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Ordinance No. 1241ORDINANCE NO. 1241 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF VERNON AMENDING VARIOUS SECTIONS OF THE VERNON MUNICIPAL CODE TO CLARIFY THE FUNCTIONS AND ORGANIZATION OF THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS; AND REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES OR PARTS THEREOF IN CONFLICT THEREWITH WHEREAS, the City of Vernon (the "City") is a municipal corporation and a chartered city of the State of California organized and existing under its Charter and the Constitution of the State of California; and WHEREAS, section 2.6-6(a) of the Vernon Municipal Code grants the City Administrator broad authority and discretion to direct the administrative affairs of the City; and WHEREAS, section 2.6-6(c) of the Vernon Municipal Code authorizes the City Administrator to recommend to the City Council any "reorganization of officers, departments or divisions as may be indicated in the interests of the efficient, effective and economical conduct of the City's business, and to effect such reorganization when authorized by appropriate ordinance, resolution or motion of the City Council"; and WHEREAS, in light of the recent vacancy in the position of Director of Public Works, and with the transition of the City's Water Division to the Public Utilities Department, staff has been evaluating the organizational structure of the Public Works Department and the various provisions of the Vernon Municipal Code that define the roles and responsibilities within the Public Works Department and the Public Works Director classification; and WHEREAS, under current Vernon Municipal Code provisions, the Director of Public Works is also designated as the City Engineer, Building Official, Director of Community Services, Traffic Engineer, and the Superintendent of Streets; and WHEREAS, the Vernon Municipal Code does not currently provide for the ability of the City Administrator or the Director of Public Works to designate or assign duties associated with these roles and responsibilities to another position or classification within the City; and WHEREAS, for purposes of efficiency and consistency with other local agencies, the City Administrator desires to keep the functions of City Engineer, Building Official, Director of Community Services, Traffic Engineer, and the Superintendent of Streets under the responsibility of the Director of Public Works, but allow the City Administrator, and in some cases the Director of Public Works, the ability to designate these duties to an alternate position; and WHEREAS, certain additions and amendments to the Vernon Municipal Code are needed to implement this clarification and organization of the duties and responsibilities within the Public Works Department; and WHEREAS, Chapter 4.1(f) and (h) of the Charter of the City of Vernon provides that an ordinance shall amend a code or repeal any ordinance or code previously adopted. THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF VERNON HEREBY ORDAINS: SECTION 1: The City Council of the City of Vernon hereby finds and determines that all of the foregoing recitals are true and correct. SECTION 2: The City Council of the City of Vernon hereby amends Sections 1.8-5(a)(2), 2.69-1(d), 7.13(a), 7.13(b), 16.1, 17.16(d)(1)(B), 21.1.2, 21.3.1, 22.1, 22.2, 22.29, 24.1, 26.2.4, 27.34, - 2 - 27.35, 27.36, 27.37, 27.40, 27.41, 27.42, 27.43(b), 27.44, 27.45, 27.47, 27.48, 28.6, 28.47, 28.48, 28.50(b), 28.50(b)(2), 28.50(d), and 28.51(a) through (c) (inclusive) of the Vernon Municipal Code, as set forth in Exhibit A which is attached hereto and incorporated by reference. SECTION 3: Any ordinance or parts of ordinances in conflict with this Ordinance are hereby repealed. SECTION 4: Severability. If any chapter, article, section, subsection, subdivision, paragraph, sentence, clause, phrase, or word in this Ordinance or any part thereof is for any reason held to be unconstitutional or invalid or ineffective by any court of competent jurisdiction, such decision shall not affect the validity or effectiveness of the remaining portions of this Ordinance or any part thereof. The City Council hereby declares that it would have adopted this Ordinance and each chapter, article, section, subsection, subdivision, paragraph, sentence, clause or phrase thereof, irrespective of the fact that any one or more chapters, articles, sections, subsections, subdivisions, paragraphs, sentences, clauses, phrases or words be declared unconstitutional, or invalid, or ineffective. SECTION 5: Book of Ordinances. The City Clerk, or Deputy City Clerk, shall attest and certify to the adoption of this Ordinance and shall cause this Ordinance and the City Clerk's, or Deputy City Clerk's, certification to be entered in the Book of Ordinances of the Council of this City. The City Clerk, or Deputy City Clerk, shall cause this ordinance to be published or posted as required by law. - 3 - SECTION 6: Effective Date. This Ordinance shall go into effect and be in full force and effect at 12:01 a.m. on the thirty- first (31st) day after its passage. APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 18th day of April, 2017. Name: Melissa . Ybarra Title: Mayor / May-Q-� 1 r�i� '- AT Marla E . Ayi1a City Cle k / APPROVED AS TO FORM: Zay4a)h 14Ioassa, Senior Deputy City Attorney - 4 - STATE OF CALIFORNIA ) ) ss COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ) I, Maria E. Ayala , City Clerk / Dep,ity Gity r,er- of the City of Vernon, do hereby certify that the foregoing Ordinance, being Ordinance No. 1241 was duly and regularly introduced at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Vernon, held in the City of Vernon on Tuesday, April 4, 2017, and thereafter adopted at a meeting of said City Council held on Tuesday, April 18, 2017, by the following vote: AYES: Councilmembers: Mayor Ybarra, Mayor Pro-Tem Woodruff -Perez, Davis, Lopez, Martinez NOES: Councilmembers: None ABSENT: Councilmembers: None And thereafter was duly signed by the Mayor or Mayor Pro-Tem of the City of Vernon. Executed this /,-P day of April 2017, at Vernon, California. (SEAL) - 5 - Mari E. Ayala City Clerk / ,,,.putt'Gity r, __,_ EXHIBIT A EXHIBIT "A" Section 1.8-5. Nuisances. (a) Public nuisances defined. ... (2) Buildings or structures which are partially destroyed, or abandoned and not fully secured, for more than ninety (90) consecutive calendar days, or ninety (90) calendar days within a one hundred twenty (120) calendar day period, unless a longer time limit is approved by the Director of Public Works, or his or her designee; Sec. 2.69-1. Departments. The City shall have the following departments and the City Council of the City of Vernon shall appoint the department head by resolution, after receiving the recommendation of the City Administrator: (d) Public Works Department. There is hereby created and ratified in the service of the City the Public Works Department. The Director of Public Works shall administer the Public Works Department and report to the City Administrator, subject to the provisions of the Code of the City of Vernon or as prescribed by the City Council. Sec. 7.13. Application for permit and issuance. (a) To obtain a permit, the applicant shall first file an application therefor in writing on a form furnished by the Director of Public Works, or his or her designee, for that purpose. (b) Plans, engineering calculations, diagrams and other data shall be submitted in a minimum of four sets with each application for a permit. The Director of Public Works, or his or her designee, may require plans and calculations to be prepared and designed by an engineer licensed by the State to practice as such. Sec. 16.1. Definitions. Traffic Engineer. The City Engineer of the City, or any other person appointed to perform such duties by the City Administrator. Sec. 17.16 Camping prohibited. (d) The provisions of this Section do not apply to: (1) portable units which B. have received written approval from the Director of Public Works, or his or her designee, for such temporary usage .... Sec. 21.1.2. Statutory authority. The provisions of this chapter are adopted pursuant to the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, also known as the Clean Water Act, as amended, 33 U.S.C. §§ 1251, et seq. Nothing in this chapter prohibits the Director of Public Works and the Health Officer, or their designees, from regulating sewers or stormwater in a manner that exceeds the requirements of the Clean Water Act, the State Water Resources Control Board and Regional Boards. Sec. 21.3.1. Local authority. The City Engineer, shall have charge and control of all sewers and storm drains in the City and shall construct, operate, maintain, and repair all such systems subject to the direction of the City Council. The City Engineer and/or the Health Officer shall enforce the provisions of this chapter. Sec. 22.1. City Engineer defined. The City Engineer shall be the Director of Public Works, or any other person appointed to perform such duties by the City Administrator. Sec. 22.2. Same —Powers and duties. The City Engineer shall also be known as the Traffic Engineer and as the Superintendent of Streets, and shall have charge and control of all the public streets, alleys and public places in the City, and shall perform such work thereon and discharge such duties in connection therewith as may be assigned by the City Administrator from time to time. Sec. 22.29 Definitions Traffic engineer. The City Engineer of the City, or any other person appointed to perform such duties by the City Administrator. Sec. 24.1. Public Works functions - defined. The Director of Public Works shall be the Building Official, City Engineer, Traffic Engineer, and Superintendent of Streets, unless otherwise designated by the City Administrator. In this chapter and wherever else the same may be appropriate in this Code, or in state statutes whenever reference is made to Building Official, City Engineer, Traffic Engineer, or Superintendent of Streets, they shall be deemed to refer to the Director of Public Works, or any other person appointed to perform such duties by the City Administrator. Section 26.2.4. Definitions (D-E). Director shall mean the City of Vernon Director of Public Works, or his or her designee. Sec. 27.34. Determination by Director of Public Works. Whenever the Director of Public Works, or his or her designee, determines by inspection that graffiti or other inscribed material is so located on public or private property as to be capable of being viewed by a person utilizing any public right-of-way in this City, be this road, parkway, alley, or otherwise, the Director of Public Works, or his or her designee, shall order the abatement of the nuisance by removal of the graffiti or other inscribed material in accordance with the following procedures unless the owner of the property consents to the removal by the City of the graffiti or other inscribed material and executes such document as the City may provide relative to the removal of the graffiti or other inscribed material, then the Director of Public Works, or his or her designee, is authorized to provide for the removal of the graffiti or other inscribed material. If the Director of Public Works, or his or her designee, provides for the removal of the graffiti or other inscribed material, he/she shall not authorize nor undertake to provide for the painting or repair of any more extensive area than that where the graffiti or other inscribed material is located. Sec. 27.35. Informal notice. The Director of Public Works, or his or her designee, in addition to any other notices hereafter required by this article, may give to the occupants of the public or private property, and to any other person whom he deems should be notified, information concerning the provisions of this article, any violation thereof, how the person notified may comply with, and any other information as he/she deems expedient. Sec. 27.36. Written consent. The Director of Public Works, or his or her designee, including personnel designated by the City to remove graffiti, shall make reasonable efforts to obtain written consent of the property owner or legal occupant of the property prior to entering upon private property to remove said graffiti. Sec. 27.37. Notice of removal of graffiti. If, in the opinion of the Director of Public Works, or his or her designee, any public or private property is found to have any graffiti or other inscribed material on it as defined in this article, the Director of Public Works, or his or her designee, shall give to the party concerned written notice in the event that designated personnel from the City are unable to obtain written consent from an owner or occupant granting permission for the City of Vernon employees to enter upon their property for the sole purpose of graffiti removal. Sec. 27.40. Right of hearing. Any party concerned, or the Director of Public Works, or his or her designee, may request a hearing regarding the removal of graffiti or other inscribed material after the property is posted. A request by any person other than the Director of Public Works, or his or her designee, shall be made in writing to the graffiti appeals board within ten days after the property is posted or receipt of notice. ... Sec. 27.41. Hearing not requested. If neither the Director of Public Works, or his or her designee, nor any concerned party requests a hearing and the condition as set forth in the Notice of Intent to Remove Graffiti From Premises is not corrected within the time specified in such notice, the Director of Public Works, or his or her designee, may enter upon such private or public property in order to remove the graffiti or other inscribed materials, or may cause such other work to be done to the extent necessary to abate the public nuisance and other conditions which have been found to exist. Sec. 27.42. Notice of hearing. If either the Director of Public Works, or his or her designee, or any party concerned, requests a hearing within the proper time as provided in section 27.40, the graffiti appeals board shall hold a noticed hearing. No less than ten days prior to the hearing, the Director of Public Works, or his or her designee, shall serve, or cause to be served, either in the manner required by law for the service of summons or by first class mail, postage prepaid, a copy of the notice of hearing upon every person whom this article requires that the Notice of Intent to Remove Graffiti From Premises be served. Sec. 27.43. Form and contents of notice. The notice of hearing shall state: (b) The conditions because of which the Director of Public Works, or his or her designee, believes that the property is a public nuisance. Sec. 27.44. Posting of notice. The Director of Public Works, or his or her designee, shall post one copy of the notice of hearing in a conspicuous place on the public or private property involved, not less than ten days prior to the hearing. Sec. 27.45. Hearing by graffiti appeals board. The graffiti appeals board shall hold a hearing and consider all competent evidence offered by any person pertaining to the matters set forth in the report of the Director of Public Works, or his or her designee. Sec. 27.47. Work by City. If any order of the graffiti appeals board made pursuant to section 27.46 and not superseded is not complied with within the period designated by the board, the Director of Public Works, or his or her designee, may then enter upon such private or public property in order to remove the graffiti or other inscribed materials, or may cause such other work to be done to the extent necessary to remove the graffiti and other inscribed materials determined to exist by the graffiti appeals board. Sec. 27.48. Costs. The costs involved in the removal or other work by the Director of Public Works, or his or her designee, shall be paid by the City. Sec. 28.6. Environmental impact. No final or parcel map filed pursuant to the provisions of this chapter shall be approved until an environmental review has been conducted by the Director of Public Works, or his or her designee. Sec. 28.47. Mandatory mergers —Director of Public Works to file for recordation with county. The Director of Public Works, or his or her designee, is authorized to file for recordation with the Recorder of the County of Los Angeles a notice of such merger specifying the names of the record owners and particularly describing the real property; provided that, at least thirty (30) days prior to the recording of the notice, the owner of the parcels or units to be affected by the merger shall be advised in writing of the intention to record the notice and specifying a time, date and place at which the owner may present evidence to the City Council as to why such notice should not be recorded. Sec. 28.48. Mandatory mergers —determining conformance to standards for development. In implementing Sections 66451.10 et seq. of the California Government Code, the Director of Public Works, or his or her designee, shall specifically consider the parking requirements of the existing property when determining whether the parcels or units conform to standards for development within the City. Sec. 28.50. Voluntary mergers by common property owners. (b) Voluntary merger application. ... The Director of Public Works, or his or her designee, may require additional items as he or she deems necessary. (2) Proof of written notice, deemed sufficient by the Director of Public Works, or his or her designee, of the proposed voluntary merger to all parties having any record title interest in the affected real property. (d) The Director of Public Works, or his or her designee, may approve the voluntary merger application if he or she finds that the parcel created by the merger conforms to the purposes and requirements of this Chapter. The Director of Public Works, or his or her designee, may impose all conditions on such merger approval he or she deems necessary to ensure the compliance with the purposes and requirements this Chapter, such as conditions to retain, reserve, relocate or establish easements, and to protect the public health, safety and welfare. Sec. 28.51. Lot line adjustments between adjacent parcels. (a) No person shall record a deed or other document adjusting the boundary between four or fewer existing adjoining parcels by establishing new property boundaries unless a lot line adjustment is first approved by the Director of Public Works, or his or her designee, in the manner described in this Chapter. (b) Requests for lot line adjustments shall be made on application forms provided by the Director of Public Works, or his or her designee. (c) After investigation and receipt of reports of other affected divisions or outside agencies, the Director of Public Works, or his or her designee, shall approve the lot line adjustment, provided he or she has found in writing that the proposed lot line adjustment conforms to the City's general plan, any applicable specific plan and local zoning and building ordinances including, but not limited to, drainage and the minimum lot requirements as set forth in Section 28.28 of this Code. The Director of Public Works, or his or her designee, may approve the lot line adjustment subject to conditions or exactions as he or she deems necessary to: (i) conform to the City's general plan, any applicable specific plan, and zoning and building ordinances; (ii) to facilitate the relocation of existing utilities, infrastructure, or easements; (iii) to require the prepayment of real property taxes prior to the approval of the lot line adjustment; and (iv) to assure that one or more deeds are properly recorded. STAFF REPORT 4,";:, ;�,/QED MAR 7,92017 CITY CLERK'S OFFICE DATE: April 4, 2017 q p+° RECEIVED `��rlLT IMOJ STAFF REPORT MAR 2 8 2017 CITY ADMINISTRATION (-'ITV tWMO STRATION TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council FROM: Carlos Fandino, Jr., City Administrator Originator: Michael Earl, Director of Human Resourcesl� - RE: Ordinance Amending Various Sections of the Vernon Municipal Code to Clarify the Functions and Organization of the Department of Public Works Recommendation A. Find that the proposed action is exempt under the California Environmental Quality Act ("CEQA") review, because it is an administrative activity that will not result in direct or indirect physical changes in the environment, and therefore does not constitute a "project" as defined by CEQA Guidelines section 15378; and B. Conduct a Public Hearing; and C. Approve the first reading, and adopt at a subsequent meeting, an ordinance amending various sections within Chapters 1, 2, 7, 16, 17, 21, 22, 24, 26, 27, and 28 of the Vernon Municipal Code to clarify the functions and organization of the Department of Public Works. Backaround With the recent vacancy in the position of Director of Public Works and with the transition of the City's Water Division to the newly entitled Public Utilities Department, staff has been evaluating the organizational structure of the Public Works Department and has reviewed the various provisions of the Vernon Municipal Code that define the roles and responsibilities in the Department of Public Works and, more specifically, for the classification of Director of Public Works. Based on that review, staff is proposing that sections of the Municipal Code be revised. Under the current Code provisions, the classification of Director of Public Works is also to serve as the City Engineer, Building Official, Director of Community Services, Traffic Engineer, and the Superintendent of Streets. The Municipal Code does not currently provide for the ability of the City Administrator or Director of Public Works to designate or assign the duties associated with these roles and responsibilities to another classification within the City. The recommended Page 1 of 2 changes will leave the functions of City Engineer, Building Official, Director of Community Services, Traffic Engineer, and Superintendent of Streets under the responsibility of the Public Works Department and the Director of Public Works, but will allow the City to designate the duties to an alternate classification. These changes will also allow the City to evaluate alternate staffing and organizational structures within the Public Works Department. Additionally, the recommended changes will assist in the recruitment process for a new Director of Public Works as it is anticipated that it will be extremely difficult to attract applicants who possess all of the required certifications to fulfill the variety of roles currently required in the existing Code. It is therefore recommended that various sections within Chapters 1, 2, 7, 16, 17, 21, 22, 24, 26, 27, and 28 of the Vernon Municipal Code be amended as set forth in the proposed ordinance including Exhibit A attached herewith as prepared and reviewed by the City Attorney's Office to effectuate the clarifications in the functions and organization of the Public Works Department. Fiscal Impact None. Attachments 1. Notice of Public Hearing 2. Proposed Ordinance Page 2 of 2 City of Vernon NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING 4305 Santa Fe Avenue Vernon, CA 90058 (323)583-8811 The City Council of the City of Vernon will conduct a public hearing, which you may attend. PLACE: Vernon City Hall City Council Chambers 4305 Santa Fe Avenue Vernon, CA 90058 DATE & Tuesday, April 4, 2017 at 9:00 a.m. TIME: (or as soon thereafter as the matter can be heard) SUBJECTS: A first reading, to adopt at a subsequent meeting, an ordinance amending various sections within Chapters 1, 2, 7,16,17, 21, 22, 24, 26, 27, and 28 of the Vernon Municipal Code to clarify the functions and organization of the Department of Public Works REQUEST: All parties are invited to be present and to submit statements orally or in writing before or during the applicable public hearing. REVIEW OF Subject documents are available for inspection by the public at Vernon City Hall, THE FILE: City Clerk Department, 4305 Santa Fe Avenue, Vernon, California 90058, Monday through Thursday, 7:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. and on the City's website at: http://www.cityofvemon.oriz/govemment/public-meetin s/city-council PROPOSED Staff plans to recommend that the Vernon City Council determine that the CEQA proposal is an administrative activity that will not result in direct or indirect FINDING: physical changes in the environment, and therefore does not constitute a "project" as defined by the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). If you desire to challenge the actions taken by the City Council or any portion thereof in court, you may be limited to raising only those issues you or someone else raised at the applicable hearing described in this notice or in written correspondence delivered to the City of Vernon during, or before, the hearing. Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA): In compliance with ADA, if you need special assistance to participate in the meeting, please contact the Office of the City Clerk at (323) 583-8811. The hearing may be continued or adjourned or cancelled and rescheduled to a stated time and place without further official notice of the public hearings. Dated: 3/22/?017 ' Maria . Ayala, C' Clerk ORDINANCE NO. 1241 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF VERNON AMENDING VARIOUS SECTIONS OF THE VERNON MUNICIPAL CODE TO CLARIFY THE FUNCTIONS AND ORGANIZATION OF THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS; AND REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES OR PARTS THEREOF IN CONFLICT THEREWITH WHEREAS, the City of Vernon (the "City") is a municipal corporation and a chartered city of the State of California organized and existing under its Charter and the Constitution of the State of California; and WHEREAS, section 2.6-6(a) of the Vernon Municipal Code grants the City Administrator broad authority and discretion to direct the administrative affairs of the City; and WHEREAS, section 2.6-6(c) of the Vernon Municipal Code authorizes the City Administrator to recommend to the City Council any "reorganization of officers, departments or divisions as may be indicated in the interests of the efficient, effective and economical conduct of the City's business, and to effect such reorganization when authorized by appropriate ordinance, resolution or motion of the City Council"; and WHEREAS, in light of the recent vacancy in the position of Director of Public Works, and with the transition of the City's Water Division to the Public Utilities Department, staff has been evaluating the organizational structure of the Public Works Department and the various provisions of the Vernon Municipal Code that define the roles and responsibilities within the Public Works Department and the Public Works Director classification; and WHEREAS, under current Vernon Municipal Code provisions, the Director of Public Works is also designated as the City Engineer, Building Official, Director of Community Services, Traffic Engineer, and the Superintendent of Streets; and WHEREAS, the Vernon Municipal Code does not currently provide for the ability of the City Administrator or the Director of Public Works to designate or assign duties associated with these roles and responsibilities to another position or classification within the City; and WHEREAS, for purposes of efficiency and consistency with other local agencies, the City Administrator desires to keep the functions of City Engineer, Building Official, Director of Community Services, Traffic Engineer, and the Superintendent of Streets under the responsibility of the Director of Public Works, but allow the City Administrator, and in some cases the Director of Public Works, the ability to designate these duties to an alternate position; and WHEREAS, certain additions and amendments to the Vernon Municipal Code are needed to implement this clarification and organization of the duties and responsibilities within the Public Works Department; and WHEREAS, Chapter 4.1(f) and (h) of the Charter of the City of Vernon provides that an ordinance shall amend a code or repeal any ordinance or code previously adopted. THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF VERNON HEREBY ORDAINS: SECTION 1: The City Council of the City of Vernon hereby finds and determines that all of the foregoing recitals are true and correct. SECTION 2: The City Council of the City of Vernon hereby amends Sections 1.8-5(a)(2), 2.69-1(d), 7.13(a), 7.13(b), 16.1, 17.16(d)(1)(B), 21.1.2, 21.3.1, 22.1, 22.2, 22.29, 24.1, 26.2.4, 27.34, - 2 - 27.35, 27.36, 27.37, 27.40, 27.41, 27.42, 27.43(b), 27.44, 27.45, 27.47, 27.48, 28.6, 28.47, 28.48, 28.50(b), 28.50(b)(2), 28.50(d), and 28.51(a) through (c) (inclusive) of the Vernon Municipal Code, as set forth in Exhibit A which is attached hereto and incorporated by reference. SECTION 3: Any ordinance or parts of ordinances in conflict with this Ordinance are hereby repealed. SECTION 4: Severability. If any chapter, article, section, subsection, subdivision, paragraph, sentence, clause, phrase, or word in this Ordinance or any part thereof is for any reason held to be unconstitutional or invalid or ineffective by any court of competent jurisdiction, such decision shall not affect the validity or effectiveness of the remaining portions of this Ordinance or any part thereof. The City Council hereby declares that it would have adopted this Ordinance and each chapter, article, section, subsection, subdivision, paragraph, sentence, clause or phrase thereof, irrespective of the fact that any one or more chapters, articles, sections, subsections, subdivisions, paragraphs, sentences, clauses, phrases or words be declared unconstitutional, or invalid, or ineffective. SECTION 5: Book of Ordinances. The City Clerk, or Deputy City Clerk, shall attest and certify to the adoption of this Ordinance and shall cause this Ordinance and the City Clerk's, or Deputy City Clerk's, certification to be entered in the Book of Ordinances of the Council of this City. The City Clerk, or Deputy City Clerk, shall cause this ordinance to be published or posted as required by law. - 3 - SECTION 6: Effective Date. This Ordinance shall go into effect and be in full force and effect at 12:01 a.m. on the thirty- first (31st) day after its passage. APPROVED AND ADOPTED this day of , 2017. Name: Title: Mayor / Mayor Pro-Tem ATTEST: City Clerk / Deputy City Clerk APPROVED AS TO FORM: Zaynah Moussa, Senior Deputy City Attorney - 4 - STATE OF CALIFORNIA COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES I, ss City Clerk / Deputy City Clerk of the City of Vernon, do hereby certify that the foregoing Ordinance, being Ordinance No. 1241 was duly and regularly introduced at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Vernon, held in the City of Vernon on Tuesday, April 4, 2017, and thereafter adopted at a meeting of said City Council held on Tuesday, by the following vote: AYES: Councilmembers: NOES: Councilmembers: ABSENT: Councilmembers: And thereafter was duly signed by the Mayor or Mayor Pro-Tem of the City of Vernon. Executed this day of , 2017, at Vernon, California. (SEAL) City Clerk / Deputy City Clerk - 5 - EXHIBIT A EXHIBIT "A" Section 1.8-5. Nuisances. (a) Public nuisances defined. ... (2) Buildings or structures which are partially destroyed, or abandoned and not fully secured, for more than ninety (90) consecutive calendar days, or ninety (90) calendar days within a one hundred twenty (120) calendar day period, unless a longer time limit is approved by the Director of Public Works, or his or her designee; Sec. 2.69-1. Departments. The City shall have the following departments and the City Council of the City of Vernon shall appoint the department head by resolution, after receiving the recommendation of the City Administrator: (d) Public Works Department. There is hereby created and ratified in the service of the City the Public Works Department. The Director of Public Works shall administer the Public Works Department and report to the City Administrator, subject to the provisions of the Code of the City of Vernon or as prescribed by the City Council. T-1�,e effieial,Dir-eeter of Gemmurty Serviees, Tr-affie Engi-ee--a � Si'peri tendent of te the Gity Administrrater. Streets, and in these eapaeities shall alse _eper - Sec. 7.13. Application for permit and issuance. (a) To obtain a permit, the applicant shall first file an application therefor in writing on a form furnished by the Director of Public Works, or his or her designee, for that purpose. (b) Plans, engineering calculations, diagrams and other data shall be submitted in a minimum of four sets with each application for a permit. The Director of Public Works, or his or her designee, may require plans and calculations to be prepared and designed by an engineer licensed by the State to practice as such. Sec. 16.1. Definitions. Traffic Engineer. The City Engineer of the City, or any other person appointed to perform such duties by the City Administrator.The T3Faff-}e Engineer of the City his/heE dilly-aut-herized representative. in the that at anytime—ther2shall net Traffie of the Gity, then-zhe safae shall be deemed tebe the Direeter ef Publie Werks of the-Git-�,- Sec. 17.16 Camping prohibited. (d) The provisions of this Section do not apply to: (1) portable units which B. have received written approval from the Director of Public Works, or his or her designee, for such temporary usage .... Sec. 21.1.2. Statutory authority. The provisions of this chapter are adopted pursuant to the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, also known as the Clean Water Act, as amended, 33 U.S.C. §§ 1251, et seq. Nothing in this chapter prohibits the Director of Public Works and the Health Officer, or their designees, from regulating sewers or stormwater in a manner that exceeds the requirements of the Clean Water Act, the State Water Resources Control Board and Regional Boards. Sec. 21.3.1. Local authority. ThePireeter- of Publie Wei�as the The City Engineer, shall have charge and control of all sewers and storm drains in the City and shall construct, operate, maintain, and repair all such systems subject to the direction of the City Council. The City Engineer and/or the Health Officer shall enforce the provisions of this chapter. Sec. 22.1. City Engineer Offie ereated defined. There —is —hereby ei-eate and established the Gffiee -ef Gi-ty -Engineer. The City Engineer shall be the Director of Public Works, or any other person appointed to perform such duties by the City Administrator. D~ireeter ef—Piablie Weems shall be — the —Cit3 Sec. 22.2. Same —Powers and duties. The City Engineer shall also be known as the Traffic Engineer and as the Superintendent of Streets, and shall have charge and control of all the public streets, alleys and public places in the City, and shall perform such work thereon and discharge such duties in connection therewith as may be assigned by the Gity Geun i1City Administrator from time to time. Sec. 22.29 Definitions Traffic engineer. The CGity Engineer of the CEity, or any other person appointed to perform such duties by the City Administrator. s- de Sec. 24.1. Public Works functions - defined. The Director of Public Works shall be the,— Building Official, City Engineer, Traffic Engineer, and Superintendent of Streets, unless otherwise designated by the City Administrator. are defined to '^^•r^ In this chapter and wherever else the same may be appropriate in this Code, or in state statutes whenever reference is made to Direeter of Pablie Works, Building Official, City Engineer, Traffic Engineer, or Superintendent of Streets, they shall be deemed to refer to the safne ffiei '_Director of Public Works, or any other person appointed to perform such duties by the City Administrator. Section 26.2.4. Definitions (D-E). Director shall mean the City of Vernon Director of Public Works, or his or her designee. Sec. 27.34. Determination by Director of Public Works. Whenever the Director of Public Works, or his or her designee, determines by inspection that graffiti or other inscribed material is so located on public or private property as to be capable of being viewed by a person utilizing any public right-of-way in this City, be this road, parkway, alley, or otherwise, the Director of Public Works, or his or her designee, shall order the abatement of the nuisance by removal of the graffiti or other inscribed material in accordance with the following procedures unless the owner of the property consents to the removal by the City of the graffiti or other inscribed material and executes such document as the City may provide relative to the removal of the graffiti or other inscribed material, then the Director of Public Works, or his or her designee, is authorized to provide for the removal of the graffiti or other inscribed material. If the Director of Public Works, or his or her designee, provides for the removal of the graffiti or other inscribed material, he/she shall not authorize nor undertake to provide for the painting or repair of any more extensive area than that where the graffiti or other inscribed material is located. Sec. 27.35. Informal notice. The Director of Public Works, or his or her designee, in addition to any other notices hereafter required by this article, may give to the occupants of the public or private property, and to any other person whom he deems should be notified, information concerning the provisions of this article, any violation thereof, how the person notified may comply with, and any other information as he/she deems expedient. Sec. 27.36. Written consent. The Director of Public Works, er his,her designate =e,eresentativee, or his or her designee, including personnel designated by the City to remove graffiti, shall make reasonable efforts to obtain written consent of the property owner or legal occupant of the property prior to entering upon private property to remove said graffiti. Sec. 27.37. Notice of removal of graffiti. If, in the opinion of the Director of Public Works, or his or her designee, any public or private property is found to have any graffiti or other inscribed material on it as defined in this article, the Director of Public Works, or his or her designee, shall give to the party concerned written notice in the event that designated personnel from the City are unable to obtain written consent from an owner or occupant granting permission for the City of Vernon employees to enter upon their property for the sole purpose of graffiti removal. Sec. 27.40. Right of hearing. Any party concerned, or the Director of Public Works, or his or her designee, may request a hearing regarding the removal of graffiti or other inscribed material after the property is posted. A request by any person other than the Director of Public Works, or his or her designee, shall be made in writing to the graffiti appeals board within ten days after the property is posted or receipt of notice. ... Sec. 27.41. Hearing not requested. If neither the Director of Public Works, or his or her designee, nor any concerned party requests a hearing and the condition as set forth in the Notice of Intent to Remove Graffiti From Premises is not corrected within the time specified in such notice, the Director of Public Works, or his or her designee,er his,lher designs may enter upon such private or public property in order to remove the graffiti or other inscribed materials, or may cause such other work to be done to the extent necessary to abate the public nuisance and other conditions which have been found to exist. Sec. 27.42. Notice of hearing. If either the Director of Public Works, or his or her designee, or any party concerned, requests a hearing within the proper time as provided in section 27.40, the graffiti appeals board shall hold a noticed hearing. No less than ten days prior to the hearing, the Director of Public Works, or his or her designee, shall serve, or cause to be served, either in the manner required by law for the service of summons or by first class mail, postage prepaid, a copy of the notice of hearing upon every person whom this article requires that the Notice of Intent to Remove Graffiti From Premises be served. Sec. 27.43. Form and contents of notice. The notice of hearing shall state: (b) The conditions because of which the Director of Public Works, or his or her designee, believes that the property is a public nuisance. Sec. 27.44. Posting of notice. The Director of Public Works, or his or her designee, shall post one copy of the notice of hearing in a conspicuous place on the public or private property involved, not less than ten days prior to the hearing. Sec. 27.45. Hearing by graffiti appeals board. The graffiti appeals board shall hold a hearing and consider all competent evidence offered by any person pertaining to the matters set forth in the report of the Director of Public Works, or his or her designee. Sec. 27.47. Work by City. If any order of the graffiti appeals board made pursuant to section 27.46 and not superseded is not complied with within the period designated by the board, the Director of Public Works, or his/her eles grate-' representativehis or her designee, may then enter upon such private or public property in order to remove the graffiti or other inscribed materials, or may cause such other work to be done to the extent necessary to remove the graffiti and other inscribed materials determined to exist by the graffiti appeals board. Sec. 27.48. Costs. The costs involved in the removal or other work by the Director of Public Works, or his or her designee, shall be paid by the City. Sec. 28.6. Environmental impact. No final or parcel map filed pursuant to the provisions of this chapter shall be approved until an environmental review has been conducted by the Director of Public Works, or his or her designee. Sec. 28.47. Mandatory mergers —Director of Public Works to file for recordation with county. The Director of Public Works, or his or her designee, is authorized to file for recordation with the Recorder of the County of Los Angeles a notice of such merger specifying the names of the record owners and particularly describing the real property; provided that, at least thirty (30) days prior to the recording of the notice, the owner of the parcels or units to be affected by the merger shall be advised in writing of the intention to record the notice and specifying a time, date and place at which the owner may present evidence to the City Council as to why such notice should not be recorded. Sec. 28.48. Mandatory mergers —determining conformance to standards for development. In implementing Sections 66451.10 et seq. of the California Government Code, the Director of Public Works, or his or her designee, shall specifically consider the parking requirements of the existing property when determining whether the parcels or units conform to standards for development within the City. Sec. 28.50. Voluntary mergers by common property owners. (b) Voluntary merger application. ... The Director of Public Works, or his or her designee, may require additional items as he or she deems necessary. (2) Proof of written notice, deemed sufficient by the Director of Public Works, or his or her designee, of the proposed voluntary merger to all parties having any record title interest in the affected real property. (d) The Director of Public Works, or his or her designee, may approve the voluntary merger application if he or she finds that the parcel created by the merger conforms to the purposes and requirements of this Chapter. The Director of Public Works, or his or her designee, may impose all conditions on such merger approval he or she deems necessary to ensure the compliance with the purposes and requirements this Chapter, such as conditions to retain, reserve, relocate or establish easements, and to protect the public health, safety and welfare. Sec. 28.51. Lot line adjustments between adjacent parcels. (a) No person shall record a deed or other document adjusting the boundary between four or fewer existing adjoining parcels by establishing new property boundaries unless a lot line adjustment is first approved by the Director of Public Works, or his or her designee, in the manner described in this Chapter. (b) Requests for lot line adjustments shall be made on application forms provided by the Director of Public Works, or his or her designee. (c) After investigation and receipt of reports of other affected divisions or outside agencies, the Director of Public Works, or his or her designee, shall approve the lot line adjustment, provided he or she has found in writing that the proposed lot line adjustment conforms to the City's general plan, any applicable specific plan and local zoning and building ordinances including, but not limited to, drainage and the minimum lot requirements as set forth in Section 28.28 of this Code. The Director of Public Works, or his or her designee, may approve the lot line adjustment subject to conditions or exactions as he or she deems necessary to: (i) conform to the City's general plan, any applicable specific plan, and zoning and building ordinances; (ii) to facilitate the relocation of existing utilities, infrastructure, or easements; (iii) to require the prepayment of real property taxes prior to the approval of the lot line adjustment; and (iv) to assure that one or more deeds are properly recorded. ORDINANCE NO. 1241 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF VERNON AMENDING VARIOUS SECTIONS OF THE VERNON MUNICIPAL CODE TO CLARIFY THE FUNCTIONS AND ORGANIZATION OF THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS; AND REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES OR PARTS THEREOF IN CONFLICT THEREWITH WHEREAS, the City of Vernon (the "City") is a municipal corporation and a chartered city of the State of California organized and existing under its Charter and the Constitution of the State of California; and WHEREAS, section 2.6-6(a) of the Vernon Municipal Code grants the City Administrator broad authority and discretion to direct the administrative affairs of the City; and WHEREAS, section 2.6-6(c) of the Vernon Municipal Code authorizes the City Administrator to recommend to the City Council any "reorganization of officers, departments or divisions as may be indicated in the interests of the efficient, effective and economical conduct of the City's business, and to effect such reorganization when authorized by appropriate ordinance, resolution or motion of the City Council"; and WHEREAS, in light of the recent vacancy in the position of Director of Public Works, and with the transition of the City's Water Division to the Public Utilities Department, staff has been evaluating the organizational structure of the Public Works Department and the various provisions of the Vernon Municipal Code that define the roles and responsibilities within the Public Works Department and the Public Works Director classification; and WHEREAS, under current Vernon Municipal Code provisions, the Director of Public Works is also designated as the City Engineer, Building Official, Director of Community Services, Traffic Engineer, and the Superintendent of Streets; and WHEREAS, the Vernon Municipal Code does not currently provide for the ability of the City Administrator or the Director of Public Works to designate or assign duties associated with these roles and responsibilities to another position or classification within the City; and WHEREAS, for purposes of efficiency and consistency with other local agencies, the City Administrator desires to keep the functions of City Engineer, Building Official, Director of Community Services, Traffic Engineer, and the Superintendent of Streets under the responsibility of the Director of Public Works, but allow the City Administrator, and in some cases the Director of Public Works, the ability to designate these duties to an alternate position; and WHEREAS, certain additions and amendments to the Vernon Municipal Code are needed to implement this clarification and organization of the duties and responsibilities within the Public Works Department; and WHEREAS, Chapter 4.1(f) and (h) of the Charter of the City of Vernon provides that an ordinance shall amend a code or repeal any ordinance or code previously adopted. THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF VERNON HEREBY ORDAINS: SECTION 1: The City Council of the City of Vernon hereby finds and determines that all of the foregoing recitals are true and correct. SECTION 2: The City Council of the City of Vernon hereby amends Sections 1.8-5(a)(2), 2.69-1(d), 7.13(a), 7.13(b), 16.1, 17.16(d)(1)(B), 21.1.2, 21.3.1, 22.1, 22.2, 22.29, 24.1, 26.2.4, 27.34, - 2 - 27.35, 27.36, 27.37, 27.40, 27.41, 27.42, 27.43(b), 27.44, 27.45, 27.47, 27.48, 28.6, 28.47, 28.48, 28.50(b), 28.50(b)(2), 28.50(d), and 28.51(a) through (c) (inclusive) of the Vernon Municipal Code, as set forth in Exhibit A which is attached hereto and incorporated by reference. SECTION 3: Any ordinance or parts of ordinances in conflict with this Ordinance are hereby repealed. SECTION 4: Severability. If any chapter, article, section, subsection, subdivision, paragraph, sentence, clause, phrase, or word in this Ordinance or any part thereof is for any reason held to be unconstitutional or invalid or ineffective by any court of competent jurisdiction, such decision shall not affect the validity or effectiveness of the remaining portions of this Ordinance or any part thereof. The City Council hereby declares that it would have adopted this Ordinance and each chapter, article, section, subsection, subdivision, paragraph, sentence, clause or phrase thereof, irrespective of the fact that any one or more chapters, articles, sections, subsections, subdivisions, paragraphs, sentences, clauses, phrases or words be declared unconstitutional, or invalid, or ineffective. SECTION 5: Book of Ordinances. The City Clerk, or Deputy City Clerk, shall attest and certify to the adoption of this Ordinance and shall cause this Ordinance and the City Clerk's, or Deputy City Clerk's, certification to be entered in the Book of Ordinances of the Council of this City. The City Clerk, or Deputy City Clerk, shall cause this ordinance to be published or posted as required by law. - 3 - SECTION 6: Effective Date This Ordinance shall go into effect and be in full force and effect at 12:01 a.m. on the thirty- first (31st) day after its passage. APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 18th day of April, 2017. Name: Title: Mayor / Mayor Pro-Tem ATTEST: City Clerk / Deputy City Clerk APPROVED AS TO FORM: Zayrja)h 144oassa, Senior Deputy City Attorney - 4 - STATE OF CALIFORNIA COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES I, ss , City Clerk / Deputy City Clerk of the City of Vernon, do hereby certify that the foregoing Ordinance, being Ordinance No. 1241 was duly and regularly introduced at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Vernon, held in the City of Vernon on Tuesday, April 4, 2017, and thereafter adopted at a meeting of said City Council held on Tuesday, April 18, 2017, by the following vote: AYES: Councilmembers: NOES: Councilmembers: ABSENT: Councilmembers: And thereafter was duly signed by the Mayor or Mayor Pro-Tem of the City of Vernon. Executed this day of April, 2017, at Vernon, California. (SEAL) City Clerk / Deputy City Clerk - 5 - EXHIBIT A EXHIBIT "A" Section 1.8-5. Nuisances. (a) Public nuisances defined. ... (2) Buildings or structures which are partially destroyed, or abandoned and not fully secured, for more than ninety (90) consecutive calendar days, or ninety (90) calendar days within a one hundred twenty (120) calendar day period, unless a longer time limit is approved by the Director of Public Works, or his or her designee; Sec. 2.69-1. Departments. The City shall have the following departments and the City Council of the City of Vernon shall appoint the department head by resolution, after receiving the recommendation of the City Administrator: (d) Public Works Department. There is hereby created and ratified in the service of the City the Public Works Department. The Director of Public Works shall administer the Public Works Department and report to the City Administrator, subject to the provisions of the Code of the City of Vernon or as prescribed by the City Council. Sec. 7.13. Application for permit and issuance. (a) To obtain a permit, the applicant shall first file an application therefor in writing on a form furnished by the Director of Public Works, or his or her designee, for that purpose. (b) Plans, engineering calculations, diagrams and other data shall be submitted in a minimum of four sets with each application for a permit. The Director of Public Works, or his or her designee, may require plans and calculations to be prepared and designed by an engineer licensed by the State to practice as such. Sec. 16.1. Definitions. Traffic Engineer. The City Engineer of the City, or any other person appointed to perform such duties by the City Administrator. Sec. 17.16 Camping prohibited. (d) The provisions of this Section do not apply to: (1) portable units which B. have received written approval from the Director of Public Works, or his or her designee, for such temporary usage .... Sec. 21.1.2. Statutory authority. The provisions of this chapter are adopted pursuant to the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, also known as the Clean Water Act, as amended, 33 U.S.C. §§ 1251, et seq. Nothing in this chapter prohibits the Director of Public Works and the Health Officer, or their designees, from regulating sewers or stormwater in a manner that exceeds the requirements of the Clean Water Act, the State Water Resources Control Board and Regional Boards. Sec. 21.3.1. Local authority. The City Engineer, shall have charge and control of all sewers and storm drains in the City and shall construct, operate, maintain, and repair all such systems subject to the direction of the City Council. The City Engineer and/or the Health Officer shall enforce the provisions of this chapter. Sec. 22.1. City Engineer defined. The City Engineer shall be the Director of Public Works, or any other person appointed to perform such duties by the City Administrator. Sec. 22.2. Same —Powers and duties. The City Engineer shall also be known as the Traffic Engineer and as the Superintendent of Streets, and shall have charge and control of all the public streets, alleys and public places in the City, and shall perform such work thereon and discharge such duties in connection therewith as may be assigned by the City Administrator from time to time. Sec. 22.29 Definitions Traffic engineer. The City Engineer of the City, or any other person appointed to perform such duties by the City Administrator. Sec. 24.1. Public Works functions - defined. The Director of Public Works shall be the Building Official, City Engineer, Traffic Engineer, and Superintendent of Streets, unless otherwise designated by the City Administrator. In this chapter and wherever else the same may be appropriate in this Code, or in state statutes whenever reference is made to Building Official, City Engineer, Traffic Engineer, or Superintendent of Streets, they shall be deemed to refer to the Director of Public Works, or any other person appointed to perform such duties by the City Administrator. Section 26.2.4. Definitions (D-E). Director shall mean the City of Vernon Director of Public Works, or his or her designee. Sec. 27.34. Determination by Director of Public Works. Whenever the Director of Public Works, or his or her designee, determines by inspection that graffiti or other inscribed material is so located on public or private property as to be capable of being viewed by a person utilizing any public right-of-way in this City, be this road, parkway, alley, or otherwise, the Director of Public Works, or his or her designee, shall order the abatement of the nuisance by removal of the graffiti or other inscribed material in accordance with the following procedures unless the owner of the property consents to the removal by the City of the graffiti or other inscribed material and executes such document as the City may provide relative to the removal of the graffiti or other inscribed material, then the Director of Public Works, or his or her designee, is authorized to provide for the removal of the graffiti or other inscribed material. If the Director of Public Works, or his or her designee, provides for the removal of the graffiti or other inscribed material, he/she shall not authorize nor undertake to provide for the painting or repair of any more extensive area than that where the graffiti or other inscribed material is located. Sec. 27.35. Informal notice. The Director of Public Works, or his or her designee, in addition to any other notices hereafter required by this article, may give to the occupants of the public or private property, and to any other person whom he deems should be notified, information concerning the provisions of this article, any violation thereof, how the person notified may comply with, and any other information as he/she deems expedient. Sec. 27.36. Written consent. The Director of Public Works, or his or her designee, including personnel designated by the City to remove graffiti, shall make reasonable efforts to obtain written consent of the property owner or legal occupant of the property prior to entering upon private property to remove said graffiti. Sec. 27.37. Notice of removal of graffiti. If, in the opinion of the Director of Public Works, or his or her designee, any public or private property is found to have any graffiti or other inscribed material on it as defined in this article, the Director of Public Works, or his or her designee, shall give to the party concerned written notice in the event that designated personnel from the City are unable to obtain written consent from an owner or occupant granting permission for the City of Vernon employees to enter upon their property for the sole purpose of graffiti removal. Sec. 27.40. Right of hearing. Any party concerned, or the Director of Public Works, or his or her designee, may request a hearing regarding the removal of graffiti or other inscribed material after the property is posted. A request by any person other than the Director of Public Works, or his or her designee, shall be made in writing to the graffiti appeals board within ten days after the property is posted or receipt of notice. ... Sec. 27.41. Hearing not requested. If neither the Director of Public Works, or his or her designee, nor any concerned party requests a hearing and the condition as set forth in the Notice of Intent to Remove Graffiti From Premises is not corrected within the time specified in such notice, the Director of Public Works, or his or her designee, may enter upon such private or public property in order to remove the graffiti or other inscribed materials, or may cause such other work to be done to the extent necessary to abate the public nuisance and other conditions which have been found to exist. Sec. 27.42. Notice of hearing. If either the Director of Public Works, or his or her designee, or any party concerned, requests a hearing within the proper time as provided in section 27.40, the graffiti appeals board shall hold a noticed hearing. No less than ten days prior to the hearing, the Director of Public Works, or his or her designee, shall serve, or cause to be served, either in the manner required by law for the service of summons or by first class mail, postage prepaid, a copy of the notice of hearing upon every person whom this article requires that the Notice of Intent to Remove Graffiti From Premises be served. Sec. 27.43. Form and contents of notice. The notice of hearing shall state: (b) The conditions because of which the Director of Public Works, or his or her designee, believes that the property is a public nuisance. Sec. 27.44. Posting of notice. The Director of Public Works, or his or her designee, shall post one copy of the notice of hearing in a conspicuous place on the public or private property involved, not less than ten days prior to the hearing. Sec. 27.45. Hearing by graffiti appeals board. The graffiti appeals board shall hold a hearing and consider all competent evidence offered by any person pertaining to the matters set forth in the report of the Director of Public Works, or his or her designee. Sec. 27.47. Work by City. If any order of the graffiti appeals board made pursuant to section 27.46 and not superseded is not complied with within the period designated by the board, the Director of Public Works, or his or her designee, may then enter upon such private or public property in order to remove the graffiti or other inscribed materials, or may cause such other work to be done to the extent necessary to remove the graffiti and other inscribed materials determined to exist by the graffiti appeals board. Sec. 27.48. Costs. The costs involved in the removal or other work by the Director of Public Works, or his or her designee, shall be paid by the City. Sec. 28.6. Environmental impact. No final or parcel map filed pursuant to the provisions of this chapter shall be approved until an environmental review has been conducted by the Director of Public Works, or his or her designee. .... Sec. 28.47. Mandatory mergers —Director of Public Works to file for recordation with county. The Director of Public Works, or his or her designee, is authorized to file for recordation with the Recorder of the County of Los Angeles a notice of such merger specifying the names of the record owners and particularly describing the real property; provided that, at least thirty (30) days prior to the recording of the notice, the owner of the parcels or units to be affected by the merger shall be advised in writing of the intention to record the notice and specifying a time, date and place at which the owner may present evidence to the City Council as to why such notice should not be recorded. Sec. 28.48. Mandatory mergers —determining conformance to standards for development. In implementing Sections 66451.10 et seq. of the California Government Code, the Director of Public Works, or his or her designee, shall specifically consider the parking requirements of the existing property when determining whether the parcels or units conform to standards for development within the City. Sec. 28.50. Voluntary mergers by common property owners. (b) Voluntary merger application. ... The Director of Public Works, or his or her designee, may require additional items as he or she deems necessary. (2) Proof of written notice, deemed sufficient by the Director of Public Works, or his or her designee, of the proposed voluntary merger to all parties having any record title interest in the affected real property. (d) The Director of Public Works, or his or her designee, may approve the voluntary merger application if he or she finds that the parcel created by the merger conforms to the purposes and requirements of this Chapter. The Director of Public Works, or his or her designee, may impose all conditions on such merger approval he or she deems necessary to ensure the compliance with the purposes and requirements this Chapter, such as conditions to retain, reserve, relocate or establish easements, and to protect the public health, safety and welfare. Sec. 28.51. Lot line adjustments between adjacent parcels. (a) No person shall record a deed or other document adjusting the boundary between four or fewer existing adjoining parcels by establishing new property boundaries unless a lot line adjustment is first approved by the Director of Public Works, or his or her designee, in the manner described in this Chapter. (b) Requests for lot line adjustments shall be made on application forms provided by the Director of Public Works, or his or her designee. (c) After investigation and receipt of reports of other affected divisions or outside agencies, the Director of Public Works, or his or her designee, shall approve the lot line adjustment, provided he or she has found in writing that the proposed lot line adjustment conforms to the City's general plan, any applicable specific plan and local zoning and building ordinances including, but not limited to, drainage and the minimum lot requirements as set forth in Section 28.28 of this Code. The Director of Public Works, or his or her designee, may approve the lot line adjustment subject to conditions or exactions as he or she deems necessary to: (i) conform to the City's general plan, any applicable specific plan, and zoning and building ordinances; (ii) to facilitate the relocation of existing utilities, infrastructure, or easements; (iii) to require the prepayment of real property taxes prior to the approval of the lot line adjustment; and (iv) to assure that one or more deeds are properly recorded. This space is for the County Clerk's Filing Stamp !Z"Istez i 05) uup ]Jubtircatio s, 4111r- 161 S. AVENUE 24, LOS ANGELES, CA 90031 323 221-1092 • FK 323 221-1090 • www.egpnews.com PROOF OF PUBLICATION (2015.5 C.C.P.) STATE OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES I am a citizen of the United States and a resident of the County aforementioned; I am over the age of eighteen years, and not a party to or interested in the above -entitled matter. I am the principal clerk of the printer of EASTERN GROUP PUBLICATIONS' EASTSIDE SUN, NORTHEAST SUN, BELL GARDENS SUN VERNON SUN, COMMERCE COMET AND MONTEBELLO COMET, newspapers of general circulation, printed and published THURSDAYS in the County of Los Angeles, and which newspaper of general circulation by the Superior Court of the County of Los Angeles, State of California, under the date of JUNE 21, 1966, CASE NUMBER 884861, that the notice, of which the annexed is printed copy (set in type not smaller the nonpareil), has been published in each regular and entire issue of sail newspaper and not in any supplement thereof on the following dates, to -wit: MARCH 23, all in the year 2017. I certify (or declare) under penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true and correct. Dated at LOS ANGELES, California, this 23RD day of MARCH, 2017. `1 Signature CITY OF VERNON Proof of Publication of Notice of Public Hearing Tuesday, April 4, 2017 to Clarify the Functions and Organization of the Department of Public Works NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING The City Council of the City of Vernon will conduct a public hearing, which you may attend. PLACE: Vernon City Hall, City Council Chambers 4305 Santa Fe Avenue, Vernon, CA 90058 DATE & Tuesday, April 4, 2017 at 9:00 a.m. TIME: (or as soon thereafter as the matter can be heard) SUBJECTS: A first reading, to adopt at a subsequent meeting, an ordinance amending various sections within Chapters 1, 2, 7, 16, 17, 21, 22, 24, 26, 27, and 28 of the Vernon Municipal Code to clarify the functions and organization of the Department of Public Works REQUEST: All parties are invited to be present and to submit statements orally or in writing before or during the applicable public hearing. REVIEW OF THE FILE: Subjvt documents are available for inspection by the public at Vernon City Hall, City Clerk Department, 4305 Santa Fe Avenue; Vernon, California 90058, Monday through Thursday, 7:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. and on the City website at: http://www.cityofvernon.org/government/public- meetings/city-council PROPOSED CEQA FINDING: Staff plans to recommend that the Vernon City Council determine that the proposal is an administrative activity that will not result in direct or indirect physical changes in the environment, and therefore does not constitute a "project' as defined by the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). If you desire to challenge the actions taken by the City Council or any portion thereof in court, you may be limited to raising only those issues you or someone else raised at the applicable hearing described in this notice or in written correspondence delivered to the City of Vernon during, or before, the hearing. Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA): In compliance with ADA, if you need special assistance to participate in the meeting, please contact the Office of the City Clerk at (323) 583-8811. The hearing may be continued or adjourned or cancelled and rescheduled to a stated time and place without further official notice of the public hearings. Dated: 3/22/2017 Maria E. Ayala, City Clerk CITY OF VERNON CITY COUNCIL MEETING APRIL 4, 2017 ORDINANCE NO. 1241 SUMMARY (Amending various sections of the Vernon Municipal Code to clarify the functions and organization of the Department of Public Works; and repealing all ordinances or parts thereof in conflict therewith) A CERTIFIED COPY OF THE FULL TEXT OF PROPOSED ORDINANCE NO. 1241 IS AVAILABLE IN THE OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK LOCATED AT 4305 SANTA FE AVENUE, VERNON, CALIFORNIA. Ordinance No. 1241 was duly introduced at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Vernon held on April 4, 2017. Ordinance No. 1241 is scheduled to be considered for adoption by said Council at a regular meeting to be held on April 18, 2017. The proposed Ordinance No. 1241 would amend various sections of the Vernon Municipal Code to clarify the functions and organization of the Department of Public Works; and repeal all ordinances or parts thereof in conflict therewith. Maria E. Ayala, City Clerk of the City of Vernon, does hereby certify that Ordinance No. 1241 was duly introduced to the City Council of the City of Vernon at a regular meeting held on April 4, 2017, and said Ordinance is scheduled to be considered for adoption at a regular meeting of the City Council to be held on April 18, 2017. Dated: 04/04/2017 Mari E. Ayala, Cit Jerk This space is for the County Clerk's Filing Stamp 'I-1i�t�#errs (1�j� olLt� �ixrrlYr�xii�xt�, �Izir� 161 S. AVENUE 24, LOS ANGELES, CA 90031 323 221-1092 • FX: 323 221-1090 • www.egpnews.com PROOF OF PUBLICATION (2015.5 C.C.P.) STATE OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES I am a citizen of the United States and a resident of the County aforementioned; I am over the age of eighteen years, and not a party to or interested in the above -entitled matter. I am the principal clerk of the printer of EASTERN GROUP PUBLICATIONS EASTSIDE SUN, NORTHEAST SUN, BELL GARDENS SUN, VERNON SUN, COMMERCE COMET AND MONTEBELLO COMET, newspapers of general circulation, printed and published THURSDAYS in the County of Los Angeles, and which newspaper of general circulation by the Superior Court of the County of Los Angeles, State of California, under the date of JUNE 21, 1966, CASE NUMBER 884861, that the notice, of which the annexed is printed copy (set in type not smaller the nonpareil), has been published in each regular and entire issue of sail newspaper and not in any supplement thereof on the following dates, to-wit- APRIL 06, all in the year 2017. I certify (or declare) under penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true and correct. Dated at LOS ANGELES, California, this 06!-H day of APRIL, 2017. CITY OF VERNON Proof of Publication of City of Vernon City Council Meeting April 4, 2017 Ordinance No. 1241 Summary CITY OF VERNON CITY COUNCIL MEETING APRIL 4, 2017 ORDINANCE NO. 1241 SUMMARY (Amending various sections of the Vernon Municipal Code to clarify the functions and organization of the Department of Public Works; and repealing all ordinances or parts thereof in conflict therewith) A CERTIFIED COPY OF THE FULL TEXT OF PROPOSED ORDINANCE NO. 1241 IS AVAILABLE IN THE OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK LOCATED AT 4305 SANTA FE AVENUE, VERNON, CALIFORNIA. Ordinance No. 1241 was duly introduced at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Vernon held on April 4, 2017. Ordinance No. 1241 is scheduled to be considered for adoption by said Council at a regular meeting to be held on April 18, 2017, The proposed Ordinance No. 1241 would amend various sections of the Vernon Municipal Code to clarify the functions and organization of the Department of Public Works; and repeal all ordinances or parts thereof in conflict therewith. Maria E. Ayala, City Clerk of the City of Vernon, does hereby certify that Ordinance No. 1241 was duly introduced to the City Council of the City of Vernon at a regular meeting held on April 4, 2017, and said Ordinance is scheduled to be considered for adoption at a regular meeting of the City Council to be held on April 18, 2017. Dated: 04/04/2017 Maria E. Ayala, City Clerk Signature CITY OF VERNON CITY COUNCIL MEETING APRIL 18, 2017 ORDINANCE NO. 1241 SUMMARY (Amending various sections of the Vernon Municipal Code to clarify the functions and organization of the Department of Public Works; and repealing all ordinances or parts thereof in conflict therewith) A CERTIFIED COPY OF THE FULL TEXT OF ADOPTED ORDINANCE NO. 1241 IS AVAILABLE IN THE OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK LOCATED AT 4305 SANTA FE AVENUE, VERNON, CALIFORNIA. On April 18, 2017, the City Council of the City of Vernon approved and adopted Ordinance No. 1241 amending various sections of the Vernon Municipal Code to clarify the functions and organization of the Department of Public Works; and repealing all ordinances or parts thereof in conflict therewith. I, Maria E. Ayala, City Clerk of the City of Vernon, do hereby certify that Ordinance No. 1241 was duly approved and adopted by the City Council of the City of Vernon at a regular meeting held on April 18, 2017, and passed by said Council by the following vote: AYES: NOES: ABSTAIN Dated: 4/18/17 COUNCILMEMBERS: COUNCILMEMBERS: COUNCILMEMBERS: YBARRA, WOODRUFF-PEREZ, DAVIS, MARTINEZ, AND LOPEZ Mari .aal City Oferk This space is for the County Clerk's Filing Stamp zasterxi 0411up publivztious, Jiir,. 161 S. AVENUE 24, LOS ANGELES, CA 90031 323 221-1092 • FK 323 221-1090 - www.egpnews.com PROOF OF PUBLICATION (2015.5 C.C.P.) STATE OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES I am a citizen of the United States and a resident of the County aforementioned; I am over the age of eighteen years, and not a partyto or interested in the above -entitled matter. I am the principal clerk of the printer of EASTERN GROUP PUBLICATIONS' EASTSIDE SUN, NORTHEAST SUN, BELL GARDENS SUN, VERNON SUN, COMMERCE COMET AND MONTEBELLO COMET, newspapers of general circulation, printed and published THURSDAYS in the County of Los Angeles, and which newspaper of general circulation by the Superior Court of the County of Los Angeles, State of California, under the date of JUNE 21, 1966, CASE NUMBER 884861, that the notice, of which the annexed is printed copy (set in type not smaller the nonpareil), has been published in each regular and entire issue of sail newspaper and not in any supplement thereof on the following dates, to -wit: all in the year 2017. I certify (or declare) under penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true and correct. Dated at LOS ANGELES, California, this 201HH day of APRIL, 2017. fff�621 �2 4:��: Signature CITY OF VERNON Proof of Publication of City of Vernon City Council Meeting April 18, 2017 Ordinance No. 1241 Summary (2nd) CITY OF VERNON CITY COUNCIL MEETING APRIL 18, 2017 ORDINANCE NO. 1241 SUMMARY (Amending various sections of the Vernon Municipal Code to clarify the functions and organization of the Department of Public Works; and repealing all ordinances or parts thereof in conflict therewith) A CERTIFIED COPY OF THE FULL TEXT OF ADOPTED ORDINANCE NO. 1241 IS AVAILABLE IN THE OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK LOCATED AT 4305 SANTA FE AVENUE, VERNON, CALIFORNIA. On April 18, 2017, the City Council of the City of Vernon approved and adopted Ordinance No. 1241 amending various sections of the Vernon Municipal Code to clarify the functions and organization of the Department of Public Works; and repealing all ordinances or parts thereof in conflict therewith. I, Maria E. Ayala, City Clerk of the City of Vernon, do hereby certify that Ordinance No. 1241 was duly approved and adopted by the City Council of the City of Vernon at a regular meeting held on April 18, 2017, and passed by said Council by the following vote: AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS: YBARRA, WOODRUFF-PEREZ, DAVIS, MARTINEZ, AND LOPEZ NOES: COUNCILMEMBERS: ABSTAIN: COUNCILMEMBERS: