Ordinance - 1546ORDINANCE NO. 1546
A14 ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
WEST COVINA, CALIFORNIA, RELATING TO ATHLETIC CLUBS
AND GYMNASIUMS 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,
such as but not limited to, gymnasium and athletic club businesses
have been proposed to be located within areas of the City which
are zoned for non-residential uses, and are adjacent to resi-
dential areas; which businesses have provided for and will provide
services and facilities for activities such as reducing, exer-
cising, weightlifting, swiruning, spas, hot tubs, racketball or
handball on the premises either as a primary use, integral part of,
or incidental use to said businesses; and
b. That experience in this City has demonstrated that such uses could
have objectionable operational characteristics and provide inade-
quate parking facilities thereby having a deleterious effect upon
surrounding development and neighborhood.
C. That the present zoning regulations of the City do not provide
adequate control over the establishment of such uses within the
City; and
d. That it appears that special zoning regulations applicable to
these and other similar uses is necessary to preserve the inte-
grity of the existing residential and non-residential areas of
• the City which are located in proximity to such uses; and
e. That to allow such uses to be located in such areas without any
interim regulations and control could have the effect of frus-
trating the contemplated zoning proposal, as above described; and
f. That this Ordinance is immediately required to preserve such
residential and non-residential areas from the possible dele-
terious effect--s 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 resi
dential and non-residential areas within the City, from the
deleterious and downgrading effect; and
g. Thatthe 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 Municipal Code, during such time as this Ordinance is in full force
and effect, no':.person shall establish, or permit to be established upon any
real property located within the City, any business, such as but not limited
,to, a gymnasium or athletic club upon the premises of which services and
facilities are provided for activities such as reducing, exercising, weight-
'li-fting, swimming, spas, hot tubs, racketball or handball, whether the
services or facilities are provided for profit or not for profit, with or
without charge.
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 forizbnactment 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 14th day of June , 1982.
Mayor
ATTEST:
City Clerk
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.1546 was introduced,
adopted and passed at a regular meeting. of the City Council on the
14th day of June _ , 19 82 , by the following vote:
AYES: Bacon, Tennant, Shearer, Chappell,.Tice-
NOES : None
ABSENT:. None
file
City Clerk
APPROVED AS TOFORM
• City Attorney
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CERT IFICAT ION
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. NSklh
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..
Dated
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Janet Berr ty City erk
City of We t ov na, Califo •nia