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Los Altos Hills council hears debate over effort to codify "Green Sheets" land-use protections
Summary
Council members and residents debated a proposed initiative to encode parts of the town's founding "Green Sheets" into the general plan and zoning — banning new large-scale commercial and industrial uses, protecting pathway easements and wildlife corridors — and asked staff to refine language and return in May/June for possible placement on the November ballot.
Mayor Batavia opened an informational session on a draft citizen initiative that would place elements of the town’s historic “Green Sheets” into the general plan and matching zoning changes.
City Attorney Mattis told the council the measure would be written so voters would install the policies and the council could not later overturn them without a public vote. “An initiative measure has to actually make a change,” Mattis said, adding that some provisions would require voter approval to alter.
The draft would prohibit new industrial, large-scale commercial and retail uses, codify…
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