Ordinance - 1561ORDINANCE NO. 1561
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AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY.OF
WEST COVINA, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING THE WEST COVINA
MUNICIPAL CODE, CHAPTER 26, ARTICLE XI AND XII AS
THEY RELATE TO GYMNASIUMS AND ATHLETIC CLUBS IN
RESIDENTIAL AND NONRESIDENTIAL ZONES. (Amendment
No. 176)
The City Council of the City of West Covina does ordain as follows:
SECTION 1: Chapter 26, Article XI, Section 26-597 of the West Covina
Municipal Code is hereby amended by amending gymnasiums and athletic
clubs to read as follows:
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SECTION 2: Chapter 26, Article XII.of the Municipal Code is hereby
amended by adding Division 11 to read as follows:
Division 11 7Gvmnasiums and Athletic Clubs
Section 26 - 685.20 Purpose
The purpose of this division is to serve the need of the public in
regard to gymnasiums and athletic clubs while guaranteeing the adequacy
of the site for the use and the protection of the surrounding pro-
perties through consideration of physical treatment, parking require-
ments and compatibility with surrounding properties.
Section 26 - 685.22 Definitions
a. Athletic Club: A site containing two or more indoor or outdoor
facilities such as gymnasiums, racketball courts, and swimming pools,
which devotes less than ten percent of its.building floor area to
massage or bathhouse activities (also called health spa).
b. Gymnasium: A room or building equipped for physical training,
sports or exercise that may include accessories such as locker rooms
and showers.
Section 26 - 685.24 Prohibitions
Outdoor activities are prohibited for athletic clubs located in the
civic center overlay zone.
Section 26 - 685.26 Development Standards and Conditions
a. Gymnasiums and athletic clubs may be established only in the zones
as specified in Section 26-597.
b. An unclassified use permit shall be obtained prior to establishing
a gymnasium or athletic club (as specified in Article VI, Division
3 of this Chapter). The application shall include a precise plan
(as specified in Article VI, Division 2).
C. The development standards of the zone in which this use is to be
located shall apply (as specified in Article X, Division 3 of this
Chapter) unless this Section specifically permits or prohibits
otherwise.
d. Specific development requirements:
Parking required:
1. The minimum parking requirement for a gymnasium or athletic
club shall be one parking space for each 100 square feet of
gross floor area (see definition).
2.. The number of required parking spaces may be increased based
• on studies and investigations made by or for the Planning
Commission to an amount deemed reasonable by the Planning
Commission.
3. In no case shall the parking provided for a gymnasium or
athletic club be less than that stated in Subsection (1) of
this Section, 26-685.26 (d).
4. Gymnasiums and athletic clubs are both day and nighttime
uses and are not eligible for joint use parking requirement
reductions stated in Section 26-581(e).
5. Total parking requirements of all the uses shall be calculated
for a precise plan or shopping center in which a gymnasium or
athletic club is proposed to be established. Under the pro-
visions of Section 26-581(f) of the Municipal Code, general
retail use parking requirements may be reduced by 15 percent
if approved by the Planning Commission. Restaurant parking
requirements shall not be reduced under the provisions of
Section 26-581(f). The total parking requirements of general
retail uses (reduced by 15 percent if approved by the Planning
Commission), restaurants and the gymnasium or athletic club
shall not exceed the amount of the parking provided for in the
shopping center or precise plan.
• e. Conditions of approval of an unclassified use permit for gymnasiums
and athletic clubs:
1. Review of the operation permitted by the unclassified use
permit is required every six months for a period of two (2)
years, beginning on the date of the start of operation of the
use.
2. The unclassified use permit shall become null and void upon
transfer of ownership or any other interest in the use permitted.
3. The unclassified use permit may be revoked, amended and
suspended by the Planninq Commission under the provisions of
Section 26-253 of the West Covina Municipal Code.
4. Licenses and permits as required in Chapter 14 of the West
Covina Municipal Code shall be obtained prior to the start
of the operation of the use.
5. Such other conditions as deemed by the Planning Commission
to reasonably relate to the purpose of this Division.
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SECTION 3: The City Council.finds and determines that.said amendment
to the Municipal Code is a minor modification to. the City's Zoning
Ordinance and is, therefore, categorically exempt (Class 5) from the
requirements of the California Environmental Quality Act of 1970
(CEQA) .
SECTION 4: The City Clerk shall certify to the passage of this
ordinance and shall cause the same to be published as required by law.
PASSED and APPROVED this 25th day of October , 1982.
ATTEST:
City Clerk
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ) ss
CITY OF WEST COVINA )
~ Mayor
• I, Helene M. Mooney, City Clerk of the City of West Covina,
do hereby certify that the foregoing Ordinance No. 1561 was regu-
larly introduced and placed upon its first reading at a regular
meeting of the City Council on the llth day of October, 1982. That,
thereafter, said Ordinance was duly adopted and passed at a regular
meeting of the City Council on the 25th day of October, 1982, by the
following vote, to wit:
AYES: Councilmen: Bacon, Shearer, Tice
NOES: Councilmen: None
ABSENT: Councilmen: Tennant, Chappell
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APPROVED AS TO FORM:
City Attorney
City Cler