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 %. "
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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:
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AT,(T/E�ST:
City Clerk