AND lAwNDAle News The Weekly Newspaper of Lawndale Herald Publications - Inglewood, Hawthorne, Lawndale, El Segundo, Torrance & Manhattan Beach Community Newspapers Since 1911 - Circulation 30,000 - Readership 60,000 (310) 322-1830 - October 4, 2012 Inside Team Reclaims Mayor’s CupLeuzinger High School’s Football This Issue Calendar...............................3 Classifieds ...........................3 Community Brief ................2 Faith ......................................2 Finance...............................12 Food ......................................6 Hawthorne Happenings ...2 Leuzinger High’s football team reclaimed the Mayor’s Cup with a come-from-behind 34-20 win over cross-town rival Hawthorne in a non-league game last Friday at Hawthorne. Photo by Joe Snyder. Legals.............................8-11 Read more on page 4. Council Affirms New Dog License Rules Police Reports....................2 By Nancy Peters new license for a dog whose vaccination will require conformity with new established After months of prior discussion, the expire within six months of the issuance of standards and no fee will be required to Sports...................................4 Lawndale City Council on Monday agreed that license will include a 50 percent discount repair or replace less than 50 percent of an on new late charges and fines for residents off the original dog license fee. original total area of flatwork. who don’t abide by dog licensing rules. Dog Prior to a public hearing on the matter, However, additions to a structure that licensing fees, approved for some increases Community Development Manager Perry exceed 50 percent of the original footprint as recently as May 12, 2012, prompted Banner summarized a staff recommendation and more than 50 percent of the original considerable public input over the previous for a new ordinance to repair and/or replace flatwork to be replaced will require conformity eight Council meetings. One citizen in flatwork (driveways, walkways, patios, etc.) with the flatwork standards established by a particular disputed the requirements to and parking requirements for new construction. new ordinance introduced on Monday and renew dog licenses in June and update rabies Based on many properties replacing grass scheduled for approval on October 15. The shots on a schedule that accommodates City with concrete, it is recommended although ordinance also includes off-street parking Weekend determined by their veterinarian. decorative materials, such as stamped, stained, residential dwelling, regardless of how manyrequirements for an addition of more than50 percent of original square footage of anot required, to reinforce concrete withrebar, wire mesh, or fiber mesh or to installregulations--rather than a schedule for shotsgoverned by each specific animal’s needs as Forecast and on a biweekly basis presented her access to a garage or carport or building a units in the structure.Off-street parking requirements may beor accented blocks or pavers when pavingThat citizen did a great deal of research case of why the regulations should not be walkway or patio. Repair or replacement waived by the determination of the Community determined by the workload of City staff of less than 50 percent of flatwork will not See Council, page 12 Friday or some predetermined “schedule.” She Partly vaccinations based on the time of the initial September 2012 Winnerasked the Council to consider requiring dog Cloudy rabies shots. This would avoid potentially 72˚/64˚ period and thus compromise their health.vaccinating dogs twice within a one-year The Council thought the citizen’s stance was valid and decided to reexamine its approved resolution from May 12, with an additional Saturday request to the Municipal Services Department Partly amend the existing delinquency fees. Theto revise the dog licensing procedures to Cloudy new resolution, effective on January 1, Our Staff Pick for September is Benjamin Shertzer, 73˚/63˚ period based on the original issuance date Eagles’ Nest. Photo taken and submitted by Amywalking to school for his first day of preschool at2013, establishes the annual dog licensing of a license or the duration of a dog’s rabies Shertzer. The winner will receive a $25 gift certificate vaccination (the latter determined by State from our advertiser “Rock & Brews”. Congratulations. Sunday law), whichever period of time is shorter.The Council did not amend dog license Mostly fees, but agreed to apply a new 50 percent Readers send us your photos! Do you have a favorite photo? An old yearbook photo? late charge for any license not renewed within Glamour Shot? Baby photo? We want them. We will accept only one photo, per person, Sunny a 14-day period of the expiration date. Also, every month. Once a month, we will pick a “Staff Favorite” and the winner will get a $25.00 gift certificate from one of our our local businesses, who are advertisers. 70˚/62˚ any dog owner who fails to license a dog Email your photos to: Management@heraldpublications.com.and who may be issued a courtesy notice or We will only accept emailed photos and they must be in jpg form. citation will be assessed a 100 percent fine of the owed dog license fee. Additionally, a
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