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ORDINANCE 556 ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF LOS ALTOS HILLS ADDING SUBSECTION (T) TO SECTION 10-1.702 OF THE MUNICIPAL CODE TO ALLOW EMERGENCY SHELTER HOUSING AS A PERMITTED ACCESSORY USES IN THE R-A ZONING DISTRICT WHEREAS, the City Council of the Town of Los Altos Hills ("Town") wishes to amend the Municipal Code Title 10, Chapter 1, Article 7 Accessory uses permitted (R-A) to include Emergency Shelter Housing as Defined by the California Health and Safety Code. NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the Town of Los Altos Hills does ORDAIN as follows: 1. AMENDMENT OF CODE. Section 10-1.702 of Chapter 1 (Zoning) of Title 10 (Zoning and Site Development) of the Los Altos Hills Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as follows: 10-1.702 Accessory uses and structures permitted (R-A). (a) Home Occupations. Home occupations shall be permitted where the use is entirely subordinate to the primary use of the premises for the home of a family. There shall be no retail sales on the premises, no advertising of any kind visible from off the premises, no evidence from off the premises of the business, no parking more than normally required for a residence, and not over one assistant outside the family unit shall be employed. The raising on the premises of agricultural products and the sales thereof shall be expressly excepted from the provisions of this chapter but shall be subject to reasonable regulations by the Town. (b) Walls, Fences, Trees and Shrubs. Walls,fences, trees and shrubs shall be permitted within the confines of a lot or contiguous lots subject to the height limitations set forth in Section 10-1.504 of Article 5 of this chapter. (c) House Number Signs. A sign not more than one and one-half(1.5) square feet in area bearing the house number and the name of the occupant, or a name designated, other than one of a commercial purpose, shall be permitted. (d) Accessory Buildings. Accessory buildings may be constructed only in accordance with the setback requirements of this chapter. An accessory building may be erected prior to the construction of the main building only if it is agreed that the main building shall be completed within three (3) years from the date of the issuance of the permit for the accessory building. A temporary accessory building shall be removed within thirty (30) days after the completion of the main building or within eighteen (18) months after the issuance of a permit for the accessory building, whichever is the earlier date. (e) Private Stables. A maximum of two (2) hoofed animals per acre shall be permitted provided one additional hoofed animal may be kept on each additional one-half acre, or fraction thereof, and provided, further, the conditions are satisfactory to the County Department of Health or such other agency as may be in charge of health standards for the Town. Ordinance 556 Page 1