Dimensional standards
Extracted standards
11 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Fencing & walls
- Maximum fence heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. adjacent to commercial uses8 ft
Projects with rear and interior side yards located adjacent to commercial uses may have a fence or wall height up to eight feet.
- Maximum fence heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. in rear and interior side setbacksSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line.6 ft
Fences and walls located within rear and interior side setbacks are limited to six feet in height.
- Maximum fence heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. along street frontageFrontageThe length of a lot line that touches a public street.4 ft
Fences and walls located along a street frontage are limited to four feet in height.
- Minimum fence transparencyGround-floor transparencyThe share of a ground-floor street wall that must be windows rather than blank surface. in front/corner side setbacksSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line.50 pct
Fences located within front and corner side setbacks shall have a minimum of 50 percent transparency.
Other
- Courtyard opening required for structures with 75 ft frontageFrontageThe length of a lot line that touches a public street.
For structures with 75 feet of street frontage or more, the street side of the structure shall have an opening into a landscaped courtyard.
- Loading hours for household goods
If the loading and unloading of furniture and household goods for residential dwelling units is to occur on the street, it shall be limited to the hours of 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. on weekdays and 9:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. on weekends.
- Maximum percentage of open spaceOpen spaceLand a development must leave unbuilt, sometimes required to be usable or planted. from balconies35 pct
Not more than 35 percent of the total open space may be met by counting balconies.
- Minimum courtyard dimension20 ft
There shall be a ground-floor landscaped courtyard that shall be a minimum of 20 feet in any direction.
- Minimum dimension of open spaceOpen spaceLand a development must leave unbuilt, sometimes required to be usable or planted.6 ft
The minimum dimension of any open space shall be six feet in any direction.
Parking
- Driveway location from side property line5 ft
Driveways shall be located not more than five feet from a side property line.
- Overnight parking permits not allowed
City Permits for overnight parking on City streets shall not be issued for residential development projects built in compliance with this Section.
From the ordinance
The development standards of this Section shall apply to multi-family residential development projects utilizing a density greater than 48 dwelling units per acre located outside of a Residential zoning district or Specific Plan area. Side and rear setbacks: Ten-foot minimum. Open space: A minimum of 30 percent of the net floor area of the structure shall be provided as open space.
Parking requirements
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"residential": "1 space per unit on-site, guest parking per Table 4-5"
}