Ordinance - 10351Y
ORIGINAL
ORDINANCE NO. 1035
AN ORDINANCE, OF TTI.F!" CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF WEST COVINA A11J"131DING THE, M'S' COVINA
MUNICIPAL CODE BY A1-1ENDING ,;IJBPAT:(AGRAPH (b) OF
SECTION 9202.1 TI-9-1-REW, AIM 13Y ADDING PART 271
TO CHAPTER 2 OF ARTICLI-,, TX VIEIREOF., CREATING
AND REGULATING THE USE OF PROPERTY IN THE
sERvIcE-Col%71,J1','RCIAJ, ZONE (S-C ZONE).
The City Council of the City of West Covina does ordain
as folloi-is:
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SECTION 1. Subparaf,,raph (b) of Section 9202.1 of tl-ic West
-Covina Nunici., pal Code Ianicnd c, d to read:
(b) All. oth.cr tioes are less restrictive in the order
they are first permitted Jn the zone;; In tile sequence shown
R-2, R-3., R-4, 0 - p., C J., S-C, C-2, C-3, I-P and M.
SECTION 2. Part 27 is hereby added to Chapter 2 of Article
IX of the West Covina Municipal Code to read:
"PART 27 S-C ZONE
• 9227. SERVICE-COMME.RCIAL (S-C ZONE). PURPOSE.
The purpose of the Service -Commercial (S-C) Zone is to classify
and set standards for those retail and service commercial, recreational,.
and business office land -uses which by their nature are of a relative
high Intensity; are unique in that. their success dependsupondirect
motorlSt exposure and excellent access; require special traffic circu-
lation patterns that will not unduly restrict rapid traffic flow and
extraordinary physical treatments in order to create compatibility with
adjacent zoning and, the development thereon.
9227.1 CRITERIA,,
The following *general criteria are hereby establis'hed for use
in the classification or reclassification of land to the service -
:commercial zone:
(a) General Plan Compliance with the General Plan shall be
established,
(b) Location Service -commercial uses should have access to
a major street or highway as specified on the Master Plan of Streets
and Highways, on land that is the same grade level as the street or
highway without major earth movement, resulting in unsafe or unsightly
cut or fill slopes,
(c) Need - A demonstrated public need shall be establisho(-
within the general area.
(d) Utilities - The existing utilities systems (water, sewer,
drainage, elecTUE._al, 9'as, and communications facilities) are adeqLiate
or new systems will be constructed which will be adequate to serve a
service -commercial land use..
The traffic circulation system
e) Traf f ic Circulation
should provide points of ingress and egress which consist of right turn
movements and also provide major automobile access to such facilities
from the rear.
9227.2 DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS.
The following development standards shall apply to all service -
commercial zone changes unless a waiver of one or more of the standards
has been granted by the Planning Commission and City Council. A request
for waiver and the justification therefor shall be filed in writing at
the time that the application for a zone change is filed.
(a) Precise Plan of Design
If the property is adjacent to a residential zone, the
application shall be accompanied by a precise plan of design (as speci-
fied in Section 9218 of the Zoning Ordinance) showing its compatibility
to the adjacent residential uses,
(b) Architectural Treatment
Examples of the architectural treatment in the form of
at least one perspective and one elevation shall be submitted with any
application for service -commercial zoning for property which is adjacent
toa residential zone and shall.become an integral part of such appli-
cation.
(c) Non -Conversion
No single family residential structure may be converted
to service -commercial use.
(d) Underground Utilities
All utilities shall be underground in accordance with
Ordinance No. 1025 amending certain sections of the Municipal.Code.
(e) Off -Street Parking
The following off-street parking spaces shall be provided:
1. Business, general retail, and personal services One parking space for each 250 square feet of gross
floor area (see definition).
2� Automobile, boat,, or trailer sales or rental, retail
nurseries, lumber yards, and other open uses - One
parking space for each 1,000 square feet of gross
land area devoted to such use.
3. Bowling alleys - Five parking spaces for each alley.
4. Theaters, skating rinks, and other places of public
assembly - One parking space for each four permanent
seats z:ind or,e for" every 40 square feet of asserrlbly
area not. occup:.i_.ed by permanent seats.
5. Restaurants (permanent seating, drive-in, drive -
through, or any combination thereof) and cocktail
lounges - One parking space for every three and one-
half permanent seats. .Not less than ten such parking
spaces shall be provided.
6<. Motels - One -'parking space for each unit.
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7. Medical or dental office - One parking space for
every 150 square feet of gross floor area.
8. Business office - One parking space for every 300
square. feet of gross floor area.
9. Billiard rooms - Two parking spaces for billiard table
plus one additional parking space for each employee.
10.':Automobile service stations - One parking space for
each two employees with .a minimum of two such spaces
plus one parking space for each service bay.
(f) Landscaping
1. A minimum of 8% of the total net area (which net area
- shall be computed by excluding streets,) of the develop
ment. shall be landscaped, permanently watered, and
maintained, Approximately one-half of such landscaped
area shall be generally distributed throughout the
parking lot with.the remainder distributed as planted
areas around buildings, peripheral planters around
the site, parkways, street tree wells, and other appro-
priate locations..
2.-.No planting area shall be less than 24 square feet or
less than 3 feet in width with the exception of raised
planter boxes around or in close proximity to buildings.
3. An average of at least one tree of a species satis-
factory to the Recreation and Parks Department shall
be planted for every 10 single row parking stalls or
every .20 double row parking,stalls within the parking
lot.
4.. Landscaping shall consist of combinations of trees,
shrubs, and ground covers with careful consideration
given to eventual size and spread, susceptibility to
disease and pests, durability; and adaptability to
existing soil and climatic conditions,
5. Each unused space resulting from the design or layout
of parking spaces or accessory structures which is
over 241square feet. shall be landscaped.
6. The landscaping plan shall be drawn to a minimum
scale of 1 inch for each 50 feet; shall indicate the
square footage of each planting area; shall tabulate
the square footage of all landscaped areas and per-
centage of the total site devoted to landscaping;
shall identify at the planting area the type of plant;
shall list the botanical and common names of all
plants with the number of each and their container
size; and shall clearly portray the permanent irriga-
tion system,
(g) Site Size
No service -commercial site shall consist of less than
15,000 square feet of usable land (1_ess than 10% grade); a minimum width
of 100 feet at the street line and a minimum, average depth of 140 feet.
(h) Building Coverage
Buildingcoverage of any service -commercial parcel or lot
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shall not exceed 50% of the parcel or lot after all necessary street or'
alley dedications or condemnations.
(i) Walls
1. A 36 inch high concrete, masonry, or decorative block
wall shall be provided and maintained on the outside
perimeter of all off-street parking areas abutting or
visible from a public street except at those points
of ingress and egress for either vehicular or pedes-
trian traffic. The wall shall be set back a minimum
of 5 feet from the property line and this setback area
shall be landscaped.
2. A 6 foot high solid concrete or masonry wall shall be
provided and maintained on the boundary of any service
commercial zone which abuts or lies across a public
.alley from a residential zone except in the front set-
back area where said wall shall be 36 inches high.
(j) Height Limit
Buildings within the service -commercial zone when within
100 feet of a single family zone shall have a maximum height of 3.5 feet.
(k) Yards.
No building or above ground structure shall be constructed
within:
• 1. 15 feet of the front or rear property lines.
2, 5 feet of each side property line.
The 5 feet of the.front yard nearest the front property line shall be
landscaped and the remaining 10 feet may either be landscaped or utilized
as a portion of a driveway or off --street parking area.
The 10 feet of either a rear or side yard adjacent to
residential zoning or development shall be landscaped with specimen plant
material and trees (see definition) appropriate in type and size to
create a solid plant screen. Such shall be to the satisfaction of the
Planning Director as represented on the approved landscaping plan.
(1) Refuse Storage
All outdoor trash, garbage, and refuse storage areas shall
be screened on all sides from public view by a minimum 5 foot high dec
orative concrete block or masonry wall.
(m) Storage
All storage of trares, merchandise, crates, bottles, or
similar items shall be within a completely enclosed building.
(n) "Loading facilities
All loading or unloading facilities shall reasonably be
located at such a depth within a completely enclosed building as to reas-
onably contain and restrict the emission of noises typically attributed
to such function.as determined by the Planning Director.
(o) Lighting
All lighting of the building, landscaping, parking lot,
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or similar facilities shall be so hooded and directed as to reflect=. away
from adjoining properties,
(p) Mechanical Equipment.
All ground mechanical equipment shall be completely
screened behind a permanent structure and all roof_ top mechanical equip-
ment shall be piaced,behind a permanent parapet wall and be completely
restricted from all view.
(q). Signs
The following signs and conditions thereto will be allowed:
1. Three square feet of advertising sign (see definition),
up to a maximum of 300 square feet, will be allowed
on the front of the building for every lineal foot
of building frontage (see definition). No such sign
need be less than 40 square feet regardless of the
lineal building frontage. In addition, such adver-
tising signs may cover a maximum of 12% of the front
plate glass windows, but must be neatly painted or
of attachable gold or silver leaf or similar material.
2. Three square feet of identifying sign (see definition),
up to a maximum of 150 square feet, will be allowed on
the side and/or rear of a building for every lineal
foot of building frontage when said side or rear is
oriented to or faces a public parking area or street.
In addition,, such identifying signs may cover a maxi-
mum of 12% of the side or rear plate glass windows
(if the above conditions prevail), but must be neatly
painted or of attachable gold or silver leaf or simi-
lar material.
3. All. attached signs must be flat against the building
or structure and shall not extend above the top of
the wall; mustbe constructed of metal, wood, or com-
parable weatherproof material; and must be enclosed
and bird and vermin proof, interior signs excepted.
4. One single or multi -faced roof sign, not to exceed
one-third again the height of the building from the
roof surface up to a maximum of 45 feet, shall be
allowed. The square footage utilized, however, shall
in no case exceed that amount allowed on the front of
the building and shall be subtracted therefrom.
Structural members, other than main supports, shall
not be exposed to public view,
5. One double-faced or single -face detached advertising
or identifying sign, not: to exceed one and one-fourth
the height of the building or 35 feet from ground
level, whichever is less, will be allowed only when
the building location or configuration or topographi-
cal variation or other like circumstances preclude
the effective use of a sign. on the building but must
have the explicit approval as to necessity, size, and
location of either the Planning Director, Planning
Commission, or City Council. The square footage of
each face, however, shall in no case exceed that
amount allowed on. the front of the building and shall
be subtracted therefrom. All detached signs shall be
placed within a permanently landscaped area of no
less than 24 square feet surrounded by a concrete or
comparable curb of no less than 6 inches.
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6. One name plate, not. exceeding 2 square feet in area,
containing the name, address, hours of operation or
license number of an occupant will be allowed at
every exterior entrance to a building.
7.. One sign attached to the main building, not to exceed
• 40 square feet of surface area, pertaining only to
the sale, lease, or rental of the particular building,
property, or premises upon which displayed.
8. No sign may encroach upon or overhang adjacent property
or public right-of-way unless an encroachment permit
has been approved by the City Council as set forth in
the Municipal Code.,
9. Signs painted on the walls of buildings are prohibited.
.10. Temporary signs painted or attached to either surface
of windows or visible therefrom will be allowed on
the ground floor level but shall obscure no more than
20% of the total square footage of such windows, or
signs totaling no more than 20% of the square footage
of such windows may be allowed in permanent, weather-
proof display boxes attached flat against the surface
.of the building. Such signage shall advertise only
products available on the premises and shall be allowed
for a period of no more than 30 days without total
change of copy.
• 11. All sign illumination will be from the interior, and
no sign visible from a public street shall be con-
structed or maintained to flash, rotate, or in any
way simulate motion.
12. The square footage of a sign made up of letters, words,
or symbols within a frame, etc, shall be determined
from the outside edge of the frame itself. The square
footage of a sign composed of only letters, words, or
symbols shall be determined from imaginary straight
lines drawn around the entire copy or grouping of
such letters, words, or symbols. Only those portions
of the construction. elements that are an integral
part of the sign itself shall be considered in the
allocation of square footage allowed.
13. Banners and pennants without wording erected for the
purpose of advertising the original opening of a
business may be permitted by the Building Department,
with a service charge of $6.00, for a period of not
to exceed thirty days. The location and size of the
same shall not obstruct the view of neighboring prop-
erty. The permit may contain reasonable conditions
including a deposit of $25.00 to guarantee the re-
moval of the said banners or pennants at the end of
the permit period.
14. One sign bearing the name of the occupants of the
building and conforming to a size of not more than
5 feet in horizontal length and 1 foot in vertical
height shall be permitted in addition to the other
signs allowed herein when such signs are placed be-
neath a canopy or roof overhang, with a minimum
clearance of 8 feet. from the. sidewalk.
15. A detached sign, no higher than 25 feet from ground
surface, shall be permitted to identify a shopping
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center or department store, The total area of sign
d1ap-layed shall not be larger than 100 square feet
per face or 200 square feet total when the gross
s(-- a -c feet. of flr -oosj..)ac1--hh e of -e soppig ei- ncner or
department square f -Lment store is between 30,000 sqre feet mind
100,000 square feet; shall not be larger than 200
square feet per face or 400 square feet total when
the gross square feet of floor space of the shopping
center or department store is between 100,000 square
feet and 250,000 square feet; shall not be larger than
300 square feet per face or 600 square feet total when
the gross square feet of floor area of the shopping
center or department store is larger than 250,000
square feet. The general location and dimensions of
the identification sign shall be approved by the
Planning Director unless fixed by a Precise Plan or
by the Planning Commission or by the City Council.
16. The outdoor display and sale of merchandise and minor
temporary signs relating thereto during special pro-
motional events may be permitted for the use of any
shopping center or department store for a period of
not to exceed three consecutive shopping days during
any calendar year, such activity to be conducted
wholly on private property,
17.. All signs shall be structurally safe, shall be painted
(nontoxic) or of rust inhibitive material and shall be
maintained in good condition in the opinion of the
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'Planning Director, Building and Safety Director,
Planning Commission, or City Council. It shall fur-
ther be the responsibility of the property owner of
the land and/or improvements to remove any sign or
signs on premises abandoned for a period of over 60
days.
18. One temporary double-faced or two single -face signs,
no higher than 10 feet from ground surface, not to
exceed 75 square feet per face, denoting the proposed
or future construction on a particular site wI
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allowed for a period not to exceed six months prior
to construction, with the right of renewal for an
additional six months, Said sign may indicate the
particulars of1the proposed construction; the company,
firm, individual, etc. instrumental in its creation;
the architect, engineer, contractor; and rental, sale,
or lease information. If construction commences,
said sign or one similar thereto will be allowed un-
til seven days after completion of the project, which
will be determined from the date of the occupancy
permit,
19. Service stations, after the granting of an Unclassi-
fied -Use Permit, shall be allowed the following addi-
tional signs:
A� Two standard double -,faced "A" boards or similar
ground signs, not exceeding 12 square feet per
face or 8 feet above ground level and located not
less than 15 feet from any street, intersection,
or, driveway opening.
B� One detached sign, not to exceed one and one-
fourth the height of the building or 35 feet from
ground level, whichever is less, and not exceed-
ing a total of 50 square feet per face or 100
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square.feet .total,.p.Laced in a permanently land-
scaped -area of no.less than .24 square feet sur-
rounded by a concrete or comparable curb of no
less than 6 inches.
9227.3 PERMITTED USES,
No building or improvement or portion thereof shall be erected,
constructed, converted, established, altered, or enlarged, nor shall any
lot or premises be used except for one or more of the following purposes:
(a) Auxiliary uses of the following type:
1. Outdoor Amusement Devices, Vending Machines, Weighing
Scales, and similar as an incidental, auxiliary, or
accessory use of those allowed in the S-C Zone
2. Public Utility Facilities and Substations
(b) Educational facilities of the following type:
1. Barber and Beauty Colleges
2. Business.Schools
3. Dancing, Art, Music, and similar Schools
4,. Professional Schools
5. Trade Schools (unless objectionable due to noise, odor,
vibration, dust, etc.)
(c) Financial institutions of the following type:
1. Banks
2. Savings and moan Associations
(d) Office uses of a business, administrative, service, con-
sulting, or professional type,
(e) Outdoor display and sales uses of the following type pro-
viding all functions other than display are at all times conducted within.
an enclosed building:
type:
1. Automobile, Motorcycle, or Truck Sales, new or used,
including related servicing and repairs
2. Automobile or Truck Trailer Sales or Rentals
3. Boat Sales, new or used, including related servicing
and repairs
4� Building Material.Sales
5. Mobile Home Sales or Rentals
6. Plant Nurseries and related packaged sales or storage
(f) Recreational and entertainment facilities of the following
1. Athletic Clubs
2. Bowling Alleys
3. Gymnasiums
4. Miniature Golf Courses
5. Skating Rinks
6. Slot Car Racing
7. Theaters (excludes open air)
(g) Retail sales facilities of the following type:
1. Agricultural, Industrial, and Construction Equipment
Sales and Rentals
2. Antique and :Import Stores
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3.
Appare.L_. Shops
4.
Ap.p 1.1an.ce -S tos_ e_s__
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Auto Supply Stores
6.
Auto, Tire, and Battery Sales
7.
Bakery SYiops
8.
Book Stores
9.
Business Equipment Sales (includes repairs)
10.
Camera Shops
11..
Candy Shops
12�
Delicatessens
13.
Department Stores
14.
Drive-in Dairies
15.
Drug Stores
16.
Dry Goods and Notions Stores
17.
Feed and Gratin Stores.
18.
florist Shops
19.
Glass Shops (includes edging, beveling, silvering, and
staining)
20,
Grocery Stores
21,
Gun Shops
22,,
Hardware Stores
23,
Hobby Stores
24.
Jewelry Stores
25.
Liquor Stores (off -sale)
26.
Lumber Yards
27�
Meat Markets
28,
.Monument and Tombstone Sales
29.
Paint Stores
30.
Pet Shops (excludes dangerous animals and venomous
reptiles, fishy and the like
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Pottery Sales
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Shoe Stores
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Sporting Goods Stores
34.
St.at.ionery Stores
35.
Supermarkets.
(h) Service establishments of the following type:
1.
Appliance Repair_ Shops
2.
Auto Laundries (car wash)
3�
Auto Repair. Garages (includes major overhaul, paint,
and body repair,, but. excludes tire recapping)
4�
Auto Service Stations arequires Unclassified Use
Permit;
5.
Farber and Beauty Shops
6�
Cockt.a.il. Lounges ;includes cabaret dancing with maxi-
mum floor size of 500 square feet)
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Drapery and Decorating Shops
8.
Dressmaking Shops
9.
Drive-in and Drive -through Restaurants or any combina-
tion thereof (must be on corner lot and no closer than -
1,000 feet to similar facility)
1.0.
Frozen. Food. Lockers
11,
hotels
12.
Massage Parlors (includes sauna bath and similar)
1.3.,
Medical and Dental Laboratories
14;
Motels
15.
\iewspapers and Printing Shops
16.
Parking Lots
17.
Photo Engraving and Blue Print Shops
18.
Photo Studios
19,
Plumbing Shops
20.
Reducing Salons
21.
Restaurants (includes cabaret dancing with maximum
floor size of 500 square feet)
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22. Shoe Repair Shops
23. Tailor Shops
24. Transfer, Moving and Storage Facilities
25. Upholstering Shops
(i) Service transportation facilities of the following type:',
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1. Auto Rentals
:2. Bus, Rail, and Taxi Stations
3, Parcel Delivery Terminals
40 Travel Agencies
(J) Other uses as specified in Part 16 of this Ordinance
after the granting of an Unclassified Use Permit.
(k) Other service -commercial or related uses which in the
opinion of the Planning Commission and City Council are similar in
character to those enumerated in the foregoing portions of this
section
SECTION 3. The City Clerk shall certify to the passage
of this ordinance and cause the same to be published as required
bylaw.
Passed and approved this 29th day of Aril 1968.
Mayor
STATE OF CALIFORNIA
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ss.
CITY OF WEST COVINA `
I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing Ordinance
No. 1035 was introduced at a regular meeting of the City Council
of Ee C'�y of `,,;est Covina held on the 22nd day of April, 1968,
and adopted at a n ad7e u a meeting of the City Council of the
City of Hest Covina held on THe ; 29th day of April 1968,
by the following vote, to wit:
AYES: Councilmen: Chappell, Nichols, Gillum, Lloyd, Gleckmah.
NOES: Councilmen: None
ABSENT: Councilmen: None
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A ROVED AS T0 FORA ` C y C er t '
C' iY AT, GRNEY,.
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