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C. Ensure that the planning, design and construction of a development will be done in a manner which provides both maximum safety and human enjoyment, while making it as unobtrusive in the natural terrain as possible, D. Ensure, insofar as practical in permitting reasonable develop- ment of land and minimizing fire hazard, the maximum retention of natural vegetation to aid in protection against erosion, earth movement and other similar hazards and to aid in preservation of natural scenic qualities of the Town, SECum 4e INTERPRETATION OF SITE DEVELOPMENT ORDINANCE, 4.01 In their interpretation and application, provisions of this ordinance shall be held to be minimum requirements, except where they are expressly stated to be maximum requirements. It is not intended to impair, or interfere with any private restrictions placed upon property by covenant or deed; p_;ovided, however, that where th4s ordinance imposes higher standards or a greater restriction upon the development of land than are imposed or required by such private restrictions, the provisions of this ordinance shall control. 4,02 Whenever any provision of this ordinance and any other provisions of law, whether set forth in this ordinance or in any other law, ordinance or resolution of any kind, impose overlapping or contradictory regulations over the development of lard, or contain any restrictions covering any of the -same subject matter, that provision which is more restrictive or imposes higher standards or requirements shall govern. ARTICLE 2 - DEFINITIONS SECTION 1. For the purposes of this ordinance, certain terms used herein are defined as set forth below: BUILDING PrPNIT means a permit issued by the Town of Los Altos Hills for the construction, cr.:action or alteration of a structure or building. CERTIFY or CF.RTIFICAT_ION means the specific inspections and tests where required have been performed, and that such tests comply with the applicable requirements of this ordinance. CUSIC YARDS means the amount of material in excavation and/or fill measured by the method of "average end areas", _2_