Ordinance - 580•
ORDINANCE NO. 580
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
WEST COVINA AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 225 RELATING
TO THE REGULATION OF SUBDIVISIONS.
The City Council of the City of West Covina does ordain as
follows:
SECTION 1. Section 9 of Ordinance No. 225, passed and
approved the loth day of September, 1952, is hereby amended by the
addition thereto of a new subsection (b) reading as follows:
"(b) Subject to the provisions of Section 47(a) of this
ordinance, the subdivider shall design a lot or lots within
the subdivision for park and recreation purposes adequate for
the general use of the lot owners in the subdivision."
SECTION 2. Subsection (a) of Section 47 of said Ordinance
No. 225 is hereby amended to read as follows:
"(a) All streets, highways and parcels of land shown on
the final , map and intended for any public use shall be offered
for dedication for public use. The subdivider shall also offer
for dedication to the City an easement for public park and
recreation purposes upon and covering all lots designed for such
purposes pursuant to Section 9(b) of this ordinance. In lieu
of such design and dedication, the subdivider may pay or tender
to the City, prior to the approval of the final map and subject
to such approval, a sum equivalent to $25.00 per each lot
contained in the subdivision, which sum shall be accepted by
the City upon such final approval and shall be used or expended
only for the purpose of acquiring or improving park. or recreational
land or facilities designed and located so as to serve the general
use of the lot owners in the subdivision. The subdivider, at
his election, may convey to the City the fee title instead of
an easement for park. and recreation purposes."
SECTION 3. -Section 49 of said Ordinance No. 225 is hereby
amended by the addition thereto of a new subsection (1) immediately
following the present subsection (k), reading as follows:
"(1) Easements or land dedicated to the City for park.
and recreation purposes shall be improved with adequate lawns,
shrubs, trees, water system, lights, drainage system, rest
rooms, walks or walkways, and parking facilities."
SECTION 4. Subsection (c) of Section 65 of said Ordinance
No. 225,,is hereby repealed.
SECTION 5. All fees heretofore paid to the City within
two years of the effective date of this ordinance under subsection (c)
of Section 65 of said Ordinance No. 225 shall be deemed and considered
paid under the provisions of said ordinance as amended by this ordinance
in the same manner as if this ordinance had been in effect at the time
of payment.
SECTION 6. The City Clerk shall certify to the passage of
this ordinance and shall publish the same as required by law.
Passed and approved this 14th day of July , 1958.
mayor
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES SS.
CITY OF WEST COVINA
.I, ROBERT FLOTTEN, City Clerk of the City of West Covina,
do hereby certify that the above Ordinance No. 580 was regularly
introduced and placed upon its first reading at a regular meeting of
the City Council on the 23-r,,d day of Jung , 1958. That,
thereafter, said ordinance was duly adop a a- passed at a regular
meeting of the City Council on the 14th day of July 1958, by
the following vote, to -wit:
AYES: Councilmen: Heath, Brown, Pittenger, Barnes, Mayor Mottinger
NOES: Councilmen: None
ABSENT:Councilmen: None
City Clerk
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