4705 Little Uvas Rd, Morgan Hill, CA 95037

Hillside

The purpose of the Hillside district, also known as the HS district, is to preserve mountainous lands unplanned or unsuited for urban development primarily in open space and to promote those uses which support and enhance a rural character, which protect and promote wise use of natural resources, and which avoid the risks imposed by natural hazards found in these areas. These lands are watersheds and may also provide such important resources as minerals, forests, animal habitat, rare or locally unique plant and animal communities, historic and archeological sites, scenic beauty, grazing lands, and recreational areas. Additionally, lands zoned Hillside define the setting or viewshed for the urban area of the county. Development shall be limited to avoid the need for public services and facilities. Permitted uses include agriculture and grazing, very low density residential use, low density, low intensity recreation, mineral and other resource extraction, and land in its natural state. Low intensity commercial, industrial, and institutional uses may also be allowed if they require a remote, rural setting and are sized to primarily serve the rural residents or community, or if they support the recreational or productive use, study, appreciation, or enhancement of the natural environment. Clustering of development, particularly residential, is encouraged in order to preserve contiguous open space and achieve efficiency in the provision of access to dwellings. This district is meant to apply to all parcels designated Hillside in the general plan.