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Objective Design Standards for Housing Sites <br />City of Pleasanton - Appendix Page 5 - DRAFT: December 14, 2022 <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />B4. Townhouses/Flats with Podium Parking (40-60 du/ac) <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Townhouses or stacked flats are units built over a submerged or partially- submerged parking <br />garage or "podium,” rather than with individual garages. <br /> <br /> <br />Density Range/Typical Parcel Size Stories <br />40-60 du/ac, 1.25-1.75 acres <br />(Approximately 50-105 units for a 1.25-1.75ac parcel) <br />3-4 story <br /> <br />Features: <br />• Typically, three to four stories or more in height above a parking podium (garage). <br />• May or may not have additional surface parking. <br />• Often appear more urban in appearance with raised stoops above a partially submerged parking <br />podium. <br />• Typical built density: 40-60 units per acre. <br />• The design focus is as an entire building, not individual units. <br />• Common open space is typically provided at podium level. <br />• Parking podium can be at grade with residential/retail wrap.