75G - PH AMEND TRANSIT ZONING CODE

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'TRANSIT ZONING CODE : Architectural Standards -Building Types Illustrative Photy. Hybrid Court aces, to the second level Sec 41.2025. Hybrid Court Building Type. (a) Hybrid Court Is a building composed oftwo building types the stacked dwelling and couryard housing, arranged around a courtyard(s). This building type combines a point -access portion o1 the stacked dwelling building type (accm through a double loaded corridor) with a walkup portion of the courtyard housing building type (access directly from the street or courtyard). The building may be designed for occupancy by retail service, or office uses on the ground floor, with upper floors also configured for those uses or for residences (b) Lot Width and Depth The minimum and maxl- It width and the minimum lot deed, shall be as ereadbed in TdbleBG1(Pennined Bulleina Tvoes). (t) Access Standards (1) The main entrance to each ground floor unit shall be directly from the street (2) Entrance to the residential portions of the stacked dwelling element shag be through 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 In the slacked dwelling element not accessed from the podium is through an interior, double -loaded corridor of at least 6 feet In width with recessed doors or seating alcoveshiffsets at least every 100 feet For other wit; access shall be directly off a common Courtyard or through stairs serving up to 3 dwell. hills. (4) Elevator access shag be provided between the garage and each level of the stacked dwell. ings portion of the building. (d) Parking Standards (1) Required parking shall be accommodated in an underground garage surface parking, tuck under parking, or combination thereot Q) Dwellings shall have Indirect access to their parking Mattis). (a) Service Standards (1) utility meters shall be screened from view from the street and shag not be located within any required landscape or setback area. (2) Mail boxes shall not be located in any required open spec, landscape car setback areas or detract from the Primary entrance W the development (f) Open Space Standards (1)The common open space shall be designed as a central Courtyard or partial muhipl, separated or interconnected courtyards. This area shall equal TO 15 percent of the lot and shall be open to the sky. Courtyards may be located on the ground or on a podium Side yards may be formed In, common use garden; (2) Minimum courtyard dimemion Is40 feet when the long axis of the Courtyard is oriented EW and 30 feet fora NS orientation Courtyard preportons shall not be less than 1:1 between the width of the courtyard and the height of the building for at least 29 of the couWs pedmelet Horizontal shifts In upper flown adjacent to a courtshall not exceed 1/2 the height of each upper floor. (3) In 40(Got wide courtyard; frontages and architectural projections are permitted on two opposing sides of the courtyard provided that an overall minimum width of 40 feet is maintained Fmmages and architectural projections are permitted on one side ofa 30 foot wife Courtyard provided an overall minimum width of3g feet is maintained (4) Private open space Is required for each residential unit and shall be no lesstha s 50 square feet with a mlNmum dimension of 6 feet in each direction. (5) Private open space may be substituted for additional Common open space or Common Interior space, the size of which will be equivalent to the displaced private open space The minimum dimension of this space shall be 15 feet in each direction. (9) Landscape Standards (1) Where a front yard is present one (1) 244nch box Iree per 25lineal feet shag be planted The trees may be placed in groups In order to achieve a particular design (2) Courtyards located over garages shall be designed to avwld the sensation of forted podh um hardscape. (3) Side yard trees shall be placed to create a particular sense ofplace at a rate of one (1) 244nch box tyre per 30 lineal feet (4) One 364ndh box specimen tree Is required per Courtyard that meets the minimum dimen- sion; For courtyards that exceed the minimum d"unension; two or more 244nch bras smaller size trees may be substituted for the 364nch box tree. (5) Six (6) 5-gallon she shrub; ten (10) one -gallon size herbaceous perenNalshhtubs and turf or acceptable dryciimate ground cover shall be planted for every required tree. (6) In the rear yard, at least one (1) 244nch box canopy use, per every 25lineal feet planted directly In the ground (7) Front yard trees shall beof small scale that shall not exceed 12.15' height at maturity and are suitable for built -In concrete planters or containers with a 36' minimum width (h) Frontage Standards (1) Entrance doors and social rooms, such as living rooms and dining rooms are oriented fronting toward the courtyardW orshe streetwhen fronting one. Service rooms are orh ented to the degree possible backing to corridors in the Stacked Dwellings portion and to side yard; service yards and rear yards In the courtyard housing portion. (2) Stoops up to 3 feet In height may be placed above subterranean parking, provided the area adjacent is landscaped and the stoops are sated to the street and building. (B Building Size and Massing Standards (1) Each unit shall have at least one side exposed to the outdoors with direct access private or common open spar (Z) Buildings may contain any of three types ofdwellings: Rat; townhouses and bift (3) Units may be as repetitive or unique as deemed by individual designs. 4:13 TRANSIT ZONING CODE SPECIFIC DEVELOPMENT a4 City of Santa Ana, Glifamle 75G-37