Dimensional standards
Extracted standards
17 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 commercial8 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 street4 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 setbackSetbackThe 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
- Balcony minimum dimension to count as open spaceOpen spaceLand a development must leave unbuilt, sometimes required to be usable or planted.6 ft
Balconies shall have a minimum dimension of six feet in order to count as required open space.
- Balcony minimum distance from property line6 ft
Balconies may project no closer than six feet to an interior or rear property line and four feet into a front or corner side setback.
- Courtyard opening heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. percentage50 pct
This opening shall be a minimum of 50 percent of the overall height of the structure but not more than 25 feet.
- Minimum courtyard opening width10 ft
The width of the opening shall be a minimum of 10 feet.
Any gate placed across the courtyard opening shall have a minimum of 75 percent transparency.
- Loading hours on weekdays
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 balcony share of open spaceOpen spaceLand a development must leave unbuilt, sometimes required to be usable or planted.35 pct
Not more than 35 percent of the total open space may be met by counting balconies.
- Maximum driveway distance from side property line5 ft
Driveways shall be located not more than five feet from a side property line.
- Minimum courtyard dimension20 ft
There shall be a ground-floor landscaped courtyard that shall be a minimum of 20 feet in any direction.
- Minimum open spaceOpen spaceLand a development must leave unbuilt, sometimes required to be usable or planted. dimension6 ft
The minimum dimension of any open space shall be six feet in any direction.
A minimum of 30 percent of the net floor area of the structure shall be provided as open space.
Side and rear: Ten-foot minimum.
Parking
- Minimum parkingMinimum parkingThe number of off-street spaces a development must provide before it may open. per unit1 spaces per unit
there shall be a minimum of one off-street parking space for each residential unit located on the subject site.
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.