HomeMy WebLinkAbout121ORDINANCE NO. 121
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF
LOS ALTOS HILLS AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 78 BY
ADDING NEW SECTIONS THERETO PERTAINING TO MINIMUM
AREA OF STEEP LOTS
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF LOS ALTOS HILLS DOES
HEREBY ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION I. This ordinance is adopted pursuant to Section
65858 of the Government Code of the State of California, and
the City Council of the Town of Los Altos Hills does hereby
find and determine that the Planning Commission of said City
is considering or studying or intends to study within a
reasonable time proposals relating to appropriate zoning
regulations for steep sites. This ordinance is therefor
adopted as an urgency measure to protect the public health,
safety and welfare of the Town of Los Altos Hills.
SECTION II. Ordinance No. 78 of the Town of Los Alto:
Hills adopted December 4, 1962, is hereby amended by adding
to Section VIII thereof two new subsections as follows:
'18:11 Special Rule for Steep Lots. Notwith-
standing the general rule expressed in Section 8:10
above, the minimum net area of every lot used for a
dwelling, if the average slope of said lot (or any
portion thereof of an area of one acre or more) is
in excess of 25%, shall be not less than 87,120
square feet net and only one primary dwelling unit
shall be allowed on such lot.
118:12 Average Slope. For purpose of this ordi-
nance, the average slope of a lot shall be determined
as follows:
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Either by determining the average slope by
measuring the slope of the Land (using generally
accepted engineering methods) at a number of
points (the number and location of such points
to be subject to approval of the Town Engineer)
on the parcel and then averaging the measure-
ments, or, in the alternative, and at the option
of the subdivider or owner, by using the contour
measurement method using the following formula:
S= 2.29 x 10-3 (IL)
A
where I= Contour Interval
L=Combind length of contour lines in
scale feet
A =Total included acreage
S =Average slope in %."
SECTION III. Except as hereby amended, said ordinance
No.78 shall continue and remain in full force and effect.
SECTION IV, Being an urgency interim ordinance, adopted
pursuant to Section 65858 of the Government Code, this ordi-
nance shall be effective immediately upon its adoption, and
shall, unless previously extended, expire and be of no
further force and effect ninety days from the date of adoption.
SECTION V. This ordinance shall be posted in three (3)
public places within the Town of Los Altos Hills.
as an urgency measure
The foregoing ordinance was adopted/at a regular meding
of the City Council held on May 15, 1967, by the following
roll call vote:
AYES: Councilmen Aiken. Benson, Fowle, Mayor Pro Tem Davey
NOES: None
ABSENT: Mayor Henley
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LAooaio s FAI9ANT APPROVED:
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.,. .,oe� Mayor
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