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ORDINANCE NO. 1426
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF LYNWOOD AMENDING CHAPTER
25 OF THE LYNWOOD MUNICIPAL CODE TO
ADD AND DELETE CERTAIN PERMITTED USES
IN THE C (COMMERCIAL) AND M (MANUFAC-
TURING) ZONES AND MAKE RELATED CHANGES
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LYNWOOD DOES HEREBY ORDAIN AS
FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Chapter 25 of the Lynwood Municipal Code is hereby
amended as follows
(i) Section 25 -6 of the Lynwood Municipal Code is amended to
read as follows.
25 -6 AUTOMOBILE PARKING
25 -6 1 Combining Zoning District P -1 with the Other Zones
The P -1 Zone "Automobile Parking" may be combined with all
other zones within the City and shall be applied in conformance
with a plot or site plan approved as part of any application for
discretionary approval or to any municipal or district parking lots
established within the City
2.5 -6.2 Uses Permitted
The following uses are permitted.
1 Off - street parking lots and parking garages.
2 Accessory uses and structures appurtenant to any
permitted use in the zone with which this zone is combined.
3. Signs as may be permitted in the zone with which this
zone is combined.
25 -6.3 Prohibition of Outside Displays of Merchandise
Outside displays shall not be permitted in front of any
building, or adjacent to or upon the public right -of -way, either
continually or during business hours; for example, stoves,
refrigerators, television sets, furniture, and garden tools shall
not be displayed. (Ord No. 1364, §1 )
(ii) Section 25 -7 of the Lynwood Municipal Code is amended to
read as follows
25 -7 CB -1 CONTROLLED BUSINESS ZONE
a Intent. The CB -1 Zone is intended to provide the retail
core area of the business district with uses to be intensive in
nature This district is also intended to stabilize, improve and.
protect the commercial characteristics of the business areas of the
community, and to provide for the orderly growth of new planned
business and commercial development in the areas designated for
said district in the General Plan
b Permitted Uses. The following uses shall be permitted in
the CB -1 Zone:
1 Accessory uses and buildings appurtenant to any
permitted use
2. Antique shops
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3. Appliance and electronics stores.
4. Art galleries, art supplies
5. Auto supply store
6. Banks and financial institutions and services.
7. Bakeries (retail) and confectionery shops.
8. Barber shops.
9. Beauty shops.
10. Bookstores /stationery shops
11. Cafeteria.
12. Cleaners /laundries.
13. Cafes, delicatessens.
14 Department stores
15. Drug stores
16. Exercise studios
17 Florists
18 Food markets
19. Hardware stores
20. Jewelry stores
21 Manufacturing and repair operations and services
which are clearly incidental to the sale of products at retail
on the premises
22 Music and record stores.
23. Newsstands
24. Off street parking garage /parking lot.
25 Personal service establishments.
26. Professional offices
27. Public and quasi - public uses.
28 Radio, television and stereo sales
29. Restaurants
30. Shopping centers.
31 Specialty - shops (sales and /or service)
32. Television receiving antennas, in accordance with
the provisions of subsection 25 -16.4.
33 Theaters, concert halls.
34. Any other retail or service uses determined by the
Planning Commission to be of the same or similar character as
the above uses and not specifically listed as permitted in the
C -2, C -2A or C -3 zone
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35. Recycling facilities using one or both of the
following- Reverse vending machines, small collection
facilities, or mobile recycling units.
C. Development Standards.
1. _All uses in the CB -1 Zone shall be conducted
primarily within a completely enclosed building except for
off - street parking and loading facilities and public utility
lines and substations Permanently improved outdoor sales
areas shall be clearly incidental to the use.
2. Off street parking and loading space shall be
provided for each use as required in Section 25 -14 of this
chapter.
3. Maximum building height limit: one hundred ninety
(190) feet.
4 Signs indicating the principle use in a building
shall be approved as to size as part of the required site
plan approval (Ord. No.1270, 6; Ord. No.1299, 1.)
25 -7.1 Conditional Use Permit
A conditional use permit is required for any use which is not
specifically permitted in this district. (Ord. No.1270, §6.)
25 -7.2 Site Plan Review
Site plan review shall be required before building permits
are issued for development involving new construction or expansion
of over 25% of the building area in the CB -1 Zone, except when a
conditional use permit is otherwise required. Said review shall be
conducted in the manner prescribed in Section 25 -32 (Ord. No.1270,
§6 )
25 -7.3 Uses Prohibited
The following uses are prohibited in the CB -1 zone, except
when combined with a PCD (Planned Commercial .Development) district
designation.
a. Motel and hotels
b Churches, synagogues, temples, or other places used
primarily for religious worship .
c Any business, use, institution, or establishment which is
specifically authorized in the C -2, C -2A or C -3 Zone or in any M
Zone. (Ord No. 594 ).
25 -7.4 Prohibition of Outside Displays of Merchandise
Outside displays shall not be permitted in front of
buildings, or adjacent to or upon the public right -of way, either
continually or during business hours except as allowed by special
permit for temporary sidewalk sales or other promotions.; for
examp-le, - stoves, refrigerators, television sets, furniture, and
garden tools shall not be displayed outside. (Ord. No.1364, 51.)
(iii) Section 25 -8 of the Lynwood Municipal Code is amended to
read as follows-
25-8 C -2 LIGHT COMMERCIAL ZONE.
25 -8.1 Use
a. No building or land shall be used or occupied, or no
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building shall be erected, constructed, established, altered,
enlarged moved into within a C -2 Zone which is to be used or
occupied for any other purposes than as follows:
1. Any use permitted in the CB -1 (Controlled Business)
zone and the P -1 Automobile Parking Zone, and when so used
subject to all the provisions contained in the section
defining said zone.
2. Retail stores or businesses not involving any kind
of manufacture, processing, or treatment of p r o d u c t s
other than that which is clearly incidental to the retail
business conducted on the premises.
3. Advertising signs that comply with Section 25 -33 of
this Ordinance.
4. Amusement arcade, provided the requirements of
subsection 25 -8.9 are met.
5 Automobile service station (provided the
requirements of subsection 25 -16.16 are met).
6. Bird store or pet shop.
7. Child care center, day nursery, pre - school or day
care center, subject to conditional use permit approval.
8 Churches, synagogues, temples, or other places used
primarily for religious worship including customary,
incidental education and social activities in conjunction
therewith, in accordance with subsection 25 -9.1 and 2.5 -16.22
herein
9 Conservatory of music
10 Dressmaking or millinery shop
11 Fireworks sales at retail subject to Chapter 12,
Sections 12 -11 through 12 -18 of the Lynwood City Code.
12. Funeral parlor
13. Furniture store
14. Grocery or fruit store.
15. Interior decorating store.
16. Meat market
17. Medical laboratory.
18. Multiple tenant retail centers.
19. Nursery, flower or plants.
20. Studios- music, photography (except motion picture) .
21 Tailor, clothing or wearing apparel shop.
22. Wedding chapel.
23. Any other retail or service uses determined by the
Planning Commission to be of the same or similar character as
the above uses and not specifically listed as permitted in the
C -2A or C -3 zone.
24. Accessory buildings and uses customarily incident to
an- of the above uses when located on the same lot.
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25 -8.2 C -2 Uses in Building
The uses permitted in the C -2 Zone shall be conducted
primarily within a building except automobile service stations,
nurseries (flowers and plants), public utility lines and
substations, off - street parking and loading facilities, sales of
Christmas Trees at retail on a lot or parcel of land subject to
Chapter 17, Sections 17 -68 through 17 -75 of the Lynwood City Code,
and sales of fireworks at retail within a temporary building
subject to Chapter 12 , Sections 12 -11 through 12 -18 of the Lynwood
City Code. Permanently improved outdoor sales area shall be
clearly incidental to the use. (Ord. No. 823.)
25 -8.3 Other Uses Prohibited
Any business, use, institution, or establishment which is
specifically authorized in the C -2A or C -3 Zone or in any M Zone is
not permitted in the C -2 zone. (Ord. No. 594.).
25 -8.4 Height
No building hereafter erected or structurally altered shall
exceed six ( 6 ) stories or seventy -five ( 75 ) feet. (Ord. No. 5 ?0. )
25 -8.5 Front Yard
Where all the frontage on one (1) side of the street between
two ( 2 ) intersecting streets is located in a CB -1 Zone or a C -2
Zone, no front yard shall be required. Where the frontage on one
(1) side of the street between two (2) intersecting streets is
located in a CB -1 or C -2 Zone and an R Zone, the front yard
requirements of the R Zone shall apply to the CB -1 and the C -1
Zones (Ord. No 808 )
25 -8 6 Side Yard
Where the side of a lot in a CB -1 District Zone or a C -2 Zone
abuts upon the side of a lot in any R Zone, there shall be a side
yard of not less than five (5) feet. When a reversed corner lot
rears upon a lot in any R Zone, the side yard on the street side of
the reversed corner lot shall be not less than fifty (50 %) percent
of the front yard required on the lots in the rear of such corner
lot (Ord. No. 808.)
25 -8.7 Theaters Prohibited
Theaters, concert halls, and other similar establishments
primarily devoted to theatrical performances shall be prohibited in
the C -2 Zone, except as permitted pursuant to a conditional use
permit. (Ord. No. 1005.)
25 -8.10 Site Plan Review
Site plan review shall be required before building permits are
issued for development involving new construction in the C -2 Zone
or additions of over 25% of building area, except when a
conditional use permit is otherwise required. Said review shall be
condu =cted in °the manner prescribed in Section 25 -32. (Ord. No.1163,
§ )
25 -8.11 Prohibition of Outside Displays of Merchandise
Outside displays shall not be permitted in front of the
building, adjacent to or upon the public right -of way, either
continually or during business hours; for example, stoves,
refrigerators, television sets, furniture, and garden tools shall
not be displayed. (Ord No•1364, §1.)
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(iv) Section 25 -9 of the Lynwood Municipal Code is amended to
read as follows:
25 -9 C -2A MEDIUM COMMERCIAL ZONE.
25 -9.1 Use
No building shall be erected, constructed, established,
altered, enlarged, or moved into a C -2A Zone with a minimum gross
floor area of less than six hundred (600) square feet and no
building or land shall be used or occupied for purposes other than
the following:
a Any use permitted in C -2 Zone.
b Car wash (provided the requirements of subsection 25 -16.15
are met)
c. Used car sales area, provided: (a) that no repair or
reconditioning or automobiles shall be permitted, except when
enclosed in a building; and (b) that such area is located and
developed as required in subsection 25 -14.4.
d. Any other retail or service
Planning Commission to be of the same or
above uses and not specifically listed
zone
e. The following uses subject
Conditional Use Permit pursuant to Sectii
uses determined by the
similar character as the
as permitted in the C -3
to the granting of a
Dn 25 -25 of this Chapter:
1. Motels and Hotels, when in compliance with Section
25- 16.23.
2 Recycling facilities using one or both of the
following Reverse vending machines or small collection
facilities, pursuant to subsection 25 -16.25 herein. (Ord. No.
829; Ord. No.1299, §4 )
3. Theaters, concert halls and similar facilities.
25 -9.2 Uses to be Conducted Within a Building
The uses permitted in Zone C -2A shall be conducted primarily
within a building except automobile service stations, used car
sales areas, nurseries (flowers and plants), public utility lines
and substations, off street parking and loading facilities, sales
of Christmas trees at retail on a lot or parcel of land, subject to
Chapter 17, Section 17 -68 through 17 -75 of the Lynwood City Code
and sales of Fireworks at retail in a temporary building subject to
Chapter 12, Sections 12 -11 through 12 -18 of the Lynwood City Code.
Other permanent outdoor sales area shall be clearly incidental to
the use
25 -9.3 Other Uses Prohibited
Any business, use, institution, or establishment which is
speci %fi °cally authorized in the C -3 Zone or in any M - Zone is not
permitted in the C -2A zone. (Ord. No. 594.).
25 -9.4 Height
No building hereafter erected or structurally altered shall
exceed six (6) stories or seventy -five (75) feet. (Ord. No. 594.)
Corner lot shall be not less than fifty (50 %) percent of the front
yard required on the lots in the rear of such corner lot. In all
other cases, a side yard for a commercial building shall not be
required. (Ord No 594 )
25 -9.5 Front Yard
Where all the frontage on one (1) side of the street between
two (2) intersecting streets is located in a C -2A Zone, no front
yard shall be required. Where frontage on one (1) side of the
street between two (2) intersecting streets is located in a C -2A
Zone and an R Zone, the front yard requirements of the R Zone shall
apply to the C -2A Zone. (Ord. No. 594.)
25 -9.6 Side Yard
Where the side of a lot in the C -2A Zone abuts upon the side
of a lot in any R Zone, there shall be a side yard of not less than
five (5) feet When a reversed corner lot rears upon a lot in any
R Zone, the side yard on the street side of the reversed corner
lot shall be not less than fifty (50 %) percent of the front yard
required on the lots in the rear of such corner lot. In all other
cases, a side yard for a commercial building shall not be required.
(Ord No. 594.)
25 -9.7 Site Plan Review
In the C -2A Zone, Site plan review shall be required before
building permits are issued for development involving new
construction or expansion of more than 25% of the building area,
except when a conditional use permit is otherwise required. Said
review shall be conducted in the manner prescribed in Section 25-
32 (Ord No.1163, §10 )
25 -9.8 Prohibition of Outside Displays of Merchandise
Outside displays shall not be permitted in front of buildings,
adjacent to or upon the public right -of way, either continually or
during business hours, for example, stoves, refrigerators,
television sets, furniture, and garden tools shall not be
displayed (Ord. No 1364, §1 )
(v) Section - 25 -10 of the Lynwood Municipal Code is amended to
read as follows-
25 -10 C -3 HEAVY COMMERCIAL ZONE.
2.5 -10.1 Use
No building or land shall be used or occupied or no building
shall be erected, constructed, established, altered, enlarged,
moved into or within a C -3 Zone which is to be used or occupied
for any purpose other than as follows:
a Any use permitted in a C -2A Zone
b Equipment rental yard
C. Wholesale business, storage buildings, and warehouses.
d Any' other retail or service uses determined by the
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the above uses
e. The following uses when conducted wholly within a
building or within an area enclosed on all sides with a solid
wall, or uniformly painted board fence not less than six (6)
feet in height
1. Building material storage yard (provided there are
no overhead bunkers used).
2. Feed and fuel yard.
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3. Public utility service yard or electric receiving or
transforming station
f. the following uses provided that a Conditional Use Permit
has been granted by the Planning Commission:
1. Dance halls, public, when admissions are charged.
2. Furniture storage.
3. Dog kennels (seven (7) or more adult dogs), and
veterinary hospital.
4 Liquor stores
5. Theaters, concert halls, and other similar
establishments primarily devoted - to theatrical
performances.
6 Trade school (not objectionable due to noise, odor,
vibration, etc )
7. Stores or shops for the conduct of wholesale
businesses, second -hand establishments or stores.
g. Uses customarily incident to any of the above uses and
accessory buildings, when located on the same lot. (Ord.
No. 570, Amended by Ord 594, Ord No. 829; Ord No. 1057; Ord.
No 1299, §5 )
25 -10.2 Prohibited When Authorized in M Zone.
Any business, use, institution, or establishment which is
specifically authorized in the M Zone is not permitted in the C -3
zone (Ord No. 594 )
25 -10.3 Height
No building hereinafter erected or structurally altered shall
exceed six (6) stories or seventy -five (75) feet (Ord. No. 570.)
25 -10.4 Front Yard
Where all the frontage on one (1) side of the street between
two (2) intersecting streets is located in a C -3 Zone, no front
yard shall be required. Where the frontage on one (1) side of the
street between two (2) intersecting streets is located in a C -3
Zone and an R Zone, the front yard requirement of the R Zone shall
apply to the C- 3 Zone. (Ord No.570.)
25 -10.5 Side Yard
Where the side of a lot in the C- 3 Zone abuts upon the side
of a lot in any R Zone, there shall be a side yard of not less than
five (5 ) feet. When a reversed corner lot rears upon a lot in any
R Zone, the side yard on the street side of the reversed corner lot
shall be not less than fifty (50 %) per cent of the front yard
required on the lots in the rear of such corner lot. T ail other
cases, a side yard for a commercial building shall not be required.
(Ord No . 570 )
25 -10.6 Site Plan Review.
In the C -3 Zone, Site plan review shall be required before
building permits are issued for development involving new
construction or expansion of an existing structure by 25% or more,
except when a conditional use permit is otherwise required. Said
review shall be conducted in the manner prescribed in Section 25-
32 (Ord No.1163, 511 )
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25 -10.7 Prohibition of Outside Displays of Merchandise
Outside displays shall not be permitted in front of buildings,
adjacent to or upon the public right -of way, either continually or
during business hours; for example, stoves, refrigerators,
television sets, furniture, and garden tools shall not be
displayed. (Ord No.1364, §1.)
(vi) Section 25 -11 of the Lynwood Municipal Code is amended to
read as follows.
25 -11 MANUFACTURING ZONE.
25 -11.1 Purposes.
The Manufacturing Zone is intended to provide for the
development of manufacturing areas and industrial enterprises
consistent with the character of the community. A wide variety of
industrial and manufacturing uses will not generally have an
adverse impact upon residential, commercial, and other industrial
ares within the City, however, in order to insure that said use
will have no such adverse impact, site plan review will be
required. Said review shall be conducted in the manner prescribed
in Section 25 -32 Other types of manufacturing and industrial uses
may create obnoxious, offensive hazardous conditions by reason of
the emission of odor, dust, smoke, gas, vibration, noise, or
otherwise. Such uses may be permitted only if the potentially
obnoxious, offensive or hazardous conditions can be adequately
controlled; thus, those uses will require a conditional use permit.
All uses permitted in the Manufacturing Zone must conform to the
development standards set forth in this chapter. (Ord. No. 934;
Ord No.1163, §12.)
25 -11.2 Uses Permitted Subiect to Site Plan Approval
a No building or land shall be used or occupied and no
building shall be erected, constructed, established, altered,
enlarged, or moved into or within a Manufacturing Zone which is to
be used or occupied for any purpose other than as follows:
1 The compounding, packaging or assembly of articles or
merchandise from the following previously prepared materials.
Aluminum, bone, brass, cellophane, canvas, cloth, cork,
copper, feathers, felt, fibre, fur, glass, hair, horn, latex,
lead, leather, paint, plastics, precious or semiprecious
metals or stone, shell, rubber, tin, iron, steel, tobacco,
wood, and yarns.
2. The manufacturing, compounding, packaging or treatment
of such products as candy, cosmetics, drugs, pharmaceutical,
toiletries, and food products, except the rendering and
refining of fats and oils.
3. Accessory commercial uses which are necessary yet
incidental to a permitted use under this section.
4 Automobile assembly, body and fender works,
painting, and auto repair
5 Automobile and truck dismantling and used parts
storage, when operated or maintained wholly within a building.
6. Bakeries (wholesale).
Bottling plants
8 Box factories
9. Building material storage yards.
10. Clay products including manufacturing of pottery,
figurines, or similar ceramic products using only previously
pulverized clay and kilns fired only by electricity or gas.
11. Dairy products (no animals or livestock).
12. Electrical appliance, instrument and equipment
manufacture.
13. Equipment rental yards.
14. Freight and trucking yards or terminals.
15. Furniture manufacture.
16. Garment and glove manufacture.
17 Laboratories for experimental or testing purposes.
18. Lumber yards
19. Precision instrument manufacture.
20. Printing establishments.
21. Public utility installations and facilities
22. Radio and television transmitting and receiving
antennas, in compliance with the provisions of subsection 25-
16.4
23. Rubber, fabrication of products made from finished
rubber
24. Scrap iron, steel and other metal collection and
transfer stations for reclamation purposes (no r e t a i l
sales).
25. Sheet metal shops
26. Shoe manufacture
27. Tool manufacture
28. Trailer manufacture
29. Truck repairing and overhauling (within a building)
30. Wholesale businesses, storage buildings and
warehouses, provided, however, that auto wrecking yards, junk
yards, salvage storage yards except as otherwise provided
pursuant to subparagraph 5 and 22 hereof) and dump facilities
are specifically prohibited in the Manufacturing Zone.
b Each and all of the uses permitted by this section shall
be allowed only after a site plan has been reviewed and approved in
accordance with Section 25 -32 of this chapter. (Ord. No. 934;
Amended by Ord No.1132; Ord No.1199, §7; Ord. No.1270, §8 )
25 -11.3 Uses Permitted Subject to a Condition Use Permit.
a. In addition to the uses permitted pursuant to subsection
25 -11.2, the establishment and operation of the following uses in
the Manufacturing Zone shall be permitted, provided that a
conditional use permit for such use is first obtained from the
Planning Commission
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1. All other manufacturing and industrial uses not listed
in subsection 25 -11.2 except those specifically prohibited by
said subsection.
2. Any manufacturing or industrial use which is adjacent
to the property line of any residential zone or any
educational institution
3. Any retail use incidental to or providing services to
any permitted manufacturing or industrial use.
(vii) The following subsections of Section 25 -16 of the
Lynwood Municipal Code are amended to read as follows:
25 -16.21 Commercial Recreation
a. Amusement Arcades.
An "amusement arcade" shall mean any place or premises on which
four (4) or more coin - operated amusement machines are.located.
1. Conditional Use Permit Required. No person shall
operate an amusement arcade in the City of Lynwood without
first obtaining, in addition to all other licenses and permits
required by this Code, a conditional use permit, except the
following are exempt from the conditional use permit
requirement.
(a) Businesses installing three (3) or fewer
amusement devices under this section.
(b) Businesses installing those devices commonly
known as home video units, sold and used solely for
home use
2. Application for License. Application for a license
must be in writing on a form provided by the City Clerk.
(a) A license issued under this chapter:
(1) Is an annual license which expires
December 31 of each year, unless it is
suspended or canceled earlier.
(2) Is effective for a single place of
business only.
(b) Such application shall contain the following
information
(1) The name and address of the establishment.
(2) The name and address of the owners,
partners or corporate officers of the
establishment.
(3) The number of amusement devices to be
placed at the establishment and serial number
of each machine.
(4) The name and address of the distributor
or supplier of the arcade devices.
(5) A statement setting forth any arrests or
convictions of the Owners, partners or
corporate officers of the establishment for
crimes involving minors within the past ten
(10) years Arrests or convictions may be
cause for denial or revocation of an
application or license
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(6) Such other information as may be
required by the City Clerk or other City
divisions for determination of the applicant's
qualifications for a license.
(7) Upon the filing of such application and
the payment of the appropriate fee, the City
Clerk shall cause the application to be
forwarded to the Community Development
Department.
3. Amusement Devices - Fees. Licensee shall pay an
annual fee per amusement machine. The amount of lienee fees
and any other fees to be paid to the City shall be established
by resolution of the City Council.
4. Requirements for Operation of Amusement Arcade. No
amusement arcade shall be operated within the City of Lynwood
unless it complies with all of the following conditions:
(a) No amusement arcade shall be located closer
than Five hundred (500) feet from any public or private
school, or from another amusement arcade.
(b) At least one ( 1 ) responsible adult supervisor
shall be present during all hours of operation. Su c h
attendant/ supervisor shall be stationed to have direct
visibility over all machines.
(c) All machines whether located in an amusement
arcade or not shall be subject to restrictions on use by
minors under age eighteen (18). When school is in
session, no minor may use amusement devices before 3:00
p.m or after 10:00 p.m on day preceding a school day,
unless accompanied by a parent or guardian.
Persons under eighteen (18) years of age may remain
in, enter, or visit such amusement arcades -until midnight
on Fridays, Saturdays or other days not preceding school
days.
(d) Where an amusement arcade is maintained in a
structure in which other business activities are
conducted, the arcade area shall be separated by a
partition or other means in such a manner to facilitate
enforcement of the arcade restrictions contained herein.
(e) All locations shall have accessible and
adequate off street parking facilities for automobiles,
bicycles and other modes of transportation. The business
frontage shall be free of obstruction so as to permit
clear visibility from the sidewalk and street. Bicycle
racks shall not be located.in any required landscaped
areas, entrances, exits, walkways to buildings, driveways
within any legally required parking space or in such a
fashion as to obstruct any entrance or exit to any
premises
(f.) The owner or operator shall display signs
prohibiting gambling on the premises.
(g) It shall be the responsibility of the
owner /manager to see that the premises do not become
overcrowded so as to constitute a hazard to the health
or safety of persons therein
(h) The owner /manager shall comply with all
directives given by any member of the law enforcement
agency of the City, its Fire Department, or any other
City officer or employee.
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(i) Any applicant, owner, manager, employee or
operator of any amusement arcade shall be required to
complete and file a Special Permit application with the
City Clerk, and the Sheriff's Department shall conduct a
complete investigation on all such applications.
(j) The amusement arcade shall be well - lighted
during operating hours.
Halls. b. Public Billiard Room or Halls or Pool Rooms or
"Public billiard rooms or halls or pool rooms or halls" shall mean
any place open to the public where billiards, bagatelle or pool is
played, or in which any billiard, bagatelle or pool table is kept
and persons are permitted to play or do play thereon, whether any
compensation or reward is charged for the use of such table or not.
1. A Conditional Use Permit Required. No person shall
operate a billiard room or pool hall or similar use without
first obtaining, in addition to all other licenses and permits
required by this Code, a Conditional Use Permit.
2 Minors Excluded. A person under the age of eighteen
(18) years shall not be, remain in, enter or visit any
billiard room or pool hall, unless such person is accompanied
by one of his parents or by his legal guardian.
3 Obstruction of Entrance. A person shall not maintain
any billiard room or pool hall, or similar place of business
to which the public is invited, or any social billiard club,
where there is placed, constructed or maintained any screen,
partition, barrier, closet, alcove or object which may
obstruct the visibility of any part of such establishment
except restrooms
(a) From the street or sidewalk, if such
establishment is located on the ground floor.
(b) From the entrance of any establishment which
is located either entirely below the level of the
street or sidewalk or on the second or higher floor
of any building or other structure.
4 No person having charge of any billiard room or pool
hall shall keep the same open or allow or permit the same to
be kept open, or allow or permit any game to be played therein
from 2:00 a.m until 6.00 a.m of any day, or allow or permit
any person except such owner, manager, proprietor or person
in charge thereof, or the persons regularly employed in or
about the same, to be or remain therein between the aforesaid
hours, unless authorized by permit of the City.
5. No owner, manager, proprietor or other person in
charge of a billiard room or pool hall shall allow or permit
any intoxicated, quarreling or disorderly person or persons to
be or remain in such place.
6 The parking area shall be illuminated with lights
directed and shielded to prevent light intrusion to adjacent
properties All lights shall be a minimum of two (2) foot
candles of intensity
7 Off street parking shall be installed in accordance
with Section 25 -14 of the Lynwood Municipal Code.
8 License Required. No person shall carry on, maintain
or conduct any billiard room or hall or pool room or hall
without first obtaining a license therefor from the office of
the City Clerk
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c. Existing Amusement Arcades or Pool Halls (Billiard Rooms)
All persons owning, possessing, operating or maintaining any
commercial amusement devices or pool tables, as defined in this
ordinance, shall remove said devices or tables on or before the
effective date of this ordinance, unless one of the following
exists
1. Said person is in compliance with the terms and
provisions of this ordinance;
2. Said amusement device or pool hall would be a valid
and legal use of said premises and in compliance with local
laws on the effective date of this ordinance, but for the
provisions of this ordinance
3 Any amusement arcade or pool hall located in any
commercial zone or industrial classification which was
lawfully established and maintained at the date of the
adoption of the ordinance regulating amusement devices may
continue as a legal nonconforming use, subject to the
provisions of Chapter 25 -15 of the Lynwood Municipal Code.
(Ord No. 1150, §2, Ord No 12I2, §3, 5; Ord. No . 1 2 7 6 ,
§3.)
25- 16.22. Churches, Svnaaogues Other Places of Worship
a. Conditional use permit required.
Every building used in whole or in part for the gathering of
persons for worship shall have received a use permit granted by the
Planning Commission
b Development standards
The following development standards shall be met: �17 60
1 Minimum lot area; one -half (1/2) acre (twenty -four
thousand seven hundred eight (24,780) square feet).
2 No such use shall be located within three hundred
(300) feet of any other property used for church or religious
services.
3. All signage shall be approved by the Community
Development Department prior to installation.
4 Setbacks:
(a) In the residential zones, no building shall be
hereafter erected, structurally altered or used for a
school, church, institution, or other similar use
permitted under this chapter, unless such buildings are
removed at least fifteen (15) feet from every property
line in the R Zone; except, this condition does not apply
to those boundaries of adjacent properties that are
occupied by nonresidential uses.
(b) In the commercial zones, there shall be a
minimum required front setback of ten (10) feet which
shall be landscaped
5 The front yard between the front of the building and
the street shall be used for landscaping, sidewalks, or
driveways
6. A church steeple or bell tower may be extended a
maximum of fifteen (15 %) percent above the building height
limit in the zone in which such use is located There shall
be no floor space above the height limit
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7. Parking:
(a)) Not less than one (1) parking space shall be
provided for each five (5) permanently fixed seats or
spaces in pews for every building used in whole or in
part for the gathering of persons for worship.
(b) Not less than one (1) space for each seventy
(70) square feet of the usable floor area of such
buildings where seats are not fixed.
8 Off - street parking on separate lot.
Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection 25 -14.6g of
this chapter, the Planning Commission shall not approve off -
street parking on a separate lot from the building site or
sites unless all of the following conditions are met:
(a) Such lot is located as to be useful in
connection with the proposed use in the surrounding area.
(b) Parking on such lot will not create undue
traffic hazards in the surrounding area.
(c) Such lot and building site are in the same
ownership, or the owners of the building sites have a common
ownership in such lot, and the owners are entitled to the
immediate possession and use hereof. Ownership of the off -
site lot must be ownership in fee or a leasehold interest of
a duration adequate to serve all proposed uses of the site.
9 Landscaping
The following shall be the minimum requirements for the
provision and maintenance of landscaped areas:
(a) A landscape plan shall be submitted.
(b) All landscaped areas shall be provided with
irrigation capable of complete coverage of the areas and
designed to minimize runoff and wasting of water. Such
system shall be maintained in a fully operational
condition.
(c) All landscaped areas shall be landscaped with a
mixture of ground cover, shrubs and trees, and may
include decorative rock, sculpture, and walkways
(d) One (1) tree shall be provided for each five ( 5 )
parking spaces The trees shall be of a species that
provides a broad canopy
(e) All required landscaping materials shall be not
less than the following sizes:
i Trees - at least fifteen (15) gallon.
ii. Shrubs - at least five (5) gallon.
iii Ground cover - lawn shall be of sod and
shall cover the exposed area.
If adequate space to plant a fifteen (15) gallon tree is
not available, three (3) five (5) gallon shrubs may be
substituted for each tree, upon the approval of the
Community Development Director.
(f)) All landscaped areas shall be maintained in a
neat and orderly condition and free of weeds and litter
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10. Lighting:
The parking area shall be illuminated with lights
directed and shielded to prevent light intrusion to adjacent
sites.
11. Fences or walls:
(a) All uses abutting a residential zone shall be
screened by a solid fence or wall not less than six (6)
feet in height, except in the front yard area of such
residential lot, where the fence or wall shall be four
(4) feet in height.
(b) All walls or fences shall be in good repair at
all times without broken parts, holes, or litter.
(c) An occupancy permit shall be issued by the
Community Development Department (Building Division)
prior to occupancy.
(d) Such other conditions may be imposed as the
Commission may deem necessary to effect the purposes of
this section
c Existing churches, synagogues, temples or other places used
primarily for religious worship.
Any church, synagogue, temple or other place used
primarily for religious worship which was established and
maintained at the date of the adoption of the section
regulating such uses may continue as a legal nonconforming
use, subject to the provisions of Section 25 -15 of the Lynwood
Municipal Code (Ord. No. 594, Ord. No. 845; Ord. No.1202, §3;
Ord No.1213, §2, Ord No 1277, §5; Ord. No.1377, §1.)
25 -16.23 Hotels and Motels
a Conditional Use Permit required
For both motels and hotels, a conditional use permit is
required to be obtained
b Development Standards
The following development standards must be met:
1 No cooking facilities shall be permitted in any rooms,
other than the manager's
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3. Parking (hotel) - One (1) off - street parking space per
room. In addition, there must be restaurant or banquet
facilities parking provided at one (1) off street space per
one hundred (100) square feet of gross floor area, and
employee parking at one (1) off - street apace per six (6)
rooms
4 Parking (motel) - One (1) off - street parking space per
room and one (1) off street parking space per six ( 6 )
rooms for employee parking, and pursuant to Section 25 -14
of the Lynwood Code
5 Landscaped setback - Fifteen (15') feet front yard,
five ( 5' ) feet side yards, fifteen (15' ) feet rear yard.
6. Minimum lot depth - Two hundred (200') feet.
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7. Minimum lot size - Two (2) acres.
8. Hotel must have a bona -fide restaurant with a minimum
of five thousand (5,000) square feet floor area or a
banquet facility of five thousand (5,000) square feet
gross floor area.
9 Minimum number of units - One hundred (100).
10 Minimum motel unit size - Four hundred (400) square
feet including restroom
11. Minimum hotel unit size - Four hundred (400) square
feet including restroom.
c Location
1 No motel use shall be located within one hundred
(100') feet of a residential use.
2. Motels and hotels shall only be permitted within one
thousand five hundred ( 1, 500' ) feet of a freeway as defined in
subsection 25 -33 1 of the Lynwood City Code, or within one
thousand five hundred (1,500 feet of the I -105, Century
Freeway.
d. No room shall be rented more than once within a twenty -four
(24) hour period
e Any other conditions may be imposed as deemed necessary by
the Planning Commission to protect the public health, safety
and general welfare of the surrounding community.
25 -16.24 Personal Storage Facilities
a. Conditional Use Permit required
Every building used in whole or in part as a personal storage
facility is required to secure a Conditional Use Permit approved by
the Planning Commission.
b. Development Standards-
1. Minimum Lot Area Minimum lot area shall be forty
thousand (40,000) square feet in size.
2. Minimum Frontage. Minimum frontage shall be one
hundred (100') feet
3 Front Yard. Required front yard is ten (10 feet. If
the use abuts or is across the street from a residential
use, the front yard requirement is twenty (20 ) feet.
4. Side Yard. Required side yard is ten (10') feet, if
the use abuts or is adjacent to a residential use.
5. Rear Yard. A ten (10 foot rear yard is required if
the use abuts or is a across from a res'Hent,iaj zone
However, if the use abuts a major highway, a rear yard is not
required.
6. Lot Coverage Maximum lot coverage is fifty (50 %)
percent.
7. Parking Minimum off - street parking requirements are
as follows.
(a) Storage Buildings. One (1) space for twenty -
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five (25) storage cubicles and distributed equally
throughout the storage area; two (2) driveway, one (1)
twenty -six (26 foot wide parking lane.
(b) Manager Unit. One (1) uncovered parking space
per unit.
8. Building Height Building height shall not exceed two
(2) stories, or thirty -five (35 feet.
9. Fencing (screening) . If the use is adjacent to a
residential use, an eight (8') foot high ornamental iron
fence must be erected
10. Landscaping. A five (5 foot landscape strip is
required if the use is along a frontage street. If the
use is within one hundred (100' ) feet of a residential zone or
use, then a ten (10 foot landscape strip is required.
11. Limitation The Planning Commission may permit the
use of land in the zone for the purpose of personal storage
use on conditions as they deem just, but shall include as a
minimum the following restrictions:
(a) Sale of personal property on site is prohibited.
(b) No outside storage is allowed except for
recreational vehicle (RV's).
(c) Vehicles ingress /egress is limited to one point
each side of the property abutting the street lot line.
(d) No building shall be placed within fifty (50
feet of a residential zoned area.
(e) A manager's unit must be provided or the permit
will be revoked
times (f) Manager or employee shall be on the site at all
(g) Commercial deadbolt locks shall be installed for
each storage area
(h) For any storage space doors that open outward,
the hinge pin shall be installed in such a manner that it
cannot be removed.
(i) An alarm switchboard indicator shall be
installed in the office to indicate when the storage area
is opened
(j) A check -in and check -out procedure shall be
instituted requiring, among other things, that each
visitor to the facility provide his /her name, address,
driver's license, or other legal identification, vehicle
license, storage area visited, and time in and out.
(k) The manager and any person employed shall be
subject to a police record check.
(1) That good and sufficient lighting, including
roof lighting, shall be maintained so that a person has
a good observation of the site and storage area during
the hours of darkness.
c. Design Guidelines
1 Design of the building and roof should be compatible
with the surrounding uses
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2. Materials for structures should be compatible with the
character of the zone and be visually p l e a s i n g w i t h
surrounding uses, especially residential.
3. Variation of building wall along street aide of site
is desired.
4. Screening (fencing) shall be compatible with- the
character of the area and sensitive to abutting residential.
Fencing such as rolled razor wire is prohibited.
5 The perimeter of the site should be designed to
provide adequate security for both the site and abutting uses.
(Ord. No.1344, §3, Ord. No.1360, 5§1, 2.)
25 -16.25 Reverse Vending Machines and Small Collection
Facilities
a. Purpose
1. The City hereby finds that the establishment of
recycling facilities, unless subject to the procedures and
conditions provided in this subsection, can adversely affect
the surrounding properties.
2 The City finds that the number of recycling facilities
if not regulated, will have an adverse effect on the flow of
traffic and will create problems of ingress and egress
detrimental to surrounding properties and the general
community
3 The City further finds that the establishment of
certified recycling facilities without regulation and control
may be detrimental to public health, safety, and welfare- in
that the same could become unsightly, noise producing, and
odorous; promote vandalism and littering; and generally impair
or depreciate the benefits of occupancy. It is the purpose of
this paragraph to specifying regulations and controls to site
recycling facilities within the City, in order to prevent the
above and other harmful effects and to promote the public
convenience and welfare
(b) Permits required No person shall permit the placement,
construction, or operation of any recycling facility without
first obtaining a permit pursuant to the provisions set forth
in this paragraph. Recycling facilities may be permitted as
set forth in the following standards:
(1) No person shall place, construct or operate any
recycling facility without first obtaining a permit
pursuant to the provisions set forth in this paragraph.
A single planning approval may be granted to allow not
more than three (3) reverse vending machines or small
collection facility located in different sites under the
following conditions:
i The operator of each of the proposed facilities
is the same
ii. The proposed facilities are similar in nature,
size and intensity of activity.
iii All of the applicable criteria and standards
set forth in paragraph (c) are met for each of the
proposed facilities.
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(c) Criteria and standards for reverse vending machines and
small collection facilities. The following criteria is
established for development of recycling facilities in the
following numbered convenience zones (563, 639, 691, 692, 693,
694) which were developed and delineated by the State of
California Department of Conservation. Other convenience zones
may be established pursuant to the same criteria used to
establish the existing convenience zones.
(1) Reverse vending machine(s):
i Shall be established in conjunction with a
commercial use or community service facility which is in
compliance with the zoning, building and fire codes of
the City
ii Shall be located within thirty (30) feet of the
entrance to the commercial structure, immediately
adjacent to the commercial structure, and shall not
obstruct pedestrian or vehicular circulation.
iii Shall not occupy parking spaces required by the
primary or incidental uses.
iv Shall occupy no more than fifty (50)
square feet of floor space per installation including
any protective enclosure, and shall. be no more than eight
(8) feet in height.
v Shall be constructed and maintained with durable
waterproof and rustproof material.
vi Shall be clearly marked to identify the type of
material to be deposited, operating instructions, and the
identity and phone number of the operator or responsible
person to call if the machine is inoperative.
vii Shall have to of "maximum of four (4 )
square feet per machine, exclusive of operating
instructions
viii Shall be maintained in a clean,, litter -free
condition on a daily basis.
ix Operating hours shall be at least the operating
hours of the host use
X. Shall be illuminated to ensure comfortable and
safe operation if operating hours extend beyond dusk and
dawn
(2) Small collection facilities: Small collection
facilities may be sited in commercial and industrial zones
provided they comply with the .following conditions:
i Shall be established in conjunction with an existing
commercial use or community service facility which is in
compliance with the Zoning, Building and Fire Codes of
the City. In the specified C zones, collection facilities
y for used lubricatinq oil, as defined in California Public
Resources Code, Section 48618, may be established,
subject to site plan approval, only in conjunction with
automobile service stations and auto repair and
maintenance facilities
Site Plan approval for collection facilities for used oil
will be conditioned upon securing all required State,
County and local approvals and certifications, including
certification that employees have been trained in
hazardous materials handling.
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ii. Shall be no larger than 500 square feet and occupy no
more than five (5) parking spaces not including space
that will be periodically needed for removal of materials
or exchange of containers provided that the spaces are
not required to serve the primary land use.
iii Shall be set back at least ten (10) feet from any
street line and shall not obstruct pedestrian or vehicle
circulation or encroach into required landscape areas.
iv Shall accept only glass, metals, and plastic
containers, except that lubricating oil may be accepted
as provided in the Municipal Code on property within M,
C -2, C -2a, and C -3 zones upon approval of the Fire
Department and the local public health official.
v Shall use no power driven processing equipment except
for reverse vending machines.
vi. Shall use containers that are constructed
specifically for that purpose from durable and rust proof
material The units shall be completely covered except
for such openings necessary for the deposit of recyclable
materials, secured from unlawful entry or removal of
material and shall be of a capacity sufficient to
accommodate materials collected and collection schedule.
Containers for the collection of used lubricating oil in
any specified C zone is limited to a capacity of 240
gallons
vii Shall store all recyclable material in containers or
in the mobile unit vehicle, and shall not leave materials
outside of containers
viii. Shall be maintained free of litter and any other
undesirable materials
ix. Shall not exceed noise levels of 60 dBA as measured
at the property line of residentially zoned or occupied
property, otherwise shall not exceed 70 dBA.
x Attended facilities located within one hundred (100')
feet of a property zoned or occupied for residential use
shall operate only during the hours between 9:00 a.m. and
7.00 p.m.
xi. Mobile recycling units shall have an attendant at the
facility at all times, and shall be removed from the
premises and the area swept and cleared of all debris at
the end of each day
xii. Mobile recycling units shall have an area clearly
marked to prohibit other vehicular parking during hours
when the mobile unit is scheduled to be present, and
shall be sited in such a way as not to disrupt vehicular
traffic.
xiii . Occupation of parking spaces by the facility and by
the attendant may not reduce available parking spaces
below the minimum number required for the primary host
use
xiv No additional parking spaces will be required for
customers of a small collection facility located at the
established parking lot of a host use One (1) space
will be provided for the attendant, if needed.
xv Signs may be provided as follows:
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(i) Containers shall be clearly marked to identify
the type of material which may be deposited; the
facility shall be clearly marked to identify the
name and telephone number of the facility operator
and the hours of operation, and display a notice
stating that no material shall be left outside the
recycling enclosure or containers; shall occupy no
more than sixteen (16) square feet of area.
(ii) Signs must be consistent with the character of
the location
(iii) Directional signs, bearing no advertising
message, may be installed with the approval of the
Director of Community Development if necessary to
facilitate traffic circulation, or if the facility
is not visible from the public right -of way.
(d) Site plan review committee approval. All applications
for permits for reverse vending machines and small collection
facilities shall be approved by the Site Plan Committee.
(e) Expiration of permits. In the event that a recycling
center is vacated, abandoned, or suspended, all structures,
vehicles, trailers and /or units shall be removed from the
premises within a period of thirty (30) days following the
vacation, abandonment or suspension of said premises.
Noncompliance with this section may be abated as a public
nuisance in accordance with Chapter 21 of this Code.
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25 -16.26 Large Collection and Processing Facilities,
Large collection and processing facilities shall meet the
following standards
(a) The facility does not abut a property zoned or
planned for residential use,
(b) At least one hundred fifty (150) feet from property
zoned or planned for residential use,
(c) The facility will be screened from the public
right -of way by operating in an enclosed building or within an area
enclosed by an opaque fence at least six (6') feet in height with
landscaping to the following standards
i. A minimum of five (5' ) feet fully landscaped area
at the front of the site.
ii A driveway and pedestrian access shall be the
only paved areas within the five (5 foot
landscaped area.
(d) Noise levels shall not exceed 60 dBA as measured at
the property line of residentially zoned property, or otherwise
shall not exceed 70 dBA
(e) All setbacks except for the landscape requirement
of paragraph (c) (1) above should be those provided for in the
zoning ordinance for this district.
(f) All exterior storage of material shall be in sturdy
containers which are covered, secured, and maintained in good
condition or baled or pelletized. Storage containers for flammable
material shall be constructed on non flammable material. Oil
storage must be in containers approved by the Lynwood Fire
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Department and the Los Angeles County Health Department. No
storage, excluding truck trailers and overseas containers, will be
visible above the height of the fencing.
(g) The site shall be maintained free of litter and any
other undesirable materials,, and will be cleaned of loose debris on
a daily basis. The containers will be clearly marked to identify
the type of material that may be deposited; the facility shall
display a notice stating that no material shall be left outside the
recycling containers
(h) The facility will be clearly marked with the name
and phone number of the facility operator and the hours of
operation, identifications and information signs will meet the
standards of the zone; and directional signs, bearing no
advertising message, may be installed with the approval of the
Community Development Director, if necessary, to facilitate traffic
circulation or if the facility is not visible from the public
right- of way.
(i) Power- driven processing, including aluminum foil and
can compacting, baling, plastic shredding, or other light
processing activities necessary for efficient temporary storage and
shipment of material, may be approved through a Conditional Use
Permit
(j) if the facility is located within five hundred (500 )
feet of property zoned, planned or occupied for residential use, it
shall not be in operation between 7:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. (Ord. No.
934, Ord No. 1197, §3, Ord. No 1292, §6; Ord. No. 1299, §6 )
Section 2 The City Clerk is hereby directed to certify to
the passage and The
of this ordinance and to cause it to be
published or posted as required by law.
.First read at a regular meeting of the City Council held on
the 21st day of November, 1995 and adopted and ordered published at
a regular meeting of said Council held on the 5th day of
December , 1995.
LO IS BYR ayor
City of Lynwood, California
ATTEST
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Andrea L Hooper, City/Clerk
City of Lynwood
APPROVED AS TO FORM*
William B Rudell
City Attorney
APPROVED AS TO CONTENT:
F' n Gonz �s
City Manager
planning \zoa9507.ord
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES )
I, the undersigned, City Clerk of the Lynwood City
Council do hereby certify that the above and foregoing is a full,
true and correct copy of Ordinance No. 1426 on file in my
office and that said ordinance was adopted on the 5th day of
December 199,5,, and passed by the following vote:
AYES: COUNCILMEMBER BYRD. HEINE. REA, RICHARDS
NOES: NONE
ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBER HENNING
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City Clerk, City of Lynwood