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PROPOSED URBAN DESIGN STANDARDS 41111 Relation ofBuildings to Streets and Parking a. Orientation. Primary facades shall contain the primary entry and shall be street-facing. The principal orientation of the front facade of all buildings must be parallel or nearly paral- lel to the streets they face. Where public parks are located across a street,the front facade should face the public park. Rear yards shall not occur along local or connector streets. b. Homes Adjacent to Parkways and Arterial Streets. Where residential areas abut arterial streets,lotting and home place- ment should address these major streets in one of two ways: 1. Homes front onto these streets with larger front setbacks and alley-accessed garages; or 2. A frontage road is built adjacent to the major street right-of-way that provides a landscaped, "slow- traffic"local street for homes to front onto. c. Primary Entry and Porches. With the exception of four- plexes,multifamily housing,and ancillary dwelling units,ev- ery home shall have its primary entry(front door)facing a public street and not more than 6 feet recessed back from the face of the primary facade. Four-plexes and multifamily hous- ing may have their primary entry facing a central,landscaped I I courtyard. Ancillary dwelling units may face an internal i .......▪..... walkway,driveway,or alley. :;: • • J . . Porches for all residential types shall be accessed directly u m'—7P I �—_n a1 from a public street or pedestrian easement and must be visible from the street. Porches may extend 6 feet into the setback. Front porches must have a minimum depth of six feet clear and comprise a minimum of 30%of the width of a ��430%, (_ 1.10' building's primary front facade(not including the garage)or 114;174: --a I rr—¢—M— 10 feet clear whichever is larger. Porches for duplexes,con- :: ;; i _;: ;4 dos,and apartments may be shared. Entry elements shall cover at least 30%ofprimary facade or 10 feet whichever is greater. • 12 •CALTHORPEASSOCIATES