A Study on Urban Design Standards for Mission Bay Area of San Francisco

A Review of the Redevelopment Plan, Design Standards and Design Guidelines

Abstract

The Purpose of this paper is to understand the Redevelopment Plan, Design Standards and Design Guidelines for Mission Bay Area, that were coordinated by the Redevelopment Agency until 1998. In this case study we can find the possibility of negotiation with the Planning Committee, the Developer, the Citizens Advisory Committee in the big project of the central area.<BR>City and County of San Francisco has prepared the Planning Code and the Redevelopment Plan for Mission Bay. They show resolutions of the Planning Committee about the Mission Bay Project on their web site. Urban design standards of Mission Bay Area are characterized by the bulk control depended on building's heights.