HomeMy Public PortalAboutOrd. 1639ORDINANCE NO. 1639
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LYNWOOD,
CALIFORNIA AMENDING THE LYNWOOD MUNICIPAL CODE TO REMOVE
REFERENCES TO INACTIVE COMMISSIONS AND MERGING THE DUTIES OF THE
PUBLIC SAFETY COMMISSION WITH THE TRAFFIC, PARKING AND SAFETY
COMMISSION, ASSIGN THE DUTIES OF THE DESIGN REVIEW BOARD TO THE
LYNWOOD PLANNING COMMISSION, AND AMEND RULES RELATED TO
ABSENTEEISM RULES APPLICABLE TO COMMISSIONS AND BOARDS
WHEREAS, on January 18, 2011, to promote efficiency, save City resources
and conserve on City staff time, the City Council voted to discontinue use of several City
of Lynwood commissions and boards and directed staff to prepare an appropriate
ordinance amending the Lynwood Municipal Code to remove references to such City
commissions and boards;
WHEREAS, the City Council's action on January 18, 2011 directed that the
following Lynwood boards and commissions be dissolved: Recreation and Parks
Commission, Design Review Board, Women's Commission, Youth Commission, Senior
Advisory Council, Veteran's Affairs Council, Community Affairs Commission, Library
Commission, and the Board and Commissioners of Vehicle Parking Districts;
WHEREAS, the City Council further directed that the boards of the Public Safety
Commission and Traffic, Parking and Safety Commission be merged to create a single
body known as the Public Safety/Traffic and Parking Commission and that the duties of
the Design Review Board be assigned to the Lynwood Planning Commission;
WHEREAS, the City Council further directed that the boards of the Public Safety
Commission and Traffic, Parking and Safety Commission be merged to create a single
body known as the Public Safety/Traffic and Parking Commission and that the duties of
the Design Review Board be assigned to the Lynwood Planning Commission;
WHEREAS, clarifications are necessary to the rules on commissioner
attendance, including that the time for counting the number of absences is to run on a
calendar rather than 12 month period, that tardiness of 15 minutes or more to a
commission or board shall be treated as an absence, and that commissioners are not to
be paid a stipend for any meeting in which he /she is not present; and
WHEREAS, the City Council now desires to codify these changes to the
Lynwood Municipal Code.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LYNWOOD,
CALIFORNIA, DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Subsection 2- 12.1.a, "Absences From Commission, Board, And
Committee Meetings; Removal," of the Lynwood Municipal Code is hereby amended as
to subparagraph 1 to read as follows, with Subparagraph 2- 12.1.a.2 and Subsection 2-
12.1.b remaining unmodified and in full force and effect:
"2 -12.1 Absence From Meetings; Removal; Compensation:
a. Absences from Commission, Board, And Committee Meetings;
Removal:
1. Regardless of other stipulations in legislation or guidelines
establishing any boards, commissions or committees, the following
policy will be adhered to:
(a) Three (3) unexcused absences within a calendar year (January-
December) shall constitute a vacating of the position for boards,
commissions or committees meeting once a month.
(b) Four (4) unexcused absences within a calendar year (January-
December) shall constitute a vacating of the position for boards,
commissions or committees meeting twice a month.
(c) No compensation shall be paid to any board /committee member
or commissioner for any meeting in which he /she is absent,
whether excused or unexcused.
(d) Arrival late by fifteen (15) minutes or more to a board,
commission or committee meeting shall constitute an unexcused
absence and no compensation shall be paid to the commissioner or
board or committee member for attending the meeting late.
(e) In order for the boards', commissioners' and committees'
chairmen to appropriately plan for their meetings, any member who
has to be absent should notify the chairman of the respective
board, commission and committee or in his /her absence, the staff
representative. No more than two (2) excused absences may be
permitted within a calendar year (January — December).
Board /committee members or commissioners who will not be able
to attend a scheduled meeting should properly notify the staff
liaison prior to the meeting
(f) The City Clerk shall send out notices of any vacated seats.
(g) If any section of this subsection is found to be in conflict with
any other section of this code, this section hereby supersedes all
other codes."
Section 2. Section 2 -12.3, "Membership of Subsidiary Public Bodies," of the
Lynwood Municipal Code is hereby amended in its entirety to remove the "Board of
commissioners of vehicle parking districts nos. 1 and 2, Board of commissioners of all
other vehicle parking districts, Community affairs commission, Design review board,
Library commission, Parking and business improvement district advisory board,
Recreation and parks commission, Senior advisory council, Women's commission, and
Youth commission" and also merge the "Public safety commission" with the "Traffic,
parking and safety commission," which revised Section 2 -12.3 shall read as follows:
"2 -12.3 Membership Of Subsidiary Public Bodies:
Notwithstanding any other provisions to the contrary in this code, the
following subsidiary public bodies shall have the number of members as
indicated in the table below:
Name Of Subsidiary Public Body Code Number
Section Of
Reference Members
Community development block grant advisory 2 -22 5
board
Industrial development authority 2 -16 5
Personnel board 18 -5 5
Planning commission 2 -19; 25 -3 5
Public safety/Traffic and parking commission 2 -24; 7 -7.5 5
Section 3. Section 2 -13, entitled "COMMUNITY AFFAIRS COMMISSION,"
and all subsections thereunder of the Lynwood Municipal Code is hereby deleted in its
entirety.
Section 4. Section 2 -14, entitled "RECREATION AND PARKS
COMMISSION," and all subsections thereunder of the Lynwood Municipal Code is
hereby deleted in its entirety.
Section 5. Section 2 -20, entitled "WOMEN'S COMMISSION," and all
subsections thereunder of the Lynwood Municipal Code is hereby deleted in its entirety.
Section 6. Section 2 -21, entitled "YOUTH COMMISSION," and all subsections
thereunder of the Lynwood Municipal Code is hereby deleted in its entirety.
Section 7. Section 2 -22, entitled "COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK
GRANT ADVISORY BOARD," shall be amended, as to subsections c and d.5 read as
follows, with all other provisions of Section 2 -22 remaining unmodified and in full force
and effect:
"2 -22 COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT ADVISORY BOARD:
c. The CDBGAB shall meet on the dates set per subsection d.5
below at seven o'clock (7:00) p.m. in the city hall council
chambers.
d. 5. The CDBGAB board shall meet on those dates and times
which coincide with the meeting times and dates of the planning
commission and only when business of the CDBGAB is required
to be transacted.
Section 8. Section 2 -24, entitled "PUBLIC SAFETY COMMISSION," shall be
re -named to "PUBLIC SAFETY/TRAFFIC AND PARKING COMMISSION" and all
provisions under Section 2 -24 shall be amended in their entirety to read as follows:
"2 -24 PUBLIC SAFETY /TRAFFIC AND PARKING COMMISSION:
2 -24.1 Public Safety /Traffic and Parking Commission: A Public
Safety/Traffic and Parking Commission is hereby created and established.
Said commission may be known and referred to as the Lynwood Public
Safety/Traffic and Parking Commission or the Public Safety/Traffic and
Parking Commission.
2 -24.2 Composition; Appointment Of Members: The Lynwood
Public Safety/Traffic and Parking Commission shall consist of five (5)
members who shall be residents of the city. Members shall not be officers
or employees of the city. All members shall serve at the will and pleasure
of the city council. Each member of the city council shall appoint a person
to the public safety commission to represent that council member's
interest with the community. The mayor shall appoint an additional two (2)
persons to serve on the commission
2 -24.3 Term Of Office: Each member of the Lynwood Public
Safety/Traffic and Parking Commission shall serve a four (4) year term
commencing on January 1 following a general municipal election at which
the appointing council member was elected. In the event the office of any
appointing council member becomes vacant during the term thereof, the
term of the commission member appointed by such council member shall
terminate thirty (30) days after such vacancy occurs. Following the
expiration of the term of office, each commission member shall submit a
letter to their duly appointing council member and express his /her desire
to either resign or to serve another four (4) years. Failure to submit such a
letter shall constitute a desire to resign from the Commission.
2 -24.4 Meetings: Meetings of the Lynwood Public Safety/Traffic
and Parking Commission shall occur only when business of the Public
Safety/Traffic and Parking Commission is required to be transacted.
2 -24.5 Records: The Lynwood Public Safety/Traffic and Parking
Commission shall cause proper, accurate and permanent records of
official acts and proceedings to be kept, and such records shall have the
same status as records of other administrative departments of the City.
Minutes, resolutions and official records of the Commission shall be filed
with the City Clerk.
2 -24.6 Organization: The Lynwood Public Safety/Traffic and
Parking Commission shall elect one of its members as chairperson, and
such election shall be held as soon as practicable. Appointment as
chairperson shall be for twelve (12) months. No member shall be
reelected to serve as chairperson after having served a twelve (12) month
appointment during his /her term on the Public Safety/Traffic Commission.
Elections of chairpersons by the Commission shall be fair and without any
bias or prejudice to that commissioner.
2 -24.7 Duties Of The Commission: The Lynwood Public
Safety/Traffic and Parking Commission shall have the power and required
duty to:
a. Policy Recommendations: Analyze the minimal level of
law enforcement needs and make policy recommendations to the City
Council; such minimal level of law enforcement needs shall not constitute
danger to the public safety or to the deputy sheriffs who deliver such
service. Any and all special law enforcement contract services by any
private vendor or body outside of the City government shall come before
the Public Safety/Traffic and Parking Commission to make such request
for law enforcement service for stated event. The Public Safety/Traffic
Commission shall evaluate each fiscal year the necessity to increase,
decrease or to deploy special contract delivery services to any part of the
City deemed in need of additional or special targeted or directed law
enforcement need.
b. Fire Safety: Analyze the minimal level of fire safety needs
and make policy recommendations to the City Council; such minimal level
of fire safety needs shall not constitute danger to the public safety or to the
Lynwood firefighters who deliver such service. The Public Safety/Traffic
and Parking Commission shall review the standards of section 1500 of the
National Fire Protection Agency relative to Fire Department Occupational
Safety and Health, and may elect to seek policy recommendations to
adopt, modify or comply to set standards pertaining to firefighter safety.
The Commission shall identify how any adopted policy recommendations
will directly or indirectly impact the overall public safety of the City
residents and businesses.
c. Animal Control: Analyze the City contract with the Los
Angeles County Department of Animal Care and Control, its level of
service and make policy recommendations to the City Council; the
Commission shall oversee the dog licensing, canvassing of licensing, and
registration within the City and fees established by resolution of the City
Council. The Commission shall oversee all applicable laws, City codes
and regulations including zoning of such regulations relative to animals
within the City limits, and direct such recommendations to the City
Council.
The Commission shall set policy recommendations into
rabies vaccination and animal control (spay /neuter) with a yearly prepared
report to the City Council. The Commission shall be responsible for
inspecting the premises of the Los Angeles County Department of Animal
Care and Control site of said contract with the City on a yearly basis. A
prepared written report accounting for each yearly inspection of animal
premises shall be forwarded to the City Council. The report shall include
all observations of the animal facility including care and control of animals.
Any recommendation shall be addressed to the City Council. The
Commission shall assist in spay /neuter programs for dogs and cats within
the City.
d. Health Department: Analyze the level of services received
by the Los Angeles County Health Department and make policy
recommendations to the City Council; the Commission shall monitor any
closure of businesses, restaurant facilities or any other locations within the
City which may constitute a health hazard dangerous to the public safety
of the citizens. The Commission shall forward any health
recommendations to the City Council for review and findings of
consideration.
e. Civil Emergency Operational Planning: The Lynwood
Public Safety/Traffic and Parking Commission shall evaluate and make
policy recommendations to the City Council on ways to maximize its civil
emergency operational planning. The Public Safety/Traffic and Parking
Commission shall work as an assisting body in preparing a civil
emergency operational plan with the office of the Sheriff; the Fire Chief or
his assistant with the Lynwood Fire Department or the Los Angeles
County Fire Department; St. Francis Medical Center; American Medical
Response; Red Cross; Lynwood Unified School District and any other
office of emergency services including the National Guard and State
agencies.
f. Community Relations: The Lynwood Public Safety/Traffic
and Parking Commission shall evaluate, review and make policy
recommendations to the City Council on ways to maximize community
relations between the Los Angeles County Sheriff's office and the minority
community of Lynwood including the senior citizen community, youth and
teen involvement and any other group that may have special needs. The
Public Safety/Traffic Commission will further serve as the principal citizen
liaison with the Los Angeles County Sheriffs office.
g. Citizen Input; Complaints: The Lynwood Public
Safety/Traffic and Parking Commission shall serve in conjunction with a
staff person in the City Manager's office, as the City's mechanism to
establish and maintain communications with citizens relative to public
safety, including processing, hearing and monitoring trends in complaints
received by the City regarding law enforcement, fire safety and animal
control. The Public Safety/Traffic and Parking Commission shall further
assist the City Council in developing ways to improve citizen input on
public safety issues and forward any recommendations for Council
consideration.
h. Emergency Preparedness: The Lynwood Public
Safety/Traffic and Parking Commission shall provide a forum for the
receipt of information, recommendations, and complaints from the
community relating to emergency preparedness. The Commission shall
recommend to the City Council plans, programs, procedures, policies, and
proposed legislation for the purpose of promoting, enhancing, and
improving emergency preparedness in the community. The Commission
shall cooperate with City departments and other public agencies in
promoting all aspects of emergency preparedness, and, if so authorized
by the City Council, shall organize workshops relating to emergency
preparedness.
i. Neighborhood Block Watch Program: The Lynwood Public
Safety/Traffic and Parking Commission shall evaluate and make policy
recommendations to the City Council regarding development of the
Neighborhood Block Watch Program and shall provide a forum for the
exchange of positive ideas and information among neighbors and
residents.
j. Hearing Procedures: The Public Safety/Traffic and Parking
Commission shall adopt rules of procedure relative to law enforcement
complaints and further provide written procedures to a complainant.
Hearings shall be informal. There will be no cross - examination of either
the complainant, any witness(s) or a request to interrogate a deputy
sheriff. The Commission may ask questions to any party as a point of
information, or to gain elaboration of points made. The Commission will
have no power to take any action regarding a complaint, except that it may
forward its recommendation of action to the Sheriff's office. Any material,
notes, evidence or minutes generated from the Public Safety/Traffic and
Parking Commission hearing will be forwarded as a result of the
complainant's public address to the Sheriff's Department of Internal Affairs
Bureau.
The Lynwood Public Safety/Traffic and Parking Commission
shall not be a "Police Review Board ", nor shall it conduct itself as one.
k. Limitations: It shall not be the role of the Lynwood Public
Safety/Traffic and Parking Commission to conduct investigations into
individual complaints related to the service being provided by the City or
any of its contractors including the Los Angeles County Sheriff's office.
Nor shall it be the role of the Commission to direct the process or the
procedure by which service level recommendations are carried out.
2 -24.8 Traffic, Parking and Safety Duties: The Lynwood Public
Safety/Traffic and Parking Commission shall have the following additional
powers and duties related to traffic, parking and safety:
a. Parking Matters. With respect to parking matters, the
Commission shall suggest the most practical means for coordinating the
activities of all officers and agencies of the city having authority with
respect to the administration and /or enforcement of parking regulations;
stimulate and assist in the preparation and publication of reports
concerning parking; receive complaints having to do with parking matters;
and recommend to the city council and to the city engineer, law
enforcement officials, and other city officials ways and means of improving
parking conditions and the administration and enforcement of parking
regulations.
b. Traffic Matters. With respect to traffic matters, the
Commission shall suggest the most practical means for coordinating the
activities of all officers and agencies of the city having authority with
respect to the administration and /or enforcement of traffic regulations;
stimulate and assist in the preparation and publication of traffic reports;
receive complaints having to do with traffic matters; and recommend to the
city council, the city engineer, law enforcement officials and other city
officials ways and means of improving traffic conditions and the
administration and enforcement of traffic regulations.
C. Safety Matters. With respect to safety matters, the
Commission shall provide a forum for the receipt of information,
recommendations, and complaints from the community relating to
emergency preparedness. The commission shall recommend to the city
council, plans, programs, procedures, policies and proposed legislation for
the purpose of promoting, enhancing, and improving emergency
preparedness in the community. The commission shall cooperate with city
departments and other public agencies in promoting all aspects of
emergency preparedness, and, if so authorized by the city council, shall
organize workshops relating to emergency preparedness."
Section 9. Section 7 -7.5, entitled 'Traffic, Parking, And Safety Commission,"
and all subsections thereunder of the Lynwood Municipal Code is hereby amended in its
entirety to read as follows.
7-7.5 Public Safety/Traffic and Parking Commission. The Lynwood
Public Safety/Traffic and Parking Commission shall address traffic,
parking and safety matters as set forth under Section 2- 24.8."
Section 10. Section 2 -27, entitled "DESIGN REVIEW BOARD," and all
subsections thereunder of the Lynwood Municipal Code is hereby deleted in its entirety.
Section 11. Section 2 -25, entitled "LIBRARY COMMISSION," and all
subsections thereunder of the Lynwood Municipal Code is hereby deleted in its entirety.
Section 12. Section 25 -3, entitled "PLANNING COMMISSION" shall be
amended to add the following subsections 25 -3.14 through 25 -3.22, to supplement the
powers of the Lynwood Planning Commission to include the duties formerly performed
by the Lynwood Design Review Board, which added subsections 25 -3.14 through 25-
3.22 shall read as follows, with all other provisions of Section 25 -3 remaining
unmodified and in full force and effect:
"25 -3.14 Design Review Authority Over Discretionary Zoning
Entitlements: For development applications encompassing new or
substantially rehabilitated buildings or structures requiring discretionary
approval from the Planning Commission pursuant to this code, the
Planning Commission, in addition to other duties prescribed under this
code, shall be authorized to ensure that the nature and appearance of
land uses and developments will be compatible and harmonious with the
use and enjoyment of surrounding properties and will not have a
detrimental effect upon the historic, economic, social, and cultural well
being and development of the community. "Substantially rehabilitated ", as
used herein, shall mean reconstruction that exceeds fifty percent (50 %) of
the appraised value of such structure.
25 -3.15 Exemptions from Design Review: The following development
applications are exempt from section 25 -3.14:
a. Any development application not requiring discretionary approval from
the planning commission shall be exempt from the provisions of this
section.
b. Building permits required for the temporary emergency repair of any
structure in any zone shall be exempt from the provisions of this section.
25 -3.16 Required Plans And Materials for Design Review: The plans
to be submitted for review under section 25 -3.14, and provided In
conjunction with the application required under this code for any approval
of new or substantially rehabilitated buildings or structures requiring
discretionary review before the planning commission, shall include those
items listed below which are determined by the director of development
services to be necessary to be submitted to the planning commission:
a. A site plan depicting:
1. The complete dimensions of the lot and site plans;
2. All existing and proposed buildings and structures;
3. All existing and proposed street dedications and improvements
thereon, including the location and nature of all street improvements in the
public right of way;
4. The location of all utility services.
b. Architectural drawings, renderings, or sketches showing all elevations
of the proposed buildings and structures as they will appear upon
completion and the texture and color of all construction materials to be
used;
c. All existing and proposed yards and spaces between buildings and
structures;
d. All existing and proposed walls, fences, and landscaping, including the
location, height, area, color, nature, and type of design and material
composition for the walls and fences;
e. A landscape plan showing the location of the trees and shrubs
(proposed to be removed, retained, or installed), the amount, height, type,
and location of landscaped areas, planting beds, and plant materials, and
provisions for irrigation,
f. All existing and proposed lighting, including the location and general
nature of both off site and on site lighting, the proposed intensity thereof,
and the diffusion thereof;
g. The exterior lighting plan showing the location, materials, and colors of
the illumination; and
h. Such other drawings or additional information necessary to adequately
consider the drawings set forth in this section and determine compliance
with the purpose and intent of the design review authority of the planning
commission.
25 -23.17 Design Review Procedures:
a. Development Services Department Duties: The director of
development services shall notify the applicant and property owner of the
subject property of the date, time, and place of the planning commission
meeting at which its application shall be considered. Such date shall be
within forty five (45) calendar days after the date of notification of said
meeting.
b. Planning Commission Duties: The planning commission shall have the
following duties for design review:
1. Review: The director of development services shall present to the
planning commission the original application and plans, including any
amendment(s) thereto, and copies of all other relevant papers, along with
a written report describing the application, background and any
recommendation of the director of development services. The planning
commission shall be responsible for reviewing all plans and drawings as
part of any request for a discretionary zoning entitlement under the
provisions of this section and shall either approve, deny, or conditionally
approve such request as part of the planning commission's consideration
of the discretionary zoning entitlement.
2. Criteria: All plans and drawings required by this section shall meet
the criteria of this section. Conditions may be recommended when the
proposed improvements do not comply with the applicable design
standards or criteria and shall be proposed to bring such improvements
into conformity.
3. Continuance: The planning commission may continue its review
from time to time, to a time and date certain.
4. Determinations And Findings: The determinations of the planning
commission in reviewing the design of and the findings in support of said
recommendation shall be in the form required pursuant to the provisions of
this code applicable to the particular zoning entitlement at issue.
5. Appeals To The City Council: The planning commission
determination shall be final, unless appealed to the city council or its
designated hearing officer, in accordance with this code.
25 -3.18 Design Review Findings: For every application subject to
design review pursuant to section 25 -3.14, the planning commission shall
base its decision on the following findings:
a. That the proposed development plans and design features will
integrate harmoniously with, and enhance the character and design of
both the immediate neighborhood and the surrounding areas of the city.
b. That the plan and design will enhance the desirability and enjoyment
of the immediate neighborhood.
c. That the plan and design of the buildings, parking areas, signs,
landscaping, lighting, and other site features indicate that consideration
has been given to both the functional aspects of the site development,
such as automobile and pedestrian circulation, and the visual impacts of
the development from the view of the public streets.
d. That the plan and design shall tend to enhance property values and
appearance in the immediate neighborhood and surrounding areas with
an accompanying betterment of conditions affecting the public health,
safety, and welfare.
25 -3.19 Design Review Factors And Considerations: For every
application for design review, the planning commission shall consider the
following factors in applying criteria when making findings with respect to
site plan and design review:
a. The height, bulk, and other design features of all structures should
be in proportion to the building site with a balance and unity among
external features so as to present a harmonious appearance.
b. The design of structures and grounds should contribute to the
physical character of the community while maintaining a harmonious
relationship with the existing and proposed adjoining development.
c. The layout, orientation, and location of structures and their
relationship to one another and to open spaces, parking areas, pedestrian
walks, signs, illumination, and landscaping should be interrelated and
arranged as to achieve an efficient, and harmonious development.
d. Each building shall reflect due consideration of a total design
concept which shall be an integral part of the design treatment and
architectural detail accomplished in a professional manner consistent with
good design practices.
e. The grading and development of sites should be accomplished with
due regard for the qualities of the natural terrain and landscape, trees,
shrubs, and other natural features should not be indiscriminately
destroyed.
f. The location and type of landscape plantings should consider the
following:
1. Landscaping should separate or screen storage, parking, and
service areas from the street and adjoining building sites.
2. Landscaping should break up large expanses of paved areas.
3. Landscaping should separate building areas from paved areas.
g. The design, size, lighting, placement, and character of signs should
be appropriately related to the structures and grounds and be in harmony
with the general development of the site and the surrounding
neighborhood.
h. The mechanical equipment or machinery, trash, and other exterior
service areas necessary to serve the structure should be concealed or
treated in a manner which is in harmony with the design of the structures
and grounds.
i. When a site subject to design review is within or adjacent to a
residential zone, the proposed improvements to such site should show
consideration for the R zoned district and not impinge upon the character
or value of the residential area.
25 -3.20 Administration Of Approved Plans: If there is substantial
change from the original design plans, the matter or plans shall be
resubmitted to the planning commission, subject to all of the provisions of
this section, as if it were a new design review.
25 -3.21 Parking And Business Improvement District Advisory Board
Duties. The Lynwood Planning Commission shall further have the duties
pursuant to Section 36500, et. sec. of the Streets and Highway Code of
the State of California formerly performed by the Parking and Business
Improvement District Advisory Board (PBID) established on November 27,
1985, Ordinance 1262. The Planning Commission shall meet to perform
the duties of the PBID on those dates and times which coincide with the
meeting times and dates of the planning commission and only when
business of the PBID is required to be transacted.
25 -3.22 Other City Duties: Nothing in this section 24 -3 is intended to
restrict the powers and duties otherwise pertaining to any city body,
agency, commission, or staff."
Section 13. Except as expressly modified pursuant to this Ordinance, all
provisions of the Lynwood Municipal Code shall remain unmodified and in full force and
effect.
Section 14. If any section, subsection, clause or phrase of this ordinance is for
any reason, held to be unconstitutional, or otherwise invalid, such decision shall not
affect the validity of the remaining sections of this ordinance. The Council hereby
declares that it would have passed this ordinance and each section, subsection,
sentence, clause and phrase thereof irrespective of the fact that any one or more other
sections, subsections, sentences, clauses or phrases be declared unconstitutional.
Section 15. This Ordinance shall take effect 30 days after its final passage, and
within fifteen (15) days after its passage, the City Clerk shall cause it to be posted as
required by law, and hereby designated for that purpose.
First read at a regular meeting of the City Council held on the 19th day of April, 2011,
and adopted and ordered published at a regular meeting of said Council on 3rd day of
May, 2011.
ATTEST:
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Maria Quinonez, -
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Fred Galante, City Attorney
Aid6 Castro, Mayor
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L. - Manager
APPROVED AS TO CONTENT:
Maria Quinonez, City Clerk
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES )
I, the undersigned, City Clerk of the City of Lynwood, do hereby certify that the
above and foregoing Ordinance was duly adopted by the City Council of the City of
Lynwood at its regular meeting held on the 3rd day of May, 2011.
AYES: COUNCIL MEMBERS RODRIGUEZ, SANTILLAN, MORTON AND
CASTRO
NOES: NONE
ABSTAIN: NONE
ABSENT: COUNCIL MEMBER FLORES
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• Jill,
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES )
I, the undersigned, City Clerk of the City of Lynwood, and Clerk of the City
Council of said City, do hereby certify that the above and foregoing is a full, true and
correct copy of Ordinance No. 1639 in my office and that said Ordinance was adopted
on the date and by the vote therein stated. Dated this 3rd day of May, 2011.
Maria Quinonez, City Clerk