Ordinance - 348r
ORDINANCE N0.348
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WEST COVINA,
CALIFORNIA, GRANTING VARIANCE TO PERMIT THE CONSTRUCTION.AND
MAINTENANCE OF AN ELECTRICAL DISTRIBUTION.SUBSTATION.UPON
PROPERTY LOCATED ON.MERCED AVENUE NEAR WILLOW AVENUE IN THE
CITY OF WEST COVINA (Edison).
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WEST COVINA DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. -WHEREAS, there was filed the petition of
Southern California Edison Company requesting a variance under the
provisions of Ordinance No.147 of the City of West Covina to permit
the expansion of an electrical distribution substation upon property
owned by the applicant and located on Merced Avenue 227 feet north-
west from Willow 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 an expanded electrical distribution substation
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 an electrical
distribution substation purpose, 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 and
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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. -
The northwesterly 87 feet of the southeasterly 314 feet
of the northeasterly one-half of Lot 95 of E.J.Baldwints
• 2nd Subdivision of a portion of the Rancho La 'Puente,
as per map recorded in Book 71 Page 7 of Maps, records
of said.county of Los Angeles, the southwesterly line
thereof being parallel with the southwesterly line of
said Lot 95
for the purpose of the expansion of an existing electrical distri-
bution substation, subject, however, to the following conditions:
(1) That all street improvements outlined in Section 49
of Ordinance No.2259 including utilities, be installed accordingly
and meet the approval of the City Mngineer.
(2) That the area required by the City for the widening
of Merced Avenue as heretofore planned be deeded to the City of
West Covina.
(3) That suitable planting and landscaping be installed
and maintained to adequately screen the structure, subject to the
is approval of the City engineer.
(4) That no signs other than notice of hazard or identifi-
cation shall be placed on the premises.
(5) That drainage from the premises be carried to Merced
Avenue or applicant shall provide drainage letters from adjacent
property owners.
(6) That bonds, fees and deposits for street improvements
be posted before building permits are issued.
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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, ane thirty (30)-days from and after the final
passage thereof said Ordinance shall take effect and be in
f orce.
I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing Ordinance was adopted
at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of West
Covina, held on the 25th day of October, 1954, by the affirmative
vote of at least three Councilmen, to wit:
AYES: Councilmen JAMES W. KAY BERT C. VAN HORN JAY D. BROWN I CAL SPERLUX_
NOES: f /` o ff r- JOB HURST, MAY OR
ABSENT:
City Clerk of the City - -of West--Uovina
ATTEST
City Clerk
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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, and a citizen of the United States, over the age of
21 years;.that on the S"!ll day of , 1954, he posted three
copies of Ordinance No.348 of the City of West Covina, entitled
"AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WEST COVINA,
CALIFORNIA, GRANTING VARIANCE TO PERMIT THE CONSTRUCTION AND MAIN-
TENANCE OF AN ELECTRICAL DISTRIBUTION SUBSTATION UPON PROPERTY
LOCATED ON MERCED AVENUE NEAR WILLOW 1. AVENUE IN THE CITY OF WEST
COVINA (Edison)", 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 Boulev ci
City Clerk
Subscribed and sworn to before me
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this — day of� r, 1954.
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of .Los Angeles, State of California
my Commission Expires August 12,1956
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