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ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF LOS ALTOS HILLS
AMENDING SECTION 6-1.906(b)(3) OF THE MUNICIPAL CODE WITH REGARD TO
MAINTENANCE AND OPERATION OF COMMERCIAL STABLES
WHEREAS, the City Council of the Town of Los Altos Hills ("Town") has
established conditions and requirements for the operation of commercial stables in the Town;
and
WHEREAS, the City Council wishes to amend the requirements for supervision
of commercial stables to allow alternative means to address the safety and security needs of the
premises.
NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the Town of Los Altos Hills does
ORDAIN as follows:
1. AMENDMENT OF CODE. Section 6-1.906(b)(3) of Article 9 (Horses) of
Chapter 1 (Animals) of Title 6 (Sanitation and Health) of the Los Altos Hills Municipal Code is
hereby amended to read as follows:
Sec. 6-1.906 Commercial stables.
(b) General Requirements. In addition to any conditions imposed in
approving the conditional use permit, each commercial stable shall conform to the
following conditions:
(1) Number of Horses. The number of horses to be kept or maintained
at any establishment shall be fixed by the terms of the conditional
use permit as approved by the Council.
(2) Location of Stables and Other Buildings. For any new
establishment, the stable shall be located so as to conform with all existing laws
and shall be in conformance with the Site plan approved in conjunction with the
granting of the conditional use permit.
Structures legally existing on December 4, 1961, shall be exempt from
such distance requirements but shall conform to any distance requirements
established by the Planning Commission as a condition for the issuance of any
applicable conditional use permit.
(3) Supervision or Video Surveillance System. The premises shall be
under the full time supervision of a competent attendant, and one such attendant
shall be on duty on the premises at all times during the twenty-four (24) hour day
unless the premises consists wholly of pasture land, in which case the requirement
of personal attendants may be waived, or conditionally waived, by the City
Manager when he or she deems such waiver to be in the public interest, and
provided, further, in every case where such premises are not attended on a twenty-
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four (24) hour basis, there shall be posted at conspicuous locations about the
premises notices giving the name, address, and telephone number of the
superintendent responsible for the premises. Alternatively, the premises shall have
a video surveillance system installed, maintained and shall be in operation 24
hours a day, seven days a week. Video surveillance system means a continuous
digital surveillance system including cameras, cabling, monitors, and digital video
recorders that records in color with cameras and lens of a type, minimum
resolution, number and location approved by the City Manager or his/her
designee. This system must be capable of producing a retrievable and identifiable
images and video recordings on approved media that can be enlarged through
projection or other means, and can be made a permanent record for use in a
criminal investigation.
(4) Renting Horses Restricted. No horses shall be maintained which
are available for rent or hire, and no horses shall be rented or let for hire, except
for use on the premises when authorized by a conditional use permit.
(5) Equestrian Lessons. Any commercial establishment authorized to
provide equestrian instructions shall give such instructions only on the premises
unless special permission to do otherwise has been granted by a conditional use
permit.
(6) Manure Disposal. The operator of a commercial establishment
shall have facilities for and dispose of manure in a manner which will insure that
no offensive, obnoxious, or unsanitary conditions will develop.
(7) Lighting. No external lighting, other than that needed for safe
passage around buildings, shall be permitted unless specifically approved by the
terms of the conditional use permit.
2. EFFECTIVE DATE AND PUBLICATION. This ordinance shall take effect
thirty (30) days after adoption. Within fifteen days after the passage of this ordinance the City
Clerk shall cause this ordinance or a summary thereof to be published once, with the names of
those City 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 20, 2014
PASSED: March 20, 2014
AYES: Mayor Radford, Vice Mayor Corrigan, Councilmember Harpootlian,
Councilmember Larsen Councilmember Waldeck
NOES: None
ABSTENTIONS: None
ABSENT: None
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BY:
ayor
ATTEST:-
City.Clerk-
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
City Attorney
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