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Objective Design Standards for Housing Sites <br />City of Pleasanton - 21 - DRAFT: January 4, 2023 <br /> <br /> <br />A1.7 Where street connections to adjacent neighborhoods are infeasible due to demonstrated <br />topographic constraints, existing infrastructure, or jurisdictional restrictions, pedestrian or <br />bicycle connections shall be provided. <br />Multiple Family Development <br />A1.8 At least 75 percent of Internal Streets and Paseos shall provide connection to adjacent streets and <br />neighboring development and be publicly accessible, unless demonstrated to be infeasible by the <br />applicant due to demonstrated topographic constraints, existing infrastructure, or other <br />jurisdictional restrictions. <br /> <br />Single Family Tract Development <br />Single Family Home and Multiple Single Family Development shall comply with the following site <br />design standards: <br />A1.9 Subdivision of property for Single Family Home or Multiple Single Family Home development <br />on designated Housing Element Inventory sites shall comply with the following standards: <br />a. The sideline of all lots shall be at right angles to the street which the lot faces, or <br />approximately radial to the center of curvature, if such street is curved. Side lines of lots <br />shall be approximately radial to the center of curvature of a cul-de-sac on which the lot <br />faces. <br />b. Corner lots for residential use shall be platted wider than interior lots in order to permit <br />conformance with the required street side yard requirements of Title 18 of the <br />Pleasanton Municipal Code. <br />c. No lot shall be divided by a city boundary line. <br />d. No remnants of property shall remain which do not conform to lot requirements or are <br />not required for a private, public utility or other public purpose. <br />A1.10 Internal Streets located within proposed residential subdivisions shall comply with the following <br />standards <br />a. Streets shall be extended to the boundary lines of the land to be subdivided, unless <br />demonstrated to be infeasible by topography or other physical conditions. <br />b. A maximum of 15 percent or one, whichever is greater, of the total number of Internal <br />Streets shall be allowed to exceed 150 feet from intersection centerline without a <br />connection to an Internal Street at both ends of the segment. <br />c. At least 25 percent of Internal Streets and Paseos shall provide connection to adjacent <br />streets and neighboring development and be publicly accessible, unless demonstrated to <br />be infeasible by the applicant due to demonstrated topographic constraints, existing <br />infrastructure, or other jurisdictional restrictions. <br />d. There shall be a minimum of one internal street connection, which shall include <br />sidewalks or other pedestrian facility, between each discrete “neighborhood” or <br />development subarea of the subdivision. <br /> <br />A1.11 Private Driveways proposed for Single Family Home or Multiple Single Family Home <br />development on designated Housing Element Inventory sites shall comply with the following <br />standards: <br />a. One drive shall be allowed for each 70 feet of lot frontage on a public street at interior <br />parcels <br />b. Corner parcels shall be allowed to locate a maximum of one drive for every 70 feet of <br />frontage on each public street, except if the applicant commissions a traffic study by a <br />licensed engineer concluding that additional drives do not create an unsafe condition for <br />pedestrians and drivers. <br />c. No private drive shall exceed the total maximum width allowed in R districts by the Off <br />Street Parking requirements of the Pleasanton Municipal Code <br />d. Private drives shall be allowed to be shared between adjacent properties with a dedicated <br />Access Easement