§ 1433-01. Specific Purposes.

The purpose of the Hillside Overlay District regulations is to establish standards to assist in the development of land and structures in existing hillside areas and procedures for the review of proposed development, so that development will be compatible with the natural environment and respect the quality of the urban environment in those locations where the hillsides are of significant public value. These regulations are intended to prevent damage to the City's hillsides by minimizing:

(a)

Blighting influences caused by the application of conventional land use regulations to lots in areas having sensitive environmental qualities.

(b)

Unstable land.

(c)

Significant damage to or destruction of hillsides or valleys.

(d)

Significant damage to the economic value and efficiency of operation of existing properties or new developments due to the interdependence of their visual and functional relationships.

(e)

Soil erosion and stream siltation.

(f)

Destruction of mature trees and existing vegetation.

In hillside areas, the existence of a 20 percent slope, in combination with the KOPE geologic formation, is evidence of a condition of natural critical stability and development under conventional regulations may precipitate landslides or excessive soil erosion. The additional regulations embodied in the Hillside District are needed to respect the contours and views of the hills for all equally, not for the sole benefit of a few individuals.

(Ordained by Ord. No. 15-2004, eff. Feb. 13, 2004)