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ORDINANCE 357 AN URGENCY INTERIM ORDINANCE OF THE TOWN OF LOS ALTOS HILLS TO REQUIRE FIRE-RETARDANT ROOFING WHEREAS, in the last several years fires in communities located in Bay Area hills have caused extensive property damage and, in some cases, injury and death; and WHEREAS, roofs which are not fire-retardant can contribute to the spread of fires, and therefore __pose_a_r.isk _to-.the- safety -of the Town's citizens and their property; and WHEREAS, the provisions of this ordinance need to go into effect immediately to protect the public health, safety and welfare so that structures without fire-retardant roofs are not permitted while the Town is in the process of adopting an ordinance requiring fire-retardant roofs; NOW, THEREFORE, the Town of Los Altos Hills does ORDAIN as follows: Section 1. Amendment to Code. Section 8-1.02 (2) (Fire- retardant Roofing) is hereby added to Chapter 1 (Building Code) of Title 8 (Building Regulations) to read as follows: Sec. 8-1.02 (2) . Fire-Retardant Roofing. Roofs on all new structures and additions to existing structures and any reroofing involving three hundred (300) square feet or more of an existing structure must have a fire retardancy classification of A or B, as defined in the 1991 Uniform Building Code and Uniform Building Code Standards. Section 2. Findipgs. The amendment of the Uniform Building Code made by Section 1 of this ordinance is reasonably necessary because of local climactic, geographical or topographical conditions in that: (a) In the last several years fires in communities located in Bay Area hills have caused extensive property damage and, in some cases, injury and death. (b) The Town of Los Altos Hills is primarily located in steep hills, with relatively limited access to many residences, and contains areas which are susceptible to dangerous fire conditions; (c) The Town of Los Altos Hills was the scene of such a fire in 1985 which resulted in the destruction of property and injury to firefighters;