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ORDINANCE NO. 302 <br />AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF THE TOWN OF LOS ALTOS HILLS <br />AMENDING CHAPTER 5 ENTITLED "ZONING" <br />OF TITLE 9 OF THE LOS ALTOS HILLS MUNICIPAL CODE <br />TO AMEND ARTICLES 2 AND 5 THEREOF ENTITLED <br />"DEFINITIONS," AND "AREA, COVERAGE, HEIGHT AND <br />SETBACK LIMITATIONS," RESPECTIVELY <br />The City Council of the City of the Town of Los Altos Hills DOES <br />ORDAIN as follows: <br />Section 1. FINDINGS AND DECLARATION OF INTENT. <br />The City Council Finds: <br />(a) There is increased usage of both conventional size and <br />larger size antennas for residential reception and transmission of <br />electronic communications signals throughout the City of the Town of <br />Los Altos Hills, and that the improvement of communications technology <br />will generate increasing demand for such antennas which, unless their <br />placement and appearance is reasonably regulated, will have a negative <br />effect on the appearance and safety of the community. <br />(b) Reasonable regulation of the placement and appearance of <br />such antennas, in a manner recognizing the utility and benefits of such <br />devices, will serve to advance the aesthetic and safety objectives set <br />forth in the Los Altos Hills General Plan by, among other things, avoid- <br />ing obstructions of traffic signs, driveway traffic, and motorists' <br />vision generally, by avoiding unsightly conditions within residential <br />neighborhoods, and by avoiding unsafe placement of larger antennas where <br />they would pose a risk of personal injury or property damage due to high <br />winds or other causes. <br />