555 - Laserfiche WebLink

Home Browse Search

ORDINANCE 555 AN ORDINANCE OF THE TOWN OF LOS ALTOS HILLS ADDING CHAPTER 10, "CONSTRUCTION TIME LIMITS," TO TITLE VIII OF THE LOS ALTOS HILLS MUNICIPAL CODE; FILE#19-14-MISC WHEREAS, the number of construction projects on private properties in the Town of Los Altos Hills has increased substantially over the past five years resulting in increased impacts to residents from construction related noise and traffic; and WHEREAS, the Town of Los Altos Hills ("Town") has seen numerous individual projects designed and built on a very large scale so that construction has often continued for many years,thus prolonging the adverse impacts created by those projects; and WHEREAS, it is in the interests of the health, safety, and welfare of the residents of the Town of Los Altos Hills to place a reasonable time limit on the duration of each construction project, so as to balance the needs of the owner of the project with those of his neighbors and the community in general in the safe and peaceful enjoyment of their properties; and WHEREAS, the time limits adopted in this Chapter allow for an adequate and reasonable amount of time for the kinds of construction projects undertaken in the Town; and WHEREAS, because of the large monetary value of many of the construction projects in the Town, substantial penalties should be imposed upon persons who violate the time limits imposed pursuant to this Chapter, so as to encourage compliance with such time limits and achieve the purposes of this Section; and WHEREAS, the City Council of the Town of Los Altos Hills finds that this project is exempt from the provisions of the California Environmental Quality Act ("CEQA"), pursuant to Section 15061(b)(3) of the CEQA Guidelines, because it can be seen with certainty that there is no possibility that the ordinance will have a significant effect on the environment. NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the Town of Los Altos Hills does hereby ORDAIN as follows: Chapter 10, "Construction Time Limits," is hereby added to Title VIII of the Los Altos Hills Municipal Code to read as follows: Chapter 10 CONSTRUCTION TIME LIMITS 10-1.01 Application. This chapter shall apply to all new construction including, but not limited to, all new structures, additions, alterations, modifications, repairs, and improvements, that require a building permit. Ordinance 555 Page 1