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<br />Pleasanton TOD Standards and Design Guidelines_________________ <br /> <br />PART 5 <br />APPENDIX <br /> <br /> <br />Usable Open Space Code: <br />The following was taken from the City of Pleasanton Zoning Code ated here <br />for reference only. Should the code change, the updated code sh <br /> <br />18.84.170 Usable open space. <br />A. Each dwelling unit in the RM and C-C districts shall have group or private usable open space as <br />prescribed in the zoning schedule codified in table 18.84.010 of this chapter, provided that in the <br />RM district each dwelling unit shall have private usable open sp <br />specified by subsection C of this section. Group and private usato <br />meet the requirements. Each square foot of private usable open s <br />equivalent to two square feet of group usable open space and may <br />usable open space shall be planted area, or shall have a dust-free surface, or shall be water <br />surface, provided that not less than 10 percent of the required <br />level shall be landscaped with trees and other plant materials s <br />required usable open space shall be located in a parking area, driveway, service area, or required <br />front yard, or shall have a slope greater than 10 percent. <br />B. Group usable open space shall have a minimum area of 300 square <br />within it shall have no dimension less than 15 feet. Required usable open space may be located on <br />the roof of an attached garage or carport, but not more than 20 <br />be located on the roof of a building containing habitable rooms. <br />C. Private usable open space located at ground level shall have a minimum area of 150 square f <br />and a rectangle inscribed within it shall have no dimension less than 10 feet. The minimum area of <br />aboveground-level space shall be 50 square feet and a rectangle inscribed within it shall have no <br />dimension less than five feet. Private usable open space shall be adjacent to, and not more than <br />four feet above or below the floor level of the dwelling unit se <br />ground-level space may be covered by an overhang, balcony, or patio roof. Aboveground-level <br />space shall have at least one exterior side open above railing height. <br />D. Private, ground-level, usable open space on the street side of a structure shall <br />the street. <br />E. Usable open space shall be permanently maintained by the owner in orderly condition. (Prior <br />) <br />£ 2-5.45 <br />City of Pleasanton - 52 - ADOPTED 03/01/11 <br />