TOWN OF LOS ALTOS HILLS
NOTICE OF CITY COUNCIL
PUBLIC HEARING
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the City Clerk of the Town of Los Altos Hills, State of California, has set after the hour of 4:00 p.m. on MONDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 2014 in the Council Chambers of Town Hall, 26379 Fremont Road, Los Altos Hills, California as the time and place for the Public Hearing on the application of:
ORDINANCE AMENDMENT TO TITLE 4 (Public Safety) AND TITLE 8 (Building Regulations) OF THE MUNICIPAL CODE to adopt additional fire clearance requirements and the 2013 California Building Standards Code, including but not limited to Building, Residential, Electrical, Mechanical, Plumbing, Energy, Fire, and California Green Building Standards Codes with local amendments. File #380-13-MISC, CEQA Review: Categorical Exemption per Section 15061(b)(3) (Staff-Steve Padovan).
The file for the application is at the Office of the City Clerk at the Los Altos Hills Town Hall, 26379 Fremont Road, Los Altos Hills, California and may be reviewed at that location upon request.
All interested persons may appear and be heard at said time and place. Written communications should be filed prior to the date of Hearing. If you challenge the action of the Planning Commission, or City Council in court, you may be limited to raising only those issues you or someone else raised at the public hearing described in this notice, or in written correspondence delivered to the Town at, or prior to, the public hearing. Further details may be obtained from the Planning Department at (650) 941-7222.
Deborah Padovan
City Clerk
Dated: October 22, 2014
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CITY COUNCIL, TOWN OF LOS ALTOS HILLS, STATE OF CALIFORNIA
ORDINANCE SUMMARY -NOTICE OF ADOPTION – ORDINANCE 551
ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF
LOS ALTOS HILLS AMENDING SECTION 10-1.703 OF ARTICLE 7 OF CHAPTER 1 OF TITLE 10 AND AMENDING SECTION 10-2.1002. 10-2.1004 and 10-2.1005 OF ARTICLE 10 OF CHAPTER 2 OF TITLE 10 OF THE LOS ALTOS HILLS MUNICIPAL CODE WITH REGARD TO OUTDOOR LIGHTING FOR PROPERTIES WITH A GENERAL PLAN DESIGNATION OF PRIVATE RECREATION AREA (RA-PR)
1. SUMMARY
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that at its regular meeting of October 16, 2014, the Los Altos Hills City Council unanimously waived further reading and adopted by the following vote, Ordinance 551 that amends Section 10-1.703 of Article 7 (Residential-Agricultural District (R-A)) of Chapter 1 (Zoning) of Title 10 (Zoning and Site Development) of the Los Altos Hills Municipal Code to allow the use of artificial lighting for tennis courts on properties with a General Plan designation of Private Recreation Area (RA-PR) so long as the light source is shielded so as not to be visible from off site and is no less than 120 feet from any property line. The Ordinance will also amend Sections 10-2.1002, 10-2.1004 and 10.2.1005 of Article 10 (Outdoor Lighting) of Chapter 2 (Site Development) of Title 10 (Zoning and Site Development) of the Los Altos Hills Municipal Code to allow an exception to the general prohibition on artificial lighting for recreation courts and an exception to the general prohibition on high intensity lighting.
2. This Ordinance Summary was prepared pursuant to Government Code Section 36933(c)(1). The City Council ordered preparation of this Ordinance Summary by the City Attorney.
This Ordinance was adopted on the 16th day of October, 2014, and a certified copy of the full text, together with the names of the City Council members voting for and against the Ordinance or otherwise voting, is posted in the Office of the City Clerk.
The vote was recorded as follows:
AYES: Mayor Radford, Vice Mayor Corrigan, Council Member Harpootlian, Council Member Larsen
NOES: None
ABSTENTIONS: Council Member Waldeck
ABSENT: None
ATTEST:
TOWN OF LOS ALTOS HILLS
/s/ Deborah Padovan, City Clerk
/s/ Mayor John Radford
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
/s/ Steve Mattas, City Attorney
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NOTICE OF ADOPTION
ORDINANCE 552
ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF LOS ALTOS HILLS AMENDING SECTION 10-1.502 OF THE MUNICIPAL CODE WITH REGARD TO ROOF MOUNTED PHOTOVOLTAIC FACILITIES AND
DEVELOPMENT AREA BONUS
WHEREAS, the City Council of the Town of Los Altos Hills (“Town”) wishes to advance the Town’s energy conservation goals and increase energy efficiency in residential, public and private facilities; and
WHEREAS, the Town wishes to amend the section of the Zoning Code to extend the Development Area Bonus for Roof Mounted Photovoltaic Facilities until July 30, 2016.
NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the Town of Los Altos Hills does ORDAIN as follows:
1. AMENDMENT OF CODE. Section 10-1.502 (Development Area), Article 5 (Area, Coverage, Height, and Setback Limitations) of Chapter 1 (Zoning) of Title 10 (Zoning and Site Development) of the Los Altos Hills Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as follows:
10-1.502 Development area.
Except as provided in subsections (c) and (d) of this section, the amount of development area in square feet allowable on a parcel or lot shall not exceed the amounts determined by application of the formula in subsection (a) of this section where An is net area in acres, S is the average slope of the parcel or lot in percent, as defined in Section 10-1.202, LUF is the lot unit factor as defined by Section 10-1.202 and MDA is the maximum development area allowable.
(a) Maximum Development Area Formula. For all parcels or lots, the allowable development area in square feet shall relate to the average slope of the parcel or lot and the Lot Unit Factor for the parcel or lot as specified in the formula given in subsections (1), (2), and (3) below:
(1) For parcels or lots where S is equal to or less than ten (10) percent:
MDA = LUF x 15,000 square feet.
(2) For parcels or lots where S is more than ten (10) percent and less than thirty (30) percent:
MDA = LUF x [15,000 – 375 (S-10)] square feet.
(3) For parcels or lots where S is equal to or greater than thirty (30) percent:
MDA = LUF x 7,500 square feet.
(b) Development Area. Development area shall be measured in a horizontal plane and shall include the following:
(1) Total floor area, as defined in Section 10-1.202 of this title;
(2) The total area of land covered by structures not counted in subsection (b)(1) of this section, such as parking areas, patios, decks, walkways, swimming pools and tennis courts, together with other surfaces comprised of artificially emplaced building materials such as paving, roofing, masonry, stone or wood;
(3) The first one hundred (100) feet of driveway, as measured along the center line, closest to the primary dwelling; and
(4) That portion of a driveway exceeding twelve (12) feet in width which is located beyond the area described in subsection (b)(3) of this section.
Where there is a common driveway in a driveway easement or a panhandle and the driveway, or a portion of the driveway, serves more than one residence, then using the regulations stated in subsections (b)(3) and (b)(4) of this section, the amount of driveway area shall be proportioned to the residences based upon use of the driveway;
(5) Exemptions. Walkways constructed of unconsolidated building materials such as decomposed granite, tanbark and other wood chips; roof overhangs unsupported from the ground; and synthetic turf material with natural appearance and drainage characteristics similar to natural turf, when used on athletic fields at public recreational facilities and schools, subject to a conditional use permit approval by the City Council;
(6) Development Area Bonus. A development area bonus (five hundred (500) square foot maximum) of one square foot for every one square foot of roof-mounted photovoltaic (PV) power generation facility (solar panels) shall be granted subject to the following requirements:
(i) The development area bonus shall apply only to properties that do not already exceed the maximum development area allowable,
(ii) The roof-mounted PV facility shall be grid tied or connected,
(iii) For new residences, the roof-mounted PF facility shall be fully installed and grid connected prior to the final inspection and occupancy of the new residence,
(iv) For all other structures and projects, the roof-mounted PV facility shall first be installed with a building permit and receive satisfactory final inspection prior to granting of the development area bonus,
(v) The development area bonus shall only be used for projects that otherwise comply with all other zoning and site development ordinances,
(vi) The maximum allowable development area bonus shall be reduced by one square foot for every one square foot of ground-mounted PV system over five hundred (500) square feet that is exempted from development area requirements by action of the Planning Commission,
(vii) Any development area bonus request may be referred to the Planning Commission by the Planning Director. A development area bonus request for a property of less than one net acre in size shall be subject to Planning Commission review and decision,
(viii) Sunset Provision. This section shall expire on July 31, 2016,
(ix) The Planning Director shall provide the City Council with an annual report that evaluates the effectiveness of this subsection as an incentive for increasing PV system installations;
(7) Photovoltaic Power Generation Facilities. Photovoltaic power generation facilities that are connected to the grid and that are five hundred (500) square feet or less are exempt from the requirements of this section. Photovoltaic power generation facilities greater than five hundred (500) square feet in area are subject to the requirements of this section, unless the Planning Commission determines that the offsite visual impacts of the facility are adequately mitigated.
(c) Minimum MDA. The allowable development area on any parcel or lot shall not be reduced to less than seven thousand five hundred (7,500) square feet by application of the provisions of this section, except as set forth in Section 10-1.502(e) or except in the case of parcels or lots which have a lot unit factor of 0.50 or less. Parcels or lots which have a lot unit factor of 0.50 or less require a Conditional Development Permit and development area may be restricted below seven thousand five hundred (7,500) square feet as a condition of the permit. Maximum development area for lots which require a Conditional Development Permit shall be established as the maximum floor area allowed by Section 10-1.503(c), plus two thousand one hundred (2,100) square feet. The Site Development Authority may approve development area of up to a total of four thousand five hundred (4,500) square feet for any lot or parcel without requiring a variance, so long as the findings for a Conditional Development Permit are made.
(d) For any lot on which substantial areas of slope in excess of thirty (30) percent constrain the allowable development area for the site, the lot unit factor and maximum development area may be calculated based solely on the flatter portion of the property, provided that: (1) the area used in the calculation results in a lot unit factor (LUF) in excess of 1.0 and provides a minimum of a one hundred sixty (160) foot diameter building circle within that area; (2) the remaining steep slopes excluded from the calculation are contiguous and placed in a conservation easement, prohibiting any construction, grading or development in perpetuity; and (3) driveway access to the building site is located outside of the conservation easement area.
(e) The standards set forth in this section for maximum development area (MDA) are maximum standards. The City Council and Planning Commission have the discretion to apply stricter standards to reduce development area where site specific constraints dictate further limitations, such that the purposes of the ordinances are complied with. Some examples of site constraints include, but are not limited to, the shape or natural features of the lot, easements which restrict development, the potential for erosion, or high site visibility. (? 1, Ord. 305, eff. October 3, 1986, ? 2, Ord. 313, eff. June 5, 1987; ? 2, Ord. 382, eff. May 17, 1996; ? 1, Ord. 389, eff. August 15, 1997; ? 1, Ord. 412, eff. July 7, 2001; ? 1, Ord. 431, eff. November 16, 2003; ? 3, Ord. 446, eff. June 11, 2006; ? 1, Ord. 500, eff. August 13, 2006; ? 1, Ord. 522, eff. December 18, 2010; ? 1, Ord. 547, eff. October 19, 2013).
2. SEVERABILITY. If any provision of this ordinance or the application thereof to any person or circumstance is held invalid or unconstitutional, the remainder of this ordinance, including the application of such part or provision to other persons or circumstances shall not be affected thereby and shall continue in full force and effect. To this end, provisions of this ordinance are severable. The City Council of the Town of Los Altos Hills hereby declares that it would have passed each section, subsection, subdivision, paragraph, sentence, clause, or phrase hereof irrespective of the fact that any one or more sections, subsections, subdivisions, paragraphs, sentences, clauses, or phrases be held unconstitutional, invalid, or unenforceable.
3. EFFECTIVE DATE; PUBLICATION. This ordinance shall take effect thirty (30) days after adoption. Within fifteen days after the passage of this ordinance the City Clerk shall cause this ordinance or a summary thereof to be published once, with the names of those City Councilmembers voting for or against it in a newspaper of general circulation in the Town of Los Altos Hills, as required by law.
INTRODUCED: August 21, 2014
PASSED: October 16, 2014
AYES: Mayor Radford, Vice Mayor Corrigan, Councilmember Harpootlian
Councilmember Larsen, Councilmember Waldeck
NOES: None
ABSTENTIONS: None
ABSENT: None
ATTEST:
TOWN OF LOS ALTOS HILLS
/s/ Deborah Padovan, City Clerk
/s/ Mayor John Radford
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
/s/ Steve Mattas, City Attorney
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NOTICE OF ADOPTION
ORDINANCE 553
ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF LOS ALTOS HILLS AMENDING SECTION 10-1.202 OF THE MUNICIPAL CODE WITH REGARD TO THE DEFINITION OF FLOOR AREA
WHEREAS, the City Council of the Town of Los Altos Hills (“Town”) wishes to amend the Municipal Code with regard the definition of floor area:
NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the Town of Los Altos Hills does ORDAIN as follows:
1. AMENDMENT OF CODE. Sections 10-1.202 of Article 2 (Designated) of Chapter 1 (Zoning) of Title 10 (Zoning and Site Development) of the Los Altos Hills Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as follows:
Accessory use or accessory structure means a subordinate use or subordinate structure customarily incident to and located on the same lot or parcel with the primary use.
Agriculture means and includes animal husbandry, livestock farming, flower growing, crop and tree farming, and viticulture.
Alteration, as applied to a building or structure, means a change or rearrangement in the structural parts or in the existing facilities, or an enlargement, whether by extending on a side or by increasing in height, or the moving from one location or position to another.
Antenna means any device used to transmit and/or receive electromagnetic waves.
Area, Gross. “Gross area” means the total area included within the boundaries of any parcel or lot of land, which boundaries are specified in the deed to the property.
Area, Net. “Net area” means the gross area of any parcel or lot of land, less panhandles and all public and private easements for vehicular access within the parcel or lot, excluding easements primarily for emergency access. Notwithstanding the foregoing, for purposes of determining lot unit factor (LUF), net area shall only exclude the paved portions of panhandles and the paved portions of all public and private easements for vehicular access.
Average slope of a lot or parcel shall be defined by the formula:
S = .00230IL
A
where:
(i) S is the average slope in percent;
(ii) I is the contour interval in feet;
(iii) L is the combined length of contour lines in scale feet within the net area; and
(iv) A is the net area of the parcel or lot in acres.
The topographic base map to be used shall meet the requirements for tentative subdivision maps as set forth in Section 9-1.603(g). Under certain special circumstances, as approved by the Town Planner, measurements along contours may be made at contour intervals of ten (10) feet.
Any portion or portions of a parcel or lot which have an average natural slope greater than fifty-five (55) percent may, as an option to the applicant, be assigned an average slope of fifty-five (55) percent for the purposes of computing the average slope of the entire parcel or lot, provided however, that the excluded area shall not have an average slope exceeding one hundred (100) percent.
Basement means a floor level, or portions thereof, which has:
(a) All portions directly below a building; and
(b) The finished floor elevation of the building level above shall not be greater than twenty-eight (28) inches above the adjoining natural or finished grade, whichever is lower; and
(c) At least seventy-five (75) percent of its perimeter length wholly underground; and
Daylighted basements shall comply with all height and setback requirements of this title. Basements, including cellars and bunkers, which are not located within the footprint of the building above, may be permitted by the Planning Commission when it finds that such structures do not encroach in setbacks, are a minimum of eighteen (18) inches below natural grade, are wholly underground except for required exiting, lighting and ventilation and are counted as development area except when placed under a surface already counted as development area. Bunker area exceeding one thousand five hundred (1,500) square feet shall be counted as floor area.
Daylight Basement Structure Height Setback. For basement floor levels, any floor area portion and the first twenty (20) feet of a daylighted basement shall be limited in structure height per Section 10-1.504.
Building means a structure with a minimum structure height of six (6) feet having a roof supported by columns or walls for the housing or enclosure of persons, animals, or chattels.
Building line means the line along which the vertical surface of a building intersects the ground.
Building permit means a permit issued by the Town for construction, erection, or alteration of a structure or building.
Club, recreational. “Recreational club” means a club or recreational facility operated by a nonprofit organization.
Certify or certification means that the specific inspections and tests have been performed where required and that such tests comply with the applicable requirements of this chapter.
Convent means a residence facility for participants in a religious order or organization; provided, however, no money or other consideration shall be required to be paid by the residents to the proprietor.
Development area on any lot or parcel means that area which is described in Section l0-l.502(b) of this article.
Dish antenna means any antenna, external to or attached to the exterior of any building or structure, which is parabolic or semi-circular in cross-section.
Driveway means a private way or route for use by vehicular traffic leading from a parking area, house, garage, or other structure to a public or private right-of-way, and serving no more than two (2) parcels or lots.
Dwelling, primary. “Primary dwelling” means a building designated and/or customarily used as a residence by not more than one family and situated on a parcel or lot on which no other primary dwelling is located.
Dwelling, secondary. “Secondary dwelling” means an attached or detached residential dwelling unit which provides complete independent living facilities for one or more persons. A secondary dwelling shall include facilities for living, sleeping, eating, cooking, and sanitation, and be located on the same parcel under the same ownership as a primary dwelling.
Engineering Geologist means a geologist licensed and certified as an Engineering Geologist by the State of California.
Family means one person living alone, or two (2) or more persons all related to each other by blood, marriage, or legal adoption, together with necessary domestic employees, or a group not exceeding four (4) persons living as a single household unit.
Fence means a constructed barrier or screen composed of wood, metal, masonry, glass, plastic or any other construction material (not including graded berms or living hedges).
Firebreak means any area of land from which vegetation has been removed or cut for the purposes of fire protection.
Floor area means the gross horizontal area of the several floors of all buildings, including garage space and carport space (if the carport space was approved after March 9, 2002), measured to the outside of exterior walls. Floor area is counted twice when the vertical distance between the upper surface of the floor and the underside of the roof directly above it is greater than seventeen (17) feet, except when counted floor area occupies the intervening space. Stairwells shall only be counted as floor area once. Stairwells shall only be counted as floor area once. That portion of an attic is considered floor area when the distance between the upper surface of the attic floor and the underside of the roof above it is more than seven (7) feet in height. For the purposes of this definition, all attic spaces are considered to have floor surfaces. Area meeting the definition of a basement is exempted from floor area.
Frontage means all property abutting one side of a road.
Garage, private. “Private garage” means a building or an accessory to a main building providing for the storage of automobiles.
Grading means to bring an existing surface to a designed form by excavating, filling, or smoothing operations.
Grid means the electrical distribution and transmission system in Los Altos Hills.
Habitable floor area means floor area, as defined in this section, which includes provisions for space heating, with floor to ceiling heights in excess of seven (7) feet, and is intended for living purposes for human occupancy. “Habitable floor area” shall include, but is not limited to, bedrooms, bathrooms, kitchens, living, family, and dining rooms, office/study areas, game rooms, poolhouses, or similar use areas, as well as entry foyers, hallways, stairs, etc., which connect such areas. Floor area clearly intended for garage or storage use, barns or stables (excluding any habitable portion of the building), and basements and attics with floor to ceiling heights of less than seven (7) feet are not considered “habitable.”
Height, structure. “Structure height” means the vertical distance at any point from (1) the natural grade which existed prior to grading for the proposed structure, (2) existing grade indicated on an approved grading plan, if different than the natural grade, or (3) the proposed building pad if excavated below natural grade, whichever elevation is lowest, to the highest part of the structure directly above.
Home occupation means an occupation carried on by the resident of a dwelling as a secondary use of the premises.
House trailer means any vehicle or structure designed and constructed in such a manner as will permit the occupancy thereof as sleeping quarters for one or more persons, or the conduct of any business, profession, occupation, or trade, or any use, as selling or advertising, devised and so designed that the vehicle or structure is or may be mounted on wheels and used on highways conveyed or drawn by its own or other motive power.
Landscape architect means a person who holds a certificate issued by the State of California to practice landscape architecture.
Lot means a portion of land shown as a unit on a recorded parcel or subdivision map.
Lot, corner. “Corner lot” means a lot abutting on two (2) or more intersecting roads.
Lot unit factor (LUF) means the number obtained by dividing the net area in acres of the subject parcel or lot of land by the minimum average lot size that would be required for a parcel of average slope equal to that of the subject parcel, as determined by the following formula:
(a) For lots or parcels where the average slope is less than ten (10) percent, the LUF is equal to the net area of the lot or parcel.
(b) For lots or parcels with average slopes between ten (10) percent and fifty-five (55) percent, then:
LUF = An [1-.02143(S-10)]
where:
(i) An = net area of the parcel or lot;
(ii) S = average slope of the net area of the parcel or lot in percent.
Natural grade means the existing ground surfaces currently found on the site but shall not include illegal or unapproved grading, cut or fill.
Panhandle means the portion of a lot which connects the buildable section of the lot to a public or private vehicular right-of-way.
Parcel means all contiguous land held in one ownership as indicated in the records of the County Recorder, which is not shown as a lot or unit on a recorded parcel or subdivision map.
Pathway means designated pedestrian, equestrian, and/or bicycle routes as shown on the Pathway Master Plan of the Town.
Permittee means any person to whom a site development permit has been issued.
Person means any person, firm, or corporation, public or private, the State and its agencies or political subdivisions, the United States of America and its agencies and instrumentalities, and any agent, servant, officer, or employee of any of them.
Photovoltaic power generation facility means a facility that converts sunlight into electricity through the utilization of semiconductor cells.
Removal means the cutting to the ground of vegetation, including trees and plants, as well as complete extraction or killing by spraying.
Road, public. “Public road” means a road which has been dedicated or deeded to the public for public use and which road may or may not have been accepted for maintenance.
School, private. Distinct from a public school, “private school” means a kindergarten school, elementary school, secondary school (middle and/or high school) that is not funded at public expense and is privately controlled and administered.
School, public. “Public school” means a kindergarten school, elementary school, secondary school (middle and/or high school), technical school, community college, state college, state university or charter school that is funded at public expense and is controlled and administered by a public agency.
Setback line means a line established by the provisions of this chapter to govern the placement of structures with respect to right-of-way lines or property lines.
Site means a single lot or parcel of land, or a contiguous combination thereof, where site development work is performed.
Site development means the altering of terrain and/or vegetation by grading or construction of any kind.
Site development authority means the Planning Director or the Planning Commission.
Site development permit means the approved plans which bear the stamp of approval of the Planning Director or Planning Commission.
Solar thermal energy facility means a facility that converts radiant energy from the sun into useful thermal energy including heated water.
Stable means a building used for housing hoofed animals.
Structure means anything such as buildings, decks, swimming pools, tennis courts, and patios, requiring construction or erection on the ground.
Structure, nonconforming. “Nonconforming structure” means a structure, or a portion thereof, which no longer conforms to the site area, coverage, setback or other open space, height, or other regulations prescribing physical development standards for the district in which such structure is located.
Tilling means the cultivating or plowing of soil not to exceed twelve (12) inches in depth from the existing grade.
Trailer coach means a motor vehicle or trailer, specifically designed or altered, and equipped for human habitation, including water and waste-water facilities, which is not designed to be placed on a permanent foundation, but is designed to be driven under its own power or towed by a motor vehicle from location to location.
Use means the purpose for which land or a building is arranged, designed, or intended, or for which either land or a building is or may be occupied or maintained.
Use, nonconforming. “Nonconforming use” means a building or land occupied by a use which does not conform to the regulations for the district in which such building or land is situated.
Walkways mean a discrete surface not more than four (4) feet in width constructed of paving, asphalt, masonry, or flagstone, used for the purpose of connecting one point to another to provide access.
Wall means a constructed barrier or screen composed of wood, metal, masonry, glass, plastic or any other construction material (not including graded berms or living hedges).
Zoning Administrator means an official designated by the City Manager to enforce the provisions of this chapter. (?1, Ord. 305, eff. October 3, 1986; ? 1, Ord. 313, eff. June 5, 1987; ? 1, Ord. 314, eff. November 6, 1987; ? 1, Ord. 327, eff. December 10, 1989; ? 1, Ord. 329, eff. October 20, 1989; ? 1, Ord. 334, eff. July 20, 1990; ? 1, Ord. 369, eff. April 15, 1994; ? 1, Ord. 370, eff. May 20, 1994; ? 3, Ord. 381, eff. April 19, 1986; ? 1, Ord. 384, eff. October 18, 1996; ? 1, Ord. 413, eff. July 21, 2001; ? 1, Ord. 425, eff. March 6, 2003; ? 2, Ord. 437, eff. December 18, 2004; § 1, Ord. 446, eff. June 11, 2006; § 1, Ord. 449, eff. August 1, 2006; ? 1, Ord. 531, eff. November 20, 2011)
2. ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW This action is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Section 15061 (b) (3).
3. SEVERABILITY. If any provision of this ordinance or the application thereof to any person or circumstance is held invalid or unconstitutional, the remainder of this ordinance, including the application of such part or provision to other persons or circumstances shall not be affected thereby and shall continue in full force and effect. To this end, provisions of this ordinance are severable. The City Council of the Town of Los Altos Hills hereby declares that it would have passed each section, subsection, subdivision, paragraph, sentence, clause, or phrase hereof irrespective of the fact that any one or more sections, subsections, subdivisions, paragraphs, sentences, clauses, or phrases be held unconstitutional, invalid, or unenforceable.
4. EFFECTIVE DATE AND PUBLICATION. This ordinance shall take effect thirty (30) days after adoption. Within fifteen days after the passage of this ordinance the City Clerk shall cause this ordinance or a summary thereof to be published once, with the names of those City Councilmembers voting for or against it in a newspaper of general circulation in the Town of Los Altos Hills, as required by law.
INTRODUCED: September 11, 2014
PASSED: October 16, 2014
AYES: Mayor Radford, Vice Mayor Corrigan, Councilmember Harpootlian
Councilmember Larsen, Councilmember Waldeck
NOES: None
ABSTENTIONS: None
ABSENT: None
ATTEST: TOWN OF LOS ALTOS HILLS
/s/ Deborah Padovan, City Clerk
/s/ Mayor John Radford
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
/s/ Steve Mattas, City Attorney
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NOTICE OF ADOPTION
ORDINANCE 554
ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
TOWN OF LOS ALTOS HILLS AMENDING TITLE 2, CHAPTER 6
OF THE LOS ALTOS HILLS MUNICIPAL CODE
WHEREAS, the Political Reform Act requires every local government agency to review its conflict-of-interest code to determine if it is accurate or, alternatively, that the code must be amended; and
WHEREAS, following review of the code, it was determined that the amendments contained in this Ordinance were appropriate.
NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the Town of Los Altos Hills does hereby ORDAIN as follows:
1. Chapter 6 of Title 2 of the Los Altos Hills Municipal Code is hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced with a new Chapter 6 of Title 2 to read as follows:
CONFLICTS OF INTEREST
2-6.01 Purpose.
Pursuant to the provisions of Government Code Sections 87300, et seq., the following provisions constitute the Conflict of Interest Code for the Town of Los Altos Hills. Nothing contained herein is intended to modify or abridge the provisions of the Political Reform Act of 1974, as amended (Government Code Section 81000 et seq.). The provisions of this Code are additional to Government Code Section 87100 et seq., and other laws pertaining to conflicts of interest.
2-6.02 Incorporation of Model Code
The terms and provisions of 2 California Code of Regulations Section 18730 and any amendments to it duly adopted by the Fair Political Practices Commission is hereby incorporated herein by reference.
2-6.03 Designated Positions and Disclosure Categories. The positions listed in this Section 2-6.03 are designated positions. Officers and employees holding those positions are designated public officials, and are deemed to make, or participate in the making of, decisions which may foreseeably have a material financial effect on a financial interest of the designated public official. Each designated public official shall file an annual statement disclosing that public official?s interests as required by the disclosure category applicable to that public official.
Designated Position Category
Director of Public Works 1
City Engineer 1
Senior Engineer 1
Associate Engineer 1
Assistant Engineer 1
Director of Planning 1
Senior Planner 1
Associate Planner 1
Assistant Planner 1
Building/Planning Technician 1
Administrative Services Director 1
Finance Manager 1
City Clerk 1
Building Official 1
Consultants 2
Category 1: Persons in this category shall disclose all of the following interests: investments, interests in real property located either wholly or partially within the Town or within 2 miles of the Town’s boundaries, business positions and income—including loans, gifts and travel payments—from all sources.
Consultant Disclosure Category 2: Consultants shall disclose all of the interests required to be disclosed pursuant to Disclosure Category 1, subject to the following limitation: The City Manager may determine in writing that a particular consultant, although a “designated position,” is hired to perform a range of duties that is limited in scope and thus is not required to fully comply with the disclosure requirements in this Chapter. Such written determination shall include a description of the consultant’s duties and, based upon that description, a statement of the extent of disclosure requirements. The City Manager’s determination is a public record and shall be retained for public inspection.
2. SEVERABILITY. If any provision of this Ordinance or the application thereof to any person or circumstance is held invalid or unconstitutional, the remainder of this Ordinance, including the application of such part or provision to other persons or circumstances shall not be affected thereby and shall continue in full force and effect. To this end, provisions of this Ordinance are severable. The City Council of the Town of Los Altos Hills hereby declares that it would have passed each section, subsection, subdivision, paragraph, sentence, clause, or phrase hereof irrespective of the fact that any one or more sections, subsections, subdivisions, paragraphs, sentences, clauses, or phrases be held unconstitutional, invalid, or unenforceable.
3. EFFECTIVE DATE AND PUBLICATION. This ordinance shall become effective thirty (30) days from the date of its passage. Within 15 days after its passage, this ordinance shall be published once, with the names of those City Councilmembers voting for or against it, in the Los Altos Town Crier, a newspaper of general circulation in the Town of Los Altos Hills, as required by law.
INTRODUCED: September 11, 2014
PASSED: October 16, 2014
AYES: Mayor Radford, Vice Mayor Corrigan, Councilmember Harpootlian
Councilmember Larsen, Councilmember Waldeck
NOES: None
ABSTENTIONS: None
ABSENT: None
ATTEST: TOWN OF LOS ALTOS HILLS
/s/ Deborah Padovan, City Clerk
/s/ Mayor John Radford
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
/s/ Steve Mattas, City Attorney
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NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF
DONNA B. HALLIDAY
1-14-PR-175315
To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate or both, of DONNA B. HALLIDAY, also known as DONNA HALLIDAY, also known as DONNA BETH HALLIDAY A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by THOMAS HALLIDAY in the Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara.
THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that THOMAS HALLIDAY be
appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent.
THE PETITION requests the decedent’s will and codicils, if any, be admitted to probate. The will and any codicils are available for examination in the file kept by the court.
THE PETITION requests authority to administer the estate under the Independent Administration of Estates Act. (This authority will allow the personal representative to take many actions without obtaining court approval. Before taking certain very important actions, however, the personal representative will be required to give notice to interested persons unless they have waived notice or consented to the proposed action.) The independent administration authority will be granted unless an interested person files an objection to the petition and shows good cause why the court should not grant the authority.
A HEARING on the petition will be held in this court as follows: Dec. 11, 2014 at 9:30 A.M. in Dept. 12 located at 191 North First Street, San Jose, CA 95113.
IF YOU OBJECT to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney.
IF YOU ARE A CREDITOR OR A CONTINGENT CREDITOR OF THE DECEDENT, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within (1) FOUR MONTHS from the date of first issuance of letters to a general personal representative, as defined in section 58(b) of the California Probate Code, or (2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of a notice under section 9052 of the California Probate Code. Other California statutes and legal authority may affect your rights as a creditor. You may want to consult with an attorney knowledgeable in California law.
Attorney for petitioner:
Deborah G. Kramer Radin/Jerome Galli
280 Second Street, Suite 100
Los Altos, CA 94022
(650)941-8600
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NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS
ANNUAL CONCRETE REPAIR
PROJECT 14-13
CITY OF LOS ALTOS
SANTA CLARA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA
1. Description of Work: The City of Los Altos, Santa Clara County, California, invites sealed proposals or bids for performing concrete curb, gutter, driveway and sidewalk repairs, pruning existing tree roots, installing City standard cast-iron truncated domes, installing root barrier and replacing existing asphalt concrete (A.C.) patches and patching existing A.C. after completion of the installation of the new concrete gutters, curbs, and sidewalks alongside the concrete improvements. All the repairs in this project are located on various streets throughout the City of Los Altos.
2. Contract Documents: A copy of the plans and specifications shall be obtained from the office of the City Engineer, City Hall, 1 North San Antonio Road, Los Altos, California, 94022 for a non-refundable fee of $50. Copies may also be inspected at the office of the City Engineer.
3. Labor Compliance. Pursuant to paragraph 7-1.01A, Labor Code Requirements, of the General Provisions in these specifications, Contractor is required to comply with California Labor Code Section 1770, et seq. This Code requires the Contractor to pay their workers based on prevailing wage rates established and issued by the Department of Industrial Relations, Division of Labor and Statistics and Research.
4. Pre-bid Site Review: A pre-bid conference is not scheduled for this project. Prospective bidders are directed to Section 2-1.03 of the Standard Specifications regarding examination of the site of work.
5. Contractor’s License: A class A General Engineering or class C-8 Concrete contractor’s license is required for this work.
6. Location of Bid Submittal and Date and Time of Opening: Said sealed proposals shall be delivered to the City Engineer of said City on or before 2:00 PM, Monday, November 17, 2014 at City Hall, 1 North San Antonio Road, Los Altos, CA. Proposals received will be publicly opened and read aloud at that time.
7. Time of Completion of Work: The work shall be completed and ready for full use within sixty (60) calendar days, the first day of which shall be the date specified in the City Engineer’s “Notice to Proceed”.
8. Project Administration: All questions relative to this project prior to the opening of bids shall be in writing and directed to the City Engineer, City of Los Altos, 1 North San Antonio Rd., Los Altos, CA, 94022.
Special direction is directed to Section 2 of the General Provisions for full directions as to bidding.
Dated: October 14, 2014
/s/ Michelle Bocalan
Junior Engineer
(10-22,29-14)
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PHOTOS BY GITTI
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS
NAME STATEMENT
FILE NO. 597333
The following person(persons) is(are) doing business as: Photos by Gitti, 1642 Miramonte Ave., Mountain View, CA 94040, Santa Clara County.
If the principal place of business identified above is not in Santa Clara County, a current fictitious business name statement for the fictitious business name(s) being filed at this time must be on file in the above-identified County that is the principal place of business before the statement can be filed.
Does not apply because the principal place of business is in Santa Clara County.
The business is owned by: an individual
Brigitte Fox, 1642 Miramonte Ave., MountainView, CA. 94040.
Registrant/Owner began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on: 9/26/14
This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Clara 10/10/2014.
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INTELLECTUAL ASSETS, INC / MAXVAL ILLUSTRATIONS, INC
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS
NAME STATEMENT
FILE NO. 597348
The following person(persons) is(are) doing business as: Intellectual Assets, Inc./MaxVal Illustrations, Inc., 2251 Grant Road, Suite B, Los Altos, CA 94024, Santa Clara County.
If the principal place of business identified above is not in Santa Clara County, a current fictitious business name statement for the fictitious business name(s) being filed at this time must be on file in the above-identified County that is the principal place of business before the statement can be filed.
Does not apply because the principal place of business is in Santa Clara County.
The business is owned by: a corporation
MaxVal Group, Inc., 2251 Grant Rd., Suite B, Los Altos, CA 94024
Registrant/Owner began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on: 10/01/2014
This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Clara 10/10/2014.
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BEST SELF
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS
NAME STATEMENT
FILE NO. 597096
The following person(persons) is(are) doing business as: Best Self, 1760 Kimberly Drive, Sunnyvale, CA 94087, Santa Clara County.
If the principal place of business identified above is not in Santa Clara County, a current fictitious business name statement for the fictitious business name(s) being filed at this time must be on file in the above-identified County that is the principal place of business before the statement can be filed.
Does not apply because the principal place of business is in Santa Clara County.
The business is owned by: an individual
Sherian Lee, 1760 Kimberly Drive, Sunnyvale, CA 94087.
Registrant/Owner began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on: not applicable
This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Clara 10/2/2014.
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LAW OFFICES OF JOHN P. MCDONNELL
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS
NAME STATEMENT
FILE NO. 596706
The following person(persons) is(are) doing business as: Law Offices of John P. McDonnell, 4984 El Camino Real, Ste. 110, Los Altos, CA 94012, Santa Clara County.
If the principal place of business identified above is not in Santa Clara County, a current fictitious business name statement for the fictitious business name(s) being filed at this time must be on file in the above-identified County that is the principal place of business before the statement can be filed.
Does not apply because the principal place of business is in Santa Clara County.
The business is owned by: a corporation
Jpmcd Legal Enterprises, Inc., 166 Main Street, Los Altos, CA 94022.
Registrant/Owner began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on: 8/15/2014
This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Clara 9/19/2014.
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JULIE GRAHAM, PSY.D.
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS
NAME STATEMENT
FILE NO. 596398
The following person(persons) is(are) doing business as: Julie Graham, Psy.D., 467 Hamilton Ave, Suite 4, Palo Alto, CA 94301, Santa Clara County.
If the principal place of business identified above is not in Santa Clara County, a current fictitious business name statement for the fictitious business name(s) being filed at this time must be on file in the above-identified County that is the principal place of business before the statement can be filed.
Does not apply because the principal place of business is in Santa Clara County.
The business is owned by: an individual
Julie Graham Lunn, 1715 Selig Lane, Los Altos, CA 94024.
Registrant/Owner began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on: 9/30/2004
This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Clara 9/12/2014.
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