75G - PH AMEND TRANSIT ZONING CODE

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r 1TRANSIT ZONING CODE : Architectural Standards -Building Types Illustrative Photo: Quadplex with stoop frontage Sec 41-2031. Duplex, Triplex, and Quadplex Building Type (a) Duplex triplex and quedplex are multiple dwelling types that are architecturally presented as large single-family houses In their typical neighborhood setting. Such buildings may be used for residential, once, resat or in combination as permitted by the applicable zone. (b) Lot Width and Depth fieminimumandmaximum on width and the minimum lot denth shall beas prescribedinTableET-1 (Permitted guildinoTyces), (c) Access Standards (1)The main entrance to each ground floor unit shall be accessed directly from and face the street Access to second floor units shall be by a stair, which may be open or enclosed, but shall not face the street (2) Where an alley is not present parking and services shag be accessed by a driveway 8 to 10 feet wide with 2-foot planters on each side when serving a private 2-car garage and 18 to 20 feet In width with 2-foot planters on each side when serving more than one private 2-car garage. (3) On a comer lot without access to an alley, parking and services shall be accessed from the side street (d) Parking Standards (U Required residential parking shall be within individual garages, which shall contain up to four cars. (2) Garages on comer lots without alleys may front onto the side street only Ifprovided with 1<ar garage doors, and driveways up to 8 feet wide that are separated by planters at least 2 feet wide (3) Attract facing garage mayaccommodam no morethan 2 on and shall have 1-cargarage doors and driveways no more than 8 feet wide that are separated by planters at least 2 feet wide. (4) Additional required parking spaces may be endosed, covered or open. (e) Service Standards (1) Where an alley Is not present services Including. utility access, above ground equipment and trash containers shag be located at least 10 feet behind the front of the houseand be screened from view from the street with a hedge or solkf fence (U Open Space Standards (1) One primary common open space of regular geometry is required This area shag be equal to 15 percent of the lot shall be open to the sky and maybe located on the ground or on a podium. The minimum dimension for the common open space shall be 15 feet In each direction. (2) Private open Space is required for each ground floor residential unit The private open Spam shall be na less than 150 square feet with a minimum dimemlon of 10 feet in each duecuom enclosed by a fence, wag or hedge and open to the sky. (3) Porches and stoops may encroach Into a required yard, as specified in the Urban Standards for the zone (9) Landscape Standards (1) Landscape shag not obscurefrentyards on ad)acentlots. Front yards trees shag not exceed IS times the height of the porch at maturity, except at the margins of the lot where they may be no more than 15 times the height of building at maturity. The trees shall be planted at the rate of one (1) 36lnch box tree per 25lineal feet of frontyard. The trees may be placed in groups In order to achieve a particular design (2) In the mar yard, at least one (1) 244nch canopy tree shall be provided for shade and privacy. (3) Side yards trees shall be placed a rate of one (1) 244nch box tree per 30 lineal feet to protect the privacyof neighbors (4) Six (6) S-gallon 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. (h) Frontage Standards (1) Each dwelling's ground level abutting front yards shag be designed so that social areas such as the Irving room, family room, dining room rather than bedrooms and service room; are od- ented toward the fronting street to the degree possible. (2) On corner lots, entrances to triplex and quadplex dwellings shall be located can both street frontages 0) Building Size and Massing Standards (1) Building elevations abutting side yards shall be designed to provide at least one horizontal plane break ofat least 3 feet and one vertical break of at least 2 feet (2) Buildings on Comer lots shall be designed with two front facades (3) Buildings shall be massed as large houses composed principally of 2-story volumes, each designed to house sole (4) Dwellings within buildings may be flats or townhouses (5) Duplex, Triplex and Quadplex shall complywith the height Nuns established in Table BT-13 adpkxStory. Tebk Bf-13 Madmum Pad o of each D.pkxTdpl. and QYadpka5tory Gmurd Floor 1 2 %ofground Iborbystrey 1 100% 75%111 4Ob [1] Forary pert¢ntage less[han 1009t the percentage Merstothe percentage ofNe grouts tbor(ootprNt olrhe building area thatbpermittetl forNh panicukrsmry. g) Accessory Dwellings Accessory dwellings shag not be permitted 4:25 TRAN5IT ZONING CODE SPECIFIC DEVELOPMENT 84 City of Santa Ana, California 75G-43