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• • ORDINANCE 547 ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF LOS ALTOS HILLS AMENDING SECTION 10-1.502 OF THE MUNICIPAL CODE WITH REGARD TO ROOF MOUNTED PHOTOVOLTAIC FACILITIES AND DEVELOPMENT AREA BONUS WHEREAS, the City Council of the Town of Los Altos Hills ("Town") wishes to advance the Town's energy conservation goals and increase energy efficiency in residential, public and private facilities; and WHEREAS, the Town wishes to amend the section of the Zoning Code to extend the Development Area Bonus for Roof Mounted Photovoltaic Facilities until July 30, 2018. NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the Town of Los Altos Hills does ORDAIN as follows: 1. AMENDMENT OF CODE. Section 10-1.502 (Development Area), Article 5 (Area, Coverage, Height, and Setback Limitations) of Chapter 1 (Zoning) of Title 10 (Zoning and Site Development) of the Los Altos Hills Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as follows: 10-1.502 Development area. Except as provided in subsections (c) and (d) of this section, the amount of development area in square feet allowable on a parcel or lot shall not exceed the amounts determined by application of the formula in subsection (a) of this section where An is net area in acres, S is the average slope of the parcel or lot in percent, as defined in Section 10-1.202, LUF is the lot unit factor as defined by Section 10-1.202 and MDA is the maximum development area allowable. (a) Maximum development area formula. For all parcels or lots, the allowable development area in square feet shall relate to the average slope of the parcel or lot and the Lot Unit Factor for the parcel or lot as specified in the formula given in subsections (1), (2), and (3)below: (1) For parcels or lots where S is equal to or less than ten(10)percent: MDA=LUF x 15,000 square feet. (2) For parcels or lots where S is more than ten (10) percent and less than thirty (30) percent: MDA=LUF x [15,000 - 375 (S-10)] square feet. (3) For parcels or lots where S is equal to or greater than thirty (30) percent: MDA=LUF x 7,500 square feet. (b) Development Area. Development area shall be measured in a horizontal plane and shall include the following: (1) Total floor area, as defined in Section 10-1.202 of this title; (2) The total area of land covered by structures not counted in subsection (b)(1) of this section, such as parking areas, patios, decks, walkways, swimming pools and Ordinance 547 Page 1