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ORDINANCE NO. 291 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF THE TOWN OF LOS ALTOS HILLS FURTHER AMENDING CHAPTER 5 ENTITLED "ZONING" OF THE LOS ALTOS HILLS MUNICIPAL CODE BY AMENDING SECTIONS 9-5.219 AND 9-5.703 CONCERNING SECONDARY DWELLINGS The City Council of the City of the Town of Los Altos Hills DOES ORDAIN as follows: SECTION 1. AMENDMENT OF CODE. Section 9-5.219 entitled "Floor Area, Gross" of Chapter 5 entitled "Zoning" of Title 9 of the Los Altos Hills Municipal Code is hereby amended by adding thereto the following: SECTION 9-5.219. FLOOR AREA; GROSS "Gross Area" for the purposes of determing the allowable size of second units shall mean the sum of the gross horizontal areas of all of the floors of the building. All horizontal dimensions shall be taken from the exterior faces of walls, including walls or other enclosures, such as enclosed porches. SECTION 2. AMENDMENT OF CODE. Subsection (k) of Section 9-5.703 entitled "Conditional Uses and Structures (R -A)" of Chapter 5 entitled "Zoning" of Title 9 of the Los Altos Hills Municipal Code is hereby amended by amending the first three sentences thereof to read as follows: SECTION 9-5.703. CONDITIONAL USES AND STRUCTURES (R -A) (k) Secondary dwellings are subject to the applicable provisions of this Chapter and other laws. A secondary dwelling shall be subordinate to and architecturally compatible with the primary dwelling. The size of a secondary dwelling, within a structure whose gross area is 1,000 square feet or less, shall not exceed 1,000 square feet, and the size of a secondary dwelling within a structure whose gross area is more than 1,000 square feet shall not exceed 600 square feet.