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ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF LOS ALTOS HILLS
AMENDING TITLE 10, CHAPTER 2,ARTICLE 4, OF THE LOS ALTOS HILLS
MUNICIPAL CODE, REGARDING RESTRICTIONS DURING THE WET SEASON
WHEREAS, the Town of Los Altos Hills wishes to amend the Municipal Code with regards to
the rainy season (wet season) of the grading ordinance.
NOW,THEREFORE,the City Council of the Town of Los Altos Hills does hereby ORDAIN as
follows:
SECTION I. AMENDMENT
Title 10, Chapter 2 ("Site Development") of the Los Altos Hills Municipal Code shall be
amended as follows:
Article 4. Grading
10-2.404 Restrictions during wet season.
The City Engineer shall restrict grading operations during the wet season. The wet
season is defined as the period between October 1st and April 30th. The City
Engineer may allow grading to proceed during the wet season if precipitation has
been minimal; if the grading technique to be used will minimize the risk of
landslides, erosion, or damage to adjacent properties or environmentally sensitive
areas from soil movement; or if it is in the interest of public health and safety to
permit grading. Following any twenty-four (24) hour period during the year in
which one-half inch or more of rain has fallen the City Engineer may prohibit
grading.
NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the Town of Los Altos Hills does hereby further
ORDAIN as follows:
1. Severability. If any provision of this ordinance or the application thereof to any person or
circumstance is held invalid or unconstitutional, the remainder of this ordinance, including the
application of such part or provision to other persons 9r circumstances shall not be affected thereby
and shall continue in full force and effect. To this end, provisions of this ordinance are severable.
The City Council of the Town of Los Altos Hills hereby declares that it would have passed each
section, subsection, subdivision, paragraph, sentence, clause, or phrase hereof irrespective of the
fact that any one or more sections, subsections, subdivisions, paragraphs, sentences, clauses, or
phrases be held unconstitutional, invalid, or unenforceable.
2. Effective Date; Publication: This ordinance shall take effect thirty (30) days after
adoption. Within fifteen days after the passage of this ordinance the City Clerkshall cause this
ordinance or a summary thereof to be published once, with the names of those City
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Councilmembers voting for or against it in a newspaper of general circulation in the Town of Los
Altos Hills, as required by law.
INTRODUCED: February 16, 2017
PASSED: April 20, 2017
AYES: Waldeck, Radford, Corrigan, Spreen, Wu
NOES: None
ABSTENTIONS: None
ABSENT: None
Mayor
ATTEST:
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-City.Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
City Attorney
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