Oakland Design Review Manual for the Central ... - City of Oakland

4.1Private FrontageAvoidThis frontage requires the most privacy and buffering between interioruses and adjacent streets, the waterfront, public plazas, and openspaces. A transition zone is necessary to provide a clear distinctionbetween public and private space. This frontage type is closely associatedwith residential and live/work uses. See Figures 4.1.h through4.1.j.4.1.11 Increased privacy for the Private Frontage can be addressedby a shift in floor elevations (i.e., raise interior floors abovesidewalk grade) and/or a setback.4.1.12 Setbacks should be sufficient to allow a sense of separationbetween private living spaces and public spaces, accommodatelandscape elements to provide a buffer and increase securityfor first-floor units, utilities, as well as entry features andsheltering elements.4.1.13 Entry types for Private Frontages may include porches, stoopsor lobbies, which should be sheltered from the elements withan awning or other overhead structure. Residential awningsshould be structural.4.1.14 This frontage type is most appropriate and encouraged in theCE-3 districts, particularly along frontages as shown in Figure4.1.a.XX Figure 4.1.h: This development frontsthe street with dull concrete walls thatprovide little transparency or interest.ENCOURAGEXX Figure 4.1.i: Residential uses requirea separation from public spaces. Hereplanted containers and a collection ofobjects buffer this residence.ENCOURAGElow transparencyraised interior floorrecessed entrylandscaped setbackXX Figure 4.1.j: Fronting streets with avariety of architectural elements suchas stoops, windows, balconies, andlandscaping creates proper transitionsbetween the public and private realm.OAKLAND DESIGN REVIEW MANUAL FOR CENTRAL ESTUARY37