Ordinance 3072-08 - Laserfiche WebLink

C. For lots located outside of the area identified on map number 15-1 or map number 15-2, the common open space required in subsection B of this section shall be provided in accordance with the following standards: 1. Open space areas shall be centrally located so as to be near a majority of the dwelling units, and constructed so as to be accessible to residents and visible from dwellings on-site. 2. The calculation of required common open space shall not include required setback areas except: a. Interior side setback areas which are contiguous with other on-site common open space areas. b. Rear setback areas which are contiguous with other on-site common open space areas and which are not part of a street side setback area on corner lots. 3. The required common open space areas shall not be divided into separate areas containing less than four hundred square feet unless the number of dwelling units requires less than four hundred square feet of common open space. 4. The minimum dimension of each open space area, measured in any direction, shall not be less than twenty feet for developments containing less than twenty dwelling units, nor less than thirty feet for developments containing twenty or more dwellings. 5. Open space areas shall be developed with lawn, landscaping, usable active or passive recreation areas, courtyards, seating and walkways. Bark or gravel covering of required common open space areas shall not exceed ten percent. Pavement covering of open space areas shall be limited to active recreation surfaces, walkways, and courtyard areas. Courtyards and open space areas on rooftops or the top of parking structures shall include landscaping and comply with the multiple-family design guidelines. 6. Open space areas shall not be used for surface water quality facilities unless designed as an aesthetic amenity approved by the planning director. 7. Open space areas shall not be used for off-street parking, and parking areas shall not be credited for satisfying the open space requirements. Landscape areas located in parking areas shall not be credited for satisfying on-site open space requirements. 8. Open space areas shall be located and constructed so as to separate children from off- street parking areas, traffic, garbage disposal areas, drainage or water quality facilities or other potential hazards. Is hereby amended to read as follows: On-site open space. The intent of this section is to provide accessible, convenient, and usable on-site open space for the enjoyment of residents of the development, and to enhance the safety of such open space areas. On-site recreation facilities required by this chapter may be located within required open space areas. Compliance with the multiple-family design guidelines is required for designing the on-site open space areas required by this section. A. Each multiple-family development shall provide the following amount of common open space: 1.R-1(A) zone —400 square feet per dwelling unit 2.R-2(A) zone —300 square feet per dwelling unit 3.R-3(L) zone —200 square feet per dwelling unit 4.R-3, B-1, B-2(B)zones —150 square feet per dwelling unit 23