17.47.040

Blank building facades shall be prohibited. Building facades without the use of windows or doors shall not span a continuous horizontal length greater than 20 feet across any story.

A minimum of 25 percent of the total area of common open spaces shall be landscaped.

Any common open space shall measure at least 15 feet in length in any direction.

Building facades with frontage along a street shall provide for the entirety of the wall plane a projection or recess of five feet in depth for every 50 to 100 feet of continuous horizontal length of building facade.

Building facades facing a street shall incorporate at least one of the following design features for at least 25 percent of the facade area: step-backs, recesses/projections of at least 2 feet, balconies/decks/porches/patios/terraces, or awnings/lattices/louvers/shading devices.

Residential units on the ground floor shall have a minimum front and street-side setback of five feet.

A minimum interior side setback shall be the same as required for a residential use on the abutting RS-district lot. In cases where abutting property is outside of the city boundary, a minimum five-foot setback shall apply.

Development projects with total developable area of three acres or more shall provide pedestrian accessways approximately every two acres and a publicly accessible open space (min 400 sqft, min 20 ft dimension) approximately every three acres.

For all new development or projects that are an addition by increasing the square footage to an existing development in a MUOD overlay, a minimum of 50 percent of the total gross floor area for the proposed new mixed-use project or addition shall be dedicated to residential uses.

Each ground floor facade shall dedicate a minimum of 50 percent of the facade area to facade openings, such as windows or doors. Tinted, mirrored, or reflective glass is prohibited.

Each residential unit shall provide at least one private open space that measures at least five feet in length in any direction.

Each ground floor facade shall dedicate a minimum of 25 percent of the facade area to facade openings, such as windows or doors. Tinted, mirrored, or reflective glass is prohibited.

A minimum of one tree for every 500 square feet of outdoor common open space area shall be provided within the common open space.

All parking areas facing a street or abutting a residential use shall be screened by landscaping, buildings, or other screening treatments. At-grade surface parking shall be prohibited within the street setback.

Pursuant to Government Code § 65863.2, the required off-street vehicular parking may be waived for certain projects within one-half mile distance of public transit.

For dwelling units included in MUOD projects, vehicular parking spaces shall be leased or sold separately from dwelling unit rental or purchase fees. For deed-restricted affordable units, one parking space shall be included in base rent; tenant may choose to receive space or rent discount.