Laserfiche WebLink
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 atwo-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 />Examples of Form District Zoning <br />Atlanta, Georgia: Qualit3~ of Life Zoning Districts. <br />Available at <br />apes atlantaa t ov/citvdir/DPCD/Bureau of Plann; e <br />BOP/Zoning/Web Pgs/zoningdistricts htm. <br />Louisville Metro Government, Kentucky: Old <br />Louisville/Limerick Traditional Neighborhood Zoning <br />District Land Development Code Including Form <br />Districts. Available at <br />~mxls.loukvmetro ~/Department/Pla_n~esi€>n/Idc asp. <br />Mclinney, Texas: McKinney Regional Employment <br />Center, Urban Design Standards. Available at <br />u~z~v.mckinne; texas.org/develo,~/plan.htm. <br />Seattle, Washington: Station Area Overlay District <br />Ordinances. Available at <br />~x~.-~i.cit,~ofseattle.net/planning transportationlSAP/Cou <br />nciLactions.htm. <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 />LIST OF REFERENCES <br />THE PRINCIPAL DIFFERENCES BETWEEN FORM-BASED AND TRADITIONAL ZONING <br />I. Published by the Americana Planni~zg Association <br />~Kayden, Jerold S. 2004. "Reconsidering Zoning: E~-panding an American Land-Use Frontier." Zoning Practice, <br />January. <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 Ne~v~•, <br />November. <br />--. 2001. `Beyond Euclid: Integrating Zoning and Physical Design, Part One: The Evolution of Physical <br />Design in Zoning." ZonzregNezvr, October. <br />2. Other resources <br />Chael, h~Iaurice. 2003. "The Smartcode: A Weapon to Fight the Sprawl War." [Accessed)une 18, 2004]. <br />Available at «~~~v.tndto~vn~+aper.com/\'ohime5 /Smartcode htm. <br />3 <br />