Resolution - 5877CJ
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RESOLUTION NO. 5877
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF WEST COVINA, CALIFORNIA, REQUESTING THAT
THE COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES AMEND ITS SUBDIVISION
ORDINANCE TO PROVIDE FOR DEDICATION AND IMPROVE-
MENTS OF THE PERIPHERAL STREETS AND MAJOR AND
SECONDARY HIGHWAYS AS A CONDITION OF SUBDIVISION
APPROVAL
WHEREAS, all cities in the East San Gabriel Valley
are undergound tremendous growth in residential development;
and
WHEREAS, the adjacent areas within the County are
subject to the same internal growth; and
WHEREAS, the cities in the East Sari Gabriel Valley
have a consistent policy of requiring full street improvements
adjacent to a subdivision in conjunction with the subdivider's
developments; and
WHEREAS, Los Angeles County Subdivision Ordinance does
not require street improvement on peripheral'streets for sub-
divisions; and
WHEREAS, the County's Subdivision Ordinance provisions
regarding improvements on secondary major highways was based on
the County being obligated to.make such improvements with County
resources; and
WHEREAS, this process will be haitpered by lack of County
funds for said improvements; and
WHEREAS, these streets will go unimproved and become a
burden in the orderly planned growth'of the County and adjacent
cities; and
WHEREAS, the continuation of such ordinances will deter
the orderly growth and development of cities and encourage the
continuation of fragmental jurisdictional boundaries; and
WHEREAS, the Land Use Element of the draft proposed
County General Plan does address this problem; and
WHEREAS, until the County General Plan is adopted and
implemented there is no authority to require said improvements.
NOW, THEREFORE, the City of West Covina hereby resolved
that:
SECTION 1. That the County amend the Subdivision
Ordinance, Sections 191, 191.2, 191.4,
192.4, 192.5, 192.6, 196.6 and 196.8
to require full street improvements ad-
jacent to the subdivision as a condition
of subdivision approvals in the East San
Gabriel Valley.
SECTION 2. That these amendments be adopted as an
urgency ordinance.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Cityi:Clerk shall
certify to the adoption of this resolution.
APPROVED and ADOPTED this 12th day of March, 1979.
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Mayor
ATTEST:
City Clerk
I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing Resolution No. 5877
was duly adopted by the City Council of the City of West Covina,
• at a regular meeting thereof held on the 12th day of March, 1979,
by the following vote of the.�Council:.
AYES: Councilmen: Miller, Shearer, Browne,.Chappell, Tice
NOES: Councilmen: None
ABSENT: Councilmen: None
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
City Attorney
City Clerk
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