Ordinance - 1560ORDINANCE NO. 1560
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
WEST COVINA, CALIFORNIA, EXTENDING AN INTERIM
ORDINANCE RELATING TO ATHLETIC CLUBS AND GYMNASIUMS
ON PROPERTY WITHIN ALL ZONES FOR A PERIOD OF EIGHT
(8.) MONTHS.
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 Interim Ordinance No. 1546, was adopted on June 14,
1982, to allow a sufficient period of time 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 connection
with athletic clubs and gymnasiums in order to protect
existing commercial and residential areas in the City
from adverse downgrading and deleterious effects, said
interim ordinance will expire on October 14, 1982,
prior to the conclusion of the study and review and the
adoption of such permanent zonign regulations; and
b. That this City Council has been advised that certain
businesses, such as but not.limited to, gymnasiums 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 residential areas,
which businesses have provided for and will provide
services and facilities for activities such as reducing,
exercising, weightlifting, swimming, spas, hot tubs,
• racketball or handball on the premises either as a
primary use, integral part of, or incidental use to said
businesses; and
C. That pursuant to Section 65856 of the Government Code,
notice was given and a public hearing was held on
September 27, 1982, and testimony received with respect
to the extension of Ordinance No. 1546.
d. That experience in this City has demonstrated that such
uses could have objectionable operational characteristics
and provide inadequate parking facilities thereby having
a deleterious effect upon surrounding development and
neighborhood.
e. That the present zoning regulations of the City do not
provide adequate control over the establishment of such
uses within the City; and
f. 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 non-
residential areas of the City which are located in
proximity to such uses; and
g. 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 pro-
posal, as above described; and
h. That the public.interest, convenience and necessity
required that a more intensive study be conducted }iy the
Zoning Department making it apparent that an amendment
will not be formulated prior to the expiration of the
urgency measure and 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
businesses 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, weightlifting, 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 shall take effect thirty (30)
days after the date of adoption and shall expire eight (8) months
after August 14, 1982, or upon the effective date of an ordinance.
adopting the West Covina Municipal Code Amendment No. 176, whichever
occurs first.
SECTION 4: The City Clerk shall certify the adoption of
this Ordinance and cause the same to be published in the manner pre-
scribed by law.
PASSED and APPROVED this llth day of October , 1982.
Mayor
ATTEST:
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. 1560 was introduced,
adopted and passed at a regular meeting of.the City.Council on the llth
day of October , 1982, by the following vote:
AYES: Bacon, Tennant, Shearer, Chappell, Tice
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
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APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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C'ty Att rney
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.\S bo
was published, pursuant to law, in.the West .Covina.
Tribune, a newspaper of genera.l.circula.tion published
and circulated in the City of West Covina.
Janet Berry, e y City Clerk
City of West ovina, California
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