Ask the Author: June 2013

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This Month: Avoiding Common Form-Based Code Mistakes, Part 2

Most Euclidean zoning ordinances are based on a suburban paradigm of separating and buffering uses. As a consequence, many communities that want to promote walkable, urban environments are turning to form-based zoning. While proponents of form-based codes have been effective at explaining the benefits of shifting the zoning paradigm away from use, there are a number of potential pitfalls when developing a new code. The June issue of Zoning Practice continues the previous month’s discussion of common form-based coding mistakes, this time focusing on how a lack of planning can undermine a form-based coding effort and taking a closer look at how use permissions and development standards need to be recalibrated to ensure that a new form-based code produces the desired results.

Author Daniel Parolek will be online during June to answer your questions about avoiding mistakes in form-based coding.

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