Ordinance No. 1292ORDINANCE NO. 1292
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF VERNON
AMENDING VERNON MUNICIPAL CODE CHAPTER 17.24.080
REGULATING BUILDING SETBACKS
SECTION 1. Recitals.
A. The City of Vernon (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.
B. Vernon Municipal Code Title 17 – Zoning (Zoning Code), establishes zoning
regulations and provisions in the City and designates, regulates, and restricts
various matters of zoning and land use.
C. Under the existing Zoning Code, every building or structure in the General Industry
Zone shall be set back not less than 21 feet from the curb face as shown on the
master plan of streets.
D. The City Council desires to amend Vernon Municipal Section 17.24.080 regulating
building setbacks to allow the City to consider permitting a reduced setback
distance on a case-by-case basis as approved by the General Manager of Public
Utilities.
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF VERNON HEREBY ORDAINS:
SECTION 2. The City Council of the City of Vernon finds and determines that
the above recitals are true and correct and are a substantial part of this ordinance.
SECTION 3. This ordinance was assessed in accordance with the authority and
criteria contained in the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), the State CEQA
Guidelines, and the environmental regulations of the City. The City Council hereby finds
that the proposed action is exempt from CEQA review, because it is general policy and
procedure-making activity that is unrelated to any specific project, which must undergo
separate CEQA review, and that will not result in direct physical changes or reasonably
foreseeable indirect physical changes in the environment, and therefore does not
constitute a “project” as defined by CEQA Guidelines Section 15378.
SECTION 4. Vernon Municipal Code Sections 17.24.080(C) and (D) are hereby
amended to read as follows:
“C. Building Setback. Every building or structure shall be set back not less than 21 feet
from the curb face, as shown on the Master Plan of Streets. A reduced setback distance
may be approved by the General Manager of Public Utilities, but not less than to the
ultimate planned right-of-way of the street as shown on the Master Plan of Streets. The
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General Manager of Public Utilities shall designate the distance from the center of the
street in any case in which the planned future ultimate width of a street is not specified or
a street is not symmetrical.
D. Ancillary Structure Setback. Where a lot or parcel of land in any zone or overlay
zone abuts a street as shown on the Master Plan of Streets, every Ancillary Structure on
such Lot or parcel shall be set back as follows: (1) if the ancillary structure is equal to or
greater than 20 feet in height, it shall be set back not less than 21 feet from the curb face,
as shown on the Master Plan of Streets. A reduced setback distance may be approved
by the General Manager of Public Utilities, but not less than to the ultimate planned right-
of-way of the street as shown on the Master Plan of Streets; and (2) if the ancillary
structure is less than 20 feet in height, it shall be set back not less than to the ultimate
planned right-of-way width of the street as shown on the Master Plan of the streets, except
in no case shall the structure be set back less than eight feet from the curb face, as shown
on the Master Plan of Streets. The General Manager of Public Utilities shall designate the
distance from the center of the street to the curb face in any case in which the Master
Plan of Streets does not specify a planned future ultimate width from curb to curb or a
street is not symmetrical.”
SECTION 5. Any provision of the Vernon Municipal Code or appendices thereto
inconsistent with the provisions of this ordinance, to the extent of such inconsistencies
and no further, is repealed or modified to that extent necessary to affect the provisions of
this ordinance.
SECTION 6. If any section, subsection, paragraph, sentence, clause, phrase, or
portion thereof, of this ordinance is declared by a court of competent jurisdiction to be
unconstitutional or otherwise invalid, such decision shall not affect the validity of the
remaining portions of this ordinance. The City Council declares that it would have adopted
this ordinance, and each section, subsection, paragraph, sentence, clause, phrase, or
portion thereof, irrespective of the fact that any one or more sections, subsections,
paragraphs, sentences, clauses, phrases, or portions thereof, be declared invalid or
unconstitutional. To this end, the provisions of this ordinance are declared to be
severable.
SECTION 7. The City Clerk shall certify the adoption and publish this ordinance as
required by law.
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SECTION 8. This ordinance shall become effective after the thirtieth day following
its adoption.
APPROVED AND ADOPTED February 7, 2023.
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LETICIA LOPEZ, Mayor
ATTEST:
LISA POPE, City Clerk
(seal)
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
ZAYNAH N. MOUSSA, City Attorney
I CERTIFY THAT THE FOREGOING ORDINANCE NO. 1292 was passed and adopted
by the City Council of the City of Vernon at the regular meeting on February 7, 2023 by
the following vote:
AYES: 4 Council Members: Merlo, Ybarra, Larios, Lopez
NOES: 0
ABSENT: 0
ABSTAIN: 0
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LISA POPE, City Clerk
(seal)
City Council Agenda Report
Meeting Date:February 7, 2023
From:Lisa Pope, City Clerk
Department:City Clerk
Submitted by:Sandra Dolson, Administrative Secretary
Subject
General Industry Site Planning Standards
Recommendation
Conduct second reading and adopt Ordinance No. 1292 amending Vernon Municipal Code
Section 17.24.080 regulating building setbacks.
Background
At the January 17, 2023 Regular City Council Meeting, the Vernon City Council introduced and
conducted first reading of Ordinance No. 1292 which amends Vernon Municipal Code Section
17.24.080 regulating building setbacks. The ordinance summary was posted on the City’s
website on January 18, 2023, and was published on January 26, 2023, pursuant to legal
requirements.
Staff requests the City Council conduct second reading and adopt Ordinance No. 1292.
Fiscal Impact
The fiscal impact is estimated at $120. Sufficient funds are available in General Fund, City Clerk
Department, Advertisement/Promotion Account and No. 011-010-125-5250000 for the current
fiscal year.
Attachments
1. Ordinance No. 1292
City of Vernon
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The City Council of the City of Vernon will conduct a public hearing on January 17, 2023, at
9:00 a.m. (or as soon thereafter as the matter can be heard), which you may attend, at Vernon
City Hall, City Council Chamber, 4305 Santa Fe Avenue, Vernon, CA 90058, or via Zoom
Webinar at http://www.cityofvernon.org/webinar-cc in accordance with Assembly Bill 361, to:
Consider introduction and adoption of an ordinance amending Vernon Municipal Code
Section 17.24.080 regulating building setbacks.
All relevant documents will be available for public review on the City’s website once the
agenda for the meeting is posted or from the City Clerk at CityClerk@cityofvernon.org or
(323) 583-8811 ext. 546. All interested persons will be given an opportunity to comment
on the above-referenced items during the public hearing. In addition, written comment or
questions may be submitted prior to the hearing as set forth below. Written Testimony or
questions must be received prior to 9:00 a.m. on the date of the hearing.
Please send your comments or questions to:
Daniel Wall, Director of Public Works
City of Vernon
4305 Santa Fe Avenue, Vernon, CA 90058
(323) 583-8811 ext. 305
Email: Dwall@cityofvernon.org
If you challenge the adoption of said ordinance or any provision thereof in court, you may
be limited to raising only those issues you or someone else raised at the hearing
described in this notice or in written correspondence delivered to the City of Vernon at, or
prior to, the meeting.
In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), if you need special assistance
to participate in the meeting, please contact the City Clerk Department at (323) 583-8811 ext.
546.
The hearing may be continued, adjourned, or cancelled and rescheduled to a stated time
and place without further notice of a public hearing.
Dated: December 27, 2022 Lisa Pope, City Clerk
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NOTICE OF CITY COUNCIL PUBLIC HEARING
The City Council of the City of Vernon will
conduct a public hearing on January 17,2023,at
9:00 a.m.(or as soon thereafter as the matter can
be heard),which you may attend,at Vernon City
Hall,City Council Chamber,4305 Santa Fe
Avenue,Vernon,CA 90058,or via Zoom Webinar
at http://www.cityofvernon.org/webinar-cc in
accordance with Assembly Bill 361,to:
Consider introduction and adoption of an
ordinance amending Vernon Municipal Code
Section 17.24.080 regulating building setbacks.
All relevant documents will be available for public
review on the City's website once the agenda for
the meeting is posted or from the City Clerk at
CityClerk@cityofvernon.org or (323)583-8811
ext.546.All interested persons will be given an
opportunity to comment on the above-referenced
items during the public hearing.In addition,
written comment or questions may be submitted
prior to the hearing as set forth below.Written
Testimony or questions must be received prior to
9:00 a.m.on the date of the hearing.
Please send your comments or questions to:
Daniel Wall,Director of Public Works
City of Vernon
4305 Santa Fe Avenue,Vernon,CA 90058
(323)583-8811 ext.305
Email:Dwall@cityofvernon.org
If you challenge the adoption of said ordinance or
any provision thereof in court,you may be limited
to raising only those issues you or someone else
raised at the hearing described in this notice or in
written correspondence delivered to the City of
Vernon at,or prior to,the meeting.
In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities
Act (ADA),if you need special assistance to
participate in the meeting,please contact the City
Clerk Department at (323)583-8811 ext.546.
The hearing may be continued,adjourned,or
cancelled and rescheduled to a stated time and
place without further notice of a public hearing.
Dated:December 27,2022
Lisa Pope,City Clerk
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language in the City of Santa Ana, and adjudged a newspaper of general
circulation as defined by the laws of the State of California by the Superior
Court of the County of Orange, State of California, under date of June 2, 1922,
Case No. 13,421. That the notice, of which the annexed is a printed copy, has
been published in each regular and entire issue of said newspaper and not in
any supplement thereof on the following dates, to-wit:
Executed on: 10/10/2004
At Los Angeles, California
I certify (or declare) under penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true and
correct.
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VERNON, CA - 90058
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introduction OF ORDINANCE No.1292
Ordinance No.1292 amends Vernon Municipal
Code Chapter 17.24.080 (General Industry Site
Planning Standards)regulating building setbacks
to allow the City to consider permitting a reduced
setback distance on a case-by-case basis.
Ordinance No.1292 was introduced by the
Vernon City Council at the regular meeting on
January 17,2023.Second reading and adoption
of the ordinance are scheduled for the regular
City Council meeting on February 7,2023,at City
Hall,4305 Santa Fe Avenue,Vernon,California.
The full text of Ordinance No.1292 is on file in
the City Clerk Department and accessible on the
City's website at www.cityofvernon.org.
Posted:Wednesday,January 18,2023
Publish:Thursday,January 26,2023
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SUMMARY OF ORDINANCE NO.1292
Ordinance No.1292 amends Vernon Municipal
Code Chapter 17.24.080 (General Industry Site
Planning Standards)regulating building setbacks
to allow the City to consider permitting a reduced
setback distance on a case-by-case basis.
Ordinance No.1292 was introduced by the
Vernon City Council at the regular meeting on
January 17,2023,and adopted on February 7,
2023,by the following vote:
AYES:Merlo,Ybarra,Larios,Lopez
NOES:None
ABSENT:None
ABSTAIN:None
Posted:Wednesday,February 8,2023
Publish:Thursday,February 16,2023
2/16/23
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