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Objective Design Standards for Housing Sites <br />City of Pleasanton - 27 - DRAFT: January 4, 2023 <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 <br />street. The following are objective minimum standards for all projects, but applicants should strive to <br />relate to adjacent conditions as appropriate. <br /> Fig. 6: 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 strip <br />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 spacing <br />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 <br />between 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 <br />from back of sidewalk. <br />A3.7 Pedestrian-scaled lighting shall be provided on all public streets in compliance with Section <br />A10.