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ORDINANCE NO. 341 ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF LOS ALTOS HILLS EXPANDING THE CRITERIA FOR WHEN CONDITIONAL DEVELOPMENT PERMITS ARE NECESSARY WHEREAS, due to the difficulty of accommodating development on substandard lots which have a Lot Unit Factor of .50 or less, a conditional development permit is required; and WHEREAS, development is also difficult to accommodate on lots with a human habitation setback; and WHEREAS, this additional restraint often merits special consideration through the conditional development permit process; NOW, THEREFORE, the. City Council of the Town of Los Altos Hills does ORDAIN as follows: SECTION 1. AMENDMENT OF CODE. Section 10-1. 1107 (3) entitled "Conditional Development Permits: Approval; Condition" of Chapter 1, "Zoning" of Title 10, "Zoning and Site Development" of the Los Altos Hills Municipal Code is hereby amended by amending paragraph (a) to read as follows: (a) On substandard lots, due to the difficulty of accommodating development which meets the objectives and standards of the Town, any lot which has a Lot Unit Factor of .50 or less shall require a conditional development permit from the Planning Commission. In addition, any lot significantly constrained by a human habitation setback for geologic hazard areas or a non-human habitation setback for noise shall require a conditional development permit from the Planning Commission, unless the Zoning Administrator finds that the lot is not significantly constrained by such setback or zone. Prior to the granting of any permit, the Planning Commission must find that: SECTION 2. REPEAL OF ORDINANCE NO. Upon the effective date of this ordinance, Ordinance No. extending Urgency Ordinance No. 337 to require Conditional Development Permits for lots with a human habitation setback is hereby repealed. SECTION 3. EFFECTIVE DATE; POSTING. This ordinance shall become effective thirty (30) days from the date of its passage, and shall be posted within the Town of Los Altos Hills in three (3) public places.