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Ordinance - 1531s 1 � r ORDINANCE NO. j r;31 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WEST COVINA, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING CHAPTER 7, ARTICLES II, III, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII AND IX, DIVISION 1, OF THE MUNICIPAL CODE, RELATING TO THE ADOPTION OF THE 1979 EDITIONS OF THE UNIFORM BUILDING CODE, UNIFORM HOUSING CODE, UNIFORM CODE FOR ABATEMENT OF DANGEROUS BUILDINGS, UNIFORM SIGN CODE, UNIFORM MECHANICAL CODE, UNIFORM BUILDING STANDARDS, UNIFORM PLUMBING CODE, AND THE 1978 EDITION OF THE NATIONAL ELEC- TRICAL CODE, AND ADDING ARTICLE XIII.ADOPTING:: THE 1979 EDITION OF THE UNIFORM SOLAR CODE. The City Council of the City of West Covina does ordain as follows: SECTION 1. Articles II, III, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII and Article IX, Division 1 of Chapter 7 of the West Covina Municipal Code are hereby revised as to the following sections and Article XIII is, hereby added to read as follows: ARTICLE II - BUILDING CODE Sec.._7-16. Adopted. Except as otherwise provided in this article, the 1979 Editions of the Uniform Building Code and Uniform Building Code Standards prepared and copyrighted in Whittier, California, by the Inte national Conference of Building Officials, which on the �� ay Of ��,��,�, �� , 19 �, was made a public record of the city, includingT—its appendices and indices, is hereby adopted and made a part hereof as if fully set out in this section. At least three (3) copies of such code as well as any secondary codes incorporated by such code shall be kept on file in the office of the city clerk. In the event of any conflict or ambiguity be- tween any provision contained in such codes set forth above and any amendment thereto contained in this article, or other pro- vision of the Municipal Code, the amendment or addition shall control. Sec. 7-17. Definitions. Whenever any of the following terms are used in the code adopted by section 7-16 of this Municipal Code, such terms shall be deemed and construed to have the meaning ascribed to them in this section as follows: Depa&tment o6 Buitd'.ng and Satiety shall mean the Depart- ment of Building and Safety of the city. building o 1i 6iciat shall mean the city Building and Safety Director or other designated city officer. Health oj6icen shall mean the County Health officer. • Fine Chief shall mean the city Fire Chief. 2) Sec. 7-18. Section 205 amended. Section 205 of the Code adopted by section 7-16 of this Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as follows: "Sec. 205. VIOLATIONS AND PENALTIES It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corp- oration to erect, construct, enlarge, alter, repair, move, improve, remove, convert, relocate,demolish, equip, use,,occupy or maintain any building or structure in the City, or cause the same to be done, contrary to or in violation of any of the provisions of the building code. Maintenance of a building or structure which was unlawful at the time it was constructed and which would be unlawful under the building code if constructed after the effective date of such code, shall constitute a con- tinuing violation of such code. Any person, firm or corporation violating any of the provisions of this Code shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and each such person shall be deemed guilty of a separate offense for each and every day or portion thereof during which any violation of any of the provi- sions of this Code is committed, continued or permitted, and upon conviction of any such violation such person shall be punishable by a fine of not more than five hun- dred dollars ($500.00) or by imprisonment for not more than six (6) months, or both such fine and imprisonment." Sec. 7-18.3. Section 304 amended. Section 304 of the Code adopted by section 7-16 of this Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as follows: "Sec. 304. FEES (a) Building permit fees. A fee for each building permit shall be paid to the building official as set forth in resolution of the city council. Determination of value under any of the provisions of this Code shall be made by the building official. The valuation to be used in computing the permit and plan review fees shall be the total value of all construction work for which permit is issued, as well as all finish work, painting, roofing, electrical, plumbing, heating, air conditioning, elevators, fire -extinguishing systems and any other permanent work or permanent equipment. Where work for which permit is required by this.Code is started or proceeded with prior to obtaining said permit, the fees specified in this section shall be doubled, but the payment of such double fee shall not relieve any persons from fully complying with the require- ments of this Code in the execution of the work nor from any other penalties_�prescribed herein. . (b) Plan review fees. When the valuation of the proposed construction exceeds one thousand dollars ($1,000.00), a plan review fee shall be paid to the building official at the time of submitting plans and specifications for review. Said plan review fees shall be sixty-five (65) per cent of the building permit fees as set forth in the city council resolution. 3) (c) Expiration of plan review. Applications for which no permit is issued within one hundred eighty (180) days following the date of application shall expire by limitation and plans submitted for review may thereafter be returned to the applicant or des- troyed by the building official. The building official may extend the time for action by the applicant for a period not exceeding one hundred eighty (180) days upon written request by the applicant showing that circumstances beyond the control of the applicant have prevented action from being taken. In,order to renew action on an application after expiration, the appli- cant shall resubmit plans and pay a new plan review fee. (d) Investigation fees: Work without a permit. 1.:. Investigation. Whenever any work for which a permit is required by this Code has been commenced without first obtaining said per- mit, a special inspection shall be made be- fore a permit may be issued for such work. 2. Fee. An investigation fee, in addition to the permit fee shall be collected whether or not a permit is then or subsequently issued. The inspection fee shall be paid to the building official as set forth in resolution of the city council. The pay- ment of such investigation fee shall not exempt any person from compliance with all other provisions of this Code nor from any penalty prescribed by law. (e) Exemption from fees. Neither the state nor this nor any other county, city, district or other political subdivision, nor any public officer or body acting in his official capacity on behalf of the state or of this or any county, city, district or other political sub- division shall pay or deposit any fee. This section does not apply to the state compensation insurance fund or public housing authority or where a public officer is acting with reference to private assets which have come under his jurisdiction by virtue of his office. (f) Refunds. In the event that any person shall have obtained a building permit and no portion of the work or construction covered by such permit have been commenced and such permit shall have been cancelled aspprovided for in subsection (d) of section 303, the permittee, upon presentation to the building official of a written request on a form provided therefore, shall be entitled to a refund in an amount equal to eighty (80) per cent of the building permit fee actually paid for such permit; however, the portion of the fee retained shall never be less than ten dollars ($10.00).. In case a permit is issued in error by the building official, all fees will be returned to applicant upon request. w 4) No refund shall be granted when receipt of the request occurs more than one year following payment of the permit or plan review fee. No portion of the plan checking fee shall be refunded, unless no checking has been performed on a set of plans, in which case eighty (80) per cent of the plan review fee may be refunded; however, the portion of the fee retained shall never be less than ten dollars ($10.00). The building official shall satisfy himself as to the right of such applicant to such refund and each such refund shall be paid as provided by law for the payment of claims against the city." Sec. 7-18.4. Table 3-A deleted. Table 3-A of the Code adopted by section 7-16 of this Municipal Code is hereby deleted. Sec. 7-18.7. Section 420 Section 420 of the Code adopted by section 7-16 of this Municipal Code is hereby amended to include the following: "Swimming pool -is an outside body of water created by artificial means, which is designed or used for swimming, immersion or therapeutic purposes, any portion of which exceeds eighteen (18) inches in depth, including portable swimming pools. Sec. 7-18.8. Section 1101 amended: Section 1101 of the Code adopted by section 7-16 of this Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as follows: Division 1. Private garages, carports, sheds and agricultural buildings. Division 2. All fences or walls over six feet (6') high, tanks and towers and outdoor swimming pools. For occupancy separations. See Table 5-B. For occupancy load. See Section 3301." Sec. 7-18.10. Sections 1107 through 1109. Added. Sections 1107 through 1109 of the Code adopted by section 7-16 of this Municipal Code are hereby added to read as follows: "Sec:_.•1107....SWIMMING POOLS. SAFETY PRECAUTIONS. Every person in possession of land within the City of West Covina, either as owner, purchaser under contract, lessee, tenant, licensee or otherwise, upon which is situated a swimming pool, (other than swimming pools excepted by the second paragraph of section 1109) shall at all times maintain on the lot or premises upon which such pool is located and completely surrounding such pool, lot or premises, a fence or other structure not less than five (5) feet six (6) inches in height with 5) no opening therein, other than doors or gates, and other than openings approved by the building official upon finding that they will not materially facilitate scaling the fence or other structure by children. All gates or doors opening through such enclosure shall be equipped with a self -closing and self -latching device designed to keep and capable of keeping such door or gate securely closed at all times when not in actual use. Such latching device must be located not less than four (4) feet ten (10) inches above the ground; provided, however, that the door of any dwelling occu- pied by human beings and forming any part of the enclosure hereinafter required need not be so equipped. All fencing forming the pool enclosure shall be in place and approved by the city before water is placed in the pool. Sec. 1108. SWIMMING POOLS, EMPTYING UPON ABANDONMENT OR VACATION OF PREMISES (a) No person in possession or control of any swimming pool on any land within the city as either owner, lessee, tenant, purchaser under contract, trustee, mortgagee or beneficiary of the land upon which such swimming pool is located shall abandon or vacate the premises upon which such swimming pool is located or is accessory or appurtenant, or cause or permit the same to be abandoned or vacated, without first having either: 1. Emptied all water from such swimming pool • and left the same empty, or 2. Completely covered said swimming pool with a safe and adequate pool cover or other protective device, approved in writing by the building inspector as sufficient to protect persons, especially children, from falling into such pool. (b) No owner of any swimming pool on any land within the city, upon learning that the premises upon which such swimming pool is located or is accessory or appur- tenant have been abandoned or vacated by the person in possession or control of such swimming pool, shall fail, within forty -eighty (48) hours after so learning or so being advised by the building inspector, to either: 1. Empty all water from said swimming pool and leave the same empty until said premises are again occupied by a person in possession and control of such swimming pool, or 2. Completely cover said swimming pool with a safe and adequate pool cover or other pro- tective device approved in writing by the building inspector, as aforesaid, and keep said pool so covered until said premises are again occupied by a person -,in possession and control of such swimming pool. (c) "Abandon" and "abandoned", as used in this section, shall mean the leaving of premises without actual, apparent and manifest intention to return thereto within >a reasonable and foreseeable time unless definite provision r 6) has been made in writing prior to leaving the premises to.have them actually occupied within thirty (30) days of leaving by some other person who will be in possession and control of such swimming pool. (d) "Vacate" and "vacated", as used in this section shall mean the leaving of premises without the bona fide intent to return and actually returning to said premises within a period of thirty (30) days or less (or such additional period not exceeding an aggregate of sixty (60) days from date of leaving as may be granted by the building inspector for good cause, such as extended vacation, emer- gency, etc., unless.during.said period of absence some other person actually occupies said premises and is in possession and control of such swimming pool. (e) Every person who violates or fails to comply with any of the terms, provisions or requirements of this section shall thereby have agreed and consented and con- clusively be deemed to have agreed and consented: 1. That the city may enter upon the premises and empty all water from such swimming pool or cause the same to be done, and 2. To reimburse the city on demand for the actual cost of emptying such pool or causing the same to be.done, and that the city may collect the same from any such person by civil action or any other lawful means selected by or available to the city, including where applicable, the means provided by Title 5, Division 1, Part 1, Chapter 1, Article 9 (beginning at Section 50230) of the Government Code of the State of California. "Sec...'_1109. INSPECTING AND APPROVAL OF SWIMMING POOLS. All plans hereinafter submitted to the city for swimming pools -to be constructed shall show compliance with the requirements of section 1107 and final inspection and approval of all pools hereinafter constructed shall be withheld until all requirements of section 1107 shall have been complied with. The provisions of this section shall not apply to public swimming.pools for which a charge or admission price is required to be paid for such use thereof, nor to swimming pools which are a part of and located upon the same premises as a hotel, motel or apartment house, during the time that the owner, operator or adult employee of such owner or operator is present at and in active charge of the premises upon which such pool is located." Sec. 7-18.11. Section 1202(b) amended. Section 1202(b) of the code adopted by section 7-16 of this Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as follows:: "(b) Special provisions. Group R. Division I occupancies more than two (2) stories in height or having more than.3,0.00 square feet of floor area above the first floor, ,sh.all be not less than one -hour fire -resistive construction throughout. All such buildings shall have not less than Class A roof covering. 7) Exeptions: Dwelling units within an apartment house not over two stories in height may have nonbearing walls of unprotected construction, provided the units are separated from each other and from corridors by construction having a fire -resistive rating of not less than one -hour. Openings.to - such corridors shall be equipped with -doors.conforming to Section 3304(h) regardless of the occupant load served. _ Every apartment house three (3) stories or more in height and containing more than fifteen (15) apartments, and every hotel three stories or more in height containing 20 or more guest rooms, shall have an approved fire alarm system as specified in Fire Code. For Group R, Division 1 Occupancies.with Group B, Division 1 parking garages in the basement or first floor, see Section 702(a). For attic space partitions and draft stops, see Section 3205. Sec. 7-18.14. Section 7007 amended. Section 7006 of the Code adopted by section 7-16 of this Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as follows: "Sec. 7007. FEES. . Fees for grading permits and grading plan review shall be paid to the appropriate city officer as set forth in resolution of the city council." • Secs. 7-19 through 7-36. Reserved. ARTICLE III. ABATEMENT OF DANGEROUS BUILDINGS CODE Sec. 7-37. Code adopted. Except as otherwise provided in this article, the 1979 Edition of the Uniform Building'Code for Abatement of Dangerous Buildings, prepared and copyrighted in Whittier, California, by the International Conference of Building Officials, which on the day of 19 was made a public record of the city, including all its appendices and indices, is hereby adopted and made a part hereof as it fully set out in this section. At least three (3) copies of such Code as well as any secondary codes incorporated by such code shall be kept on file in the office of the city clerk. In the event of any con- flict or ambiguity between any provision contained in such Codes set forth above and any amendment thereto contained in this article, or other provisions of the Municipal Code, the amendment or addition shall control. Sec. 7-38. Definitions. Whenever any of the following terms are used in the code . adopted by section 7-37, such term shall be deemed and. -.:construed to have the meaning ascribed to them in this section .as follows: Building o � 6 i..cia2 shall mean the city building and safety director or other designated city officer aepattment o6 building and Sa6ety shall mean the city department of building and safety. Fite chie6 shall mean the city fire chief of the city of West Covina. Heatth o6jicet shall mean the county health officer. Sec. 7-39. Section 203 amended. Section 203 of the Code adopted by section 7-37 of this Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as follows: "Sec. 203. VIOLATIONS AND PENALTIES. No person, firm or corporation, whether as owner, lessee, sublessee, or occupant, shall erect, construct, enlarge, alter, repair, move, improve, remove, demolish, equip, use, occupy or maintain any building or premises, or cause or permit the same to be done, contrary to or in violation of any of the provisions of this Code or any order issued by the building official hereunder. Any person, firm or corporation violating any of the provisions of this Code shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and each such person shall be deemed guilty of a separate offense for each and every day or portion thereof during which any violation of any of the provisions of this Code is committed, continued or permitted, and upon conviction of any such violation such person shall be punishable by a fine of not more than five hundred dollars ($500.00) or by imprisonment for not more than six (6) months, or by both fine and imprisonment." Secs. 7-40 through 7-48. Reserved. ARTICLE IV - ELECTRICAL CODE Sec. 7-49. Adopted. Except as otherwise provided in this article, the 1978 Edition of the National Electrical Code, prepared and copyrighted by the National Fire Protective Association, Boston Massachusetts, which on the day of , 19 , was made a public record of the city, including all its indices and appendices is hereby adopted and made a part hereof as if•fully set out in this section. At least three (3) copies of said Code as well as any secondary Codes incorporated by said Code shall be kept on file in the office of the city clerk. In the event of any conflict or ambiguity between any provision contained in said Code and any amendment thereto contained in this article, the amendment or addi- tion shall control. Sec. 7-49.2. Article 91 added. Article 91 is added to the Code adopted by section 7-49 of this Municipal Code to read as follows: "91-1. Duties of the Building and Safety Director. It shall be the duty of the building and safety.director to enforce all provisions of this Code. He shall, upon application grant permits for the installation or alteration of electrical wiring, devices, appliances and equipment. He shall make inspections and reinspections.of the installations, maintenance and repair of all electrical wiring, connections, fixtures, appliances, apparatus, machinery, equipment and work inside, outside, overhead, or underground within his 9) jurisdiction. Whenever the term "director" is used in this ordinance it shall mean the building and safety director of the city of West Covina. 91-2. Delegation of Power or Duties. • The building and safety director may delegate any of his powers or duties to any of his assistants, deputies or employees, and whenever the term "director" or "building and safety director" is used it shall also mean his duly authorized representatives. • • 91-3. Interpretations. In cases where the rapid development in the application and use of electricity or new and special or unusual methods of building construction, create problems or conditions which are not clearly contemplated in the making of the sections of this Code pertaining to electricity, and make literal application of the rule or rules imprac- tical, the director is hereby empowered.to make interpre- tations in the form of his own rules wherever there is a questionlas to motive or method or manner in which of any provision herein; provided, however, that, any person who feels himself aggrieved by any rule or rules made by the director in accordance with the foregoing, shall, within thirty (30) days from the effective date thereof, have the right to appeal such rule or rules for a review and deter- mination of the reasonableness thereof." Sec. 7-49.3. Article 92 added. Article 92 is added to the Code adopted by section 7-49 of this Municipal Code to read as follows: 1192.1. Permits. No alteration or addition shall be made to any existing wiring, nor shall any wiring for the placing or.installation of any electric light, power or heating device, or any apparatus which generates, transmits, transforms or utilizes electricity operating at a voltage exceeding twenty-five (25) volts between conductors or.capable of supplying more than fifty (50) watts, except as provided for herein, be made without first obtaining an electrical permit therefor from the director. Exceptions: An electrical permit is not required to do the following work: 1. Minor repair work, such as repairing flush and snap switches, replace fuses, change lamp sockets and receptacles, taping bare joints, repairing drop cords and the like. 2. Installations used by electricity supply, railway or communications utilities in the exercise of their functions as a public utility. 3. Installations,.:,alteration'"or•_repair of electrical equipment installed by or for an electricity supply agency for the use of such agency in the generation, transmission, distribution or metering of electricity. 10.) 4. Electrical wiring for street lighting or traffic signals located primarily in a public way. 92-2. Application for Permit. Application for electrical permits describing the work • to be done shall be made in writing to the director. The application shall be accomplished by such plans, specifi- cations and schedules as may be necessary to determine whether the installations as described will be in conform- ity with the requirements of the sections of this Code pertaining to electricity. If it is found that the installa- tion as described will conform to all legal requirements of the sections in this Code pertaining to electricity, a permit for such installation may be issued. No deviation may be made from the installation described in the permit without the approval of the director. The owner, or authorized representative of the owner, who may also be required to submit additional evidence to indicate such authority, or contractor must sign the application and must certify that the contents thereof are true and corrent under penalty of perjury. • • 92-3. Issuance of Permits. Permits shall.be issued only to state licensed contractors, or their respective authorized representatives, but only to the extent and for the work the person is licensed by the state to do, except that a homeowner's permit may be issued to an owner to do any work regulated by the sections in this Code pertaining to electricity in a single family dwelling used exclusively for living purposes including the usual accessory buildings, in the event that any such person is the bona fide owner of any such dwelling and accessory buildings and quarters, and that the same are occupied by or designed to be occupied by said owner. 92-4. Fees. A fee for each electrical permit and for the.elec.trical work to be done thereunder shall be paid to the city as set forth in a resolution duly adopted by city council action. 92-5. Work Without Permit. No electrical work for which a permit is required shall be commenced until a permit to do such work shall have been first obtained. Where work for which a permit is required by this Code is started or commenced without obtaining a permit, and when this is discovered as a result of an investi- gation by the director, the total fees as herein specified shall be doubled; provided however, any penalty§'hall not be less than ten dollars ($10.00). The payment of such double fee or penalty shall not relieve any person from complying with the requirements of this Code in the execution-of'the work, nor from any other penalties prescribed herein. 92-6. No Permit Shall be Transferable. A permit granted to one person, firm or corporation shall not authorize any other person, firm or corporation,. except an employee of the permittee, to do any electric wiring. 11) 92-7. Expiration of Permits. Every permit shall expire and become null and void by limitation for any one or more of the following reasons: 1. Whenever the electric wiring authorized by a permit is not commenced within one hundred eighty • (180) days from the date of issuance of such permit. 1 2. Whenever the electric wiring authorized by a permit has been suspended, abandoned or discontinued for a continuous period of one hundred eighty (180) days. 3. Upon written request of the applicant, within one hundred eighty (180) days of issuance, provided no portion of the work authorized by such permit has been completed in accordance with this Code. 4. Whenever the electric wiring. done during any continuous period of one hundred eighty (180) days amounts to less than ten (10).per cent of the total of the electric wiring authorized by such permit. Before recommencing, proceeding with or doing any electric wiring authorized by but not done before expiration of any such permit, a new permit shall be obtained therefor, and the fee for such permit shall be the fee required for a new permit. 92-8. Revocations and Suspensions of Permits. • The building official may suspend or revoke any electrical ;...permit for any of the following reasons 1. If any reason is found to exist which would have been cause for denial of such permit. 2. Any material misrepresentation or falsity in the application upon which said permit is issued. 3. For failure to comply with the provisions of the sections in this Code pertaining to electricity; after due notice of corrections and the time limit therefore has expired; or for failure to comply with other codes of this jurisdiction that may be related to or appertain to the sections in this Code per- taining to electricity. 92-9. Plan Review Fee. A plan review fee equal to one-half (%) the total elec- trical permit fee shall be paid at the time of submitting plans and making application for permit on all buildings and structures where the work to be installed consists of a total connected load, or a service switch size of four hundred (400) amps or over. • 92-10. Refunds. In the event that any person shall have obtained an electrical permit and no portion of the work or installa- tion covered by such permit shall have been commenced and 12) such permit shall have expired as provided for in Section 92-7, the permittee, upon presentation to the building director of a written request on a form provided therefor shall be entitled to a refund in an amount equal to eighty (80) per cent of the permit fee actually paid for such permit; however, the portion of the fee retained shall never be less than ten dollars ($10.00). In case a permit is issued in error by the director, all fees shall be returned to applicant upon receipt of written request from the applicant. No refund.shall be granted when receipt of the request occurs more than one year following payment of the permit or plan check fee. No portion of the plan checking fee shall be refunded, unless no checking has been performed on a set of plans, in which case eighty (80) per cent of the plan<:checking fee shall be refunded; however, the portion of the fee retained shall never be less than ten dollars ($10.00). The director shall satisfy himself as to the right of such applicant to such refund and each such shall be paid as provided by law for the payment of claims against the city." Sec. 7-49.4. Article 93 added. Article 93 is added to the Code adopted by section 7-49 of this Municipal Code to read as follows: "93-1. Inspections and Corrections. Upon'.completion of the work which has been authorized by issuance of any permit, it shall be the duty of the person, firm or corporation installing the same to notify the dir- ector who shall inspect the installation at the time such notice is given or as soon thereafter as practicable. Where the director finds the installation to be in conformity with the provisions of this Code, he shall notify the person, firm or corporation making the installation and connection of his approval, authorizing the use of the installation and connection to the source of supply.. If upon inspection the installation is not found to be fully in conformity with the provisions of this Code, the director shall at once notify the person, firm or corporation making the installation stating the defects which have been found to exist. All defects shall be corrected within ten (10) days after inspec- tion and notification, or within other reasonable time as permitted by the director. Authorization for connection and use of temporary work shall be made in writing and shall be issued to expire at a time to be stated therein and shall be revocable by the director. 93-2. Inspection Before Concealment. When any part of a wiring installation is to be hidden from view by the permanent placement of parts of the building, the person, firm or corporation installing the wiring shall notify the director and such parts of the wiring installation shall not be concealed until they have been inspected and 13) approved; provided that, on large installations, where concealment of parts of wiring proceeds continuously, the person, firm or corporation installing the wiring shall give the director due notice and inspections -'shall ?le made periodically during the progress.of the work. The director shall have the power to remove, or require the • removal of, any obstruction that prevents proper inspection of any electrical equipment. 93-3. Clearance of Connection of Electrical Utilities. There shall be no clearance for connection of electrical utilities until final building, plumbing, heating and air conditioning inspection as required is made and approval has been given on any building sought to be connected to such utilities and until all other applicable -laws and ordinances have been complied with, unless approval has been first obtained from the director. 93-4. Existing Wiring. Where additions, alterations or extensions of wiring installation are proposed, and the existing installation was lawfully installed.according to.other applicable ordinance, code or order, and the existing wiring is not unsafe in the opinion of the director, the existing wiring need not -be replaced. 93-5. Relocated Buildings. Electrical wiring in relocated buildings shall comply • with the requirements of this Code for new buildings. 93-6. Defective Equipment. When any electrical equipment is found by the director to be dangerous to property or to persons because it is defective or defectively installed, the person, firm or corporation responsible for the electrical equipment shall be notified in writing and shall made any changes or re- pairs by the sections in this Code pertaining to electricity or other laws to place such equipment in safe condition. If such work is not completed within ten (10) days or longer periods as may be specified by the director, said director shall have authority to disconnect or order the discontinuance of electrical service to said electrical equipment, and any person, firm or corporation or political subdivision ordered to discontinue such electrical service shall do so within twenty-four (24) hours and shall not reconnect or allow it to be reconnected until approval has been granted authorizing connection and use of such wiring, devices, appliances or equipment. In cases of emergency, where necessary for safety of persons or of property, or where electrical equipment may interfere with the work of the fire department, the building • and safety director shall have the authority to immediately cause the disconnection of any electrical equipment. 14) • 93-8. Liability. This Code shall not be construed to relieve from .or lessen the responsibility of any party owning, operating, controlling or installing any_electric.wiring, electric devices or electric material, for damages to person or property caused by any defect therein, nor shall the juris- diction be held as assuming any such liability by reason of the inspection authorized herein, or approval given as herein provided. 93-9. Violations and Penalties. It is unlawful for any person, firm or corporation, either as owner, architect, contractor, artisan or otherwise, to do or knowingly to cause or permit to be done any electrical wiring as defined in this Code in such manner that the same shall not conform to all of the provisions of this Code. It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to make connection from a.source of electrical energy or to supply electric service to any electric wiring devices, appliances or equipment for the installation of which a permit is required, unless such person, firm or corpora- tion shall have obtained satisfactory evidence from the director that such wiring, devices, appliances or equip- ment are in all aspects in conformity with all applicable legal provisions. Any person, firm or.corporation violating any provisions • of this Code shall be guilty of.a.misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof, shall be punishable by a fine of not more than five hundred dollars ($500.00) or by imprisonment for a period of not more than six .(6) months, or by both such fine and imprisonment. 93-10. Continuing Violation. Every person, firm or corporation violating any of the provisions of this Code shall be deemed guilty of a separate offense for each day or portion thereof during which such violation continues and shall be punishable therefore as herein provided. 93-12. Approved Materials. All electrical materials, equipment, and appliances shall be approved by the director for use or method of installation prior to utilization within the scope of this code. Listing or labeling as conforming to the standards -of Underwriters Laboratories, Inc., as approved by the Unites States Bureau of Mines, the American Standards Association, the Unites States Bureau.of Standards, or other similar institutions of recognized standing, shall be prima facie evidence of conformity with approved standards of • safety to life and property. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any material, method of installation, or equipment, the use of which, in the written opinion of the director would con- stitute an unreasonable hazard to life or safety may be disapproved by the director." 15) ARTICLE V-HOUSING CODE Sec. 7-61. Adopted. Except as otherwise provided in this article, the 1979 Edition of the Uniform Housing Code, prepared and copyrighted in Whittier, California,- by the International Conference of Building Officials, which on the day of , • 19 , was made a public record of the city, including all its appendices and indices, is hereby adopted and made a part hereof as if fully set out in this section. At least three (3) copies of such Code as well as any secondary codes incorporated by such code shall be kept on -file in the office of the city clerk. In the event of any conflict or ambiguity between .any provision contained in such Codes set forth above and any amendment thereto contained in this article, or other provision of the Municipal Code, the amendment or addition shall control. Sec. 7-62. Definitions. Whenever any of the following terms are -used in the.code adopted by section 7-61, such terms shall be deemed and construed to have the meaning ascribed to them in this section as follows: Building o64iciat shall mean the city building and safety director or other designated city officer. Depahtmenx os building and za4ety shall mean the city department of building and safety. Fine chie6 shall mean the city.fire chief. . Heatth ojjicen shall mean the city health officer. Sec. 7-63. Section 204 amended. Section 204 of the Code adopted by section 7-61 of this Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as follows: "Sec. 204. VIOLATIONS. It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to erect, construct, enlarge, alter, repair, move, improve, remove, convert or demolish, equip, use, occupy or maintain any building or structure in the city, or cause or permit the same to be done contrary or in violation of any of the provisions of this Code. Any person, firm or corporation violating -any of the provisions of this Code shall be guilty.of a misdemeanor and each such person shall be deemed guilty of a separate offense for each and every day or portion thereof during which any violation of any of -the provisions of this Code is committed, continued or permitted, and.upon conviction of any such violation, such person shall be.punishable by a fine of not more than five hundred dollars ($500.00) or by imprisonment for not more than six (6) months, or by both such fine and imprisonment. 16) ARTICLE VI -MECHANICAL CODE Sec. 7-73. Adopted. Except as otherwise provided in this article, the 1979 Edition of the Uniform Mechanical Code, prepared and copyrighted in Whitter, California, by the International Conference of Building • Officials, which on the day of , 19 , was made a public record of the city, including all its appendices and indices, is hereby adopted and made a part hereof as if fully set out in this section. At least (3) such copies of such Code as well as any secondary codes incorporated by such code shall be kept on file in the office of the city clerk. In the event of any conflict or ambiguity between any provision contained in such Codes set forth above and.any amendment thereto contained in this article, or rather provision of the Municipal Code, the amendment or addition shall control. Sec. 7-74. Definitions. Whenever any of the following terms are used in the code adopted by section 7-73, such terms shall be deemed -and construed to have the meaning ascribed to them in this section as follows: Building ab4iiciak shall mean the city building and safety director or other designated city officer. Depantment.ob building and daJety shall mean the city department of building and safety. Fi&e chieb shall mean the city fire chief. • Hea.tth a64icen shall mean the city health officer. Sec. 7-75. Section 204 amended. Section 204 of the Code adopted by section 7=73 of this Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as follows: "Sec'. 204. VIOLATIONS It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to erect, install, alter, repair, relocate, add to, replace, use or maintain heating, ventilating, cooling or refriger- ation equipment in the city or cause or permit the same to be done, contrary to or .in violation of any of the provisions of this Code. Maintenance of equipment which was unlawful at the time it was installed and which would be unlawful under this Code if installed after the effective date of this Code, shall constitute.a continuing violation of this ,Code. Any.persoi, firm or corporation violating any of the provisions of this Code shall be deemed guilty of a separate offense for each and every day or portion thereof during which any violation of any of the provisions of this Code iscommitted, continued or permitted, and upon convic- tion of any such violation such person shall be punishable by a fine of not more than five hundred dollars ($500.00) . or by imprisonment for not more than six (6) months or by both such fine and imprisonment. 17) Sec. 7-77. Section 304 amended. Section 304 of the Code adopted by section 7-73 of this Municipal Code is.hereby amended to read as follows: "Sec..304. FEES. • (a) Permit fees. A fee for each mechanical permit shall be paid to the building official as set forth in resolution of the city council. (b) Exemption from fees. Neither the state nor this nor any other county, city, district or other political subdivision, nor any public officer or body acting in his official capacity on behalf.of the state or of this or any county, city district or other political subdivision shall pay or deposit any fee. This.section does not apply to the state compensation insurance fund or public housing authority or where a public officer is acting with refer- ence to private.assets which have come.:under his jurisdic- tion by virtue of his office. (c) Refunds. In the event that any person shall have obtained a building permit and no portion of the work or construction covered by such permit shall have been commenced and such permit shall have been cancelled as provided for in subsection (d) of section 303, the permittee, upon presentation to the building official of a written request on a form provided therefor, shall be entitled to a refund in an amount equal to eighty (80) per cent of the building • permit fee actually paid for such permit; however, the portion of the fee retained shall never be less than ten dollars ($10.00). In case a permit is issued in error by the building official, all fees will be returned to applicant upon request. No refund shall be granted when receipt of the request occurs more than one year following payment of the permit or plan check fee. No portion of the plan checking fee shall be refunded, unless no checking has been performed on a set of plans, in which case eighty (80) per cent of the plan checking fee may be refunded; however, the portion of the fee retained shall never be less than ten dollars ($10.00). The building official shall satisfy himself as to the right of such applicant to such refund and each refund shall be paid as provided by law for the payment of claims against the city. Secs. 7-78 through 7-84. Reserved. ARTICLE VII. PLUMBING CODE • Sec. 7-85. Adopted. Except as otherwise provided in this article, the 1979 Edition of the Uniform Plumbing Code, prepared and copyrighted in Los . Angeles, California, by the International Association of Plumbing 18) and Mechanical Officials, which on the day of 19 , was made a public record of the city, including all its indices and appendices, is hereby adopted and made a part hereof as if fully set out.in this section. At least three (3) copies of said Code, as well as any secondary Codes incorporated by said Code, shall be kept on file in the office of the city clerk. In the event of any conflict or ambiguity between any provision con- tained in said Code and any amendment thereto contained in this article or other provision of the Municipal Code, the amendment, addition or provision shall control. Sec. 7-86. Definitions. Whenever any of the following terms are used in the Codes adopted by section 7-85, such names or terms shall be deemed to have the meaning ascribed to them in this section as follows: Admintiztnative authority shall mean the city building and safety director. Sec. 7-87. Section 20.3 amended. Section 20.4 of the Code adopted by section 7-85 of this Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as follows: "Sec. 20.3. VIOLATIONS AND PENALTIES It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to install, remove, alter, repair or replace or cause to be installed, removed, altered, repaired or replaced any plumbing, gas or drainage piping work or any fixture or • water heating or treating equipment in a building or premises without first obtaining a permit from the administrative authority. A separate permit shall be obtained for each building or structure, except that a single permit may be issued for a single family residence and a building or buildings accessory thereto when both are construed at the same time. No person shall allow any other person to do or cause to -be done any work under permit secured by a per- mittee except in his employ. Any person, firm or corporation violating any of the provisions of this Code shall be deemed guilty of a mis- demeanor, and each such person shall.be deemed guilty of a separate offense for each and every day or portion thereof during which any violation of any of the provisions of this Code is committed, continued or permitted, and upon convic- tion of any such violation such person shall be punishable by a fine of not more than five hundred dollars ($500.00) or by imprisonment for not more than six (6) months, or by both such fine and imprisonment." Sec. 7-88. Section 20.7 amended. Section 20.7 of the Code adopted by section 7-85 of this Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as follows: • "Sec. 20.7. FEES. (a) Every applicant for a permit to do work regulated by this Code shall state in writing, on the application form provided for that purpose, the character of work 19) proposed to be done and in the amount and kind in connection therewith, together with such information, pertinent thereto, as may be required. Such applicant shall pay for each permit, at the time of issuance a fee as set forth in resolution of the city council. is Any person who shall commence any work for which a permit is required by this Code without first having obtained a permit therefor shall, if subsequently permitted to obtain a permit, pay double the permit fee fixed by this section for such work, provided, however, that this portion shall not apply to emergency work when it shall be proved to the satisfaction of the admistrative authority that such work was urgently necessary and that it was not practical to obtain a permit therefor before commencement of the work. In all such cases, a permit must be obtained as soon as it is practical to do so, and if there be an unreasonable delay.in obtaining such permit, a double fee as herein pro- vided shall be chargEd. For the purpose of this section a sanitary plumbing outlet on or in which a plumbing fixture or appliances may be set or attached shall be construed to be a fixture. Fees for reconnection and retest of plumbing systems in relocated buildings shall be based on the number of plumbing fixtures, gas systems, water heaters, etc. involved. (b) Exemption from fees. Neither the state or this nor any other county, city, district or other political sub- division nor any public officer or body acting in this • official capacity on behalf of the state or of this or any county, city, district or other political subdivision shall pay or deposit any fee. This section does not apply to the state compensation insurance fund or public housing authority or where a public officer is acting with ref- erence to private assets which have come under his juris- diction by virtue of his office. (c) Refunds. In the event that any person shall have obtained a building permit and no portion of the work or construction covered by such permit shall have been pro- vided for in subsection (e) of this section, the permittee upon presentation to the building official of a written request on a form provided therefor, shall be entitled to a refund in an amount equal to eighty (80) per cent of the building permit fee actually paid for such permit; however, the portion of the fee retained shall never be less than ten dollars ($10.00). In case a permit is issued in error by the building official all fees will be returned to the applicant upon request. ` No refund shall be granted when receipt of the request occurs more than one year following payment of the permit or plan check fee. No portion of the plan checking fee shall be refunded, unless no checking has been performed on a set of plans, in which case eighty (80) per cent of the plan checking fee may be refunded; however, the portion of the fee retained shall never be less than ten dollars ($10.00). 20) The building official shall satisfy himself as to the right of each applicant to such refund and each such refund shall be paid as provided by law for the payment of claims against the city. Sec. 7-89. Section 20.14 amended. • Section 20.14 of the Code adopted by section 7-85 of this Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as follows: "Sec. 20.14. INTERPRETATIONS. The administrative authority is hereby empowered to make interpretations in the form of his own rules whenever there is a question as to motive or method or manner in which plumbing shall be installed or as to the intent of meaning of provision herein; provided, however, that any person who feels himself aggrieved by any rule or rules made by the director in accord- ance with the foregoing shall, within thirty (30) days from the effective date thereof, have the right to appeal such rule or rules for a review and determina- tion of the reasonableness thereof." Sec. 7-92 through 7-97. Reserved. ARTICLE VIII. RELOCATION OF BUILDINGS DIVISION I. GENERALLY Sec. 7-98. Moving a building on the same lot. Where a residential building is to be moved from one part of a lot to another part of the same lot or from one lot to another lot owned by the same person, and without traversing any street, alley or property of any other person, the owner must first request in writing and receive written consent of the building and safety director to change the location of such building, and such consent shall not be granted where there.is reasonable objection on the part of adjoining property owners. The administrative authority shall refer the application to the administrative review board for a hearing as provided for in section 7-114. Sec. 7-99. Abrogation of other requirements. Nothing in this article shall be construed as abrogating or waiving any cther permits, nor requirements of other departments, agencies or jurisdictions having authority regarding moving of buildings. Secs. 7-100 through 7-110. Reserved. DIVISION 2. PERMIT Sec. 7-111. Required. • Any perscn desiring to move, or to cause to be moved, any building or structure, or any section or portion of any building or structure, over, upon, along or across any public street, alley or other public place shall first file a written applica- tion for a relocation permit with the building offician speci- fying the kind of building to be moved, the location of the same, 21) the location to which, and the route and length of the route over or along which such building or section or portion of such building will be moved, and the time within which such removal will be completed. It the building to be moved is to be moved onto a lot zoned for single-family.residential use within the city, the application shall be accompanied by a plot plan showing elevations and the proposed location of the • building on the lot, at least two (2) photographs of the building and a written consent of the owner of the building for the building inspector to enter the building at a reasonable time for the purpose of making all inspections required by this article. Sec. 7-112. Fees. (a) The fee for a relocation permit is twenty-five dollars ($25.00) which shall be paid at the time the application for the permit is filed. (b) If the application is for a permit to move a building onto a lot zoned for single-family residential use in the city, an inspection fee of one hundred dollars ($100.00), which is in addition to the twenty-five dollars ($25.00) relocation permit fee, shall also be paid at the time the application for the permit is filed. Sec. 7-113. Approval of application. (a) Upon approval of such application by the building official , he shall issue a relocation permit for the moving of the building or the sections or portions thereof referred to in such application. • (b) If the application is for a permit to move a building onto a lot zoned for a single-family residential use, and is accompanied by the consent in writing of all of the owners of property within one hundred fifty (150) feet of the relocation site, he shall approve the application and issue a relocation permit, subject to such conditions as he determines are necessary for the public safety, authorizing the moving of the building referred to in the application. (c) If the application for a permit to move a building onto a lot zoned for single-family residential use is not accompanied by the consent in writing of all of the owners of property in within one hundred fifty (150) feet of the relocation site, he shall refer the application to the administrative review board for hearing as provided for in section 7-114. Sec. 7-114. Review of application to relocate buildings into residential zones. (a) Upon the receipt of an application for a permit to move a building onto a lot zoned for single-family residential use the review board shall be within fourteen (14) days of the date the application is received by the board. The board shall cause notice of the time and place of the hearing to be mailed to all owners of property within one hundred fifty (150) feet of the lot to which the building is to be moved at least • seven (7) days before the date of the hearing. 22) (b) Upon the basis of the hearing, the board shall determine whether or not the building when moved will be compatible with the other buildings within the neighbcrhood as to appearance, size and location upon the lot. On the basis of its determination, the board may either approve, conditionally approve, or disapprove the issuance of the • relocation permit. (c) Any person desiring to do so may appeal from any determination of the board to the city council within the time and in the manner provided for in section 26-267(b)(4) of this Code. The appeal shall suspend and set aside the determination of the board until the city council has acted upon the appeal. The determination of the city council shall be final. (d) If the board approves of the issuance of the relo- cation permit, the building inspector shall issue the permit when the owner.of the lot files with the building official an agreement to alter or repair the relocated building to conform to the building regulations of the city, completely repaint the exterior of the building and to comply with any other conditions to the review board. The agreement shall specify that the work required to be done shall be completed within sixty (60) days after the building has been relocated. Performance of the agreement shall be secured by a cash deposit or surety bond in an amount f:i_xed by the building and safety director and conditioned upon the fact that if the worn agreed to be done is not completed within the time speci- fied, the work shall be immediately performed by the surety or the principal amount of the deposit or bond shall be • forfeited to the city. The city council may, with the consent of the owner of the lot, order the proceeds, resulting from the bond forfeiture applied toward the cost of the required alterations or repairs. Secs. 7-115 through 7-133. Reserved. ARTICLE IX. SIGNS DIVISION 1. GENERALLY Sec. 7-134. Code - Adopted. Except as otherwise provided in this article, the 1979 Edition of the Uniform Sign Code, prepared and copyrighted in Whittier, California, by the International Conference of Building Officials, which on the day of , 19 , was made a public record of the city, including all its indices and appendices, is hereby adopted and made a part hereof as if fully set out in this section. At least three (3) copies of such Code as well as any secondary codes incorporated by such Code shall be kept on file in the office of the city clerk. In the event of any conflict or ambiguity between any provision contained in such codes set forth above and any amendment thereto contained in this article, or other provision of the Municipal Code, the amendment or addition • shall control. 23) Sec. 7-135. Same -Definitions. Whenever any of the following terms are used in the code adopted by section 7-134, such terms shall be deemed and construed to have the meaning ascribed to them in this section as follows: Building oijicia2 shall mean the city building and safety director or other designated city officer. DepaAtment of 6uitding and za6ety shall mean the city department of building and safety. Fite ehiej shall mean the city fire chief. Heatth o�6icetc shall mean the city health officer. Sec. 7-136. Same —Section 103(d) amended. Section 103(d) of the code adopted by section 7-134 of this Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as follows: "(d) Violations and penalties. It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to erect, construct, enlarge, alter, repair, move, improve, remove, convert, demolish, equip, use or maintain any sign or sign structure in the city or cause or permit the same to be done con- trary to or in violation of any of the provisions of this Code. Any person, firm or corporation violating any of the provisions of this Code shall be guilty of a misde- meanor and each such person shall be deemed guilty of a separate offense for each and every day or portion thereof • during which any provisions of this Code is committed, continued, or permitted; and, upon conviction of any such violation, such person shall be punishable by a fine of not more than five hundred dollars ($500.00) or by impris- onment of not more than six (6) months or by both such fine and imprisonment." Sec. 7-137. Same -Section 303 deleted. Section 303 of the code adopted by section 7-134 of this Municipal Code is hereby deleted. Sec. 7-138. Same -Section 304 amended. Section 304 of the code adopted by section 7-134 of this Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as follows: "Sec. 304. FEES. A sign permit -fee shall be paid as set forth in resolution of the city council. Sec. 7-139. Same -Section 402(c) amended. Section 402(c) of the code adopted by section 7-134 of this • Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as follows: "(c) Permitted combustible materials. Nonstructural trim, portable display surfaces and signs applied directly against noncombustible surfaces may be of wood boards not less than one (1) inch nominal thick- ness, exterior type panels not less than three-eightys (3/8) of an inch nominal thickness, metal, approved plastics.or any combination thereof." ' 24) L Sec. 7-140. Same -Section 404 added. Section 404 of the code adopted by section 7-134 of this Municipal Code is hereby added to read as follows: "Sec. 404 • Nctwithstanding any provision to the contrary contained in this Code, no permit shall be issued for any sign in violation of any other provision of the West Covina Municipal Code. Any permit issued for erection of such sign is automatically void and shall be cancelled by the building and safety director." Sec. 7-141. Same -Chapters 5 through 12 and 14 deleted. Chapters 5, 6, 7, 8,'9, 10, 11, 12 and 1.4 of the code adopted by section 7-134 of this Municipal Code are deleted. Secs. 7-142 through 7-147. Reserved. ARTICLE XIII - SOLAR CODE Sec. 7-220. Adopted. Except as otherwise provided in this article, the 1979 Edition of the Uniform Solar Energy Code, prepared and copy- righted in Los Angeles, California by the International Association of Plumbing and Mechanical Officials which on the day of , 1982, was made a public record of the city, including all its appendices and indices, is hereby adopted and made a part hereof as if fully set out in this section. At least three (3) copies of such code as well as any secondary codes incorporated by such code shall be kept on file in the office of the city clerk. In the event of any conflict or ambiguity between any provision contained in said code and any amendment thereto contained in this article, the amendment or addition shall control. Sec. 7-221. Definitions. Whenever any of the following terms used in the code adopted by section 7-220, such terms shall be deemed and construed to have the meaning ascribed to them in this section as follows: Buitding o 6 jjiciat shall mean the city building and safety director or other designated city officer. Building and za6ety department shall mean the city department of building and safety. Fire ehie6 shall mean the city fire chief. Heatth o66ieer shall mean the city health officer. Sec. 7-222. Section 20.3 amended. Section 20.3 of the code adopted by section 7-220 of this Municipal Code is hereby amended. "Sec-20.3. VIOLATIONS AND PENALTIES. It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corpora- tion to install, remove, alter, repair or replace or cause to be installed, removed, altered repaired or replaced any solar equipment, without first obtaining 25) a permit from the administrative authority. A separate permit shall be obtained for each building or structure except that a single permit may be issued for a single- family residence and a building or buildings accessory thereto when both are constructed at the same time. No person shall allow any other person to do or cause to be done any work under permit secured by a permittee except • in his employ. Any person, firm or corporation violating any of the provisions of this Code shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and each such person shall be deemed guilty of a separate offense for each and every day or portion of this Code is committed, continued or permitted, and upon conviction of any such violation such person shall be punishable by a fine of not more than five hundred dollars ($500.00) or by imprisonment for not more than six (6) months or by both such fine and imprisonment. Every permit issued by the administrative authority under the provisions of this Code shall expire by limi- tation and become null and void, if the work authorized by such permit is not commenced within one -hundred eighty (180) days from date of issuance of such permit, or if the work authorized by such permit is suspended or abandoned at any time after the work is commenced for a period of one hundred eighty (180) days. Before such work can be recommenced, a new permit shall be first obtained, and the fee shall be one-half the amount required for a new permit for such work, provided no changes have been made, or will be made in the original plans and specifications for such work; and provided, further that such suspension or abandonment has not ex- ceeded one (1) year. SECTION 2. Health and Safety Code, Sections 17958.5 and 17958.7 allows a city to make such modifications in the require- ments of the regulations adopted pursuant to the Health and Safety Code, Section 17922 as it determines to be reasonably necessary because of local conditions, and the city council of the city of West Covina determines that the modifications set forth herein are in fact reasonably necessary because of local conditions as set forth more fully below. (a) Because the city of West Covina is an urban area, where many dwellings are in close proximity to each other and because the warm climate has caused swimming pools to be a common amenity, in order to provide regulation and protection from life hazard in and around swimming pools and other man-made bodies of water, it is reasonable and necessary to add section 1107 through 1109. (b) Because of local conditions, such as hot winds, dry weather and proximity of buildings,to each other, creating a situation where roof fire could cause a fire and life hazard situation in multiple family buildings it is reasonable and necessary to amend section 1202(b) regulating roof coverings. 26) SECTION 3. If any section, subsection, sentence, clause phrase, part or portion of this Ordinance is for any reason held to be invalid or unconstitutional by any court of competent jurisdiction, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this Ordinance. The City Council _ declares that it would have adopted this Ordinance and each section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase, part or portion thereof, irrespective clauses, phrases, parts or portions be declared invalid or unconstitutional. SECTION A. The Mayor shall sign and City Clerk shall certify to the passage and adoption of this ordinance and shall cause the same to be published in the manner prescribed by law. PASSED and APPROVED this 22nd day of February , 1982. ATTEST: CITY CL RK STATE OF CALIFORNIA ) • COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES) ss CITY OF WEST COVINA ) I, Helene Mooney, City Clerk of the City of West Covina, do hereby certify that the foregoing Ordinance No.1531 , was regularly introduced and placed upon its first reading at a regular meeting of. the City Council on the 8th day of February 1982. That thereafter said Ordinance was duly adopted and passed at a regular meeting of the City Council on the 22nd day of February , 1982, by the following vote, to wit: AYES: Councilmen: Bacon, Tennant, Tice, Shearer NOES: Councilmen: None ABSENT: Councilmen: Chappell CITY CLERK APPROVED AS TO FORM: r CITY ATTORNEY s C E R T I F I C A T I O N State of California. ) County of Los Angeles ) ss. City of West Covina. ) I, JANET BERRY, Deputy City Clerk of the City of West Covina., State of California., do hereby cet,tify that a true and accurate copy of Ordinance No. \j.3 1 was published, pursuant to law, in the West Covina. Tribune, a. newspaper of general circula.tion published and circulated in the City of West Covina. Janet err, , Deputy ity clerk City of�West Covina., California Dated 4