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ORDINANCE 572 <br /> AN ORDINANCE OF THE TOWN OF LOS ALTOS HILLS AMENDING <br /> CHAPTER 1 OF TITLE 9 (SUBDIVISIONS AND PLAN LINES) OF THE <br /> LOS ALTOS HILLS MUNICIPAL CODE <br /> WHEREAS, the California State Subdivision Map Act ("Map Act") regulates the <br /> subdivision of property within the State of California; and <br /> WHEREAS, the Map Act states that the regulation and control of the design and <br /> improvement of subdivisions are vested in the legislative bodies of local agencies and each local <br /> agency shall, by ordinance, regulate and control the initial design and improvement of common <br /> interest developments and subdivisions for which the Map Act requires a tentative and final or <br /> parcel map; and <br /> WHEREAS, the Town of Los Altos Hills adopted Subdivision Ordinance No. 180 to <br /> comply with the Map Act requirements; and <br /> WHEREAS, the Town of Los Altos Hills General Plan Land Use Element states that the <br /> Town shall continue to implement the Subdivision Ordinance and to review and update the <br /> regulations as needed to ensure that development occurs in a manner compatible with the Town's <br /> semi-rural character and its natural environment; and <br /> WHEREAS,the Map Act has been amended over the years and specific regulations in the <br /> Town's Subdivision Ordinance are currently not in compliance with state law; and <br /> WHEREAS, the Town desires to make amendments and additions to the Subdivision <br /> Ordinance in order to bring the Town's regulations into compliance with state law and to provide <br /> further clarity to the subdivision process; and <br /> WHEREAS, the Planning Commission has conducted numerous public hearings and <br /> thoroughly reviewed the draft ordinance and recommended approval to the City Council; and <br /> WHEREAS, the City Council of the Town of Los Altos Hills finds that this project is <br /> exempt from the provisions of the California Environmental Quality Act ("CEQA"), pursuant to <br /> Section 15061(b)(3) of the CEQA Guidelines, because it can be seen with certainty that there is <br /> no possibility that the ordinance will have a significant effect on the environment. <br /> NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the Town of Los Altos Hills does hereby <br /> ORDAIN as follows: <br /> 1. Title 9,Chapter 1, "Subdivisions"is hereby amended to read as follows: <br /> Article 1.Title, Purposes and Objectives <br /> Ordinance 572 Pagc I <br />