Orinda

Each condominium and townhome unit shall have at least one appurtenant private patio, deck, balcony, atrium or other outdoor private area contiguous to the unit in a single, undivided area of not less than one hundred fifty (150) square feet. An outdoor common area of at least one hundred (100) square feet per unit shall be provided for outdoor active and passive group recreation. Each unit within the project shall have at least thirty (30) cubic feet of enclosed, weatherproofed and lockable storage space at a single location. ... Constructing a laundry room with the equivalent of one standard washing machine for each five dwelling units... Trash enclosures may not be located within five feet of side or rear property lines... Where eight or more units are proposed, ... at least thirty (30) square feet per living unit.

Multifamily Senior Housing Facilities, as defined in section 17.2.3, are allowed by right in the RM district... Multifamily senior housing in the RM district shall be developed at no more than thirty-eight (38) units per acre. Buildings shall be set back twenty (20) feet from the face of curb on all street-fronting property lines, but in no case less than ten feet from the property line and a ten-foot setback shall be provided from all other property lines. ... Separate buildings on the same parcel shall be no closer than twenty (20) feet.

Multifamily dwellings in the HD Overlay district may be developed at a density of up to twenty (20) units per acre. ... Outdoor common area(s) of at least one hundred (100) square feet per dwelling unit shall be provided for active and passive group recreation. ... Constructing a laundry room with the equivalent of one standard washing machine for each fifteen (15) dwelling units... Trash and recycling enclosures may not be located within five feet of interior property lines or within the street fronting setbacks.

Multifamily Housing Facilities, as defined in section 17.2.3, are allowed by right in the RH districts... Outdoor common area(s) of at least one hundred (100) square feet per dwelling unit shall be provided for active and passive group recreation. ... Constructing a laundry room with the equivalent of one standard washing machine for each fifteen (15) dwelling units... Projects with eight or more units shall include adequate gathering rooms or locations for facility residents, based on a requirement of at least ten square feet per dwelling unit.

On a legal lot that is less than one hundred twenty (120) feet deep, the minimum front yard setback shall be twenty (20) feet.

If the natural slope of a front yard exceeds an average of thirty (30) percent, a garage, carport and elevated parking deck may be located within the front yard; provided, that: A. The garage and/or carport maintains a minimum fifteen (15) foot front yard setback; and B. The required four on-site parking spaces can be provided.

The height of a structure shall be measured perpendicular from the existing grade. A chimney may exceed the permitted height by five feet. ... For purposes of determining compliance with the two and one-half story limitation provided in Section 17.4.2, a story is the portion of a building between the upper surface of a floor and the upper surface of the floor directly above... A half story is that portion of a building under a gable, hip or gambrel roof where the top of at least two opposite exterior walls is not more than three feet high... If the finished floor level directly above a basement or cellar is more than four feet above a grade at any point, the basement or cellar shall be considered a story. ... A structure may have multiple levels such as a split-level or stepped-foundation design, so long as: (1) no more than two and one-half stories are vertically contiguous at any one point; and (2) the maximum building height and the maximum aggregate building height specified in Section 17.4.2 are not exceeded.