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Ordinance - 1093t ORDINANCE NO. 1093 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WEST COVINA, ADDING PART 2 TO CHAPTER 4, ARTICLE VIII OF THE WEST COVINA MUNICIPAL CODE, RELATING TO THE SIGN ADVISORY COMMITTEE AND DECLARING URGENCY THEREOF TO TAKE EFFECT IMMEDIATELY. . The City Council of the City of West Covina does ordain as follows: SECTION 1. Part 2 is. hereby added to Chapter 4 of Article VIII of the West Covina Municipal Code to read: Part 2 SIGN ADVISORY COMMITTEE 8460. Creation of Committee. In order to assist in the resolution of questions arising in connection with the enforcement of the provisions of this Code relating to signs, a Sign.Advisory Committee, consisting of five (5) members is hereby created. The members of the committee shall be appointed by the City Council and shall serve at its pleasure. Insofar as possible, the persons appointed to serve on the committee shall have the following qualifications: 1. One member shall be a business • man engaged in business in the area in which the claimed violation exists. 2. One member shall be familiar with the design, construction, erection and location of electric signs. 3. One member shall be an employee or representative of the West Covina Chamber of Commerce and nominated for that purpose by the Executive Director of the Chamber of Commerce. 4. One member shall be a city employee serving in the Planning Department. 5. One member shall be a city employee serving in the Building Department or Engineering Department. 8461. Organization and Meetings of the Committee. -The committee shall organize by selecting one of its members as Chairman and another one of its members as Vice Chairman. The committee shall meet regularly once a week at a time and place to be specified by resolu- • tion adopted by the committee. It shall meet at such other: -times as may be specified by the Chairman of the committee or as may be determined by the committee. 8462. Committee Appearances. Any person who receives a notice to correct or remove a sign which is being maintained in violation of any of the provisions of this Code may in writing request the opportunity to meet with the committee. Upon the receipt of such a request the committee shall fix a time and place for. the meeting and notify the persons making the request when and where to appear. - 1 - • 8463. Powers and Duties. The committee shall have the following powers and duties: (a) To review any violations of this Code relating to signs and advise the violator of the alternatives that are available for the correction or elimination of the violation. (b) To grant extensions of time for compliance with the sign requirements of this Code in hard- ship cases. In any case the time for compliance shall not be extended for more than a total period of 6 months. (c) To make recommendations to the Planning Commission and the City Council with reference to the administration and the enforcement of the provisions of this Code with respect to signs. SECTION 2. This Ordinance is necessary for the immed- iate preservation of the public peace, health or safety and shall be effective upon the,date of its adoption. The facts constitut- ing its urgency are: There are very many signs within the business district of the City of West Covina that do not conform to the re- quirements of the West Covina Municipal Code. In order to provide an orderly procedure'for the review and correction of the violations of the code it is necessary that this Ordinance take effect immediately. SECTION 3. The City Clerk shall certify to the passage of this Ordinance and shall cause the same to be published as re- quired by law. 1969. Passed and approved this "25th day of Au st Mayor STATE OF CALIFORNIA COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES SS. CITY OF WEST COVINA I, LELA W. PRESTON, City Clerk of the City of West Covina, do hereby certify that the foregoing Ordinance No.1093 was regularly introduced and placed upon its first reading at a regular meeting of the City Council on the 25thday of Au ust , 1969. That, thereafter said Ordinance was duly adopted an passed at a regular meeting of the City Council on the 25th day of _ August , 19695 by the following vote, to wit: AYES: Councilmen: Gillum, Nichols, Chappell;.,, Lloyd, Gleckman NOES: Councilmen: None ABSENT: Councilmen: None APPROVED AS TO FORM: - 2 - NWIA M, M.