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.
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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:
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NWIA M,
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