Oakland Design Review Manual for the Central ... - City of Oakland

3.1 Site Context3.1IntentCreate a more cohesive development pattern.Infill projects should account for the surrounding context. Smallerscaled lots and buildings dominate the Jingletown/Elmwood Area,which also falls under the CE-3 zone and new development shouldrespect the compact feel of this part of the Central Estuary. The remainingland area is characterized by larger properties where newconstruction can set a precedent.Guidelines3.1.1 An infill project should not be designed in isolation when thereis a discernable and predominant neighborhood developmentpattern along the block or across the street. A new buildingshould respond to the desirable characteristics of thesurrounding area based on its location within the CentralEstuary. Characteristics may include neighboring block size,lot size, scale of buildings, massing and articulation, setbacks(front, side and rear), building placement, location of yardsand windows, and use. See Figure 3.1.a.3.1.2 Infill projects that span one block or more than one blockshould develop in distinct segments that reflect the scale ofthe neighboring blocks, lots and buildings. This is particularlyimportant where smaller lot sizes predominate, such as in theJingletown/Elmwood Area, Embarcadero Cove, the Mixed-UseTriangle, and the Food Industry Cluster, but are encouraged inother locations where a more pedestrian-oriented environmentis desirable. See Figure 3.1.b.• Projects spanning more than one block should be brokenup by streets, pedestrian pass-throughs or open spaces.• Projects spanning one or more blocks should orientbuildings to address all sides of each block with activefrontages.encouragEXX Figure 3.1.a: Projects on lots that arelarger than neighboring lots should breakup buildings into units that match thescale of existing neighboring buildings.XX Figure 3.1.b: Orient buildings to differentstreets in order to break up the buildinginto smaller segments as well asaddress all primary street frontages withthe primary facade of the building.OAKLAND DESIGN REVIEW MANUAL FOR CENTRAL ESTUARY5