REGULATIONS | PATTERN BOOKS
“PATTERN BOOK REGULATES ARCHITECTURAL ELEMENTS AND PUBLIC SPACE “
STREET TYPE
Regulates the street right-of-way, number of lanes, parking, landscape, lighting and uses
REGULATIONS
Guidelines that regulate the Land Use, Land Allocation, and Lots and Buildings
BLOCK PLACEMENT
Regulates the placement of the buildings
PORCHES
Regulates the type of porches recommended
PORCHES, BALCONIES, & LOGGIAS
Regulates the materials and configurations encouraged
PORCHES
The porch opening can follow a rhythm as prescribed.
BALCONIES
Regulates the type of balconies that are encouraged
GARDEN WALLS & FENCES
Regulates how to define and separate the public space of the street from semi-public gardens
ROOFS
Recommends the type of roofs encouraged
WINDOWS AND DOORS
Regulates the proportions of doors and windows encouraged
DOORS
Prescribes the proportion and articulation of doors
GARAGE DOORS
Regulates the colors, materials and configurations of garage doors
Pattern Books
are used to assure the community that all future development will be in accordance to the vision from which it was created. A pattern book will provide standards for open space, the architecture and public roadways.
Form Based Code
are land development regulations that assure the predictability of the development. They will replace and/or amend local codes in favor of regulations that produce a high-quality public realm.
Charettes
are a method for getting all those stakeholders vested in an area together to develop a vision for that area. This intensive planning process brings together professionals, citizens, and the local municipality in a format that provides immediate feedback to the designers.