75G - PH AMEND TRANSIT ZONING CODE

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TRANSIT ZONING CODE : Architectural Standards -Building Types Illustrative Them, Duplex with frontyard and porch frontage Illustrative Photo: Quadplexwith stoop frontage Sec.41-2031. Duplex,Triplex, and Quadplex Building Type (a) Duplex, triplex, and quadplex are multiple dwelling types that arc architecturally presented as large single-family houses In their typical neighborhood setting. Such buildings may be sued for residential, office, retail, or in combination as permitted by the applicable mine. (b) Lot Width and Depth be i5e feet Tire depth ofthe lot hall be a Mitt unt of288 feet The minimum and maximum lot width and the minimumlot depth shall beat mescr'bed in TableBT-1 (Permitted Bu0d'na Tvoes). (c) Access Standards (1) The main entrance to each ground floor unit shall beaccessed 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 shall be accessed by a driveway to 10 feet wide with 2-foot planters on each aide when serving a private 2-car garage and 18 to 20 feet in width with 2400t planters on each Side when serving more than one private 2-car garage. (3) On a corner lot without access to an alley, parking and services shall be accessed from the side street (d) Parking Standards (1) Required residential parking shall be within Individual garages, which shall contain up to four CIVIL (2) Garages an comer lots without alleys may front onto the side street onlyIf provided with lrar garage doors, and driveways up to 8 feet wide that are separated by planters at least 2 feet wide. (3) A streetfacing garagemayaccommodate nomorethan 2 carsancishall have 1-cargamgedoon and driveways ou more than 8 feet wide that are separated by planters at least 2 feetvride. (4) Additional required parking spaces may be enclosed, covered or open. (a) Service Standards (1) Where an alley Is not present services including utility access, above ground equipment and bash containers shall be looted at Mast 10 feel behind thefront of thehouse,and be screened from view from the street with a hedge orsold fence. (f) Open Space Standards (1) One primary common open space of regular geometry is required. This area shall be equal to 15 percent of the lot shall be open to the sky and may be located on the ground or on a podium. The minimum dimension for the common open spare shag he 15 feet In each direction. (2) Private open space Is required for each ground Floor residential unit The private open space shall be no less than ISO square feet with a InImmurn dimension of 10 feet In each direction, enclosed by a fence, wall 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 tone (g) Landscape Standards (1) Landscape shall not obscure front yards on adjacent lots. Front yards trees shall not exceed 15 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 shag be planted atthe rate of one (1) 36-Inch box tree per 25 lineal feet of front yard. The trees may be placed in groups In order to achieve a particular design (2) In the mar yardt at least one (1) 244nch canopy tree shall be provided for shade and privacy. (3) Side yards was shall be placed a rate of one (1) 244nch box bee per 30lineal feet to protect the privacy of neighbors. (4) Six (6) S-gaBon size shrubs, ten (10) one -gallon size herbaceous perennials/shmbs and turf or acceptable dry climate ground cover shall be planted for every required tree. (h) Frontage Standards (1) Each dwellings ground level abutting front yards shag be designed so that social areas such as the gving room, family room dining ram Father than bedrooms and service moms, are ori- ented toward the fronting street to the degree possible. (2) On comer lots, entrances to Triplex and quadplex dweMngs shall be looted on both street frontages. 0) Building Size and Massing Standards (1) Building elevarlom abutting side yards shall be designed to provide at least one horizontal plane break of at least 3 feet and one vertical break of at least 2 feet (2) Buildings on corner lob shall be designed with two from facades. (3) Buildings shall be massed as large louses. 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 mflos established in Table BL-13 Table U-13 dPlex Story. Marimum Ratio of each DuplexTdpkx and Qwdplec Story Ground Floor I3 3 86olgrouM I IM 1 75*111 48% Iborbynery Ill For a gound floor fo ot,int olthe Wilding a.areathae mat IS Pewanteddfor tthNe pxxtkublar story 0) Accessory Dwellings AccessorydwelGngsshallnotbepermitted. 415 TRANSIT ZONING CODE SPECIFIC DEVELOPMENT 84 City of Santa Am, California 75G-67