These are the housing types we expect to see built on vacant lots and newly divided parcels in our existing neighborhoods. Garages that do not dominate the front of the house. The standards are flexible and do not prescribe a particular architectural style or building type. They simply define the most basic of design principles so that new housing in neighborhoods like Irvington and Multnomah Village will fit in alongside its neighbors. The proposed design standards apply this concept in our residential neighborhoods.
Good design is about more than aesthetics.
It is about the way neighborhoods function. It's about houses that encourage us to look out the window and see our neighbors' children walking home safely from school. It's about streets that are defined by people, not cars. It's about an inclusive, rather than an isolated, perception of ourselves in the context of our community. The proposed base zone guidelines will help us mold the communities that Portlanders have said they want.