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ORDINANCE NO. 1 AN ORDINANCE OF THE TOWN OF LOS ALTOS HILLS APPLYING CERTAIN REGULATINNS TO THE USE OF LAND, BUILDI14GS AND STRUCTURES AND TO THE ERECTION, CONSTRUCTION, AND ALTERATION OF BUILDINGS, STRUCTURES AND IMPROVEMENTS WITHIN THE INCORPORATED AREA OF THE TOWN OF LOS ALTOS HILLS AND PRESCRIBING THE PENALTY FOR VIOLATION OF ANY OF THE PROVISIONS HEREOF AND MAKING THIS AN EMERGENCY MEASURE BY ORDINANCE AND TO TAKE EFFECT IMMEDIATELY. WHEREAS the City Council of the Town of Los Altos Hills, State of California, intends and proposes to adopt a zoning ordinance for said City embodying the basic structure of a land use plan, being a zoning and districting plan, and applying certain detailed regulation to the territory of said City; and WHEREAS the said City Council hereby declares its intention to create a City Planning Commission for said City and which Planning Commission shall make studies of planning, zoning, building regulation, types of architecture and related subjects; and WHEREAS said Planning Commission shall be instructed to make such tentative and final reports on said districting ordinance in the technical detail as required and the City Council hereby declares its intention to proceed with the consideration of such tentative and final reports of said Planning Commission as to said districting ordinances in the manner as prescribed by law, for the purpose of applying detailed regulation of a districting ordinance respectively to said City; and WHEREAS the said City Council finds that, owing to the termination of the authority of the County of Santa Clara over such basic land use within the area of the Town of Los Altos Hills, a dire emergency exists at the beginning of the authority of the Town of Los Altos Hills; that such emergency consists in the fact that any regulation or restriction of planning, zoning, building regulation, type of architecture or other related matter within the scope of basic land use will then be lacking within the City area until a City plan and ordinance is adopted; and WHEREAS it is, therefore, essential that restrictions and regulations of an interim nature be adopted until time is had for a permanent plan to be worked out and to assure the orderly and harmonious development of the Torn of Los Altos Hills, preserve its unique and distinctive character, protect the character and stability of all the area within the corporate limits of said City, assure sound, fair land use in general and otherwise to protect the public interest, health, comfort and convenience and effect the immediate preservation of the public peace, health and safety and welfare until the permanent plan is developed and an Ordinance based upon the report of the Planning Commission be prepared and adopted. NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF LOS ALTOS HILLS DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. In all of the area within the corporate limits. of the Town of os Altos Hills, no use of any land, building or other structure which use is other than for one family dwelling purpose, shall be had unless such use is approved by the City Council of the Town of Los Altos Hills or agency authorized by it after application made nor without like approval and permit shall any subdivision be made or land divided into a lot or premises having an area of any less acreage content or less frontage requirement than is provided under County zoning provisions applicable at time incorporation is effeci.ive.