Ordinance - 1753ORDINANCE NO. 1753
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF WEST COVINA
ADDING SECTION 15-97 TO THE WEST COVINA
• MUNICIPAL CODE RESTRIC`1'ING THE HOURS OF
OPERATION OF LANDSCAPE MAINTENANCE EQUIP-
MENT IN RESIDE14TIAL ZONES.
WHEREAS, the City Council received a letter from several
homeowners regarding the noise impact of two and four-stroke
engines on landscape maintenance equipment in the residential
zones; and
WHEREAS, the City Council received a report on July
27, 1987, which set forth the potential impacts and options
available to the City Council if regulatory controls are
necessary; and
WHEREAS, a report was prepared, at the request of
City Council, on the impacts of: 1) limiting the hours
of operation of such equipment from 8:00 A.M. to 8:00 P.M.;
2) limiting the operation in residential zones only; and
3) providing a reasonable means of enforcement; and
WHEREAS, the City Council received the report on August
31, 1987, at which time the City Council found:
1) There is a legitimate use of such equipment in
residential zones.
2) All lawn maintenance power equipment noise impacts
residential zones at similar decibel levels.
3) Residents may attempt to utilize the cooler early
morning and later evening hours of summer days for the
purposes of doing yard work. Such efforts would not be
discouraged so long as the use of powered garden equipment
occurs within the suggested time frame (7:00 A.M. to 8:00
P.M.).
NOW THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WEST
COVINA, CALIFORNIA, DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. Section 15-97 of Chapter 15 of the West
Covina Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as follows:
15-97 RESTRICTIONS ON THE OPERATION OF TWO AND FOUR
STROKE ENGINES.
(a) Regulation. Between the hours of 8:00 P.M. and 7:00
A.M. of the next day, it shall be unlawful for any person
within a residential zone to operate any gasoline powered
two or four-stroke engine such as a leaf blower, lawn mower,
edger, chain saw, roto-tiller, and other such device for
the purpose of maintaining a lawn or property.
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(b) Exceptions.
(1) This section shall not apply to any publicly
owned properties including but not limited to public schools,
parks, fire stations, etc. located within residential zones.
(2) This section shall not apply to privately owned
schools located within residential zones.
SECTION 2. If any section, subsection, subdivision,
sentence, clause or phrase of this Ordinance is for any
reason held to be invalid, such decision shall not affect
the validity of the remaining provisions of the Ordinance.
The City Council hereby declares that it would have passed
this Ordinance and each section, subsection, subdivision,
sentence, clause and phrase hereof irrespective of the
fact that any one or more sections, subsections, subdivisions,
sentences, clauses or phrases be declared unconstitutional
or otherwise invalid.
SECTION 3. The City Clerk shall certify to the passage
of this Ordinance and shall cause the same to be published
as required by law.
1987.
PASSED AND APPROVED this
MAYOR
12th day of October
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If CITY C ERK
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I► Helene M. Mooney , City Clerk of the CITY OF WEST
COVINA, do hereby certify that the foregoing Ordinance
No. 1753 was regularly introduced and placed upon its first
reading at a regular meeting of the City Council on the
28th day of September , 1987. That thereafter,
said Ordinance was duly adopted and passed at a regular
• meeting of the City Council on the `12th day of October.—,
1987, by the following vote, to wit:
AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS: Bacon, Tennnat, Shearer, Manners, Chappell
NOES: COUNCILMEMBERS: None
ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS: None
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CITY CLER
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
CITY ATTORNEY
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CERTIFICATION
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. / 73 was published, pursuant to law, in the San
• Gabriel Valley Tribune, a newspaper of general circulation published
and circulated in the City of West Covina.
Janet Berry, City Clerk
City of West Covina, Ca ornia
DATED: s/��