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Woodland Hills council adopts package of ordinance changes on zoning, fences, sports courts and business licensing
Summary
The Woodland Hills City Council approved a set of ordinance amendments updating development standards, fencing rules, sports-court permitting, transient housing limits and business-license rules. Councilors voted to substitute city approval for some planning-commission reviews.
The Woodland Hills City Council approved a package of land-use and administrative ordinance amendments during its April meeting, adopting a series of ordinances that update subdivision construction standards, expand which residential zones are subject to transient-housing rules, clarify fence-material rules and require permits and site plans for private sports courts.
The adopted ordinances change several provisions of Title 10 (zoning and development). Among the measures the council approved: a requirement that newly constructed homes within 300 feet of a main sewer line follow state connection rules (tie-in and lateral installation tied to new builds and major remodels); expansion of rules addressing transient housing so the threshold for short-term transient stays is 30 days (down from 90); an increase in allowed private garden area from 200 to 600 square feet…
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