Residential Design Guidelines
Town of Hillsborough
DC&E prepared a revision and thorough updating of the Town of Hillsborough’s design guidelines for residential development. The project also provided the Town with an update process by which residential projects have to undergo design review. Located on the San Francisco Peninsula, Hillsborough has a varying topography, extensive native tree species and a significant representation of single-family residences designed by many of California’s most illustrious 20th century architects. A key component of the project was to implement rules and standards that allow for new construction and residential remodeling while preserving the sensitive context for residential development in Hillsborough. The Residential Design Guidelines won the Northern California Section
