West Covina

City Council

January 16, 2024 Item #6

Agenda Item 6

6) PUBLIC HEARING REGARDING DEVELOPMENT CODE UPDATE (CODE AMENDMENT\nNO. 23-01), INCLUDING ASSOCIATED INITIAL STUDY AND NEGATIVE DECLARATION\nPURSUANT TO THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT, GENERAL PLAN\nAMENDMENT NO. 23-02, AND ORDINANCE NO. 2919 APPROVING THE DEVELOPMENT\nCODE UPDATE, AMENDING CHAPTERS 7, 15, 17, AND 24 OF THE WEST COVINA\nMUNICIPAL CODE, AND AMENDING THE DOWNTOWN PLAN AND CODE\nIt is recommended that the City Council:\n1. Conduct a public hearing;\n2. Adopt the following resolutions:\nRESOLUTION NO. 2024-4 - A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE\nCITY OF WEST COVINA, CALIFORNIA, ADOPTING THE NEGATIVE\nDECLARATION FOR THE DEVELOPMENT CODE UPDATE (CODE AMENDMENT\nNO. 23-01) PURSUANT TO THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT\nRESOLUTION NO. 2024-5 - A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE\nCITY OF WEST COVINA, CALIFORNIA, APPROVING GENERAL PLAN\nAMENDMENT NO. 23-02 TO AMEND THE LAND USE ELEMENT TO CHANGE\nTHE LAND USE DESIGNATIONS OF CERTAIN PROPERTIES AND MAKING A\nDETERMINATION THAT THE PROJECT IS EXEMPT FROM THE CALIFORNIA\nENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT PURSUANT TO CEQA GUIDELINES SECTION\n15061(B)(3) (COMMON SENSE EXEMPTION); and\n3. Introduce the following ordinance:\nORDINANCE NO. 2519 - AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY\nOF WEST COVINA, CALIFORNIA, APPROVING CODE AMENDMENT NO. 23-01,\nTHE DEVELOPMENT CODE UPDATE, AMENDING CHAPTER 7 (BUILDINGS\nAND BUILDING REGULATIONS), CHAPTER 15 (MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS\nRELATING TO PUBLIC HEALTH, AND SAFETY), CHAPTER 17 (PLANNING),\nCHAPTER 19 (STREETS, SIDEWALKS, AND PUBLIC PLACES), AND CHAPTER\n24 (VEGETATION) OF THE WEST COVINA MUNICIPAL CODE, AND AMENDING\nTHE DOWNTOWN PLAN AND CODE