Ordinance - 8179
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ORDINANCE NO. 817
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
WEST COVINA AMENDING THE PROVISIONS OF THE
ZONING CHAPTER OF THE WEST COVINA MUNICIPAL CODE
RELATING TO THE R-4 ZONE.
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 amendments were 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 changes and amendments be made.
SECTION 2. Sections 9209 to 9209.10, inclusive, of the West
Covina Municipal Code are hereby repealed.
SECTION 3. The West Covina Municipal Code is hereby amended
by the addition thereto of seventeen new sections numbered 9209 to
9209.16, inclusive, reading respectively as follows:
"9209. HIGH DENSITY MULTIPLE FAMILY. PERMITTED USES.
In the R-4 Zone no building shall be erected, reconstructed
or structurally altered, nor shall any building or land be used
for any purpose except as hereinafter specifically provided and
allowed by this Part. In the R-4 Zone the following uses are
permitted:
a Multiple family dwellings.
b Boarding and lodging houses.
c Private clubs, fraternities, sororities, and
lodges, excepting those the chief activity of which is a
service customarily carried on as a business, and educa-
tional institutions.
(d) Accessory buildings.
e A public parking area when developed as re-
quired by Section 9219.14.
(f) The following signs:
1. Name plate& not exceeding two square feet
in area containing the name of occupant
of the premises.
2. One sign, attached to the main building, not
to exceed twenty square feet of surface area
and advertising only the name of the building
and/or development.
3. One sign, attached to the main building, not
to exceed twelve square feet of surface area
pertaining only to the sale, lease or hire
of only the particular building, property
or premises upon which displayed.
(g) For "b" and "c" above eating and alcoholic beverage
dispensement facilities, not exceeding twenty percent of the
gross floor area of the main structure,.may be permitted pro-
vided that such use is conducted primarily as a service to those
using the building'and subject to the limitation that entrances
to these facilities are from the interior of the building with
no out -door signs advertising such use being permitted and with
additional off-street parking being provided for such use as set
forth in 9219.14.
119209.1. HEIGHT.
No building or structure in the R-4 Zone shall exceed
fifty feet in height. At any building setback line the maximum
height shall not exceed eighteen feet. For every two feet of
additional setback one additional foot in height will be per-
mitted until the forty-five foot maximum is reached.
"9209.2. FRONT YARD.
Every lot or parcel in Zone R-4 shall have a front yard
not less than the following:
(a) Twenty-five feet where the property fronts upon a
street shown as a Local Street on the adopted "Master Plan of
Streets and Highways" of the City.
(b) Thirty feet where the property fronts upon a street
shown as a Secondary Highway on the said Master Plan.
(c) Thirty-five feet where the property fronts upon a
street shown as a Major Highway on said Master Plan.
"9209.3. SIDE YARD.
In the R-4 Zone every lot and every parcel shall have
side yards as follows:
(a) Interior lots or parcels and interior lot lines
of corner lots or parcels shall have a side yard on each side
• of a building not less than ten percent of the lot width. In
no event shall the side yard be less than seven feet nor must
it be more than fifteen feet.
(b) All lots which have a lot line adjacent to a
public street shall take the front yard set back requirement
along the street as set forth in 9207.6.
"9209.4. REAR YARD.
Every lot and every parcel in the R-4 Zone shall main-
tain a rear yard of not less than twenty feet.
"9209.5. AREA.
The minimum required area of a lot or parcel in Zone
R-4 shall be not less than twenty thousand square feet with a
minimum lot width of not less than one hundred feet and a
minimum lot depth of not less than one hundred and fifty feet.
119209.6. GROUND COVERAGE.
Maximum ground coverage of structures in Zone R-4 shall
not exceed an aggregate of forty percent of the total lot or
parcel area. Aggregate area shall be considered to be the
total amount of.land covered by enclosed structures including
• car ports and garages but excluding such decks, patios and
terraces as may be completely private to and an integral part
of individual apartments.
"9209.7. DISTANCE BETWEEN BUILDINGS.
In Zone R-4 the minimum distances between buildings
shall be as follows:
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WHERE
WINDOWS FACE WINDOWS
40
feet
WHERE
WINDOWS FACE WALLS
24
feet
WHERE
WALLS FACE WALLS
15
feet
"Windows" refers to living room or bedroom windows.
"Walls" refers to walls without living room or bedroom windows.
"9209.8. DENSITY.
In Zone R-4 the maximum density per net acre shall not
exceed forty-five dwelling units.
"9209.9. SIZE OF UNITS.
In Zone R-4 the minimum size of each individual resi-
dential dwelling unit shall not be less than the following:
a One Bedroom - eight hundred square feet.
b Two Bedrooms - one thousand square feet.
c Three or more Bedrooms - twelve hundred square feet.
"9209.10. OFF-STREET PARKING.
The provision of Part 19 of this Chapter, providing
for and regulating off-street parking, shall apply to Zone R-4.
"9209.11. ACCESSORY STORAGE.
All storage area shall be within permanent buildings
• and completely screened from public view.
9209.12. TRASH AND REFUSE RECEPTACLES.
.--All trash, refuse and other such service containers
shall be within a permanent building and completely screened
from public view.
119209.13. CLOTHES DRYING AREAS.
All clothes drying areas shall be enclosed on all sides
by a fence, solid wall or hedge not less than six feet high
all of which shall completely screen the area from public view.
"9209.14. REQUIRED LANDSCAPING AND RECREATION AREA.
In Zone R-4 detailed plans shall be prepared and made
a part of an approved precise plan showing the landscaping of
the site and the improvement of all recreation areas. All
recreation facilities shall be installed and located in such
a manner so as not to be a nuisance to adjacent property.
"9209.15. OUTSIDE STAIRWAYS.
In Zone R-4 outside stairways shall not be permitted
within required yard areas or within the area between the
• front of the building and the front property line. Except
where inner hallways are provided, no stairway shall serve
more than four units on any one floor.
"9209.16. INTERNAL DRIVEWAYS.
In Zone R-4 all vehicular driveways shall have a
minimum width of twenty feet and a minimum turning radius of
twenty-five feet. There shall be an adequate clear area for
maneuvering vehicles into and out of all parking areas. All
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internal driveways and parking areas shall be surfaced in
the manner specified in Part 19 of this Chapter."
SECTION 4. The City Clerk shall certify to the passage of
this ordinance and shall publish the same as required by law.
Passed and approved this loth day of September 1963.
Mayor
STATE OF CALIFORNIA
COUNTY OF LOS AN GELES SS.
CITY OF WEST COVINA
I, ROBERT FLOTTEN, City Clerk of the City of West Covina,
do hereby certify that the above Ordinance No. 817 was regularly
introduced and placed upon its first reading at a regular meeting of
the City Council on the 26th day of August ,1963. That,
thereafter, said ordinance was duly adopted an passed at a regular
meeting of the City Council on the loth day of September
1963, by the following vote, to wit:
AYES: Councilmen: Towner, Jett, Heath, Snyder, Mayor Barnes
NOES: Councilmen: None
• ABSENT: Councilmen: None
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