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HomeMy WebLinkAbout384 ORDINANCE NO. 384 ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF LOS ALTOS HILLS AMENDING CHAPTER 1 (ZONING) AND CHAPTER 2 (SITE DEVELOPMENT) OF TITLE 10 (ZONING AND SITE DEVELOPMENT) -OF THE LOS ALTOS HILLS MUNICIPAL CODE TO CHANGE THE TERMS "ZONING ADMINISTRATOR" and "SITE DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE" TO "PLANNING DIRECTOR" AND TO REVISE THE SITE DEVELOPMENT PERMIT PROCESS WHEREAS, the terms "Zoning Administrator" and "Site Development Committee" in the Municipal Code need to be updated to "Planning Director" ; and WHEREAS, the site development permit process needs to be amended to clarify what projects are reviewed by what entity. NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the Town of Los Altos Hills does ORDAIN as follows : 1. AMENDMENT OF CODE. Section 10-1.245 (Site Development Authority) of Chapter 1 (Zoning) , Title 10 of the Los Altos Hills Municipal Code is hereby amended to read: "Site Development Authority" shall mean the Planning Director or the Planning Commission. 2 . DELETION OF CODE. Section 10-1.246 (Site Development Committee) of Chapter 1 (Zoning) , Title 10 of the Los Altos Hills Municipal Code is hereby deleted in its entirety. 3 . AMENDMENT OF CODE. Section 10-1.247 (Site Development Permit) of Chapter 1 (Zoning) , Title 10 of the Los Altos Hills Municipal Code is hereby amended to read: "Site Development Permit" shall mean the approved plans which bear the stamp of approval of the Planning Director or Planning Commission. 4 . AMENDMENT OF CODE. Section 10-2 . 301 (Permits) of Chapter 2 (Site Development) , Title 10 of the Los Altos Hills Municipal Code is herebyamended to read: 1 3\lah\ord\10-1&2.ord No person shall commence or perform any activity described in subsection (a) , (b) , or (c) of this section without first obtaining a site development permit . A separate site development permit shall be required for each site on which any action(s) covered by this chapter is (are) to be undertaken. (a) Administrative Review. The Planning Director or designee shall review and act on site development applications for the following activities without the necessity of notice and a hearing, provided that the Planning Director may deem it appropriate to conduct a noticed hearing pursuant to Subsection (b) below for any of the items listed in this Subsection (a) : li (1) The construction or placement of any spa, solar panel, or dish antenna in excess of three feet (31 ) in height, or thirty (30) square feet in development area; (2) Grading: (i) For fills equal to or exceeding two feet (2 1 ) but less than four feet (4 ' ) in vertical depth, at their deepest point measured from the natural ground surface; (ii) For excavations equal to or exceeding two feet (2 1 ) but less than six feet (6 ' ) in vertical depth, at their highest point measured from the natural ground surface; (iii) For excavations or fills, or any combination thereof, equal to or exceeding fifty (50) cubic yards, but less than two hundred fifty (250) cubic yards; (iv) For excavations or fills, or any combination thereof, equal to or exceeding an area of one thousand (1, 000) square feet, but less than three thousand (3 , 000) square feet; (3) The construction of any structure, or any . addition to a structure, which equals or exceeds six feet (61 ) in height but is less than nineteen feet (191 ) in height, or is less than two hundred fifty (250) square feet of floor area with a height in excess of nineteen feet (191 ) , provided that where a second story is to be added to a structure which presently does not include a second story, the site development review shall be processed pursuant to Subsection (c) below; (4) The construction of any structure, combination of structures, or additions to structures which equal or exceed one thousand (1, 000) square feet of development 2 3\lah\ord\10-1&2.ord • area, but are less than three thousand (3 , 000) square feet of development area; (5) The construction of ,any structure, combination of structures, or additions to structures which equal or exceed one hundred fifty (150) square feet of floor area, but are less than nine hundred (900) square feet of floor area; (6) The enlargement of an existing private vehicular access or driveway which does not result in a new or relocated access point to a public or private road; (7) The construction or installation of any dish antenna less than twelve feet (121 ) in diameter. (b) Administrative Review with Notice and Hearing. The Planning Director shall, after notice and public hearing pursuant to Section 10-2 . 1305 (b) , review and act on site development applications for the following activities : (1) The construction of a detached secondary dwelling of less than seven hundred fifty (750) square feet of floor area; (2) Grading: (i) For fills equal to or exceeding four feet (4 1 ) but less than ten feet (10 ' ) in vertical depth, at their deepest point measured from the natural ground surface; (ii) For excavations equal to or exceeding six feet (61 ) but less than thirteen feet (131 ) in vertical depth, at their highest point measured from the natural ground surface; (iii) For excavations or fills, or any combination thereof, equal to or exceeding two hundred fifty (250) cubic yards, but less than one thousand (1, 000) cubic yards; (iv) For excavations or fills, or any combination thereof, equal to or exceeding an area of three thousand (3 , 000) square feet, but less than ten thousand (10, 000) square feet; (3) Construction of any structure, combination of structures, or additions to structures which equal or exceed two hundred fifty (250) square feet of floor area with a height in excess of nineteen feet (191 ) , but are less than five hundred (500) square feet of floor area in excess of nineteen feet (191 ) in height, provided that where a second story is to be added to a structure which presently does not include a second story, the site 3 3\1ah\ord\10-1&2.ord • i development review shall be processed pursuant to Subsection (c) below; (4) Construction of any structure, combination of structures, or additions to structures which equal or, exceed three thousand (3 , 000) square feet of development area, but are less than seven thousand five hundred (7, 500) square feet of development area; (5) , The construction of any structure, combination of structures, or additions to structures which equal or exceed nine hundred (900) square feet of floor area, but are less than one thousand five hundred (1, 500) square feet of floor area; (6) The construction of a private vehicular access or driveway which results in a new or relocated access point to a public or private road; (7) The construction or installation of any antenna equal to or greater than forty feet (401 ) in height but less than sixty-three feet (631 ) in height; (8) The construction or installation of any dish antenna equal to or greater than twelve feet (121 ) in diameter; (9) The construction of any tennis court, sports court, or swimming pool; (10) Landscape plans when required by Planning Commission action; or (11) Any other proposal deemed appropriate by the Planning Director for a noticed hearing conducted by the Planning Director. (c) Planning Commission Review. The Planning Commission shall review and act on site development applications for the following activities : (1) The construction of a principal residence; (2) The construction of a detached secondary dwelling in excess of seven hundred fifty (750) square feet of floor area; (3) Grading: (i) For fills equal to or exceeding ten feet (101 ) in vertical depth, at their deepest point measured from the natural ground surface; (ii) For excavations equal to or exceeding thirteen feet (131 ) in vertical depth, at their highest point measured from the natural ground surface; (iii) For excavations or fills, or any combination thereof, equal to or exceeding one thousand (1, 000) cubic yards; 4 3\1ah\ord\10-162.ord (iv) For excavations or fills, or any combination thereof, equal to or exceeding an area of ten thousand (10, 000) square feet; (v) For tennis court grading where the maximum cut plus the maximum fill depths would. exceed eight feet (8 1 ) ; (4) The construction of any structure, combination _ of structures, or additions to structures which equal or exceed five hundred (500.) square feet of, floor area with a height in excess of nineteen feet (191 ) , or construction of any second story addition to a structure which does not presently include a second story; (5) The construction of any structure or combination of structures which equal or exceed seven thousand five hundred (7, 500) square feet of development area; (6) The construction of any structure, combination of structures, or additions to structures which equal or exceed one thousand one thousand five hundred (1, 500) square feet of floor area; (7) The construction or installation of any antenna equal to or greater than sixty-three feet (631 ) in height; (8) Any other proposal which exceeds the thresholds set out. in Subsections (a) and (b) ; or (9) Any other proposal referred to the Planning Commission by the Planning Director. (d) Exceptions . A site development permit shall not be required for the following: (1) Any activity which is below the thresholds prescribed in Section 10-2 .301 (a) ; (2) Excavations below the finished grade for septic tanks and drain fields, tanks, vaults, tunnels, equipment basements, cellars, or footings of buildings or other structures for which a building permit has been issued by the Town; (3) The excavation or removal of vegetation in a public utility easement by public utility companies for the purpose of installing underground utilities; (4) Routine maintenance of roads and driveways; (5) Improvements constructed pursuant to improvement plans approved by the Town as required by approval of a tentative subdivision map; (6) Emergency work required by the City Engineer to mitigate or avoid a threat to the health, safety, or welfare of the community. 5 3\1ah\ord\10-1&2.ord 5 . AMENDMENT OF CODE. Section 10-2 . 504 (Drainage easements) of Chapter 2 (Site Development) , Title 10 of the Los Altos Hills Municipal Code is hereby amended to read: Whenever a site development permit is requested for an activity which may affect natural drainage patterns or rates, the Planning Director or Planning Commission may, upon recommendation of the City Engineer, require the dedication of an easement sufficient to accommodate natural or installed drainage systems . 6 . AMENDMENT OF CODE. Section 10-2 . 703 (Construction) of Chapter 2 (Site Development) , Title 10 of the Los Altos Hills Municipal Code is hereby amended to read: (a) Foundations . The types of foundation to be used for primary and accessory structures shall be selected to ensure that at the completion of the project the visual alteration of the natural terrain is minimized. Type II foundations — step-on-contour, daylight, pole foundations, or a combination thereof — shall be used on building sites with natural slopes in excess of fourteen percent (14%) . (b) Color and Materials . For large or highly visible surfaces on buildings, special attention shall be given to the selection of exterior colors and construction materials that are not highly reflective. (c) Appurtenances . Dish antennae, freestanding solar panels, and similar appurtenances as defined in Section 10-2 . 301 may be approved by the Planning Director under the following conditions : (1) The appurtenance is the minimum size necessary to adequately serve its purpose. (2) The appurtenance can be suitably screened by landscaping, the use of colors or materials that blend with their surroundings, or by natural features of the site without adversely affecting its operation. (3) Landscaping shall be placed to screen appurtenances such as solar panels and dish antennae in such a manner as to not significantly affect the basic function of such equipment . These structures shall not 6 3\lah\ord\10-1&2.ord be permitted unless they can function in the presence of such screening. (4) The appurtenance is not placed in a conspicuous position or on a hilltop or ridgeline. The Planning Director may impose additional conditions on the size, location, and construction of appurtenances as the Planning . Director deems necessary to carry out the purposes of this chapter. 7 . AMENDMENT OF CODE. Section 10-2 . 804 (Preferred species list) of Chapter 2 (Site Development) , Title 10 of the Los Altos Hills Municipal Code is hereby amended to read: The Planning Director shall maintain a preferred species list for distribution to applicants . The list shall note any special qualities of particular plant species, such as size at maturity, drought or fire resistance, soil requirements, etc. 8 . AMENDMENT OF CODE. Section 10-2 . 1202 (Right-of-way dedication) of Chapter 2 (Site Development) , Title 10 of the Los Altos Hills Municipal Code is hereby amended to read: Whenever a site development permit is requested for a lot which was created prior to January 1, 1973, and where the driveway or contiguous road rights-of-way are substandard, the Planning Director or Planning Commission may require dedication of a right-of-way of sufficient width to conform to current Town standards . 9 . AMENDMENT OF CODE. Section 10-2 . 1301 (Administration and enforcement officials) of Chapter 2 (Site Development) , Title 10 of the Los Altos Hills Municipal Code is hereby amended to read: Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, the City Manager, City Clerk, Planning Director, or other designated public official shall administer and enforce the provisions of this chapter. 10 . AMENDMENT OF CODE. Section 10-2 . 1303 (Zoning and site development permits : Applications : Accompanying data) of Chapter 2 (Site Development) , Title 10 of the Los Altos Hills Municipal Code is hereby amended to read: 7 3\lah\ord\10-1&2.ord Each application for a zoning or site development permit shall be made by the owner of the property, or an authorized agent, to the Planning Director on a form furnished for that purpose. To ensure the compliance with the provisions of this chapter, such application shall be accompanied by the following, unless the Planning Director finds them unnecessary. (a) A plot plan drawn by a registered civil engineer or licensed land surveyor in the number of copies required by the Planning Director showing: (1) The location of all property lines, dimensions of the lot, and any portions of the lot to be dedicated. (2) The location of existing and proposed development area as defined in Section 10-1 . 215, Development Area. (3) The location of all existing and proposed streets, roadways, driveways, easements, and other rights-of-way. (4) The natural and existing topographic contours of the site in dashed lines and the proposed contours in solid lines . Contour intervals shall be not less than two feet (2 1 ) where slopes are predominately five percent (5%) or less than five feet (51 ) where slopes are predominately steeper than five percent (5%) . Ninety. percent '(90%) of all contours shall be accurate within one-half (M) contour interval, and all contours shall be accurate within one (1) contour interval . .The source of topographical- information shall be indicated. The civil engineer shall present slope calculations and shall certify as to the accuracy of the existing and proposed contour lines. (5) The location of all wells, drainage channels, and the location of intermittent and permanent springs, culverts, and other drainage structures . (6) Calculations regarding the total volume of cut and fill resulting from proposed grading operations . (7) The area of the subject lot in gross and net acreage, and the foundation type for any existing or proposed building. Each lot shall contain a circle having a diameter of one hundred sixty feet (1601 ) inscribed totally within its net area. (8) Architectural elevations showing all sides of structures and other angles as necessary to demonstrate conformance with height limitations . (9) Location, dimension, and character of all existing and proposed easements . 8 3\1ah\ord\10-1&2.ord (10) . County Environmental Health approval for all lots using private septic tank. (b) The following information as required by the Planning Director: (1) The details of any proposed drainage, structures, cribbing, terraces, and/or surface protection, not including vegetative cover, required as a result of grading and required for the support of adjoining property. (2) Grading specifications . (3) Profiles . (4) Drainage calculations . (5) Soils data, including a report from a registered soils engineer and/or an engineering geologist . (6) A statement of the estimated starting and completion dates for the grading work proposed and any landscape work which may be required. (7) An erosion control plan to keep_ dirt and sedimentation on the site during construction. (8) Detailed landscape plans. The plans shall show the location and size at maturity of all plants proposed to meet requirements of the purposes of this chapter and landscaping materials and shall include elevations in sufficient detail for the Site Development Authority to evaluate the adequacy of proposed landscaping in meeting the requirements of this article . The Site Development Authority may require that landscaping plans be prepared by a landscape architect licensed by the California Board of Landscape Architects. The Planning Director shall maintain for public distribution a set . of policy and administrative guidelines, approved by the City Council, to be followed by all applicants in meeting the landscape requirement of the Town. (9) Plans and elevations showing existing landscaping, including the location of trees larger than twenty inches (2011) in circumference as measured at four feet (41 ) above the ground. (10) A statement by a licensed landscape architect or nursery operator regarding the length of time after planting for special maintenance normally required to produce the specified percentage of plan coverage on the slopes in the slope control areas, and the additional length of time, without any special maintenance, normally 9 3\lah\ord\10-1&2.ord 1 required to produce a .coverage of permanent planting which will control erosion. (11) Details of all items and features pertaining to site preservation and improvements, such as retaining walls and tree wells, and details not shown on other plans accompanying the application. (12) The location of all stakes and monuments which indicate property boundaries . (c) Such other information as shall_ be required by the Site Development Authority. (d) For lots created prior to _1973 that are presently vacant, or where an increase in floor area of twenty-five percent (250) or more is proposed for any existing structures, the following information shall also be required. The Site Development Authority may waive any of these requirements if evidence is provided indicating they are unnecessary. In addition, the following items may be required for applications where an increase of less than twenty-five percent (25%) floor area is proposed, if such items are deemed necessary. On the map: (1) The name . and copy of any recorded map applicable to the building site. (2) Date of preparation of the map, north arrow, scale and contour interval, all located in the lower right-hand corner of the map. . (3) Assessor' s Parcel Number for the lot . (4) A single eight and one-half inch by eleven inch (8 . 5" x 1111) clear transparency of the Site Development Map.. 11 . AMENDMENT OF CODE. Section 10-2. 1304 (Applications : Reviews and consultants) of Chapter 2 (Site Development) , Title 10 of the Los Altos Hills Municipal Code is hereby amended to read: The Planning Director or designee may retain the services of engineering geologists, soils engineers, foresters, landscape architects, or the City Attorney to advise in the review of site development applications . The costs of such services shall be borne by the applicant . 12 . AMENDMENT OF CODE. Subsections (a) and (b) of Section 10-2 . 1305 (Applications : Action and Hearings) of Chapter 2 (Site Development) , Title 10 of the Los Altos Hills Municipal Code are hereby amended to read: 10 3\1ah\ord\10-1&2.ord (a) The Planning Director shall review all site development applications for projects meeting the criteria outlined in Section 10-2 .301 (a) . The Planning Director may issue a permit with such reasonable conditions as (s) he may deem necessary to achieve the purposes of this chapter, may refer the application for hearing before the Planning Director or the Planning Commission, or may disapprove the application for site development . (b) The Planning Director shall review all site development applications for projects meeting the definitions in Section 10-2 . 301 (b) after a noticed hearing. The Planning. Director may issue a permit with such reasonable conditions as the Planning Director deems necessary to achieve the purposes of this chapter, may refer the application to the Planning Commission, or may disapprove the application for site development . Plans shall be referred for review to the appropriate staff and to the Pathways Committee and Environmental Design Committee, and notice of the hearing shall be provided to each of those committees and to the Planning Commission. Notice of the time and place of the hearing shall be posted in at least three (3) public posting places and posted on the property adjacent to a public street or adjacent to any access road or way to the property not having public frontage. Notices of such hearings shall also be served by. United States mail to the owner of the subject property, or the owner' sauthorized representative, to the project applicant and to each property owner whose property is within three hundred feet (3001 ) of the exterior boundary of the property, using addresses from the latest equalized assessment roll . In lieu of using the assessment roll, the Town may require these addresses to be obtained from records of the County Assessor or Tax Collector which contain more recent information than the assessment roll . All required names and addresses shall be provided by the applicant or his representative, at the time the site development permit application is filed. Such posting and mailing shall be completed at least ten (10) days prior to the date of the hearing. The notice shall state the purpose of the application, the time and place of the hearing, and a statement that all written and oral statements will be considered by the Planning Director. In addition to evidence presented at the hearing, the Planning Director shall consider the recommendations 11 3\1ah\ord\10-1&2.ord b of staff members and of the Pathways Committee and Environmental Design Committee in making a determination regarding the proposed project . 13 . AMENDMENT OF CODE. Subsection (d) (Approval) of Section 10-2 . 1305 (Applications : Action and Hearings) of Chapter 2 (Site Development) , Title 10 is hereby added to the Los Altos Hills Municipal Code to read: (d) Approval. The Site Development Authority shall not . approve a permit for any project which does not conform with the provisions of this chapter. The Site Development Authority may utilize the Town' s "Guidelines for Residential Design & Land Use, 11 as adopted by the City Council, and as may be amended from time to time, to assist with interpretations of -the provisions of this chapter. 14 . AMENDMENT OF CODE. Section 10-2 . 1306 of Chapter 2 (Site Development) , Title 10 of the Los Altos Hills Municipal Code is hereby amended to read: Sec. 10-2 .1306 . Referral to Planning Commission. Where the Planning Director finds that the application includes unusual or complex conditions, including, but not limited to, significant amounts of soil to be moved, topography, drainage, or unstable soil conditions, the Planning Director may refer the application to the Planning Commission. When the Planning Director refers an application to the Planning Commission, the following procedures shall be followed: (a) Reports, Hearings, Notices . The Planning Director shall prepare a report on the application with a recommendation to the Planning Commission. The Planning Commission shall hold a hearing on the application for the proposed site development permit, and before holding such hearing, shall send notices to the same persons and in the manner prescribed in Subsections 10-2 . 1305 (b) and (c) . (b) Approval or Disapproval . Upon completion of the hearing and after the consideration of the recommendations of the Planning Director, the Planning Commission shall approve the application with such reasonable conditions as it may deem necessary to achieve 12 3\1ah\ord\10-162.ord the objectives of this chapter or disapprove the application for the site development . (c) Automatic Approval. Failure of the Planning Commission to make a determination upon the approval, conditional approval, or disapproval of the application for a site development permit within sixty (60) days after the motion for referral shall constitute -an approval of the application, unless such time is extended with the consent of the applicant . 15 . AMENDMENT OF CODE. Subsection (a) (Stop Work Order) of Section 10-2 . 1308 (Renovation) of Chapter 2 (Site Development) , Title 10 of the Los Altos Hills Municipal Code is hereby amended to read: (a) Stop Work Order. The Planning Director or designee is authorized to issue a stop work order upon detection of any violation of this chapter. The stop work order shall be on a form approved by the Planning Director and shall be posted in a conspicuous place on the project site. All work specified in the order shall cease immediately upon posting of the stop work order, except that the Planning Director or designee may authorize additional work necessary to prevent any imminent health or safety threat from the incomplete .project . 16 . AMENDMENT OF CODE. - Section 10-2 . 1309 (Expiration) of Chapter 2 (Site Development) , Title 10 of the Los Altos Hills Municipal Code is hereby amended to read: Every site development and zoning permit shall expire by limitation and become null and void if the work authorized by such permit has not been commenced within one (1) calendar year or has not been completed within two (2) years from the date of its issuance. When zoning and site development permits are issued for the same project, the date of expiration of the zoning permit shall be the same date as that of the site development permit . The Planning Director or designee may, if the permittee presents satisfactory evidence that unusual difficulties have prevented work being started or completed within the specified time limits, grant a reasonable extension of time if a written application is made before the expiration date of the permit . The City Council may grant a reasonable extension of time if a 13 3\lah\ord\10-1&2.ord written application is made after the expiration date of ' the permit . 17 . AMENDMENT OF CODE. Subsection (a) (Authorized) of Section 10-2 . 1312 (Inspections) of Chapter 2 (Site Development) , Title 10 of the Los Altos Hills Municipal Code is hereby amended to P Y read: (a) Authorized. The Planning Director or designee shall make the inspections as necessary to ensure compliance- with the provisions of this chapter. where it is found by inspection that conditions are not substantially as stated or shown in the application for the site development permit, or when pathways and other easements are in jeopardy, the Planning Director, City Engineer, or designee may stop further work until approval is obtained for a revised permit conforming to the existing conditions. 18 . AMENDMENT OF CODE. Subsection (a) (Effective Date) of Section 10-2 . 1313 (Effective Date; Appeals) of. Chapter 2 (Site " Development) , Title 10 of . the Los Altos Hills Municipal, Code is hereby amended to read: (a) Effective Date. Actions of the Planning 'Director with regard to zoning permits and site development permits shall become final on the 11th day following the action, unless an appeal is filed in accordance with the provisions set forth below. Notice of actions of the Planning Director that require a public hearing pursuant to Section 10-2 . 1305 (b) shall be provided to all members of the Planning Commission, to the property owner, to the applicant, and to all interested parties who .submitted written comments or testified at the hearing. Actions of the Planning Commission with regard to zoning permits and site development permits shall become final on the 23rd day following the action, unless an appeal is filed in accordance with the provisions set forth below. 19 . AMENDMENT OF CODE. Subsection (b) (Appeals) of Section 10-2 . 1313 (Effective Date; Appeals) of Chapter 2 (Site Development) , Title 10 of the Los Altos Hills Municipal Code is hereby amended to read: (b) Appeals . Any interested party may appeal a determination of the Planning Director to the Planning Commission by filing a written notice of appeal with the 14 3\1ah\ord\10-1&2.ord a 0 City Clerk within ten (10) days of the Planning Director' s decision. A non-refundable filing fee and a deposit for services shall accompany each appeal, except that any member of the Council or any two (2) members of the Planning Commission may file such an appeal without payment of a fee. Any interested party may appeal a determination of the Planning Commission to the City Council by filing a written notice of appeal with the City Clerk within twenty-two (22) days of the decision. A non-refundable filing fee and a deposit for services shall accompany each notice of appeal, except that any member of the Council may file such an appeal without payment of a fee. The Council or the Planning Commission, whichever is applicable, shall hold a public hearing in accordance with the provisions of Section 10- 1 . 1105 . 20 . AMENDMENT OF CODE. Subsection (b) of Section 10-2 . 1314 (Fees) of Chapter 2 (Site Development) , Title 10 of the Los Altos Hills Municipal Code is .hereby amended to read: (b) The Planning Director or Planning Commission may require fees, including in lieu payment, for the storm drainage assessment fund, road improvements, and pathway improvements for every lot created prior to -January 1, 1973 . Such amount will be as established by resolution of the City Council . 21 . SEVERABILITY. If any part of this ordinance is held to be invalid or inapplicable to any situation by a court of competent jurisdiction, such decision shall not affect the, validity of the remaining portions of this ordinance or the applicability of this ordinance to other situations . 22 . EFFECTIVE DATE; POSTING. This ordinance shall become effective thirty (30) 'days from the date of its passage, and shall 15 3\1ah\ord\10-1&2.ord be posted within the Town of Los Altos Hills in three (3) public places . INTRODUCED: September 4, 1996 PAS SED: September 18, 1996 AYES : Mayor Hubbard and Councilmembers 'Casey, Dauber, Johnson and Siegel NOES : None ABSTENTIONS : None ABSENT: None By: Ma or AT T City Clerk PROVED AS TO FORM: City 61ttorney 16 3\lah\ord\10-1&2.ord