WEST COVINA MUNICIPAL CODE

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GENERAL ORDINANCES OF THE CITY

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Adopted: November 13, 1979

Effective: December 13, 1979

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Published in 1979 by Order of the City Council

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OFFICIALS

of the

CITY OF WEST COVINA, CALIFORNIA

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Robert L. Bacon

Mayor

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Forest Tennant

Mayor Pro Tem

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Kenneth I. Chappell

Chester E. Shearer

Nancy Manners

Council Members

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Herman R. Fast

City Manager

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Helene M. Mooney

City Clerk

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Yvonne Calmes

City Treasurer

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Colin Lennard

City Attorney

PREFACE

The West Covina Municipal Code is a complete codification of the ordinances of a general and permanent nature enacted by the Council. As expressed in the Adopting Ordinance, this Code repeals all ordinances inconsistent herewith. The Code contains only ordinances of a general and permanent nature prescribed for and affecting the public as a whole. It should be noted that a reference in a history note to "Code 1960" refers to the 1960 Code of the city as supplemented through Ordinance No. 1261 of December 23, 1974. Special ordinances or ordinances dealing with only a portion of the inhabitants of the City, rather than all of them, or relating to special purposes such as ordinances levying special assessments, providing for bond issues, vacating streets, etc., are not included herein.

The chapters of the Code have been conveniently arranged in alphabetical order and the various sections within each chapter have been appropriately catchlined to facilitate usage. Footnotes which tie related sections of the Code together and which refer to relevant state laws have been included. The source of each section is cited in parentheses following the section. The absence of such a citation indicates that the section is new and was adopted for the first time with the adoption of the Code.

Numbering System

The numbering system used in this Code is the same system used in many state and municipal codes. Each section number consists of two component parts separated by a dash, the figure before the dash referring to the chapter number and the figure after the dash referring to the position of the section within the chapter. Thus, the first section of Chapter 1 is numbered 1-1 and the sixteenth section of Chapter 7 is numbered 7-16. Under this system, each section is identified with its title and, at the same time, new sections may be inserted in their proper places by using the decimal system for amendments. By way of illustration, if new material consisting of three sections that would logically come between Sections 5-16 and 5-17 is to be added, the new sections would be numbered 5-16.1, 5-16.2, and 5-16.3. New chapters may be included by the addition of a decimal after the chapter number. Thus, if the new material is to be included between Chapters 12 and 13, it will be designated as Chapter 12.5. Care should be taken that the alphabetical arrangements of chapters is maintained when including new chapters. New articles and divisions may be included in the same way, or in case of articles, may be placed at the end of the chapter embracing the subject, and, in the case of divisions may be placed at the end of the article embracing the subject, the next successive number being assigned to the article or division.

Looseleaf Supplements

A special feature of this Code is the looseleaf system of binding and supplemental servicing. With this looseleaf system, the Code will be kept up-to-date periodically. Upon the final passage of amendatory ordinances, they will be properly edited and the page or pages affected will be reprinted. These new pages will be distributed to the holders of the volumes, with instructions for the manner of inserting the new pages and deleting the obsolete pages. Each such amendment when incorporated into the Code, may be cited as a part thereof as provided in Section 13 of the Adopting Ordinance.

The successful maintenance of this Code up-to-date at all times will depend largely upon the holder of the volumes. As revised sheets are received it will become the responsibility of the holder to have the amendments inserted according to the attached instructions. It is strongly recommended by the publishers that all such amendments be inserted immediately upon receipt to avoid misplacing them, and that all deleted pages be saved and filed for historical reference.

Index

The general index to the Code has been prepared with the greatest of care. Each item has been placed under several headings, some of the headings being couched in lay phraseology, others in legal terminology, and still others in language generally used by city officials and employees. There are numerous cross references within the index which stand as guideposts to direct the user to the particular item in which he is interested.

This Code is presented for the use and benefit of the citizens of the City of West Covina, California.

November, 1979

MUNICIPAL CODE CORPORATION

Tallahassee, Florida

ORDINANCE NO. 1457

An Ordinance Adopting and Enacting a Municipal Code of the City of West Covina, California; Establishing the Same; Providing for the Repeal of Certain Ordinances not Included Therein, Except as Herein Expressly Provided; Providing for the Effective Date of such Code and a Penalty for the Violation Thereof; Providing for the Manner of Amending Such Code; and Providing When This Ordinance Shall Become Effective.

The City Council of the City of West Covina Does Ordain as Follows:

Section 1. That pursuant to the California Government Code Section 50022.1, the West Covina Municipal Code consisting of Chapters 1 to 26, each inclusive, is hereby adopted and enacted as the "West Covina Municipal Code" and shall be treated and considered as a new and original comprehensive ordinance which shall supersede all other general and permanent ordinances passed by the City Council on or before Ordinance No. 1426, adopted February 12, 1979, to the extent provided in Section 2 hereof.

Section 2. That all provisions of such Code shall be in full force and effect from and after the 13th day of December, 1979, and all ordinances of a general and permanent nature of the City of West Covina enacted on final passage on or before Ordinance No. 1426, adopted February 12, 1979 are hereby repealed, except as hereinafter provided.

Section 3. That the repeal provided for in Section 2 hereof shall not affect any of the following:

(1) Any offense or act committed or done or any penalty or forfeiture incurred or any contract or right established or accruing before the effective date of such Code;

(2) Any ordinance promising or guaranteeing the payment of money for the City, or authorizing the issuance of any bonds of the City or any evidence of the City's indebtedness;

(3) Any contract or obligation assumed by the City;

(4) Any right or franchise granted by the City;

(5) Any ordinance dedicating, naming, establishing, locating, relocating, opening, paving, widening, vacating, etc., any street or public way in the City;

(6) Any ordinance relating to specific public improvements or assessments therefor;

(7) Any ordinance establishing or prescribing grades for streets;

(8) Any appropriation ordinance or ordinance providing for the levy of taxes or for an annual budget;

(9) The electrical regulations of the City;

(10) The Subdivision Ordinances of the City;

(11) Any ordinance establishing the compensation of municipal officers or employees, not inconsistent herewith;

(12) Any ordinance dedicating or accepting any plat or subdivision in the City;

(13) The administrative ordinances not in conflict or inconsistent with the provisions of such Code;

(14) Any ordinance relating to the boundaries of the City;

(15) The traffic ordinances or resolutions of the City, not inconsistent with such Code;

(16) Any prosecution, suit or proceeding pending or any judgment rendered on or before the effective date of such Code;

(17) Any ordinance enacted after Ordinance No. 1426, adopted February 12, 1979.

The repeal provided for in Section 2 hereof shall not be construed to revive any ordinance or part thereof that has been repealed by a subsequent ordinance which is repealed by this ordinance.

Section 4. Pursuant to the Government Code Section 50022.1, by the adoption of the City Code, the City hereby ratifies the adoption and enactment, as amended and modified by said City Code, of the following secondary codes:

(1) The Uniform Building Code, 1976 Edition and the appendices and indices printed therein, and the Uniform Building Code Standards, 1976 Edition approved by the International Conference of Building Officials;

(2) The Uniform Mechanical Code, 1976 Edition, including all appendices and indices, approved by the International Conference of Building Officials;

(3) The Uniform Housing Code, 1976 Edition, including all appendices and indices, adopted by the International Conference of Building Officials;

(4) The National Electrical Code, 1975 Edition, and the appendices and indices printed therein, adopted by the National Fire Protection Association;

(5) The Uniform Plumbing Code, 1976 Edition, and the appendices and indices printed therein, adopted by the International Association of Plumbing and Mechanical Officials;

(6) The Uniform Code for the Abatement of Dangerous Buildings, 1976 Edition, including all appendices and indices approved by the International Conference of Building Officials;

(7) The Uniform Fire Code, 1976 Edition, including appendices B, C, D, E and G (except for article 12), as approved by the International Conference of Building Officials and the Western Fire Chiefs Association;

(8) The Uniform Sign Code, 1976 Edition, including all appendices and indices, approved by the International Conference of Building Officials;

(9) The Standard Specifications For Public Works Construction, 1976 Edition, promulgated by the Joint Committee of the Southern California Chapters of the American Public Works Association and the Associated General Contractors of America.

Section 5. Whenever in the City Code or in any other ordinance of the City, any act is prohibited or is made or declared to be unlawful or a misdemeanor, where no specific penalty is provided therefor, the violation of any such provision of the City Code or any other ordinance of the City shall be punished by a fine not exceeding Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00), or imprisonment for a term not exceeding six (6) months, or by both such fine and imprisonment.

Every day any violation of the City Code or any other ordinance of the City shall continue constitutes a separate offense.

Section 6. Any and all additions or amendments to such Code, when passed in such form as to indicate the intention of the City Council to make the same a part thereof, shall be deemed to be incorporated in such Code so that reference to the West Covina Municipal Code shall be understood and intended to include such additions and amendments.

Section 7. A copy of such Code shall be kept on file in the offices of the City Clerk preserved in looseleaf form, or in such other form as the City Clerk may consider most expedient. It shall be the express duty of the City Clerk or someone authorized by him, to insert in their proper places all amendments or ordinances which indicate the intention of the City Council to make the same a part of such Code when the same have been printed or reprinted in page form, and to extract from the Code all provisions which may be from time to time repealed by the City Council. This copy of such Code shall be available for all persons desiring to examine the same and shall be considered the official West Covina Municipal Code and any copy of such Code certified by the City Clerk shall be the official West Covina Municipal Code, at the date of such certification.

Section 8. In case of the amendment of any section of such Code for which a penalty is not provided, the general penalty as provided in Section 5 of this Ordinance and Section 1-37 of such Code shall apply to the section as amended. In case such amendment contains provisions for which a penalty, other than the aforementioned general penalty, is provided in another section in the same chapter, the penalty so provided in such other section shall be held to relate to the section so amended, unless such penalty is specifically repealed therein.

Section 9. It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation in the City to change or amend by additions or deletions, any part or portions thereof, or to alter or tamper with such Code in any manner whatsoever which will cause the law of the City of West Covina to be misrepresented thereby. Any person, firm or corporation violating this section shall be punished as provided in Section 5 of this Ordinance and Section 1-37 of such Code.

Section 10. All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith, with the exception of any ordinance enacted after Ordinance No. 1426 adopted February 12, 1979, are, to the extent of such conflict, hereby repealed, as of the effective date of this ordinance, but shall remain in full force and effect until such date.

Section 11. This ordinance shall become effective on the day of December 13, 1979.

INTRODUCED this 22nd day of October, 1979.

PASSED AND ADOPTED as an ordinance of the City of West Covina at a regular meeting thereof held on the 13th day of November, 1979, by the following vote:

AYES,

COUNCILMEN: Miller, Tice, Shearer, Browne, Chappell

NOES,

COUNCILMEN: None

ABSENT, COUNCILMEN: None

(SEAL) ATTEST: