Subscribed and sworn to before3 me
• this ,2e � day of
O a u 11 C �,Com mission Eap es August 12, 1956
-3-