Ordinance - 1576ORDINANCE NO. 1576
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF .THE CITY OF
WEST COVINA, CALIFORNIA, EXTENDING AN INTERIM
ORDINANCE RELATING TO MASSAGE PARLORS ON
PROPERTY WITHIN ALL ZONES FOR A PERIOD OF TWELVE
(12) MONTHS. (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 an initial Interim Ordinance No. 1533, was adopted on
February 22, 1982 and subsequent Ordinance No. 1547 for an
extension of time from June 22, 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 massage parlors in order to protect existing
commercial and residential areas in the City from adverse
downgrading and deleterious effects, said interim ordinance
and extension will expire February 22, 1983, prior to the
conclusion of the study and review and the adoption of such
permanent zoning regulations; and
b. That this City Council has been advised that certain businesses,
such as massage parlors, 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
• c. That pursuant to Section 65856 of the Government Code notice
was given and a public hearing was held on February 14, 1983,
and testimony received with respect to the second and final
extension of Ordinance No. 1533; and
d. 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
e. That experience related to this type of uses in other communities
has demonstrated that such use could have objectionable operations
related to the business and unrelated incidents which pose a
safety problem, public nuisance and adverse effects on the
surrounding community; and
f. 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
g. That the public interest, convenience and necessity required
that a more intensive study be conducted by the Police 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 1. any other provision of
the West Covina Municipal Code, during such time as this Ordinance
if 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.
SECTION 3: That this ordinance is hereby declared to be
a second and final extension of an urgency measure ordinance and
shall take effect immediately upon its adoption and shall expire
twelve (12) months after the February 22, 1983, expiration date of
Ordinance No. 1533, or upon the effective date of an ordinance
• adopting the West Covina Municipal Code Amendment No. 170, whichever
occurs first. 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 14th day of February, 1983:
Mayor
ATTEST:
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City Clerk
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ) ss
CITY OF WEST COVINA j
I, Helene M. Mooney, City Clerk of the City of West
Covina, do hereby certify that the foregoing Ordinance No. 1576
was introduced, adopted and passed at a regular meeting of the
City Council on the 14th day of February, 1983, by the following
vote:
AYES: Bacon, Tennant, Shearer, Chappell, Tice
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
City tto ney
/,& &,Ozp . rev
City Clerk
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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.10L_
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.
f&,--Jane rry, Deputy City Clerk
City of West Covina, California