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ORDINANCE 559 AN ORDINANCE OF THE TOWN OF LOS ALTOS HILLS ADDING CHAPTER 9, "SMALL RESIDENTIAL ROOFTOP SOLAR EXPEDITED PERMITTING," TO TITLE VIII OF THE LOS ALTOS HILLS MUNICIPAL CODE WHEREAS, California State Assembly Bill AB 2188 (Chapter 521, Statutes 2014) was enacted requiring all local governments to adopt an administrative ordinance that creates a streamlined permitting process for small rooftop solar system installations (10 kilowatts of alternating current or 30 kilowatts of thermal) on or before September 30, 2015; and WHEREAS, the City Council of the Town of Los Altos Hills seeks to implement AB 2188 through the creation of an expedited, streamlined permitting process for small residential rooftop solar energy systems; and WHEREAS, the Town of Los Altos Hills wishes to advance the use of solar energy by all its residents and is supportive of rooftop solar installations in the community; and WHEREAS, it is in the interests of the health, safety, and welfare of the residents of the Town of Los Altos Hills to provide an expedited permitting process to assure the effective deployment of solar technology and to comply with state law; and WHEREAS, the City Council of the Town of Los Altos Hills finds that this project is exempt from California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to "general exemptions" described in Section 15061(b)(3) of the CEQA Guidelines, since the ordinance would not have any significant effects on the environment and pursuant to Section 21080.35 of the Public Resources Code, because the ordinance involves the approval of certain rooftop solar projects that are exempt per state law. NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the Town of Los Altos Hills does hereby ORDAIN as follows: Chapter 9, "Small Residential Rooftop Solar Expedited Permitting," is hereby added to Title VIII of the Los Altos Hills Municipal Code to read as follows: Chapter 9 SMALL RESIDENTIAL ROOFTOP SOLAR EXPEDITED PERMITTING 8-9.01 Application. This chapter shall apply to the expedited permitting of small residential rooftop solar energy systems in the Town of Los Altos Hills as defined under Section 8-9.02. This chapter shall not apply to the routine operation and maintenance or like-kind replacement of components in small residential rooftop solar energy systems or to solar energy systems that were legally established or permitted prior to the effective date of this Ordinance, unless physical modifications or alterations are undertaken that materially Ordinance 559 Page 1