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P20-0989, Objective Design Standards Planning Commission 5 of 7 Single-family Objective Design Standards The draft standards applicable specifically to single-family development and small-lot single family development (e.g., similar to that seen at Irby Ranch) include: • site circulation standards that are in line with the existing subdivision standards in the municipal code; • location and design of vehicular and bicycle parking; • utility and services area location and design; • variation of building elevations, garage orientation and placement, and building massing on upper floors compared to the ground floor; and • orientation and design of front doors/entries. Objective Standards for Multifamily Housing in R-M, C-C, and M-U Zoning Districts The draft objective standards for multifamily housing located downtown and in R-M, C-C, and M-U Districts is enclosed with this agenda report as Exhibit B. Currently, the City relies on the Downtown Specific Plan, Downtown Design Guidelines, and the Pleasanton Municipal Code to review and evaluate development projects located downtown. The draft objective standards would not confer any development potential beyond tha t in the City’s General Plan and the Downtown Specific Plan, but seek to make objective the subjective criteria currently within the Downtown Design Guidelines. Accordingly, within downtown, the objective design standards would apply to multifamily residential or mixed-use development with a residential component4 within the R-M District, C-C District, and M-U District zoning classifications. Also, since there are a limited number of sites that allow multifamily development outside of downtown (i.e., sites with the R-M or C-C District zoning), the draft objective standards would apply to these sites as well. Exhibit D to this agenda report is a map that shows the areas of Pleasanton that have the zoning classifications mentioned above. Relationship of R-M, C-C, M-U District Objective Standards to Other Documents The purpose of the objective standards is to supplement other policy documents such as the Downtown Specific Plan and Downtown Design Guidelines, not replace them, as these other documents have sections still applicable to other types of projects and have guidelines that could still apply to residential development. Notably, however, only the objective standards could be enforced for review of development standards. Exhibit E to this report provides a “crosswalk” of how the objective standards relate to (non-objective) guidelines or policies reflected in Downtown Specific Plan, and Downtown Design Guidelines. The standards also repeat and make use of some components included in the separate Draft Objective Standards for Housing Sites, and the cross-walk identifies those instances As is shown in Exhibit E, the R-M, C-C, and M-U District objective standards are a compilation of these other documents, along with some new standards, discussed in further detail below. Content of R-M, C-C, M-U District Objective Standards Similar to the standards for Housing Element sites, these draft objective standards include an introduction followed by general development standards, site design and planning standards, and architectural features. 4 State law indicates a housing development project is a project consisting of residential units only , transitional or supportive housing, or a mixed-use project consisting of residential and non-residential uses with at least two- thirds of the square footage designated for residential use.