HomeMy WebLinkAbout302ORDINANCE NO. 302
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF THE TOWN OF LOS ALTOS HILLS
AMENDING CHAPTER 5 ENTITLED "ZONING"
OF TITLE 9 OF THE LOS ALTOS HILLS MUNICIPAL CODE
TO AMEND ARTICLES 2 AND 5 THEREOF ENTITLED
"DEFINITIONS," AND "AREA, COVERAGE, HEIGHT AND
SETBACK LIMITATIONS," RESPECTIVELY
The City Council of the City of the Town of Los Altos Hills DOES
ORDAIN as follows:
Section 1. FINDINGS AND DECLARATION OF INTENT.
The City Council Finds:
(a) There is increased usage of both conventional size and
larger size antennas for residential reception and transmission of
electronic communications signals throughout the City of the Town of
Los Altos Hills, and that the improvement of communications technology
will generate increasing demand for such antennas which, unless their
placement and appearance is reasonably regulated, will have a negative
effect on the appearance and safety of the community.
(b) Reasonable regulation of the placement and appearance of
such antennas, in a manner recognizing the utility and benefits of such
devices, will serve to advance the aesthetic and safety objectives set
forth in the Los Altos Hills General Plan by, among other things, avoid-
ing obstructions of traffic signs, driveway traffic, and motorists'
vision generally, by avoiding unsightly conditions within residential
neighborhoods, and by avoiding unsafe placement of larger antennas where
they would pose a risk of personal injury or property damage due to high
winds or other causes.
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(c) The City Council finds and determines that the regulations
contained herein comprise the least restrictive method available to
accomplish the foregoing objectives.
(d) It is the intention of the City Council, in adopting the
regulations set forth herein, to encourage the development and use
of modern telecommunications technologies of every nature, without
favoritism or discrimination, in a manner consistent with the objec-
tives of the Los Altos Hills General Plan and the public safety and
welfare.
SECTION 2. AMENDMENT OF CODE.
Section 10-1.204(1) hereby is added to Article 2 of Chapter 1
entitled "Zoning" of Title 10 of the Los Altos Hills Municipal Code
to read as follows:
Section 10-1.204(1). Antenna.
"Antenna" shall mean any device used to transmit and/or
receive electromagnetic waves.
SECTION 3. AMENDMENT OF CODE.
Section 10-1.217(a) hereby is added to Article 2 of Chapter 1
entitled "Zoning" of Title 10 of the Los Altos Hills Municipal Code
to read as follows:
Section 10-1.217(a). Dish Antenna.
"Dish Antenna" shall mean any antenna, external to
or attached to the exterior of any building or structure,
which is parabolic or semi -circular in cross-section."
SECTION 4. AMENDMENT OF CODE.
Section 10-1.503 of Article 5 of Chapter 1 entitled "Zoning"
of Title 10 of the Los Altos Hills Municipal Code hereby is amended
by adding Subsection (f) thereto to read as follows:
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Section 10-1.503. Height.
(f) Antennas
No antenna whether freestanding or attached
to a building shall be erected or installed until the
permit required in the following table, if any, shall
have first been obtained:
HEIGHT PERMIT REQUIRED
(feet)
Less than None
48
48 to Site Development Permit issued by
Less than the Zoning Administrator
63
63 to Site Development Permit issued by
Less than the Site Development Committee
83
More than
83 Site Development Permit issued by
and over the Planning Commission
(1) The height to which any antenna may be
extended, whether freestanding or attached to a
building, shall mean the vertical distance at any
point from the natural ground level of the property
on which the antenna is erected or installed and
which existed prior to grading for any structure,
or from any building pad on the property if exca-
vated below natural ground level, whichever ele-
vation is lower, to the highest part of the antenna
directly above.
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SECTION 5. AMENDMENT OF CODE.
Section 10-1.504(1) hereby is added to Article 5 of Chapter 1
entitled "Zoning" of Title 10 of the Los Altos Municipal Code to read
as follows:
Section 10-1.504 (1). Dish Antennas.
No dish antenna, whether freestanding or attached to a building,
shall be errected or installed until the permit required
in the following table shall first have been obtained.
ANTENNA TABLE
MAXIMUM DIAMETER
feet
Less than 6
6 to Less than or
equal to 12
More than 12
Less than or equal to 15
PERMIT REQUIRED
None
Site Development Permit issued by
Zoning Administrator
Site Development Permit issued by
the Site Development Committee
More than 15 Site Development Permit issued by
the Planning Commission
SECTION 6. AMENDMENT OF CODE.
Section 10-1.504(2) hereby is added to Article 5 of Chapter 1
entitled "Zoning" of Title 10 of the Los Altos Municipal Code to read
as follows:
Section 10-1.504(2). Existing Antenna or Dish Antenna.
The regulations concerning antennas or dish antennas set forth
in this Chapter shall not apply to any antenna or dish antenna in
existence on the effective date of said regulations if the owner
of the property on which the antenna or dish antenna is located
shall file a Declaration with the Town on a form prescribed by the
Planning Department.
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No fee shall be required, charged or collected by the
Town for the filing of any declaration.
In the event that the Antenna or Dish Antenna must
be replaced or repaired, no permit will be needed if it
substantially conforms to the Antenna or Dish Antenna re -
replaced or repaired, particularly as to height and location.
SECTION 7. EFFECTIVE DATE. POSTING.
This Ordinance shall in full force and effect thirty (30) days
from and after its passage, and shall be posted within the City of
the Town of Los Altos Hills in three (3) public places.
The within Ordinance was introduced at a regular meeting of the
City Council of the City of the Town of Los Altos Hills held this
16th day of April, 1986, and was thereafter passed and enacted at a
regular meeting of the City Council of the City of the Town of Los
Altos Hills this 7th day of May 1986 by the following roll
call vote:
AYES: Councilmember: Drunkert, Fuhrman and Tryon
NOES: Councilmember: None
ABSENT: Councilmember: Rydell and van Tamelen
ATTEST:
CITY CLERK
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BY
MAYOR
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