Item 4 - Exhibit 16 - Working draft Ordinance prepared by Commissioners Janoff and HanssenDRAFT -3/13/19
Amendments to Chapter 29 of Town Code -Fences, hedges, and walls.
SECTION I
RECEIVED
APR 4 2019
TOWN OF LOS GATOS PLANNING DIVISION
Los Gatos Town Code Chapter 29, Section 29.40.030 is hereby repealed and reenacted to read
as follows:
Sec. 29.40.030. Fences, walls, gates, gateways, entry arbors, and hedges.
Intent: The intent of this regulation is to preserve the natural beauty of the Town, the natural
movement of wildlife and to protect views while acknowledging residents have the right to fence their
properties to protect children, contain their animals, to protect garden or agricultural areas, and to
maintain privacy.
Specifically, within hillside areas, the intent of this regulation is to limit six-foot high fences and deer
fencing to those areas where they are absolutely necessary, to provide for the movement of wildlife
within the open rural character of the hillsides.
This Ordinance incorporates the Hillside Design Standards and Guidelines related to fencing (pages 42 -
44).
Definitions (included here and/or in the definitions section of the code):
Hillside: The area identified by the Town of Los Gatos' Hillside Area Map (found in the Hillside Design
Standards and Guidelines, Page 8) [OR REFERENCE WHERE IT IS IN THE TOWN CODE IF IT IS]
Wildlife-Friendly Open Fencing: Fencing designed of wood with rails spaced to allow animals to move
freely under, through or over the fence. The minimum height above grade is 16 inches and the minimum
space between rails is 12". [RECOMMEND ADDING THE ILLUSTRATION FROM THE COMMITTEE FOR
GREEN HILLS LITTER DATED MARCH 7, 2019 (IN OUR 3-13 PACKET), PAGE 2 IN THE HDS&G.]
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