Ordinance - 1288ORDINANCE NO. 1288
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF WEST COVINA PROHIBITING THE ISSUANCE OF
PERMITS FOR CERTAIN PARKING DIRECTIONAL SIGNS
EXCEPT UPON THE AUTHORIZATION OF THE PLANNING
C014MISSION DURING A PERIOD OF STUDY NOT TO
• EXCEED 120 DAYS, AND DECLARING THE URGENCY
THEREOF TO TAKE EFFECT IMMEDIATELY.
WHEREAS, Section 65858 of the Government Code of the
State of California authorizes the adoption of an interim ordinance
as an emergency measure prohibiting any usage of land which may be
in conflict with a contemplated zoning proposal which the legislative
body or Planning Commission or the Planning Department is considering
or studying or intends to study within a reasonable period of time,
and
WHEREAS, the Planning Department is studying the question
of the size"and location of parking directional signs in all of
the commercial and manufacturing zones of the City;
NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of West
Covina does ordain as follows:
SECTION 1. Notwithstanding the provisions of Section
9210.2 (q) (13), 9211.2 (r) (20), 9212.1 (c) (21), 9212.8 (q) (21),
9213.1 (b) (21) , 9213.8 (q) (21) , 9227.2 (q) (21) , 9214.5 (21) ,
9214. a.2 (q) (14), no permit shall be issued for the construction,
alteration or relocation of any parking directional sign which
exceeds 6 square feet in size and the maximum height of which
exceeds 4 feet. The copy of any such directional sign shall not
contain any words other than "park" or "parking" with' a directional
arrow.
• SECTION 2. This ordinance is declared to be an ordinance
for the immediate protection of the public health, safety and general
welfare. The facts constituting the urgency are as follows:
•
The existing limitations upon the size of parking directional
signs are such as to permit the erection of unreasonably large signs
which tend to block the view of the motoring public and contribute to
unsightlyness within the City. The public peace, health and safety
requires that this temporary prohibition of parking directional signs
be immediately effective.
SECTION 3. This ordinance shall take effect upon its adoption
and shall continue in effect for a period of no longer than 4 months
provided, however, that after public notice pursuant to Section 65856
of the Government Code and a public hearing, the City Council may
extend the effectiveness of this ordinance for 8 months.
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 12th day of January 1976.
ATTEST:
City Cle rk
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. 1288 was regularly
introduced and placed upon its first reading at a regular meeting
of the City Council on the 12th day of January , 1976. That,
thereafter, said ordinance was duly adopted and passed at a regular
meeting of the City Council on the 12th day of January 1976,
by the following vote, to wit:
AYES: Councilmen: Shearer, Miller, Browne, Tice, Chappell.
NOES: Councilmen: None
ABSENT:Councilmen: None
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
City Attorney
•
IWM
City Clerk
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ORDINANCE t0. 1288 _-
COUNCIDLIOF THE CO TY OF WEST
COVIN�PROHIBITIIIGTHE iSSU- 1
ANCE F PERMITS FOR CER-
TAIN PARKING D RECTIONAL
SIGNS EXCEPT UPON,THE
• AUTHORIZATION 01 THE PLAN -
PERIOD COMMISSION
STOUDY NOIT TO
EXCEED 120 GAYS, AND DE-
CLARING THE URGENCY
THEREOF TO.TA.KE.EFFECT
IM%MEDIATELY.
Jt''
WHEREAS, SectiOl 65858 of the
Government Code 0 the State of
California authorizes the adoption
of an interim ordinance as an emer-
u aaegf lend whichr aibibtie in any
flirt with a conten plated zoning
Proposal which the h uislative body
or Planning Comrr ssion or the
Planning Departmen is considering
or studying or intend, to study with-
in a reasonable Perio( of time, and
WHEREAS, the PI mni69 Depart-
ment is studying the question of the
size and location of parking direc-
tional signs in all of i he commercial
and .manufacturinf zones.Pf the
City; y
NOW, THEREFO2E the City
Council of the City If Vest Covina .
does ordain as follow,:
Provisions of ON 1Section 9210 2 (q) 113)e
9211.2 (r) (20), 9212" ((c)) (21), 9212.E
(q) (21), 9213.1))(b) (21)' 9213.8 ( )
9214. a9227.2 (q) (14), no permit shall be
issued for the construction, alter-
ation Or relocation of any parking - 6+
directional sign which' exceeds 6'
square feet in size and the maxi
mum height of which exceeds.4
feet. The Copy of ony such direr: `
tional sign, shall rn,t contain any „
words other than "tark" or "park,'
ing" with a direction II arrow,.,
SECTION 2. Thi, ordinance iri
iteclared'tn bean_oldlnance for Iha'
mmediate protection of tho pUblig,
loalth, safety and mineral welfare.,
O'
ho lacts constitufing-the urgency ti
are as follows;
The existing Ilmithons upon the
size of parking directional signs are
such as to permit the erection of
unreasonably large signs which
tend to block the viow of the motor-
ing public and contrib�ute to unsigght-
lyness within the City? The public
peace, health and safety requires
that this temporary prohibition of
Parking directional signs be imme-
diately effective.
SECTION 3: This ordinance'shall'
take effect upon, if adoption and
shall continue in efiect for a period
of no longer than 4 months provid.
ed, however, that after public notice
Pursuant to Section 65856 of the, '
Government Code and a public
hearing, the City Council may ex-
tend the effectiveness of this ordl-
hence for 8 months.
SECTION 4. The, City Clerk shall
certify to the passage of this ordl--
nance and shall reuse the same to,
be Published as required by law. '
Passed and approved this 12th
day of Januaryy, 1976.
KENNETHI,CHAPPELL "
_ ATTEST: Mayor, '
LELA W. PRESTON f -r. • '
City Clerk
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 foreggoping
Ordinance No. 1288 was regularly
introduced and placed upon its fjrst
reading at a regular meeting of the ,t
City, Council on the 12th day of
January, 1976. That, thereafter
said ordinance, was duly adopter{
and passed at a regular meeting'of I
the City Council on the • 12th day of ••', January, 1976,.by the; following
vote to wit:
AYE'S: Councilmen: Shearer, Mill-
er Browne, Tice, Chappell. s
NbES: Councilmen: None
ABSENT: Councilmen: None
(SEAL)
Lel W. Preston
�Ity Clerli
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
GEORGE WAY EFIELD
Cityy Attorney
Pub
. WCT: Jan. 22, 1976; E. No.,
21215
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