TRANSIT ZONING CODE :Architectural Standards
<br />(c) All building types are subject to the following:
<br />(1) Lot width and Depth:
<br />a. The width and depth shall be determined as described below:
<br />All buildings shall be designed to an Individual lot as required In Table
<br />BT-t.The lot Is for design purposes and may be made permanent
<br />through the regular process for parcel or tract maps.
<br />Lot width and depth shall be determined as described below.
<br />I. Front (Lot Width): Primary (Principal) Frontage
<br />2-Side (Lot Depth)
<br />3- Rear (Lot Width)
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<br />b. On corner lots fronting two streets, either street frontage may be used
<br />to comply with the lot width/frontage required per building type.
<br />C. Lots that have resulted from a legal subdivision but are less than 40 feet
<br />in width may be developed with standards that apply to lots 40 feet In
<br />width.
<br />(2) Access Standards:
<br />a. Where an alley is present, parking and services shall be accessed
<br />through the alley,
<br />b. Where an alley is not present parking and services shall be accessed
<br />from the street through or alongside the building as permitted In the
<br />zone and this division.
<br />C For corner lots without alley access, parking and services shall be
<br />accessed from the side street through or alongside the building.
<br />(5)Parking Standards:
<br />a. Entrances to garages, subterranean structured garages or driveways
<br />shall be located as close as possible to the side or rear of each lot.
<br />IN. Surface parking lots shall not encroach into any required yards,
<br />(4) Service Standards:
<br />a. Services, Including all utility access, above ground equipment, and trash
<br />enclosures shall be located on alleys
<br />b. Where alleys do not exist servicesIncluding utility access, above ground
<br />equipment, and trash enclosures shall be located In compliance with the
<br />building location standards for the zone and this division,
<br />a No trash enclosure shall be located inrequired landscape areas, within
<br />direct view of streets or in traffic or pedestrian aisles,
<br />d. Services and their appurtenances shall be screened from and shall not
<br />be located in required setback or landscaped areas.
<br />e. Each residential unit shall have access to on -site laundry facilities.
<br />f. Each development shall provide a trash area,
<br />g. Multiple family, commercial and industrial developments with common
<br />parking areas shall provide trash enclosures per 41,623,
<br />h. Residential development providing Individual trash containers shall
<br />provide an area that measures minimum of 3.5'x 7$ outside of required
<br />setbacks and yards, to store and place out for pick up.
<br />1, Individual trash bins located In a garage shall not encroach into the
<br />required parking area
<br />(S) Open Space Standards:
<br />a. Balconies am permitted in any setback yard as provided In the encroach-
<br />ment requirements of the applicable zone.
<br />b, private patios may be provided at the side and rear yards.
<br />c. The area of any patio covers, gazebos and other roofed shade structures
<br />with at least 2 sides fully opened to the outside may be counted towards
<br />the required open space.
<br />d, Corridors, walkways, Passes, driveways, parking courts, lobbies and
<br />other such spaces shall not be Included in the required open space cal-
<br />culations.
<br />(6) Landscape Standards:
<br />a. All setbacks, yards and shared common open spaces shall be land-
<br />scaped.
<br />b. A landscape buffer of not less than 5 feet shall be provided to separate
<br />any parking lot from an adjacent property.
<br />e. Surface parking lots shall be landscape per the City's Commercial area
<br />landscape standards.
<br />(7) Frontage Standards:
<br />a. Frontage shall comply with the applicable standards set forth in Sections
<br />41-2093 through 2039.
<br />I$) Building Size and Massing Standards:
<br />a. Buildings shall be constructed with a varied massing approach, Each
<br />building type contains an allowed massing by story table identifying the
<br />maximum ratio for each building story. Table BT-A ldentifles the Infor-
<br />mation contain within each of these allowed massing by story tables.
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<br />Allowed Massie by5tory
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<br />STOAYa
<br />Ground flwt
<br />1 3 9 s 6 ) a
<br />Percentage
<br />100
<br />Percentage number refers to the
<br />ofground
<br />percentage of the ground
<br />flocrby
<br />Boor footprint of the puiltl-
<br />story
<br />Ino area that Is permitted for
<br />this particular story
<br />b. The maximum permitted ground floor footprint shall be determined as
<br />described In Figure BT-8
<br />c. Storyhelghts
<br />1. A story means a habitable level within a building from finishedfloor
<br />to finished telling, Specific requirements for a story in various con-
<br />figurations are Identlfled In Table BT-2 Permitted Height by Story
<br />Type:
<br />Type
<br />location
<br />MintraVasBu
<br />MrIlmum
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<br />All building types,
<br />excluding house, duplex,
<br />Upper Floods)
<br />9
<br />14
<br />triplex, and quadplex
<br />All building types,
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<br />excluding house, duplex,
<br />Ground Floor
<br />10
<br />16
<br />h(plex,andquadplex
<br />House, duplex, triplex,
<br />upper Floor
<br />a
<br />14
<br />and quadplex
<br />Houseduplextriplex,
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<br />Ground Floor
<br />9
<br />12
<br />and quadplex
<br />Garage
<br />Upper Flaar(s)
<br />a
<br />14
<br />Ground Floor
<br />Equal to adjacent
<br />Garage
<br />(podium)
<br />ground Floor of building,
<br />16
<br />or 8 feet lfdotached
<br />2. A basements shall not be considered a story for the purposes of
<br />determining building height where the finished surface of the floor
<br />above the basement Is less than six feet above grade plane
<br />3. Attics shall not be considered a story for the purposes of determining
<br />building height.
<br />4. Above ground garages occupying a level shall be considered a story
<br />for the purposes of determining building height.
<br />d. Dwelling Unit Types
<br />There are three basic dwelling unit types.
<br />1. The flat Is a single story unit.
<br />2. The loft is a double -story heingt unit that may have a mezzanine.
<br />$. A townhouse is a two or mare story unit.
<br />These dwelling units types may be used In any combination through-
<br />out a building, as permitted by the various buildings types.
<br />(9) Accessory Dwellings:
<br />a. Second dwelling units shall comply with the requirements established in
<br />Section 41494 of the Santa Ana Municipal Code.
<br />(10) Accessory Structures:
<br />a. The area occupied by accessory structures shall be included in the floor
<br />area ratio calculation.
<br />b. An accessory structure shall not encroach into any required open space
<br />or setback, except that a detached garage may be located 3 feet from
<br />the rear and Interior side property line.
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