Ordinance - 690ORDINANCE NO. 690
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
WEST COVINA AMENDING THE ZONING PROVISIONS OF THE
WEST COVINA MUNICIPAL CODE BY THE ADDITION THERETO
OF A SECTION RELATING TO SLIGHT MODIFICATIONS AND
CREATING A REVIEW BOARD.
The City Council of the City of West Covina does ordain as
• follows:
SECTION 1. The City Council does hereby find, determine and
declare that the following amendment was duly initiated, that notice
of hearing thereon was duly given and published, that public hearings
thereon were duly held by the Planning Commission and City Council, and
that the public convenience and necessity and the general welfare require
that the following amendment be made.
SECTION 2. The West Covina Municipal Code is hereby amended
by the addition thereto of a new Section 9222.16 reading as follows:
"9222.16. REVIEW BOARD. SLIGHT MODIFICATIONS.
There is hereby created a Review Board of three members
consisting of the Planning Director, Public Service Director and
Chief Building Inspector. In the absence of any member, his
assistant or deputy, so designated'.•by him in writing, may act as
such member in his stead. Any two members or alternates shall
constitute a quorum. The concurrence of two members shall be
necessary to render a decision. The Board of Review may adopt
rules to govern its own meetings and procedures in conformance
with this Part.
Subject to the provisions of this Section, the Review Board
may grant or deny Slight Modifications.
(a) For the purpose of this Section 'Slight Modifications'
shall mean variances from yard, setback or open space requirements
of not to exceed 20%, variances from required lot area or dimension
requirements of not to exceed 10%6 and variances from height
requirements of not to exceed 20%.
(b) Upon the filing with the Planning Department of an
application for a variance which would constitute only a Slight
Modification, the provisions of this Section shall apply in lieu
of any contrary provisions of other Sections in this Part. Other-
wise the provisions of this Part shall apply.
(c) The Planning Department shall set each application
for hearing before the Review Board at such time and place as
the Board shall designate and shall give written notice thereof
at least ten days before said hearing by United States mail,
postage prepaid, to the applicant and to the owners of all
property abutting or cornering on the subject property or separ-
ated therefrom only by a street or alley, at the address of such
owners as shown on the latest available assessment roll. The
Review Board shall conduct a public hearing upon the application
at said time and place, or at such time as said hearing may be
adjourned to, at which time the Board shall hear the applicant
and any protests. If it finds that facts exist justifying the
granting of the variance requested, it shall grant the same in
writing stating the reasons therefor subject to such conditions
as it may find to be necessary to protect the public peace, health,
safety, morals or general welfare and shall thereupon transmit
copies thereof to the members of the Planning Commission, City.
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Council and
such facts
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to the applicant. If the Review Board
to exist, it shall deny the application
copy of such denial to the applicant.
does not find
in writing and
(d) The decision of the Review Board shall be final and
effective fifteen days after the date of transmitting copies of
its written determination as above provided, unless, during such
time, an appeal in writing is filed with the City Council in the
manner prescribed in this Part.for appeals from decisions of the
Planning Commission or unless a motion of appeal is adopted by
the City Council or Planning Commission. Such appeal shall sus-
pend and set aside the decision of the Review Board, and the City
Council may act upon said appeal in the same manner as it acts
upon appeals from decisions of the Planning Commission, but it
May refer the matter to the Planning Commission for a report before
rendering its decision.
(e) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Chapter to
the contrary, the fee for filing an application for a variance
which amounts only to a Slight Modification shall be the sum of
$10.00. The fee for any appeal shall be the same as elsewhere
described in this Chapter."
SECTION 3. The City Clerk shall certify to the passage of
this ordinance and shall publish the same as required by law.
Passed and approved this 27th day of December , 1960.
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Mayor
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. 690 was regularly intro-
duced and placed upon its first reading at a regular meeting of the City
Council on the 12th day of December , 1960. That, thereafter, said
ordinance was duly adopted and passed at a regular meeting of the City
Council on the 27th day of December ,.1960, by the following vote,
to -wit:
AYES: Councilmen: ,,., Towner, Barnes, Snyder, Mayor Heath
NOES: Councilmen: None
ABSENT:Councilmen: Brown
City Clerk
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