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Objective Design Standards for Housing Sites <br />City of Pleasanton - 52 - Adopted January 26, 2023 <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />B6. Mixed-Use and Live/Work Active Frontages <br />Mixed-use frontages must balance the needs of commerce with the design strategies necessary to sustain <br />active pedestrian-oriented environments. “Active frontages” are delineated in Figures 3 through 5 and <br />defined in the Glossary in Appendix B. <br /> <br />Fig. 17: Mixed-Use and Live/Work Active Frontage Components <br /> <br />Development Standards <br />Multifamily Development <br />B6.1 Active frontages shall have a minimum clear floor-to-ceiling height of 15 feet. <br />B6.2 Mixed-Use and Live/Work Active Frontages, where permitted, shall comply with the minimum <br />depths identified in standard A2.5. <br />B6.3 Mixed-use storefronts shall ensure visibility through compliance with the following: <br />a. Glazing at mixed-use storefronts shall provide a minimum 75 percent transparency with <br />glazing providing a minimum Visible Light Transmittance of 80 percent. <br />b. Frosted or fritted glazing shall be allowed up to 20 percent of cumulative window area; <br />colored or reflective glazing shall be prohibited. <br />c. The average sill height shall not exceed two feet from adjacent finished sidewalk grade. <br />d. Interior partitions more than four feet in height shall be set back at least ten feet from <br />exterior glazing.