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amenities, shopping needs, and friends. The streetscape
is designed to be attractive, functional and inviting to both
motorists and pedestrians. Jumeirah Village offers an
immense number of choices in housing and neighborhoods
amenities ranging from secluded villas to the bustle of living
in the Town Center.
The Jumeirah Village
Master Plan and Development Code
Two documents guide the development of Jumeirah Village
to ensure that the community reaches its full potential and
appropriately applies the Eight Principles – The Master Plan
and the Development Code. These documents work together
to span the divide between the vision for Jumeirah Village
and the standards necessary to ensure that all is completed
according to plan.
The Master Plan
The purpose of the Master Plan is to set the general
foundation for the physical design of Jumeirah Village. The
Master Plan represents the physical layout of lots, open
spaces and amenities throughout the site. The Master Plan
also includes the overall design strategy that evolved from
the initial Eight Principles for the project. It discusses the
major features and characteristics that make Jumeirah
Village unique, from the broad description of the relationship
between neighborhoods, open spaces, streets, and centers
to more detailed discussion of the appearance of the
streetscape and the types of uses expected in the various
community “centers”. The Master Plan establishes the
general Circulation Plan for the community and, even here,
the Eight Principles have been combined with the need for
efficient and safe travel choices. The Master Plan document
is accompanied by two Master Plan Maps – an illustrated
map that generally depicts the look of a completed project
and a digital map that delineates the specific location and
coordinates of lots and spaces.
The Development Code
The Master Plan is a guide, a detailed layout of spaces and
Block Guidelines that provide clues to the detailed design
of Jumeirah Village. The Development Code is a tool for
implementing the Master Plan. It provides the regulatory
framework that ensures structures and uses are located
according to plan and that the anticipated high quality of life
for residents, employees and guests in Jumeirah Village is
realized. The Development Code is specifically designed to
carry out several functions:
A. Ensure design that promotes the highest principles of
general health, welfare and safety for individuals that
live, work or visit the community.
B. Provide the minimum standards needed to carry out
the vision established by the Master Plan. The intent of
the Development Code is to focus, not reign in, creative
freedom.
C. Establish procedures needed for Jumeirah Village
LLC to successfully carry out the requirements of the
Development Code.
D. Provide the tools to make sound decisions regarding the
inevitable evolution of Jumeirah Village. Communities
must change over time to remain dynamic. However,
change does not have to come at the cost of maintaining
the Eight Principles that make Jumeirah Village unique.
This Code ensures that sufficient information and
procedures are available to allow the community, and
the tools used to guide development in the community,
to change in ways that benefit Jumeirah Village over the
long term.
Contents of the Development Code
The Development Code for Jumeirah Village is designed
to address a broad range of issues important to carrying
out the functions described above and meeting the Eight
Principles that serve as the foundation for the community. The
guidelines address many issues common to all communities,
but once again, they also show an attention to detail unique
to Jumeirah Village. For example, traditional streets are
designed with sufficient width to provide parking but codes
commonly require that a development accommodate all
potential parking on the site. In Jumeirah Village, however,
on-street parking is strongly encouraged and is considered
part of meeting parking requirements.
Contents of the Development Code are broken down as
follows:
A. General Provisions. Introduce the Development Code and
provide the purpose, intent and applicability of the Code.
B. Review Authority. Confirms Jumeirah Village LLC as the
ultimate authority regarding development in Jumeirah
Village and designates representatives responsible for
carrying out the daily duties of administering the Code.
C. Zones. Divides the community into areas of common
interest and typology for purposes of regulation.
D. Use. Designates permitted uses in each of the zones of
Jumeirah Village.
E. Form. Addresses the location, size and design of all
structures in the community.
F. Parking. Establishes guidelines for provision, location,
type and design of parking areas.
G. Signs. Discusses permitted sign types by purpose,
location, size, number, intent, and detail.
H. Landscape and Fencing. Acknowledges the benefits of
adding “green spaces” and screening to the community
as a means of “softening” the built environment,
improving aesthetics, and adding additional opportunities
for recreation.
I. Administration and Procedures. Provides the tools and
processes needed to administer the Development Code.
J. Definitions. Describes the various technical or specific
terms found throughout the Development Code.
K. Application Checklists. Ensure that appropriate and
sufficient information is conveyed by the potential
applicant to Jumeirah Village LLC when requesting to
develop a site.