.010 Minimum Structural Setbacks and Yards. The minimum structural setbacks and yards shall be as required in the underlying zone; provided, however, projects located in all non-residential zones shall comply with the requirements of the RM-3 Zone.
.020 Required Improvement of Setbacks and Yards. Yards and setback areas shall be landscaped with lawns, trees, shrubs or other plants, and shall be permanently maintained in a neat and orderly manner. Pedestrian walks, recreational-leisure areas and vehicular accessways shall be permitted in these areas. The following decorative elements are permitted where they are integral parts of a landscaped scheme comprised primarily of plants:
.0201 Fountains, ponds, sculptures, benches and planters; and
.0202 Fences, walls and hedges conforming to the provisions of Section 18.46.120 (Screening, Fences, Walls and Hedges).
.030 Minimum Recreational-Leisure Areas. There shall be not less than two hundred (200) square feet of usable recreational-leisure area for each dwelling unit provided for in private patios, accessible balconies, roof gardens, common recreational-leisure areas, landscaped side and rear yards, or any combination thereof and as provided herein.
.0301 Private Recreational-Leisure Areas. Private patios for ground-floor units shall be not less than one hundred (100) square feet in area, the least dimension of which shall be not less than eight (8) feet. Where living units above the ground floor are served by a private balcony, the balcony shall be a minimum of fifty (50) square feet in area, the least dimension of which shall be a minimum of five (5) feet.
.0302 Recreational-Leisure Space for Projects Containing More Than 20 Dwelling Units. Projects containing more than twenty (20) dwelling units shall, as a part of the required two hundred (200) square feet of recreational leisure area per dwelling unit, provide at least fifty (50) square feet per dwelling unit of common space designed for a specific recreational or leisure activity. The common recreational-leisure space shall be conveniently located to, and readily accessible from, all dwelling units, and may be provided either outdoors or inside a building. The outdoor common recreational-leisure spaces may extend into required rear yard setbacks or side yard setbacks not abutting a public or private street and, in any event, shall be screened from adjacent streets and arterial highways, by either solid building walls, or a minimum six (6)-foot-high, decorative block wall. The required common recreational-leisure space may include swimming pools, barbecue facilities, multi-purpose rooms, putting greens and/or court game facilities. Indoor recreational-leisure space shall be provided in a multi-purpose or recreational room or rooms having minimum floor areas of one thousand (1,000) square feet.
.0303 All outdoor common recreational-leisure areas shall be landscaped with lawn trees, shrubs or other plants and shall be permanently maintained in a neat and orderly manner. Fountains, ponds, sculpture, planters and decorative screen type walls, where an integral part of a landscaping scheme that consists primarily of plant materials, shall be permitted within the common areas. (Ord. 5920 § 1 (part); June 8, 2004.)