Ordinance - 2216ORDINANCE NO.2216
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WEST
COVINA, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING CHAPTER 26 (ZONING) OF THE
WEST COVINA MUNICIPAL CODE RELATED TO VEHICLE
STORAGE IN THE "SERVICE COMMERCIAL" (S-C) ZONE
. WHEREAS, on March 22, 2011, the Planning Commission initiated a code amendment
related to allowing vehicle storage in the "Service Commercial' (S-C) Zone; and
WHEREAS, the Planning Commission held a study session on the 22"d day of March, 2011,
to discuss potential revisions to the code; and
WHEREAS, the Planning Commission, upon giving the required notice, did on the 24 h day
of May, 2011, conduct a duly advertised public hearing as prescribed by law; and
WHEREAS, the Planning Commission, upon giving required notice, did on the 241" day
of May, 2011, conduct a duly advertised public hearing as prescribed by law, at which time the
Planning Commission adopted Resolution No. 11-5420 recommending to the City Council
approval of Code Amendment No. 11-03; and
WHEREAS, the City Council considered evidence presented by the Planning
Commission, Planning Department, and other interested parties at a duly advertised public
hearing on the 2Is' day of June, 2011; and
. WHEREAS, studies and investigations made by this Council and in its behalf reveal the
following. facts:
1. Penske Mercedes-Benz of West Covina has requested that the City allow for .vehicle
storage on two lots currently used for employee parking.
2. Under current zoning standards, vehicle storage lots are not allowed in the S-C zone. At
this time it is appropriate to consider amending the Municipal Code to allow the storage
of new vehicles in conjunction with an automobile dealership.
3. Due to the nature of storage lots, it is appropriate to require the submittal of an
administrative use permit to allow for review of the request, placement of conditions of
approval, and ability to review after approval.
4. The proposed action is considered to be exempt from the provisions of the California
Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), pursuant to Section 15061(b)(3) of the CEQA
Guidelines, in that the proposed action consists of a code amendment, which does not
have the potential for causing a significant effect on the environment.
NOW THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of West Covina does ordain as
follows:
SECTION NO. 1: The proposed action is considered to be exempt from the provisions
of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). Pursuant to 14 California Code of
Regulations, Sec. 15061(b)(3) the City Council finds that it can be seen with certainty that there
is no possibility that the activity in question may have a significant effect'on the environment,
and therefore the activity is not subject to CEQA.
SECTION NO. 2: Based on the evidence presented and the findings set forth, the City
Council of the City of West Covina approves Code Amendment No. 11-03 to amend Chapter 26,
Article XI (Nonresidential Uses) of the West Covina Municipal Code to read as shown on
Exhibit "A" attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference.
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SECTION NO. 3: This ordinance and the various parts thereof are hereby declared to
be severable. Should any section of this ordinance be declared by the courts to be
unconstitutional or invalid, such decision shall not affect the validity of the ordinance as a whole,
or any portion thereof other than the section so declared to be unconstitutional or invalid
. SECTION NO. 4: The City Clerk shall certify to the passage of this Ordinance and it
shall be published as required by law.
APPROVED AND ADOPTED on this 5`h day of July, 2011.
Mayor St e H fert
ATTEST:
I, LAURIE CARRICO, CITY CLERK of the City of West Covina, California, do hereby certify
that the foregoing Ordinance was regularly introduced and placed upon its first reading at a
regular meeting of the City Council on the 21 sc day of June, 2011. That thereafter said Ordinance
was duly adopted and passed at a regular meeting of the City Council on the 5ch day of July,
2011, by the following vote:
AYES: Armbrust, Lane, Touhey, Herfert
NOES: None
ABSENT: Sanderson
ABSTAIN: None
Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
C y Attorney Arnold Alvarez-Glasman
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EXHIBIT A
Article VI. PROCEDURE, HEARINGS, NOTICES, FEES AND CASES
26-206. Notices
d. For administrative use permits:
(1) A notice that describes the proposed project and indicates the length of the public review
period (including the last date that a request for a public hearing may be given to the
planning department) shall be mailed to owners and occupants of surrounding property as
indicated below. The public review period shall extend for ten (10) days from the date
that the initial notice was mailed, except in the case of large family day care homes which
shall have a public review period of fourteen (14) days. If a request for a hearing is
received during the specified time, a notice shall be mailed a minimum of seven (7) days
prior to the date of the hearing, indicating the date, time, and location of the scheduled
public hearing.
a. Adjacent properties: Notices shall be mailed to the property owners and occupants of
.the subject site and to the two (2) properties on both sides of the subject site in the
case of applications for secondary driveways.
b. One -hundred -foot noticing radius: Notices shall be mailed to the property owners and
occupants of the subject site and all properties within a radius of one hundred (100)
feet of the exterior boundaries of the subject site in the case of applications for the
following purposes: large family day care homes, miniature potbellied pigs, sign
exception review; outdoor uses within the outdoor uses overlay zone, wall and fence
height increases, and canopy structures.
c. Three -hundred -foot noticing radius: Notices shall be mailed to the property owners
and occupants of the subject site and all properties within a radius of three hundred
(300) feet of the exterior boundaries of the subject site in the case of applications for
the following purposes: large expansion and maximum unit size exception, two-story
additions, large accessory building, retaining walls, building and roof -mounted
wireless telecommunication antennae facilities, postal service uses, storage of new
vehicles when in coniunction with an automobile dealership, and computer
game/internet access centers as defined in section 26-685.2 .
Article XI. NONRESIDENTIAL USES.
26-597 Service, trade, cultural, public and private uses (except industrial or manufacturing).
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