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conditions that led to the adoption of Ordinance No. 598 which are set forth in the above recitals and the recitals of Ordinance 598 and are fully incorporated herein by this reference, have not been alleviated as of the date of this Ordinance and continue to create the concerns described in Ordinance No. 598. s. The City Council now seeks to extend the temporary amendments to the Los Altos Hills Zoning Ordinance for the purpose of amending its local regulatory scheme pertaining to single-family home developments and subdivisions in a manner that complies with the new state law and is consistent with California Government Code Sections 65852.21and 66411.7, as amended, and as currently authorized under Ordinance No. 598 in order to continue studying possible permanent amendments to the Town's zoning regulations to regulate SB 9 developments and subdivisions. t. The purpose of extending Ordinance No. 598 is to avoid the potentially significant adverse impacts to the public's health, safety, and welfare described in Ordinance No. 598 and the foregoing recitals. u. As described in the foregoing recitals, the City Council finds that there exists a current and immediate threat to the public health, safety and welfare if applicable permits for SB 9 projects are approved and such subdivisions are implemented and/or units are constructed, without adhering to or are in conflict with the standards and protections set forth in the Town's subdivision and zoning ordinance. Additionally, these projects could be developed in a manner in conflict with the zoning and subdivision regulations for housing projects that are currently being developed by the Town in order to streamline and standardize review. v. The City Council further finds that this proposed interim ordinance would not have the effect of precluding permitting or construction of single- or multi -family residential units, nor would it have the effect of denying approvals needed for the development of multifamily units or projects with a significant component of multifamily housing. The proposed interim urgency ordinance would amend the Town's zoning ordinance to be consistent with newly adopted Government Code Sections 65852.21 and 66411.7, and would expand the types, size, and number of residential units to be permitted and constructed in zones where single residential uses are permitted, and therefore would in fact result in a larger number of residential units than under the current zoning regulations. w. The City Council finds and determines that the immediate preservation of the public health, safety and welfare requires that this Ordinance be enacted as an urgency ordinance pursuant to Government Code Section 65858 and take effect immediately upon adoption. Therefore, this Ordinance is necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, safety and welfare and its urgency is hereby declared. x. The City Council has determined there is a need to extend Ordinance No. 598 for an additional twenty-two (22) months and fifteen (15) days as authorized under section 65858(b) of the California Government Code, so that the extension expires at 12:00 am on October 31, 2023. y. On December 16, 2021, the City Council conducted a duly noticed public hearing to consider the extension of Urgency Ordinance No. 598. The notice and public hearing required by section Ordinance 599 Page 4