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Objective Design Standards for Housing Sites <br />City of Pleasanton - 37 - Adopted January 26, 2023 <br /> <br /> <br />A8. Open Space <br />Open space is key to creating a livable community and it is essential that multifamily developments <br />provide a connected network of specialized open spaces in the form of squares, plazas, greens, and <br />play/activity areas. A well- landscaped, central public open space will become a community focal point <br />and gathering space. <br />Proposed Group Useable open space complying with the following standards will be allowed to qualify <br />as Usable Open Space. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Development Standards: <br />Multifamily Development <br />A8.1 Open Space shall be provided as required in Part 2 - Development Standards of this document. <br />A8.2 The total Group Usable Open Space required for a development on a designated housing site or <br />portion thereof shall be provided as one space or divided into multiple spaces. Group Usable <br />Open Spaces shall be allowed to be located on ground or on structure, but shall comply with the <br />following minimums: <br />a. 0-20 units: No dimensional requirement for a common open space. <br />b. 20-40 units: Minimum of one Group Usable Open Space: <br />• Smallest dimension: 20 feet <br />• Minimum area: 400 square feet <br />c. 41-60 units: Minimum of one Group Usable Open Space: <br />• Smallest dimension: 25 feet <br />• Minimum area: 625 square feet <br />d. 61-100 units: Minimum of two Group Usable Open Spaces, each providing: <br />• Smallest Dimension: 50 feet <br />• Minimum area: 4,000 square feet <br />e. 101 or more units: three Group Usable Open Spaces providing: <br />• Smallest Dimension: 60 feet <br />• Minimum Area: 12,500 square feet <br />A8.3 The edges of Group Usable Open Spaces shall be bordered by building faces, Public Streets, <br />Internal Streets, or Paseos. <br />A8.4 Where provided, Private Usable Open Space including, but not limited to, balconies, porches, <br />stoops and terraces, shall provide a minimum unobstructed and continuous depth and width of <br />five feet.