Ordinance - 1808ORDINANCE NO. 1808
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF WEST COVINA, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING THE WEST
COVINA MUNICIPAL CODE, CHAPTER 26, ARTICLE VIII,
SECTION 26-412 AS IT RELATES TO WALLS ON SINGLE-
FAMILY PROPERTY ADJACENT TO STREET RIGHT-OF-WAY.
(Amendment No. 224)
• The City Council of the City of West Covina, California,
does ordain as follows:
Section No. 1: Chapter 26, Article XI, Section 26-412 of
the West Covina Municipal Code is hereby amended by adding
paragraphs (d), (e), and (f) to read as follows:
(d) Upon issuance of a building permit approving the structural
safety, a masonry wall not more than eight (8) feet in
height of material similar in composition to any existing
masonry wall may be erected on single-family property along
the property line adjacent to_ the right-of-way of streets
designated as principal and minor arterials on the Master
Plan of Streets and Highways, provided no access to the
residential lot is taken from the principal or minor
arterial. Within fifteen (15) feet of an intersection of
the arterial with a local or collector street, the
provisions of paragraph (b) of this section, relating to
triangular areas of corner lots shall be observed, and the
maximum wall height shall be 36 inches.
(e) A masonry wall eight (8) feet in height shall be required,
as described, located and regulated in paragraph (d) of
this section, on such lots of all new single-family
dwellings obtaining building permits after (9, 1989.
(f) Maintenance and repair of walls adjacent to street
right-of-ways, relating to aesthetics and structural
safety, such as paint, mortar, loose blocks or damaged
sections, shall be the sole responsibility of the owner of
the residential property on which the wall is located.
Graffati removal shall be subject to provisions of
Chapter 15, Article V, of the West Covina Municipal Code.
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 13th day of February, 1989
Mayor
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ) SS
CITY OF WEST COVINA )
• I, Janet Berry, City Clerk of the City of West Covina, do hereby
certify that the foregoing Ordinance No. 1808 was regularly
introduced and placed upon its first reading at a regular meeting of
the City Council on the 23rd day of January, 1989 That,
thereafter, said Ordinance was duly adopted and passed at a regular
meeting of the City Council on the 13th day of February, 1989
by the following vote, to wit:
AYES: Councilmembers: McFadden, Lewis, Bacon, Manners
NOES: Councilmembers: None
ABSENT: Councilmembers: Tarozzi
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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CERTIFICATION
0 I, JANET BERRY, City Clerk of the Cit
y of West .Covina, State of
California, do hereby certify that a true and accurate copy of
Ordinance No. 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 Cl rk
City of West Covina, California
DATED: � /D