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Design Review Guidelines for Multifamily and Commercial Buildings
The Design Review Guidelines for Multifamily and Commercial Buildings are the backbone of the Design Review Program. They are used by the Design Review Boards and City staff to judge the merits of proposed projects in the six Design Review Board Districts outside of downtown. (See map of districts. Downtown has its own similar but separate Design Review Guidelines for Downtown Development.) In 2012, DPD will be updating the design guidelines for multifamily and commercial development.
These guidelines offer designers and developers flexibility in meeting the requirements of Seattle's land use code. A large part of design review governs a project's context. The guidelines direct designers and project reviewers to look closely at local conditions in order to produce new buildings that enhance their surroundings.
In certain neighborhoods, the Design Review Guidelines for Multifamily and Commercial Buildings are supplemented -- but are not replaced -- by Neighborhood Design Guidelines.
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Design Review Guidelines for Multifamily and Commercial Buildings (4.9 MB PDF), effective October 1993, updated November 1998; also includes the January 2007 revised Section D: Pedestrian Environment.
Design Review Guidelines for Multifamily and Commercial Buildings
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