Land use and zoning for housing, redevelopment, and walkable places
Studio Davis helps communities align zoning and development standards with their goals for housing, redevelopment, mobility, and public space. We examine what the code permits, how sites function, and where requirements make desired projects harder to deliver.
Our approach
The details of a code shape buildings, parking lots, frontages, driveways, and walking connections. We review those details alongside existing conditions and adopted plans, then work with staff and stakeholders to identify useful changes.
Our work often focuses on targeted updates: parking requirements, shared parking, site design, and development standards that affect infill and reuse. Clear explanations and workable code language help communities understand the tradeoffs and move from policy goals to implementation.
Our land use and zoning services
- Zoning and development-code audits
- Parking reform and code updates
- Housing and redevelopment policy
- Site planning and development standards
- Public engagement for code changes
- Policy implementation and draft code language
Selected project experience
Parking demand + development standards
Studio Davis worked with the City of Wilsonville, Oregon, on two concurrent initiatives that will shape the future of parking in this city of 25,000 about 15 miles south of…
Parking reform through public engagement
Studio Davis is currently working with Oregon City, OR (pop 40,000) on code updates necessary to comply with the State of Oregon’s Climate Friendly and Equitable Communities (CFEC) program. The…
Parking standards for climate resilience
The State of Oregon recently passed a new set of administrative rules as part of its Climate Friendly and Equitable Communities (CFEC) program, which requires jurisdictions throughout the state to…