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RESOLUTION 29-22 RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF LOS ALTOS HILLS TO AMEND THE OUTDOOR LIGHTING POLICY TO INCLUDE NEW DEFINITIONS AND GUIDELINES WHEREAS, the City Council of the Town of Los Altos Hills ("Town") approved an Outdoor Lighting Policy at its regular meeting on September 30, 1997 and subsequently amended it on May 17, 2012; and WHEREAS, at the March 9, 2021 regular meeting of the Town's Environmental Design and Protection Committee (EDPC), the Committee voted to send a draft revision to the Outdoor Lighting Policy to the Town's Planning Department for review and introduction to the Planning Commission; and WHEREAS, at the July 1, 2021 regular meeting of the Planning Commission, the Planning Department introduced the revised Outdoor Lighting Policy for consideration and was directed to conduct additional research and return with slight modifications to the revised Outdoor Lighting Policy; and WHEREAS, the Planning Commission held a public meeting on October 7, 2021 to consider the revised Outdoor Lighting Policy with the previously requested modifications and directed staff to prepare a final draft with additional modifications based on the collected research; and WHEREAS, the Planning Commission held a public meeting on February 3, 2022 to consider the revised Outdoor Lighting Policy with additional comments provided by the EDPC and voted 5-0 to recommend that the City Council approve the proposed revisions to the Outdoor Lighting Policy with modifications base on EDPC's comments; and WHEREAS, the Town, as Lead Agency for environmental review for, has determined that the revised Outdoor Lighting Policy is exempt from the provisions of the California Environmental Quality Act per CEQA Guidelines Section 15061 because it is not a project which could have significant impacts on the environment; and WHEREAS, in accordance with Government Code Section 56153, 56156 and Section 56157, the City Cleric of the Town has provided published notices of the public hearing on the revisions to the Outdoor Lighting Policy; and WHEREAS, the City Council held a duly noticed public hearing on March 17, 2022 to consider the proposed revisions to the Town's Outdoor Lighting Policy. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED: That the City Council of the Town of Los Altos Hills hereby AMENDS the Town's Outdoor Lighting Policy contained in Exhibit A and incorporated herein by reference. Resolution 29-22 Page 1