<br />Applicant’s Written Statement - Lincoln Commons Site Review 11 <br /> <br />plant greenhouse, wood shop, or other designated project <br />or game equipment, if the facility conforms to the <br />following standards: <br />(1) The minimum area of any single space shall be 225 <br />square feet, with no dimension being less than 15 <br />feet. <br />(2) Interior common open space shall be at least 10 feet <br />in floor to ceiling height; glazed window and/or <br />skylight areas shall be provided in the proportion of <br />1 square foot for each 4 square feet of the floor area <br />of the common space. <br />(3) The space shall be accessible from a common lobby, <br />courtyard or exterior common open space. <br /> <br />The project appears to be exempt from the common open space requirements detailed above <br />by having more than 45 dwelling units per acre as proposed. Without this exemption, the <br />minimum requirement would be 20% of the development site or 15% of livable floor area based <br />on the site’s S-W zoning, which is nonetheless met or exceeded by the approximately 32% of <br />outdoor common open space as proposed (25% landscape area + 7% hardscape) (see <br />Attachment A, Sheet G002). <br /> <br />2. Outdoor common open space shall comply with all of the <br />following: <br />a. The minimum area for any single outdoor common open <br />space shall be 225 square feet. <br />b. At least one area of outdoor common open space shall be <br />a minimum of 15 feet by 15 feet. <br />c. The minimum dimensions for any portion of outdoor <br />common open space in the front yard setback shall be at <br />least 15 feet by 15 feet. The minimum dimensions for any <br />other portion of outdoor common open space shall be at <br />least 10 feet by 10 feet. <br />d. For development in the area identified in Map <br />9.5500(9)(a)2.d. University Area R-3 and R-4 Zoning, <br />common outdoor open space must abut a front lot line for <br />a minimum length of 20 percent of the total lot frontage. <br />For lots with frontage on more than one street, this <br />standard only applies along one street frontage. <br />e. Required setback areas and areas required to comply with <br />perimeter parking lot landscape standards may be applied <br />toward the minimum open space requirements when the <br />minimum dimensions of such space meets the standards <br />above in (a)-(c). <br />f. Outdoor common open spaces shall not be used as parking <br />areas.