RS-5 DESIGN WORKBOOK · RS-5 DESIGN WORKBOOK December 1994 Revised September 1996, December 1996 and May 18, 2004 This companion document to “RS-5 Design Guidelines” has been

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RS-5 DESIGN WORKBOOK

December 1994Revised September 1996, December 1996 and May 18, 2004

This companion document to “RS-5 Design Guidelines” has been prepared to assist applicants in completingan application for projects in the RS-5 and RS-3/RS-3A Districts.

City of Vancouver May 2004RS-5 Design Workbook Page i

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1 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.1 Use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.2 Relationship to Design Guidelines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

2 RS-5 Districts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.1 Existing Context . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

3 Streetscape Analysis and Contextual Design . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43.1 Intent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43.2 Suggested Work Sequence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43.3 Checklist for Streetscape Analysis: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53.4 Contextual Design Approach: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Appendix “A”: Schematic Sample Submission Documents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15Appendix “B”: Design Rationale Statement Examples . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24Appendix “C”: Examples of Streetscape Analysis Elevations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26Appendix “D”: Glossary of Terms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

* Note: RS-5 zoning was originally conceived for a portion of South Shaughnessy. For other areasof the City that have subsequently been rezoned to RS-5, RS-3 or RS-3A, Section 2 may ormay not specifically apply.