Coding for Character: Doing Away with the Zoned Out Nature of Our Cities

Placemakers, October 5, 2015

By: Hazel Borys, PlaceMakers, LLC

http://www.placemakers.com/2015/10/05/coding-for-character-doing-away-with-the-zoned-out-nature-of-our-cities/
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Form-Based Zoning

This blog post discusses the steps it takes to implement an effective form-based code. It includes a list that details the steps as seen below:

  1. Articulate a Vision
  2. Sector Plan
  3. Urban Preference Survey
  4. Synoptic Survey
  5. Equivalency Tables
  6. Illustrative Sites
  7. Form-Based Code Text and Graphics
  8. Implement the Vision
  9. Retrofit the Public Realm
  10. Administration

 

It breaks down the description of each of these steps to further clarify how to effectively implement form-based codes.