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ORDINANCE 560 AN ORDINANCE OF THE TOWN OF LOS ALTOS HILLS AMENDING SECTION 10-2.809 OF THE LOS ALTOS HILLS MUNICIPAL CODE REGARDING WATER EFFICIENT LANDSCAPING WHEREAS, California State Assembly Bill AB 1881 was enacted into law requiring every city and county to adopt the state's model water efficient landscape ordinance ("Model Ordinance") or an equivalent local water efficient landscape ordinance which is at least as effective as the Model Ordinance by January 1, 2010; and WHEREAS, it is in the interests of the health, safety, and welfare of the residents of the Town of Los Altos Hills to develop and implement water efficient landscape guidelines and regulations based on the existing limitations on local water supplies and the local climate area; and WHEREAS, on October 16, 2010, the City Council of the Town of Los Altos Hills adopted a local water efficient landscape ordinance (WELO) to meet the requirements and guidelines of the Model Ordinance and address the unique physical characteristics within the Town while ensuring that the local WELO was at least as effective as the Model Ordinance; and WHEREAS, due to the ongoing drought conditions in the state, the Governor signed Drought Executive Order B-29-15 on April 1, 2015, mandating an update of the state's Model Ordinance with the final version approved by the California Department of Water Resources on July 15, 2015 and implementation to begin throughout the state on December 1, 2015; and WHEREAS, on August 20, 2015, the City Council of the Town of Los Altos Hills directed staff to amend the Town's existing water efficient landscaping regulations to comply with the new regulations in the updated Model Ordinance; and WHEREAS, the Planning Commission, at its October 1, 2015 and October 22, 2015 public hearings, reviewed the draft WELO and recommended that the City Council adopt the ordinance with revisions; and WHEREAS, the Town of Los Altos Hills has amended its local WELO resulting in regulations that are at least as effective as the state's Model Ordinance; 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. NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the Town of Los Altos Hills does hereby ORDAIN as follows: Section 10-2.809,Water Efficient Landscaping,is hereby amended as follows: Ordinance 560 Page 1