75G - PH AMEND TRANSIT ZONING CODE

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,TRANSIT ZONING CODE : Architectural Standards -Building Types Illustrative Photo: Lhe-work type with office and mull from. Illustrative Photo. Live -work type with shopfant frontage Sec, 41-2027. Uve/Work Building Type. (a) Llve/Work is an integrated residence and work space Boosted on the ground flow), occupied and utilized by a single household in an army of at least 3 such structures, or a structure with at least 3 units arranged side by side along the primary frontage, that has been designed or structurally modified to accommodate joint residential occupancy and work activity. (b) L.otwldth and Depth She minimum and maximum at width and the minimum lot denth,hall be as prescribed InTableST.1 (PennittedBuf1dinasTwes). (0 Access Standards (1)The main entrance to the ground Boor work space shall be accessed directly from and face the street (2)The upstairs dwelling shall be accessed by a separate entrance, and by a stair or elevator. (3) For lots without alleys, garages and services shag be accessed by a driveway 8la 10 feet in width with Moot planters on each side when serving a private 2-or garage and 18 to 20 feet In width with 2-foot planters on each side when serving more than one private 2-cargarage. (4) Accessibility should be accommodated between a pair of units and not In the front yard to the degreepossible. (d) Parking Standards (1) At least arse required parking space shall be In a garage, attached to or detached from the dwelling. (2) Additional required parking spaces may be enclosed, covered or open. (a) Service Standards (1) Services (ncluding all utility access, aboveground equipment and trash containers) shall be looted on an alley when present or In the rear of the lot for those lots without alleyaccess. (f) Open Spam Standards (1) For all buildings, except for those with a tuck -under garage, the private open spate shag be In the rear yard of each unit The private open space shall be no less than 15%of the area of the lot or portion of the lot allocated for the uniLThe private open space shag be ate regular geometry and open to the sky. The minimum dimension of each mar yard shag be 15 feet. (2) For buildings with tuck -under garage, one primary common open space of a regular geom- etry shall be provided This common open space shall be equal to 15 percent ofthe lot and shall be open to the sky. The minimum dimension for the common open space shall be 30 feet in each direction. Additionally, private open Spam shall be provided for each unit The private open space shall be equal to 50 square feet per unit Private open space may be sub- stituted for additional common open space or common Interior spare, the size of which will be equivalent to the displaced private open space. The minimum dimension of the substi- tuted common open space shall be 15 feet In each direction. (g) Landscape Standards (1) Landscape shall not obscure front yards on adjacent lots or the shopfrant of ground Boor flex space. Front yards trees shag not exceed 15 times the height of the porch at maturity, except at the margins of the lot where they maybe no more than 15 times the height of building at maturity. Trees shag be planted at the rate of one (1I 364ndh box tree per 25lineal feet of front yard Trees may be placed in groups In order to achieve a particular design. (2) In each unit's rear yard, at least one (1) 244nch canopy tree shall be provided for shade and privacy. (3) Side yards trees shag be placed a rate of one (1) 2"ch box tree per 30lineal feet to protect the privacy of neighbors. (4) Six (6) 55a[Ion size shrubs ten (10) one -gallon size herbaceous perennlals/shmbe and turf acceptable dry climate ground cover shall be planted for every required tree. (h) Frontage Standards (1) Each 8ve/wark unit shall be designed so that social areas (e.g. living room, family room, din- Ing room, etch, rather than sleeping and service rooms, are oriented toward the fronting street or W the courtyard B) Building Size and Massing Standards (1) Buildings shall be composed of 2 or 3-story volumes in compliance with the standards for the appgoble zone. (2) Buildings on miner loft shall be designed with two front facades (3)The minimum unit frontage shall be 21 feet (4) A Iivehoork shag comply with the height rations established in Table BT-g, entitled Maximum Ratio for Each Dve/Work Story. Table BT-9 Maximum Ratio attach LNe/work Stay AB Zones E,mm UNA & UN-2 Zones Story GrouMNoor 2 3 561sfground floor by story 10091 1" 1 lollsi UN-18,14-22ones 10096 8ME11 1 SM Ill For any percentage less than I(HAkthe percentage refers to the percenage ofthegroad Baw footprint of the balding area that b Pe maned to r this paniwbr srory. 01 AccessoryDwellings Accessory dwellings shall not bepermitted (l) Accessary Structures Accessory structures shag be permitted. 4:17 TRANSIT ZONING CODE SPECIFIC DEVELOPMENT 84 City of Santa Am California 75G-39