City of Downey

MUNICIPAL CODE ARTICLE IX – LAND USE9418.06 9418.06ii.iii.iv.Billiard rooms;Courts for activities such as tennis, racquetball, shuffleboard, lawnbowling, putting, and bocce ball;Gyms, workout rooms, exercise/aerobics rooms;v. Landscaping, excluding front setback areas;vi.vii.viii.ix.Multi-purpose buildings/rooms;Resident gardens;Visual amenities such as fountains and sculptures;Sitting alcoves; orx. Swimming pools, spas, and saunas.d. Up to one-half (½) of the open space requirements for each unit may beprovided in a private patio or balcony having direct access from the unit.Private patios and balconies shall be a minimum of fifty (50) square feet,and no dimension shall be less than five (5) feet.e. Usable open space areas shall not include any portion of a required frontsetback, parking area, required access or walkway, driveways andturnaround areas, unimproved roof level of any building, congregatedining facilities, or hallways within buildings.f. A decorative masonry wall or wrought iron fence at least three (3) feet inheight shall be provided where usable open space abuts driveways or openparking areas.g. An irrigated landscaped planter at least five (5) feet wide shall be providedwhen abutting R-1 or R-2 zoned properties. Such planters shall bemaintained with trees and shrubs at least six (6) feet in height whenplanted, which shall reach a mature height of at least fifteen (15) feet. Atmaturity, such landscaping shall provide an uninterrupted screen betweenthe senior housing development and the R-1 and R-2 Zones.(3) Proximity to Rail LinesSenior citizen housing developments are discouraged on land adjacent to railroadrights-of-way. Senior housing developments approved adjacent to the railroad9.4-37