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e Open Space and Recreational-Leisure Areas. There shall be provided a minimum of: (a) Three hundred and fifty (350) square feet of usable recreationali -leisure space for each dwelling unit. Portions of spaces required under the yard and minimum distance provisions of this Section may be included in the calculation of recreational leisure space to the extent that they are integrated with and usable as part of a larger recreational-leisure area. (b) Where private outdoor living areas are provided, the minimum recreat~onal~leisure space requirement shall be reduced to three hundred (300) square feet per dwelling unit. (1) Minimum dimensions of such private outdoor living areas shall be as follows: (a) When provided for ground floor or studio-type units, such areas shall have a niminum of two hundred (200) square feet, the least dimension of which shall be ten (10) feet. (b) When provided for dwelling units wholly above the ground floor, such areas shall be provided as accessible balconies or decks, and shall have a minimum area of fifty (50) square feet, the least dimension of which shall be five (5) feet. (2) Remaining required space not provided in private outdoor liging areas shall be provided in common recreational-leisure areas. (c) Common recreational-leisure areas, which shall be conveniently located and readily accessible from all dwelling units located on the building site, may extend into the required yards, but shall be screened from adjacent arterial streets and highways, and may include swimming pools, putting greens, court game facilities, and any other recreational-leisure facilities necessary to meet the requirements of residents and their guests. Common recreational-leisure areas, with the exception of pedestrian accessways and paved recreational facilities, shall be landscaped with lawn, trees, shrubs or other plant materials and shall be permanently maintained in a neat and orderly manner as a condition to use. Fountains, sculpture, planters and decorative screen type walls, where an integral part of a landscaping scheme comprised primarily of plant materials, are permitted. Required recreational-leisure space shall in no case be used for parking automobiles or for co~nercial agriculture. (d) Fifty (50) percent of required common recreational-leisure space for residential units may be included in the calculation of required yards and setbacks for commercial uses developed on the same site, providing the resulting spaces shall be part of an integrated whole contiguous with and convenient to the residential buildings served, shall be developed solely with plant and decorative materials, and shall not serve as primary commercial pedestrian routes or otherwise made unavailable for leisure purposes. Coverage. The maximum coverage by main residential buildings and accessory residential buildings shall not exceed fifty (50) percent of the residential site area. If the site is in residential use only, the residential site area is the total site minus the area of all vehicular rights of way and of all accessways which exceed one hundred (100) feet in length. If the site is also in use for commercial purposes, demarcation of residential site areas shall be shown on submitted plans for the purpose of calculating coverage, and any open space, setbacks, parking areas, and vehicular ways used to satisfy development requirements for con=aercial uses shall not be included in calculating the coverage of residential buildings.~ Recreation-leisure facilities shall not be counted as covered area. -5-