Zoning Ordinance Updates | Objective Design Standards:
City of Emeryville (CA)
These objective standards are unique to Emeryville’s desire for placemaking. They prioritize the relationship to the street and sidewalk to create visual interest for pedestrians and support retail and restaurants on the ground-level. The standards require public open space on larger project sites, providing an objective link between General Plan policies and the Zoning Ordinance.
Partner: Urban Field Studio
Objective Design Standards
Lexington Planning has prepared objective design standards for communities in the San Francisco Bay Area in response to recent California legislation. These objective standards reinforce community design values, even without discretionary review.