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- East Colorado Specific Plan area
Extracted standards
38 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
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- Maximum common open spaceOpen spaceLand a development must leave unbuilt, sometimes required to be usable or planted. paved in standard concrete25 pct
A maximum of 25 percent of Common Open Space may be paved in standard concrete.
- Maximum indoor common open spaceOpen spaceLand a development must leave unbuilt, sometimes required to be usable or planted.30 pct
A maximum of 30 percent of Common Open Space may be indoors.
- Maximum PAOS credit towards common open spaceOpen spaceLand a development must leave unbuilt, sometimes required to be usable or planted.30 pct
PAOS in excess of the minimum may count towards a maximum of 30 percent of the Common Open Space requirement at a 1:1 ratio.
- Maximum PAOS paved in standard concrete25 pct
A maximum of 25 percent of PAOS shall be paved in standard concrete.
- Maximum PAOS for outdoor dining20 pct
A maximum of 20 percent of the PAOS may be used as outdoor dining for a restaurant
- Maximum paseo paved in standard concrete25 pct
A maximum of 25 percent of paseos shall be paved in standard concrete.
- Maximum paseo area for restaurant use10 pct
A maximum of 10 percent of required paseo area may be used by adjacent restaurants or food sales uses
- Maximum percentage of residential open spaceOpen spaceLand a development must leave unbuilt, sometimes required to be usable or planted. as private40 pct
A maximum of 40 percent of the required residential Open Space set in Table ECSP-7 shall be Private Open Space.
- Maximum open spaceOpen spaceLand a development must leave unbuilt, sometimes required to be usable or planted. reduction for R&D uses60 pct
Research and Development uses may reduce Common Open Space area requirements by a maximum of 60 percent.
- Maximum water feature area in common open spaceOpen spaceLand a development must leave unbuilt, sometimes required to be usable or planted.5 pct
A maximum of 5 percent of the required Common Open Space shall be fountains, reflecting pools, or other decorative water features.
- Minimum common open spaceOpen spaceLand a development must leave unbuilt, sometimes required to be usable or planted. area400 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
A minimum area of 400 square feet with a minimum dimension of 15 feet in each direction is required for Common Open Space.
- Minimum common open spaceOpen spaceLand a development must leave unbuilt, sometimes required to be usable or planted. dimension15 ft
A minimum area of 400 square feet with a minimum dimension of 15 feet in each direction is required for Common Open Space.
- Minimum common open spaceOpen spaceLand a development must leave unbuilt, sometimes required to be usable or planted. landscaped25 pct
A minimum of 25 percent of Common Open Space shall be planted area
- Minimum outdoor common open spaceOpen spaceLand a development must leave unbuilt, sometimes required to be usable or planted.70 pct
A minimum of 70 percent of Common Open Space shall be outdoors
- Minimum common open spaceOpen spaceLand a development must leave unbuilt, sometimes required to be usable or planted. for non-residential projects5 pct
Projects with more than 40,000 square feet of non-residential floor area shall provide a minimum of 5 percent of the gross non-residential floor area as Common Open Space.
- Minimum percentage of residential open spaceOpen spaceLand a development must leave unbuilt, sometimes required to be usable or planted. as common60 pct
A minimum of 60 percent of the required residential Open Space set in Table ECSP-7 shall be Common Open Space shared among tenants.
- Minimum common open spaceOpen spaceLand a development must leave unbuilt, sometimes required to be usable or planted. open to sky80 pct
and a minimum of 80 percent of outdoor Common Open Space shall be open to the sky.
- Minimum tree spacing in common open spaceOpen spaceLand a development must leave unbuilt, sometimes required to be usable or planted.500 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
A minimum of one 24-inch box tree per project or for every 500 square feet of outdoor Common Open Space, whichever is greater
- Minimum publicly accessible open spaceOpen spaceLand a development must leave unbuilt, sometimes required to be usable or planted. area400 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
A minimum area of 400 square feet with a minimum dimension of 20 feet in each direction is required for PAOS.
- Minimum publicly accessible open spaceOpen spaceLand a development must leave unbuilt, sometimes required to be usable or planted. dimension20 ft
A minimum area of 400 square feet with a minimum dimension of 20 feet in each direction is required for PAOS.
- Minimum PAOS landscaped25 pct
A minimum of 25 percent of PAOS shall be planted area
- Minimum PAOS accessible to general public80 pct
a minimum of 80 percent of the PAOS shall be accessible to the general public.
- Minimum seating in PAOS300 sqft_per_seat
Seating shall be provided at a minimum of 1 seat per 300 square feet of required PAOS.
- Minimum PAOS at sidewalk elevation3,000 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
A minimum of 3,000 square feet of PAOS shall be at sidewalk elevation.
- Minimum tree spacing in PAOS750 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
A minimum of one 24-inch box tree per project or for every 750 square feet of PAOS, whichever is greater
- Minimum average paseo width25 ft
Paseos shall have an average width of 25 feet
- Minimum vertical landscaping coverage for blank walls75 pct
Green wall, vines, or other vertical landscaping element that covers a minimum of 75 percent of non-conforming blank wall area.
- Minimum paseo landscaped25 pct
A minimum of 25 percent of paseo area shall be planted area
- Minimum permeable paving in paseo25 pct
A minimum of 25 percent of the total paved area shall be permeable paving
- Minimum seating in paseo300 sqft_per_seat
Seating shall be provided within the paseo at a minimum of 1 seat per 300 square feet of required space.
- Minimum paseo open to sky75 pct
be a minimum of 75 percent open to the sky.
- Minimum tree spacing in paseo750 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
A minimum of one 24-inch box tree per project or per each 750 square feet of paseo area, whichever is greater
- Minimum paseo walk zone width for commercial/mixed-use10 ft
10 feet for commercial/mixed-use paseos.
- Minimum paseo walk zone width for residential8 ft
8 feet for residential-only paseos.
- Minimum paseo width15 ft
minimum width of 15 feet
- Minimum private open spaceOpen spaceLand a development must leave unbuilt, sometimes required to be usable or planted. area40 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
A minimum area of 40 square feet with a minimum dimension of 5 feet in each direction is required for Private Open Space.
- Minimum private open spaceOpen spaceLand a development must leave unbuilt, sometimes required to be usable or planted. dimension5 ft
A minimum area of 40 square feet with a minimum dimension of 5 feet in each direction is required for Private Open Space.
- Minimum percentage of shade trees50 pct
For projects with 2 or more trees, a minimum of 50 percent of trees planted shall be shade trees.
From the ordinance
Projects with more than 40,000 square feet of non-residential floor area shall provide a minimum of 5 percent of the gross non-residential floor area as Common Open Space.