Following the passages of SB 330 and other state legislation, Raimi + Associates partnered with Lexington Planning to provide objective standards and design guidelines for the City of Palo Alto. Beginning with an extensive assessment of the existing zoning standards and guidelines, R+A has taken a critical look at how to transform existing design guidelines into a comprehensive set of objective standards that both encourages sound design practices and balances the need for standardization with local context-based conditions.