Ordinance - 1166ORDINANCE NO. 1166
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
WEST COVINA ADDING PART 33 TO CHAPTER 2 OF
ARTICLE.IX OF THE WEST COVINA MUNICIPAL CODE
CREATING THE CIVIC CENTER OVERLAY ZONE. (Amendment No. 113)
. The City Council of the City of West Covina does ordain as
follows:
SECTION 1. Part 33 consisting of Sections 9233 to 9233.7,
inclusive, is hereby added to Chapter 2 of Article IX of the West
Covina Municipal. Code to read. as follows:
"PART 33 - CIVIC CENTER OVERLAY ZONE
9233• CIVIC CENTER OVERLAY ZONE. PURPOSE.
The purpose of the Civic Center Overlay Zone is to
provide for the orderly, harmonious, and attractive development
of the area around the public buildings in the Civic Center in
order to protect and preserve the character and integrity of
the public and private investment and to encourage the devel-
opment of the area as a focal point for the community. The
regulations contained in this Part are in addition to those
in the underlying zones which are applicable to the property
in the Civic Center Area.
9233.1• LOCATION.
The Civic Center Area consists of the property in the
Civic Center Area as specified in Section 9217.8 including:
All land lying between the center line of San Bernardino
Freeway; a line 350 feet easterly of the most center line
of Sunset Avenue; a line 335 feet southerly of the center
line of Cameron Avenue (80 feet wide); the most westerly
property line of Orange Avenue, exclusive of any portion
thereof lying southerly of the northwesterly line of the
Walnut Creek Wash..
9233.2. DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS.
The following development standards, in addition to the
requirements of the underlying zone, shall apply to all devel-
opment within the Civic Center Overlay Zone.
(a) Precise Plan of Design
Before property in the Civic Center Overlay Zone is
developed or improved, a Precise Plan of Design will be required
as specified in Section 9218.
(b) Architectural Treatment
The Planning Commission and the City Council shall
consider the exterior architectural design and appearance,
signage, landscaping, and other physical characteristics,
including location and type of public utility facilities pro-
posed to be constructed in the Civic Center Overlay Zone. A
scale elevation of each exposed side, as well as at least one
perspective and samples of the surface materials, shall be
submitted with the application for approval of the Precise Plan
of Design and shall become an integral part of such application..
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1. The exterior architectural design and
appearance shall include strong vertical
and horizontal lines to convey a definite
feeling of massiveness and volume. Building
. walls should be the dominant architectural
form; roofs should be a secondary element,
preferably flat with moderate parapets.
Exposed side and rear walls shall be finished
in the same style, design, and materials as
the front of the building.
2. The color of building and screening walls
shall be limited to brick red, white, or
earth tones.
3. The'surface materials shall be smooth
concrete and brick with accents of rough
sawn redwood, textured concrete, stucco
textured plaster or other similar material
as approved by the Planning Commission.
4. Roof surfaces of all structures shall include
a design element consisting of patterns,
materials, and shall be finished as though
it will be viewed from above.
5. Exterior Lighting
A. Parking lot light standards shall
be of the same or similar size and
design as those in the Civic Center
complex.
B. All other luminaries shall be designed
and placed to complement the develop-
ment by respecting structural modules,
roof lines, and landscape layout.
Preference should be given to concealed,
wall -mounted or recessed fixtures which
eliminate the clutter of poles and
elaborate frames. Glare and distraction
should be minimized wherever possible by
the use of diffused or indirect light.
6. Landscaping shall include the City flower,
Agapantha, and at least one of the following:
Pyrus kawakami, Pinus canariensis, or Eucalyptus
citriodora, as well as other complementary trees,
shrubs, and ground covers. A permanent, auto-
matic irrigation system shall be installed in all
planter areas.
7. All screening walls shall be of the same or
coordinated color and material as the
• building.
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(c) Yards
Parking shall not be allowed in the required front
yard setback which shall be landscaped.
(d ) Refuse Storage
All trash, garbage, and refuse storage areas shall
be within a fully enclosed structure of the same color and
material finish as the building.
(e) Mechanical Equipment
All mechanical equipment and vents shall be
completely screened behind a permanent structure and all roof
top mechanical equipment shall be completely screened from all
views, including that from above.
(f ) Signs
All signs shall be considered by the Planning
Commission at the time of the Precise Plan review for the
development, except in the case of existing structures when
only the sign or sign copy is being changed. In the case
of a sign change or copy change only�,-the Planning Director
shall review the change subject ?oKhe conditions of this
Section and shall make all approved plans and specifications
part of the Precise Plan file for the development. In
addition to the signs allowed in the underlying zone, a ground
sign will be allowed in the front yart setback. It shall be
of the same architectural style as the building, no higher than
four (4) feet from finished grade level, and placed within a
permanently landscaped area of not less than twenty-four (24)
square feet. The square footage of each face, ,however, shall in
no case exceed that amount allowed on the front of the building
and shall be subtracted therefrom. Roof signs are prohibited
within the Civic Center Overlay Zone.
9233.5 USES PERMITTED.
Any lot or premises located in the Civic Center Overlay
Zone may be used for any purpose allowed as a matter of right in
the underlying zone which applies, except for those uses which
are prohibited by Section 9233.6.
9233.6. USES PROHIBITED.
The following uses are prohibited in the Civic Center
Overlay Zone:
(a) Retail establishments engaged in the sale of
liquor pursuant to an on -sale general license which are not
being operated in conjunction with a bona fide eating place
as defined in Section 23038 of the California Business and
Professions Code.
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(b) Newspaper stands or vending machines not fully
enclosed within a building, or not coordinated and approved
with the Precise Plan of Design for the property.
(c) Outdoor amusement devices, vending machines, and
weighing scales.
(b) Barber and beauty colleges.
(e) Outdoor display and sales uses of the following types:
1. Agricultural, industrial, and construction
equipment sales and rentals.
2. Automobile, motorcycle, or truck sales
(new or used) including related servicing
and repair.
3. Automobile or truck trailer sales or
rentals.
4. Boat sales (new or used) including
related servicing and repairs.
5. Building material sales.
6. Mobile home sales.or rentals.
7. Plant nurseries and related packaged
sales or storage.
8. Swimming pool sales and service.
(f) Recreational and entertainment facilities of the
following types:
1. Outdoor, athletic club activities.
2. Family billiard parlors.
3. Slot car racing.
(g) retail sales of the following types:
1. Auto, tire, and auto accessory stores,
except as accessory to a permitted use.
2. Pawn Shops.
3. Second-hand stores.
(h) Service establishments of the following types:
• 1. Bulk or self-service dry cleaning or
laundry facilities.
2. Reducing salons.
3. Massage parlors (includes sauna bath).
9233.7 REQUIRED TERMINATION OF NON -CONFORMING USES.
All uses in existence on the date of the adoption of
this Part which do not conform to the provisions hereof shall
. be removed, or altered, or replaced, so as to conform with
the provisions of this Part within ten (10) years of the date
of the adoption of this Part."
SECTION 2. 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 24th day of May 1971.
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. 1166 was
regularly introduced and placed upon its first reading at a regular
meeting of the City Council on the loth day of May 1971.1
That, thereafter, said ordinance was duly adopted and passed at a
regular meeting of the City Council on thE24th day of may ,
1971, by the following vote, to wit:
AYES: Councilmen: Shearer, Nichols, Young, Lloyd, Chappell
NOES: Councilmen.: None
ABSENT: Councilmen: None
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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City At o y
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City Clerk
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