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HomeMy WebLinkAbout363 ORDINANCE NO. 363 AN ORDINANCE OF THE TOWN OF LOS ALTOS HILLS AMENDING CHAPTER 3 OF TITLE 6 REGARDING SOLID WASTE WHEREAS, the Municipal Code's Chapter on solid waste collection (which was adopted in. 1975) .needs to be updated to reflect current practices; and WHEREAS, the Town wishes to require and enforce mandatory minimum solid waste and recyclables service in order to have the distribution of costs be most equitable; and WHEREAS, the Town has certain obligations to control and reduce the solid waste within the city limits under the requirements of AB939; NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the Town of Los Altos Hills does ORDAIN as follows: SECTION 1. AMENDMENT OF CODE. Chapter 3 (Garbage, Refuse, Swill, Waste Matter and Recyclables) of Title 6 (Sanitation and Health) of the Los Altos Hills Municipal - Code is hereby amended to read: Chapter 3 . Solid Waste Sections: 6-3 . 01 Purpose. of chapter 6-3 . 02 Definitions 6-3 . 03 Mandatory solid waste and recyclables collection service; owner responsibility 6-3 . 04 Exemptions Grandfathered 6-3 . 05 Commencement of solid waste and recyclables collection service 6-3 . 06 Frequency of disposal 6-3 . 07 Method of solid waste and recyclables disposal 6-3 . 08 Solid waste and recyclables containers 6-3 . 09 Inappropriate containers 6-3 . 10 Burning and burying solid waste restrictions 6-3 . 11 Disposal of explosive or hazardous materials restrictions 6-3 . 12 Disposal on public property prohibited 6-3 . 13 Solid Waste - franchise granting authority 61-3 . 14 Recyclables - franchise granting authority 6-3 . 15 Continuation of contract 6-3 . 16 Charges for solid waste and recyclables collection service 6-3 . 17 Failure to pay for solid waste and recyclables collection service 6-3 . 18 Notification of delinquency 6-3 . 19 Assignment of delinquent account 6-3 .20 Lien initiation 6-3 .21 Notice of hearings on liens 6-3 .22 Public hearing on liens 6-3 .23 Recording of lien 6-3 . 24 Collection of delinquent charges as a special assessment 6-3 .25 Report of delinquent charges for special assessment 6-3 .26 Levy of special assessments 6-3 .27 Collection of special assessment 6-3 .28 Continuing appropriation account 6-3 .29 Unauthorized solid waste and recyclables collection and transportation 6-3 . 30 Containers stored in trash enclosures 6-3 . 31 Interfering with solid waste and recyclables collection service 6-3 . 32 Unauthorized use of solid waste_ and recyclables collection service 6-3 . 33 Rules and regulations adopted 6-3 . 34 Violation - Misdemeanor 6-3 . 35 Singular - Plural 6-3 . 01 Purpose of chapter. This chapter is determined and declared to be a health, sanitary and safety measure necessary for the promotion, protection and preservation of the health, safety and general welfare of the people of the Town of Los 'Altos Hills. 6-3 . 02 Definitions. For the purposes of this chapter, the following words and phrases shall have the meanings ascribed to them by this section, unless the context or the provision clearly requires otherwise: 1. "Collection station" means the location at which containers of solid waste or recyclables are placed for collection by the authorized solid waste and recyclables collector. 2 . "Delinquent" means a failure of the recipient of solid waste and recyclables collection service, or of the property owner, to pay when due all charges owed to the solid waste and recyclables collector for solid waste and recyclables collection service rendered or to be rendered. 3 . "Dwelling" means a residence or other facility used for housing one or more persons. 4. "Hazardous wastes" means any and all toxic, radioactive, biologically infectious, explosive or flammable waste materials, including any material defined in Chapter 13 of Title 4 of the Municipal Code for which a hazardous materials storage permit is required. - 2 - 5. "Manager" means the City Manager and his/her duly authorized agents and representatives. 6. "Multiple-unit dwelling" means any premises, excluding a hotel, motel or lodginghouse, used for residential purposes containing more than one dwelling unit, irrespective of whether the residency is transient, temporary or permanent. 7. "Nonresidential premises" means all premises except residential premises, including but not restricted to premises used for industrial, commercial, administrative and professional offices, public and quasi-public buildings, utility and transportation. 8. "Occupancy" ; "occupied" : Premises are "occupied" when a person or persons take or hold possession of the premises for permanent or temporary use. For the purposes of determining whether a premise is occupied during periods when solid waste and recyclables collection service is made available to such premises, occupancy shall be presumed, unless evidence is presented that gas, electric, telephone and water utility services were not being provided to the premises during such periods. 9. "Owner" means the holder or holders of legal title to the real property constituting the premises to which solid waste and recyclables collection service is provided. 10. "Person" includes any person, firm, association, organization, partnership, business trust, joint venture, corporations, or company, and includes the United States, the State of California, the County of Santa Clara, special purpose districts, and any officer or agency thereof. 11. "Premises" means any land, building or structure, or portion thereof, within. the Town where any solid waste and recyclables is produced, kept, deposited, placed or accumulated. 12 . "Recyclables" means all materials or objects that are discarded that are produced, generated or accumulated by all inhabitants, premises and activities within the Town and that the City Council has designated as recyclable by resolution. The collection of recyclables is regulated through the franchise agreement existing between the Town and the authorized recyclables collector. 13 . "Residential premises" means any single-unit dwelling or multiple-unit dwelling. 14. "Single-unit dwelling" means one or more rooms and a single kitchen, designed for occupancy by one family for residential purposes. Each dwelling unit within a multiple-unit dwelling and each second unit located within a single family residential zoning district, shall constitute a separate single- unit dwelling to which solid waste and recyclables collection service is provided, unless the owner or occupants thereof 3 - arrange for solid waste . and recyclables collection service to be provided to all dwelling units upon the premises at commercial rates. 15. "Solid Waste" means all materials, substances or objects that are discarded, including. but not restricted to, materials, substances or objects commonly referred to as "trash, " "garbage, " "refuse" and "rubbish" that are produced, generated or accumulated by all residential, commercial, industrial, institutional, municipal, agricultural and other inhabitants, premises and activities within the Town, the collection of which is regulated through the franchise agreement existing between the Town and the authorized solid waste collector; . provided, however, that "solid waste" does not include (a) hazardous waste, (b) biomedical waste, (c) ash, (d) sewage and other highly diluted water-carried materials or substances and those in gaseous form, and (e) recyclables. 16. "Solid waste and recyclables collection service" .means the collection, transportation and disposal of solid waste and recyclables by an authorized solid waste and recyclables collector. -, 17. "Solid- waste and recyclables collector" means any person or persons who is authorized by a franchise agreement existing between he/she and the city, in accordance with Sections 6-3 . 12 and/or 6-3 . 13 of this chapter, to collect, receive, carry, transport, and dispose of any solid waste and recyclables produced, kept or accumulated within the Town. 18. "Tenant" means any person or persons, other than the owner, occupying or in possession of a premises. 19 . "Town" means and include all the territory lying within the municipal boundaries of the Town of Los Altos Hills as presently existing, plus all territory which may be added thereto during the effective term of the ordinance codified herein. 6-3 . 03 Mandatory solid waste and recyclables collection service - Owner responsibility. The owner of each occupied residential or nonresidential premises shall subscribe to and pay for at least the minimum level of solid waste and recyclables collection service made available to that premises by the solid waste and recyclables collector(s) , as specified in the franchise agreement(s) between the city and the solid waste and recyclables collector(s) executed pursuant to Sections 6-3 . 12 and 6-3 . 13 of this chapter. The charges for solid waste and recyclables collection service rendered or made available shall be paid for all periods of time during which the premises are occupied, regardless of whether or not the owner or tenant has any solid waste and recyclables to be collected on any particular collection date during such occupancy. Nothing in this section is intended to prevent an arrangement, or the continuance of an arrangement, under which payments for solid waste and recyclables collection service are 4 - ORDINANCE TITLE ADOPTED 331 Amending Chapter 8 entitled "Fire Prevention 3/21/?0 Code of Title 8 of the Los Altos Hills Municipal Code to adlopt by reference the 1988 Edition of the Uniform Fire Code, including certain appendices and amendments thereto 332 Amending Title 12 of the Los' Altos Hills Municipal 5/2/90 Code by adding Chapters' 3 and 4 thereto.concerning protection of oak trees and heritage trees 333 Amending Title 11 of Title 10 by adding a section 5/16/90 regarding expiration of conditional use permits conditional development permits and variances 334 Amending Title 10 (Zoning and Site Development) 6120/90 by adding trailer coaches as temporary accessory uses in the residential-agricultural district 335 An urgency ordinance of the Town of los-"Altos ' 6/20/90 Hills Amending Chapter 3 of Title 6 of the Los Altos Hills Municipal Code by adding .provisions regarding Universal Garbage Service, .unless exempted by the City Manager and universal recycling service 336 Amending Chapter 3 of Title 6 of the Los Altos 7124190 Hills Municipal Code by adding provisions regarding universal garbage service', unless exempted by the City Manager, and universal recycling service 337 Urgency Ordinance expanding the criteria for when conditonal development permits are necessary 8115190 338 Urgency Ordinance extending urgency ordinance 9119/90 No. 337 to require conditional development permits for lots with a human habitation setback 339 Amending Title 10 (Zoning and Site Development) 10/3/90 to eliminate the requirement that property owners provide addresses of adjacent property owners and to add the appeal of certain decisions by a Planning Commissioner. or a Councilmember. without a fee 340 Amending Chapter 4, Article 4 of Title 6 relating 10/17190 to photographic materials .processing made by a tenant or tenants, or any agent or other person, on behalf of the owner. However, any such arrangement will not affect the owner's obligation to pay for solid waste and recyclables collection service as provided herein. . The owner of each residential or nonresidential premises, whether occupied or not-, upon which major construction is taking place, shall subscribe to and pay for at least one debris box from the solid waste collector during the entire period of construction. Nothing in this section is intended to prevent an arrangement, or the continuation of an arrangement, under -which payments for debris boxes are made by any agent or other person, on behalf of the owner. However, any such arrangement will not affect the owner's obligation to pay for a debris box as provided herein. The determination of whether construction is "major" shall be made by the Town Planner. 6-3 . 04 Exemptions Grandfathered Section 6-3 . 03 notwithstanding, any owner that has received an exemption from solid waste collection from the Manager prior to March 1, 1993 , shall be required to pay for only mandatory baseline service, which shall entitle the owner to participate in all programs except for solid waste collection. Such an exemption is personal to the person to whom it has been granted _ and is not a permit that attaches to or runs with property. Nothing herein shall prevent an owner from subscribing to the solid waste collection service, if the owner subscribes to such service instead of the mandatory baseline service. - Once an owner chooses to subscribe to solid waste collection service, instead of baseline service, the owner shall be deemed to have given up the exemption and shall not be entitled to revert to baseline service at a later date. 6-3 . 05 Commencement of solid waste and recyclables collection service. The owner or tenant shall commence solid waste and recyclables collection service within ten days after occupancy of a premises, or portion thereof. In the event service is not initiated within such period of time, the Manager may give written notice to the owner or tenant that solid waste and recyclables collection service is required. If service is not initiated by the owner or tenant within ten (10) days after the date of mailing the notice, the Manager shall authorize the solid waste and recyclables collector to begin and continue providing the minimum level of solid waste and recyclables collection service to such premises and the service shall be deemed to have been made available as of the date of such authorization. 6-3 . 06 Frequency of disposal. No more than one week's accumulation of solid waste shall be kept or permitted to remain upon any premises in the Town. At least once a week for solid waste and at least once every two weeks for recyclables, all solid waste and recyclables produced, 5 - kept, deposited, placed or accumulated on any premises in the Town shall be disposed of in accordance with the provisions of this chapter. 6-3 . 07 Method of solid waste and recyclables disposal. All -solid waste and recyclables shall be disposed of by delivery of each solid waste and recyclables container to an authorized collection station, located as to be readily accessible for the removal and emptying of its contents by the solid waste and recyclables collector. 6-3 . 08 Solid waste and recyclables containers. A. All solid waste containers shall be kept in a sanitary condition continuously closed with a tight-fitting cover. B. Solid waste containers for residential premises shall have handle and side bails and shall not exceed thirty-two gallons capacity and shall not have a filled weight in excess of seventy pounds gross weight except for those containers furnished by the solid waste collector. Solid waste containers for commercial premises shall be provided by or approved by the solid waste collector. C. All containers for recyclables shall be kept in a sanitary condition and shall be containers provided by or approved for recyclables by the recyclable collector. D. Solid waste containers and containers for recyclables shall be emptied by the solid waste and recyclables collector when the containers are placed at' the collection stations authorized by the collector and approved by the Town pursuant to the franchise agreement. E. Solid waste and recyclables containers shall be placed at the authorized collection station not more than twenty-four hours preceding the scheduled collection time. Such containers shall be removed from the collection station within twenty-four hours after collection. Containers provided by the solid waste and recyclables collector shall not be removed from the property by any person other than the solid waste and recyclables collector. 6-3 . 09 Inappropriate containers. The use of solid waste and recyclables containers which do not meet the standards set forth in Section 6-3 . 08 of this chapter shall be subject to regulations prescribed by the Manager, including appropriate additional charges to be paid the solid waste and recyclables collector for the collecting and transporting of the inappropriate containers or waste contained therein. 6 - 6-3 . 10 Burning and burying solid waste restrictions. It is unlawful for any person to burn, or cause to be burned, or bury, or cause to be buried any solid waste or recyclables within the Town. Dry waste may be burned by owners or producers thereof on privately owned property only when the hours and conditions of such burning have been approved in advance by the Fire Marshal and the Bay Area Air Quality Management District. Each day's violation of this section shall be a separate and distinct offense. 6-3 . 11 Disposal of explosive or hazardous material restrictions. No person shall deposit in any solid waste or recyclables container any explosive, highly inflammable or otherwise hazardous material or substance, without having first made special arrangements with the solid waste or recyclables collector. 6-3 . 12 Disposal on public property prohibited. It is unlawful for any person in the Town to throw or deposit solid waste or recyclables or to cause the same to be thrown or deposited, upon any street, alley, gutter, park, or other public place, or to throw or deposit the same in or upon any vacant lot, or back yard, or to store or keep the same otherwise than in containers as required by Section 6-3 . 08. Each day's violation of this section shall be a separate and distinct offense. 6-3 . 13 Solid Waste - Franchise granting authority. The City Council may award an exclusive franchise to any person the Council believe is qualified to perform solid waste collection service. Such franchise agreement shall require the solid waste collector to render service to all residential and commercial premises within the Town in accordance with the provisions of this chapter and in conformity with such regulations as may be adopted by the Manager with the approval of the City Council. Additional terms of such franchise agreement shall not conflict with any of the provisions of this chapter. 6-3 . 14 Recyclables. - Franchise granting authority. The City Council may award an exclusive franchise to any person the Council believes is qualified to perform the processing and transportation of recyclables, including but not limited to the same solid waste collector awarded the franchise for solid waste collection service. The City Council may, from time to time by resolution, designate what material shall be deemed recyclable and which may therefore be disposed of as recyclables. The Town may operate one or more centers for the 7 - collection of recyclables or may enter into a contract with a private party to operate such centers. 6-3 . 15 Continuation of contract. Except as herein provided, nothing contained in this chapter shall be construed as negating any covenants, promises, undertakings and obligations made and assumed by the parties to the franchise agreement. 6-3 . 16 Charges for solid waste and recyclables collection service. The City Council reserves the right to establish by resolution a schedule of rates and charges for all levels of solid waste and recyclables collection service to be rendered by the solid waste and recyclables collector, who shall then have authority to collect such rates and charges, provided that the City Council may, at its option, determine that the collection of such rates and charges shall be performed by a third party under contract with the Town. . The schedule may be changed from time to time in the manner prescribed by the franchise agreement between the Town and the solid waste and recyclables collector. 6-3 . 17 Failure to pay for solid waste and recyclables collection service. The solid waste and recyclables collector shall be entitled to payment from either the owner or the recipient of solid waste and recyclables collection service for any services rendered or to be rendered. Upon failure to make such payment, the means of collecting delinquent charges shall be in accordance with the procedures set forth in this chapter. Solid waste and recyclables collection service shall not be discontinued by reason of any failure to pay the charges for such service. 6-3 . 18 Notification of delinquency. If a bill for solid waste and recyclables collection service remains delinquent for thirty days, the solid waste and recyclables collector shall be entitled to collect a late charge in such amount as approved by the City Council and set forth in the franchise agreement. The solid waste and recyclables collector may, at any time after such thirty-day period, send or deliver notice of delinquency to the owner indicating the amount owed for solid waste and recyclables collection service, the amount of late charge thereon, and advising the owner that failure to pay the same will result in the placement of a lien upon the premises. The form of delinquency notice shall be approved by the Manager. 6-3 . 19 Assignment of delinquent account. In the event the bill for solid waste and recyclables collection service, together with any late charge thereon, is not paid within thirty days after the date of mailing the notice of 8 - • delinquency to the owner, the solid waste and recyclables collector may assign such bill to the Town for collection through the initiation of lien and special assessment proceedings in accordance with this chapter. The assignment shall include the name and address of the owner, the assessor' s parcel number of the premises, the period of solid waste and recyclables collection service covered by the bill, the amount owed for such service, the amount of any late charge and such other information as requested by the Manager together with a copy of the notice of delinquency mailed or otherwise delivered to the owner. 6-3 .20 Lien initiation. Upon the Town's receipt of the assignment from the solid waste and recyclables collector, the Manager shall prepare a report of delinquency and initiate proceedings to .create a lien . on the premises to which the solid waste and recyclables collection service was or will be rendered. The Manager shall fix a time, date and place for a public hearing to be held by the City Council to consider any objections or protests to his or her . report. 6-3 .21 Notice of hearings on liens. The Manager shall send written notice of the public hearing to the owner of the premises against which the lien will be imposed at least ten (10) days prior to the hearing date. The notice shall be mailed to each person to whom such premises is assessed in the latest equalized assessment roll available on the date the notice is mailed, at the address shown on said assessment roll or as known to the Manager. A copy of the notice shall also be mailed to the solid waste and recyclables collector. The notice shall set forth the amount of delinquent solid waste and recyclables collection service charges, the amount of any late charge thereon, and the possible lien and administrative charges as provided in Section 6-3 .23 of this chapter. The notice shall also inform the owner of the time, date and place of the public hearing and advise the owner of his right to appear at the public hearing to state his objections to the Manager's report or the proposed lien. 6-3 . 22 Public hearing on liens. The City Council shall conduct a public hearing to consider the Manager's report at the time and place set forth in Notice described in Section 6-3 .20 of this chapter. At such hearing, any interested person shall be afforded the opportunity to appear and present evidence as to why the report, or any portion thereof, should not be confirmed. The City Council may adopt, revise, reduce or modify any charge shown on the report or overrule any or all objections as it deems appropriate, based upon the evidence presented at the hearing. If the City Council is satisfied with the final report as rendered or modified, the Council shall confirm such report by resolution. The decision by the City Council on the report and any objections or protests thereto, shall be final and conclusive. 9 - 6-3. 23 Recording of lien. Upon confirmation by the City Council of the final report, the Manager shall cause to be recorded in the Office of the Recorder for Santa Clara County, a lien against each premises described in the report for the amount of delinquent solid waste and recyclables collection service charges and late charges as confirmed by the City Council. The lien shall also include such additional administrative charges as established by resolution of the City Council. All persons to whom notice was sent pursuant to Section 6-3 .20 of this chapter shall be notified by the Manager that the service charges, charges and administrative charges are due and payable to the Town and that said lien has been recorded. 6-3 .24 Collection of delinquent charges as a special assessment. The Manager shall initiate proceedings to levy as a special assessment against the premises described in the lien recorded pursuant to Section 6-3 . 22 of this chapter, the sum of delinquent solid waste and recyclables collection service charges, late charges and administrative charges, plus an assessment charge as established by resolution of the City Council. 6-3 . 25 Report. of delinquent charges for special assessment. A report .of delinquent charges shall be prepared by the Manager and submitted to the City Council for confirmation. The report shall indicate all charges for which a lien has been recorded pursuant to Section 6-3 .22 of this chapter, which remain unpaid as of the date of the report. 6-3 .26 Levy of special assessments. Upon confirmation by the City Council of the Manager's report as rendered or modified, the delinquent charges contained therein shall constitute a special assessment levied upon the premises against which such charges have been imposed. The Manager shall file a copy of the report, together with a certified copy of the resolution by the City Council confirming the same, with the Tax Collector for Santa Clara County with instructions to enter the delinquent, charges as special assessments against the respective premises described in the Manager's report. The Tax Collector shall include such special assessment on the next regular bill for secured property taxes sent to the owner. 6-3 .27 Collection of special assessment. The special assessment shall be collected at the same time together with and in the same manner and frequency and by the same persons as ordinary municipal taxes, and shall be subject to the same .interest and penalties and the same procedure of sale as provided for delinquent ordinary municipal taxes. The special 10 - assessment shall be subordinate to all existing special assessment liens previously imposed upon the premises and paramount to all other liens except those for state, county and municipal taxes, with which it shall be upon parity. Each special assessment shall continue until all delinquent charges due and payable thereon are paid in full. All laws applicable to the levy, collection and enforcement of municipal taxes shall be applicable to such special assessment. 6-3 .28 continuing appropriation account. There is hereby created in the general fund a continuing appropriation account entitled "Payment of Delinquent Charges for Solid Waste and Recyclables Collection Service. " This account shall be credited with such sums as may be appropriated by the City Council,, all delinquent service charges, late charges and administrative charges collected by the Manager, and all amounts remitted by the Tax Collector for Santa Clara County representing special assessments collected pursuant to Section 6-3 .26 of this chapter. The delinquent solid waste and recyclables collection service charges and late charges shall be disbursed from said account to the solid waste and recyclables collector promptly upon receipt of such payments. The -administrative charges and assessment charges shall be retained by the Town. 6-3 . 29 Unauthorized solid waste and recyclables collection and transportation. " No person shall collect any solid waste and recyclables or transport any solid waste and recyclables upon any Town streets, if such solid waste and recyclables is produced, kept or accumulated within the Town, unless such person is an agent or employee of the Town acting within the course and scope of his employment, or has been awarded a franchise by the Town to act as solid waste and/or recyclables collector; provided that, anyone may donate or sell his or her recyclables as long as the recycler does not charge to take away the recyclables unless under contract with the Town. 6-3 . 30 Containers stored in trash enclosures. Any person owning, controlling or maintaining any premises within, the Town which is required to have and maintain trash enclosures as a condition of development or use shall keep all solid waste and recyclables, refuse and waste containers within the confines of the trash enclosures at all times except when the containers are being emptied by the solid waste and recyclables collector. 6-3 . 31 Interfering with solid waste and recyclables collection service. No person shall, in any manner, interfere with the performance of solid waste and recyclables collection services being rendered by an agent or employee of the Town acting within - 11 - SII c . the course and scope of his employment, or being rendered by the authorized solid waste and recyclables collector. 6-3. 32 Unauthorized use of solid waste and recyclables collection service. No person shall deposit, place or accumulate, or allow the deposit, placement or accumulation upon a premises for pick up by the solid waste and recyclables collector, any solid waste and recyclables produced from another premises where such action results in the avoidance or reduction of any solid waste and recyclables collection service charges that would otherwise be payable for collection of such solid waste and recyclables from the premises at which it was produced. 6-3 .33 Rules and regulations adopted. The Manager shall adopt such rules and regulations as may be necessary for the proper administration and enforcement of this chapter, and any franchise, contract or license issued or executed thereunder, including regulations relating to the required frequency of collection from various types of places and premises, and the types of special containers required for certain classes of places and premises. The Manager shall resolve all disputes concerning the administration or enforcement of this chapter and any franchise, contract, or license issued or executed thereunder. Any affected person who is dissatisfied with the determination of the Manager may, within ten (10) days after such decision appeal the same to the City Council. Such appeal must be in writing, filed with the City Clerk, and must set forth the -reasons for such appeal. No violation of this chapter shall be permitted, or be continued, during the time any such appeal is pending. 6-3 . 34 Violation - Misdemeanor. Any person who violates any provision of this chapter shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be punished as provided in Chapter 2 of Title 1 of this code. 6-3 . 35 Singular - Plural. When the context of this ordinance requires, the neuter gender includes the masculine, the feminine, a partnership or corporation or joint venture, and the singular includes the plural and the plural includes the singular. SECTION 2 . ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW. Pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act, the Council finds that there is no substantial evidence that this ordinance will have a significant effect on the environment. SECTION 3 . SEVERABILITY. If any part of this ordinance is held to be invalid or inapplicable to any situation by a court of competent jurisdiction, such decision shall not affect the 12 - validityof the remaining portions of this ordinance or the g applicability of this ordinance to other situations. SECTION 4 . EFFECTIVE DATE POSTING. This ordinance shall become effective thirty (30) days from the date of its passage, and shall be posted within the Town of Los Altos Hills in three (3) public places. INTRODUCED: May 5, 1993 PASSED: May 19, 1993 AYES: Mayor Tryon and Councilnembers Dauber,.Hubbard, Johnson and Siegel NOES: None ABSTENTIONS: None ABSENT: None By: Mayor \ ATTEST: City Clem APPROVED AS TO FORM: City Attorney PB\MAS\149490HS.004 05/20/93 13 -