Ordinance 2307-98 - Laserfiche WebLink

areas, except for interior side setback areas which are contiguous with other on-site open space areas on lots within the core multiple family area, as indicated on Map no. 21-1, or on lots containing less than twelve thousand square feet: 1. R-3(L), B-2(B)-two hundred square feet per dwelling unit; 2. R-3, B-1, B-2-one-hundred fifty square feet per dwelling unit; 3. R-4, C-1-one hundred square feet per dwelling unit; 4. R-5-fifty square feet per dwelling unit. The required common open space may be divided into separate areas of not less than five hundred square feet each, unless the number of dwellings on the site requires less than five hundred square feet of common open space. The minimum dimension of each such area shall not be less than twenty feet in the R-3(L)and B-2(B)zones, fifteen feet in the R-3, B-1 and B-2 zones, and ten feet in the R-4, R-5 and C-1 zones. Open spaces may be developed with lawn, landscaping, active recreation areas, courtyards and walkways. Bark or gravel covering of required 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 off-street parking areas shall not be given credit for satisfying on-site open space requirements. Open space areas for multiple-family developments on lots which contain environmentally sensitive areas shall be provided within those portions of the lot which are not environmentally sensitive unless otherwise approved by the planning director pursuant to Section 15.110. B. In order to be allowed to have a rear setback of less than twenty feet,the required on-site open space shall be provided in the form of a courtyard, which shall not include in the calculation for area any portion of a required building setback except for side setback areas which are contiguous to and an extension of the required open space on lots within the core multiple family area, as indicated on map no. 21-1 or on lots containing less than twelve thousand square feet. The courtyard shall be separated from off-street parking areas by the placement of the building. Stairways, stair landings, above-grade walkways, balconies and decks shall not encroach into the required courtyard area. The courtyard shall be designed to provide the maximum solar exposure possible and shall be improved with seating areas,paved walkways and landscaping to create a passive or active open space for the residents of the development. When provided in the form of a courtyard meeting the requirements of this paragraph,the required on-site open space for multiple-family dwelling developments located within the area indicated by map number 21-1 of Section 15.120 shall be provided in the following amounts: 1. R-3, B-1 or B-2 zone-one hundred square feet per dwelling unit; 2. R-4 or C-1 zone-seventy-five square feet per dwelling unit; 3. R-5 zone-thirty-five square feet per dwelling unit. C. The on-site open space required in subsection B of this section may be reduced by fifty percent within the areas indicated by map number 21-1 of Section 15.120 if private usable open space (balcony,patio, deck) is provided for each dwelling; and provided,that the private usable open space for each dwelling unit has an area at least eighty feet square and a minimum horizontal dimension of eight feet. 9