Correspondence

Pasadena Zoning Ordinance for Multi-Family Housing: PLUAC’s assessment on key issues of the design standards presented in the new ordinance and concerns regarding requirements on open space, building setbacks, complexity added to administration phase then can possibly influence negatively the building designs. Expecting case studies also including town housing concepts

10/02/1988

Design Matters, Notification

Sender:

John Grech, Pasadena Land Use Advisory Council, Pasadena, CA, U.S.A.

Medium:

Letter

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 ...

References

Correspondence

Reports

Pasadena Zoning Ordinance for Multi-Family Housing 16/11/1987

Project, Project Report

Authors:

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

138-page draft of the Pasadena Zoning Ordinance, which includes sequences of design which have been omitted from the submitted ordinance. The document is organized in four chapters: Chapter 1) Intent of the Ordinance, with three sections; Chapter 2) Ordinance Standards, ...