What is design review?

The primary responsibilities of Design Review are to evaluate and take action on development project design review applications that are within a design review area. In following the Design Review Code, they review development applications to ensure that the:   

• desirability of adjacent and surrounding properties is enhanced

• benefits of occupancy of adjacent and surrounding properties are improved

• value of surrounding properties is increased

• appropriate development of adjacent and surrounding properties is encouraged

• maintenance and improvement of surrounding properties is encouraged, resulting in the enhancement of the health, safety, aesthetics, and general welfare of the inhabitants of the area and the inhabitants of the city at large