80A - TRANSIT CODE AND STATION DISTRICT - EXHIBIT D - SPECIFIC PLAN 84 - 6-7-2010 version

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TRANSIT ZONING CODE: Arehitectural Standards -Building Types Sec. 41-2027. Live/Work Building Type. ~ (a) Live/Work is an integrated residence and work space (located on the ground floor), occupied and utilized by a single household in an array of at least 3 such structures, or a structure with at least 3 units arranged side by side along the primary frontage, that has been designed or structurally modified to accommodate joint residential occupancy and work activity. ~ _ V (b) Lot Width and Depth. The minimum lot width shall be 75 feet and the maximum lot width shall 0 ` ~ be 125 feet. The depth of the lot shall be a minimum of 100 feet and a maximum of 200 feet. _ ~ ~ (c) Access Standards ~ (1) The main entrance to the ground floor work space shall be accessed directly from and face - t--r ~ the street. _ - (2) The upstairs dwelling shall be accessed by a separate entrance, and by a stair or elevator. _ - (3) For lots without alleys, garages and services shall be accessed by a driveway 8 to 10 feet in IIIusGrative Axonometric Diagram width with 2-foot planters on each side when serving a private 2-car garage and 18 to 20 feet _ in width with 2-foot planters on each side when serving more than one private 2-car garage. (4) Accessibility should be accommodated between a pair of units and not in the front yard to the - degree possible. ~c~ ~ (d) Parking Standards i (1) At least one required parking space shall be in a garage, attached to or detached from the .,t ~ e r, _ dwelling. ~ ~ a - ~ (2) Additional required parking spaces may be enclosed, covered or open. h ~ _ ~ ~x` -a (e) Service Standards (1) Services (including all utility access, aboveground equipment, and trash containers) shall be ~i d' - located on an alley when present, or in the rear of the lot for those lots without alley-access. .s'°Ti ~ ~ a,., (f) Open Space Standards r~° (1) For all buildings, except for those with stuck-under garage, the private open space shall be '"f in the rear yard of each unit. The private open space shall be no less than 15% ofthe area of ~--q the lot or portion ofthe lot allocated for the unit. The private open space shall be of a regular geometry and open to the sky. The minimum dimension of each rear yard shall be 15 feet. _ ~r _ (2) For buildings with tuck under garage, one primary common open space of a regular geometry shall be provided. This common open space shall be equal to 15 percent of the lot, and shall be open to the sky. The minimum dimension for the common open space shall be 30 feet in Illustrative Photo: Live-work type with o~ce and retail frontage each direction. Additionally, private open space shall be provided for each unit. The private open space shall be equal to 50 square feet per unit. Private open space may be substituted for additional common open space or common interior space, the size of which will be equiv- _ - - alent to the displaced private open space. The minimum dimension ofthe substituted com- ' mon open space shall be 15 feet in each direction. ' (g) Landscape Standards ¦ . (1) Landscape shall not obscure front yards on adjacent lots or the shopfront of ground floor flex _ ~ . ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ space. Front yards trees shall not exceed 1.5 times the height of the porch at maturity, except - ~ ~ ~ ~ ¦ at the margins ofthe lot, where they may be no more than 1.5 times the height of building J ~ at maturity. Trees shall be planted at the rate of one (1) 36-inch box tree per 25 lineal feet of " ® ¦ ~ front yard. Trees may be placed in groups in order to achieve a particular design. . ~ _ ~ : - (2) In each unit's rear yard, at least one (1) 24-inch canopy tree shall be provided for shade and . ~o ~ " ~ privacy. . J _ (3) Side yards trees shall be placed a rate of one (1) 24-inch box tree per 30 lineal feet to protect the privacy of neighbors. ~ ° ~ ~ ~ - E ~ (4) Six (6) 5-gallon size shrubs, ten (10) one-gallon size herbaceous perennials/shrubs and turf ~ ~ ~ ~ or acceptable dry climate ground cover shall be planted for every required tree. _l err ;,r - (h) Frontage Standards (1) Each live/work unit shall be designed so that social areas (e.g., living room, family room, dining room, etc.), rather than sleeping and service rooms, are oriented toward the fronting Illustrative Photo: Live-work type with shopfront frontage street or to the courtyard. (i) Building Size and Massing Standards - f (1) Buildings shall be composed oft or 3-story volumes in compliance with the standards for the applicable zone. hl~,~ (2) Buildings on corner lots shall be designed with two front facades. ~ (3) The minimum unit frontage shall be 21 feet. - ~ (4) A live/work shall comply with the height rations established in Table BT-9, entitled Maximum Ratio for Each Live/Work Story. I ~ Table BT-9 _ ~t ppp Maximum Ratio of each Live~Work Story ' ® ~ ~ r All Zones Except U N-1 & U N-2 Zones 1[r"ja I 1e[~ Story Ground Floor 2 3 - ~ 1- _ 10096 10096 10096 ,~.f'~ %of grou nd UN-1 &UN-2 Zon es ` ~ _ floor by story d . I 10096 so96 [1 ] so96 _ ,1 . .n _ _ [1] For any percentage less than 100%, the percentage refers to the percentage of the ground floor 1~:_ 1~ y~ footprint of the building area that is permitted for this particular story. _3'1 (j) Accessory Dwellings. Accessory dwellings shall not be permitted. (k) Accessory Structures. Accessory structures shall be permitted. 4:17 TRANSIT ZONING CODE SPECIFIC DEVELOPMENT 84 City of Santa Ana, California