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ORDINANCE NO. 280
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF THE TOWN OF LOS ALTOS
HILLS AMENDING SECTION 9-5.504 OF CHAPTER 5 OF
TITLE 9 OF THE LOS ALTOS HILLS MUNICIPAL CODE
The City Council of the City of the Town of Los Altos Hills
DOES ORDAIN as follows:
SECTION 1. AMENDMENT OF CODE.
Section 9-5.504 of Article 5 of Chapter 5 entitled "Zoning" of
Title 9 of the Los Altos Hills Municipal Code is hereby amended to
read as follows:
SECTION 9-5.504. SETBACK LINES.
The location of structures with respect to property
lines, street rights of way, and easement lines shall be
regulated as follows:
(a) No structure, nor portion thereof, other than
driveways, walks, minor ornamental garden
structures subject to the height limits specified
in Section 9-5.503(d), fences or underground
utility facilities, shall be constructed, altered,
or maintained so as to be located between the
property line and any setback line, except as other-
wise permitted by the provisions of this Chapter.
(b) Portions of patios and decks may extend five (5)
feet beyond the setback line established in Sub-
section (c) of this Section 9-5.504 if those
portions are everywhere less than two (2) feet
above natural grade.
(c) The setback line for any structure shall be:
(1) Where a parcel abuts on a single street
or other accessway, forty (40) feet from
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the nearest line of such public or
private street right-of-way, easement
for vehicular access, or where an
official plan line has been established,
from such official plan line. Where a
lot abuts on more than one such street,
easement, or official plan line, a forty
(40) foot setback shall be required from
only one such street, easement or official
plan line. In such instances the property
owner may select the street or other
accessway for application of the forty
(40) foot setback line provided such
choice, in the opinion of the Planning
Commission, will not be injurious to
adjacent properties or the public interest;
and
(2) Thirty (30) feet from property lines,
nearest lines of public or private
streets, rights-of-way easements for
vehicular access, or official plan lines
in all other instances.
(d) For the purposes of Subsection (c) of this Section,
the term "easement for vehicular access" shall refer
to easements across one lot or parcel which provide
access to one or more other lots or parcels. Ease-
ments for utilities which include vehicular access
solely for the maintenance of utilities within such
easements shall be excluded from the term "easement
for vehicular access".
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SECTION 2. 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
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 4th day of May , 1983, and was thereafter PASSED
AND ENACTED at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of
the Town of Los Altos Hills held this 18th day of May
1983, by the following roll call vote:
AYES: Councilmembers: Allison, Perkins, Proft and van Tamelen
NOES: Councilmembers: None
ABSENT: Councilmembers: Hillestad
ATTEST:
City Clerk
BY
Mayor
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