(A) Common open space. Common open space shall be permanently provided for recreational purposes and for the enjoyment by all occupants of each residential planned development according to the following standards:
(1) Common open space shall be provided which is accessible and available to all project residents for outdoor activities. Surfacing of the areas shall be any practical combination of lawn, paving, decking, concrete or other serviceable, dust-free surfacing with a slope of not more than 10%. A minimum passageway to any required common open space of seven feet in width with a minimum three foot wide walkway shall be provided.
(2) The amount of required open space shall be equal to 400 square feet for each dwelling unit with two or more bedrooms or 300 square feet for each unit with less than two bedrooms.
(3) Required open space may not include public or private streets, driveways, utility easements where the ground surface cannot be used approp-riately for open space, parking spaces or other areas primarily designed for other operational functions, and may not include front or street side yards. All areas designed for use as open space shall have a minimum dimension of 15 feet.
(4) Common open space which is within ten feet of an interior property line shall be developed such that it is not higher than the grade level of the adjacent properties.
(5) At least 60% of the required open space must be located in main courtyard which should be adjacent to a main pedestrian circulation path. The courtyard should have a minimum visibility window of at least 10 feet in width to the front street.
(6) Common indoor recreation uses may be calculated towards meeting not more than one-third of the open space requirement if the development has 20 or more units. Such indoor common open space shall be accessible and available to all project residents for indoor activities and shall have a minimum area of 1,000 square feet. Indoor recreation uses may have plumbing, but shall not have showers or bathtubs.
(7) Recreational amenities shall be required on all projects of four or more units. The amenities shall include one or more of the following: Swimming pool, spa, recreation room with ping pong table and lounge furniture or billiard table, children's play equipment, barbecue and picnic table, tennis court, shuffleboard, weight room or sauna.
(8) Common indoor and outdoor open space shall be controlled and permanently maintained by the owner of the property, or by a homeowners' association. Provisions for such control and main-tenance shall be included in the covenants, conditions and restrictions.
(9) The Planning Commission may grant up to a 50% reduction in common open space requirements on the basis that a residential planned development is located immediately contiguous and directly accessible to a public park.
(B) Private open space. Private open space is devoted to the recreation and leisure use of one or more dwelling units and located immediately adjacent to such unit(s).
(1) The common open space requirement may be reduced by one square foot for each square foot of private open space that is provided, up to a maximum reduction of 50% of the open space requirement or 200 square feet per unit (150 square feet for one-bedroom or efficiency units). This reduction will be granted only if the following standards are met:
(a) Patios (cannot exceed two feet above the adjoining on-site ground, on any side) with a minimum dimension of eight feet and a minimum area of 200 square feet (150 square feet for one-bedroom or efficiency units).
(b) Decks and balconies with a minimum dimension of five feet.
(2) For private patios and balconies with at least three feet in width, the common open space requirement may be reduced by one square foot for every three square feet of usable private open space, up to a maximum reduction of 100 square feet per unit. Walkways shall not be counted. At least 50% of the total private open space shall be open to the sky. The maximum countable private open space-per unit is 200 square feet for two bedroom or larger units and 150 square feet for one-bedroom or efficiency units.
('86 Code, § 23.20.100) (Ord. 4110, passed - - ; Am. Ord. 4292, passed 8-16-95) Penalty, see § 1.12.010