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DRAFT • • <br />PROPOSED PROVISIONS FOR APARTMENTS <br />3) Each multifamily residential development shall be designed so that not less than <br />thirty-five (35) percent of the total site area shall be reserved for open space. "Open <br />space" is herein defined as that area not subject to public or private easements; save <br />and except transmission pipeline easements. Said open space shall be open, <br />unobstructed from its lowest level to the sky, and accessible to all resident of the <br />development and of such character that it can be used for outdoor recreation <br />activities. Open space may include the ground floor area of any clubhouse or <br />recreation building accessible to all residents of the development. <br />4) On -site drainage detention ponds may be considered as open space if approved by <br />Harris County Flood Control District and designed in such manner as to be an asset <br />to the landscaped areas and meet drainage requirements. <br />5) Open space areas shall be landscaped with lawn, trees and shrubs or other landscape <br />materials. A landscape plan shall be submitted for Planning Department review. <br />a) The Planning Department may decline approval if due regard is not shown <br />for preservation of natural features such as large trees, which if preserved <br />will add attractiveness, stability and value to the property. <br />b) If the multifamily residential development contains any dwelling units with <br />three (3) bedrooms, a portion of the open space shall be dedicated to <br />children's playground with appropriate facilities and delineated on the <br />landscape plan. <br />6) Each multifamily residential development shall be so designed that all parking areas <br />and driveways shall be bounded by concrete curbs constructed in compliance with <br />all applicable city specifications and no such parking area or driveway shall be <br />constructed within ten (10) feet of any building used for residential purposes. This <br />provision shall not apply to attached garages built into and as part of the <br />multifamily structure. <br />7) Each multifamily residential development shall be designed with a maximum floor <br />area ratio not to exceed 40. "Floor area ratio" is defined as the square foot amount <br />of total floor area (all stories) for each square foot of land area of the site for the <br />proposed development. For the purpose of this section, "total floor area" shall be <br />defined as all of that area encompassed within the outside edges of all exterior walls <br />of all buildings and each level thereof on the site. Open porches, balconies, <br />carports, and detached garages are specifically excluded from the calculations of <br />total floor area. In no instance, however, shall any such development exceed <br />eighteen (18) units per acre or more than two hundred (200) per complex. <br />8) Each multifamily residential structure containing five (5) or more units shall install <br />a fire suppression sprinkler system in accordance with NFIPA-1 standards. Section <br />906.0 Fire Sprinkler System, Chapter 9, BOCA National Code/1993 Edition <br />specifically excluding any exceptions as cited. <br />9) Each multifamily residential structure in which the entire project or complex is <br />larger than fifty (50) units shall be at least 2,500 feet from any other multifamily <br />residential project or complex of twenty (20) or more units. Each multifamily <br />residential structure in which the entire project or complex is larger than 3 units feet <br />in height except those instances where a multifamily residential development abuts <br />or adjoins a residential property or subdivision in the City, as shown by a property <br />IWM <br />