Ordinance - 854t'
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ORDINANCE N0. 854
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
WEST COVINA AMENDING CERTAIN PROVISIONS OF THE
UNIFORM BUILDING CODE AS ADOPTED BY THE WEST
COVINA MUNICIPAL CODE RELATING TO UNSAFE BUILDINGS.
The City Council of the City of West Covina does ordain as
follows:
SECTION 1. Section 8110.1 of the West Covina Municipal
Code is hereby amended by the addition thereto of new subsections (g)
and (h) reading respectively as follows: ,
"(g) Subsection (b) of Sec. 203 of said Building Code is
hereby amended to read as follows:
(b) Notice to Owner. The Building Official shall examine
or cause to be examined every building or structure or portion
thereof reported as dangerous or damaged and, if such is found
to be an unsafe building as defined in this Section, the Building
Official shall give to the owner of such building or structure
written notice stating the defects thereof and giving notice that
a public hearing will be held before the City Council at a date,
hour and place specified in said notice at which time and place
the City Council will hear the owner and any other person
interested and will determine whether or not said building or
structure is an unsafe building as defined by this Section and
whether the same shall be abated by repair, rehabilitation,
demolition or removal in accordance with the procedure pres-
cribed in this Section. 'Such notice shall be served in the
manner hereinafter specified and shall also be published once in
the official newspaper of the City, and such service and publi-
cation shall be completed at least ten days before the hearing.
The City Council shall conduct a public hearing at the time and
place specified at which it shall afford the owner and all persons
interested in such building or structure an opportunity to be
heard, and shall determine from the evidence and declare by
resolution whether or not said building or structure is an unsafe
building as herein defined and whether the same shall be abated
by repair, rehabilitation, demolition or removal in accordance
with the procedure prescribed inithis Section.
If the City Council determines and declares by resolution
that the building or structure is an unsafe building as herein
defined, the Building Official shall serve upon the owner of such
building or structure written notice of such determination by the
City Council which notice shall require the owner or person in
charge of the building or premises, within 48 hours, to commence
either the required repairs or improvements or demolition or
removal of the building or structure or portions thereof, and
all such work shall be completed within 90 days from date of
notice, unless otherwise stipulated by the Building Official.
If necessary, such notice shall also require the building,
structure, or portion thereof to be vacated forthwith and not
reoccupied until the required repairs and improvements are com-
pleted, inspected, and approved by the Building Official.
Proper service of the notice required by this subsection
shall be by personal service upon the owner of record, if he shall
be found within the city limits. If he is not found within -the
city limits such service may be made upon said owner by registered
mail; provided, that if such notice is by registered mail, the
designated period within which said owner or person in charge is
required to comply with the order of the Building Official shall
begin as of the date he receives such notice.
(h) Subsection (d) of Sec. 203 of said Building Code is
hereby amended to read as follows:
(d) Right to Demolish. In case the owner shall fail,
neglect, or refuse to comply with the notice to repair, reha-
bilitate, or to demolish and remove said building or structure
or portion thereof, the City Council may order the owner of the
building prosecuted as a violator of the provisions of this Code
and/or order the Building Official to proceed with the work
specified in such notice. A statement of the cost of such work
shall be transmitted to the City .Council, who shall cause the
same to be paid and levied as a special assessment against the
property."
SECTION 2. The City Clerk shall certify to the passage of
this ordinance and shall publish the same as required by law.
Passed and approved this llth day of May 1964.
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 foregoing Ordinance No. 854 was rdly
introduced and placed upon its first reading at a regulaikOff I of
the City Council on the 4th day of May , 1964. That,
thereafter, said ordinance was duly adopted and passed at a regular
meeting of the City Council on the llth day of May 1964,
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AYES: Councilmen: Jett, Krieger, Nichols, Heath, Mayor Snyder
NOES: Councilmen: 'None
ABSENT:Councilmen: None
City Clerk
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