Ordinance - 1756ORDINANCE NO. 1756
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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 XII,
DIVISION 11, SECTION 26-685.34(i) AS IT RELATES
TO DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS FOR SECOND -UNITS ON
SINGLE-FAMILY LOTS. (Amendment No. 210)
The City Council of the City of West Covina, California,
does ordain as follows:
SECTION NO. 1: Chapter 26, Article XII, Division 11,
Section 26-385.34(i) of the West Covina Municipal Code is hereby
amended to read as follows:
i. Specific development standards
1. Minimum site sizes for second -unit lots shall be:
2.
3.
Area
District
1 Br.
2 Br.
3 'Br.
3 Br./Den,
Family Room
or 4th Br.
Area
Site
District
Size
IA
10,000
sq.
ft.
I
11,500
sq.
ft.
..II/IIA
13,450
sq.
ft.
III
18,400
sq.
ft.
IV
24,000
sq.
ft.
V
44,000
sq.
ft.
The lot shall contain a first unit conforming
to all regulations of the single-family zone.
Minimum dwelling area for second unit shall be:
IA
I
II
IV & V
500
500
550
600
600
650
700
800
800
800
900
1000
900
950
1100
1200
4. A second unit that is attached and a part of the
existing first unit shall not decrease the
remaining floor space of the first unit to below
the minimum area stated in Section 26-401 unless
the second unit exceeds said minimum area, in which
case the first unit may be reduced by no less than
the minimum area required for a second unit and
shall thereafter be considered the second unit and
the new unit shall be considered the first unit.
5. A total of four parking spaces is required; two (2)
accessible off-street spaces enclosed on three (3)
sides and roofed, provided for each dwelling unit.
Garages and carports shall have a minimum clear
width and length of twenty (20) feet between
columns or walls. Access to such parking shall be
paved, not less than twelve (12) feet in width, nor
wider than the garage or carport, except as
modified in Section 26-402.5.
6. Garages or carports opening towards a side street
shall be set back a minimum of twenty-two (22) feet
from the property line.
7. Middle Yard
a. A detached rear unit and the front unit shall
not encroach into a 25-foot required middle
yard between the units. No building other
• than one two -car carport or garage shall be
located in this required middle yard.
b. The required middle yard for detached front
and rear units shall be no closer than 35 feet
to the required front yard and no closer than
35 feet to the required rear yard.
C. When located side by side, the 1st unit shall
be no closer to the detached 2nd-unit than
double the minimum side yard required in
Section 26-405. No building shall be located
in this required middle yard.
8. Rear Yard
a. A detached rear unit shall have a required
rear yard as provided in Section 26-406 and
26-407, except that no building other than one
two -car carport or garage shall be located in
the required rear yard.
b. Attached or side by side first and/or attached
second -unit shall have a required rear yard as
provided in Section 26-406 and 26-407, except
that no buildings other than two two -car
carports or garages shall be located in the
required rear yard.
b: Attached or side by side first and/or attached
second -unit shall have a requied rear yard as
provided in Section 26-406 and 26-407, except
that no buildings other than two two -car
carports or garages shall be located in the
required rear yard.
9. The entrance to an attached second unit shall be
separate from the entrance to the first unit and
shall be installed in a manner as to negate an
obvious indication of two units in the same
structure.
10. No overhead utility lines are permitted to service
the second unit. If existing overhead utility
lines are to be relocated or otherwise modified to
permit construction of a second unit, such lines
shall be converted to underground services.
11. The numerical street address of the lot shall
remain as one number with the front or bottom unit
being designated as "A" and the rear or top unit
being designated as "B".
12. Utility services to the second unit may remain and
0 are encouraged through single source points except
where not permitted by the utility company.
13. Park development fee for the second unit shall be
paid in accordance with Section 26-204.
(2)
SECTION NO. 2: 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 NO. 3: 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 26th day of October , 1987.
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ATTEST:
City Cler
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 here-
by certify that the foregoing Ordinance No.y56 was regularly in-
troduced and placed upon its first reading at a regular meeting of
the City Council on the 12th day of October, 1987. That, thereafter
said Ordinance was duly adopted and passed at a regular meeting of
the City Council on the 26th day of October, 1987, by the following
vote, to wit:
AYES: Councilmember: Tennant, Bacon, Shearer, Planners
NOES: Counci lmember: None
ABSENT: ' Counci lmember: Chappell
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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Af5't, City Attorney
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City Clerk
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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. / 75 �o 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.
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Janet Berry, City Clerk
City of West Covina, Ca ornia
DATED: Ir 0 —