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<br /> <br />Active publici open space areas <br /> <br />B, In addition to the above requirements, the following <br />provisions shall apply to the design, location, and materials <br />used in these open space areas: <br /> <br />1, Plozas, courtyards, or other publicly accessible open <br />space areas at the ground level may be used to <br />satisfy this requirement, and shall be incorporated into <br />the design of the development, <br /> <br />2, Parking and rear setback areas shall not be <br />considered to meet this requirement, Front and side <br />setback areas that are integrated into the design of <br />the public open space may be considered to satisfy <br />this requirement. <br /> <br />3, Public open space areas shall be visible and <br />accessible from the public rights-of-way to engage the <br />interest of pedestrians and encourage public use. <br /> <br />4, A combination of landscape and hard scope materials <br />shall be used in the design of these areas to satisfy <br />the following requirements: <br /> <br />a. Hordscape paving may include brick, stone, <br />interlocking concrete pavers, textured concrete, and/ <br />or impressed patterned concrete. Hardscape elements <br />may include, but are not limited to, seating oreos, <br />potted plant moteriols, woter features, and public art <br />installations. <br /> <br />b, The balance of the open spoce oreos shall be <br />Iondscoped with turf, shrubs, or groundcover, ond <br />trees. All plont materiols shall be in proportion to <br />the height and mass of the building, and shall be <br />permanently maintained. <br /> <br />5. In order to achieve sunlight and air circulation in <br />required open space areas, the following minimum <br />height to width ratios shall be provided: <br /> <br />a, Enclosed Open Space: 2 to t ratio <br /> <br />(Open space thot is enclosed on four sides, such os <br />o courtyordl, The required open spoce shall have a <br />width of at leost one-half the height of the adiocent <br />building fa<;ade (measured perpendiculorly from the <br />fa<;ade), This requirement shall apply to 011 sides of the <br />required open space. <br /> <br />b, Open Spoce which is open on one or more sides: 3 <br />to 1 rotio <br /> <br />The required open spoce shall have a width of ot <br />leost one-third the height of the odjacent building <br />focade Imeosured perpendiculorly from the fo<;ade), <br />This requirement shall apply to all sides of the required <br />open space. <br /> <br />6, The required publicly accessible open space areas <br />shall be located and configured as one of the <br />following: <br /> <br /> <br />758-114 <br />