Ways to Fail at Form-Based Codes 04: Don’t Capture the Character
Placemakers, May 16, 2013
By: Hazel Borys, PlaceMakers, LLC
http://www.placemakers.com/2013/05/16/ways-to-fail-at-form-based-codes-04/
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This blog post discusses a major way form-based codes can fail which is when a municipality fails to capture local character within the code’s basic metrics. It includes examples of unintended consequences when a municipality failed to get their metrics right like street width and density control when applying their form-based or hybrid codes.