Ordinance - 1534ORDINANCE NO. 1534
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF WEST COVINA, CALIFORNIA, RELATING
TO VIDEO. ARCADES (RECREATIONAL CENTERS,
PRIVATE) AND GAMES OF SKILL OR SCIENCE
ON PROPERTY IN 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 have been proposed to be
located within areas of the City which are
zoned for commercial uses, and are adjacent
to residential areas; which businesses have
provided for and will permit games of skill
and science on the premises either as a
primary use; integral part, or incidental to
said businesses; and
(b) That experience in this City has demonstrated
that such uses could have objectionable
operational characteristics which have a
deleterious effect upon immediately adjacent
residential and commercial areas; and
(c) That a concentration of such uses may contribute
to.the downgrading of commercial areas and
adjacent residential areas; and
(d) That the present zoning regulations of the
City do not provide adequate control over
the establishment of such uses within the
City; and
(e) That it appears that special zoning regulations
applicable to these and other similar uses is
necessary to preserve the integrity of the
existing residential and commercial areas of
the City which are located in proximity to
such uses; and
(f) That to allow such uses to be located in such
areas without any interim regulations and
control could have the effect of frustrating
the contemplated zoning proposal, as above
described; and
(g) That this Ordinance is immediately required to
preserve such commercial and residential areas
from the possible deleterious effects of such
uses and the effects of downgrading during such
period of time as may be reasonably necessary
to permit the City's Zoning Department and
Planning Commission to make a complete study
and review as to precisely the nature of
permanent zoning regulations to be imposed in
order to protect such commercial and residential
areas within the City., from the deleterious and
downgrading effect;. and
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`(;h) 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 permit
to be established, whether for profit or not for profit and
whether participants are admitted with or without charge, upon
any real property located within the City, which is zoned for:
(a) Commercial uses,
(1) Any business upon the premises of which
more than three games of skill or science
is permitted or conducted indoors; or
(2) Any business upon the premises of which
any game of skill or science is permitted
or conducted outdoors.
(b) Residential uses, any business upon the premises
of which any game of skill or science is
permitted or conducted.
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 months from
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
City Clerk.
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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. 1534
was introduced, adopted and passed.at a regular meeting of
the City Council on the 22nd day of February 1982, by
the following vote:
• AYES: Councilmembers: Bacon, Tennant, Tice, Shearer
NOES: Councilmembers: None
ABSENT: Councilmembers: Chappell
City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM
City Attorney
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C E R T I F I C AT 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 cettify
that a true and accurate copy of Ordinance No. _ ,7>
wa.s published, pursuant to law, in the west Covina.
Tribune, a, newspaper of general circulation published
and circulated in the City of west Covina..
Janet Ber',t eputy Cit Cler
City of w t •ovina., California
Dated �' ��