Oread Neighborhood Design Guidelines, City of Lawrence, Kansas

McGlone, Ann; Urban Development Services

From introduction: "The purpose of the Oread Neighborhood Design Guidelines is to provide a shared understanding of the principal design characteristics that help shape and define the Oread Neighborhood. Over time as the neighborhood changes and evolves, these essential design characteristics will be maintained and enhanced insuring that the unique and historic character of the neighborhood remains. The Design Guidelines are intended to give owners, developers, design review board members, staff and elected officials a clear understanding of the expectations of the design review process. The Design Guidelines should make the review process more predictable and therefore more efficient. The Design Guidelines are intended to encourage development that conforms to the size, orientation and setting of existing buildings in the neighborhood; reduce the need for zoning variances for structures that conform to the patterns of the existing neighborhood, identify the important physical characteristics of the neighborhood; foster development that is compatible; conserve cultural and historic resources; maintain property values; and encourage investment. The design guidelines are intended to be a resource to Home Owners, Property Owners, Architects, Developers, Commissioners and City Staff. The guidelines should lay the groundwork for positive dialogue between the various stakeholders. The hope is that the guidelines will be a source of inspiration that will help property owners understand what it means to build structures that are compatible with the neighborhood." Project funding was provided in part by a 2011 Historic Preservation Fund grant to the City of Lawrence (project number KS-11-004) administered by the Kansas State Historic Preservation Office (grant number 20-11-31923) and the State, Tribal, and Local Plans and Grants Division, National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior. Lawrence, Kansas is a Certified Local Government

Oread Neighborhood Design Guidelines, City of Lawrence, Kansas

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