17.54.115
Dimensional standards
Extracted standards
13 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Design
- Front porch minimum area70 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
The covered porch shall be greater than 70 square feet in area, with a minimum dimension of six feet. Exception: Dwellings less than 700 square feet in size may have a porch greater than 50 square feet in area and five feet minimum dimension.
Other
- Common open spaceOpen spaceLand a development must leave unbuilt, sometimes required to be usable or planted. for cottage housing400 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000./du
Four hundred square feet per dwelling unit.
- Common space dedication400 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000./du
The minimum required dedicated common space shall be 400 square feet per dwelling unit.
- Maintenance easement required4 ft
An easement between adjacent property owners for maintenance shall be required if the sidewall or eaves of one house is closer than four feet to the adjacent property line.
- Maximum walking distance to common space1,320 ft
The walking distance between all housing units and a portion of the common or open space, measured along street frontages or pedestrian walkways, shall on average not exceed 1,320 feet (one-quarter mile).
- Minimum occupancy duration for moveable tiny house120 days
Moveable tiny houses shall occupy the site for a minimum of 120 days.
- Minimum percentage of units adjacent to common space20 pct
At least 20% of all housing units shall be adjacent to designated common or open space.
- Minimum rental duration for moveable tiny house31 days
Long-term rental is defined as 31 consecutive calendar days or more.
- Minimum separation between structures10 ft
A 10-foot minimum separation distance shall be maintained between adjacent principal dwelling structures.
- Private open spaceOpen spaceLand a development must leave unbuilt, sometimes required to be usable or planted. for cottage housing200 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
Each cottage housing residential unit shall have a 200 square feet (minimum) usable private yard.
- Window restriction side wall3 ft
If the side wall of the house is three feet or less from the property line, windows or other openings that allow for visibility into the side yard of the adjacent lot are not allowed.
The side setback on one side of the property may be reduced to zero for a grouping of cluster lots sharing a common street frontage.
Parking
- Parking spaces per unit for moveable tiny house1 spaces
Each dwelling shall have one designated parking space.
From the ordinance
All cluster lot developments shall be consistent with the goals and policies of the Placer County Conservation Program.