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Objective Design Standards for Housing Sites <br />City of Pleasanton - Appendix Page 61 - DRAFT: December 14, 2022 <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />B9. Compatibility with Surrounding Development <br /> <br />Development Guidelines <br />All Housing Site Development <br />While the density restrictions and Design Standards on the sites ensure a baseline compatibility with surrounding <br />development, the City desires the implementation of new development compatible with directly adjacent <br />residential neighborhoods and surrounding non-residential buildings. The following strategies should be used to <br />increase compatibility between proposed development and existing built form. <br />ProvidingDesign Standards <br />Multifamily Development <br />B9.1 Development containing multiple buildings with varying heights proposed for Housing Sites shall: <br />a. Locate the tallest structures furthest from the property line abutting existing single-family land uses on <br />sites less than three acres net area and locate less tall development types adjacent to existing residential <br />development <br />b. Locate the tallest structures at the interior center of the site or along frontages adjacent to arterial or <br />collector streets t(as defined in the General Plan) on sites greater than three acres net area and locate less <br />tall development types adjacent to existing residential development <br /> <br />Design Guidelines <br />All Housing Site Development <br />Where development directly borders existing single family land uses, the following guidelines can be used to <br />increase compatibility between proposed development and existing built form. <br />B9.a Consider providing setbacks that match adjacent single family properties. <br />B9.b Providing enhancedEnhanced landscaping should be provided along shared property lines including a <br />variety of trees and shrubs., including plantings of sufficient height to filter and screen views <br />between properties. <br />B9.c IncludingInclude an increased setback for floors above the adjacent lower height residential <br />developments to reduce visual perception of height. <br />a. Locating taller buildings in the center of the site or at arterial intersections and locating shorter and <br />less dense development types adjacent to existing residential development. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />