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A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF
LOS ALTOS HILLS REQUESTING SANTA CLARA COUNTY TO
RETAIN "A" ZONING IN CERTAIN PORTIONS OF MOODY CANYON
WHEREAS, the County of Santa Clara is considering the rezoning of
certain lands from "A" (exclusive agricultural ) to RHS (variable slope-
density hillside residential ; and
WHEREAS, the area under consideration is very much related to Los Altos
Hills because of common access, common districts for water, fire protection,
schools, and other common concerns; and
WHEREAS, such lands are within the sphere of influence of the Town of
Los Altos Hills; and
WHEREAS, the General Plan of the Town of Los Altos Hills shows such lands
as "very low to-Tow density" residential and indicates that the density should
decrease from one (1) acre at 0 to 10% slope to seven (7) acres at 50% slope,
and that areas with slopes in excess of 50% slope should generally not be de-
veloped for residential purposes; and
WHEREAS, the zoning ordinance of the Town provides virtually identical
regulations to the standards in the general plan; and
WHEREAS, the RHS zoning district allows greater densities than the slope
density zoning of the Town by allowing five rather than seven acres per lot at
50% slope when water and sewers are available, allows computation of densities
based on gross rather than net acres, and allows fractional numbers in de-
termining number of lots to be permitted to be rounded to the nearest whole number
rather than limiting the number of lots to the largest whole number computed; and ,
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WHEREAS, the present "A" (exclusive agricultural) zoning is more
compatible with both the policy of Los Altos Hills as expressed in the
general plan and zoning ordinance;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the Town of
Los Altos Hills does hereby request the County of Santa Clara to retain the
"A" (exclusive agricultural ) zoning rather than reclassifying the lands to
RHS (variable slope-density hillside residential ).
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I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing Resolution was passed and adopted
at an adjourned meeting of the City Council of the Town of Los Altos Hills
held on the 22nd day of July, 1974.
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