Pasadena Zoning Ordinance for Multi-Family Housing: Consultants Disagreement about Standards

14/11/1987

Design Matters, Outstanding Issues

Six pages with modifications made on the points of disagreement on standards between the consultants, as seen in the preliminary report: 1. Open space standards; 2. Parking and driveway standards; 3. Architectural standards. Additional notes listing incentives for helping implementation of proposals, and a possible need for further modifications are included. Paper was edited by Friso Broeksma .

Authors:

Christopher Alexander, Artemis Anninou, Friso Broeksma, 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

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, ...