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Objectjye Pesjgn standards tor Multitaroilv Housjng in B-M, c-c, and M-U zonjng pjstrjcts <br />APPENDIX A <br />GLOSSARY <br />Ac ti ve Fronta ge: Frontage of a bu ilding incorporating features that promote an active pedestrian <br />environment on the ground floor of a b ui ld ing and provide activity and vis ua l interest to the people in the <br />space and building. Active frontage re q uirements may be met by any of the following , except that <br />properties within the designated Active Ground Floor Overlay Area within the Downtown Specific Plan <br />shall be req u ired to conform with item a) below, without exception: <br />a . By providing compliant ground floo r uses in mixed-use building frontages designated in the <br />Active Ground Floor Use Overlay of the Pleasanton Downtown Specific Plan (mandatory for <br />properties within the Active Ground Floor Overlay Area); <br />b. By incorporating ground floor uses in other mixed-use locations that attract walk-in customers <br />such as retail shops , eating and drinking estab lishments , etc .; <br />c . By locating primary residential building lobbies and active residential common spaces, such as <br />fitness rooms and community rooms, with direct access from the s idewalk; or <br />d . By configuring frontages of residential buildings with direct entries from the sidewalk to each <br />ground floor residential unit with a porch , stoop , or entry patio. <br />A ll ey/Parking A rea : Public or private vehicular drive that is used to access private garages, structured <br />parking, and/or surface parking. Any access roads on site that are not internal streets/drives are also <br />considered alleys . Alleys are required to comply with the standards in Section B3 . <br />C lass l Bicycle Pa rkin g: Bike parking spaces in secure, weather-protected facilitie s intended for use as <br />long-term , overnight, and work-day bicy c le storage. Primarily used by dwelling unit residents, <br />nonresidential occupants , and employ ees. Can include lockers or racks in locked or attended facilities . <br />Cl ass 2 Bicycl e Pa rkin g: Bike parking spaces located in a pub l icly-accessible, highly visible location <br />intended for transient or short-term use by vi s itors , guests, and patrons to the building or use . Usually in <br />the form of racks. <br />G la zing: The infill material , usually tran s parent or tran s lucent glass , or combination thereof, used in a <br />framed window or door assembly to provide transparency to the exterior or admit views to the interior . <br />Internal St reet/Dri ve : Pri vate streets or drives that provide veh icular and pedestrian access within a site , <br />to bu i ldings not directly accessed off existing or future public streets . <br />Paseo (Pedest ri a n wa lk): A public or private pedestrian right of way that provides access through a site <br />or to building(s) entrances . Paseos are required to comply with the standards in Section B4 . <br />Primary buildin g e ntrance/entry: A single entrance to a bui lding that provides access to the use with <br />the max imum area in the building . A bui ldi ng can have several uses and more than one separate entrance <br />for each of those uses , but a building can have only one primary entrance ; all others are secondary <br />building entrances . <br />Public Street : A public owned right of way that provides pedestrian, vehicular, and/or bike access . <br />Segm e nt (s treet/dri ve): A portion of a street or a drive located between two intersections or an <br />intersection and a dead-end . <br />City of Pleasanton -36 -January 5, 2023 -DRAFT