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Objective Design Standards for Multifamily Housing in R-M, C-C, and M-U Zoning Districts City of Pleasanton - 30 - Adopted January 26, 2023 C5. Building Entries Building entries should provide welcoming, human-scaled transitions between public and private space. Development Standards All Sites C5.1 The primary building entrance shall directly face and be visible from the public right of way. C5.2 The following types of building entrances shall be located level with the adjacent public sidewalk: a. Commercial storefronts b. Primary entries (lobby) for multifamily residential buildings c. 50% of exterior entries to residential common areas (community rooms, bike parking, pet grooming rooms etc.). C5.3 Multifamily units located adjoining a public right of way and located within four feet of finished sidewalk grade shall provide secondary entries to residential units as a porch or stoop. Such secondary entries shall: a. provide a minimum width of 6 feet and depth of 4 feet; b. directly face and be visible from the public right of way; c. provide a low fence, screen, or landscaping not to exceed three feet in height to transition from public to private areas. Downtown Sites C5.4 Buildings locating a primary building entry on Main Street shall provide recess at the entry door. Such recesses shall provide a minimum three-foot depth from the face of the exterior wall. a. Buildings fronting on Main Street shall provide a primary entrance on Main Street. b. Buildings located at intersection of Main and other streets shall also be allowed to locate the primary entrance on Main Street or as a diagonal entrance on the corner. Design Guidelines C5.a Entries should be the predominant feature of front facades. Larger buildings should have a prominent, centralized primary building entrance. C5.b Porches and balconies that face streets should be incorporated into the materials and design of the building.