Ordinance - 1163ORDINANCE NO. 1163
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
WEST COVINA REPEALING SECTIONS 8200, 8201, 8202
AND 8203 OF, AND ADDING SECTIONS 8200, 8201, 8202
AND 8203 T0, THE WEST COVINA MUNICIPAL CODE
RELATING TO THE RELOCATION OF BUILDINGS AND
STRUCTURES.
0 as follows: The City Council of the City of West Covina does ordain
SECTION 1. Sections 8200, 82012 8202 and 8203 of the
West Covina Municipal Code are hereby repealed.
SECTION 2. Sections 8200, 82010 8202 and 8203 are hereby
added to the West Covina Municipal Code to read, respectively, as
follows:
118200. PERMIT REQUIRED.
Any person desiring to move, or to cause to be moved, any
building or structure, or any section or portion of any building
or structure, over, upon, along or across any public street,
alley or other public place shall first file a written application
for a relocation permit with the Building Inspector specifying
the kind of building to be moved, the location of the same, the
location to which, and the route and length of the route over or
along which such building or section or portion of such building
is to be moved, the number of sections in which the building will
be moved, and the time within which such removal will be completed.
If the building to be moved is to be moved onto a lot zoned for
single family residential use within the City of West Covina, the'
application shall be accompanied by a plot plan showing elevations
and the proposed location of the building on the lot, at least
two photographs of the building and.the written consent of the
owner of the building for the Building Inspector to enter the
building at reasonable times for the purpose of making all
inspections required by this Chapter.
"8201. PERMIT FEES.
The Fee for a relocation permit is $10.00 which shall be
paid at the time the application for the permit is filed.
If the application is for a permit to move a building
onto a lot zoned for single family residential use in the City of
West Covina, an inspection fee of $25.00, which is in addition to
the $10.00 relocation permit fee, shall also be paid at the time
the application for the permit is filed.
"8202. APPROVAL OF APPLICATION.
Upon approval of such application by the Building Inspector
he shall issue a relocation permit for the moving of the building
or the sections or portions thereof referred to in such appli-
cation.
If the application is for a permit to move a building onto
a lot zoned for single family residential use, and is accompanied by
the consent in writing of all of the owners of property within one
hundred fifty feet of the relocation site, he shall approve the
application and issue a relocation permit subject to such conditions
.as he determines are necessary for the public safety, authorizing
the moving of the building referred'.to in the application.
If the application for a permit to move a building onto
a lot zoned for single family residential use is not accompanied
by the consent in writing of all of the owners of property within
150 feet of the relocation site, he shall refer the application
to the Administrative Review Board for hearing as provided for
in Section 8203.
• 118203. RELOCATION OF BUILDINGS INTO RESIDENTIAL ZONES.
Upon the receipt of an application for a permit to move a
building onto a lot zoned for single family residential use the
Review Board set the matter for hearing. The date of the hearing
shall be within Fourteen days of the date the application is
received by the board. The board shall cause notice of the time
and place of the hearing to be mailed to all owners of property
within one hundred fifty feet of the lot to which the building
is to be moved at least seven days before the date of the hearing.
Upon the basis of the hearing, the Board shall determine
whether or not the building when moved will be compatible with
the other buildings within the neighborhood as to appearance,
size and location upon the lot. On the basis of its determination,
the board may either approve, conditionally approve, or disapprove
the issuance of the relocation permit.
Any person desiring to do so may appeal from any determi-
nation of the board to the City Council within the time and in
the manner provided for in Section 9222.18 of this code. The
appeal shall suspend and set aside the determination of the
board until the City Council has acted upon the appeal. The
determination of the City Council shall be final.
If the board approves of the issuance of the relocation
permit, the Building Inspector shall issue the permit when the onwer
of the lot files with the Building Inspector an agreement to
alter or repair the relocated building to conform to the Building,
Plumbing and Electrical Codes of the City, completely repaint
the exterior of the building and to comply with any other con-
ditions of the Review Board. The agreement shall specify that
the work required to be done shall be completed within sixty
days after the building has been relocated. Performance of the
agreement shall be secured by a cash deposit or surety bond in
an amount fixed by the City Engineer and conditioned upon the
fact that if the work agreed to be done is not completed within
the time specified, the work shall be immediately performed by
the surety or the principal amount of the deposit or bond shall
be forfeited to the City. The City Council may, with the consent
of the OWmr of the lot, order the proceeds resulting from the
bond forfeiture applied toward the cost of the required altera-
tions or repairs.'
SECTION 3. The City Clerk shall certify to the passage of
this ordinance and shall cause the same to be published as required by
law.
Passed and approve this 12th day of April , 1971.
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. 1163 was regularly
introduced and placed upon its first reading at a regular meeting
of the City Council on the 22nd day of March, 1971. That, thereafter,
said ordinance was duly adopted and passed at a regular meeting of
the City Council on the 12th day of April, 1971, by the following vote,
to wit:
AYES: Councilmen: Shearer, Nichols, Young, Lloyd, Chappell
NOES: Councilmen: None
ABSENT: Councilmen: None
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Ci y A torney
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City Clerk
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