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HomeMy Public PortalAboutOrd. 0828°r z~ ORDINANCE N0. 828 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LYNWOOD AMENDING SECTION 13.14 OF THE LYNWOOD CITY CODE SETTING UP AN ENTIRELY .NEW SECTION UNDER THAT NUMBER AND ADOPTING CERTAIN PORTIONS OF THE CALIFORNIA ADMINISTRATIVE CODE BY REFERENCE AND AMENDING SECTION 13.15 OF THE LYNWOOD CITY CODE TO INCLUDE WHAT WAS FORMERLY IN SECTION 13.14 IN SECTION 13.15. The City Council of the City of Lynwood, California, does hereby ordain as follows: Section 1. Section 13.14 of the Lynwood City Code is amended to read as follows: "Various types of homes to comply with "D-3 Occupancy." Homes for the aged, homes for the care of the mentally deficient (both adults and children), homes for narcotic addicts, homes for alcoholics, homes for the returnees from State and County institutions, and all homes of a similar classification, shall be subject to the following regulations: "(a). Compliance with D-3 occupancy; exceptions. No person shall locate, or cause to be located, or own, conduct or manage a home for the aged, a home for the care of mentally deficient adults and children a home for alcoholics and/or narcotics, and homes for returnees from State and County institutions, except those returnees from mental institutions certified in writing by the Superintendent of the institution as cured and returnees from other County and State Institutions who are indigent only and have no disease, weakness of mind, physical disability or other cause rendering such persons unable, unassisted to take care of themselves, and who do not, in any manner present a danger to the safety, health or general welfare of other persons, in the City of Lynwood, until he or she has caused said home to be brought into compliance with, and at all times maintains said home in compliance with, all of the requirements of a "D-3" Occupancy as contained in Article IX of Title lg (Public Safety) State of California Administrative Code. -1- .4 ~ , n(b) Homes named not all inclusive The homes specifically named and described in subparagraph (a) hereof shall not be deemed all inclusive, and all homes of a nature similar to those named and described therein shall be deemed to be regulated and controlled by this Section. "(c). Certificate of Occupancy from Chief of Fire Depart- ment and Building Inspector. Before any person shall occupy, or cause to be occupied any type of home described in subparagraphs (a) and (b) hereof he shall obtain a Certificate of Occupancy executed by the Chief of the Fire Department, his assistent or deputy, and by the Chief Building Inspector, or his assistant, on forms which shall be furnished for that purpose by the City Clerk, except that if a Certificate of Occupancy is required from either, or both of the officials above named, or tther assistants or deputies by virtue of other provisions of this Code or by uncodified ordinances of the City of Lynwood, such Certificate of Occupancy when duly and properly executed by the official in question and delivered to the applicant shall be deemed sufficient compliance with this paragraph. "(d). Adoption of Portion of Administrative Code b Reference. There is hereby adopted by the City Council that portion of the Administrative Code contained in Article IX, Title 19, except such portions as are hereinafter modified or amended by subparagraph (e) hereof which follows, of which code three copies have been and now are filed with the City Clerk and the portions thereof selected for adoption are hereby adopted and incorporated as fully as if set out at length herein, and from the date on which this section shall take effect, the provisions thereof shall be controlling within the limits of theCity. "(e). Portion of Title lg Amended and Modified. In addition to the types of homes which r Occupancies, the following additonal regulated by, under and by virtue of occupancies as defined in said code; adults and children, homes for retur are regulated by the "D-3" types of homes shall be said regulations for "D-3" homes for mentally deficient zees except as provided in -2- subparagraph (a) hereof, and homes of a similar classification. "(f). Cured and Indigent Returnees Commingled with Other types Described in (aj; D-3 Occupancy Requirements to Control< Where cured and indigent returnees occupy the same home as do other types of persons described in subparagraph (a) hereof, the D-3 Occupancy requirements as amended and modified herein shall control." Section 2. Section 13.15 of the Lynwood City Code is amended to read as follows: "a. Violation of chapter, permit, council order, etc. -- of this chapter or fail to comply therewith, or who shall violate or fail to comply with any order made thereunder or any detailed statement of specifications or plans submitted and approved thereunder or any certificate or permits issued thereunder, and from which no appeal has been taken, or who shall fail to comply with such an order as affirmed or modified by the City Council or by a court of competent jurisdiction, within the time fixed herein, shall severally for each such violation and noncompliance respectively be guilty of a mis- demeanor. "b. Same -- Continuance of violation, defect, etc., pro- Deemed misdemeanor. Any person who shall violate any of the provisions penalty for any violation shall not it to continue; and all such persons remedy such violations or defects not otherwise specified, each ten are maintained shall constitute a hibited. The imposition of one excuse the violation or permit shall be required to correct or within a reasonable time. When days that prohibited conditions separate offense. "The application of the above penalty shall not be held to prevent the enforced removal of prohibited conditions." Section 3• The City Clerk is hereby ordered and directed to certify to the passage of this ordinance and to cause the same to be published once in the Lynwood Press, a newspaper of general circulation, printed, published, and circulated in the City of Lynwood. -3- First read at the regular meeting of the City Council of said city held on the 21st day of March, 1867, and finally adopted and ordered published at the regular meeting of said Council held on the 4th day of April, 1967 by the following vote: Ayes: Noes: Absent Councilmen Green, Siokos, Smith, Stevens. Councilmen None. Councilmen ATTEST: Y.iLG%/~fGvr-r-~ %1 _-~lL-t..~Z~'~1-C.~GC C"ty 'Clerk, City of Lynwood' .~ - STATE OF CALIFORNIA ss. COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ) I, the undersigned, City Clerk of the City of Lynwood, and ex-officio clerk of the Council of said city, do hereby certify that the above is a true and correct copy of Ordinance No. 828 adopted by the City Council of the City of Lynwood, and that same was passed on the date and by the vote therein stated. Dated this 6th day of April , 1967 'i CITY'CLERK, CITY OF LYNWOOD