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Objective Design Standards for Housing Sites City of Pleasanton - Appendix Page 12 - Adopted January 26, 2023 APPENDIX B GLOSSARY Active Frontage: Frontage of a building incorporating features that promote an active pedestrian environment on the ground floor of a building and provide activity and visual interest to the people in the space and building. Active frontage requirements may be met in a number of ways including conformance to the design requirements of these Objective Design Standards, and in mixed use buildings incorporating ground floor uses that attract walk-in customers such as retail shops, eating and drinking establishments, etc., or by locating primary building lobbies and active residential common spaces with direct access from the sidewalk such as fitness rooms and community rooms. Alley/Parking Area: Public or private vehicular drive that is used to access private garages, structured parking, and/or surface parking. Any access roads on site that are not internal streets/drives are also considered alleys. Alleys are required to comply with the standards in Section A5. Class 1 Bicycle Parking: Bike parking spaces in secure, weather-protected facilities intended for use as long-term, overnight, and work-day bicycle storage. Primarily used by dwelling unit residents, nonresidential occupants, and employees. Can include lockers or racks in locked or attended facilities. Class 2 Bicycle Parking: Bike parking spaces located in a publicly-accessible, highly visible location intended for transient or short-term use by visitors, guests, and patrons to the building or use. Usually in the form of racks. Development Site: "Development site" is based on the development footprint of the housing project, inclusive of features such as the residential buildings, parking areas, internal circulation and open space/outdoor recreation areas dedicated for the exclusive use of project residents; and/or exclusive of public streets/right of way, shared trails easements, and publicly-accessible open space. Glazing: The infill material, usually transparent or translucent glass, or combination thereof, used in a framed window or door assembly to provide transparency to the exterior or admit views to the interior. Internal Street/Drive: Private streets or drives that provide vehicular and pedestrian access within a site, to buildings not directly accessed off existing or future public streets. Internal Street frontages are required to comply the standards in Section A4. Paseo (Pedestrian walk): A public or private pedestrian right of way that provides access through a site or to building(s) entrances. Paseos are required to comply with the standards in Section A6. Primary building entrance/entry: A single entrance to a building that provides access to the use with the maximum area in the building. A building can have several uses and more than one separate entrance for each of those uses, but a building can have only one primary entrance; all others are secondary building entrances. Public Street: A public owned right of way that provides pedestrian, vehicular, and/or bike access. Public Street frontages are required to comply with Section A3. Segment (street/drive): A portion of a street or a drive located between two intersections or an intersection and a dead-end. Significant Architectural Element: a. A corner tower or elevated corner roof volume that is at least 5 feet taller than the adjacent building elements. b. An open space plaza dedicated for public use that is sized such each dimension is at least 10 feet. c. A change in architectural features, including but not limited to change in materials, window patterns, building façade plane.