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Objective Design Standards for Housing Sites <br />City of Pleasanton - 30 - Adopted January 26, 2023 <br /> <br /> <br />A4.7 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 />A4.8 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 />A4.9 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 />A4.10 Individual residential unit garages are prohibited from fronting on Internal Streets. Entrances to <br />common parking facilities shall be allowed. <br />A4.11 Pedestrian-scaled lighting shall be provided on all public streets in compliance with Section <br />A10. <br />A4.12 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. <br />Design Guidelines <br />All Housing Site Development <br />A4.a High branching trees should be planted to form a canopy and provide shade along streets and <br />drives.