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TRANSIT ZONING CODE : Architectural Standards -Building Types Illustrative Photo: Hybrid Court access to the second level 4.13 TRANSIT ZONING CODE SPECIFIC DEVELOPMENT 84 City of Santa Ana, California Sec. 41-2025. Hybrid Court Building Type. (a) Hybrid Court is a building composed of two building types, the stacked dwelling and couryard housing, arranged around a courtyard(s). This building type combines a point -access portion ofthe stacked dwelling building type (access through a double loaded mNldor) with a walk-up portion of the courtyard housing building type (access directly from the street or courtyard). The building may be designed for occupancy by retail, service, or office uses on the ground Boor, with upper floors also configured for those uses or for residences Ib) Lot Width and Depth Se"The minimum and ma d (c) Actess5tandards (1) The main entrance to each ground Boor unk shall be directly from the street (2) Entrance to the residential portions of the stacked dwelling element shall be through a 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 conldor of at least 6 feet In width with recessed doors madding akoves/oflsets at least every loot feet Forotherunits, access shall be directly of a common courtyard or through Mira serving up to 3 dwell- Ings. (4) Elevator access shall be provided between the garage and each level of the stacked dwell- ings portion of the building. (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 have indirect access to their parking stall(s). (e) Service Standards (1) Utility meters shall be screened from vlewfrom the street and shall not be 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 cletact from the primary entrance to the development. If) Open Space Standards (4) 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 located on the ground or on a podium. Side yards may be formed as common use gardens. (2) 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 1:1 between the width of the courtyard and the height of the building for at least 2/3 of the courtCs pelmet ar Horizontal shifts in upper floors adjacent to a court shall not exceed 112 the height of each upper floor. (3) In 40 hoot wide courtyards, frontages and architectural projections are permitted on two opposing sides of the courtyard provided that an overall minimum width of 40 fear is maintained. Frontages and arthitectural projections are permitted on one side of a 30 hoot 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 So 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 feet in each direction. (g) landscape Standards (1) Where a front yard is present, one (1) 24-inch box tree per 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 podi- um hardscape. (3) Side yard trees shall be placed to Create a particular same of place at a rate alone (1) 24-Inch box tree per 30 lineal feet (4) One 36Anch box specimen time is required per courtyard that meets the minimum dimen- sions. For courtyards that exceed the minimum dimensions two or more 24-Inch box smaller size trees may be substituted for the 364nch box tree. (5) Six (6) 5-gallon size shmbs ran it o) one -gallon sin herbaceous perenniau/shrubs and hurt or acceptable dry climate ground cover shall be planted for every required we. (6) In the rear yard, at least one (1) 24-iach box canopy tree per every 25lineal feet planted directly in the ground. (7) Front yard trees shall be of small scale that shall not exceed 12-15' height at maturity and arc suitable for built -In concrete planters or containers with a 36' minimum width. (h) Frontage Standards (1) Entrance doors and social rooms, such as living rooms and dining rooms are oriented fronting toward the courtyard(s) or the street when fronting one. Service rooms am ori- ented to the degree possible backing to Condition in the Stacked Dwellings portion and to side yards, service yards and rear yards In the courtyard housing portion. (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 building. (I) Building Size and Massing Standards (1) Each unit shall have at least one side exposed to the outdoors with direct access private or common open space. (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. 11 A-37