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Managing a Design Review Process
Session: Managing a Design Review Process April 1, 2:30 PM AbstractThe City of Scottsdale’s design review process dates back to the 1960’s when community and business leaders identified the need for a quality built environment through a public review process. This need was further validated when the citizens worked with flood control engineers to transform what was originally proposed as a concrete lined drainage channel into what is now the City’s most recognizable open space feature, the Indian Bend Wash. Over the years, the design review process has stayed essentially the same and operates by staff first conducting a review of the project, and then passing a recommendation on to a 7 member board, known as the Development Review Board (DRB) who makes the final decision to approve, deny, or continue a request. An approval by the DRB is necessary before the project owner can take the next steps of submitting construction document plans to the city in pursuit of a building permit. The scope of the DRB’s review is limited to issues related to site planning and building design and their approval is conceptual in nature. Land use discussions are not within the DRB’s purview. All board members are citizens, but have some type of professional design, engineering, or development experience. Managing a Design Review Process Author and Copyright Information Copyright 2003 by author Jayna L. Shewak, RLA |