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20.530 Open Space Requirements The intent of this section is to provide accessible,convenient,and usable open space for the enjoyment of residents,employees or visitors of development. On-site recreation facilities may be located within the required open spaces,and some development may provide active, indoor recreation facilities to satisfy part of the open space requirements. A. General Requirements 1) Required front and side street(corner)setbacks and driveways shall not be included in the open space calculation. 2) Open space areas shall not be used for or occupied by driveways, parking,service areas, or any other vehicular use. 3) Plans for open space shall be approved by the planning director. B. Multi-family Residential Use Requirements 1) Common or private open space is required based on unit size as set forth below: Unit Size Open Space Required Studio or 1-bedroom 75 square feet per unit 2+bedrooms 100 square feet per unit 2) Minimum size standards: a) Private open space shall be a minimum of 6 feet in any direction, no less than 36 square feet in area. b) Common open space shall be a minimum of 20 feet in any direction, no less than 400 square feet in area. 3) Top floors and/or roof top decks may be used for up to 100 percent of required open space provided: a) Amenities such as seating areas, landscaping, lighting,weather protection and other features that encourage use year round, as approved by the planning director,are incorporated. b) The space must have hard durable surfacing for all trafficked areas. 4) For multi-family residential development with at least fifty(50) units,the common or private open space may be reduced by twenty-five percent(25%)when at least half(50%)of the reduced area is provided in active, in-door recreation facilities,such as an exercise room.Any active, in-door recreation facility must be no less than four hundred (400)square feet in area. Example:A 50-unit building with 2+bedrooms would be required to provide 5,000 square feet of private or common open space.The developer plans to install an active,in-door recreation facility.The active recreation area would need to be 625 square feet in area,with 3,750 square feet of common or private open space provided on-site, Required common or private open space: 50 units* 100 s.f=5,000 s,f. Maximum open space reduction: 5,000 s.f* 25%= 1,250 s.f. Active recreation required: 5,000 s.f* 25%* 50%=625 s.f. Net common or private open space required: 5,000 s.f. *75%=3,750 s.f. 5) A payment in-lieu-of providing the common or private open space may be approved by the planning director. C. Non-residential Use Requirements 1) When Required Exhibit 2,Chapter 20,Development Standards 39 8/29/18