1. Establish design standards for site design, circulation, building design, and landscape design to guide preparation and review of all applicable development applications;

2. Ensure that development adheres to the desired form of community design in Redmond as expressed by goals, policies, plans, and regulations of the Redmond Comprehensive Plan and the Zoning Code;

3. Supplement land use regulations which encourage and promote public health and safety of the citizens of Redmond;

4. Promote sustainable development projects that will provide long-term community benefits and have a high environmental and visual quality;

5. Ensure that new buildings are of a character and scale that is appropriate to their use and to the site.

6. Encourage building variety while providing for designs that reflect the distinctive local character, the context of the site, and the community’s historical character and natural features; and

7. Assist decision making by the Administrator, Technical Committee, Design Review Board, Hearing Examiner, and City Council in the review of development applications.