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ORDINANCE NO. 2321
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF AZUSA AMENDING SECTION 19. 48 . 060 OF THE
AZUSA MUNICIPAL CODE RELATING TO LANDSCAPING
REQUIREMENTS FOR OFF-STREET PARKING
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF AZUSA DOES ORDAIN AS
FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. The City Council of the City of Azusa
does hereby find, determine and declare that:
A. The change and amendment to the zoning
ordinance set forth below was duly initiated,
and notice of public hearings thereon were
duly given and published in accordance with
applicable law.
B. Public hearings thereon were duly held
by the Planning Commission of the City of
Azusa on June 18, 1986, and by the City Council
of the City of Azusa on July 21, 1986.
C. On June 18, 1986, the Planning Commission
of the City of Azusa by Resolution No. 2332
recommended to the City Council that the pro-
posed amendment to the Azusa Municipal Code
Zoning Title 19 be adopted.
D. The City Council has considered all of the
information presented to it at the public
hearing held on July 21, 1986, and finds,
determines and declares that the public neces-
sity, convenience, general welfare and good
zoning practice require that the zone text
amendment set forth in this ordinance be
adopted.
E. The City Council further finds, determines
and declares that the zone text amendment is
consistent with the General Plan of the City
of Azusa and all the elements thereof.
F. In taking this action the City Council
considered the effects of the decision on the
housing needs of the region in which the City
is located and balanced those needs against
the public service needs of the City residents
and available fiscal and environmental
resources .
SECTION 2. Section 19. 40. 060 of the Azusa Municipal
Code is hereby amended to read as follows:
"19. 48 . 060 LANDSCAPING REQUIREMENTS.
Landscaping of open parking areas in commercial
and industrial zoned properties shall be pro-
vided in all parking areas having 15 or more
parking spaces as follows:
(1) An amount equal to not less than
two percent of the gross parking area,
which for the purposes of calculation
shall include all that area improved
and used for the parking of vehicles,
as well as aisles, shall be landscaped
and maintained as interior landscaping.
(2) A three (3) ft. wide planting shall
be required along the perimeter of the
parking area, except where the parking
area abuts the entrances of the buildings
on the subject property. Said land-
scaping shall not be considered as part
of any required interior landscaping.
(3) This section shall apply only to
parking areas open, developed, altered
or enlarged after July 3, 1967. "
SECTION 3. The City Clerk shall certify the passage
of this ordinance and shall cause it to be published in the
manner required by law.
PASSED AND APPROVED this 18th day of August
1986.
4644eYOR
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ) ss.
CITY OF AZUSA
I, ADOLPH SOLIS, City Clerk of the City of Azusa,
do hereby certify that the foregoing Ordinance No. 2321
was regularly introduced and placed upon its first reading
at a regular meeting of the City Council on the 4th day of
August , 1986. That thereafter, said Ordinance was duly
adopted and passed at a regular meeting of the City Council
on the 18th day of August , 1986, by the following vote,
to wit:
AYES: COUNCIL MEMBERS: AVILA, COOK, CRUZ, LATTA, MOSES
NOES: COUNCIL MEMBERS: NONE
ABSENT: COUNCIL MEMBERS: NONE
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