75G - PH AMEND TRANSIT ZONING CODE

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------------ -- ---------- �RANSIT ZONING CODE :Architectural Standards -Building Types Illustrative Axonometric Diagram Uned Block Illustrative Photo: tined block with shopfront frontage Sec 41-2023. Lined Block Building Type (a) Uned block Is a building that conceals a public garsge or other faceless buildings, designed for occupancy by retail, service, or office uses on the ground floor, with upper floors also configured for such uses or mildences. (b) Lot Width and Depth. The minimum and maximum lot (c) Access Standards (1)The main entrance to each ground floor shag be directly from the street (2) Entrance to residential portions of the building shall bethmugh a dedicated street level lobby, or through a dedicated podium lobby accessible from the street or through a side yard (3) Access to each unit above the second level, not accessed through a podium, shall be through an Interior Corridor of at least 6 feet In width with recessed doors or seating akoves/af sets at least every 100 feet (4) Each level of the balding shall have access to the garage via an elevator. (d) Parking Standards (1) Required parking shall be accommodated in an underground or aboveground garage, tuck under parking, or a combination thereof. (2) Dwellings shall have Indirect access to their parking stall(s). (a) Service Standards (1) Utility meters shall be screened Iran view from the street and shall not be looted within any required landscape or setback area. (2) Mail boxes shag not be located In any required open space, landscape or setback area or detract from the primary entrance to the development (f) Open Spam Standards (1)The common open space shall beat fire -Ieat o sickyanddesignedasamunyardorinthe front as a forecourt This area shall be equal to 15 percent of the tat and shall be open to the sky. Courtyards maybe located on the ground oron a podium Sldeyardsmaybeformedto provide cutdoorpabas connected to ground floor commercial uses. (2) Minimum courtyard dimension shall be 20 feet when the long axis of the courtyard is oriented EW and 15 feet for a INS orientation. Courtyard proportions shall not be fen than 1:1 between the width of the courtyard and the height of the building for at least 2/3 of the courts pedm- eter. Norimntal shifts In upper floors adjacent to a court shall not exceed 112 the height of each upper floor. (3) In 20 foot wide courtyards, frontages and architectural pmjeclions are permitted on two opposing sides of the courtyard provided that an overall minimum width of 20 feet is main- tained. Frontages and architectural projection, are permitted an one side of a 15 foot wide courtyard provided an overall minimum width offs feet is maintained (4) Private open space shall be provided for each residential unit and shall be no less than 50 square feet with a minimum dimension of 6 feet in each direction. (5) Private open space may be substituted for additional common open space or common Inte- rior space the sire of which will be equivalent to the d'opiaced private open space.The mini- mum dimemion of this space shall be 15 feet In each direction. (g) Landscape Standards (1) Where a front yard Is present one (1) 24'box size tree per 25lineal feet shall be provided The Dan may be placed in groups in order to achieve particular design. (2) Six (615g4on size shrubs, ten (10) one -gallon size herbaceous perennials/shrubs and turf or acceptable dry climate ground Cover shall be planted for every required tree (3) Courtyards located over garages shall be designed to avoid the sensation of forced podium hardscap r (4)Trees in the front yard shall be of small sole that do not exceed 12-15' height at maturity and suitable for buill4n concrete planters or containers with a 364nches minimum width. (5) One 364nch box specimen tree is required per courtyard that meets the minimum dieum. sions. For Courtyards that exceed the minimum dimension; two at more 244nch box smaller size trees may be substituted for the 364nch box tree. (6) Where rear yards are present at least one (1) 364nch box canopy tram per 30lineal feet shall be putted directly in the ground (7) When side yards are present at least one (1) 244nch box tree per 30lineal feet shall be plant. ed to protect privacy of neighbors. The trees may be placed in groups In order to achieve a particulardesign. (h): Frontage Standards (1) Entrance doors are oriented fronting toward the courtyards) or the street when fronting to 0) Building Six and Massing Standards (1) Each unit shall have at least one side exposed to the outdoor, with direct access to common or private open space. (2) Buildings may contain any of three types of dwellings: flats, townhouses and lolls (3) Units may be as repetitive or unique as deemed by individual designs. (4) Buildings may be composed of one dominant volume (5) A Uned Block shag comply with the height ratios established in Table BT-5, entitled Maximum Ratio for Each Uned Black Story. Table BT-5 Maximum Radio of each Used Block Story STORY Ground Floor %ofground floor by dory 10086 IM BS%Ill BBaS% DI Fo percentage less Nan !hits tMcereuntage Mers to thepertentageofdxgrouts Ilopr footprint oltl,e building area Nat IS permitted(a N"spa,t'cubrstory. (p Accessory Dweffings Accessorydwellings shall rat bepermitted (Id Accessory Structures Accessory structures shall rot be permitted. 49 TRANSIT ZONING CODE SPECIFIC DEVELOPMENT 84 City of Santa A". California 7 5 G -3 5