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..--. ( i (_1 (I <. 0 R D I N A N C E S10 . 7§ A COMPREHENSIVE ORDINANCE OF THE TOWN OF LOS ALTOS FALLS ESTABLISHING, REGULATING AND RESTRICTING THE USE OF LAND ARID TI1E Mjt LOCATION AND EIGHT AND BULK OF BUILDINGS, AND AREA AND DI:—=SIGNS CP BUILDING SITES; PROVIDING FOR TIE ADMINISTRATION OF THE ORDINANCE; ESTABLISHING PROCEDURES FOR APPEALS AND PRESCRIBING PENALTIES FOR VIOLATIONS AND REPEALING ORDINANCE N0. 44. THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF LOS ALTOS HILLS DOES OI'tD.i. AS FOLLOWS: SECTION I. SHORT TITLE 1:10 Title. This Ordinance shall be known and may bo cite:,'. as the "Zoning Ordinance of the Town of Los Altos". 1:20 Purpose. This 'Zoning Ordinance is adopted to protect an:'_ guide the growbh and. expansion of the Town of Los Altos Hills is an orderly manner true to the rural residential character of the cormu;-- ity; to provide for space deemed necessary to advance the welfare of the public in assuring adequate light, pure air, safety from con- flagration and disaster; to promote the smooth flow of traffic, to provide mioquato residential off-street parking facilities, and to solve other conditions arising from concentration of the population. 1:30 Interpretation. In their interpretation and application, the provisions�s 000rdinance shall be held to be the minimum re- quirements adopted for the promotion of the public health, safety and welfare. 1:40 Scope. It is not intended by this Ordinance to repeal, abrogate, annul or in any way impair or interfere w�ithaxistii:g pro- visions of ether laws or ordinances, except those specifically re- pealed by this Ordtgance, or with private restrictions placed coon property by covenant, deed or other private agreement, or with re- strictive covenants running with thc• land to which the City is a. part. Where this Ordinance imposes a greater restriction upon Ian,., buildings, or structures than is imposed or required, by such provisions of law, ordinance, covenant, contact or deed, the provision;r of this Ordinance shall control. SECTION II. DEFINITIONS: 2:10 For the purposa:s of this Ordinance, the following teras, phrases, words, and their derivations shall have the meaning given herein. When' not inconsistent with the context, words used in t';_. present tense include the future, words in the plural number include the singular number, and words in the singular number includdo the plural number. The work "shall is always mandatory and not merely directory. 1. "lcc uses Use or Accessory Structure." A subordinate. use or subordinate structure customarily incident to and Iocatad. on the sam lot c+ith thc; dwelling, including but not limited to private swimming pools, stables, workshops, greenhouses, etc.