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Active public/open space areas <br />B. In addition to the above requirements, the following <br />provisions shall apply to the design, location, and materials <br />used in these open space areas: <br />1. Plazas, courtyards, or other publicly accessible open <br />space areas at the ground level may be used to satisfy <br />this requirement, and shall be incorporated into the <br />design of the development. <br />2. Parking and rear setback areas shall not be considered <br />to meet this requirement. Front and side setback areas <br />that are integrated into the design of the public open <br />space may be considered to satisfy this requirement. <br />3. Public open space areas shall be visible and accessible <br />from the public rights-of-way to engage the interest of <br />pedestrians and encourage public use. <br />4.A combination of landscape and hardscape materials <br />shall be used in the design of these areas to satisfy the <br />following requirements: <br />a. Hardscape paving may include brick, stone, <br />interlocking concrete pavers, textured concrete, and/ <br />or impressed patterned concrete. Hardscape <br />elements may include, but are not limited to, seating <br />areas, potted plant materials, water features, and <br />public art installations. <br />b.The balance of the open space areas shall be <br />landscaped with turf, shrubs, or groundcover, and <br />trees. All plant materials shall be in proportion to the <br />height and mass of the building, and shall be <br />permanently maintained. <br />S. In order to achieve sunlight and air circulation in <br />required open space areas, the following minimum <br />height to width ratios shall be provided: <br />a. Enclosed Open Space: 2 to 1 ratio <br />(Open space that is enclosed on four sides, such as a <br />courtyard). The required open space shall have a <br />width of at least one-half the height of the adjacent <br />building facade (measured perpendicularly from the <br />fa4ade). This requirement shall apply to all sides of <br />the required open space. <br />b. Open Space which is open on one or more sides: 3 <br />to 1 ratio <br />The required open space shall have a width of at <br />least one-third the height of the adjacent building <br />facade (measured perpendicularly from the fapade). <br />This requirement shall apply to all sides of the <br />required open space. <br />b. The required publicly accessible open space areas shall <br />be located and configured as one of the following: <br />