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HomeMy WebLinkAbout135ORDINANCE NO. 135 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF IAS ALTOS HILLS AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 78 BY ADDING NEW SECTIONS THERETO PERTAINING TO MINIMUM AREA OF STEEP LATS THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF IAS 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 Commisssion 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 Altos Hills adopted December 4, 1962, is hereby amended by adding to Section VIII thereof two new subsections as follows: 118:11 Special Rule for Steep Lots, Notwithstanding 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 twenty-five percent (2590), shall be not less than 87,120 square feet net and only one primary dwelling unit shall be allowed on such lot. 218:12 Average Slope, For purpose of this ordinance, the average slope of a lot shall be determined as follows: 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 measurements, 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 = Combined length of contour lines in scale feet A = Total included acreage S = Average slope in %. " -1- SECTION III, Except as hereby amended, said ordinance Noy 78 shall continue and remain in full force and effect, SECTION We Being an urgency interim ordinance, adopted pursuant to Section 65858 of the Government Code, this ordinance 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, The foregoing ordinance was adopted as an urgency measure of the City Council held on January 15, 1968 by the following roll call vote: AYES: Councilmen Aiken, Benson, Fowle, Davey, Mayor Henley NOES: None ABSENT: None APPROVED: � -2- AT,(T/E�ST: City Clerk