Chapter 18.15
Dimensional standards
Lot
Density
Height & bulk
Housing
- Two-family
- by_right
- Three-family
- by_right
- Four-plus family
- by_right
Uses
Permitted by right10
Conditional / special use5
- residential planned unit developments
- landscaping, open space, growing of plants attendant to C-C district
- publicly-owned park, recreation or open space areas
- fire stations
- stable, boarding
Extracted standards
37 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Lighting
- Exterior lighting requirements
All exterior lighting fixtures shall be oriented downward, fully shielded, and certified by the International Dark Sky Association
Other
- Affordable units must match market-rate exterior
Affordable units and market rate units shall be constructed with the same exterior materials and details
- By-rightBy rightPermitted outright: if the plans meet the written rules, permission cannot be withheld. affordable housing minimum density20 du/acredu/acreDwelling units per acre — the number of homes allowed on each acre of land.
housing developments with a minimum density of twenty units per acre in which twenty percent or more of the units are affordable to lower income households shall be permitted by right
- Maximum color reflectivity40 pct
The reflectivity value for colors shall not exceed forty percent, except trim at fifty percent
- Interior side daylight plane ratio (R-MF-4)2 ratio
starts at the natural ground surface at the property line and increases in height at a ratio of two vertical units to one horizontal unit
- Interior side daylight plane start heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. (R-MF-23)12 ft
starts at twelve feet above the natural ground surface at the property line and increases in height at a ratio of two vertical units to one horizontal unit
- Divided lite requirements
Simulated divided-lite grilles acceptable only if on both faces, spacer bars, thickness min 1/4 inch
- Dooryard frontageFrontageThe length of a lot line that touches a public street. dimensions
Width min 6 ft, depth min 4 max 10 ft, projection max 6 ft, height of enclosure max 3 ft, clear height min 8 max 12 ft
- Dorothy Ford Park site developable area2.48 acresacre43,560 square feet — about the size of an American football field without the end zones.
A 2.48 acre portion of The Dorothy Ford Park site (APN 77272010) shall be permitted to be developed as high density housing
- Equipment location restrictions
Equipment shall be located away from open space and not within front setback of residential or mixed-use zones
- Equipment screening requirements
All exterior equipment and utilities shall be screened or incorporated into design so as not to be visible from public rights-of-way or adjacent residential zones
- Façade articulation for façades up to 65 ft
Building façades up to sixty-five feet in length along a right-of-way must incorporate two or more of: window bays min 2 ft depth every 12 ft, recesses min 2 ft depth every 12 ft, porches/decks over min 25% of façade length
- Maximum façade bay width for façades over 65 ft50 ft
When a building façade exceeds sixty-five feet in length, it must be separated into façade bays no greater than fifty feet in width defined by a recess or offset a minimum of two feet in depth
- Reflective/opaque glazing prohibitedProhibitedNot allowed in the district at all, short of rezoning or a variance. on primary living spaces
Reflective or opaque tinting of glazing on windows of primary living spaces is prohibited
- Glen Oaks housing site developable area4 acresacre43,560 square feet — about the size of an American football field without the end zones.
The estimated developable area of the Glen Oaks housing site is four acres
- Hardscape must be permeable
On-site hardscape material shall be permeable or pervious
- Maximum number of façade colors4 count
A maximum of four colors shall be applied to the building façade
- Maximum total dormer width as percentage of roof length50 pct
The total width of a single dormer or multiple dormers shall not exceed fifty percent of the total roof length at the street-facing façade
- Maximum façade width abutting R-E zone without break30 ft
Building façades abutting and facing the R-E zone may not exceed thirty feet in width without a break of minimum six feet in depth
- Minimum eave depth18 in
eaves must be at least eighteen inches in depth
- Minimum percentage of units with universal design15 pct
Minimum fifteen percent of units must employ principles of universal design
- Minimum upper-story step-backStep-backA requirement that upper floors be set further back than the floors below.10 ft
the third story must be stepped back a minimum of ten feet from the ground floor façade or be embedded in a sloped roof form
Width min 12 ft, depth min 8 ft, clear height min 8 max 12 ft
- Allowed primary cladding materials
Stucco, stone, stone-colored brick, EIFS, fiber cement
- Recessed frontageFrontageThe length of a lot line that touches a public street. dimensions
Width min 16 max 25 ft, depth max 16 ft, recessed surfaces 8+ ft require window/door
- Recycling and trash enclosure requirements
Conformance with the recycling and trash enclosure requirements set forth in Section 18.37.010
Roof decks are not allowed
- Allowed secondary accent materials
Metal, fiber cement, split-face CMU, terra cotta tile, brick, glazed tile
Width min 5 max 12 ft, depth min 5 max 8 ft, projection min 5 max 8 ft, clear height min 8 ft
- Minimum stagger for townhouseTownhouseA single-family home sharing side walls with its neighbours, each on its own lot./rowhouseTownhouseA single-family home sharing side walls with its neighbours, each on its own lot. primary facade planes12 in
all primary facade planes of adjacent attached units must be staggered a minimum of twelve inches every three units
- Walkway connection requirements
Walkways shall connect all primary building entrances to each other, parking, open space, and public rights-of-way
- Window recess and trim
All windows must be either recessed min 1 inch with trim min 2 inches, or recessed min 3 inches
- Window shape
Windows must be square, rectangular, or arched
Parking
- Maximum driveway width20 ft
Driveways may not exceed twenty feet in width, unless pre-empted by fire code
- Maximum number of parking lot access driveways
Maximum of one driveway for developments up to 10 units, maximum of two for more than 10 units
- Minimum separation between surface parking and buildings6 ft
Surface parking areas and drive aisles must be separated from on-site buildings by a minimum distance of six feet
- Minimum tandem parking bay dimensions40 ft
Each tandem parking bay must be a minimum forty feet in length by twelve feet in width
From the ordinance
R-MF Multi-Family Residential District Regulations. Principal uses include single-family, duplex, multi-family, emergency shelters, etc. Design standards in 18.15.060.