Sec. 656.399.33. - Public Space Standards.

The following public space standards shall be provided as follows: (1) The following provisions for public space are required for both non-residential buildings and residential buildings as follows: (2) Nonresidential Buildings larger than 10,000 square feet shall provide 20 square feet per 1,000 square feet of gross floor area. (3) Attached residential buildings with ten units or greater shall include 50 square feet per unit of public space. The public space must be adjacent to a public street. (4) The space can be met by providing any of the following: (a) Green, a public space available for unstructured recreation, bounded on at least two sides by streets with facing buildings on all sides. A green is landscaped with lawns and trees, including existing or natural vegetation and paths and trails. Square, located at the intersection of streets and bounded on at least two sides by streets with facing buildings on all sides. (b) A square includes paved walks, lawns, trees, and ornamental structures such as fountains and gazebos. (c) Outdoor seating, an area with tables and chairs, potentially covered umbrella seating. This area can also function as an outdoor café that is open to the public for eating and/or drinking. (d) Courtyards, an area that may be landscaped, hardscaped, fountains and provide a seated area. (e) Community Garden is a grouping of garden plots available to residents for small scale cultivation. (f) All public spaces that include landscape in the ground, planters and/or pots must be irrigated. (Ord. 2008-192-E, § 3)