For the purposes of this chapter, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
OPEN SPACE. Outdoor or unenclosed area on the ground, or on a roof, balcony, deck, porch, or terrace designed and accessible for outdoors living, recreation, pedestrian access, or landscaping, but excluding parking facilities, driveways, utility or service areas, or any required front or street side yard, and excluding any space with a dimension of less than six feet in any direction.
OPEN SPACE, COMMON. An open space within a residential development reserved for the exclusive use of residents of the development and their guests.
OPEN SPACE, PRIVATE. A usable open space adjoining and directly accessible to a dwelling unit, reserved for the exclusive use of residents of the dwelling unit and their guests.
TOWNHOUSE. Units shall be constructed up to common side lot lines without side yards, and no windows, doors, or other openings, shall face a side lot line except that the outside wall of end units may contain such openings. However, where a two-story or three-story townhouse adjoins a single-story townhouse, windows may be installed in the second-story or three-story wall of the townhouse.
TRAFFIC COURTYARD. A group of four to six dwelling units facing a courtyard. COURTYARDS typically are developed in a “hammerhead” or cul-de-sac with adequate dimensions to facilitate vehicles backing out from garages.
(1995 Code, § 10.145.030) (Ord. 05-1989, passed - -2005)