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T R A N S I T Z O N I N G C 0 D E : Architectural Standards - Building Types Illustrative Asonometdc Diagram Sec. 41-2025. Hybrid Court Building Type. (a) Hybrid Counts a building composed of two building types, the stacked dwelling and couryard housing, arranged around a courtyardls), This building type combines a point -access portion of the stacked dwelling Wilding type (access through a double loaded corridor) with a walk-up Portion of the courtyard housing building type (access directly from the street W Courtyard). The building may be designed for occupancy by retail, service, or office uses on the ground floor, wait tapper ROOS also configured for those uses or for residences 1-� Lot Width AM Depth Is . TheIDINmYm real MaA- rnumn b width and the lot depth hall be s prescribed in TahlaU-1 fRwsNNed " --' l-.> J� "�i "Jam_ (c) Access SbMards (1) The main entrance to each ground floor unit shall be directly from the street. (1) Entrance to the residential portions of the stacked dwelling element shall be through If 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 stacked 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 alcoves/offsets at least every 100 feetfor other units, access shall be directly off a common courtyard or through stairs serving up to 3 dwell - IN'. (4) Elevator access shall be provided between the garage and each level of the stacked dwell- ings portion of the Wilding. Illustrative Photo: Hybrid Court access to the i (d) Parking Standards (1) Required parking shall be accommodated in an underground garage, surface parking, tuck under parking, or a combination thereof, (2) Dwellings shall bave Indirect access to their parking stall(s). let Service Standards (1) Udi ty meters shall be screened from view from The street and shall not tee located within any required landscape or setback area. (2) Mail boxes shall not be located in any required open space, landscape or setback areas or detract from the primary entrance to the development. (f) Open Space Standards (1) The common open space shall be designed as a central courtyard or Partial, multiple, separated or interconnected courtyards. This area shall equal to 15 percent of the lot and shall be open to the sky. Courtyards may be boated on the ground or on a podium. Side yards may be formed as common use gardens. 12) Minimum courtyard dimension is 40 feet when the long axis of the courtyard is oriented EW and 30 feet for a NS orientation. Courtyard proportions shall not be less than I:I between the width of the courtyard and the height of the Wilding for at least 213 of the court's perimeter. Horizontal shifts in upper floors adjacent to a own shall not exceed 112 the height as each upper floor. (3) In 40 foot wide courtyards, frontages and architectural projections are permitted on two opposing sides of The courtyard provided that an overall minimum width of 40 feet is maintained. Frontages and architectural projections are permitted on one side of a 30 foot wide courtyard provided an overall minimum width of 30 feet is maintained. (4) Private open space is required for each residential unit and shall be no less Than 50 square feet with a minimum 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 feel in each direction. (g) landscape Standards (1) Where a front yard is present, one (1) 24-irlch box tree pan 25 lineal feet shall 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 avoid the sensation of forced Pnd1- um hardscape. (3) Side yard trees shall be placed to create a particular sense of place at a rate of one (1) 24inch box tree per 30 lineal feet. (4) Oise 36tinch box specimen tree is required per courtyard that meets the minimum dimen- sions. For courtyards that exceed the minimum dimensions, two of more 24Anch box smaller size trees may be substituted for The 3 ftsch box tree. (5) Six (6) 5-gallon size shrubs, ten (10) one -gallon size herbaceous perennials/shrubs and tart or acceptable dry climate ground cover shall be planted for every required tree. (6) In the rear yard at least one (1) 24inch box canopy rise per every 25 lineal feet planted directly b The Wound. (7) Front yard sees that be of small scald that shall not exceed 12-15' height at maturity And are suitable for built in concrete planters or containers with a 36 minimum width. th) Frontage Standards (1) Entrance doors and social rooms, such as living rooms and dining rooms are oriented fronting toward the courtyandD) or the street when fronting one. Service rooms arc ori- ented to the degree possible backing to corridors in the Stacked Dwellings portion and to side yards, service yards and rear yards In the courtyard housing portbn. (2) Stoops up to 3 feet in height may be placed above subterranean parking, provided the area adjacent is landscaped and the stoops are scaled to the street and Wilding. (i) Building $ize And Massing Standards (1) Each unit shall have at least one side exposed to the outdoors with direct access private or common open swe. (2) Buildings may contain any of three types of dwellings: flats, townhouses and lofts. (3) Units may be as repetitive or unique as deemed by individual designs. 4:13 TRANSIT ZONING CODE SPECIFIC DEVELOPMENT 94 City of Santa Ana, CMlfomM 7 5A-45