Page 36 - Healdsburg, CA Citywide Design Guidelines

Support a Walkable and Bikable
Support a walkable and bikable
Healdsburg.
Promote preservation and
adaptive reuse of Healdsburg’s
historic resources.
Enhance the built environment’s
relationship with Healdsburg’s
natural resources.
28 Healdsburg Citywide Design Guidelines
Healdsburg.
The City of Healdsburg prioritizes active uses of transportation
such as biking and walking. New development should respect
existing structures and amenities that provide paths and facilities
for walking and biking. New development should also incorporate
amenities that assist pedestrians and cyclists including bike racks,
wayfinding signs and easily-navigable paving materials.
Promote Preservation and Adaptive
Reuse of Healdsburg’s Historic
Resources.
Maintaining Healdsburg’s historic resources is essential to
preserving the City’s unique character as they are a crucial part
of the built environment. Development proposals near historic
resources should not only consider design that is compatible
with historic resources, but should consider the reuse of historic
properties, when appropriate. Historic resources should be
kept active, whether in their original use or in a new use that is
appropriate to the existing structure and its context. There may be
an opportunity to extend adaptive reuse to non-historic buildings.
Enhance the Built Environment’s
Relationship with Healdsburg’s
Natural Resources.
The City of Healdsburg is home to a diverse landscape and
natural resources. Many existing buildings work with the natural
landscape, highlighting its rolling hills, vineyards and tree-
lined streets. New infill development should work with the built
environment to take advantage of features including rivers and
hills. New development should consider orienting to natural
features, where appropriate, and creating public spaces that are
enhanced by natural features.