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ORDINANCE NO. 344 AN ORDINANCE OF THE TOWN OF LOS ALTOS HILLS AMENDING CHAPTER 1 (ZONING) OF TITLE 10 (ZONING AND SITE DEVELOPMENT) TO CLARIFY ARTICLE 4 (Nonconforming Uses and Structures) WHEREAS, the Town of Los Altos Hills currently allows nonconforming uses and structures to remain under certain circumstances; and WHEREAS, the Town wishes to clarify that a nonconforming structure or use may be maintained or rebuilt only if the structure was legal when built or when the use was first commenced; NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the Town of Los Altos Hills does ORDAIN as follows: SECTION 1. AMENDMENT OF CODE. Section 10-1.401 (Nonconforming Structures) of the Los Altos Hills Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as follows: 10-1.401. Nonconforming Structures. The provisions of this Chapter shall not prevent the reconstruction, repairing or rebuilding of any legal nonconforming structure, so long as the reconstruction, repair or rebuilding does not result in an increase in the non-conformity or change of use that existed prior to the damage or reconstruction. SECTION 2. AMENDMENT OF CODE. Section 10-1.405 (Nonconforming Uses: Repair to Damages) of the Los Altos Hills Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as follows: 10-1.405. Nonconforming Uses: Continuation. The provisions of this chapter shall not prevent the reconstruction, repairing, rebuilding, and continued use of any structure occupied by a legal nonconforming use when damaged by fire, collapse, explosion or Act of God occurring on or after December 4, 1961, wherein the expense of such work does not exceed fifty percent (50%) of the appraised value, for tax purposes, of the structure at the time such damage occurred.