These development areas provide for the orderly development of single-family detached (clustered) dwelling units and multiple-family dwelling units (such as condominiums, row houses, townhouses and townhouse/stacked flats) in the medium density range.
.010 Condominiums, Row Houses, Townhouses and Townhouse/Stacked Flats. The development of condominiums, row houses, townhouses and townhouse/stacked flats shall comply with the standards for the "RM-3" Multiple-Family Residential Zone in Chapter 18.06 (Multiple-Family Residential Zones) and Chapter 18.18 (Scenic Corridor Overlay Zone), except as otherwise provided by subsections .0101 through .0106, below.
.0101 Building Height. The maximum overall height of any building shall be thirty-five (35) feet and two (2) stories, measured from the highest portion of the structure to the ground floor elevation directly below that point; provided, however, that where located within one hundred fifty (150) feet of any single-family detached residential development area, except where separated from such development area by an arterial highway, the maximum height shall be twenty-six (26) feet and two (2) stories, excluding the roof.
.0102 Coverage. The maximum coverage by all residential and accessory buildings shall be fifty-five percent (55%) of the building site area. Recreational-leisure area buildings and facilities shall not be included when calculating coverage.
.0103 Setbacks and Yard Requirements.
.01 Setbacks Adjacent to Arterial Highways and Expressways. The minimum building setback along arterial highways and expressways (including Oak Hills Drive and Weir Canyon Road) shall be twenty-five (25) feet. This area may include open parking and vehicle accessways, and the seven (7) to fourteen (14) foot landscaping area shown on the Circulation Plan (Exhibit No. 12 of the Specific Plan).
.02 Parking Area Landscaping Adjacent to Arterial Highways and Expressways. Minimum ten (10) foot screen planting areas shall be provided between any parking area and an arterial highway or expressway (such as Oak Hills Drive and Weir Canyon Road). This may include the seven (7) to fourteen (14) foot landscaping area shown on the Circulation Plan (Exhibit No. 12 of the Specific Plan), and walls or berms up to three (3) feet high.
.03 Required Landscaped Area Adjacent to Oak Hills Drive and Weir Canyon Road. The minimum landscaped area shall comply with subsection 18.104.070.010.
.04 Required Improvement of Yards and Setback Areas. Required yards and setback areas shall be landscaped as required in Chapter 18.46 (Landscaping and Screening) for multiple-family dwellings. Such yards and setbacks shall be maintained by either individual lot owners or the homeowners association, as appropriate.
.0104 Required Recreational-Leisure Areas. The minimum private and common recreational-leisure area requirement shall be seven hundred fifty (750) square feet per dwelling unit. Such recreational-leisure space may include balconies and patios. The minimum dimension of any common recreational-leisure area shall be ten (10) feet, excluding driveways. Patios shall be a minimum two hundred (200) square feet, with a minimum ten (10) foot dimension, and balconies shall be a minimum fifty (50) square feet, with a minimum five (5) foot dimension. No additional open space shall be required.
.0105 Sign Regulations – Advertising and Identification. Entrance monumentation/signage, both neighborhood and community, shall be permitted, as set forth in Section 18.104.100 and as shown on the Community Monumentation Plan (Exhibit No. 16 of the Specific Plan).
.0106 Required Site Screening. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 18.104.070.020, a solid, decorative-type, masonry wall, landscaped earthen berm, and/or any combination thereof, totaling not less than six (6) feet in height, shall be provided along, and immediately adjacent to, the applicable site boundary line or lot line of these residential development areas for any portion abutting an expressway or a commercial area. The height of any such wall and/or berm shall be measured from the highest finished grade level of the building pads of the dwelling units located closest to such abutting boundary or lot line, and shall be subject to review and approval by the Planning Commission or City Council.
.020 Single-Family Detached (Clustered) Dwelling Units. The development of single-family detached (clustered) dwelling units shall comply with the standards of the "RM-2" Multiple-Family Residential Zone in Chapter 18.06 (Multiple-Family Residential Zones) and Chapter 18.18 (Scenic Corridor Overlay Zone), except as otherwise provided by subsections .0201 through .0210, below.
.0201 Permitted Primary Uses and Structures. Detached (clustered), attached or semi-attached single-family dwellings, including but not limited to, condominiums, community apartments, townhouses or other forms of clustered dwellings, subject to the provisions for residential planned unit developments, as set forth in Section 18.06.160 (Residential Planned Unit Development) of Chapter 18.06 (Multiple-Family Residential Zones).
.0202 Lot Width. All lots shall have a minimum width of thirty (30) feet, measured at the minimum setback line; provided that, where the building is located farther back than the required minimum setback, the width shall be measured at the actual setback, and a site plan shall be provided to demonstrate the actual building location. No site plan will be required when the lot width is measured at the minimum setback line.
.0203 Building Site Area per Dwelling Unit. The minimum building site area shall be two thousand four hundred (2,400) square feet per dwelling unit, excluding any roadways that extend through the Specific Plan Area.
.0204 Building Height. The maximum overall height of any building shall be twenty-six (26) feet, measured from the highest portion of the structure to the ground floor elevation directly below that point.
.0205 Coverage. The maximum coverage by all residential and accessory buildings shall be fifty-five percent (55%) of the building site area. Recreational-leisure buildings and facilities shall not be included when calculating coverage.
.0206 Setbacks and Yard Requirements.
.01 Setbacks Adjacent to Arterial Highways and Expressways. The minimum building setback along arterial highways and expressways (such as Oak Hills Drive and Weir Canyon Road) shall be twenty-five (25) feet. This area may include open parking and vehicle accessways, and the seven (7) to fourteen (14) foot landscaping area shown on the Circulation Plan (Exhibit No. 12 of the Specific Plan).
.02 Parking Area Landscaping Adjacent to Oak Hills Drive and Weir Canyon Road. A minimum ten (10) foot screen planting shall be provided, and may include the seven (7) to fourteen (14) foot landscaping area shown on Circulation Plan (Exhibit No. 12 of the Specific Plan), and walls or berms up to three (3) feet high.
.03 Required Landscaped Area Adjacent to Oak Hills Drive and Weir Canyon Road. The minimum landscaped area shall comply with subsection 18.104.070.010.
.04 Structural Setbacks and Yards.
(a) The minimum open setback between roadways and buildings shall be ten (10) feet.
(b) The minimum open setback between alleys and buildings shall be five (5) feet.
(c) The minimum open setback between interior lot lines and buildings shall be five (5) feet.
(d) The minimum open setback between buildings located on the same building site, shall be either ten (10) feet or six (6) feet; provided that, for a six (6) foot open yard, the yard shall be enclosed as a private outdoor living area, at least one (1) of the buildings shall be a garage of up to twenty-five (25) feet in length, and at least one (1) of the buildings shall contain no windows or entrances.
.05 Required Improvement of Yards and Setback Areas. Required yards and setback areas shall be landscaped as required in Chapter 18.46 (Landscaping and Screening) for multiple-family residences. Such yards and setbacks shall be maintained by either individual lot owners or the homeowners association, as appropriate.
.0207 Required Recreational-Leisure Areas. The minimum common and/or private recreational-leisure area shall be one thousand two hundred (1,200) square feet per dwelling unit, which may include private patios and balconies. Where private outdoor living areas do not satisfy the required recreational-leisure space per dwelling unit, the remainder of the required recreational-leisure space shall be provided in common recreational-leisure space. No additional open space will be required.
.01 Private Recreational-Leisure Areas. The minimum area of any patio counted towards the required recreational-leisure area shall be six hundred (600) square feet, with a minimum ten (10) foot dimension, and the minimum area of any balcony counted towards the required recreational-leisure area shall be fifty (50) square feet, with a minimum five (5) foot dimension.
.02 Common Recreational-Leisure Areas. The minimum dimensions of any common area counted towards the required recreational-leisure area shall be ten (10) feet by ten (10) feet, excluding driveways.
.0208 Location and Orientation of Buildings.
.01 Minimum Setback Between Buildings. The minimum setback between parallel walls of two (2) buildings shall be ten (10) feet; provided that, if at least one (1) of the buildings contains no windows or entrances, the minimum distance shall be six (6) feet.
.02 Minimum Width of Pedestrian Accessways. All pedestrian accessways extending between buildings shall have a minimum width of six (6) feet, whether said accessways are covered or open to the sky.
.0209 Sign Regulations – Advertising and Identification. Entrance monumentation/signage, both neighborhood and community, shall be permitted, as set forth in Section 18.104.100 and as shown on the Community Monumentation Plan (Exhibit No. 16 of the Specific Plan).
.0210 Required Site Screening. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 18.104.070.020, a solid, decorative-type, masonry wall, landscaped earthen berm, and/or any combination thereof, totaling not less than six (6) feet in height, shall be provided along, and immediately adjacent to, the applicable site boundary line or lot line of these residential development areas for any portion abutting an expressway or a commercial area. The height of any such wall and/or berm shall be measured from the highest finished grade level of the building pads of the dwelling units located closest to any such abutting boundary or lot line, and shall be subject to review and approval by the Planning Commission or City Council. (Ord. 5920 § 1 (part); June 8, 2004.)