Ordinance - 2064ORDINANCE NO. 2064
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WEST
COVINA, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING SECTION 15-223(A)(1) AND
• SECTION 15-224(C) OF THE WEST COVINA MUNICIPAL CODE
REGARDING THE SERVICE OF NOTICES OF CORRECTION AND
ADMINISTRATIVE CITATIONS.
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The City Council of the City of West Covina does hereby ordain as follows:
Section 1. The City Council finds:
A. That pursuant to Government Code §53069.4 the legislative body of a local
agency may adopt or amend an ordinance that makes any violation of any ordinance of
the agency subject to an administrative fine or penalty; and
B. That pursuant to Government Code §53069.4 the legislative body of a local
agency may set forth by ordinance the administrative procedures that shall govern the
imposition, enforcement, collection, and administrative review by the local agency of
those administrative fines or penalties; and
C. That because the City desires to enforce the West Covina Municipal Code in the
most efficient manner possible, this ordinance amends an administrative procedure for
the service of administrative fines of the West Covina Municipal Code; and
D. That West Covina Municipal Code Section 1-27 allows notices to be served by
regular first class mail.
Section 2. Section 15-223(a)(1) of Article XI of Chapter 15 of the West Covina
Municipal Code, is hereby amended to read as follows:
15-223 Administrative Citation
(a) Issuance of Administrative Citation. Except as set out in section 15-224
for correction conditions, an enforcement official may, upon determining that a person
has committed a municipal ordinance violation hereinafter referred to as "responsible
party", issue an administrative citation to the responsible party using the procedures set
out herein.
1. As used herein, "responsible party" shall mean the occupant or owner of the
property or the person otherwise responsible for complying with Code
requirements. The administrative citation shall be served by personal service
on the Responsible Party or in accordance with the provisions of section 1-27
of this code. The responsible party's refusal to accept the administrative
citation shall not affect the validity of the administrative citation or any
proceeding undertaken under this Chapter.
Section 3. Section 15-224(c) of Article XI of Chapter 15 of the West Covina
Municipal Code, is hereby amended to read as follows:
15-224 Correction Notice
(c) Correction Notice. Upon discovery of a correction condition, the
enforcement official shall issue a written correction notice to the responsible party
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by personal service or in accordance with the provisions of Section 1-27 of this
code. The responsible party's refusal to accept the correction citations(s) shall not
affect the validity or any other proceeding set forth in this article.
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. The effective date of this
ordinance is January 11, 2001.
PASSED AND APPROVED this 12th day of December, 2000.
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Attest:
City.Cierk Janet Berry
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I, JANET BERRY, City Clerk of the City of West Covina, California, do hereby certify
that the foregoing Ordinance No. 2064 was introduced and placed upon its first
reading at a regular meeting of the City Council on the 10' day of November, 2000. That
thereafter said Ordinance was duly adopted and passed at a regular meeting of the City
Council on the 12th day of December, 2000, by the following vote:
AYES: Howard, hlelendez, Touhey, Wong, Herfert
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
Approved as to form:
Ci y Attorney Arnq d Alvarez-Glasman
City Clerk Janet -Berry. , _ _
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