Ordinance No. 116 - Establishing a Modification CommitteeORDINANCE NO. 116
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF ROSEMEAD ESTABLISHING
A MODIFICATION COMMITTEE, PROVIDING PROCEDURES
RELATING THERETO AND AMENDING THE ROSEMEAD
MUNICIPAL CODE
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ROSEMEAD DOES HEREBY ORDAIN
AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The Rosemead Municipal Code is hereby
amended y ad ing a new Chapter 5.5 to Article 11 of said Code
to read:
CHAPTER 5.5 - MODIFICATION COMMITTEE
2550 Modification Committee Creation of. A Modification
Committee is hereby established with membership, powers
and duties as provided in this Chapter.
2551 Members. The Modification Committee shall consist of
testy Administrator, City Planning Advisor and Chair-
man of the Planning Commission, who shall serve on such
Modification Committee by virtue of and during the
tenures of their respective offices. In the event of
the illness, absence or inability to act of the City
Administrator, the Administrative Assistant may act,
or of the Chairman of the Planning Commission, the
Vice Chairman of the Planning Commission may act on
such Modification Committee.
2552 Powers and Duties. The Modification Committee shall
have such powers and duties as are assigned to such
Committee under the provisions of Chapters I and 2
of Article IX of the Rosemead Municipal Code. In
addition thereto, the Modification Committee shall
act as an administrative committee to consider and
determine from time to time on the basis provided in
this section, whether proposed maps, building plans,
plot plans or other land development plans require
hearings and action by the Planning Commission or
City Council pursuant to such Chapters. If the
Modification Committee should determine that a proposed
. map, building plans, plot plan or other land develop-
ment plan deviates or fails to comply with the strict
letter of Chapter 1 or 2 in so minor and insubstantial
a degree that application to the Planning Commission
for a variance or other approval and a public hearing,
are not required in the public interest, and that the
spirit and purposes of the applicable zoning or lot
split ordinance, adjacent properties and the public
welfare will not be adversely affected by the approval
of such minor or insubstantial deviation, said Modifi-
cation Committee may act upon such minor or insubstantial
deviation, and may approve the same or may approve the
same subject to such conditions as such Modification
Committee may impose in order to avoid detriment to
adjacent properties or the public welfare and to carry
out the spirit and purposes of the applicable ordinance.
2553 Application. Any owner, optionee or person holding a
contract for the purchase of real property may make
written application to the Modification Committee for
the modification of the strict requirements of Chapter
1 or Chapter 2 of Article IX of the Rosemead Municipal
Code, with respect to such property. Such application
shall be in writing on a form and shall provide such
information as may be prescribed by the Modification
Committee, and shall be signed by such owner, optionee
or purchaser. No fee shall be required for the filing
or processing of such application. The Modification
Committee shall. act on such application within ten days
after the filing thereof.
2554 Declsloms and Reports. All decisions or actions of the
o i ication Committee shall be concurred in by all
members of the Committee. Any decision made or action
taken by the Modification Committee in any matter where
there is any deviation from the requirements of said
Chapter 1 or 2 shall be reduced to writing, signed by
all members and filed with the City Clerk. The City
Clerk shall cause such action to be reported to the
next meeting of the Planning Commission, and a record
thereof to be permanently filed in the City Clerk's
office.
PASSED, APPROVED and ADOPTED this 12th day of November,
1963.
ATTEST:
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I CLERK
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