In the R-2 and R-3 zones the following development standards shall apply and no use permit, building permit or other entitlement shall be issued or approved unless such standards are complied with:
(A) Maximum lot coverage. Buildings and accessory buildings, other than those accessory buildings which are specifically designed and built as a recreational or leisure amenity, shall not occupy more than 55% of any lot in the R-2 Zone or 60% of any lot in the R-3 Zone.
(B) Minimum side yards. Each side yard in the R-2 and R-3 Zones shall be not less than 10 feet for buildings up to 28 feet in height, and not less than 15 feet for buildings in excess of 28 feet in height.
(C) Facade articulation. All street-facing facades shall have relief in plane and texture through projections or recesses and changes in materials. Building entrances and front porches and projections into required yards such as stoops, bays, overhangs, fireplaces, and trellises may count towards meeting this requirement.
(D) Building orientation. All units located along public rights-of-way must have the primary entrance facing this right-of-way. Exceptions to this requirement may be approved for projects where multiple-family housing is located on four-lane streets carrying high traffic volumes and/or streets that do not allow on-street parking. In such cases, the project may be oriented around courtyards.
(E) All buildings, other than accessory buildings, located on the same lot shall be separated from each other by at least 20 feet. Covered or uncovered walkway connections, patio covers, architectural features, etc., shall not be construed as an extension of a building.
(F) A minimum of 75 square feet of habitable floor space shall be provided within each dwelling unit for each occupant. Habitable floor space shall not include hallways, kitchens, closets, attics, garages, attached or detached accessory structures, bathrooms, utility storage areas or other storage areas.
(G) Trash enclosures shall be located no closer than 25 feet from any door opening to the outside of or any window of any dwelling unit.
(H) (1) Prior to the issuance of any building permits for new homes within 1,000 feet of the I-10 Freeway, within 500 feet of any rail line and within 200 feet of any arterial street, the applicant shall submit an acoustical analysis to the Director of Public Works. This analysis shall indicate the existing and projected CNEL’s on the site and the method by which the noise is to be controlled or reduced to no more than 65 db within the exterior living space and no more than 45 db within the interior living space of all proposed dwelling units.
(2) In addition, an air quality analysis shall be provided which describes existing and projected concentration of air pollutants at the site in relation to standards set by the California Air Resources Board and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Design features shall be incorporated which would control or reduce pollutant concentration to state standards, or if such provisions are not feasible, an explanation of overriding considerations shall be provided which justifies approval of the project despite unmitigated air pollutant exposure.
(I) Sufficient right-of-way shall be improved and dedicated to the city, as needed, to achieve complete half-width street improvements along the affected lot frontages, in accordance with the city’s master plan of streets.
(Am. Ord. 608-C.S., passed 5-10-14)