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Planning Department unveils draft Urban Design Guidelines; architects and community groups praise consolidation, ask for clearer community engagement and more "
Summary
The Planning Department presented draft Urban Design Guidelines to consolidate nearly 30 sets of guidance into a single umbrella covering site design, architecture and the public realm; AIA and architects largely supported the effort while neighborhood commenters urged clearer community engagement, guidance on rear-yard fenestration, view-corridor language and more illustrative examples.
Planning Department staff introduced an initial draft of citywide Urban Design Guidelines intended to consolidate multiple, overlapping guidance documents into a single, usable framework covering site design, architecture and public realm issues.
Jeff Jocelyn and staff architect Maya Small explained the goal: create an overarching, aspirational document that clarifies intent, reduces redundancy among nearly 30 separate guideline sets and improves predictability and consistency in design review. "We want projects to be good neighbors," Small said, and "to make design values accessible to the Commission, staff and the…
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