Sub-Chapter 1 Introduction 1.01 Purpose The Downtown Orinda Objective Design Standards are established to implement the vision of the Downtown Orinda Precise Plan (DPP). As the name suggests, the development standards described in this Chapter are intended to be "objective" and clearly communicate the design intent of the DPP's vision. This in turn is expected to streamline the development proposal review and entitlement process. California State law defines objective standards as those that “involve no personal or subjective judgment by a public official and are uniformly verifiable by reference to an external and uniform benchmark or criterion available and knowable by both the development applicant and public official prior to submittal.” The standards in this Chapter support the development of Downtown Orinda as an attractive, mixed-use and walkable center for Orinda. The standards will govern the physical form, character and uses of private development as well as public realm elements such as civic spaces.
1.02 Applicability and Scope A. The development standards described in this Chapter apply to the entirety of the Downtown Precise Plan boundary, with the exception of the following areas: (1) Public, Semi-Public and Utility (PS) district (2) Residential Medium-Density (RM) district B. The standards defined in this Chapter prevail unless stated otherwise. These standards will apply to any development within the area described above, when one or more of the following occur: (1) New construction
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Downtown Orinda Objective Design Standards
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