Pasadena Zoning Ordinance for Multi-Family Housing: Comments on Manuscript of 10-Oct-1987 proposed standards

10/10/1987

Design Matters, Outstanding Issues

Four pages with explanatory text on three of the sections of the proposed ordinance standards: 1. Section 3.2, open space standards; 2. Section 3.3. parking and driveway standards; 3. Section 3.4, architectural standards. One page lists some additional points to be incorporated in a future revised manuscript.

Authors:

Christopher Alexander, Center for Environmental Structure, Berkeley, 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 ...

References

Manuscripts

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

Project, Project Report Draft

Authors:

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

103-page draft of the 16-Nov-1987 project report in three chapters. Its chapter and subchapter titles are different but the contents are similar and include extensive editing on text and suggestions on language tone. It is organized as follows: Chapter 1) ...