19.52.150 Minimum usable open space—R-2, R-3C and R-3 zones.
Each apartment on each lot shall have provided on such lot, for the use of such apartment’s occupants, the following usable open space (consisting of outdoor spaces such as patios, courts, decks, balconies or other open space, provided in addition to the open space which naturally results from driveways, parking areas, access walks, drying and storage yards, required setbacks and yards, and the like), with private usable open space being for the exclusive use of the dwelling unit residents, and with a minimum of three square feet of common usable open space (open space shared with other apartment residents) allowed as a substitution for each required two square feet of private usable open space.
A. R-2 zone. A minimum of three hundred square feet of private usable open space shall be separately provided for each apartment, with the right to substitute three square feet of common usable space for each two square feet of required private usable open space. Landscaping of common open space shall be maintained by the lot owner.
B. R-3C and R-3 zones. A minimum of two hundred square feet of private usable open space shall be provided for each apartment, with the right to substitute three square feet of required common usable open space for each two square feet of required private usable open space. Such private usable open space, if at or within four feet of ground level, shall be at least ten feet long or wide, with a physically usable area of at least one hundred fifty square feet; and if it is more than four feet above ground level, it shall be at least five feet long or wide with a physically usable area of at least fifty square feet. Common usable open space provided in lieu thereof shall be at least fifteen feet long or wide with a minimum physically usable-area of at least three hundred square feet, and with all landscaping maintained by the lot owner. (Ord. 89-1 § 1, 1989.)