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Objective Design Standards for Housing Sites <br /> PART 3 <br /> DESIGN STANDARDS <br /> A. SITE DESIGN AND PLANNING <br /> The intent of these standards is to provide a quality entry experience for visitors and residents. Sites shall <br /> provide a distinct hierarchy of circulation including Public Streets, Internal "Streets" or drives,Pedestrian <br /> walks/paseos, Bicycle paths and alleys/parking areas(see definitions in Glossary of this document). These <br /> should be arranged so that visitors and residents use the primary circulation of public streets,internal streets <br /> and drives and pedestrian walks/paseos and bike paths for their primary circulation and addressing of the <br /> units and building orientation. <br /> Al. SITE CIRCULATION <br /> Site circulation should facilitate pedestrian and bicycle use and will link housing,workplaces, schools,transit, <br /> parks and other facilities essential to the daily life of Pleasanton residents. <br /> Design Standards <br /> All Housing Site Development <br /> A1.1 Where provided, Internal Streets shall be designed similar to Public Streets and shall provide <br /> sidewalks, street trees,and pedestrian-scale lighting. <br /> A1.2 Alleys and parking areas should not be used for primary circulation to the building entries and <br /> through the site. If individual unit entries are provided,a maximum of 25 percent of individual unit <br /> entries in each building shall be allowed to front Alleys and Parking Areas in each project.Alleys <br /> shall only be allowed at multifamily development. <br /> A1.3 Pedestrian circulation shall not be routed directly through parking areas,parking drive aisles,or alleys <br /> and shall comply with the Standards in Section A7 though use of a fence or low wall and landscaping. <br /> Pedestrian circulation shall be required to be separated from the following areas by a minimum four- <br /> foot-wide planting strip: <br /> • Surface parking areas <br /> • Surface parking drive aisles <br /> • Alleys, service courts,or other loading areas <br /> A1.4 Pedestrian circulation shall be accommodated on sidewalks built to a minimum width of five feet and <br /> include shall include decorative paving at crossings, landscaping/trees,and lighting. <br /> A1.5 Pedestrian circulation shall be accommodated on sidewalks built to a minimum width of five feet and <br /> include shall include decorative paving at crossings, landscaping/trees,and lighting. Pedestrian <br /> circulation shall comply with the dimensional standards set forth in these Objective Design Standards: <br /> • Pedestrian circulation abutting Public Streets shall comply with the standards in Section A3. <br /> • Pedestrian circulation abutting Internal Streets shall comply with the standards in Section A4. <br /> • Pedestrian circulation abutting buildings shall comply with the standards in Section A6. <br /> • Pedestrian circulation abutting parking lots shall comply with the standards in Section A7. <br /> A1.6 Developments adjacent to city public trail system shall provide private resident access to the public <br /> trail system. <br /> A1.7 Where street connections to adjacent neighborhoods are infeasible due to demonstrated topographic <br /> constraints,existing infrastructure, or jurisdictional restrictions,pedestrian or bicycle connections <br /> City of Pleasanton -12- DRAFT: December 14, 2022 <br />