§ 33-1348 or multifamily units.

• (A) Common open spaces shall be designed to accommodate appropriate furnishings and shall be furnished for use by residents. Appropriate furnishings for indoor spaces may include such items as lounge chairs or couches, tables with chairs, writing desks, and televisions. Outdoor furnishings may include such items as outdoor benches; tables with chairs; barbecues; and shade coverings like arbors, patio covers, garden shelters, or trellises.

  • (B) Laundry facilities must be provided within units or elsewhere on site. If laundry facilities are provided as a shared provision, a minimum of two washers and two dryers must be provided in a separate room. Additional washers and dryers must be provided for any development that has more than 20 units at the ratio of one washer and one dryer for every 20 units or portion thereof.

  • (C) Common bathrooms must be located on any floor with units that do not have full bathrooms. Common bathrooms shall be either single occupant use with provisions for privacy or multi-occupant use with separate provisions for men and women. Common bathrooms shall have shower or bathtub facilities at a ratio of one such bathroom for every 10 units. Each shared shower or bathtub facility shall be provided with an interior lockable door.

  • (D) Complete common cooking facilities/kitchens must be provided if any unit within the project does not have a kitchen. At least one complete common cooking facility/kitchen shall be provided within the project for every 20 units or portion thereof. one complete common cooking facility/kitchen shall be provided on any floor where units without kitchens are located.

• (5) Floor area ratio. The resulting floor area, as defined in "floor area, gross" for "all other districts" after conversion shall no more than 110% of the existing floor area of the hotel or motel being converted. Floor area added solely for the purpose of complying with the Building Code or life safety requirements shall not be counted for purposes of calculating the floor area ratio.

• (6) Site coverage. There shall be no maximum site coverage applicable for hotel and motel conversions.

• (7) Height. Any increase in height resulting from hotel and motel conversions shall comply with the maximum height set forth in the underlying zoning district. The conversion of any existing hotel or motel to affordable housing pursuant to this subsection shall not result in loss of legally nonconforming status with regard to building height.

• (8) Setbacks. Hotel and motel conversions shall not be subject to the setback requirements of the underlying zoning district. The conversion of any existing hotel or motel to affordable housing pursuant to this subsection shall not result in loss of legally nonconforming status with regard to setbacks.

• (9) Common areas and open space. All hotel and motels conversion shall include common areas with amenities such as seating, tables, barbecues, recreation areas or other related amenities. The size and nature of these common areas shall be approved by the reviewing authority pursuant to a hotel conversion permit.

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• (A) Not less than 50 square feet of usable common areas and open space area shall be provided for each SRO unit. Group homes or quarters and multi-family units shall meet the general building and occupancy standards for open space areas.

• (B) Shared bathrooms, laundry rooms, or kitchens shall not be considered as open space areas.

• (10) Landscaping. Minimum landscaped areas shall not be applicable to hotel and motel conversions. Additional landscaping screening shall be provided as necessary to visually buffer the proposed development from surrounding streets and properties, particularly residential properties, and may consist of any combination of landscaping, fencing, or other suitable method. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the maximum height of walls and fences between the front property line and the occupancy frontage for hotel and motel conversions may be increased to six feet, provided that such walls and fences are at least 50% open and are set back a minimum of three feet from the front property line. The reviewing authority may approve deviations from any wall and fence requirements as part of the issuance of a hotel conversion permit. A decorative masonry wall six feet in height shall be constructed along any common property line between the subject property and any adjoining property containing a single-family use.

• (11) Parking. The number of off-street parking spaces required in connection with any particular land use shall be not less than the amount set forth below.

  • (A) Market rate SRO/multifamily units shall provide a minimum of one parking space per unit.

  • (B) The parking required for restricted group homes or quarters, SRO units, or multifamily dwelling units to be sold or rented to lower income households or target populations shall not exceed one-half (0.5) parking spaces per unit.

  • (C) If utilized for supportive housing development, consistent with Supportive Housing Law (Government Code sections 65650—65656), if the supportive housing is located within 1/2 mile of a public transit stop, no minimum parking requirements shall be applied for the units occupied by supportive housing residents, pursuant to Government Code section 65654.

  • (D) Guest parking requirements.

    • (i) Market rate SRO units shall provide one guest parking space for every eight SRO units (0.125 guest parking spaced per unit).

    • (ii) The requirement to provide guest parking is waived for restricted, lowerincome affordable dwelling units. Restricted SRO units or multifamily units with more than 30 converted guest rooms shall not be eligible for this waiver provision for the portion of units that exceeds 30 units; and shall provide one guest parking space for every eight SRO units (0.125 guest parking spaces per SRO unit), with a minimum of one guest parking space per project and a maximum of 15 stalls for guest parking.

  • (E) With the exception of projects that allow only senior residents, projects that have less than one automobile parking space per unit shall provide one easily

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accessible space for storing and locking a bicycle per unit. For projects that provide one or more parking spaces per unit, at least one bicycle storage space for every three units shall be provided.

• (12) Signs. All hotel and motel conversions shall comply with the residential signage provisions of Article 66 (Signs) of the Zoning Code.

• (13) Lighting. All hotel and motel conversions shall comply with the provisions of Article 35 (Outdoor Lighting) of the Zoning Code.

• (14) Affordability. If required as a component of the land use development request, there are two different approaches to maintaining long-term affordability that require signing an affordable housing agreement: (i) the applicant agrees to maintain the designated dwelling unit as affordable for at least 45 years for for-sale units and 55 years for rental units; or (ii) the applicant agrees to participate in a "shared equity purchase program." The decision on which approach to use is up to the developer, except where state or federal standards applying to a given project require specific affordability periods. Under the long-term affordability program, the housing must remain affordable for at least 45 years for for-sale units and 55 years for rental units, from the original date of sale or rental. Affordability terms are secured by an affordable housing agreement, which shall be in a form approved by the city attorney and recorded on the property prior to or concurrent with the initial occupancy (for rental units) or sale of the property.

• (Ord. No. 2021-07, § 6, 8-11-21; Ord. No. 2023-06, § 3, 3-8-23; Ord. No. 2023-15, 10/25/2023)