Ordinance No. 982
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ORDINANCE NO. 982
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF VERNON ADOPTING THE COMPREHENSIVE ZONING
ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF VERNON, MAKING FINDINGS
WITH RESPECT THERETO, DECLARING THE URGENCY
THEREOF, AND THAT IT WILL TAKE IMMEDIATE EFFECT
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WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Vernon adopted
Zoning Ordinance No. 856 effective August 1, 1975; and
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Vernon as an
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emergency measure adopted Ordinance No. 975 effective April 5,
1988, entitled "Interim Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance," which
was subsequently amended and extended by Ordinance No. 976, ef-
fective May 17, 1988, and amended by Ordinance No. 979, effec-
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tive December 22, 1988: and
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WHEREAS, the "Interim Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance"
No. 975 as amended by Ordinance Nos. 976 and 979 expired on
April 5, 1989 and the 1975 Zoning Ordinance is now in effect;
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and
WHEREAS, the Vernon General Plan adopted by Resolution
No. 5609 on April 18, 1989, defines categories of land use
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devoted to general industrial, heavy industrial,
commercial/industrial, and public facilitieslinstitutional along
with two overlay districts for which the 1975 Zoning Ordinance
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has no such comparable designations: and
WHEREAS, these categories have been designed to en-
courage growth patterns in the City that are compatible with the
infrastructure of the City which was established when it was in-
corporated in 1905 and the street system which was laid out
shortly thereafter: and
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WHEREAS, most streets in Vernon are of insufficient
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width and cannot safely handle the large trucks that have been
introduced over the last decades; and due to the intensive
development along the street right-of-way, in most instances it
is not economically feasible to widen the streets to safely ac-
commodate today's large trucks; and
WHEREAS, the traffic problem is especially critical at
street intersections near large warehouse distribution
facilities and truck terminals which customarily handle large
trucks, thus di.rectly contributing to the traffic problem; and
WHEREAS, by imposing development standards and
restricting new construction of these facilities to the M-2 zone
where the street system is more compatible, it is anticipated
that further deterioration in traffic conditions will be halted
and that over a period of time the conditions will improve; and
WHEREAS, over the last decade the number of Vernon's
industries has decreased as a direct result of industrial land
being recycled for large warehousing; and
WHEREAS, the loss of manufacturing is detrimental to
city owned utilities since the large warehouses and truck ter-
minals are low water and power users, and since the loss in
power and water consumption places additional burdens on remain-
ing manufacturing facilities as they must pick up a propor-
tionately larger share of the fixed costs associated with the
water and power plant operations; and
WHEREAS, the loss of industries also results in a
reduction of jObs in manufacturing which are normally filled by
residents of the surrounding communities; and
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WHEREAS, the Vernon General Plan meets these concerns,
but the 1975 Zoning Ordinance is not consistent therewith, and
if land use projects, both discretionary and nondiscretionary,
were approved pursuant to the 1975 Zoning Ordinance, they would
conflict with the Vernon General Plan: and
WHEREAS, California Government Code Section 65858
authorizes adopting as an urgency measure, an interim ordinance
prohibiting any uses which may be in conflict with a con-
templated general plan; and
WHEREAS, Article IV, Section 4 of the Charter of the
Ci ty of Vernon authorizes the City Council to declare that an
ordinance is "an emergency measure for the immediate protection
of the public peace, health, or safety and containing a state-
ment of the reasons for its urgency," and
WHEREAS, on April 18, 1989, at a duly noticed public
hearing, the City Council of the City of Vernon adopted the Com-
prehensive Zoning Ordinance of the City of Vernon by enacting
Ordinance No. 973, which is scheduled to have its second reading
on May 2, 1989, and to become effective thirty (30) days
thereafter: and
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Vernon has not
created a separate planning commission and performs all of the
functions of a planning commission as authorized by Government
Code Sections 65100 and 65861; and
WHEREAS, Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance No. 973 of the
City of Vernon conforms to the newly adopted Vernon General Plan
and prohibits any and all uses which conflict therewith.
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THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF VERNON HEREBY ORDAINS:
SECTION 1: Findinas.
The City Council of the City of Vernon hereby finds and
determines that the recitals contained hereinabove are true and
correct.
SECTION 2: Adoption.
The Final Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance, including
amendments adopted by the City Council of the City of Vernon as
Ordinance No. 973, is hereby adopted by reference as if set
forth fully herein as an interim urgency ordinance.
SECTION 3: Violation.
Violation of this Ordinance or any part hereof is
punishable by a fine of not more than Five Hundred Dollars
($500), or by imprisonment in the County Jail for a period of
not more than six (6) months, or by both such fine and imprison-
ment. Each day or any portion thereof during which any viola-
tion of any provision of this Ordinance is committed, continued
or permitted, constitutes a separate and individual offense.
SECTION 4: Severability.
If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, or phrase
or word of this ordinance is for any reason held to be void or
unconstitutional, such decision shall not affect the validity of
the remaining portions of this ordinance: it being the intention
of the City Council of the City of Vernon to adopt and pass this
ordinance and each section, subsection, sentence, clause or
phrase thereof irrespective of the fact that one or more of the
sections, subsections, clauses, sentences or phrases thereof may
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be declared void or unconstitutional.
SECTION 5: Declaration of UrgencY.
The adoption of this ordinance is in contemplation of
the final reading and adoption of Ordinance No. 973, and the
City Council of the City of Vernon finds that this ordinance is
urgently required for the immediate protection of the public
safety, health andlor welfare, and that, absent such an interim
ordinance, there would be an immediate threat to the public
health, safety, and/or welfare and that the ordinance is further
necessary to preserve and protect the lives and quality of life
of residents, employees, and travelers, the present and future
character of property, and the value of property, is necessary
to avoid litigation and its expense, and is necessary to permit
the orderly preparation and implementation of the Proposed
General Plan and the proper and necessary zoning amendments and
controls.
SECTION 6: Additional Findings.
A current and immediate threat to the public health,
safety and welfare, exists in that the approval of additional
subdivisions, rezonings, land use permits, variances, building
permits or any other applicable entitlement for use pursuant to
the City of Vernon's current Zoning Ordinance would conflict
with the proposed General Plan and proposed Comprehensive Zoning
Ordinance.
SECTION 7: Any ordinance, or parts of ordinances, in
conflict with this Ordinance, are hereby repealed.
SECTION 8: There being no newspaper printed, published
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or circulated in the City of Vernon, the City Clerk is hereby
directed to certify to the passage of this ordinance and shall
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post the same, or cause the same to be posted, within fifteen
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(15) days after its passage in accordance with Section 36933 of
the Government Code, in three (3) of the most public places in
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the City of Vernon, to wit:
the northwest corner of 38th Street
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and Santa Fe Avenue, the northeast corner of Leonis Boulevard
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and Pacific Boulevard, and on the bulletin board in the lobby of
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the City Hall of said City, located at 4305 Santa Fe Avenue, all
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in the City of Vernon, County of Los Angeles, state of Califor-
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nia.
SECTION 9: Effective Date.
This ordinance shall take effect immediately upon its
passage as an emergency ordinance and shall be in effect for a
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period not to exceed four months as specified in Government Code
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section 65858 unless earlier terminated by final adoption of
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Ordinance No. 973 by the City Council of the City of Vernon.
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This Ordinance may be extended by an ordinance of the City Coun-
cil for the term prescribed in said code section.
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APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 18th day of April 1989.
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BRUCE V. MALKENHORST,
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
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COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES )
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I, BRUCE V. MALKENHORST, City Clerk of the City of Ver-
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non, do hereby certify that the foregoing Ordinance, being Or-
dinance No. 982, was duly and regularly introduced at a regular
meeting of the City Council of the City of Vernon, held on Tues-
day, April 18. 1989, and thereafter finally adopted at a regular
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meeting of said City Council held on Tuesday, April 18. 1989,
by the following vote:
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AYES:
Councilmen: Malburg, Ybarra, McCormick
Gonzales, Davis
NOES:
Councilmen: None
ABSENT:
Councilmen: None
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BRUCE V. MALKENHORST, City Clerk
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