Ordinance - 1164ORDINANCE NO. 1164
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
WEST COVINA RELATING TO LIMITATIONS UPON THE USE
OF PROPERTY FOR SERVICE STATION PURPOSES AND
DECLARING THE URGENCY HEREOF TO TAKE EFFECT
IMMEDIATELY.
The City Council of the City of West Covina does ordain
as follows:
SECTION 1. During the time this ordinance is in effect,
nothing in Sections 9211.3, 9212.91 9213.9 or any other provision of
the West Covina Municipal Code shall be construed as prohibiting the
outdoor display of vehicles being offered for rent upon property
which is being occupied and used for automobile service station
purposes.
SECTION 2. This ordinance shall cease to be effective for
any purpose ninety days after its effective date.
SECTION 3. This ordinance is an urgency ordinance, the
enactment of which is required to protect the public peace, health
and welfare and it shall be effective from and after the date of its
adoption.
The facts constituting its urgency are:
The economic well-being of automobile service station
operators in the City of West Covina and their ability to compete
with other automobile service station operators in the area is
threatened by the requirement that all business activities conducted
on the premises be conducted within an enclosed building.
Pending the study and adoption of those regulations that
are necessary for the protection of the public interest and welfare,
the operators of automobile service stations should be permitted to
continue to display trailers and other vehicles offered for rent on
the service station site even though the vehicles are not within an en-
closed building.
SECTION 4. 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 approved this loth day of May, 1971.
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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.116,q was regularly
. introduced and placed upon its first reading at a regular meeting of
the City Council on the loth day of May 1971. That, there-
after, said ordinance was ffuly adopted and passe at a regular meeting
of the City Council on the 10th day of May , 1971, by the
following vote, to wit:
AYES: Councilmen: Shearer, Nichols, Young,.Chappell
NOES: Councilmen: None
ABSENT:Councilmen: Lloyd
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
City At r
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