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Neighborhood design guidelines for Green Lake and West Seattle
Junction have been approved by the Seattle City Council and became
effective August 26, 2001.
Part of the recently completed neighborhood planning process,
design review and design guidelines have been the subject of
extensive neighborhood discussion, as 28 neighborhoods throughout
the city have requested assistance with, or approval of,
neighborhood-specific design guidelines. Many neighborhoods have
discussed ways to help ensure that the design review process
includes consideration of local character during the review of
neighborhood development projects.
Currently, new development subject to design review in
neighborhoods outside of the downtown area follows the citywide
design guidelines. Since these guidelines are meant to apply
throughout the city, they reflect general principles of good urban
design, ranging from site-related considerations to provision of
amenities that provide streetscape continuity.
Neighborhood design guidelines share these objectives, but they
also provide a more focused opportunity to recognize local design
concerns and issues. The Green Lake and West Seattle Junction design
guidelines give specific direction as to local architectural
context, unique site conditions, and other community objectives to
which new development should respond.
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Electronic versions of the new neighborhood design guidelines are
available below:
Additional neighbohood-specific guidelines, as well as downtown
development guidelines and citywide standards for multifamily and
commercial buildings, are available on our Design
Review Guidelines minisite.
Paper copies of the guidelines will be available from the DCLU
Public Resource Center (PRC) starting September 4, 2001 (location
& hours).
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