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CHAPTER 5 DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS + GUIDELINES <br />Private Open Space <br />Private usable open space may be designed as plazas, courtyards, parks, forecourts, rooftop <br />amenities and other common areas designed for pedestrian circulation, outdoor gatherings, <br />recreation, or passive activities. Private open space can also include private balconies and other <br />structured outdoor areas. <br />Private Open Space Standards <br />1. OFFICE USES. Office development over <br />20,000 gross square feet shall provide <br />at least 50 square feet of usable open <br />space per 1,000 gross square feet of new <br />development, of which at least 25 feet <br />must be publicly accessible. <br />2. RESIDENTIAL. Residential uses shall <br />provide at least 60 square feet of private <br />usable open space per unit; this can be <br />accommodated in private balconies, <br />terraces, and other private areas, as <br />well as in semi -private common areas or <br />publicly accessible open spaces such as <br />courtyards, forecourts, or plazas. <br />3. DIMENSIONS. New private open space <br />shall comply with the following standards: <br />• Common open space shall have a <br />minimum 20-foot length in at least one <br />dimension. <br />• Private open space shall have a minimum <br />6-foot length in at least one dimension. <br />• Common open space areaswith residential <br />units facing on two opposite sides shall <br />have a minimum width equal to the height <br />of the shortest building facade facing the <br />courtyard. <br />4. ALTERNATIVE SPACES. The City may <br />administratively authorize, as an eligible <br />type of open space, improvements to an <br />alleyway or easement within a square <br />block of the project site. <br />Vlk <br />Examples ofcommon private open space <br />n <br />