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<br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />Form District Zoning. This technique <br />defInes districts according to <br />distinguishable development patterns or <br />desired formal characteristics, such as <br />building form and orientation, street <br />grid and streetscape. This approach can <br />apply to an entire region or specific <br />districts within a city or region with <br />common characteristics (e.g., <br />architectural style or proximity to transit <br />stations). Current applications of form <br />district zoning use a two-tiered <br />approach to incorporate existing zoning <br />regulation. The form districts regulate <br />physical form and design while existing <br />zoning districts regulate use. <br />Form district zoning respects and <br />adheres to the diversity of existing <br />patterns while providing developers a <br />more flexible and predictable <br />development process. Developers ... <br />praise its ability to promote context'-sensitive design while not being overly restrictive. The two- <br />tiered approach is a politically feasible way to rezone an entire region. As form district zoning <br />becomes more established, it may merge with elements of use-based zoning, creating a hybrid <br />option. <br /> <br />Examples of Form District Zoning <br /> <br />Atlanta, Georgia: Quality of Life Zoning Districts. <br />Available at <br />apps.atlantaga.gov I ci~'dir/DPCD IBureau of Planning I <br />BOP 1Zoninr IWeb Pgs I z()nin~rdistricts.htm. <br /> <br />Louisville Metro Government, Kentucky: Old <br />Louisville/Limerick Traditional Neighborhood Zoning <br />District Land Development Code Including Form <br />Districts. Available at <br />www.loukymetro.org/Department/PlanDesifn/ldc.asp. <br /> <br />McKinney, Texas: McKinney Regional Employment <br />Center, Urban Design Standards. Available at <br />www.mckinneytexas.org/develop/plan.htm. <br /> <br />Seattle, Washington: Station Area Overlay District <br />Ordinances. Available at <br />www.ciryofseattle.net/planning I transportation ISAP I Cou <br />ncilActions.htm. <br /> <br />LIST OF REFERENCES <br /> <br />THE PRINCIPAL DIFFERENCES BETWEEN FORM-BASED AND TRADITIONAL ZONING <br /> <br />1. Published by the American Planning Association <br /> <br />!Kayden,Jerold S. 2004. "Reconsidering Zoning: Expanding an American Land-Use Frontier." Zoning Prmti,'c, <br />January. <br /> <br />Rouse, David C, Nancy L. Zobl, and Graciela P. Cavicchia. 2001. "Beyond Euclid: Integrating Zoning and <br />Physical Design, Part Two: Emerging Tools for an Integrated Development Approach." Zoning NCZVJ, <br />November. <br /> <br />_____. 2001. "Beyond Euclid: Integrating Zoning and Physical Design, Part One: The Evolution of Physical <br />Design in Zoning." Zoning NC1VJ, October. <br /> <br />2. Other resources <br /> <br />Chael,Maurice. 2003. "The Smartcode: A Weapon to Fight the Sprawl War." [Accessed June 18,2004]. <br />Available at W\v'w.tndtownpaper.com/V olumeS / smartcode.htm. <br /> <br />3 <br />