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Design Review Handbook

Design Review Handbook (PDF)

The purpose of the information presented in this handbook is to assist property owners, developers, and designers with interpreting the City of Beaverton Development Code and Sections 40.20 and 60.05, which apply to Design Review. The handbook summarizes many of the procedures, principles, guidelines, and standards contained in the Development Code, but are provided for general information only. The specific requirements for applicability, application and approval procedures, and approval criteria are contained in Section 40.20 Design Review.

Section 60.05 Design Review Design Principles, Guidelines, and Standards contain the more detailed design review requirements summarized below. This handbook should be used in conjunction with both Sections. Copies of the Development Code are available at the Community Development Department, Beaverton City Hall.

The next section of this handbook includes the basic design concepts, which underlie the Design Standards and Guidelines contained in Section 60.05. These are summary statements only and should not be used as approval criteria but as illustrations of the intent behind design review. Examples are also included, which show ways that Design Standards and Guidelines have been addressed in Beaverton and surrounding communities.

—City of Beaverton Design Review Handbook p.1

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