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Objective Design Standards for Housing Sites <br />City of Pleasanton - 29 - DRAFT: January 4, 2023 <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Development Standards: <br />All Housing Site Development <br />A4.1 A minimum of two internal street segments shall provide direct connection to development <br />landmarks or site amenities such as designated open spaces, parks, or community buildings. <br />A4.2 Internal streets shall provide a minimum four-foot-wide planting strip and a five-foot-wide <br />sidewalk on each side of the street. <br />A4.3 Residential porches and terraces shall be allowed to encroach up to four feet into the setback. <br />A4.4 Parallel parking shall be required at a minimum of 50 percent of each Internal Street length. This <br />may be accommodated by providing parallel parking on one or both sides of the street. For <br />locations that have parallel parking adjacent to landscape strips, a pedestrian pathway from the <br />curb through the landscape strip is required at every second parking space. <br />A4.5 Diagonal parking shall not be allowed on any street. <br />A4.6 Street trees shall be planted at an average spacing of 25 feet with no individual spacing to exceed <br />40 feet. <br /> <br />A4.7 Street lighting to be City Standard. Fixtures shall be mounted on 16’- 18’ poles with LED Lights <br />at between 75’ and 90’ on center to meet photometric standard continuous 0.1 FCS on <br />sidewalks. The location of street lighting poles and equipment shall be coordinated so as to <br />avoid conflicts with trees and utilities. <br />A4.8 Buildings shall be designed to provide windows overlooking Internal Streets to provide “eyes on <br />the street” and to ensure clear views for safety. <br /> <br />Multifamily Development <br />A4.9 Internal Streets shall provide through or loop circulation. A maximum of 20 percent or one, <br />whichever is greater, of the total number of Internal Street and Alley segments shall be allowed <br />to terminate in a dead end or turn around. <br />A4.10 Front setbacks on Public Street frontages shall comply with the following: <br />a. Proposed residential buildings shall provide a minimum setback of eight feet from the <br />back of sidewalk to the building face. <br />b. Buildings with retail or commercial at the ground floor and residential buildings taller <br />than three stories shall be set back at least 10 feet from back of sidewalk. <br />A4.11 Individual residential unit garages are prohibited from fronting on Internal Streets. Entrances to <br />common parking facilities shall be allowed. <br />A4.12 Pedestrian-scaled lighting shall be provided on all public streets in compliance with Section <br />A10. <br />A4.13 Each development three acres or larger should provide a minimum of one significant internal <br />street intersection furnished for social interaction using, including but not limited to any <br />combination of: <br />a. benches; <br />b. short term bicycle racks; <br />c. decorative paving; <br />d. seating walls; or <br />e. tables.