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RCA Exhibit A � 8 allowing a further reduced setback where the adjacent right-of-way is unlikely to be � g developed with a street. Planning Division staff will illustrate and eXplain the difference 2o between standard and reverse corners during the presentation of the amendment proposal. 2� • The 6-foot separation required between accessory storage structures and other buildings 22 was recently determined to be an archaic standard that no longer applies. While a 23 separation of as little as 3 feet between buildings may be possible with building and fire 24 code standards, but such a small distance may discourage proper maintenance of the 25 buildings and grounds between them. Planning Division staff is proposing a minimum 2s separation of 5 feet to be less restrictive than the existing standard and still allow for 2� easier property maintenance than the minimum fire code separation distance would allow. 2� Other accessorv buildin� standards 2g • The existing standards for multi-family properties inadvertently specified that accessory 3o storage buildings should be in the front yard. The proposed amendment corrects this by 3� changing the language to place such structures behind the front of a building, in the side 32 or rear yard. 33 • Existing standards require all accessory storage buildings to utilize materials which are 34 similar to the principal structure on the property, which unintentionally precludes small, 35 pre-fabricated sheds that are commonly used. The previous zoning code did distinguish 3s between structures less than 120 square feet and 12 feet in height (which don't require 3� plan review for compliance with building code requirements) and larger structures that do 38 require formal review of construction plans. The proposed amendment re-establishes this 39 threshold which holds larger structures to the higher design and structural standard than 4o smaller structures, and thereby allows smaller, prefabricated sheds to be utilized. � � �1011.12: Additional Standards for Specific Uses in All Districts �� Accessorv Dwellin� Units (ADUs� 4s • Within the regulations pertaining to ADUs, two references are made to the section of the 44 zoning code containing definitions of zoning terms, but both citations have typographical 45 errors. 46 Private Swimming Pools 47 • The only apparent rationale for the existing 6-foot required separation between an in- 48 ground pool and a principal structure is that it matched the corresponding requirement for 49 accessory storage structures. While the present rationale may not be any different, 5o Planning Division staff is recommending a 5-foot separation requirement to reserve 5� sufficient space for walking around a pool and to preserve some uniformity in distances 52 between residential improvements. 53 Restaurants 54 • The (now) former CMU district was never intended to constrain restaurants to multi-use �� buildings. PROJ0017_Amdt25_RPCA 110415 Pagea�ea2f.q�' 3