Ordinance - 1815ORDINANCE NO. 1815
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WEST COVINA,
CALIFORNIA, AMENDING THE WEST COVINA MUNICIPAL CODE, CHAPTER
26, ARTICLES VIII, IX, AND X, AS IT RELATES TO THE
MAINTENANCE OF BUILDINGS AND STRUCTURES IN ALL RESIDENTIAL
AND NONRESIDENTIAL ZONES. (Amendment No. 225)
• WHEREAS, the Planning staff and Code Enforcement staff, as
directed by the City Council, studied and analyzed alternatives
and impacts of establishing maximum tolerability limits and
minimum standards as they relate to the maintenance of buildings
and structures in all residential and nonresidential zones; and
WHEREAS, the Planning Commission upon giving the required
notice, did on the 19th day of April, 1989, conduct a duly
advertised public hearing as prescribed by law; and
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of West Covina
considered evidence presented by the Planning Department,
Planning Commission, and other interested parties at a duly
advertised public hearing on the 22nd day of May, 1989; and
WHEREAS, the oral and documentary evidence considered in
connection with the Code Amendment reveal the following facts:
1. The General Plan of the City of West Covina includes as
its goals the preservation of the essential residential
character of West Covina - a City of beautiful homes; the
maintenance and enhancement of existing commercial and
residential development; and providing an aesthetically
pleasant environment for those who live, work, play, and
visit in West Covina.
2. Buildings and structures, including but not limited to
fences, walls, storage sheds, trash enclosures, fall into
a state of disrepair and deterioration when property and
regular maintenance is neglected.
3. Driveways, walkways, and parking lots, etc. may also
deteriorate without routine maintenance.
4. The existing Code does not specifically address the
regular and 'routine maintenance of buildings and
! structures; .and
5. The regular and routine maintenance and upkeep of all
buildings and structures in the City enhances the value
of real estate and commerce in the City, as well as
provides for the health, safety, and welfare of all its
citizens, and provides for the continued enjoyment of
adjacent properties.
NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of West Covina
does ordain as follows:
SECTION NO. is based on the evidence presented and the finding®
set forth, Amendment No. 225 is hereby approved as consistent
with the City's General Plan and appropriate for the maintenance
of buildings and structures in all zones.
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Amendment No. 225y
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SECTION NO. 2: Based on the evidence presented and the findings
set forth, Chapter 26, Articles VIII, IX, and X, is hereby
amended to read as follows:
Article VIII. Residential Agricultural Zone/One Family Zone,
Division 2. Development Standards
Section 26-415. Maintenance of Buildings and Structures
(a) The purpose of this section is to protect the
appearance, character, and integrity of residential
neighborhoods and promote safe and decent housing by
establishing minimum standards as they relate to the
maintenance of residential buildings and structures. It
shall be unlawful for any person owning, leasing, occupying,
or having charge or possession of any residential property in
the City to maintain on such property any of the following
when viewable from the public right-of-way or abutting
properties:
(1) Buildings or structures which are neglected as a
result of abandonment, are partially destroyed or
have remained in a state of incomplete construction
for an unreasonable period of time as determined by
the Planning Director and Building Official.
(2) Buildings or structures with peeling, blistering or
otherwise deteriorating paint, or unpainted surfaces,
in excess of ten percent of the surface area.
(3) Roofs with loose, unstable or missing tiles, shingles
or other material used as roof composition in excess
of ten percent of the roof area.
(4) Buildings or structures that have broken, damaged, or
missing windows, doors, attic vents, and underfloor
vents rendering these items unusable for their
purpose and causing an attractive nuisance.
(5) Buildings or structures whose exteriors, porches,
steps, stairs, walls, devices, fences, driveways, or
walkways are cracked, broken, defective,
deteriorating, in disrepair, or defaced due to
writing, inscription, or figures rendering these
items unusable for their purpose and constituting in
the opinion of the Planning Director and Building
Official a hazardous condition or an attractive
nuisance.
(6) Garage doors that are missing, broken, sag, or buckle
to the extent that they cannot be either opened or
closed, rendering the garage unusable for its purpose
and causing an attractive nuisance.
(7) Any structure or building or portion thereof which,
as compared to adjacent properties, is unsightly in
appearance and out of character by reason of its
condition.
Amendment No. 225
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Article IX. Multiple -Family Zones, Division 7. Development
Standards
Section 26-523 Maintenance of Standards, Buildings, and
Structures
(a) General
All improvements in the Multiple -Family Zone shall be
continuously maintained in a neat, orderly, and healthy
condition. Said improvements shall include (but not be
limited to) signs, landscaping, off-street parking, storage
areas, and walls. (Code 1960, ss 10807.22; Ord. No. 1333,
ss 4-25-77).
(b) Buildings and Structures
The purpose of this section is to protect the appearance,
character and integrity of multiple -family zoned properties
and promote safe and decent housing by establishing minimum
standards as they relate to the maintenance of residential
buildings and structures. It shall be unlawful for any
person owning or having charge or possession of any of the
following when viewable from the public right-of-way or
abutting properties.
(1) Buildings or structures which are neglected as a
result of abandonment, are partially destroyed, or
have remained in a state of incomplete construction
for an unreasonable period of time as determined by
the Planning Director and Building Official.
(2) Buildings or structures with peeling, blistering or
otherwise deteriorating paint, or unpainted surfaces,
in excess of ten percent of the surface area.
(3) Roofs with loose, unstable or missing tiles, shingles
or other material used as roof composition in excess
of ten percent of the roof area.
(4) Buildings or structures that have broken, damaged or
missing windows, doors, attic vents, and underfloor
vents rendering these items unusable for their
purpose and causing an attractive nuisance.
(5) Buildings or structures whose exteriors, porches,
steps, stairs, walls, devices, fences, driveways, or
walkways are cracked, broken, defective,
deteriorating, in disrepair, or defaced due to
writing, inscription, or figures rendering these
items unusable for their purpose and constituting in
the opinion of the Planning Director and Building
Official a hazardous condition or an attractive
nuisance.
(6) Garage doors that are missing, broken, sag, or buckle
to the extent that they cannot be either opened or
closed, rendering the garage unusable for its purpose
and causing an attractive nuisance.
(7) Any structure or building or portion thereof which,
as compared to adjacent properties, is unsightly in
appearance and out of character by reason of its
condition.
Amendment No. 225�
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Article X. Nonresidential Zones, Division 3, Development
Standards
Section 26-584. Maintenance of Buildings and Structures
• (a) The purpose of this section to protect the appearance,
character and integrity of nonresidential zoned properties
and promote a safe and decent environment by establishing
minimum standards as they relate to the maintenance of
nonresidential buildings and structures. It shall be
unlawful for any person owning, leasing, occupying, or having
charge or possession of any nonresidential property in the
City to maintain on such property any of the following when
viewable from the public right-of-way or abutting
properties/businesses:
(1) Buildings or structures which are neglected as a result
of abandonment, are partially destroyed, or have remained
in a state of incomplete construction for an unreasonable
period of time as determined by the Planning Director and
Building Official.
(2) Buildings or structures with peeling, -blistering or
otherwise deteriorating paint, or unpainted surfaces, in
excess of ten percent of the surface area.
(3) Roofs with loose, unstable or missing tiles, shingles or
other material used as roof composition in excess of ten
percent of the roof area.
(4) Buildings or structures that have broken, damaged or
missing windows, doors, attic vents, and underfloor vents
rendering these items unusable for their purpose and
causing an attractive nuisance.
(5) Buildings or structures whose exteriors, porches, steps,
stairs, walls, devices, fences, driveways, or walkways
are cracked, broken, defective, deteriorating, in
disrepair, or defaced due to writing, inscription, or
figures rendering these items unusable for their purpose
and constituting in the opinion of the Planning Director
and Building Official a hazardous condition or an
attractive nuisance.
(6) Garage doors that are missing, broken, sag, or buckle to
the extent that they cannot be either opened or closed,
rendering the garage unusable for its purpose and causing
an attractive nuisance.
(7) Any structure or building or portion thereof which, as
compared to adjacent properties, is unsightly in
appearance and out of character by reason of its
condition.
SECTION 3: It has been determined that this project, which
consists of establishing maintenance standards for the further
protection of the environment, is Categorically Exempt pursuant
to Section 15308 (Class 8) of the State CEQA Guidelines and no
Environmental Impact Report or Negative Declaration of
. Environmental Impact is required.
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Amendment No. 225
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SECTION 4: 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 22nd day of May, 1989.
ATTEST:
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City Clerk
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. 1815�. was regularly
introduced and placed upon its first reading at a regular meeting of
the City Council on tine 22nd day of May, 1989. That,
thereafter, said Ordinance was duly adopted and passed at a regular
meeting of the City Council on the 12th day of June, 1989
by the following vote, to wit:
AYES: Councilmembers: Tarozzi, McFadden, Planners, Lewis, Bacon
NOES: Councilmembers: None
ABSENT: Councilmembers: None
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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City Attorney
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CERTIFICATION
I, JANET BERRY, City Clerk of the City 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.
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Janet Berry, City Clerk
City of West Covina, California
DATED : C.'/' (e /'�