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Objective Design Standards for Housing Sites <br />City of Pleasanton - 41 - DRAFT: January 4, 2023 <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />A11. Utility and Service Area Location and Design <br />Utility and service functions should be completely contained and their impacts on development <br />aesthetics and pedestrian safety should be mitigated. Buildings and site plans should be organized to <br />minimize the impact of servicing functions and utilities on streets, open spaces, and paseos. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Design Standards <br />All Housing Site Development <br />A11.1 Development shall provide enclosures sized adequately to meet minimum standards for <br />Pleasanton’s source separated recycling program for refuse. Buildings shall anticipate provisions <br />for at least one of the following options, with provision made for collecting and separating <br />different waste streams (non-recyclable waste, recyclable waste, and green/food waste) in all <br />cases: <br />a. Individual containers (carts) for each unit and a designated storage location enclosed by <br />low walls or building walls or in single family homes when space is not provided in a <br />garage or carport, within a side or rear yard, behind an opaque fence and gate or <br />otherwise screened from the public street. <br />b. Individual containers (carts) for each unit and a designated clear storage area within <br />individual unit garages. <br />c. Opaque, roofed enclosure for refuse bins built of durable materials and designed to <br />harmonize with the proposed architecture. Freestanding enclosures shall be allowed to <br />encroach at interior side and rear setbacks only. <br />d. Appropriately sized trash room to meet requirements for collection of different waste <br />streams inside the proposed building. <br /> <br />A11.2 If the applicant has an interior trash room which bins will remain in until pickup, or if they <br />designate an exterior enclosure for staging refuse bins or carts, the applicant shall provide a <br />letter from the city’s solid waste franchisee confirming that the required number of bins or carts <br />can be collected from the proposed onsite staging area. <br />A11.3 The following mechanical equipment, services, and utilities shall be screened with vision <br />barriers at a height of at least four feet; or 12 inches above the maximum height of any <br />equipment contained or equipment contained or stored within; whichever is greater. Vision <br />barriers shall include, but are not limited to, architectural elements such as louvered panels, <br />durable walls or gates, or landscape elements such as trees, shrubs, vines, and berms.