75G - PH AMEND TRANSIT ZONING CODE

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!TRANSIT ZONING CODE : Architectural Standards -Building Types L WuwatwePhoto:Tuc1, Werwahstoopfmmvle Iliusbative Photo:"providing service and garage accost Nustrative Photo: Architecture of two Individual tuckw er buil6 lags combined at the alley access that separates the two buildings See.41-2029.Tuck-Under Housing Building Type. (a) Tuck -under houslgn is an Individual structure on a parcel with na private rear yard and where Its garage is tucked under the rear ofthe house and accessed by an alley. The structure Is occupied by one primary residence arranged with at least Such structures or at least multiple ut mlicuse units types arranged side by side along the primary frontage. (b) lot Width and Depth. The minimum and mazimvm tot shallwidth and the minimum lot depth (c) Access Standards (1) The main entrance to each unit adjacent to a street shall be directly from and face the street. The main entrance to all other units shall be from a courtyard. (2) Garages and services shall be accessed from an alley. (3) A back entry from the alley, and beside each garage shag be required for each unit These entrles are to be set back Into the lot at a minimum distance of 5 feet so as not to be Bush with the alley-fadng garage doors. (4) Bull at a street comer may span across the alley provided emergency access Is maln- talned and all required clearances are maintained (5) Accessibility should be accommodated between a pair of units and not In the front yard to the degree possible. (d) Parking Standards (1) Required residential unit parking shall be In a garage that is attached to the dwelling (2) AB garages shall be accessed from a parking court separate but adjacent to the alley right -of. way. (3) The garage for the dwellings at the end of the structure shall not be accessed directly from the alley. They should be access from parking court (4) Additional required parking spaces may be enclosed, covered, or open. (a) Service Standards (a) Services, including all utility access, abovegmund equipment and trash containers shall be located on an alley when present or on the rear ofthe lot for those without alley access (f) Open Space Standards (1) One primary common open space of regular geometry is required. This area shall be equal to 15 percent afthe lot and shall be open to the sky. The common open space may be located on the ground or on a podium The minimum dimension for this area shall be 30 feet In each direction. (2) Private open space shall be provided for each residential unit The private open space shall be no less than 90 square feet with a minimum dimension of 6 feet In each direction and shall be open to the sky. (3) Private patios are permitted In front yards, subject to encroachments permitted perzone, in building Interiors, and on upper Ibars (4) Single loaded courtyards adjacent to alleys or Interior lot lines shall be at least 20 feet In width. The length of such Courtyard shall equal to the length of the building frontage. (5) Up to 50 percent of the private open space may be substituted for additional common open space or common interior space, the size CfwNch will be equivalent to the displaced private open space The minimum duunension of this space shall be IS feet In each direction. (9) Landscape Standards (1) Landscape shall cot obscure frontyard on adjacent lots Trees shall be planted at the rate of one (U 364ndh bos tree per25 lineal feet of front yard.The trees can be placed in groups in order to achieves particular design. (2) Where rearyard setbacks are present at least one (1) 244nch Canopy tree per unit shall be provided for shade and privacy. (3) Sideyard trees shall be placed ata rate of one (1) 244nch box tree per 30lineal feet far privacy of neighbors. (4) Sic (6) 5-gallon shrubs, ten (10) on"allon size herbaceous perennialslshnsbs and turf or acceptable drydimale ground cover shall be planted for every required tree. (h) Frontage Standards (1) Each dwelling's ground level shall be designed so that social areas such as the living room family room dining mom rather than sleeping and service moms, are Oriented toward the fronting street to the degree possible 0 Building Sire and Matting Standards (1j Buildings shall be composed of 2 or 3-5tory volumes in compliance with the standards for the applicable zone. (2) Buildings on comer lob shall be designed with two front facades. (3) Each building shall maintain setbacks from property lines and in compliance with the Stan- dards for the applicable zone, providing as much direct access to yards as possible. (4) The minimum unit frontage shall be 21 feet (5) Atuck-under shall Comply with the height ration. established In Table BT.11,enOBed Maximum Table Br-11 Maximum Ratio of each Tuckundet Story Story Ground Floor 2 3 96ol Touts Ibor by Dory tpmb am6 So46 11] Far amyper¢nlage less than 100%.drepercmuge refers to the percentageofthe grouts Moor foolpMt o1lM b W ding area rhos is cernhnted for tlus particular slop. 0) Accessory Dwellings Accessory dwellings shall not be permitted (k)Accessory Siru<Isues Accessorystructusesshallnotbepermitted 4 n TRANSIT ZONING CODE SPECIFIC DEVELOPMENT 84 City of Santa Ana, California 75G-65