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Objective Design Standards for Housing Sites <br />City of Pleasanton - 32 - DRAFT: December 14, 2022 <br />Multifamily Development <br />A11.4 If utility providers require direct access from the street to utility rooms or closets, these facilities shall <br />be configured to occupy less than 25 percent of the length of any ground floor façade facing a Public <br />street, Internal Street, or Paseo. <br />A11.5 Utility and Service Areas shall be located to comply with all of the following standards: <br />a. Refuse and service areas shall be located at the rear of the building(s); <br />b. Exterior refuse areas shall be located outside of a 50 feet radius centered on the Primary Building <br />Entrance and shall be screened by opaque, roofed enclosures built of durable materials and <br />designed to harmonize with the proposed architecture; <br />c. Freestanding exterior enclosures shall be prohibited from encroachment into the Front Yard <br />Setback <br />A11.6 Development shall provide direct access for maintenance workers and waste collection from alleys; or <br />if alleys are not provided, from internal streets. <br />A11.7 Townhouse developments with dead end alleys shall provide a letter from the city’s solid waste <br />franchisee stating that either: <br />a. Individual carts can be collected adjacent to each garage; or <br />b. One or more exterior refuse enclosure(s) for cart collection located in accordance with the <br />preceding standard can be serviced. <br />Single Family Tract Development <br />Single Family Homes and Primary Structures of Multiple Single Family Development on the same parcel <br />shall comply with the following standards: <br />A11.8 Mailbox location shall be coordinated with the USPS and shall include addresses displayed. Where <br />clustered mailboxes are required by USPS, they shall be integrated into architectural design by using <br />the same materials and details as surrounding structures. <br />A11.9 Air conditioning and pool heating equipment shall be located and/or acoustically shielded so as to <br />protect neighboring properties from annoying noise level and shall comply with the same setbacks as <br />accessory structures. <br />A11.10 Air conditioning and pool heating equipment shall be enclosed and screened from view from Public <br />Right of Ways by the combination of <br />a. A minimum seven-foot-wide planting strip; <br />b. A low fence not to exceed four feet in height; and <br />c. A dense hedge, or ornamental grasses. <br />Design Guidelines <br />Multifamily Development <br />A11.a Projects that propose individual gas or water meters should locate meters in alleys adjacent to garage <br />entries. <br />A11.b Utilities and mechanical equipment should be integrated into the design of the building to the <br />maximum extent possible. Methods include, but are not limited to, building façade insets, <br />integrated architectural screens, and low walls and landscaping. <br /> Page: 36 <br />Author: Steve Subject: Replace Text Date: 12/14/2022 11:07:21 AM <br />Not Objective <br />Exhibit D - ODS Public Comments - 01-11-23 PC - Page 25