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93 inscribed within it has no dimension less than 10 feet and a minimum area of 300 square feet, shall be open to the sky, and shall not include driveways, pedestrian ac- cess to units, or parking areas, or area required for front or street side yards. Common open space provided on roof tops shall be surrounded by a parapet, wall, or other en- closure that is at least four feet high, and shall be subject to approval by the Zoning Enforcement Official. The Board of Zoning Adjustments may allow a percentage, not to exceed 30 percent, of the total roof top open space provided to be used to satisfy the open space requirement of Section 2.08.336 Open Space for Multi-Family Residential and Mixed-Use Residential Development of this Code. To approve roof top open space, the Board of Zoning Adjustments must make the following findings: 1. The roof top open space is readily accessible to all residents of the complex; 2. The roof top open space includes areas for active recreation or has significant aesthetic value, or a combination thereof; and 3. The roof top open space is an amenity of the development which adds value to the project overall. (Ord. 2001-015 § 1) 2.04.360 RM District—Multi-Family Dwellings, Requirements for Planting Areas A. Yards Adjoining Streets. All visible portions of a required yard adjoining a street shall be driveways, walks or parking areas, or planting area or landscape that may include areas covered by ornamental gravel, crushed rock or similar materials. B. Interior Yards. At least 50 percent of each required interior side yard and rear yard shall be planting area having a minimum width of five feet adjoining a side or rear property line, provided that the width of a required planting area may be reduced to three feet in one side or rear yard adjoining a driveway or patio, and a nonresidential accessory structure may occupy a portion of the planting area in a rear yard. City Council Hearing March 2, 2020 131