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Planning
Urban Design Standards
- Residential Pattern Book
See the styles of the pattern book and paint them yourself with the
Roanoke Architectural Styles Coloring Book
- Roanoke Complete Streets Policy With Adopted Resolution
- Neighborhood Design District
Residential Pattern Book for the City of Roanoke
The Residential Pattern Book for the City of Roanoke was unanimously endorsed by the Planning Commission on November 20, 2008. In developing the Pattern Book, the City of Roanoke strives to preserve and enhance the character and quality of its residential neighborhoods. The Pattern Book is a design aid for new construction and renovation of residential buildings (single-family dwellings, two-family dwellings, townhouses, and multifamily dwellings). By exploring the historic development of the City’s existing neighborhoods and residential forms, the pattern book aims to guide homeowners, builders, and design professionals to appropriate maintenance and design decisions. But most importantly it is intended to instill pride in homeowners and encourage them to preserve the unique character of their homes and neighborhoods.
Download the entire Residential Pattern Book (Note: this file is very large (27 MB) and may take several minutes to download. Individual chapters may be downloaded below at a quicker rate.)
Download individual chapters of the Residential Pattern Book (Note: some of these files are large and may take longer to download):
Street Design Guidelines
On July 19, 2007, the City’s Planning Commission adopted a Street Design Guidelines manual. The adoption of the Street Design Guidelines shows the City’s commitment toward designing a more attractive multimodal community. The Guidelines impart direction on how Roanoke should build new streets and retrofit existing streets in order to accommodate all street users including bicyclists and pedestrians. The Guidelines recommend streetscape elements based on the type of street (local collector, arterial) and the character district the street passes through (downtown, village center, traditional neighborhood, local or regional commercial, recreation/open space, or industrial, etc.). Implementation of these Guidelines is taking place through the continuous review of City ordinances, engineering standards, the curb/sidewalk construction program, and the street repaving program.
Neighborhood Design District
The Neighborhood Design District is a special overlay zoning that was developed in response to citizen concerns about the incompatible design of new construction in traditional neighborhoods. The intent of the Neighborhood Design District is to provide minimum design standards for new dwellings and additions/exterior modifications of existing dwellings to ensure compatibility with existing development.
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