HomeMy WebLinkAbout329ORDINANCE NO. 329
AN ORDINANCE OF THE TOWN OF LOS ALTOS HILLS FURTHER
AMENDING CHAPTER 1 ENTITLED "ZONING' OF TITLE 10 OF
THE LOS ALTOS HILLS MUNICIPAL CODE BY AMENDING
SECTIONS 10-1.249 DEFINING A STRUCTURE, 10-1.601 CONCERNING
OFF-STREET PARKING FACILITIES, AND 10-1.702 DEFINING A
SECONDARY DWELLING; REPEALING SUBSECTION (k) CONCERNING
SECONDARY DWELLINGS, AND RELETTERING SUBSECTIONS (1) AND
(m), RESPECTIVELY, OF SECTION 10-1.703 THEREOF
The City Council of the Town of Los Altos Hills DOES ORDAIN as follows:
SECTION 1. AMENDMENT OF CODE.
Section 10-1.249 entitled "Structure" of Chapter 1 entitled "Zoning of
Title 10 of the Los Altos Hills Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as
follows:
Section 10-1.249. Structure.
"Structure" shall mean anything such as buildings, decks, swimming
pools, tennis courts, and patios, requiring construction or erection on the
ground.
SECTION 2. AMENDMENT OF CODE.
Section 10.1.601 entitled 'Residential Uses" of Chapter 1 entitled
"Zoning" of Title 10 of the Los Altos Hills Municipal Code is hereby amended
to read as follows:
Section 10-1.601. Residential Uses.
Each dwelling shall provide surfaced off-street parking facilities for a
minimum of four (4) cars including garage or carport space. Each second
dwelling shall provide surfaced off-street parking facilities for a minimum of
one (1) car in addition to the four required for the primary dwelling. Each
parking space shall be at least ten (101 feet wide and at least twenty (20')
feet long. Unobstructed vehicular access shall be available at all times.
SECTION 3. AMENDMENT OF CODE.
Section 10-1.702 entitled "Accessory Uses and Structures Permitted
(R -A)" of Chapter 1 entitled "Zoning" of Title 10 of the Los Altos Hills
Municipal Code is hereby amended by adding thereto Subsection (k) amended
to read as follows:
Section 10-1.702. Accessory Uses and Structures Permitted (R -A).
(k) One secondary dwelling on each parcel or lot of land in one
ownership which is of at least one (1) acre in net area, subject to the
applicable provisions of this Chapter and other laws. Secondary dwellings
shall meet the following standards:
(1) A secondary dwelling shall be subordinate to and architecturally
consistent with the primary dwelling.
(2) The secondary dwelling shall not exceed 1,000 square feet of floor
area.
(3) If the secondary dwelling is within or attached to the primary
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dwelling, it shall be constructed so that the entire structure
appears to be one dwelling.
(4) If the secondary dwelling is separate from the primary dwelling,
it shall not be sited in a visually prominent location, and shall
respect the visual and acoustic privacy of primary dwellings on
contiguous lots.
(S) The lot on which a secondary dwelling is located must be
connected to the public sanitary sewer system or have a
private sewage disposal system that is deemed to be adequate
for the addition of the second dwelling by the Santa Clara County
Division of Health Services; and must have an adequate water
supply.
(6) The secondary dwelling shall not have a significant adverse
impact on traffic flow and safety.
(7) Any vehicular access to a secondary dwelling shall be by a
common driveway with the primary dwelling.
(8) The views of prominent scenic features by primary dwellings on
contiguous lots shall be preserved.
SECTION 4. AMENDMENT OF CODE.
Section 10-1.703 entitled "Conditional Uses and Structures (R -A)" of
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Chapter 1 entitled "Zoning" of Title 10 of the Los Altos Hills Municipal Code is
hereby amended by repealing Subsection (k) thereof entitled "Secondary
Dwellings", and by relettering Subsections (1) entitled "Town Facilities' and
(m) entitled "Commercial Stables" thereof as (k) and (l), respectively.
SECTION 5. EFFECTIVE DATE. POSTING.
This Ordinance shall be in full force and effect thirty (30) days from
and after its passage, and shall be posted within 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 Town of Los Altos Hills held this 5th day of Septsober, 1989,
and was thereafter passed and enacted at a regular meeting of the City
Council of the Town of Los Altos Hills this zoth day of septa* , 1989 bry the
following roll call vote:
AYES: Councilmember: Casey, Johnson, Siegel and Tryon
NOES: Councilmember: None
ABSENT: Councilmember: van Twnlen
MAYOR
ATTEST:
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