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• <br /> ORDINANCE NO. 370 <br /> AN ORDINANCE OF THE <br /> TOWN OF LOS ALTOS HILLS <br /> AMENDING TITLE 10 REGARDING <br /> ZONING AND SITE DEVELOPMENT <br /> The City Council of the Town of Los Altos Hills does ORDAIN <br /> as follows: <br /> Section ' l. Amendment of Code. Section 10-1.223 [Floor <br /> area] of Article 2 [Definitions] of Chapter 1 [Zoning] of <br /> Title 10 [Zoning and Site Development] of the Los Altos Hills . <br /> Municipal Code is hereby amended to read: <br /> Sec. 10-1. 223 Floor Area. <br /> "Floor area" shall mean the gross horizontal area <br /> of the several floors of all buildings, including <br /> garage space, measured to the outside of exterior <br /> walls. Floor area is counted twice when the vertical <br /> distance between the upper surface of the floor and the <br /> upper surface of the floor or the underside of the roof <br /> directly above it is greater than seventeen feet (171 ) . <br /> Stairwells shall only be counted as floor area once. <br /> That portion of an attic is considered floor area when <br /> the distance between the upper surface of the attic <br /> floor and the underside of the roof above it is more <br /> than seven feet (71 ) in height. For the purposes of <br /> this definition, all attic spaces are considered to <br /> have floor surfaces. Area meeting the definition of a <br /> basement is exempted from floor area. <br /> Section 2 . Amendment of Code. Section 10-1. 227 [Height, <br /> structure] of Article 2 [Definitions] of Chapter 1 [Zoning] of <br /> Title 10 [Zoning and Site Development] of the Los Altos Hills <br /> Municipal Code is hereby amended to read: <br /> Sec. 10-1. 227 Height, Structure. <br /> "Structure height" shall mean the. vertical <br /> distance at any point from (i) the natural grade which <br /> existed prior to grading for the proposed structure, <br /> (ii) existing grade indicated on an approved grading <br /> plan, if different than the natural grade, or (iii) the <br /> proposed building pad if excavated below natural grade, <br /> whichever elevation is lowest, to the highest part of <br /> the structure directly above. <br /> Section 3 . Amendment of Code. Section 10-1. 234 [Natural <br /> • ground level] of Article 2 [Definitions] of Chapter 1 [Zoning] of <br />