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ORDINANCE NO. 232 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF THE TOWN OF LOS ALTOS HILLS AMEND- ING CHAPTER 4 ENTITLED "SUBDIVISIONS" OF TITLE 9 ENTITLED "PLANNING AND ZONING" OF THE LOS'-ALTOS HILLS MUNICIPAL CODE The City Council of the City of the Town of Los Altos Hills DOES ORDAIN as. follows- SECTION I . AMEMDMENT OF CODE. Chapter 4 entitled "Subdivisions" of Title 9 entitled "Planning and Zoning" of the Los Altos Hills Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as follows: "The Subdivision Law of the City of the Town of Los Altos Hills" and consists of fourteen Articles, containing Sections and subsections, which are more specifically the following: ARTICLE I. TITLE, PURPQSESt AND OBJECTIVES.. Secti6n�9=.4:1Q1 . `Title.. This Chapter shall be known and referred to in its erittrety as the 'Subdi'visi'on Law of the Town of Los Altos Hills" . Section 9,4.lQ2: Purposes. The provisions of this chapter are enacted for the. pul^pose of pnomoti,ng the public h.eaith, safety, convenience and general welfare in the Towne of Los Altos Hills and are adopted to regulate the sub- divtslon of land to require the provision of certain prescribed improvements which, are needed i-n consequence of the subdivision of land in order to achieve the, fol l ow ng purposes-; ('4 To Insure the development of land in a manner consistent with the general community objectives set forth in the General Plan; (b7 To insure that all subdivisions and the development of land conform to the primary objectives of providing for a permanently wholesome rural resi- dentral environment i,n the Town; N) To protect property- in the Town against deterioration and obsoles- cence (d To preserve and protect the natural beauty and the established char- acter of the community and, through good design, to provide for a harmonious relationship between completed subdtvisions and the natural environment; (e),- To provide lots of adequate size and appropriate design for the pur- poses for which they are to be used; (f�- To protect the community against excessive storm water runoff, soil eroston, earth- movement, earthquake, and other geological`lhazards; (0 To .facilitate law enforcement and fire protection through orderly design and development and the provision of adequate facilities and improve- mentsj, l_Q_ 'To insure at the time of subdi'visi'on the provision of an adequate water supply, storm drainage, sewage disposal , and other utilities, services, and improvements needed as a consequence of the division of land; (i) To insure that governmental costs are minimized by requiring the i.ns-tallation of improvements of adequate size and quality; (a� To provide for streets of adequate capacity, with appropriate im- provements: to provide access to abutting property, to carry the anticipated t:rafffc and to insure that streets are designed to minimize potential safety Hazards to vehicles and their occupants , pedestrians, and equestrians;