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Objective Design Standards for Housing Sites <br />City of Pleasanton - 53 - DRAFT: December 14, <br />2022January 4, 2023 <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />B4. Roofs and Parapets <br />Roofs and parapets should be used to accentuate the top of the building and to contribute to the <br />residential character of Pleasanton. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Development Standards <br />All Housing Site Development <br />B4.1 Roof planes shall be subdivided to correspond to variations in building massing through the use <br />of bays, gables, dormers, and strong eave elements. <br /> <br />Multifamily Development <br />B4.2 All proposed multifamily development less than 40 feet in height or less shall provide a roof <br />slope greater than three inches to 12 inches (3:12) at the perimeter of the building. These visible <br />sloped roofs shall be provided at a minimum length equal to 60 percent of the entire building <br />perimeter length. In the case of building with varied heights (above and below 40 feet), the <br />project may include either flat or sloped roofs (or a combination) in order to maintain <br />architectural consistency. <br /> <br />B4.2B4.3 Screening of rooftop equipment shall be required through means of parapet extensions <br />or roof wells with a minimum height of 42 inches above the roof deck for the following <br />conditions: <br />a. Roofs with less than a 14 degree slope (3 inch in 12 inch slope) <br />b. Roofs containing rooftop equipment exceeding 42 inches in height from the roof deck. <br />Screening shall comply with maximum height as defined by the Pleasanton Municipal Code.