Ordinance - 2220ORDINANCE NO.2220
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WEST
COVINA, CALIFORNIA, PROHIBITING CONSTRUCTION OF GUEST
HOUSES, HABITABLE SPACE ADDITIONS, SPORTS COURTS, TENNIS
COURTS, SWIMMING POOLS AND OTHER SIMILAR TYPES OF
IMPROVEMENTS ON THE REAR, LOWER PORTION OF EQUESTRIAN
ORIENTED PROPERTIES IN SPECIFIED AREAS, OF THE CITY
PENDING COMPLETION OF STUDY AND REPORT BY THE PLANNING
COMMISSION PERTAINING TO THE PROPER CONDITIONS / AND
REGULATIONS FOR SUCH USES, DECLARING THIS AN INTERIM
ZONING ORDINANCE, AND SETTING FORTH FACTS CONSTITUTING
THE SAME AS AN URGENCY ORDINANCE
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WEST COVINA CALIFORNIA DOES HEREBY
ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION NO. 1: Pending the completion'of a study by the Planning Commission
and/or the adoption of new zoning regulations, the approval or issuance of any licenses, permits,
grading permits, building permits, tentative parcel or tract maps or other entitlements for the
construction of guest houses, habitable space additions, sports courts, tennis courts, swimming
pools and other similar types of improvements on the rear, lower portion of the'properties further
than 125 feet from the front property line is prohibited for properties located at 2633, 2641,
2653, 2707, 2715, 2727, 2743, 2755, 2769, and 2807 Vanderhoof Drive, West Covina, California
("Properties").
SECTION NO.2: The City Council directs the Planning Commission to immediately
commence studies and hearings pertaining to the proper conditions of approval, and regulations
for the construction of guest houses, habitable space 'additions, sports courts, tennis courts,
swimming pools and other similar types of improvements on the rear, lower portion of the
properties in consideration of the current and historical use of the properties for equestrian
purposes.
SECTION NO. 3: This Ordinance is an Interim Zoning Ordinance enacted pursuant
to Sections 36934 and 65858 of the Government Code of the State of California, and in
accordance therewith, shall be of no further force and effect forty-five (45) days after the
adoption of this Ordinance unless after notice pursuant to Section 65090, and public hearing, the
City Council shall extend this Ordinance in accordance with the terms and provisions of Section
65858 of the Government Code. The City Council hereby finds, determines and declares that the
immediate preservation of the public peace, health, safety and welfare necessitates the enactment
of this Ordinance as an Urgency Ordinance. The City Council further finds there is a current and
immediate threat to the public health, safety and welfare necessitating the adoption of this
Ordinance as an Interim Zoning Ordinance under Section 65858. Said findings are as follows:
1. The City has received applications for the development of guest houses and other
similar structures within the areas of the Properties. .These applications may adversely affect or
conflict with current and future equestrian uses, regulations and setbacks within the Properties.
2. If an Urgency Interim Zoning Ordinance is not adopted immediately, the
processing of these applications under the existing City of -West Covina code provisions could
result in conflicts between residential and equestrian uses and the irreversible loss of properties
available for equestrian use, and render ineffective any new laws, permits, or regulations
concerning the preservation of equestrian use properties.
3. Equestrian use properties require special consideration due to the complexity of
balancing residential property owner rights with the need to preserve equestrian use properties.
4. The economic and social welfare effects of loss versus preservation of equestrian
use properties needs to be studied in relation to the overall benefits or detriments to the economic
and social welfare of the community.
Ordinance No. 2220
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SECTION NO.4: The provisions of this Ordinance shall not apply to the following:
1. The issuance of permits for alterations or additions to the primary residence
and/or issuance of permits for accessory structures within 125 feet of the front property line.
2. The issuance of demolition permits issued by order of the Building Official for
purposes of protecting the public health, safety, and welfare due to damage to a structure caused
by fire, earthquake, or other natural calamity.
SECTION NO. 5: 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 the adoption of a zoning moratorium
ordinance which does not have the potential for causing a significant effect on the environment.
SECTION NO. 6: The City Council hereby declares it would have passed this
Ordinance sentence by sentence, paragraph by paragraph, and section by section, and does
hereby declare that the provisions of this Ordinance are severable and, if for any reason any
sentence, paragraph, or section of this Ordinance shall be held invalid, such decision shall not
affect the validity of the remaining parts of this Ordinance.
SECTION NO. 7: At least ten days before the expiration or extension of this
Ordinance, the City Council shall issue a written report describing the measures taken to address
the preservation of equestrian use properties.
SECTION NO. 8: The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this Ordinance, and
the City Clerk shall cause this Ordinance to be posted or published as prescribed by law. This
Ordinance shall take effect immediately upon adoption.
APPROVED AND ADOPTED onlhe'6t' day of September, 2011.
ATTEST:
Clerk Laurie Carrico
I, LAURIE CARRICO, CITY CLERK of the City of West Covina, California, do hereby certify
that the foregoing Ordinance was introduced and adopted at a regular meeting of the City
Council on the 6tn day of September, 2011 by the following vote:
AYES: Lane, Sanderson, Touhey, Herfert
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: Armbrust
City Clerk La rie Carrico
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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Ci Attrney Arnold Alvarez-Glasman
CERTIFICATION
I, Susan Rush, Assistant City Clerk of the City of West Covina, State of California, do
hereby certify that a true and accurate copy of Ordinance No. 2220 was duly enacted and passed
by the West Covina City Council, and caused to be posted pursuant to law (G.C. 36933), at the
following locations:
West Covina City Clerk's Office (3rd floor)
Los Angeles County Public Library (West Covina Branch)
West Covina Police Department (front lobby)
Susan Rush, Assistant City Clerk
Posted: September 8, 2011