§ 14.70

The following pre-existing uses shall be permitted to expand and/or renovate pursuant to the requirements of Section 14.70.020 of this chapter and upon the granting of a use permit in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 14.80 of this title:

A.

Schools other than public, including nursery schools and day care centers;

B.

Public and private nonprofit recreation areas, country clubs, golf courses, and private noncommercial clubs;

C.

Churches, monasteries, convents, and other religious institutions;

D.

Institutions of an educational or philanthropic nature, including museums and noncommercial art galleries;

E.

Public utility and public service structures and installations;

F.

Hospitals, convalescent hospitals, residential care homes, and nursing homes; and

G.

Plant nurseries.

(Ord. 05-285 § 6 (part): prior code § 10-2.22501)

Existing community facilities shall be permitted to remain, expand, and/or renovate within the site area and physical parcel boundaries that currently exist. Existing community facilities are prohibited from physically expanding by merging or otherwise adding adjacent land area. This regulation does not prohibit an existing community facility from expanding onto undeveloped or underdeveloped site areas already part of the facility.

(Ord. 05-285 § 6 (part): prior code § 10-2.22502)

The maximum coverage shall be thirty (30) percent of the total area of the site.

(Prior code § 10-2.22503)

14.70.040 - Front yard.

The minimum depth of front yards shall be forty (40) feet.

(Prior code § 10-2.22504)

The minimum width of side yards shall be twenty-five (25) feet, except that on a corner lot, the minimum width of side yards adjoining the street shall be thirty-five (35) feet. Ten (10) feet shall be added to each side yard for each story above the first story or for each twelve (12) feet of height, or fraction thereof, above the lowest fifteen (15) feet of the height of the structure, whichever is the lesser.

(Prior code § 10-2.22505)

The minimum depth of rear yards shall be fifty (50) feet.

(Prior code § 10-2.22506)

A landscaped strip not less than five feet in depth shall be planted and permanently maintained throughout the length of all property lines adjoining residential sites and throughout the length of all property lines on

adjoining streets, as approved by the architecture and site control committee.

(Prior code § 10-2.22507)

14.70.080 - Off-street parking and loading.

(As provided in Chapter 14.74 of this title.)

(Prior code § 10-2.22508)

14.70.090 - Height of structures.

No structure shall exceed two stories or thirty (30) feet in height, whichever is the lesser. This shall not preclude a basement.

(Prior code § 10-2.22509)

14.70.100 - Design control.

(As provided in Chapter 14.78 of this title.)

(Ord. 05-285 § 6 (part): prior code § 10-2.22510)

14.70.110 - Signs.

(As provided in Chapter 11.04 of Title 11.)

(Prior code § 10-2.22511)

14.70.120 - Fences.

(As provided in Chapter 14.72 of this title.)

(Prior code § 10-2.22512)

Chapter 14.72 - FENCE REGULATIONS

Sections:

14.72.010 - Short title.

This chapter shall be known and cited as the fence regulations of the city.

(Prior code § 10-2.2601)

14.72.020 - Maximum fence heights.

The maximum height of any fence, wall, or other similar structure erected, constructed, or maintained in the city shall not exceed six feet, with the following exceptions:

A.

No fence located within the required front yard setback and no fence located within five feet of the exterior side property line of a corner lot shall exceed four feet in height.

B.

The city planner may approve an exception to allow the exterior side yard of a corner lot to be considered the front yard, and adjust the other yard orientations accordingly, for the purposes of fencing. This exception may be granted only when it is clear that this alternative orientation is consistent with the orientation of the home itself.

C.

In order to ensure visibility, no fence exceeding three feet in height shall be located within a twenty-five (25) foot triangle at the intersection of two streets as outlined in Exhibit "A" of this chapter.

D.

In order to ensure visibility, no fence exceeding four feet in height shall be located within a fifteen (15) foot triangle on either side of a driveway where it intersects with a street as outlined in Exhibit "A" of this chapter.

E.

The provisions of subsection D of this section shall apply in those instances where a driveway on an adjoining property is located within fifteen (15) feet of the intersection of a rear property line and a secondary street property line of a corner lot or where such adjoining property is vacant as outlined on Exhibit "B" of this chapter.

F.

Fences or walls may exceed six feet in height:

1.

For the purposes of providing noise attenuation and screening between residential and commercial properties as required by the Los Altos general plan and as provided for in Chapters 14.32, 14.34, 14.36, 14.38, 14.40, 14.46, 14.48, 14.50 and 14.54 of this title;

2.

In conjunction with an assessment district for the purposes of attenuating noise as determined by an acoustical analysis;

3.

In conjunction with city, county, state, or federal road projects for the purpose of attenuating noise as determined by an acoustical analysis;

To allow up to two feet of lattice, or material other than lattice that is typically at least fifty (50) percent open to the passage of light and air when viewed horizontally, to be added to the top of a fence or wall in the rear or side yards, and provided the lattice is determined by the city planner to be substantially open to the passage of light and air and compatible with the design and materials of the fence or wall.

G.

Decorative columns, post caps, or similar features not more than one foot in height may be added on top of fences or walls which adjoin a street or public walkway, or those fences or walls which the city planner determines to be physically detached from an adjoining residential property. Such features would typically not be less than eight feet apart, and must be consistent with the design and materials of the fence or wall.

H.

A single arbor-style entry element, substantially open to the passage of light and air, may be allowed on a residential property provided the entry element is located over a walkway or pathway, and does not exceed eight feet in height, five feet in width, and three feet in depth. The entry element shall not be considered as lot coverage.

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(Ord. 04-267 § 7)