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months from the effective date of this ordinance]. <br /> Section 5. Section 5 of Ordinance 3774-20, codified as EMC 19.09.050, is amended as follows, with <br /> strikeout text deleted and underlined text added: <br /> 19.09.050 Required outdoor and common areas. <br /> A. Purpose and Intent. The required outdoor and common area standards for residential development <br /> ensure opportunities for outdoor relaxation, recreation or community gathering places.The standards <br /> ensure that some of the land not covered by buildings is of adequate size, shape, and location to be <br /> usable for outdoor recreation or relaxation. Required outdoor areas are an important aspect in <br /> addressing the livability of a residential property.The standards also allow for common area <br /> requirements to be met by indoor community facilities because they also provide opportunities for <br /> recreation and gathering. <br /> B. Outdoor and Common Area Requirements. <br /> 1. Definitions or terms used in this section: <br /> a. "Outdoor area" may be provided as private open space, such as a patio or balcony, or may <br /> be provided as common open space, such as outdoor courtyards and outdoor play area. <br /> b. "Common area" may include common open space, indoor recreational facilities, indoor <br /> community rooms or other community gathering places. <br /> c. "Common open space" has the same meaning as set forth in EMC 19.04.030: "private open <br /> space provided within a development which is provided for, and which is permanently <br /> accessible to, all residents/tenants of the development." <br /> d. "Open space" has the same meaning as set forth in EMC 19.04.030: "land area not covered <br /> by buildings, roads, driveway and parking areas, or outdoor storage areas, including, but not <br /> limited to, landscape areas,gardens, woodlands, walkways, courtyards or lawns, and outdoor <br /> recreation areas. Except as otherwise provided by this title, open space includes setback areas <br /> that meet the requirements defined in this title." <br /> e. "Private open space" has the same meaning as set forth in EMC 19.04.030: "a small parcel <br /> of land or outside area (deck, lanai, patio) immediately adjacent to an individual dwelling unit <br /> maintained by and for its residents and reserved exclusively for their use." <br /> 2. Outdoor and common area is required in the amounts stated below. Outdoor and common area <br /> requirements, as set forth below, are based on unit size: <br /> Table 9-1: <br /> Outdoor and Common Area Requirements <br /> Unit Size Area Required: <br /> Studio or 1-bedroom 75 square feet per <br /> unit <br /> 2+ bedrooms 100 square feet per <br /> gm ORDINANCE Page 10 of 14 <br />