18.32.050 BUILDING HEIGHTS.

   The building height requirements of the underlying zone shall apply; provided, however, that buildings exceeding the height requirement may be permitted by conditional use permit. (Ord. 5920 § 1 (part); June 8, 2004.)

18.32.060 FLOOR AREA.

   .010   Floor Area. The minimum floor area for residential units is shown in Table 32-E.

Table 32-E FLOOR AREA: MIXED USE OVERLAY ZONE

Minimum Floor Area for Residential Units

Studio Units: 550 square feet; provided, however, that the number of studio units shall not exceed 20% of the total number of units.

One-Bedroom Units: 700 square feet

Two-Bedroom Units: 825 square feet

Three-Bedroom Units: 1,000 square feet

More Than a Three-Bedroom Unit: 1,000 square feet, plus 200 square feet for each bedroom over three

Senior Citizens' Housing: Subject to Chapter 18.50

 

   .020   Calculations. For purposes of this section, a "Bedroom" is a private habitable room planned or used for sleeping, separated from other rooms by a door or a similar partition. Further, all rooms (other than a living room, family room, dining room, bathroom, hall, lobby, closet or pantry) having seventy (70) square feet or more of floor area, or less than fifty percent (50%) of the total length of any wall open to an adjacent room or hallway, shall be considered a "Bedroom.” (Ord. 5920 § 1 (part); June 8, 2004.)

18.32.070 BUILDING SETBACKS.

   Street and building setbacks shall be as required in the underlying zone, with the following exceptions:

   .010   Parking Structures. If a parking structure has retail, office or similar uses on the street-level floor on the side of the structure facing the street, the minimum front setback may be modified as provided in this section. If a parking structure does not contain those uses, the minimum street setback shall be twenty (20) feet.

   .020   Modifications. The setbacks prescribed in this section and in the underlying zone may be modified in connection with a conditional use permit, as set forth in Chapter 18.66 (Conditional Use Permit), in order to promote increased pedestrian activity, provide for a unified street frontage, ensure privacy and light for residential uses, provide for public spaces, and promote compatibility with existing development.

   .030   Encroachments. In addition to the allowable setback encroachments in the underlying zone, the following encroachment provisions apply:

      .0301   A patio cover or canopy may encroach into the required setback between buildings.

      .0302   Cornices, eaves, belt courses, sills, buttresses and fireplaces may encroach into a required interior setback not more than four (4) inches for each one (1) foot of the width of the interior setback, and may encroach into a required street setback not more than thirty (30) inches.

      .0303   Fixed awnings may encroach into a required interior setback no more than three (3) feet.

      .0304   Open, unenclosed balconies may encroach into a required street setback not more than three (3) feet.

      .0305   Private patios for ground-floor residential units may encroach not more than eight (8) feet into a required setback, along an interior property line or a setback between buildings, but not into required landscape setbacks.

      .0306   Covered or uncovered porches or landings that do not extend above the level of the first floor of the building, and that include an open railing not more than thirty-six (36) inches in height, may encroach into any required setback not more than five (5) feet.

      .0307   Decorative guard railings, for safety protection around hazardous areas, may encroach into any required setback.

      .0308   The placement of outdoor recreational facilities may encroach into required setbacks between buildings on the same building site.

      .0309   Trees, shrubs, flowers or plants shall be permitted in any required setback.

      .0310   Fences and walls that comply with Section 18.46.110 of Chapter 18.46 (Landscaping and Screening) may encroach into required setbacks. (Ord. 5920 § 1 (part); June 8, 2004.)

18.32.080 BUILDING LOCATION AND ORIENTATION.

   .010   Minimum Distances – Residential Uses. The minimum distances between parallel walls of two (2) main buildings, or between two (2) parallel facing walls of the same building, shall be the sum of the setback requirements of both walls, as determined by the provisions of subsection .020 of Section 18.06.090 (Building Setbacks) of Chapter 18.06 (Multiple-Family Residential Zones), whether such spaces are covered or open to the sky. The provisions of this subsection may be modified in connection with a conditional use permit, as set forth in Chapter 18.66 (Conditional Use Permit).

   .020   Minimum Distances – Non-Residential Uses. The minimum distances between any buildings containing only non-residential uses shall be governed by the Uniform Building Code as adopted by the City.

   .030   Pedestrian Accessways. All pedestrian accessways extending between buildings shall have a minimum width of eight (8) feet, whether such accessways are covered or open to the sky; provided, however, if the length of the accessway exceeds thirty-five (35) feet, the minimum width shall be twelve (12) feet. (Ord. 5920 § 1 (part); June 8, 2004.)

18.32.090 RECREATIONAL-LEISURE AREAS.

   .010   Recreation-Leisure Areas. Recreational-leisure areas shall be provided for residential dwellings as set forth in this section. The size of the areas is shown in Table 32-F.

 

Table 32-F MINIMUM SIZE OF RECREATIONAL-LEISURE AREAS: MIXED USE OVERLAY ZONE
	Minimum Size of Recreational-Leisure Areas per Unit
Zone	Studio Units (square feet)	All Except Studio Units (square feet)
MU	150	200

 

   .020   Characteristics of Areas. The recreational-leisure areas required by Table 32-F may be provided by private areas, public areas, or a combination of both.

   .030   Private Areas. Private patios for ground floor units shall be not less than one hundred (100) square feet in area, with a minimum dimension of eight (8) feet. Private balconies for dwelling units located entirely above the ground floor shall not be less than seventy (70) square feet in area, with a minimum dimension of seven (7) feet. Balcony rails shall be fifty percent (50%) finished with a permanent building material that matches, or is compatible with, the building.

   .040   Common Areas. Any common recreational-leisure areas shall be conveniently located and readily accessible from all dwelling units located on the building site, and shall be integrated with, and contiguous to, other common areas on the building site. The common recreational-leisure area may be composed of active or passive facilities, and may incorporate any required setback areas other than street setback areas, but shall not include or incorporate any driveways or parking areas, trash pickup or storage areas or utility areas. The common recreational-leisure area shall have a minimum dimension of ten (10) feet.

   .050   Improvement of Common Areas. Any common recreational-leisure areas shall be landscaped with lawn, trees, shrubs or other plants as set forth in Chapter 18.46 (Landscaping and Screening), with the exception of reasonably required pedestrian walkways and paved recreational facilities, such as swimming pools and decks and court game facilities. Fountains, ponds, waterscape, sculpture, planters and decorative screen-type walls, installed incidentally to the primary plants in the landscaping, shall be permitted and encouraged. All required common recreational-leisure areas and other required open space areas shall be developed and maintained in accordance with approved landscape and irrigation plans. (Ord. 5920 § 1 (part); June 8, 2004.)