Ordinance - 1199ORDINANCE NO. 1199
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
WEST COVINA AMENDING AND REPEALING VARIOUS
SECTIONS OF THE WEST COVINA MUNICIPAL CODE RE-
LATING TO THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE ENGINEERING
DEPARTMENT, AND FEES FOR PUBLIC SERVICES.
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WEST COVINA DOES ORDAIN
AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. Sections 7105, 7106 and 7244 of the West
Covina Municipal Code are hereby repealed:
SECTION 2. The following sections of the West Covina
Municipal Code are hereby amended to read as follows:
3106. CITY TRAFFIC ENGINEER.
The position of City Traffic Engineer is
hereby established. The City Traffic Engineer shall
exercise the powers and duties as provided in this
Chapter. Whenever the City Traffic Engineer is
required or authorized by the Traffic Authority to
place or maintain official traffic control devices
or signals, he shall cause such devices or signals
to be placed or maintained.
If the position of City Traffic Engineer
is vacant or the duties are performed by another
employee with a different title, the City Engineer
shall specify in writing the person who shall fulfill
the duties and have the authority of the City Traffic
Engineer.
3107. TRAFFIC COMMITTEE
There is hereby established a Traffic
Committee to serve without compensation consisting
of the City Traffic Engineer, the Chief of Police
or in his discretion as his representative the
Chief of the Traffic Division, and the City Engineer.
The Traffic Committee shall also be the Traffic
Authority as referred to in the Municipal Code.
3139. CLOSING STREETS TEMPORARILY. ENTRY
PROHIBITED.
The Traffic Authority shall have the right,
authority and power at any time to close any street
or any portion thereof temporarily to vehicular,
pedestrian or other traffic when in the opinion of
such Traffic Authority the public peace, health or
safety requires such temporary closing; provided,
however, that in all such cases, suitable signs
shall be conspicuously posted giving notice of the
fact that such street or portion thereof is closed,
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or a police officer or person designated by the Traffic
Authority is present thereat for the purpose of giving
such notice.
No person shall, in case any such street or
portion thereof is so closed, enter into or upon such
closed portion or drive any vehicle into or upon the
• same contrary to any such notice or notices of order or
orders of any such police officer or person so designated.
Nothin herein contained shall be construed as
depriving the City Council and/or City Engineer from con-
current power to likewise temporarily close any street
or portion thereof within the City, but the delegation of
power to the Traffic Authority therein made shall be
construed as in addition thereto.
3148. MOVEMENT OF HEAVY VEHICLES AND EQUIPMENT.
PERMIT.
No person shall move or operate upon any City
street any vehicle with a load or loads in excess of
those permitted by the Vehicle Code without a written per-
mit from the City or the City's authorize agent.
The City or the City's-authorized agent may,
by written permit, authorize a load or loads in excess
of those allowed for in the Vehicle Code, if, in its
judgment, the streets upon which such vehicle is to be
operated can safely withstand the additional weight, or
if the applicant will guarantee to the City that all costs
of repair to the streets or to the public property of the
City damaged by the movement of such load or loads will
be paid in full. Such permit shall be granted upon such
conditions and upon depositing such bond as the City or
the City's authorized agent in its discretion may require
and upon payment of any appropriate fees.
3150. EXCAVATION IN STREETS.
No person shall dig in, excavate, tear up,
deface or damage any street without an express written
permit so to do first had and obtained from the City
Engineer and no person shall violate or permit or cause
to be violated any of the terms or conditions imposed
in any such permit if and when issued. Prior -to issuance
of such permit, applicant shall pay to the City the
appropriate fees as indicated in the schedule of fees as
set from time to time by resolution of the City Council.
3184. ADVERTISING VEHICLES.
No person shall operate or drive, park or leave
standing any non-commercial vehicle for advertising pur-
poses, or any vehicle used for announcing or other purposes,
or any vehicle with any sound producing or noise making
device or means or.a sound amplifying or loud speaking
device or means (other than sirens, horns, or amplifying
devices required or authorized by law), upon any street
at any time within the City while such device or means is
in use or operation,, without first obtaining and having in
effect a written permit from the City Traffic Engineer so to do,
or in any manner contrary to any condition of or pursuant
to which any such permit may be issued. The City Traffic
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Engineer may, subject to the right of appeal to the City
Council by any person aggrieve, grant or refuse to grant
such permit. Such permit shall be refused if the proposed
use would violate any law or ordinance or would be detri-
mental to the public peace, health, safety or general wel-
fare. Prior to issuance of such permit, applicant shall
• pay to the City the appropriate fees as indicated in the
schedule of fees set from time to time by resolution of
the City Council.
3185. OBSTRUCTIONS IN STREETS.
No person shall erect, construct, place, main-
tain, leave or abandon any building, fence, porch, steps,
post, pole, track, wire, pipe,,- conduit or other structure
in whole or in part in or upon any street within the City,
and no person shall place, affix, paint, maintain, leave
or abandon any seat, bench, table, stand, material or other
obstruction in any street within the City, without a permit
so to do first had and obtained from the Traffic Authority
or the City Engineer, provided, however, that the provi-
sions of the Section shall not apply to:
a) The U.S. mail boxes.
b) Poles and facilities of public utilities
lawfully using the public streets of said City.
c) Portable and usual garbage and rubbish
receptacles when conforming to and placed in accordance
with the rules and regulations of the City with reference
thereto.
d) Notices, placards, posters or any of the
other articles or means above mentioned or referred to,
erected or placed by any City or public officer, official
or employee acting within the scope of his or her office
or employment as such public officer, official or employee.
Prior to the issuance of such permit, applicant
shall pay to the City the appropriate fees as indicated in
the schedule of fees set from time to time by resolution
of the City Council.
When obstructions are found to exist without a
permit, the owner of the adjacent property shall remove the
obstruction within 72 hours after written notification of
said obstruction by the City. If the property owner fails
to remove the obstruction as required, the City shall take
appropriate action to abate the obstruction and any cost of
such abatement shall be paid by said property owner.
4102. PROHIBITING THE FLOWING OF WATER IN PUBLIC
STREETS.
No person shall cause or permit water to flow
from any private property in the City upon or into any
public street, alley or highway, or into any gutter along
any public street, alley or other public highway in the -
said City without a valid unrevoked written permit from
the City Engineer so to do. Application for any such per-
mit shall be in writing and accompanied by the. appropriate
fees as indicated in the schedule of fees as set from time
to time by resolution of the City Council.
The City Engineer may issue such written permit
for occasional flow of water under such conditions as he
may prescribe,when the flow so permitted would not impair
the public health or safety or interfere with any municipal
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property, functions or activities. This section shall
not be deemed to apply to storm or flood waters or to
incidental drainage of water caused by irrigation systems
or caused by non-commercial washing of vehicles, buildings,
walks, driveways, and other personal property.
• 5211.5. SAME. APPLICATION BY OWNER.
The City Engineer may issue a Sewer Permit to
the owner of any lot used exclusively for residence
purposes, to construct his own domestic house connection
sewer and appurtenances thereto, provided that the owner
shall sign each application for such permit and shall
submit therewith (a) legal proof of ownership, (b) a
signed statement that no labor will be hired and he will
do all of the work personally, (c) deposits guaranteeing
faithful performance and completion of the work as pro-
vided in the schedule of fees as set from time to time
by resolution of the City Council and in accordance with
Subsection 5213.2.
5211.8. SAME. CITY ENGINEER SHALL ISSUE PERMIT.
If if appears from the application for any
permit required by this Chapter that the work to be per-
formed thereunder is to be done according to the provi-
sions of this Chapter, the City Engineer upon receipt
of the appropriate fees and deposits as indicated in the
schedule of fees as set from time to time by resolution
of the.City Council shall issue such permit.
5212. PERMIT FEES. ORIGINAL FEE.
The City Engineer, before granting any permit
for house connection sewer, industrial connection sewer,
sand interceptor, grease interceptor, sand and grease
interceptor, dairy screen chamber or other similar appur-
tenances shall collect from the applicant the appropriate
fees as indicated in the schedule of fees as set from
time to time by resolution of the City Council. For a
permit to tap the public sewer by saddling or,inserting
a wye for a house connection sewer, the City Engineer
shall collect the appropriate fees as indicated in the
schedule.of fees as set from time to.time by resolution
of the City Council.
5212.1. SAME. INDUSTRIAL WASTE DISPOSAL FEE.
Before issuing an Industrial Waste Disposal
Permit as required by this Chapter, the City Engineer
shall collect the appropriate fees as indicated in the
schedule of fees as set from time to time by resolution
of the City Council, which fee shall be separate and
apart from any fees or deposits collected or imposed
under City Plumbing Ordinance, or other City ordinances,
or under other provisions of this Chapter.
5212.2. SAME. ADDITIONAL INSPECTION FEES.
The permittee shall pay to the City Engineer
the appropriate fees as indicated in the schedule of
fees as set from time to time by resolution of the City
Council for the inspection of the backfilling of any
• cesspool or septic tank. In any case in which an addi-
tional inspection is required after the inspection for
which a fee was paid as prescribed by this Chapter,
additional appropriate fees as indicated in the schedule
of fees as set from time to time by resolution of the
City Council shall be paid to the City Engineer by the
permittee or person requesting such inspection.
5212.3. SAME. ALTERATION FEE.
Any person desiring to make alterations, addi-
tions or repairs (other than cleaning) to a house connec-
tion sewer, industrial connection sewer, sand interceptor,
grease interceptor, sand and grease interceptor, or dairy
screen chamber shall apply for a permit for said altera-
tions, additions or repairs. Prior to the issuance of
such permit, the applicant shall pay to the City the appro-
priate fees as indicated in the schedule of fees as set
from time to time by resolution of the City Council.
5213. OTHER FEES AND DEPOSITS. PLAN CHECK FEES.
With every request to the City Engineer to
check and approve plans as required under this Chapter,
the applicant shall pay the appropriate fees as indicated
in the schedule of fees as set from time to time by
resolution of the City Council.
5213.1. SAME. INSPECTION AND RECORD PLAN FEES.
Before granting any permit for the construction
of a main line sewer, sewage pumping plant, industrial
liquid waste pre-treatment plant, or a special house con-
nection, the City Engineer shall collect from the applicant
the appropriate fees as indicated in the schedule of fees
as set from time to time by resolution of the City Council
to cover the cost of a field inspection of the proposed
construction and of procuring or preparing record plans.
5213.2 SAME. DEPOSIT BY UNLICENSED APPLICANT.
With every application to the City Engineer by
any person, other than a licensed house connection sewer
contractor having a valid Certificate of Registration as
required by this Chapter, for a permit for the construction
of a house connection sewer, sand interceptor, grease
• interceptor, sand and grease interceptor, dairy screen
chamber, or other similar appurtenance, the applicant shall
deposit with the City Engineer the appropriate deposits
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as indicated in the schedule of fees as set from time to
time by resolution of the City Council in addition to the
required fee for each permit. If the applicant completes
the work in accordance with the provisions of this Chapter,
the deposit shall be refunded in the same manner as pro-
vided by law for the repayment of trust moneys. If the
applicant fails or refuses to complete the work as in this
Chapter provided, the deposit shall be forfeited to the
City.
5214.1. SAME CONNECTION CHARGE.
The City Engineer may issue a permit to make
such sewer connection upon payment of the appropriate
fees as indicated in the schedule of fees as set from
time to time by resolution of the City Council and, in
addition thereto, all of the appropriate use charges as
indicated in the schedule of fees as set from time to
time by resolution of the City Council to the extent that
the same are applicable.
5214.2. SAME. SAME. MODIFICATION OF CHARGE.
If the shape of the lot or parcel is other than
the usual rectangular shape or unusual in area and the
strict adherence to the schedule of fees would require a
property owner to pay an amount not commensurate with the
benefits to be received, the amount to be charged may be
modified as determined by the City Engineer to obtain an
amount commensurate with the benefits received.
5214.3. SAME. MAINTENANCE CHARGE.
In the event any lot or parcel specifically
described in the application required under Section 5214.1
is not currently being assessed for sewer maintenance, the
property owner shall pay to the City in addition to the
charges provided in accordance with Section.5.2.14.1, the
maintenance charge as indicated in the schedule of fees
as set from time to time by resolution of the City Council,
for each lot or parcel pending the levy of a special assess-
ment for maintenance, under any special assessment statute
of the State.
5214.5. SAME. SAME. PERMIT FEES.
The fees for a permit to make such a sewer
connection shall be those provided in the schedule of
fees as set from time to time by resolution of the City
Council, calculated on the frontage of the portion of the
parcel for which the permit is issued.
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5214.6. SAME. SAME. SAME. PAYMENT IN ADVANCE.
The payment of the charges presently prescribed
in accordance with Subsection 5214.1 shall be made in
advance of the application for permit under Section 5212.
5214.8. SAME. FUTURE ASSESSMENTS.
In the event the lot or parcel specifically
described in the application required under Section 5214
received additional benefit from any public or trunk
sewer, Subsection 5214.1 shall not relieve the property
owner from future payment of connection charges as pro-
vided in the schedule of fees as set from time to time by
resolution of the City Council, nor shall the property
be relieved from the levy of a special assessment under
any special assessment statute of the State for such
additional benefit.
5214.10. SAME. COMPLETION DEPOSIT. PRE-TREATMENT
FACILITIES.
Wherever pre-treatment of sewage is necessary
before it can be safely discharged into a sewer and the
City Engineer so finds, the City Engineer may require as
a condition to the granting of a permit for a house.con-
nection sewer or industrial connection sewer that the
applicant enter into a contract with the City in which
he agrees.to install those pre-treatment facilities
which the City Engineer .finds are necessary, and that in
addition thereto the applicant shall file with the City
Engineer a corporate surety bond or make a cash deposit,
or both, in an amount as indicated in the schedule of
fees as set from time to time by resolution of the City
Council sufficient to guarantee, and which guarantees,
the completion of the required pre-treatment facility.
The City Engineer may use any portion of the
deposit for the construction or completion of such
required facility if the applicant fails to comply with
his contract to construct such facility.
5215.1. SAME. NOTICE WHEN READY FOR INSPECTION.
Immediately after the work is ready for inspec-
tion, and at least twenty; -four hours before inspection is
to be made, the permittee shall request such inspection by
the City Engineer. The City Engineer may provide such
inspection on shorter notice if inspection personnel are
readily available.
5219. FAILURE TO PASS INSPECTION. NEW PERMIT.
• In the event that the house connection sewer,
grease interceptor, sand interceptor, sand and grease inter-
ceptor, dairy screen chamber or other similar appurtenance
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fails to pass inspection or if the alterations or additions
as in Subsection 5212.3 provided, are not completed, the
person who obtained the permit shall obtain an additional
inspection permit within ten days of the date of such fail-
ure to pass inspection. Nothing in this Section shall
require or be deemed to require the application for, or the
issuance of an additional inspection permit for the purpose
of removing stoppages in any public or house connection
sewer, except when it is necessary to replace any part or
all of such sewer with other or different materials.
5261. FEE FOR DETERMINING AMOUNT OF REIMBURSEMENT.
With each request for reimbursement, the City
Engineer shall collect the appropriate fees as set from
time to time by resolution of the City Council.
7100. PERMITS REQUIRED FOR STREET IMPROVEMENTS.
No person shall, as principal or agent, make
any improvement in any of the streets of the City, by or
under private contract or individually, unless a permit from
the City Engineer therefor is first secured and unless the
appropriate deposits and fees as indicated in the schedule
of fees as set from time to time by resolution of the City
Council are paid to the City.
7102. PERMITS NONTRANSFERABLE.
Any permit granted by the City Engineer for the
making of any such improvement, by or under private contract
or individually, shall be deemed to have been granted sub-
ject to the terms of this Chapter, and the permit therefor
shall not be transferable.
7103. INSPECTION FEES.
Before any such permit shall become effective for
any purpose, there shall be deposited with the City Engineer
the appropriate inspection fees as indicated in the schedule
of fees as set from time to time by resolution of the City
Council.
7104. INSPECTION AND ACCEPTANCE OF IMPROVEMENTS.
Improvements shall be made under the direction
and to the satisfaction of the City Engineer, and all work
shall, during its progress and on its completion, conform
to the lines and levels which may be from time to time
established by the City Engineer.
7107. NOTICE REQUIRED BEFORE COMMENCING WORK.
• The City Engineer shall be given at least twenty-
four hours notice of the time of commencement of the work
of making any improvement, permission to make which is granted
hereunder, in order that he may procure and assign an inspec-
tor to inspect the same; and such work shall not be commenced
until after such notice has been given. The City Engineer
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may provide such inspection on shorter notice if inspection
personnel are readily available.
7108. CITY ENGINEER. DUTIES.AND-RESPONSIBILITIES
It shall be the duty of the City Engineer to
cause such improvements made by or under private contract
• or individually to be duly inspected during the progress
of the work thereon and otherwise to carry out the
provisions of this Chapter. The City Engineer shall also
be the Street Superintendent of the City.
7200. DEFINITIONS.
For the purpose of this Chapter the following
words and phrases are defined, and shall be construed as
hereinafter set out, unless it shall be apparent from the
context that they have a different meaning. Whenever in
this Chapter reference is made to "Standard Specifications
for Public Works Construction," it shall mean the latest
edition thereof which has been adopted by the City Council
and is on file in the office of the City Clerk. The defi-
nitions contained in the "Standard Specifications for
Public Works Construction" which are not in conflict with
the definitions in this Section shall also apply to the
words and phrases used in this Chapter.
(a) ASPHALT PAVEMENT shall mean any surface
which is paved with a mixture of rock, sand, and asphalt
cement, including any of those which are commonly known
as sheet asphalt, asphalt, concrete, or bitulithic
pavements.
(b) CITY ENGINEER means the City Engineer or
duly appointed Engineer of work of the City or his author-
ized deputy, representative, or inspector.
(c) CONCRETE PAVEMENT shall mean any surface
which is paved with Portland Cement concrete.
(d) CONCRETE GUTTER shall mean any gutter con-
structed of Portland Cement concrete.
(e) CONCRETE DRIVEWAY shall mean any driveway
paved with Portland Cement concrete.
(f) CURB shall mean any curb constructed of
Portland Cement concrete.
(g) DANGER SIGN shall mean any sign that may be
required by the City Engineer to provide for the public
safety and convenience.
(h) MANHOLE shall mean any subsurface structure,
which is a part of any underground system, such as sewer,
storm drain, water, gas, electric light, electric power,
telephone, oil or other underground pipe or wire system, and
which has a surface cover with an exposed area of one and
one-half square feet or more.
(i) OILED SURFACE shall mean any surface of
street which is composed of a mixture of one or more spray
coats of road oil with sand, crushed rock, or decomposed
granite, having a total average thickness of approximately
one inch or less.
(j) PROSPECT HOLE shall mean any hole or
. excavation made in a pavement, driveway, sidewalk, or
street area by driving a metal bar or drill into the
same or an excavation made for the purpose of locating
existing utility pipes or conduits or leaks therefrom.
(k) RED FLAG shall mean a flag made of bright
red cloth with an area of at least one and one-half square
feet of which one dimension must be at least twelve inches.
(1) RED LIGHT shall mean a lighted red lantern
or an electric light, which emits a red light at least
equal to a lighted red lantern and can be seen at a dis-
tance of not less than three hundred feet.
(m) ROCK AND OIL PAVEMENT shall mean any pave-
ment, the surface of which is composed of macadam pavement
or a mixture of rock, sand and either road oil or liquid
• asphalt, having a total average thickness of more than one
inch.
(n) SIDEWALK shall mean any concrete pavement
or surfacing provided for the exclusive use of pedestrians.
(o) STAKE HOLE shall mean any hole made in a
pavement, driveway, or sidewalk by driving a metal bar or
pin into the same for moving a house, or for any similar
purpose.
(p) UNIMPROVED STREET shall mean any street
the surface.of which is composed of dirt, soil, sand,
gravel, decomposed granite, or similar materials in their
natural state; or a surface of unbound or waterbound
gravel or decomposed granite.
(q) SAND EQUIVALENT VALUE shall be determined
in accordance with Section 211-3 of said "Standard Speci-
fications for Public Works Construction."
(r) RELATIVE COMPACTION shall be determined in
accordance with Section 211-2 of said "Standard Specifi-
cations for Public Works Construction."
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' 7219. COSTS AND FEES PAID TO CITY.
The City shall deduct from any deposit made
or maintained by the permittee:
(a) The additional inspection fees as indicated
in the schedule of fees as set from time to time by
resolution of the City Council if required and not other-
wise paid;
(b) The cost to the City of refilling any
excavation or removing any obstruction;
(c) The cost to the City of resurfacing the
street, alley, sidewalk or other public place, as indica-
ted in the schedule of fees as set from time to time by
resolution of the City Council.
(d) The cost of placing and maintaining of any
lights, barricades or other safety equipment.
7220. PERMIT INSPECTION FEES.
The making of any excavation in any public
street, alley or other public place, pursuant to the
provisions of the Chapter, shall at all times be done
under the inspection of the City Engineer. Before any
permit is granted, the applicant therefor shall pay to
the City the appropriate inspection fees as indicated
in the schedule of fees as set from time to time by
resolution of the City Council.
7221. DEPOSITS.
Any person intending to make any excavation
in any street, alley or other public place, shall make
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and maintain with the City Clerk a deposit of two thousand
dollars which shall permit the issuance of permits up to
five thousand square feet per month, and additional deposits
as indicated in the schedule of fees as set from time to
time by resolution of the City Council for all excavations
in excess of five thousand square feet per month.
• 7228. INSPECTION REQUESTED.
The permitee shall request inspection by the
City Engineer twenty-four hours in advance of the beginning
of any work to be accomplished under the provisions of an
excavation permit, except as otherwise provided in Section
7246 hereof.
7249. INSURANCE REQUIRED.
During the performance of the work to be accom-
plished under the provisions of the permit, the permittee
shall maintain or cause to be maintained in force public
liability and property damage insurance, including vehicles,
in an insurance company authorized to do business in the
State of California, in at least the following amounts:
Bodily injury or death - $100,000.00 each person
300,000.00 each occurrence
Property damage - $50,000.00 each occurrence
The permitee shall file with the City Engineer,
prior to the issuance of any permit, either a certificate
issued by the insurance carrier certifying that the sti-
pulated insurance policies are in effect and that ten days'
written notice will be given the City prior to cancellation
thereof or other evidence of equivalent financial respon-
sibility satisfactory to the City Engineer.
8114. CONSTRUCTION OF CURBS, GUTTERS AND SIDEWALKS.
a) Any person constructing or arranging for the
construction of a building, dwelling or other improvements
costing $2,500 or more shall also provide for the construc-
tion of Portland Cement concrete curbs, gutters and side-
walks to the satisfaction of the City Engineer and in
accordance with "Standard Specifications for Public Works
Construction,"latest edition, including any revisions thereto
unless adequate standard Portland Cement concrete curbs,
gutters and sidewalks already exist, along all street
frontages adjoining the lot or lots on which the building,
dwelling or improvement is to be constructed, except as
provided in the following sections hereof.
b) Such curbs, gutters and sidewalks, where
required, shall be completed before a certificate of com-
pletion or certificate of occupancy is issued.
c) Portland Cement concrete sidewalks shall be
installed in single family residential zones in any block
(meaning one side of a street between intersecting streets)
WHEN:
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1. The building, dwelling or improvement to
the property exceed $2,500 in estimated
costs as determined by the Building
Department of the City, and
2. At least 50% of the block has sidewalks
installed.
• 8115. LOCATION: CURBS, GUTTERS AND SIDEWALKS.
a) Curbs, gutters and sidewalks shall be placed
along all streets in the City with the following additional
exceptions:
1. Land zoned for single family residential
use in area District V, unless fronting
or siding a street shown on the "Select
System of City Streets."
2. Where topographic conditions would make
the construction of curbs, gutters or
sidewalks impractical.
b) Placement of sidewalks shall be located as
specified by the City Engineer, Planning Commission, or
City Council.
8116. REQUIREMENTS: CURBS, GUTTERS AND SIDEWALKS.
a) Definitions:
1. Back-up lots as used in this section shall
mean lots which are bounded by two or
more public streets and are walled or
fenced off from the parkway area of said
street or streets.
2. Full width sidewalk as used in this sec-
tion shall mean a sidewalk whose width
measures from property line to curb -line.
b) Where full -width sidewalks are not required,
those parts of the parkway areas not covered with Portland
Cement concrete sidewalk shall be landscaped with trees
and other plant materials to meet City standards.
c) Sidewalk widths shall be as follows:
1. Single Family Residential:
a. A minimum sidewalk width of four
feet (4'); a minimum of five feet
(5') required on Select System
Streets.
b. Full width sidewalks on all streets
adjacent to the rear or side lot line
of back-up lots.
2. Multiple Family Residential:
a. A minimum sidewalk width of five
feet (5').
b. Full width sidewalks on all streets
adjacent to the rear or side lot line
of back-up lots.
3. Offices, Commercial and Manufacturing:
. a. Full width sidewalks required unless
expressly waived by Planning Commis-
sion or City Council.
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4. Industrial Park, Public Buildings and
Developments requiring an Unclassified
Use Permit:
a. Sidewalk width shall be determined
by the City Engineer, Planning
Commission, or City Council.
• d) Landscaping provisions for full width sidewalks
1. Not less than one (1) tree well, minimum
dimensions 3'6" x 3'6" shall be provided
on all full width sidewalks for each forty
(40) linear feet thereof.. The Director
of Recreation and Parks may permit a greater
distance between tree wells when in his
opinion, the existence of poles, signs,
hydrants, meters, curb breaks, or specie
of tree in any given area require greater
spacing.
2. Other improvements to be included as part
of the parkway landscaping shall be:
a. A permanent water irrigation system to
tree wells.
1. In single family residential areas
such water irrigation system shall
be metered to the City for
maintenance.
b. Standard tree well improvements as
required by the City.
9133. MAP AND INSPECTION FEES.
a) Tentative Map Fees:
1. A fee shall be paid to the City to cover
costs of checking each tentative map or
maps as indicated in the schedule of fees
as set from timeato time by resolution of
the City Council.
b) Ins_pection Fees:
Before commencing any -improvements,- the
subdivider shall deposit with the City
Engineer, the appropriate fees for
inspection as indicated in the schedule
of fees as set from time to time by
resolution of the City Council.
c) Street Trees:
The subdivider or owner shall pay a fee
to the City for each required street tree
in a residential or commercial subdivision
or division of land in the amount as
indicated in the schedule of fees as set
from time to time by resolution of the
City Council. The numbers and types of
trees shall be subject to the approval
of the Recreation -and Park Director.
d) Final Map Fees:
1. A fee for engineering checking shall be
payable to the County on all subdivisions
. in such amounts as conform to the County's
schedule in such matters.
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2. A fee as indicated in the schedule of
fees as set from time to time by resolution
of the City Council for engineering
checking of any subdivision or division
of land shall be payable to the City
Engineer's office.
3. The City Engineer shall issue a receipt
• for fees received in behalf of the City
identifying same as related to the number
of the subdivision or division of land
for which such fee was tendered.
e) Parcel Map Alternate II:
Fees to be paid to the City for tentative
and final maps in the case of parcel maps
processed under Alternate II procedures,
shall be as indicated in the schedule of
fees as set from time to time by resolution
of the City Council.
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 APPROVED this loth day of July, 1972.
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ATTEST:
City Clerk
I, LELA W. PRESTON, City Clerk of the City of West
Covina, do hereby certify that the foregoing Ordinance No. 1199
was regularly introduced and placed upon its first reading at
a regular meeting of the City Council on the 26th day of June,
1972, that thereafter said ordinance was duly adopted and
passed at a regular meeting of the City Council on the loth
day of July, 1972, by the following vote, to wit:
AYES: Councilmen: Shearer, Nichols, Lloyd, Chappell, Young.
NOES: Councilmen: None
ABSENT: Councilmen: None
City Clerk
Approved as to form:
Acting City Attorney