Ordinance - 404i
ORDINANCE NO.404
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF IfEST:'COVINA ,
CALIFORNIA, MAKING A CONDITIONAL VARIANCE TO CERTAIN PROVISIONS
OF ORDINANCE NO.147 OF SAID CITY, PURSUANT.TO SECTION 15 THEREOF
(Evangelical Lutheran -Synod).
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WEST COVINA DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1.
The petition of the Evangelical Lutheran
Synod of the Pacific Southwest having been filed in the office of
• the City Planning Commission pursuant to Section 15 of Ordinance
No.147 of the City of West Covina establishing zones or districts
and regulating therein the use of land, height of buildings and yard
spaces, adopted on the 21st day of January, 1948, as amended, asking
that a variance be made affecting the zone classification of the
property described in said petition and setting forth the specific
reasons therefor and the circumstances in connection therewith, and
recommendation having been made by the Planning Commission, after
appropriate public hearings, to this Council, and a full investigation
and consideration of the facts having been made by this Council
through duly advertised public hearing pertinent to such petition;
the Council determines that there are exceptional or extraordinary
circumstances or conditions applicable to the property involved and
• to the intended use thereof that do not generally apply to the
property or classes of uses in the same zone or district.in which
said property is located, and that the granting.of said petition will
not be inconsistent with the general purposes of Ordinance N0.147
as amended:
THIS OOUNCIL, THEREFORE, grants a variance from the pro-
visions of said Ordinance No.147 as amended, but only so far as such
variance is necessary to permit the following described real property,
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to wit:
The westerly 330 feet of the easterly 990 feet of
Lots 274 and 282 of E.J.Baldwin's Fifth Subdivision
of a portion of the Rancho La Puente, in the City
of West Covina, 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
Recorder of said County. Reserving an easement over
the northerly 10 feet of said land for ingress and
egress, together with the right to dedicate the same
• for public road purposes. Exception therefrom the
11precious metals and ores thereof" as excepted from
the partition between John Rowland Sr. and William
Workman
to be used for church purposes, said property being located on the
south side of Merced Avenue, immediately east of 1020 East Merced
Avenue and east of Valinda Avenue, in said City of West Covina.
This variance is expressly granted upon the following
terms and conditions:
(1) That the necessary area for the widening of Merced
Avenue be deeded to the City of West Covina;
(2) 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 sidewalks;
(3) That adequate water supply and fire protection be provided;
(4) That a sixty (60) foot easement for street purposes be
provided along the westerly boundary of aforesaid property for a
distance of 140 feet south of Merced Avenue, said easement to Purve
into and join' a thirty (30) foot easement in, over and upon the
remaining portion of the property to be used for a future street as
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indicated on the plot plan of the area which shall be revised to
accomodate the proposed street along the west and south sides of
said property, all subject to the approval of the City Engineer;
(5) That there be constructed and maintained a. six (6) foot
masonry wall or woven wire fence along the east side and south sides
of this property for the protection of the adjoining residential
• property, subject to approval of Building Inspector of the City;
(6) That all bonds, fees and deposits for improvements be
posted before building permits are issued; ,
(7) That the development conform to the revised plot plan
approved for this area;
(8) That petitioner enter into a suitable agreement with the
City to provide for and guarantee the installation of required
street improvements along the west and south sides of property, not
to be installed.k. at this time; and
(9) That the variance hereby granted does not permit, allow
or include the use of said property for day school activities of
any kind.
• 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 published once in the
West Covina Tribune, a newspaper of general circulation, published
and circulated in the City of West Covina, and thirty (30) days from
and after the passage thereof said Ordinance shall take effect and be
in force.
ATTEST•
City Clerk
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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 27th day of June, 1955, by the
affirmative vote of at least three Councilmen, to wit:
• AYES: Councilmen JAMES W. KAY BVRT C. VAN HORN JAY D. BROWN
NOES: N. V F JOE HURST, MAYOR
ABSENT: J. CAL SPERLINE
City Clerk of the City of West Covina
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