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410 ill . . 0 Lt . T' I0A NO. ']6 2(i0 the blown of Los latos :.tills reeu1 re s, under applicable ;:,rdinances, that subdividers of land make rrovisions far carryinc off surface waters, and under the aforesaid renuir_ements some subdivi- ders are caused. to construct drainage facilities at considerable expense, and :dI�L 2,b , in some instances the benefit of such new con- struction may accrue in large measure to other persons whose lands will drain into and through such new facilities, 7 IT HIS ;.:i 'JVD by the Council of the Town of Los .'altos dills that : (1) It is the policy of the Town of Los Altos Hills that all costs of drsina; e facilities should be borne as nearly as possible on an equitably apportioned basis by those owners whose lends ere benefitted by such facilities. (2) It is the Tolley •of the 'i own of Los altos dills that to effectuate said equitable apportionment, provision should be made in just cases for repayment to persons constructing drain- age f ;cilities of a fair portion of their expense , ze)hen and if sue& reimbursement should becolee feasible through ie-iposition of reasonable charges upon -persons whose lands drain into said faci- lities. . (3) When any subdivider of land , in fulfilling a condi- tion precedent to accentancdis final map, installs drainage fac- ilities of a nature which ssb,tantially benefits other lands, and offers such . facilities for dedication to the Town of Los eltos • .dills, he may make written application to the City Clerk, request- ing the City to execute a refunding' agreement. guch application shall be referred to the City Lngineer, who shall determine, after consideration of all relevant factors Such as location and nature of the facilities, area to be served by the facilities, develop- able area potentially drainin; into the facilities, amounts and velocities of runoff, and probable expense of drainage facilities to be installed upon higher land, 'whether a refunding agreement would be appropriate in the particular case. The City -engineer shall submit his ruling to the City Clerk, who shall inform the applicant of the nature of the ruling. • . In the event of a ruling by the City nginoer against entry into a refunding agreement, the applicant May appeal the decision of the City -i n:- ineer to the City Council. In the event