.010 Public Parks. Public parks shall be provided as follows:
.0101 Parcels eight (8.0) acres or larger with residential development totaling more than 325 units, shall provide and construct an on-site public park, at a minimum size of forty-four (44) square feet per residential dwelling unit.
.01 Said park shall be bounded on at least one side by a public street with on-street parking.
.02 This requirement is in addition to the payment of park-in-lieu fees; however, the value of the parkland dedication will be credited against overall park-in-lieu fees paid for the project. This credit will be given for park land dedication only. No credit will be given for improvements to the park or for recreational-leisure areas, as required subject to subsection 18.20.110.020 (Recreational-Leisure Areas).
.0102 Parcels less than eight (8.0) acres in size shall pay a park-in-lieu fee.
.020 Recreational-Leisure Areas. Two hundred (200) square feet of recreational-leisure area shall be provided for each dwelling unit, and may be provided by private areas, common areas, or a combination of both.
.0201 Common Recreational-Leisure Areas. All 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 setback areas adjacent to public rights-of-way, private streets and alleys and interior property lines, 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.
.01 Improvement of Common Recreational-Leisure Areas. All 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.
(a) Fountains, ponds, waterscape, sculpture, planters, benches and decorative screen-type walls installed incidentally to the primary plants in the landscaping shall be permitted and encouraged.
(b) All required common recreational-leisure areas and other required open space areas shall be developed and professionally maintained in accordance with approved landscape and irrigation plans.
(c) Courtyards internal to a project, or enclosed on at least three (3) sides, shall have a minimum width of forty (40) feet, and shall be landscaped with a ratio of hardscape to planting not exceeding a ratio one (1) square foot of landscape to one (1) square foot of hardscape. Pools and spas shall be excluded from this ratio.
(d) The base of a building shall be separated from adjacent common recreational-leisure area by a planter allowing a minimum thirty (30) inches planting width.
.0202 Private Recreational-Leisure Areas. In order for private patios and balconies to count toward the recreational-leisure area requirement, they must comply with the following:
.01 Any private patios for ground floor units shall not be less than one hundred (100) square feet in area, with a minimum dimension of eight (8) feet.
.02 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. Private balconies for dwelling units located in high-rise towers, eight (8) stories or higher, shall not be less than thirty-five (35) square feet in area, with a minimum dimension of five (5) feet.
.030 Landscaping. Landscaping, including fences, walls and hedges, shall be permitted and/or required subject to the conditions and limitations set forth herein and in Chapter 18.46 (Landscaping and Screening) except that the minimum plant size for a Date Palm, which shall be 30-foot, brown-trunk height, and a Mexican Fan Palm, which shall be 20-foot, brown-trunk height. (Ord. 5935 § 1 (part); August 24, 2004: Ord. 6001 § 1 (part); November 8, 2005: Ord. 6004 § 3; November 8, 2005: Ord. 6103 § 1 (part); April 22, 2008: Ord. 6120 § 4 (part); October 28, 2008: Ord. 6192 § 1 (part); November 9, 2010: Ord. 6538 § 1 (part); October 4, 2022.)