Ordinance - 1631ORDINANCE NO. 1631
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF WEST COVINA, CALIFORNIA
AMENDING THE WEST COVINA MUNICIPAL CODE, CHAPTER 26,
ARTICLES XI AND XII, AS THEY RELATE TO MASSAGE
PARLORS AND BATHHOUSES. (Amendment No. 170)
• The City Council of the City of West Covina does ordain
as follows:
SECTION NO. 1: Chapter 26, Article XII of the West Covina
Municipal Code is hereby amended by adding Division 13 to read as
follows:
Division 13. Massage Parlors and Bathhouses
Section.26-685.40 Purpose
The purpose for this Division is to serve the need of the public in
regard to massage parlors and bathhouses while guaranteeing the ade-
quacy of the site for the use and the protection of surrounding prop-
erties through consideration of physical treatment and compatibility
with surrounding properties.
Section 26-685.42 Definitions
For the purposes of this Division, unless the context clearly re-
quires a different meaning, the definitions of "bathhouses" and
"massage parlors" shall be as described in Section 14-116 of the
West Covina Municipal Code.
• Section 26-685.44 Exemptions
This Division shall not apply to any uses or professions exempted by
Section 14-119 of the West Covina Municipal Code.
Section 26-685.46 Development Standards and Conditions
a. Massage parlors and bathhouses may be established only in the
zones as specified in Section 26-597.
b. An unclassified use permit shall be obtained prior to estab-
lishing a massage parlor or bathhouse (as specified in Article
VI, Division 3 of this Chapter). The application shall include
a precise plan (as specified 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 prohi-
bits otherwise.
d. Specific development requirements:
Parking required:
1. Two (2) stalls per massage parlor table plus two (2)
stalls per hot tub; or
2. Four (4) stalls per hot tub if no massage service is
offered; or
3. Such other parking requirements as deemed reasonable by
the Planning Commission.
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e. Conditions of approval of an unclassified use permit for bath-
houses or massage parlors:
1. Review of the operation permitted by the unclassified use
permit is required every six (6) months for a period of
two (2) years, beginning on the date of the start of opera-
tion 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 or
suspended by the Planning Commission under the provisions
of Section 26-253 of the West Covina Municipal Code.
4. Licenses and permits as required by Section 14-117 of the
West Covina Municipal Code shall be obtained prior to the
start of the operation of the use.
5. The use shall be conducted in compliance with all applic-
able requirements of Article V of Chapter 14 of the West
Covina Municipal Code.
6. Such other conditions as deemed by the Planning Commission
to reasonably relate to the purpose of this Division.
SECTION NO. 2: Chapter 26, Article XI, Section 26-597 of
the West Covina Municipal Code is hereby amended by adding massage
parlor and bathhouse to read as follows:
Massage Parlor/
Bathhouse
(Article XII,
Division 13)
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SECTION NO. 3: Chapter 26, Article XII, Section 26-674 is
hereby amended to read as follows:
Amend Chapter 26, Article XII, Section 26-674 to read as follows:
Section 26-674 Prohibited uses
The following uses by the nature of the investment or operation have
a pronounced tendency, once started, to rapidly increase beyond the
limits permitted for home occupations and thereby substantially im-
pair the use and value of a residential neighborhood. These speci-
fied uses shall not be permitted as home occupations:
Auto repair
Barber or beauty shop
Bicycle repair
Carpentry work
Dance instruction
. Laundering service
Massage parlor or bathhouse
Medical or dental office
Painting of vehicles, trailers
Photo developing
Photo studio
Private school with organized
Radio or television repair
Upholstering
Welding
or boats
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SECTION NO. 4: The City Council findsand 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 NO. 5•
sage of this Ordinance and
required by law.
PASSED AND APPROVED this
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ) SS
CITY OF WEST COVINA )
The City Clerk shall certify to the pas -
shall cause the same to be published as
23rd day of April , 1984.
Mayor
I, Helene M. Mooney, City Clerk of the City of West Covina, do here-
by certify that the foregoing Ordinance No. 1631 was regularly in-
troduced and placed upon its first reading at a regular meeting of
the City Council on the 9th day of April , 1984. That,
thereafter, said Ordinance was duly adopted and passed at a regular
meeting of the City Council on the 23 day of Apri1 ,
1984, by the following vote, to wit:
AYES: Chappell, Shearer, Tennant, Bacon
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: Manners
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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Cityl Attorney
City Clerk
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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..1�
was 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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�Ja.net Berry, Deputy C'ty Clerk
City of West Covina, California