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of that Zoning District for a main dwelling unit. As proposed, the new home would comply with the height, FAR, and rear and side yard setbacks; however, Variances from the Pleasanton Municipal Code would be required in regards to the front yard setback and parking. The development standards for a main structure and parking requirements for the R-1-6,500 Zoning District are noted below with the proposed standards noted in italic thereafter: • Height: 30-foot maximum, measured from the average elevation of the natural grade to the midpoint of the roof. 24-feet, 6-inches as measured from finished grade to the highest point of the roof. • Setbacks: Front = 23-foot minimum for main structures, 12-feet for covered porches and unroofed steps (standards noted below*), and 15-feet for unroofed second-floor balconies; Rear = 20-foot minimum (exception below**); Sides = 5-foot minimum on one side/12-foot minimum total combined side yards. Front = 20-feet for the main structure, 12-feet for the covered porch*and unroofed steps*, and 15-feet for the balcony; Rear= 15-feet**; Sides = 5-feet/73-feet combined. *Section 18.84.120 C allows unroofed steps to come to a point not closer than 12-feet to a front property line, or may project not more than eight feet into a required front yard, provided that the height, including railings, shall not exceed six feet above the grade of the ground at the property line. Section 18.84.120 F states that covered front porches may come to a point not closer than 12-feet from the front property line, provided that the covered front porch is designed to be an integral part of the home, is open on three sides, has a minimum depth of eight feet, and has a minimum width of 10-feet. Porch eaves may project no more than an additional 24-inches into the required front and/or side yard setback areas. **Section 18.84.090.E permits one-story portions of a new home to be setback to within 15-feet of the rear property line provided there remains a single unobstructed open space area of 1,560 square-feet in the side or rear yards which has a minimum dimension of not less than 15-feet. • Separation: At the time of initial construction, a main structure exceeding 15-feet in height shall be separated at least 20-feet from another main structure exceeding 15-feet in height; however, if only one of the main structures exceeds 15-feet in height, then a 17-foot minimum separation is required. One-and two-story additions can be built with the same separation as the existing dwelling. There is a minimum of 10-feet of separation between the existing house at 215 Neal Street and the proposed one-story walls of the proposed house and a 17-foot P11-0709/P11-0717, 205 Neal Street Planning Commission 14 of 18