Ordinance - 1050ORDINANCE NO. 1050
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WEST
COVINA AMENDING CHAPTER 1 OF ARTICLE V OF THE WEST
COVINA MUNICIPAL CODE, AND THEREBY ADOPTING BY
REFERENCE THAT CERTAIN ORDINANCE OF THE COUNTY OF
• LOS ANGELES, NUMBERED 7583, AS AMENDED TO JULY 1,
1968, AND KNOWN AS THE "HEALTH CODE OF THE COUNTY
OF LOS ANGELES".
The City Council of the City of West Covina does ordain as
follows:
SECTION 1. Chapter 1 of Article V of the West Covina
Municipal Code is hereby amended to read:
"5100. ADOPTION OF LOS ANGELES COUNTY HEALTH CODE.
That certain Code entitled "Public Health Code" and
sometimes known as Los Angeles County Health Code"
being a published compilation of rules, regulations
and standards adopted by the County by its Ordinance
No. 7583, as amended to July 1, 1968, compiled in
book form, three full printed copies of which printed
as a Code in book form, were, by the City Council
ordered filed, and have been actually filed, in the
office of the City Clerk, and which as so on file
are hereby referred to and by this reference expressly
incorporated herein and made a part hereof as fully
and to all intents and purposes as though set forth
• herein at length, shall be, and the same hereby is,
adopted and established as the Health Code of the
City prescribing regulations relating to public
health and sanitation.
5101. INTERPRETATION OF CODE.
Whenever in said Public Health Code reference is made
to the County or to the unincorporated area of the
County, it shall be deemed to apply to the City; and
wherever therein reference is made to a County Officer
or Department, it shall be deemed to refer to the
corresponding City Officer or Department.
5102. PENALTY FOR VIOLATION.
No person, firm or coporation shall violate or fail to
comply with any of the provisions of this Chapter or
of the Los Angeles County Health Code adopted by
reference herein. Any person violating any of the
provisions of this Chapter or of the Code adopted
hereby shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and
upon conviction thereof, shall be punishable by a
fine of not more than $500.00 or by imprisonment
in the City Jail or in the County Jail for not more
than six months or by both such fine and imprisonment.
• Each person shall be deemed guilty of a separate
offense for each and every day or portion thereof
during which any such violation is committed, continued
or permitted."
SECTION 2, The City Clerk shall certify to the passage
of this ordinance and shall cause the same to be published as
required by law.
1968. Passed and approved thislOthday of September ,
Mayor
STATE OF CALIFORNIA
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES SS,
CITY OF WEST COVINA
I, LELA PRESTON, City Clerk of the City of West Covina,
do hereby certify that the foregoing Ordinance No. 1050 was
regularly introduced and placed upon its first reading at a
reggular meeting of the City Council on thel2thday of Au ust ,
1968. That, thereafter, said ordinance was�uly adopted an
passed at a regular meeting of the City Council on the loth
day of September , 1968, by the following vote, to wlf
AYES: Councilmen: Chappell, Nichols, Gillum, Lloyd, Gleckman
NOES: Councilmen: None
ABSENT: Councilmen: None
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APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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'City Attorney
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