Complete LAH Survey results are available in PDF format

Complete LAH Survey results are available in graphical format

Hills 2000 has analyzed the results of the Community Preferences Survey of the Town of Los Altos Hills and has formatted them into the following graphical form to make them more readily comprehensible. This service to the citizens fits the charter of the organization, which includes serving the community as a provider of information.

The data presented is basically the raw data from the survey with very little processing performed on it. A few of the multiple part questions were simplified by assigning scores respectively to the answers (such as Not Valuable, Somewhat Valuable, Valuable, and Very Valuable) and displaying the averaged results. Responses of No Opinion were omitted in these averaged results.

TOWN CHARACTER

Would you prefer the Land Use Element of the General Plan to characterize the Town as (please check one)?

DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS AND REVIEW PROCESS

As the size of homes increase should they be set back farther from the roads and neighboring homes?

The owner of a one-acre, flat lot is currently allowed to build 6,000 square feet of "floor area" (i.e. building square footage), and approximately 15,000 sq. ft. of "development area," which includes all building floor area and other paved surfaces (driveways, pools, etc.). Allowable development is then more restricted as the slope of the land increases. Required front yards are 40 feet, and side and rear yards are 30 feet. The height of homes is restricted to 27 feet. Do you feel that each of these regulations are:

Should the allowed size of a house be reduced as lots become more steep?