Welcome to the Berkley DDA Design Guidelines Informational page

Click here to view the Design Overly District proposed ordinance.

Why Design review Matters

THE PROBLEM:

Pressures of suburban growth and economic development can undermine the distinctive character and uniqueness of communities.

THE SOLUTION:

Well structured local government processes can assure that new development projects contribute to the character of the community and create great places of lasting value where people want to live, work and shop.

Over the years, the Municipal Design Review Network has gotten the question of why design review matters. To help answer that question, they’ve created a digital brochure about the design review process that can be used as a resource for municipalities considering design review.