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Objective Design Standards for Housing Sites <br /> A2. BUILDING ORIENTATION <br /> The intent of building orientation standards is to locate active building frontages with entries,active <br /> storefronts,and living spaces along streets, pedestrian paseos, and common open spaces,to provide <br /> activity,safety and security through informal surveillance("eyes on the street") in these areas. <br /> Design Standards <br /> Multifamily Development <br /> A2.1 For sites ranging from one half acre to three acres with site perimeter dimensions less than 400 <br /> feet(see Figure 3): <br /> a. A minimum of 75 percent of the site frontage along Public Streets,Paseos,and Open Spaces <br /> shall be lined with building frontage. <br /> b. Mid-block access shall be provided by means of Paseos,driveway, Internal Street or Alley, <br /> such that each building frontage shall cumulatively equal or exceed 75 percent of the <br /> remaining site frontage. <br /> A2.2 For sites ranging from three to seven acres or sites less than three acres with any perimeter <br /> dimension exceeding 400 feet(see Figure 4): <br /> a. Mid-block access shall be provided for each site dimension along Public Streets,Paseos,and <br /> Open Spaces,by means of Paseos,driveway, Internal Street or Alley,such that each <br /> continuous site dimension is does not exceed 400 feet. <br /> b. A minimum of 75 percent of the site dimension along Public Streets, Paseos,and Open <br /> Spaces shall be lined with building frontage. <br /> c. If only one building is located along a site dimension,its building frontage shall equal or <br /> exceed 75 percent of that site dimension. If multiple buildings are located along a site <br /> dimension,building frontages shall cumulatively equal or exceed 75 percent of that <br /> continuous site dimension. <br /> A2.3 For sites larger than seven acres(see Figure 5): <br /> a. Mid-block access by means of Paseos,driveways, Internal Streets or Alleys,common open <br /> spaces,and centralized publicly accessible open spaces shall be provided for each site <br /> dimension along Public Streets,Paseos,and Open Spaces such that each continuous site <br /> dimension does not exceed 400 feet. <br /> b. A minimum of 75 percent of the site dimension along Public Streets,Paseos,and Open <br /> Spaces shall be lined with any combination of building frontage and designated Open Space. <br /> A2.4 A minimum of 75 percent of the total combined number of building and unit entrances shall face <br /> onto Public Streets, Internal Streets,Paseos,or Open Spaces. <br /> A2.5 75 percent of the length of each building frontage located on Public Streets,Internal Streets, <br /> Paseos,and Open Spaces shall incorporate at least one of the following: <br /> a. Residential Uses with a minimum depth of 12 feet. <br /> b. Where permitted by zoning,mixed-uses with ground floor commercial development with a <br /> minimum depth of 50 feet. <br /> c. Where permitted by zoning,Live/work Uses with a minimum depth of 25 feet. <br /> A2.6 Building corners shall be activated with residential, live/work,or mixed-use commercial uses; <br /> garages,parking entries,and utility rooms shall be prohibited on building ends facing Public <br /> Streets and active open spaces. <br /> City of Pleasanton -24- Adopted May 2, 2023 <br />