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G. OLD BUSINESS: 1. Ordinance # of the City of the Town of Los Altos Hills amending the Los Altos Hills Municipal Code by amending the text of Chapter 1 of Title 10 of the Los Altos Hills Municipal Code entitled 'Zoning Law of the Town of Los Altos Hills' regulating the use of buildings, structures and land; the loca- tion, height, bulk, number of stories of buildings and structures; the size and use of lots, yards, courts and other open spaces; the percentage of a lot which may be occupied by a building or structure; intensity of land use; establishing re- quirements for off-street parking and building setback lines; and providing for the division of the Town into zones and amending Section 9-1604 of Chapter 1 of Title 9 of the Los Altos Hills Municipal Code entitled 'Subdivisions;' and amending Sections 10- 2.301, 10-2.1303 and 10-2.1309 of Chapter 2 of Title 10 of the Los Altos Hills Municipal Code entitled 'Site Development;' and repealing Ordinance Nos. 292, 295 and 300 (SECOND READING) Mr. James Carter, 13975 LaPaloma, asked for a brief overview of the ordinance and asked if it had any effect on setbacks. Mr. Ray Rossi, 24777 Nicole Lane, asked for clarification of 'underground'. Mr. Don Schmickrath, 12510 Barley Hill Road, ex- pressed concern that the public was not knowledgeable about the ordinance. In his opinion, it reduced the size of homes and prop- erty values. Mr. Garth Pickett, 24555 Bella Ladera, stated that his pool application would be adversely affected by the new zoning ordinance. He also felt that his property value was adver- sely affected. Mr. Pickett stated that he did not want to build his pool until his son was older but now he would not be able to build it as the new zoning ordinance will not allow it on his property. Mrs. Joyce Clark, 12544 Corbetta Lane, stated she had lived in the Hills for 13 years and she strongly felt that the new zoning ordinance reduced property values. In her opinion the special land use permit was difficult to understand and the Site Development Ordinance allowed the Town to approve or deny ap- plications on a subjective basis. Mrs. Clark further stated that she did not feel the Town could legislate beauty or aesthetic taste. Mr. Guy Pang, 12025 Moody Springs Court, asked if the graph would be part of the ordinance. It was noted that it would not but would be available at Town Hall as a handout. Mr. Marc Kaufman, Planning Commissioner, stated that on balance the or- dinance was going in the right direction although some issues like the maximum development area still needed to be addressed. Planning Commission Yanez asked for clarification of the action regarding applications already on file. The City Manager and City Attorney will report back on this at the next meeting. PASSED BY CONSENSUS: To make the following two minor modifica- tions to the ordinance: page 11, Section 10-1.305(a) delete both references to 'or alley'; page 20, first paragraph, change to t 'aesthetic impact on neighboring. . . -7-