Hillside Residential Design Guidelines Manual

Hillside Residential Design Guidelines Manual
Author: San Rafael (Calif.)
Publisher:
Total Pages: 127
Release: 1991
Genre: City planning
ISBN:

Document outlines development standards and describes design guidelines to be used for hillside residential projects in San Rafael, subject to the city's Environmental and Design Review Process, which evaluates the impact of hillside development on neighboring properties and the community as a whole. Appendices included application requirements for hillside residential projects, a plant selection guide, a hazardous soils review, biological survey requirements, a site review summary, and a hillside subdivison ordinance.

Planning

Planning
Author:
Publisher:
Total Pages: 642
Release: 1993
Genre: City planning
ISBN:

Planning for Hillside Development

Planning for Hillside Development
Author: Robert B. Olshansky
Publisher: American Planning Association
Total Pages: 60
Release: 1996
Genre: Architecture
ISBN:

Should you build wide roads that promote safety or narrow ones that minimize slope disturbance? Should you preserve native plant life for aesthetic purposes or irrigate the landscape to help prevent fires? This report will help planners advise community leaders on these and other issues involved in planning for hillside development. Drawing on documents gathered from almost 200 local governments in 22 states, it addresses the most common challenges encountered by planners who have drafted hillside plans and ordinances. Planning for Hillside Development includes excerpts of guidelines and ordinances currently in place in 13 communities.