Ordinance - 1533ORDINANCE NO 1533
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF WEST COVINA, CALIFORNIA, RELATING
TO MASSAGE PARLORS ON PROPERTY WITHIN ALL
ZONES. (URGENCY MEASURE)
The City Council of the City of West Covina does ordain
as follows:
SECTION 1. That the City Council of the City of West
Covina does hereby find, determine and declare as follows:
(a) That this City Council'has been advised that
certain businesses such as massage parlors
are no.t provided for in the Zoning Code of
the City and therefore are not a permitted
use in the City, although activities related
to operation of such uses is regulated by
other chapters of the Municipal Code; and
(b)
That the present structure of the Municipal
Code as it relates to such uses could create
unnecessary confusion of efforts to reasonably
control the location and operation of such
uses in the future; and
(c)
That experience related to this type of use
in other communities has demonstrated that
such a use could have objectionable operations
related to the business and unrelated incidents
which pose a safety problem, public nuisance and
adverse affects on the surrounding community;
and
(d)
That because of the nature of such uses it
appears that adequate controls are necessary
to direct and reasonably control the location
and operation of such uses and to insure
compatibility of land uses; and
(e) This Ordinance is immediately required to permit
sufficient period of time as would be reasonably
necessary for the City's Zoning Department and
Planning Commission to make a complete study
and review as to the precise nature of permanent
zoning regulations to be imposed in order to
protect existing commercial and residential areas
in the City, from adverse downgrading_ and deleter-
ious affects; and
(f) That the public interest, convenience and necessity
require that this Ordinance be immediately adopted
for the reasons above set forth.
SECTION 2. That notwithstanding any other provision of
the West Covina Code, during such time as this Ordinance is in
full force and effect, no person shall establish or conduct, or
permit to be established or conducted, upon any real property
located within the City, any businesses upon the premises of
which massage activities are permitted or conducted, whether
for profit or not for profit, whether the services are provided
with or without charge.
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SECTION 3. That this Ordinance is hereby declared
to be an urgency measure and shall take effect immediately upon
its adoption for an initial study period of four (4) months from
the date of adoption. A statement of facts constituting the
basis of such urgency is as above set forth. The legal authority
for the enactment of this Ordinance is Section 65858 of the
Planning Act of the State of California, and other applicable
statutes.
SECTION 4. The City Clerk shall certify the
adoption of this Ordinance and cause the same to be published
in the manner prescribed by law.
PASSED and APPROVED this 22nd day of February 1982.
ATTEST:
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City Clerk
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES) ss
CITY OF WEST COVINA )
I, Helene M. Mooney, City Clerk of the City of
West Covina do hereby certify that the foregoing Ordinance No.1533
was.introd.uced, adopted and passed at a regular:meeting of the
City Council on the 22nd day of February , 1982 by the
following vote:
AYES. Councilmen: Bacon, Tennant, Tice, Shearer
NOES: Councilmen: None
ABSENT: Councilmen: Chappell
City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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City Attorney
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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 certify
that a true and accurate copy of Ordinance No.153'3
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 Ber ;, eputy City Cler
City of Wet Covina, California
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