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Mountain House Specific Plan III .................................................................................................................................................................................. ` c. Tentative Maps for individual parcels shall emphasize pedestrian and bicycle connections within the neighborhood,between adjacent residential areas and public facilities. d. Residential development shall exhibit energy efficient,cost effective subdivision design; optimize the ability of residences to use solar energy, maximize access from housing to parks, open space corridors and other amenities, discourage vehicular through-traffic,and shall incorporate applicable Community Energy Conservation Report(CECR)recommendations. e. To the extent feasible,homes shall front onto local and collector streets or green courts, except as in measure"f'below. Direct driveway access to individual homes shall not occur within 30 feet of an _ arterial street intersection. f Homes shall front or give the appearance of fronting onto Central Parkway,with vehicular access provided from private auto courts accessed from local streets,rear alleys or streets. A house may appear to front onto Central Parkway by siding onto it with a porch with front elevation type architectural detailing facing Central Parkway. No walls are allowed along Central Parkway, except those necessary to reduce sound levels to 65 Dba in backyards of lots siding on Central Parkway. Such walls are allowed only after the houses are fust sited and designed to shield noise and reduce the height and length of the wall. g. In order to maximize interconnections between all areas within residential neighborhoods, street and block lengths shall be generally limited to 800 feet for all local streets. A minority of blocks within a neighborhood may exceed this length,providing that through-block,pedestrian connections occur at distances no greater than every 500 feet. In instances where proposed locations of through-block pedestrian connections are determined by the Director or Planning Commission to be in conflict with the health, safety and welfare of future residents, such connections can be eliminated. h. Use of rear alleys is strongly encouraged for homes fronting neighborhood centers, schools,parks,or ` other important public facilities.Where rear alleys are not feasible in such locations, shared or paired access drives should be utilized to reduce curb cuts and points of conflict along streets. i. The visual impact of driveways and garages shall be minimized by such techniques as reducing the width of driveways;utilizing shared or paired drives; using narrow drives with garages located at the rear of the lot; utilizing alleys; recessing the front facing garages in the architectural design of the home, and using side entry garages on corner lots. Design Guidelines shall establish minimum and maximum widths. j. All streets, except very low capacity streets in limited areas, shall provide curb separated sidewalks on ` both sides. Sidewalks on one side may be allowed on cul-de-sacs of 500 feet or less in length or where special site conditions apply. Draft 03114105 3-17 ..................................................................................................................................................................................