Town of Los Altos Hills, CA Article 1 Title, Purposes and Objectives

§ 9-1.101 Title.

This chapter shall be known and referred to in its entirety as the "Subdivision Law of the Town of Los Altos Hills."

(§ 1, Ord. 572, eff. February 18, 2018)

§ 9-1.102 Purposes and objectives.

The provisions of this chapter are enacted for the purpose of promoting the public health, safety, convenience and general welfare in the Town and are adopted to regulate the subdivision of land and to require the provision of certain prescribed improvements which are needed in consequence of the subdivision of land in order to achieve the following purposes:

(a) To ensure the development of land in a manner consistent with the general community objectives set forth in the General Plan;

(b) To ensure that all subdivisions and the development of land conform to the primary objectives of providing for a permanently wholesome rural residential environment in the Town;

(c) To protect property in the Town against deterioration and obsolescence;

(d) To preserve and protect the natural beauty, the established character and ecological health of the community, and through good design, to provide for a harmonious relationship between completed subdivisions and the natural environment;

(e) To provide lots of adequate size and appropriate design for the purposes for which they are to be used;

(f) To protect the community against excessive stormwater runoff, soil erosion, earth movement, flooding, earthquake, and other geological hazards;

(g) To facilitate law enforcement and fire protection through orderly design and development and the provision of adequate facilities and improvements;

(h) To insure at the time of subdivision the provision of an adequate water supply, storm drainage, sewage disposal, and other utilities, services, and improvements needed as a consequence of the division of land;

(i) To insure that governmental costs are minimized by requiring the installation of improvements of adequate size and quality;

(j) To provide for streets of adequate capacity, with appropriate improvements to provide access to abutting property, to carry the anticipated traffic, and to insure that streets are designed to minimize potential safety hazards to vehicles and their occupants, pedestrians, and equestrians;

(k) To assure that street rights-of-way are corridors of natural vegetation and terrain through which motorists and others can travel and retain the feeling of passing through a natural, undisturbed area, and that street rights-of-way are designed to form an important part of the natural and rural environment of the Town;

(l) To provide paths and trails for the use, safety, and convenience of pedestrians, bicyclists, and equestrians desiring access to community facilities, travel throughout the community, and the enjoyment of the natural amenities of the community;

(m) To minimize through traffic on residential streets;

(n) To provide for the coordination of subdivision development with the provision of public facilities, such as parks, recreation areas, schools, and other types of community facilities. This chapter is enacted in accordance with the Subdivision Map Act, being Division 2, of Title 7, of the Government Code of the State of California, herein called the "Subdivision Map Act."

(§ 1, Ord. 572, eff. February 18, 2018)