Pasadena Zoning Ordinance for Multi-Family Housing: Agenda – May 14 Meeting with Task Force

04/05/1986

Planning of Works, Schedule

Two pages with the schedule of a meeting organized in six areas of discussion: 1. Introduction, for presenting current and historic character of city; 2. Differences between historic and current housing patterns and analysis of desirable features; 3. Density, for discussing the overall development goal; 4. Cooperation of sites, for discussing its advantages; 5. Example sites, for presenting illustrations of zone densities and evaluating them; 6. Summary and sample outline of possible rules. Two more drafts are included.

Authors:

Christopher Alexander, Artemis Anninou, Center for Environmental Structure, Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.
Daniel Solomon, Kathryn Clarke, Phoebe Wall, Daniel Solomon and Associates with Phoebe Wall, San Francisco, CA, U.S.A.

Content of

Project

Pasadena Zoning Ordinance for Multi-family Housing 1987 to 1988

Pasadena, CA, U.S.A.

Zoning Ordinance, Residential, Realized , Completed in 1988 and implemented

Client:

Pasadena Multi-family Housing Task Force

C.E.S. staff:

Christopher Alexander, Artemis Anninou, Friso Broeksma

Project cost:

$135,000

Project stages:

Pattern language for project by C.E.S. Generative rules for urban growth process Generative rules for building layout process Implementation process

The purpose of the draft ordinance was to define new guidelines which would permit high intensity development to continue in a way which is in keeping with Pasadena's heritage. Respect for the existing physical qualities of the old Pasadena residential ...

Contents

Records

References

Correspondence

Pasadena Zoning Ordinance for Multi-Family Housing: Response to The City of Pasadena's request for proposal to prepare the architectural and urban design standards in Pasadena. A background is provided as well as the approach proposed 13/11/1986

Project, Design Matters, Response to Request

Sender:

Daniel Solomon, Phoebe Wall, Daniel Solomon and Associates with Phobe Wall, San Francisco, CA, U.S.A.

Recipient:

Paul Gleye, City of Pasadena, Pasadena, CA, U.S.A.

Medium:

Letter

Records

Pasadena Zoning Ordinance for Multi-Family Housing: Meeting notes 01/12/1986

Project, Miscellaneous, Notes

One page with handwritten notes, possibly minutes of an early meeting, discussing some of the good characteristics found in the old Pasadena buildings.