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Objective Design Standards for Housing Sites B2. Building Entries Building entries should provide welcoming,human-scaled transitions between public and private space. s Xft POW Development Standards Multifamily Development B2.1 The primary building entrance shall front on Public Streets, Internal Streets,or Common Open Spaces. a. Common entries shall provide a door and an entry feature such as a porch,arcade,or plaza. b. Common entry features shall be scaled to a minimum of ten percent of the frontage width of the building. B2.2 All ground floor units located within four feet of finished sidewalk grade along the unit frontage shall provide individual unit entries directly from Public Streets, Internal Streets,Paseos,or Common Open Spaces that are designed such that: a. Ground floor unit entries shall include stoops,porches,or terraces. b. Ground floor unit entries shall be at least five feet deep with and scaled to be no less than 20 percent of the interior unit width to provide amenity space proportional to unit size. c. Ground floor unit entries shall not encroach in the front setback by more than 50 percent of the required setback depth. d. Ground floor unit entries allowing direct access to pedestrian walks or public sidewalks shall provide a low fence,screen,or landscaping not to exceed three feet in height to transition from public to private areas. Single Family Tract Development Single Family Homes and Primary Structures of Multiple Single Family Development on the same parcel shall comply with the following standards: B2.1 Front doors shall directly face Public Streets, Internal Streets,Open Spaces or Paseos B2.2 Front doors shall be located in a porch scaled to a minimum of 20%percent of the frontage width of the building. B2.3 Garages accessed from the street shall be recessed a minimum of 6' behind the closest building mass fronting on the street. City of Pleasanton -46- Adopted January 26, 2023