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Objective Design Standards for Housing Sites <br />City of Pleasanton - 18 - DRAFT: December 14, 2022 <br /> <br /> <br />A3. Public Streets <br />The design of the public frontage of each project will vary depending on location and character of the street. <br />The following are objective minimum standards for all projects, but applicants should strive to relate to <br />adjacent conditions as appropriate. <br /> <br />Fig. 5: Public Street Frontage Standards <br />Development Standards: <br />All Housing Site Development <br />A3.1 Public streets shall have a minimum six-foot-wide tree planting strip and a six foot wide <br />sidewalk on each side of the street. Where a meandering sidewalk is proposed, the planting <br />strip shall be allowed to meet an average six-foot width. <br />A3.3 Low landscape walls or fences, not to exceed three feet in height, shall be allowed to encroach <br />within Public Street setbacks to a maximum of two feet from back of sidewalk. Residential <br />porches and terraces shall be allowed to encroach up to five feet into any setback. <br />A3.4 Public streets shall be designed to include planned improvements in the <br />Pleasanton Pedestrian and Bicycle Master Plan. <br />A3.5 Street trees shall be planted at an average spacing of 25 feet with no individual <br />spacing exceeding 40 feet. <br />Multifamily Development <br />A3.6 Front setbacks on Public Street frontages shall comply with the following: <br />a. Ground-floor residential front setbacks shall be ten feet minimum from the back of sidewalk. <br />Development taller than three stories shall provide 15 feet to allow for a row of trees between <br />the back of sidewalk and building. <br />b. Buildings with retail or commercial at the ground floor shall be set back at least ten feet from <br />back of sidewalk. <br />A3.7 Pedestrian-scaled lighting shall be provided on all public streets in compliance with <br />Section A10.