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DINANF'0 AN ORDINSNCE OF THE TO'M O LOS ALTOS HILLS REGULATING, SND UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS PROHIBITING 14ITHOUT PERMIT THE DEPOSIT OR REMOVAL OF SOIL, SLND ROCK OR OTHER"M'.TRI.:L RESPECTIVELY UPON OR FROM PROPERTY IN THE TOWN OF LOS .ALTOS HILLS: PROVIDING PEN,.LTIES FOR VIOLATION; PROVIDING :, S^VERdBILITY CLAUS .LTD DECL;MNG THIS TO BE AN EMERGENCY MEASURE TO BECOME EFFECTIVE IMMEDI ,TELY UPON ENICTMENT. THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF LOS _ZTOS HILLS DOES ORDAIN :.S FOLLOWS: SECTION I: The extraction from, or the deposit upon prop- erty in the Town of Los Altos Hills of soil, sand, rock or similar materials and including building materials and construction materials is prohibited unless a permit therefor shall have been issued by the City Clerk or Deputy Clerk of the Town of Los Altos Hills. SECTION II: There shall be excepted from the terms and re- quirements of this Ordinance excavations and deposits as follows: (a) excavation as required for basement or found- ation of any structure for which a building permit has been issued. (b) excavation as required for a swimming pool or similar project for which a building permit has been issued. (c) deposit of earth, as required and building mat- erials for use in a building for which a building permit has been issued. (d) grading of any parcel of land for a permitted use when a building permit has been issued provided no bank is left standing and exposed of more than ten (10) feet in vertical height nor where not over six hundred (600) cubic yards of material is to be re- moved from or spread upon the premises. (e) grading in a subdivision under a plan approved under existing Ordinances of the Town of Los Altos Hills. (f) excavation by any public agency or public ut- ility for the installation, operation, maintenance,inspection, repair or replacement of a facility. (g) miscellaneous excavation or deposit, not to ex- ceed six (6) cubic yards per year, incidental to residential occupancy. All work done under an excepted or permitted use shall be left in a sightly and workmanlike condition. SECTION III: The conditions under which a permit for ex- cavation or deposit or materials may be issued shall include any pro- vision deemed necessary or desirable to protect the public safety and welfare. The following are minimum standards to be applied in estab- lishment of such conditions: (a) except as herein provided, no cut slope shall be steeper than a ratio of 116 to 1 horizontal to vertical measurement. (b) except as herein provided, no fill slope ehbll beteeper than a ratio of two to one (2 to 1), horizontal to vertical measurement. (c) steeper slopes than as herein provided, if per- mitted, shall be retained by a substantial wall, built to specifi- cations approved by the Building Inspector. �-29-58