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TRANSIT ZONING C O D E: Architectural Standards -Building Types
<br /> Sec. 41-2026. Courtyard Housing Building Type
<br /> (a) Courtyard Housing is a building type consisting of residences that may be arranged in four possible
<br /> configurations: townhouses, townhouses over flats, flats, and flats over flats. The structures are
<br /> _ ~ arranged next to each other on one or more courts that are partly or wholly open to the street.
<br /> - ~ , (b) Lot Width and Depth. The minimum lot width shall be 125 feet and the maximum lot width shall
<br /> _ be 200 feet. The minimum depth of the lot shall be 130 feet and the maximum lot depth shall be 250
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<br /> I \ (c)AccessStandards
<br /> _ ~ i ~ (1) The main entry to each ground floor unit shall be directly offa common courtyard or from the
<br /> street.
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<br /> ~ . (2) Access to second story units not accessed directly from a podium shall be through stairs, serv-
<br /> - - ~ ing up to 3 units.
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<br /> ~r y ~Q (3) Elevator access, if any, shall be provided between the garage and courtyard/podium only.
<br /> (d) Parking Standards
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<br /> iAustrrative Axonometric Diagram (1) Required parking shall be accommodated in an underground orabove-ground garage, surface
<br /> parking, tuck under parking, or a combination thereof.
<br /> ~ (2) Dwellings may have direct or indirect access to their parking stall(s), or direct access to stalls
<br /> enclosed within the garage.
<br /> (e) Service Standards
<br /> .e"r ..y (1) Utility meters shall be screened from view from the street and shall not be located within any
<br /> .b ~ ~x~4, required landscape or setback area.
<br /> ~ ~ ` ~ s. "ra (f) Open Space Standards
<br /> 4 (1) The common open space shall be designed as a central courtyard or partial, multiple, separated
<br /> as or interconnected courtyards. The common opne space shall be at least 15 percent ofthe lot
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<br /> ~'r$ ,.T._.~ ,,,A{~ and must be open to the sky.
<br /> r x ~ (2) Courtyard proportions shall not be less than 1:1 between the width ofthe courtyard and height
<br /> ,y „ ofthe building for at least 2/3 ofthe court's perimeter. Horizontal shifts in upper floors adjacent
<br /> r : to a court shall not exceed 1/2 the height of each upper floor. In a project with multiple court-
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<br /> ~y yards, at least two ofthe courtyards shall conform to the patterns above.
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<br /> I~Li ~ ~ a. " *~~~_il (3) In 40 foot wide courtyards, frontages and architectural projections are permitted on two oppos-
<br /> ` - ing sides ofthe courtyard provided that an overall minimum width of 40 feet is maintained.
<br /> - - - Frontages and architectural projections are permitted on one side of a 30 foot wide courtyard
<br /> provided an overall minimum width of 30 feet is maintained.
<br /> (4) Courtyards shall be connected to each other and to the public way by zaguans or paseos.
<br /> „y~ r (5) Private open space is required for each residential unit and shall be no less than 90 square feet
<br /> with a minimum dimension of 6 feet in each direction.
<br /> Illustrative Photo: Courtyard with fountain and individuui gardens (6) Private open space may be substituted for additional common open space or common interior
<br /> r~-~ space, the size of which shall be equivalent to the displaced private open space. The minimum
<br /> dimension of this space shall be 15 feet in each direction.
<br /> .r (g) Landscape Standards
<br /> (1) Landscape shall not obscure front yards on adjacent lots or the shopfront of ground floor flex
<br /> space. Front yard trees shall not exceed 1.5 times the height of the porch at maturity, except at
<br /> the margins ofthe lot, where they may be no more than 1.5 times the height of building at matu-
<br /> - rity. Trees shall be planted at the rate of one (1) 36-inch box tree per 25 lineal feet of front yard.
<br /> ~r . t ~ Trees may be placed in groups in order to achieve a particular design.
<br /> C , I ~ (2) In the rear yard, at least one (1) 24-inch canopy tree per 25 lineal feet shall be planted directly in
<br /> _ _ the ground.
<br /> ~ ~ ~ (3) One 36-inch box specimen tree is required per courtyard that meets the minimum dimensions.
<br /> K For courtyards that exceed the minimum dimensions, two or more 24-inch box smaller size trees
<br /> € 4++°' 6~. r°~' may be substituted for the 36-inch box tree.
<br /> (4) In courtyards over garages, one (1) 24-inch box size tree of small scale (12-15' height at matu-
<br /> - rity) or similar tall shrubs shall be used in planters with a 36" minimum dimension.
<br /> (5) Side yard trees shall be placed at a rate of one (1) 24-inch box tree per 30 lineal feet for privacy
<br /> of neighbors.
<br /> - - - (6) Six (6) 5-gallon size shrubs, ten (10) one-gallon size herbaceous perennials/shrubs and turf or
<br /> acceptable dry climate ground cover shall be planted for every required tree.
<br /> (h) Frontage Standards
<br /> (1) Entrance doors and social rooms such as living rooms and dining rooms are oriented toward the
<br /> Illustrative Photo: Courtyard with direct street and court access courtyard (s) and the fronting street. Service rooms shall be oriented backing to side yards, ser-
<br /> _ vice yards and rear yards to the degree possible.
<br /> I ~ y (2) Frontages and architectural projections or features such as towers, loggias and entry stairs shall
<br /> ~~M'„ not encroach into the required minimum dimension ofa courtyard.
<br /> - ,I (3) Stoops up to 3 feet in height may be placed above subterranean parking, provided the area adja-
<br /> ii cent is landscaped and the stoops are scaled to the street and building.
<br /> (i) Building Size and Massing Standards
<br /> i I ! (1) Buildings shall be composed of one, two and three story masses, each designed to house scale,
<br /> j and not necessarily representing a single dwelling.
<br /> ' (2) 3-story buildings shall be composed of single story and stacked units. In this case, the visibility
<br /> of elevators and of exterior corridors at the third story shall be minimized by incorporation into
<br /> ~ ~ the mass ofthe building.
<br /> . I3A°.'~ " L+' I (3) Buildings may contain any three types of dwellings: flats, townhouses, and lofts.
<br /> I[7 A (4) Units may to be as repetitive or unique as deemed by individual designs.
<br /> j ~i ~ (5) 4 and 5 story masses shall be minimized inside courtyards and apparent on street frontages.
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<br /> ~ ~ -r-r - I,,,~yyp+ , ~ heights. Courtyard housing shall comply with the height ratios established in Table BT-8, entitled
<br /> ~ Maximum Ratio for Each Courtyard Housing Story.
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<br /> ~ ~ Maximum Ratio of Each Courtyard Housing Story
<br /> - STORY Ground Floor 2 3 4 5
<br /> Illustrative Photo: Courtyard with zaguan linking two courtyards ry of ground
<br /> floor by story 10096 10096 8596[1 ] 5596 4096
<br /> [1] For any percentage less than 100°/x, the percentage refers to the percentage of the ground floor
<br /> footprint of the building area that is permitted for this particular story.
<br /> (j) Accessory Dwellings: Accessory dwellings shall not be permitted
<br /> (k) Accessory Structures shall not be permitted. Detached garages shall be permitted.
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<br /> 4:15 TRANSIT ZONING CODE
<br /> SPECIFIC DEVELOPMENT 84
<br /> City of Santa Ana, California
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