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3 <br />A. Purpose: These Design Guidelines (Guidelines) shall apply to Lots 85, 86, 87, <br />and 88 within PUD-147 (Tract 8522). These Guidelines include suggestions for <br />architectural styles, design details, material preferences, and window configurations. <br />i. Guidelines are provided to convey informational guidance to applicants and <br />convey the subjective design intent and desires for the Custom homes. Final <br />design and details are subject to staff level approval by the City of <br />Pleasanton. <br />B. Intent: The purpose of the Guidelines is to provide a framework for future custom <br />home construction within the context of the remaining Merritt Property community <br />(production homes). Individual sites (Lots 85, 86, 87, and 88) shall integrate <br />architecturally and visually create connections with the remaining Merritt Property <br />community (production homes) and existing adjacent residential neighborhoods. All <br />custom home designs shall require staff level Design Review approval by the City of <br />Pleasanton prior to issuance of a building permit and beginning construction. These <br />Guidelines are intended to produce a vibrant comprehensive development. <br /> <br />C. Architectural Styles: The approved production home architecture for PUD-147 <br />provides an eclectic mix of elevation styles including French, Modern Farmhouse, <br />Sonoma, Spanish and Traditional Farmhouse. The architectural style for the lots <br />subject to these Guidelines shall reflect the same architectural styles and character <br />as the elevational styles of the production homes within PUD-147. <br /> <br />Modern and Traditional Farmhouse: The farmhouse is elegant and yet simple. It <br />represents a peaceful agrarian life, but at the same time it serves as a home base for <br />its activity, hence connected to productivity. The proportions and scale of the <br />farmhouse derive from practical reasons related to the ease of construction. <br />Traditional materials help intimately tie a new home to its unique place in the world. <br />On a farmhouse, porches are important as a transition space between home life and <br />farmyard. The porch serves as another room, providing fresh air and open views while <br />maintaining a sense of refuge. Horizontal or board and batten painted wood-look siding <br />are common to this style. Windows are often grouped together to create larger <br />openings. White or pale neutral colors, again, utilitarian, are the traditional and <br />contemporary colors typically used with windows frames and doors often accented in <br />a contrasting color. <br /> <br />French: Embodies the romantic ideal of a French country manor. They have a steeply <br />pitched roof, often with multiple overlapping, front-facing gables of varying heights. <br />The majority of their front exteriors have some manufactured-stone accents.