Ordinance - 1389Al.
ORDINANCE NO. 1389
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF WEST COVINA, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING
THE WEST COVINA MUNICIPAL CODE BY AMENDING
SECTION 10702.12 OF ARTICLE X, CHAPTER 1,
PART VII RELATING TO FENCES AND WALLS IN
THE REQUIRED FRONT YARD IN THE R-A AND
R-1 ZONES. (Amendment No. 143)
The City Council of the City of West Covina does ordain
as follows:
SECTION 1. Section 10702.12 of the West Covina Municipal
Code is hereby amended to read as follows:
10702.12 WALL, FENCE OR HEDGE PERMITTED
a)
A wall, fence or hedge of not more than six (6)
feet in height may be permitted on any part of
a lot except within the front setback of the
lot, except that where said fence will block the
visibility of a sidewalk or public right-of-way
from a driveway, either on the lot itself or a
neighboring lot, a forty-five (45.0) degree diagonal
corner cut off shall be provided to allow clear
vision of said sidewalk or right-of-way for at
least ten (10) feet.
• b)
A wall, fence or hedge within the required front
yard of a lot shall not exceed a height of forty-
two (42) inches, except on corner lots, which
shall maintain a triangular area formed by the
front lot line -and the side lot line on the street
side and a straight line connecting a point on
each lot line above described and distant fifteen
(15) feet from the intersection of such lot lines,
in which area no tree, fence, shrub or other
physical obstruction higher than thirty-six. (36)
inches above the established curb grade shall be
permitted. No wall, fence or hedge may exceed six
(6) feet in height except in the allowable building
area of the lot.
c)
Upon issuance of a building permit, with approval
of the Planning Director, a fence or wall not more
than six feet in height may be erected within the
required front yard provided that any portion in
excess of 42", and in the case described in
paragraph b), (triangular areas of corner lots),
any portion in excess of 36" shall be constructed
of decorative wood, wrought iron or like material,
(chain link prohibited), of such density that no
more than 30% of the view is obstructed.
SECTION 2.
The City Council finds and determined that said
amendment to the
Municipal Code is a minor alteration in land use
limitations and is,
therefore, categorically exempt (Class V) from
the requirements
of the California Environmental Quality Act of 1970.
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.
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ATTEST:
Passed and approved this 26th day of
City Clerk
June , 1978.
Mayor
I, LELA W. PRESTON, City Clerk of the City of West Covina,
do hereby certify that the foregoing Ordinance No. 1389 was
regularly introduced and placed upon its first reading at a
regular meeting of the City Council on the 12th day of June ,
1978. That, thereafter, said ordinance was duly adopted and passed
at a regular meeting of the City Council on the 26th day of
June , 1978, by the following vote, to wit:
AYES: Councilmen: Miller, Shearer, Browne, Chappell, Tice.
NOES: Councilmen: None
ABSENT: Councilmen: None
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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