Design guidelines

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Design guidelines are written to give design guidance to developers, and to provide planning agencies with criteria for evaluating proposed developments and changes. They are usually written to address specific historic and conservation districts, and may supplement or replace more general community-wide design standards that are contained in the community's development code.

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Gresham : Downtown plan district design manual (2009)
(City of Gresham (Or.), 2009-07-16) Gresham (Or.)
The Design Guidelines and Standards contained in the Development Code provide the measures that the Design Commission and staff use to determine a proposal’s success. Where there is a conflict between the provisions of the Downtown Plan District and those of other provisions of the Community Development Code, the Downtown Plan District’s provisions control. [From the document]
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Coos Bay : Land use and design guidelines for the Hollering Place
(City of Coos Bay (Or.), 2008-12-02) Oregon Downtown Development Association; Coos Bay (Or.); Bramare Landscape Architecture; PB PlaceMaking
The existing zoning on the Hollering Place site does not fit its future use as outlined in the master plan. Currently, the bluff is zoned General Commercial and the portion of the lower site that is above the high water line is zoned Urban Water Dependent and the portion of the site below the high water line is zoned Development Aquatic. Changes these zoning designations will not an easy task. However, the City has 30 acres available to remove from these zoning designations and has already gone through the process with the rezoning of the site for the new Maritime Museum on Hwy. 101. Part of the charge of the Hollering Place Master Plan project was to review the existing codes and make recommendations for updates that will support the new master plan. [From the document]
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Portland : The infill design toolkit
(City of Portland (Or.), 2008-12) Portland (Or.). Bureau of Planning; Portland (Or.)
This guide is intended to serve as a resource for community members -- builders, designers, neighbors and others -- all who are involved in designing, building, or participating in dialogue about the new development that continues to shape the form of Portland's neighborhoods. Its focus is on new "infill" development in established neighborhood areas, particularly where continuation of positive aspects of existing character is a community priority. Infill development can take place as construction on vacant land or as redevelopment that replaces pre-existing buildings. [From the document]
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Portland : Seven Corners urban design strategy (2008)
(City of Portland (Or.), 2008-12) Portland (Or.); Portland (Or.). Bureau of Planning and Sustainability; Emmons Architects; Portland (Or.). Bureau of Transportation; Portland (Or.). Bureau of Environmental Services
The goal of this Urban Design Strategy is to identify ways to enhance and support the sense of place of the Seven Corners area in order to realize its potential as a neighborhood center. It also identifies opportunities for infrastructure improvements and private development that will make the area and corridor stand out as a sustainable place in Portland. [From the document]
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Portland : Urban design strategy (2008)
(City of Portland (Or.), 2008-12) Emmons Architects; Portland (Or.). Bureau of Environmental Services; Portland (Or.). Bureau of Transportation; Portland (Or.). Bureau of Planning and Sustainability; Portland (Or.)
The purpose of the strategy was to resolve outstanding issues identified in the Division Green Street Main Street Plan in advance of the design process for the Division Street reconstruction project that will repave the street and provide streetscape improvements from SE 6th to SE 39th Avenue. [From the document]
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Portland : Skidmore/Old Town Historic District design guidelines
(City of Portland (Or.), 2008-10-29) Portland (Or.). Bureau of Planning; Portland (Or.)
The guidelines for the Skidmore/Old Town Historic District are intended to guide exterior alterations of existing buildings, horizontal and vertical additions to existing structures and new construction. The guidelines are designed to maintain and strengthen those qualities that make the Skidmore/Old Town Historic District a unique historic neighborhood. [From the document]
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Medford : Design guidelines for new construction
(City of Medford (Or.), 2008-06) Kramer, George; Medford (Or.)
The following guidelines have been adopted by the City of Medford Landmarks and Historic Preservation Commission to assist applicants with the design of compatible new commercial, mixed use, or multi-family residential construction and major additions within Medfordâ s downtown commercial core. [From the document]
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Portland : The infill design toolkit
(City of Portland (Or.), 2008-05) Portland (Or.); Portland (Or.). Bureau of Planning
This guide is intended to serve as a resource for community members—builders, designers, neighbors and others—all who are involved in designing, building, or participating in dialogue about the new development that continues to shape the form of Portland’s neighborhoods. Its focus is on new “infill” development in established neighborhood areas, particularly where continuation of positive aspects of existing character is a community priority. Infill development can take place as construction on vacant land or as redevelopment that replaces pre-existing buildings. [From the document]
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Portland : River District design guidelines code commentary
(City of Portland (Or.), 2008-05) Portland (Or.). Bureau of Planning; Portland (Or.)
To maintain consistency with more recently adopted Subdistrict Design Guidelines (e.g. South Waterfront Design Guidelines) and to keep the document concise and simple. [From the Document]
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Portland : River District design guidelines
(City of Portland (Or.), 2008-05) Portland (Or.). Bureau of Planning; Portland (Or.)
The Goals for Central City Design Review are located within the Central City Fundamental Design Guidelines, which are to be used in conjunction with this document. They apply within the River District as well as to the other Central City policy areas. An additional set of goals for the design review process augment the Central City Fundamental Goals. These goals for design review are specific to the River District. River District Goals design goals are: Extend the river into the community to develop a functional and symbolic relationship with the Willamette River; create a community of distinct neighborhoods that accommodates a significant part of the region's residential growth; enhance the District's character and livability by fostering attractive design and activities that give comfort, convenience, safety and pleasure to all its residents and visitors; strengthen connections within the River District, and to adjacent areas. [From the document]
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Portland : South waterfront greenway design guidelines
(City of Portland (Or.), 2008-04-10) North Macadam Urban Renewal Advisory Committee; Portland (Or.)
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Canby : Design standards draft
(City of Canby (Or.), 2008-04-08) Canby (Or.)
The Design Standards Project originated as a grant from the Canby Urban Renewal Agency (URA) to Canby Business Development (CBD) in December 2006, to hire consultants and form a task force to create new development and design standards for lands within the historic commercial core of Canby. The objective of the project was to encourage economic vitality and revitalize Canby’s commercial center through consistent and compatible building design, landscaping, and signage, which will help keep businesses competitive in the commercial marketplace. [From the document]
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Salem : Development design handbook
(City of Salem (Or.), 2008-04) Salem (Or.). Dept. of Community Development; Salem (Or.)
The City of Salem Development Design Handbook is structured to clearly identify what is required for projects reviewed by the Historic Landmarks and Design Review Commission and projects that must comply with design standards. Design guidelines are always presented on the left side of the page with design standards on the right side of the page. [From the document]
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Monmouth : Design standards and standard plans
(City of Monmouth (Or.), 2008-01) Monmouth (Or.). Dept. of Public Works; Monmouth (Or.)
The purpose of these Design Standards is to provide a consistent policy under which certain physical aspects of street design, storm drains, water distribution design, and sanitary sewer design will be implemented. Most of the elements contained in this document are Public Works oriented and most are related to public improvements and City contract projects; however, it is intended they apply to both public and private work designated herein. [From the document]
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Portland : Urban design assessment
(City of Portland (Or.), 2008-01) Portland (Or.). Bureau of Planning; Portland (Or.)
This work contains only the early pieces leading up to a base urban design framework for Portland's Central City. It contains six seemingly discreet but connected areas of investigation. These include a history of great Portland plans, a study of relevant precedents (historical and contemporary case studies), an analysis of the current 1988 Central City Plan, existing conditions impacting urban design, an evaluation of evolving areas and finally, a discussion of three related ongoing concerns, FAR (floor area ratios), height and skyline. [From the document]
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Portland : North Pearl District plan urban design & development charette
(City of Portland (Or.), 2007-10) Portland Development Commission; Portland (Or.). Bureau of Planning; Portland (Or.)
The intent of the charrette was to seek stakeholder input into the creation of an urban design framework plan and preferred alternative for zoning amendments regulating the use of height and FAR in the plan area. [From the document]
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Lincoln City : Commercial design standards
(City of Lincoln City (Or.), 2007-08-27) Lincoln City (Or.); Tahran Architecture & Planning LLC; Siegel Planning Services
These Commercial Development Design Standards are intended to enhance and protect the cityÃ¢ s quality of life and community image through clearly articulated commercial development design goals and policies and minimum design standards; to protect and promote the cityÃ¢ s economic vitality through commercial design standards that encourage and reward high quality development while discouraging less attractive and less enduring alternatives; and to enhance and protect the security and health, safety, and welfare of the public. In addition, the standards are intended to serve as, interim design standards for Ã¢ pearlÃ¢ areas until such a time that the city adopts specific standards for each pearl. [From the document]
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Portland : LEED for neighborhood development (2007)
(City of Portland (Or.), 2007-07-24) Portland Development Commission; Miller, Terry; Green Building Services; Portland (Or.)
[The] LEED ND Rating System Contains: 9 prerequisites; 47 credits that have 100 core points; 5 Innovation Design & Process points; 1 point for having a LEED Accredited Professional involved in the process; total of 106 points available. [From the document]
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Hillsboro : Development standards and design guidelines
(Hillsboro (Or.), 2007-07-16) Hillsboro (Or.); Hillsboro (Or.). Planning Dept.
These standards and guidelines are intended to insure project design and construction which: 1. Provides adequate, structurally sound public and private streets and utilities; 2. Allows logical, efficient development or redevelopment of adjacent properties; 3. Promotes a range of lot sizes, structural design, setbacks, and housing choices within new developments; 4. Respects surrounding context and enhances community character; 5. Considers security and privacy; and 6. Provides usable open space. [From the document]
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Portland : Community design guidelines
(City of Portland (Or.), 2007-05) Portland (Or.); Portland (Or.). Bureau of Planning
The Community Design Guidelines are grouped into three categories; Portland Personality, Pedestrian Emphasis and Project Design. Each guideline is accompanied by: background information, which explains the intent of the guideline; and some examples of ways the guideline may be accomplished. These examples are provided to stimulate the search for a good design, and are not recommended solutions. The examples may also include illustrations of different building types, locations and scales. [From the document]