Pasadena Zoning Ordinance for Multi-Family Housing: Design Standards for Multi-Family Residential Districts

10/11/1986

Planning of Works, Schedule

12-page draft introducing the Center for Environmental Structure, the people to be involved with this project, the current and previous related experiences of the Center, and laying out the proposed approach in four phases: Phase 1: Initial analysis of problems; Phase 2: Preliminary definition of Standards; Phase 3: Preliminary proposals for modification of the Pasadena Ordinance; Phase 4: Draft of Ordinance and field testing of results. An introductory letter accompanying the proposal is also included, as well as two drafts.

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 ...

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