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Objective Design Standards for Housing Sites <br />City of Pleasanton - 41 - DRAFT: December 14, 2022 <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />B6. Mixed-Use and Live/Work Active Frontages <br />Mixed-use frontages must balance the needs of commerce with the design strategies necessary for the active <br />pedestrian-oriented environments that help retail establishments thrive. <br /> <br />Fig. 14: Mixed-Use and Live/Work Active Frontage Components <br /> <br />Development Standards <br />Multifamily Development <br />B6.1 Active frontages shall have a minimum clear floor-to-ceiling height of 15 feet. <br />B6.2 Mixed-Use and Live/Work Active Frontages, where permitted, shall comply with the minimum <br />depths identified in standard A2.5. <br />B6.3 Mixed-use storefronts shall ensure visibility through compliance with the following: <br />a. Glazing at mixed-use storefronts shall provide a minimum 75 percent transparency with <br />glazing providing a minimum Visible Light Transmittance of 80 percent. <br />b. Frosted or fritted glazing shall be allowed up to 20 percent of cumulative window area; <br />colored or reflective glazing shall be prohibited. <br />c. The average sill height shall not exceed two feet from adjacent finished sidewalk grade. <br />d. Interior partitions more than four feet in height shall be set back at least ten feet from exterior <br />glazing. <br />B6.4 Continuous awnings shall be prohibited. Where provided, awnings shall articulate the rhythm of individual