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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 Sections 8200, 82012 8202 and 8203 of the West Covina Municipal Code are hereby repealed.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 • City Clerk - 3 -