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Objective Design Standards for Housing Sites City of Pleasanton - 28 - Adopted January 26, 2023 Development Standards: All Housing Site Development A3.1 a. Streets Perimeter frontages on public streets shall have a minimum six-foot-wide tree planting strip and a six foot wide and a six foot wide sidewalk on each side of the street, except as established in the accompanying figures. Where a meandering sidewalk is proposed, the planting strip shall be allowed to meet an average six-foot width. b. Internal streets shall have a minimum six4-foot wide planter strip and six5-foot wide sidewalk, except as allowed by Figure 67 (see Figure 9). Internal streets shall provide a 10-foot setback from property lines for development up to 40 feet in height and a 15-foot setback for development over 40 feet in height, as measured by the Pleasanton Municipal Code. All setbacks shall be subject to Fire Department review and approval. Refer to Section A4 of this document for additional standards for Internal Streets. a.c. Collector streets shall have a 5-foot-6-inch wide planter strip and 6-foot wide sidewalk (see Figure 8). Arterial and Collector Street frontages within the development and at the perimeter shall provide a 10-foot setback from property line for development up to 40 feet in height and a 15-foot setback for development over 40 feet in height. All setbacks shall be subject to Fire Department review and approval. A3.2 Low landscape walls or fences, not to exceed three feet in height, shall be allowed to encroach within Street setbacks to a maximum of two feet from back of sidewalk. Residential porches and terraces shall be allowed to encroach up to five feet into any setback. A3.3 Streets shall be designed to include planned improvements in the Pleasanton Pedestrian and Bicycle Master Plan. A3.4 Street trees shall be planted at an average spacing of 25 feet with no individual spacing exceeding 40 feet. A3.5 A minimum of two internal street segments shall provide direct connection to development landmarks or site amenities such as designated open spaces, parks, or community buildings. A3.6 Parallel parking shall be required at a minimum of 50 percent of each Internal Street length. This may be accommodated by providing parallel parking on one or both sides of the street. For locations that have parallel parking adjacent to landscape strips, a pedestrian pathway from the curb through the landscape strip is required at every second parking space. A3.7 Street lighting to be City Standard. Fixtures shall be mounted on 16’- 18’ poles with LED Lights at between 75’ and 90’ on center to meet photometric standard continuous 0.1 FCS on sidewalks. The location of street lighting poles and equipment shall be coordinated so as to avoid conflicts with trees and utilities. Multifamily Development A3.85 Front setbacks on Street frontages shall comply with the following: a. Ground-floor residential front setbacks shall be ten feet minimum from the back of sidewalk. Development taller than three stories shall provide 15 feet to allow for a row of trees between the back of sidewalk and building. b. Buildings with retail or commercial at the ground floor shall be set back at least ten feet from back of sidewalk. A3.96 Pedestrian-scaled lighting shall be provided on all public streets in compliance with Section DocuSign Envelope ID: C076F9B8-9653-46AC-8C4E-92058DC31D9E