Ordinance - 2300ORD[ NA INCE AGO.2MO
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CFFY CCRJNC IL OF THE CITY
OF ATW COVI NA CALI FORD A APPROVING CODE
AMENDMENT INO. 1543. RELATED TO THE OFFMTE
STI)RA[:F OF VEHICLES BY AUTOMOBILE
DEALERSHIPS
I I EREV%, on Ow 1 nth day of Nov mnbcr, 2015, dr. Planning Commission inifiated a
wk am m m to establish cwd.ards for off site Mmge of -.icle% In- auU*"abi!* kIcr hjp%
WA
W'1 E Ft F ASS the Planning Cor=_ scion held a study scmi-on on the .20 day of May,
2016; and
F1E1�.1�WS, ihe t'latining Co�t�t37issio ti, u�,'ri"h Riving t�ruineLl n� 1iWC. d' d Qn j he 2O day or
July. 2016, amduct a duly ;idyerliscd public homing as presoeibed by Jaw, at vdii ch l inic the
pltu kg Commis&i on adopwd kesoJ utim No. 16-:5$19 recommekiditl 6 tv the City Cklutwi 14I wail
C;fCotide Amendmcryl No. tice?;and
H ERLAS, the City Council cr wd-dered evil-ence prc-.mntcd by the Plonn I ng
C'OID31 LINS i «1i, Planning Vtparcmcnt, and other int and parties ak a duly a4vurt I sad putil e
hrari ny orti I ho 25 a of September, 2016; and
W11 F REAS, studics and i nwcstigations made by thl's Coonc iJ and i n its hehal f reveal
the 1'0 llow Gng
1. The Municipal Cade does not currently allow the terra wary use of uff-sift~ storgc of
v chi-cIcs bV womobi Ic dcalcrswps.
2, tO the a111WrkLC of standard! roe khc trmporar nsc of catT-dike slumgr or whicles.
ft City is aware ff at auto dealerships have 1-ca5cd a vanety in the City to more their
wh ii k m 11 is a ry to develop slatuiwdsi whem oI=site mwage of vehl iex nwy
be appropriate in designated zones.
. 11w auloanobik dcalcy5hip Industry is imcrmcd in thu ability to pru% idc WkWW Rw
r 'milk les on of -site vacant oar underutilized sites
4_ 11w propasc d action is comidcnA No be exempt from the provisions of the -Cali fornm
-!o1wjmna F%W QLmIkv Act (CE AX pwswmN. No Section 15%1(hX 3) of 11w CI %QA
Ovidclines, in that iJhc proposed =ion cart_sism of a code amendment. which dk trial
hm the p for causing a sitmificam effect on the ew mi nrneni.
NOW' TI I I:kl--' FOIE BE 1l` 1 - L-V1D_ LF6• the City Cwmil of the Cite of We-% Co+'iw
� rollo+�lr:
SF(TFli lN_ NO, E: The above nbLiIaU arc wr and cAnnety and are HK.(Prrx)ra4q hCftjPt is if
%et funh i`rercin in frill
4EQ-10S NQr 2: Hase,d m the evidetr,ce pie.senued and &, rrndir 1WI fob C
_fin ro&nm No, 15-03 1-3 harbry foatd iv be evnsimcni m-hh the Wcst C im Ckneng Plan :rrkl the
i mpkrmnta1wn themsof and d= 1he public r ecesc;t%- convenier _ Vencral vmlfm, and goexl
Apni% pr ctiom rNuix Co& At11cmkr�ekll No- 15-03-
, EUM, b%, 3: Bated on the CAIldcauc presenlcd and Rhe Finding, Scl lbrth. the
111mirg Cortinri-4sion of the City of WeA Covina hereby recommends to the City Council Of thic
Oily -of wc5t COV111a that it appruvt5 Code Am "nclmcnt Na. 15-03 rn amend CKVIv ?fi f /MingE
of the Wcs1 Covina Municipal Ccdc to read as shorNm on Exhibit `-A."
SC'1[f _ I The City C-aunil fimis [hat aaiuption 4, t thi+ d)rciinurre i wxn1pt
ht.-Cause it can be men with certainty that there is no passibility that Code A.Mendment No- 15-01
Nvi 11 havt a signi ii Cam efeLt on the environment (CEQA Guide lines section 15061 (h)(1 ) 1.
SECTION NO. 5: Any provision of the West Corinna Mirnicipa I CPdU Or Rppandkos
111=10 iil-Wilsisl-Unt with the PNVi stioii-s of this Ocdi nance. tip the ezxrent of -'-W11 illcoai;ri stencivi
aixd 110 furthe r, is hereby repealed or modified to that extant necessary to off'oc:t Lhe prov i siorLs o f
rhilOT&,arnvc,
SE(J-110 Iti NO. 6: %hGuld an}- pra- vision of this Ord inanev, or its appl "time 10 1111 %
puson or c:imumstmicu, 4L determined by a coup of coo etem jurisdiction to by u1tt,Lk%i A1,
ltrtenfi rccablc at othcmv sc void. tbal aTninaljon ski I havi� on eifect ov any oflwr provi %kc, IX
Cif this Ord finance or the appikatiOn of this Or+dinaum 10 wiv c+1hrT pceb�on or ViMurrrstaNC nnd,10
thw curl, IS-- pnwkions hereof are Severable- The City Courreil of the City of NVe"I covrirm
d"1 atc5 Thal it would bavc akpgcd all Ibc pgvv-1M m of #1 s 00i n ,� tluit remain valid if any
pnivi rilons of Luis Ordirmce are dec]ared inr�iid.
IEl N!j 7: T-he CIL) Clerk skrali culifi- to the PLWW and apli,on of tWS
ordumrlo.e. ca ing n to be pDstcd or pub sbW as rcquircd bk- lew and it 4Wl be &ecljvc thirty (30)
d1q-S a1w ilt� ir++,"itid-r_
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED on this $h dap o E' 00L) r, 2016.
burly Ha Brariam
City Attorney
C�3' Z�7�
9tor Toma
ATTEST:
Cite Clerk
1. NICKOLAS S. LEWIS, CLTY CLERK OF this City of Wu5i Cov_=, Callfurnia, do hcmby
-certify that the foregoing Orlin rice was, regularly introduced and placed upon its first reading at
a regular meting of the City C'ounvil can the 20d` day of Scp[cmber, 2016, That thureAcr said
Ordi rrance wm; duly adapted. and paced at a regul ar meed rig of the C ity Counci] on the Nh day -of
October, 2016, by th-c following NnDtc:
AYES-. JohnnsDn, Spcnm Warshaw, Wu, Torna
NOES; Nom-
Af3ENT- Gone
ABSTAIN; None
Nickolas S_ LGwis
City clerk
E mbibit A
CHAPTER 26 ZONING
SECTION 1. Section 26-206 of Article VI of Chapt-cr 2.6 of the West Covina Municipal Code,
Notice%, is aniended to read as follows;
:sec. 26-607, — Vehiel4 Strom-ge,
Primary and permanent use of veh isle storage shal l riot bye perm'tied in & v zone. A temporary
use as an acccssury iisw for th-c storage of vehicl4os may be permitted suhj ect to all of the
l'o] owing cornditioris
a) Temporary usL! of vtffiWlc storage shall be grants d only to an auto dcalcrship with a
valid existing, busin 9 liven _
h) Temporary use of vehicle storage may be perm fitted on a vacant 1 rat Wish no
di sir-otionary r-eview. Vacant ]Ots used for such purposes shall conip] y wi III the
(o I ]owing star�d�rds:
. Lots sha] I be gated and fenc vd with posts that arc anchored into the ground and
sha] I not lwe I ocated on puNic property or right-of-way,
1 The gates on the fencing to allow vehicle access sha] I be setback froin the curb
a mi rtimum of 20 Meet.
3. Lots sha] I harp c a finish-cd surface of a m in imuni three (3) inches of gravel base_
aspWt. eotxrole or Pn-r lend cowete,
4_ In such cases where gravel base is instal led a Stabilized Construction
Enlranw .'Exi t shall be providcd in-compliamc with the most current cd itien o f
the ! os Angeles Couiuy Department of 'Public Works Best ;Managment
Practicc [Manual,
c) Temporary use of vehicle storage may be permitted -on surplus parking spaces based on
standards as be lbrih in sec tiuns 26-581 and 26-58Zand shall require the approval of an
administrative use pen -nit pursuant to section 26-270_ Time frames for approval shall be
as follow3:
] _ Temporary use shall be permitted up to one (1 ) calendar year from the date of
appruv 1, A one (1) year ex tcnsion may be approval if the of the
original permit have been met.
2. Any reclucst for an extension of limn i or u irmporary mr bcyond swu (2) years
shall he subject to Planning Cumin fission review and approval1 _