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RESOLUTION 77-16 <br /> A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF LOS ALTOS HILLS <br /> REPEALING THE PREVIOUSLY ADOPTED WILDLAND-URBAN INTERFACE FIRE <br /> AREA MAP <br /> WHEREAS, in conformance with State Government Code Sections 51175 through 51189, the <br /> Town of Los Altos Hills ("Town") adopted regulations governing lands within a Wildland-Urban <br /> Interface fire area; and <br /> WHEREAS, the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE) has not <br /> identified or recommended that any area within the Town be designated as a "very high fire <br /> hazard severity zone" and therefore none of the residences or areas of the Town are statutorily <br /> required to be designated by the Town as within a fire hazard severity zone; and <br /> WHEREAS, in 2011, the Town of Los Altos Hills adopted the current Wildland-Urban Interface <br /> Fire Area map (WUI map) dated July 1, 2008; and <br /> WHEREAS, because of the Town's unique climatic, topographic and geologic conditions, along <br /> with existing regulations which require Class A fire resistant roofs and vegetation management <br /> throughout the entire Town, the City Council desired to amend the adopted WUI map; and <br /> WHEREAS, the Planning Commission considered the amendments to the WUI map, all public <br /> comments received on the draft maps, and recommended that the City Council adopt an amended <br /> draft of the 2016 WUI map; and <br /> WHEREAS, in accordance with the provisions of law, a public hearing on the WUI map <br /> amendments has been held; and <br /> WHEREAS, the City Council of the Town of Los Altos Hills finds that this project is exempt <br /> from the provisions of the California Environmental Quality Act ("CEQA"), pursuant to Section <br /> 15061(b)(3) of the CEQA Guidelines, because it can be seen with certainty that there is no <br /> possibility that an amended WUI map will have a significant effect on the environment. <br /> NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the Town of Los Altos <br /> Hills hereby repeals the previously adopted Wildland Urban Interface Fire Area Map dated July <br /> 1, 2008 and removes all properties within the Town Limits from the Wildland-Urban Interface <br /> Fire Area, per Option 1 attached as Exhibit A. <br /> The above and foregoing Resolution was passed and adopted by the City Council of the Town of <br /> Los Altos Hills at a regular meeting held on the 20th day of October, 2016 by the following vote: <br /> AYES: Waldeck, Corrigan, Radford <br /> NOES: None <br /> Resolution 77-16 Page 1 <br />