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TRANSIT ZONING CODE: Arehitectural Standards -Building Types
<br /> Sec. 41-2031. Duplex, Triplex, and Quadplex Building Type
<br /> ~ - (a) Duplex, triplex, and quadplex are multiple dwelling types that are architecturally presented as large
<br /> single-family houses intheirtypicalneighborhoodsetting. Such buildings may be used for residen-
<br /> ~ ~ tial, office, retail, or in combination as permitted by the applicable zone.
<br /> 1, ~ \ (b) Lot Width and Depth. The minimum lot width shall be 50 feet and the maximum lot width shall
<br /> be 125 feet. The depth of the lot shall be a minimum of 100 feet.
<br /> (c) Access Standards
<br /> (1) The main entrance to each ground floor unit shall be accessed directly from and face the street.
<br /> \Q _ - Access to second floor units shall be by a stair, which may be open or enclosed, but shall not
<br /> face the street.
<br /> ~ (2) Where an alley is not present, parking and services shall be accessed by a driveway 8 to 10 feet
<br /> wide with 2-foot planters on each side when serving a private 2-car garage and 18 to 20 feet in
<br /> Illustrative Axonometric Diagram width with 2-foot planters on each side when serving more than one private 2-car garage.
<br /> (3) On a corner lot without access to an alley, parking and services shall be accessed from the side
<br /> street.
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<br /> ti,, (d) Parking Standards
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<br /> _ (1) Required residential parking shall be within individual garages, which shall contain up to four
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<br /> f (2) Garages on corner lots without alleys may front onto the side street only if provided with 1-car
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<br /> garage doors, and driveways up to 8 feet wide that are separated by planters at least 2 feet wide.
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<br /> a~f _ - (3) A street facing garage may accommodate no more than 2 cars and shall have 1-car garage doors
<br /> - ~ ~ and driveways no more than 8 feet wide that are separated by planters at least 2 feet wide.
<br /> _ i~~ ~.i - (4) Additional required parking spaces may be enclosed, covered or open.
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<br /> `"~`i (e) Service Standards
<br /> n teC 0 ~ (1) Where an alley is not present, services including, utility access, above ground equipment and
<br /> ~ - ~ ,y_,_ _ trash containers shall be located at least 10 feet behind the front ofthe house, and be screened
<br /> ;tlustrative Photo: Duplex with Porch rrontuge from view from the street with a hedge or solid fence.
<br /> ~ ~ r ~ ~ ~ (fJ Open Space Standards
<br /> n ~ ~ ~ (1) One primary common open space of regular geometry is required. This area shall be equal to
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<br /> 4a 15 percent ofthe lot, shall be open to the sky and may be located on the ground or on a podium.
<br /> r' < ~ The minimum dimension for the common open space shall be 15 feet in each direction.
<br /> ~~a^ ~ a~~"€'..... _~,a " (2) Private open space is required for each ground floor residential unit. The private open space
<br /> "t" 1 ~ a~ - ~ ~ shall be no less than 150 square feet with a minimum dimension of 10 feet in each direction,
<br /> ' 1~~ p _ ~ enclosed by a fence, wal I or hedge and open to the sky.
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<br /> ~ - , r~r,'~. ~ (3) Porches and stoops may encroach into a required yard, as specified in the Urban Standards
<br /> for the zone.
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<br /> _ ~ ~ (g) Landscape Standards
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<br /> _ ~ ~ (1) Landscape shall not obscure front yards on adjacent lots. Front yards trees shall not exceed 1.5
<br /> _ _ - _ _ times the height of the porch at maturity, except at the margins of the lot, where they may be
<br /> - - - - - _ - - _ - no more than 1.5 times the height of building at maturity. The trees shall be planted at the rate
<br /> - _ - of one (1) 36-inch box tree per 25 lineal feet of front yard. The trees may be placed in groups
<br /> Illustrative Photo: Triplex with frontyard frontage in order to achieve a particular design.
<br /> a~ (2) In the rear yard, at least one (1) 24-inch canopy tree shall be provided for shade and privacy.
<br /> ~ ~ (3) Side yards trees shall be placed a rate of one (1) 24-inch box tree per 30 lineal feet to protect
<br /> ~ ~ ~ <a the privacy of neighbors.
<br /> `,"r ~ _ (4) Six (6) 5-gallon size shrubs, ten (10) one-gallon size herbaceous perennials/shrubs and turfor
<br /> ~ ~ ~ ~ acceptable dry climate ground cover shall be planted for every required tree.
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<br /> rx (h) Frontage Standards
<br /> _ .arm_~ (1) Each dwelling's ground level abutting front yards shall be designed so that social areas such
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<br /> ~E ~ as the living room, family room, dining room rather than bedrooms and service rooms, are
<br /> € oriented toward the fronting street to the degree possible.
<br /> (2) On corner lots, entrances to triplex and quadplex dwellings shall be located on both street
<br /> ~~3 frontages.
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<br /> (i) Building Size and Massing Standards
<br /> (1) Building elevations abutting side yards shall be designed to provide at least one horizontal
<br /> _ ~ plane break of at least 3 feet, and one vertical break of at least 2 feet.
<br /> r ?.rative Photo: Duplex with frontyard and porch frontage (2) Buildings on corner lots shall be designed with two front facades.
<br /> (3) Buildings shall be massed as large houses, composed principally of 2-story volumes, each
<br /> c - designed to house scale.
<br /> ' d `4 k- (4) Dwellings within buildings may be flats or townhouses.
<br /> r. (5) Duplex, Triplex, and Quadplex shall comply with the height ratios established in Table BT-13
<br /> a , entitled Maximum Ratio for Each Duplex, Triplex and Quadplex Story.
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<br /> Table BT-13
<br /> n .a-°'~~g ~ Maximum Ratioofeach Duplex, Triplexand
<br /> i' ~ - , Quadplex Story
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<br /> R ~ I ~ w~I %of ground 100% 75%[1] 40%
<br /> floor by story
<br /> - - _ ~ u ~ [1] For any percentage less than 100%, the percentage refers to the percentage of the
<br /> - - ground floor footprint of the building area that is permitted for this particular story.
<br /> Illustrative Photo: Quadplex with stoop frontage
<br /> (j) Accessory Dwellings. Accessory dwellings shall not be permitted.
<br /> (k) Accessory Structures: Accessory structures shall be permitted.
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<br /> SPECIFIC DEVELOPMENT 84
<br /> City of Santa Ana, California
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