Ordinance - 2255ORDINANCE NO.2255
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WEST
COVINA, CALIFORNIA REPEALING ORDINANCE NO. 2243 AND
ORDINANCE NO. 2245 PROHIBITING GRADING OR CONSTRUCTION
OF RESIDENTIAL STRUCTURES IN SPECIFIED AREAS OF THE CITY
WHEREAS, on May 7, 2013, the City Council adopted urgency West Covina City
Council Ordinance No. 2243 prohibiting the construction of residential structures on 79
undeveloped residential lots remaining on the Skyview Lane, Rolling Hills Road, Countrywood
Lane, Hidden Valley Drive, Inspiration Point, Outlook Lane, Sunrise Road, Horizon Hills Drive,
Majestic Street, and Mountain Ridge Road located in the hills of the City of West Covina (the
"Properties"), West Covina; and
WHEREAS, on June 4, 2013, the City Council adopted West Covina City Council
Ordinance No. 2245 extending the effective date of urgency Ordinance No. 2243; and
WHEREAS, the City Council has determined that there is no longer a need for the zoning
moratorium enacted by West Covina City Council Ordinances No. 2243 and No. 2245.
NOW THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WEST COVINA
CALIFORNIA DOES HEREBY ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION NO. 1: West Covina City Council Ordinance Nos. 2243 and 2245 are
repealed per the statutory requirements of State law.
SECTION NO. 2: 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 repeal of a zoning moratorium
ordinance which does not have the potential for causing a significant effect on the environment.
SECTION NO. 3: 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. 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 21St day of January 2014.
ATTEST:
City Clerk Nickolas S. Lewis
Ordinance No. 2255
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I, NICHOLAS S. LEWIS, CITY CLERK of the City of West Covina, California, do hereby
certify that the foregoing Ordinance had its first reading and was introduced during theregular
meeting of the City Council on the 21" day of January, 2014 and had its second reading and was
adopted and passed during the regular meeting of the City Council on the 41h day of February,
2014 by the following vote:
AYES: Spence, Sykes, Toma, Warshaw, Herfert
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: None
City Clerk NickolAs S. Lewis
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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Ci Attorney AnIold 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
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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
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