Title |
St / Prov / Co |
Largest Scale |
Implementation Strategy |
Type |
Adopt Year |
Acres |
Pop. |
|
Abbeville |
LA |
City |
|
SmartCode |
2006 |
3,648 |
11,836 |
|
Addison |
TX |
City |
District plan with a form-based code to implement
the vision and design concepts, and ensure AddisonÕs revitalization and
transition from Òaging first ring suburbÓ to Òurban mixed use destinationÓ. |
Other FBC |
1995 |
2,784 |
14,964 |
|
Airdrie |
Alberta |
City |
Mixed Use Centres Design Guidelines |
SC & FBC Discussion |
|
8,179 |
42,564 |
|
Albuquerque |
NM |
City |
Optional overlay. Form Based Zones legislation
(O-08-58) was passed by City Council with a 7:2 vote |
Other FBC |
2005 |
115,584 |
521,999 |
|
Alexandria |
VA |
City |
Various FBC urban design guidelines, mandatory by
neighborhood |
Other FBC |
1993 |
9,728 |
143,885 |
|
Allegan |
MI |
City |
|
Transect-based |
|
2,432 |
4,816 |
|
Alpine |
CA |
Neighborhood |
Mandatory for Alpine Village Core |
SmartCode |
|
17,139 |
14,236 |
|
Alys
Beach |
FL |
City |
|
Transect-based |
2003 |
158 |
|
|
Amherst |
MA |
Neighborhood |
Failed to pass with required supermajority on
November 16, 2011. Under consideration. For two small rural centers. |
Other FBC |
|
|
|
|
Antioch |
IL |
City |
|
Other FBC |
|
4,723 |
14,430 |
|
Arlington:
Columbia Pike |
VA |
Neighborhood |
Updated 2/2006 |
Other FBC |
1999 |
16,640 |
209,969 |
|
Arlington: West
Arlington |
WA |
Neighborhood |
Mandatory for the West Arlington subarea plan
adopted Feb. 7, 2011. Includes TDRs. |
Other FBC |
|
4,864 |
17,926 |
|
Atlanta |
GA |
City |
Mandatory neighborhood codes; plus floating zones
city-wide |
Other FBC |
1999 |
84,352 |
537,958 |
|
Atlanta: Doraville TOD |
GA |
Neighborhood |
|
SmartCode |
|
|
|
|
Atlanta:
Edgewood TOD |
GA |
Neighborhood |
Applies to TOD; implements the ARC and the Southface
Energy Institute plan |
SmartCode |
|
|
|
|
Austin |
TX |
Neighborhood |
Austin's current Design Standards and Mixed Use
Subchapter (adopted in 2009; revised March 2009,) and has some form-based
code elements. |
Other FBC |
2009 |
5,696 |
46,847 |
|
Austin:
Airport Blvd |
TX |
Neighborhood |
Airport Blvd is an extension of Mueller. Corridor
and neighborhood code. |
Other FBC |
|
- |
- |
|
Azusa |
CA |
City |
|
Other FBC |
2005 |
5,248 |
9,374 |
|
Baltimore:
Transform Baltimore |
MD |
City |
|
Transect-based |
|
51,712 |
637,418 |
|
Bastrop |
LA |
City |
Customization of the Louisiana Land Use Toolkit |
Transect-based |
2010 |
5,376 |
11,365 |
|
Baton
Rouge Downtown Revitalization |
LA |
Neighborhood |
|
Transect-based |
|
47,833 |
230,000 |
|
Beaufort
Co.: The Daufuskie Island Code |
SC |
Region |
|
SmartCode |
2010 |
5,000 |
1,000 |
|
Beaufort
County |
SC |
City |
|
Other FBC |
|
585,720 |
161,233 |
|
Beaufort:
Boundary Street |
SC |
Neighborhood |
|
Transect-based |
2007 |
125 |
15,331 |
|
Bel
Air |
MD |
Neighborhood |
Central business district |
Other FBC |
2010 |
383 |
10,681 |
|
Bellevue SmartCode |
KY |
Neighborhood |
|
SmartCode |
2011 |
|
6,480 |
|
Belmont |
NC |
Neighborhood |
Initially for Stowe Manor |
Transect-based |
1995 |
10,000 |
13,520 |
|
Benicia Downtown Master Plan and Zoning
Code |
CA |
Neighborhood |
Downtown |
Other FBC |
1997 |
88 |
1,040 |
|
Benicia: Lower Arsenal Mixed Use Specific
Plan |
CA |
Neighborhood |
Arsenal |
Other FBC |
|
50 |
1,000 |
|
Berthoud |
CO |
City |
|
SC & FBC Discussion |
|
8,000 |
5,000 |
|
Berwyn |
IL |
Neighborhood |
Roosevelt Road corridor with FBCs jointly by City of
Berwyn, Town of Cicero, and the Village of Oak Park |
Other FBC |
2010 |
|
|
|
Billings |
MT |
City |
East Billings Urban Renewal District |
Other FBC |
|
|
|
|
Binghamton |
NY |
City |
|
Other FBC |
|
6,656 |
47,376 |
|
Bird Rock, San Diego |
CA |
Neighborhood |
Bird Rock |
Transect-based |
|
|
|
|
Birmingham:
Downtown & Triangle District Form Based Code |
MI |
Neighborhood |
Initially an optional floating zone (DPZ; 1986) and
is now mandatory (LSL; 2007) |
Transect-based |
1986 |
55 |
1,000 |
|
Birmingham: Downtown Form-Based Zoning
Ordinance |
AL |
Neighborhood |
|
Other FBC |
|
1,000 |
20,000 |
|
Birmingham: Highland Park Form-Based
Overlay |
AL |
Neighborhood |
Form-based overlay/Mandatory |
Other FBC |
2010 |
292 |
5,900 |
|
Black Mountain |
NC |
City |
|
Other FBC |
|
4,096 |
7,877 |
|
Blakely |
GA |
Region |
|
SmartCode |
|
11,200 |
5,068 |
|
Bloomington: Gridley, Allin, &
Prickett FBC |
IL |
Neighborhood |
Gridley, Allin, & Prickett Neighborhood |
Other FBC |
|
14,400 |
73,026 |
|
Blue
Springs |
MO |
City |
|
Other FBC |
2003 |
11,648 |
55,698 |
|
Bluffton:
Old Town Master Plan & Code |
SC |
Neighborhood |
Old Town Master Plan and Code |
Transect-based |
|
|
|
|
Bothwell:
Downtown Subarea Plan |
WA |
Neighborhood |
Mandatory for the Downtown Subarea Plan |
Transect-based |
2010 |
529 |
32,307 |
|
Bourne |
MA |
Neighborhood |
Mandatory for downtown Buzzards Bay, an older
village center |
Other FBC |
2011 |
|
|
|
Bradenton |
FL |
Neighborhood |
|
SmartCode |
2011 |
|
|
|
Bran |
Romania |
City |
|
SmartCode |
2007 |
16,768 |
5,573 |
|
Bridgton |
ME |
City |
|
Other FBC |
|
36,672 |
4,883 |
|
Broward County |
FL |
Region |
Acres and population are reduced by five qualifying
FBCs on this study in cities of Broward County |
SmartCode |
2006 |
668,857 |
1,612,995 |
|
Bryant |
AR |
City |
|
SmartCode |
2007 |
188 |
|
|
Buckroe
Bayfront District: City of Hampton |
VA |
Neighborhood |
Mandatory for neighborhood |
Other FBC |
1996 |
|
|
|
Buffalo
Green Code |
NY |
City |
Aim is full replacement code |
Transect-based |
|
25,600 |
276,059 |
|
Burleson
TOD Plan |
TX |
Neighborhood |
Downtown TOD |
Transect-based |
2010 |
373 |
34,350 |
|
California: Statewide Code Template |
CA |
State |
Statewide |
FB Guidelines |
|
n/a |
n/a |
|
Callaway: East Bay |
FL |
City |
|
Transect-based |
2005 |
5,760 |
14,405 |
|
Camana
Bay |
Cayman Islands |
Neighborhood |
SmartCode applies to Camana Bay |
SmartCode |
2010 |
468 |
50,000 |
|
Camden |
SC |
Neighborhood |
Downtown, bordered by of Gordon, DeKalb, York and
Mill streets |
SmartCode |
|
245 |
500 |
|
Cape Coral |
FL |
Neighborhood |
Three form-based zoning districts: Core, Gateway,
Edge |
Transect-based |
2002 |
340 |
792 |
|
Carmel |
IN |
City |
Status: on indefinite hold. |
SmartCode |
|
3,200 |
|
|
Caroline County |
VA |
Region |
|
SmartCode |
|
341,120 |
28,545 |
|
Carrollton:
Transit Center Zoning District |
TX |
Neighborhood |
Article XX. (TC) Transit Center District Regulations |
Other FBC |
2009 |
77 |
2,000 |
|
Castle Rock: Southwest Quadrant;
Interchange District |
CO |
Neighborhood |
Implements the Southwest Quadrant and the
Interchange District plans |
Transect-based |
|
3,400 |
44,369 |
|
Central
Hercules Plan |
CA |
Neighborhood |
Applies to areas delineated on Grass Valley
Development Code. Traditional urban design conventions applied to create
palette of street types for four districts of the Central Hercules Plan area,
Waterfront District, Central Quarter, Civic Center / Hospitality Corridor,
Hilltown. |
Other FBC |
2001 |
430 |
7,500 |
|
Charleston & Dorechester Co.: East
Edisto Master Plan |
SC |
Neighborhood |
|
SmartCode |
|
80,000 |
485,693 |
|
Charleston Calhoun Street |
SC |
Neighborhood |
Corridor plan with form-based elements to be coded |
SC & FBC Discussion |
|
|
3,000 |
|
Charlotte Amalie |
VI |
City |
|
Transect-based |
|
|
18,914 |
|
Cherokee County |
GA |
Region |
Optional overlay |
SmartCode |
2007 |
|
215,084 |
|
Cheshire
Village |
NC |
City |
|
Transect-based |
|
63 |
100 |
|
Chesterfield Co.: Chesterfield Village
Green |
VA |
Region |
|
Other FBC |
1995 |
84 |
500 |
|
Chesterfield Co.:
Magnolia Green |
VA |
Region |
|
Other FBC |
1991 |
3,892 |
4,886 |
|
Chesterfield
Co.: Roseland |
VA |
Region |
|
Other FBC |
2008 |
4,185 |
5,000 |
|
Chestermere |
Alberta |
City |
Smart Code for Village and Town Centres |
SmartCode |
|
|
|
|
Cheyenne |
WY |
City |
FBC is Chapter 7 of Citywide UDC; requires 20 acre
minimum. |
Transect-based |
2010 |
15,680 |
59,466 |
|
Chittenden County |
VT |
Region |
(RFP March 2011) |
Other FBC |
|
344,960 |
156,545 |
|
Cicero |
IL |
Neighborhood |
Roosevelt Road corridor with FBCs jointly by City of
Berwyn, Town of Cicero, and the Village of Oak Park |
Other FBC |
2010 |
|
|
|
Cincinnati |
OH |
City |
Neighborhood-based form-based code |
Transect-based |
|
49,920 |
333,336 |
|
Clark Co.: Highway
99 Subarea Hybrid FBC |
WA |
Neighborhood |
|
Other FBC |
2009 |
2,400 |
14,000 |
|
Cobb
County |
GA |
City |
Mableton Community |
SmartCode |
2011 |
13,184 |
37,115 |
|
College
Park: North College Park |
MD |
Neighborhood |
|
SC & FBC Discussion |
|
|
|
|
Colorado
Springs: The Imagine Downtown Plan |
CO |
Neighborhood |
Form-based code in final stages of adoption to
implement The Imagine Downtown Plan |
Other FBC |
2009 |
640 |
500 |
|
Columbia |
MD |
City |
|
Other FBC |
2010 |
17,664 |
421 |
|
Columbia |
TN |
Neighborhood |
James Campbell Boulevard Strategic Corridor Plan |
Transect-based |
|
|
|
|
Columbia: Bull Street |
SC |
Neighborhood |
Infill. |
SmartCode |
2012 |
183 |
200 |
|
Conover: Cline
Village |
NC |
Neighborhood |
|
Transect-based |
|
|
|
|
Contra
Costa: Pleasant Hill Bart Station |
CA |
Neighborhood |
Pleasant Hill Bart Station |
Other FBC |
2002 |
|
|
|
Conway |
AR |
City |
Optional overlay |
SmartCode |
2006 |
38,393 |
58,908 |
|
Cornelius |
NC |
City |
|
Transect-based |
1996 |
5,440 |
14,808 |
|
Cotati |
CA |
City |
|
Transect-based |
2009 |
59.5 |
7,169 |
|
Crewkerne |
England |
Neighborhood |
Extension to Crewkerne, a historic working, market
town of 7000 |
Transect-based |
2006 |
126 |
7,687 |
|
Criple
Creek Form-Based Code |
CO |
City |
|
Other FBC |
|
704 |
1,189 |
|
D'Iberville |
MS |
City |
Covers the historic core of the city, from the
waterfront to the expressway |
SmartCode |
2010 |
|
|
|
Dade County |
FL |
Region |
|
SmartCode |
|
1,192,140 |
2,130,104 |
|
Dallas Mixed Use Districts |
TX |
Neighborhood |
Chapter 51A Article XIII: Form Districts available
to implement TODs and mixed use as designated in area plans |
Other FBC |
2005 |
|
255,982 |
|
Dammam Downtown Code |
Saudi Arabia |
Neighborhood |
|
SmartCode |
2010 |
|
769,000 |
|
Dardienne
Prairie: Uptown Zoning District |
MO |
Neighborhood |
Mandatory for Uptown Zoning District |
SmartCode |
2007 |
2,816 |
7,423 |
|
Davidson |
NC |
Neighborhood |
Initially for Beatty Street |
Transect-based |
1995 |
3,264 |
7,139 |
|
Davidson County |
TN |
Region |
Character Districts with UDOs (Urban Design
Overlays) |
Other FBC |
|
|
|
|
Davie |
FL |
City |
|
SmartCode |
|
21,395 |
91,992 |
|
Del
Mar |
CA |
City |
Implements the Village Specific Plan (VSP) |
Other FBC |
|
1,092 |
4,161 |
|
Delcambre |
LA |
City |
|
SmartCode |
|
512 |
2,168 |
|
Denver |
CO |
City |
New zoning code based on a series of contexts.
Form-based elements regulate all building types. |
Other FBC |
2010 |
99,136 |
598,707 |
|
Des
Plaines |
IL |
City |
|
Other FBC |
|
9,139 |
57,062 |
|
Dillon |
CO |
City |
|
Other FBC |
|
960 |
802 |
|
Dinwiddie |
VA |
Neighborhood |
Mandatory for designated Òurban development areas.Ó |
Other FBC |
|
|
|
|
Doral: Downtown
Doral |
FL |
Neighborhood |
|
Transect-based |
|
|
|
|
Dover |
NH |
Neighborhood |
Mandatory for downtown and its subdistricts;
redevelopment and infill |
Transect-based |
2010 |
|
|
|
Dublin:
Bridgestreet |
OH |
Neighborhood |
Mandatory for Bridge Street District |
Other FBC |
2012 |
1,200 |
|
|
Dubuque
County |
IA |
Region |
Cities of Bankston, Durango, and Sageville served as
pilot communities for the development of the Smart Code |
SmartCode |
|
|
|
|
Duluth |
MN |
City |
Implements 2006 comp plan and 2005 University of
Miami downtown master plan |
Other FBC |
|
43,520 |
86,265 |
|
Duncanville:
Downtown Duncanville District |
TX |
Neighborhood |
|
Other FBC |
2008 |
|
|
|
Durango: Three
Springs |
CO |
Neighborhood |
FBC for Three Springs Development |
Other FBC |
2003 |
620 |
14,000 |
|
Durham:
Ninth Street Design District |
NC |
Neighborhood |
Applies to Ninth Street Design District |
Other FBC |
2008 |
|
|
|
Early
County |
GA |
Region |
|
SmartCode |
|
315,840 |
5,940 |
|
East
Edisto Form District Plan |
SC |
Region |
All scales of planning, region to building. Four
cornerstones: rural character, environmental responsibility, sustainable
towns & villages, and education & employment opportunities. |
SmartCode |
|
78,699 |
|
|
East
Lansing |
MI |
Neighborhood |
The East Village District FBC, bound by Bogue Street
to the west, Grand River Avenue to the north, Hagadorn Road to the east, and
the Red Cedar River to the south. |
Other FBC |
2006 |
35 |
1,807 |
|
East
Village Design Code |
Alberta |
Neighborhood |
East Village Design Code (Frontage-Based FBC) |
Transect-based |
2009 |
|
|
|
Eastham |
MA |
Neighborhood |
North Eastham Village Center |
Other FBC |
|
|
|
|
El
Paso |
TX |
City |
Optional overlay |
SmartCode |
2008 |
160,320 |
736,310 |
|
Elmore |
AL |
City |
Optional overlay |
SmartCode |
2006 |
448 |
199 |
|
Emory
University Village |
GA |
Neighborhood |
Overlay for historic commercial area adjacent to the
Emory University campus |
Other FBC |
|
|
|
|
Erath |
LA |
City |
|
SmartCode |
|
960 |
2,187 |
|
Eugene |
OR |
Neighborhood |
Implements Walnut Station, & other mixed use
centers |
Other FBC |
2004 |
|
|
|
Eustis
Form-Based Code Land Development Regulations |
FL |
Neighborhood |
Implements downtown plan, as well as reinforces
character of each community distric. Design regulations citywide. |
Other FBC |
2008 |
6,208 |
19,129 |
|
Evanston |
IL |
City |
|
Other FBC |
|
4,979 |
74,486 |
|
Exeter |
NH |
Neighborhood |
|
SC & FBC Discussion |
|
|
|
|
Farmers
Branch: Station Area FBC |
TX |
City |
|
Other FBC |
2001 |
|
26,455 |
|
Fayetteville |
AR |
Region |
|
SmartCode |
|
34,432 |
73,580 |
|
Ferguson |
MI |
Neighborhood |
Downtown |
Other FBC |
|
|
|
|
Fitchburg
SmartCode |
WI |
City |
Optional overlay (See Part II, Title II, Chapter 23
– SmartCode District) |
SmartCode |
2010 |
22,336 |
25,260 |
|
Flagstaff
2011 Zoning Update |
AZ |
City |
Updated and simplified conventional zoning districts
(previous performance zones removed) with FBC for downtown & surrounding
historic neighborhoods. Fully integrated hybrid code. Optional and
incentivized. |
Transect-based |
2011 |
n/a |
62,000 |
|
Flagstaff: SmartCode
Floating Zone |
AZ |
City |
Floating zone for areas designated Mixed Use or TND
in Regional Plan |
SmartCode |
2007 |
40,896 |
n/a |
|
Florida
Planning Toolbox: FBCs |
FL |
State |
|
FB Guidelines |
|
n/a |
n/a |
|
Flowood |
MS |
City |
Optional overlay |
SmartCode |
2005 |
10,432 |
4,750 |
|
Fort
Myers Beach |
FL |
City |
Mixture of form-based & conventional zoning
districts; FBC districts as "redevelopment districts." Mandatory
downtown. Mandatory design standards for commercial buildings. |
Other FBC |
1999 |
|
6,410 |
|
Fort
Myers: Downtown SmartCode |
FL |
Neighborhood |
Mandatory for downtown (Chapter 118, Article VII) |
SmartCode |
2005 |
|
60,531 |
|
Fort
Worth: Near Southside Development Standards and Guidelines |
TX |
Neighborhood |
Near Southside Development Standards and Guidelines |
Other FBC |
2003 |
|
|
|
Fort
Worth: Trinity Uptown |
TX |
Neighborhood |
Trinity Uptown |
Other FBC |
2002 |
|
|
|
Frankfort |
KY |
Neighborhood |
Second Street |
Other FBC |
|
|
|
|
Freeport |
NY |
City |
|
Transect-based |
2009 |
3,072 |
43,881 |
|
Fremont
Design Guidelines |
CA |
City |
Fremont Design Guidelines |
Other FBC |
2010 |
58,880 |
202,867 |
|
Fresno |
CA |
City |
Implements the Downtown Neighborhood Communities
Plan |
Other FBC |
|
7,000 |
|
|
Frisco
Form-Based Code Manual |
TX |
City |
Optional overlay |
FB Guidelines |
2003 |
n/a |
n/a |
|
Fuquay-Varina |
NC |
Neighborhood |
|
Other FBC |
|
|
|
|
Gabon |
Africa |
Nation |
Applies to urban extensions |
SmartCode |
|
|
1,400,000 |
|
Gainesville:
University Heights |
FL |
Neighborhood |
|
Other FBC |
2000 |
295 |
1,475 |
|
Garden
City |
GA |
City |
|
Other FBC |
|
9,344 |
8,778 |
|
Gautier |
MS |
City |
|
SC & FBC Discussion |
|
|
|
|
Georgia
Alternatives to Conventional Zoning |
GA |
State |
|
FB Guidelines |
|
n/a |
n/a |
|
Germantown |
TN |
Neighborhood |
Mandatory for 800 acre business district |
SmartCode |
2007 |
800 |
37,476 |
|
Glen
Rose |
TX |
City |
|
SC & FBC Discussion |
|
|
|
|
Grand
Rapids |
MI |
City |
|
Transect-based |
2001 |
28,544 |
193,396 |
|
Grand
Valley Metro Council |
MI |
Region |
Regional template |
FB Guidelines |
|
n/a |
n/a |
|
Grandville
Zoning Ordinance, Article 10, Form-Based Code Districts |
MI |
Neighborhood |
FBC districts include downtown (Central Business
District) and surrounding neighborhoods (Prairie/Barrett District) |
Other FBC |
2010 |
5,510 |
16,758 |
|
Grass Valley
Development Code |
CA |
City |
Mandatory citywide |
Other FBC |
2007 |
2,630 |
12,232 |
|
Greenland |
NH |
City |
|
SC & FBC Discussion |
|
|
|
|
Greensboro:
Willow Oaks & Southside |
NC |
Neighborhood |
Willow Oaks HOPE VI Redevelopment Plan; Southside
brownfield |
Transect-based |
2000 |
260 |
|
|
Greenville |
TX |
Neighborhood |
|
SC & FBC Discussion |
|
21,696 |
25,551 |
|
Greenville:
Haywood Road Form Based Code |
SC |
Neighborhood |
Mandatory for Haywood Road |
Transect-based |
|
|
|
|
Greenville:
Stone Avenue Neighborhood Form Based Code |
SC |
Neighborhood |
Mandatory for Stone Avenue neighborhood |
Transect-based |
|
9,331 |
39,382 |
|
Greenville: TODs |
SC |
Neighborhood |
Mandatory for TODs |
Transect-based |
|
|
|
|
Gulfport: Handsboro Community |
MS |
Neighborhood |
|
SmartCode |
2008 |
900 |
- |
|
Gulfport:
Old Gulfport Community Plan and Mississippi City Plan |
MS |
Neighborhood |
Mandatory for Old Gulfport Community Plan and
Mississippi City Plan |
SmartCode |
2007 |
- |
- |
|
Gulfport:
Optional SmartCode Overlay |
MS |
City |
Optional overlay |
SmartCode |
2007 |
81,276 |
64,316 |
|
Habersham |
SC |
City |
|
Transect-based |
|
|
|
|
Halifax County |
VA |
Neighborhood |
Mandatory for "urban development areas." |
Other FBC |
|
|
|
|
Hamden
SmartCode |
CT |
Neighborhood |
Mandatory along primary corridor, includes Transect
Zones T1, T2, T3, T3.5, T4 and T5 |
SmartCode |
2009 |
42,624 |
58,800 |
|
Hamilton |
OH |
Neighborhood |
Mandatory for areas adjacent to Main Street and
Downtown/High Street. |
Other FBC |
|
|
|
|
Hammonton |
NJ |
Neighborhood |
Applies to downtown and gateway areas. |
Transect-based |
2011 |
|
|
|
Hampton |
VA |
Neighborhood |
Mandatory for the Buckroe Bayfront District;
implements UDA master plan |
Other FBC |
2008 |
|
|
|
Hapeville |
GA |
Neighborhood |
Covers several Special Design Areas in the core |
Other FBC |
2006 |
1,536 |
5,978 |
|
Harrison
County SmartCode |
MS |
Region |
An option for development of Communities and
Neighborhoods |
SmartCode |
2009 |
624,640 |
178,460 |
|
Hattiesburg |
MS |
Neighborhood |
Implements Midtown Master Plan |
Other FBC |
|
|
|
|
Haverford
Township, Delaware County |
PA |
Neighborhood |
Focused on Infill Development & Redevelopment |
Transect-based |
2009 |
|
|
|
Hawai'i County SmartCode |
HI |
Region |
|
SmartCode |
2012 |
3,255,680 |
177,835 |
|
Hayward:
Mission Blvd Corridor Specific Plan & SmartCode |
CA |
Neighborhood |
Mandatory SmartCode along the Mission Boulevard
Corridor north and south of the downtown |
SmartCode |
|
240 |
206,000 |
|
Hayward:
South Hayward BART SmartCode |
CA |
Neighborhood |
Mandatory TOD SmartCode at the South Hayward BART
station |
SmartCode |
2011 |
240 |
23,000 |
|
Henderson |
NV |
City |
|
Other FBC |
2010 |
60,480 |
257,729 |
|
Henrico
County |
VA |
Region |
6 proposed developments in Henrico that incorporate
new urbanism principles such as Rocketts Landing, Staples Mill Centre, West
Broad Village & Wilton on the James. |
Transect-based |
2003 |
152,320 |
292,599 |
|
Hillsboro |
OR |
Neighborhood |
Station Community Planning Areas ("SCPA") |
Other FBC |
|
|
|
|
Hillsborough:
Northwest Hillsborough County Master Plan |
FL |
Region |
Implimented in Northwest Hillsborough count
approximately 35 square miles. High density of Town Centers is achieved by
TDR from Rural Reserve Areas. |
SmartCode |
1998 |
21,750 |
56,000 |
|
Hilton
Head |
SC |
City |
Town of Hilton Head Land Management Ordinance |
Other FBC |
|
|
|
|
Hollywood |
FL |
City |
|
SC & FBC Discussion |
1984 |
|
139,756 |
|
Houston |
TX |
City |
Tentative FBC in place now that is up for revision |
Other FBC |
1985 |
|
2,242,193 |
|
Howell |
MI |
City |
As a part of upgrades to 11 miles of city roads |
Other FBC |
1986 |
|
9,694 |
|
Huntersville:
Vermillion |
NC |
City |
|
Transect-based |
1996 |
|
46,773 |
|
Huntsville |
AL |
City |
|
SC & FBC Discussion |
|
|
|
|
Hutto |
TX |
City |
Optional overlay; mandatory for downtown |
SmartCode |
2009 |
4,960 |
14,698 |
|
Iowa
City |
IA |
City |
|
SmartCode |
|
16,006 |
67,862 |
|
Ipswich |
Australia |
City |
|
SmartCode |
|
|
172,700 |
|
Ithaca
Collegetown FBC |
NY |
Neighborhood |
Between Cornell College and downtown area |
Other FBC |
|
|
29,763 |
|
Jacksonville
Traditional Neighborhood Development District Ordinance |
FL |
City |
TND ordinance augmented by Design Guidelines and
Best Practices Handbook by Miller Sellen Conner & Walsh. |
Other FBC |
1987 |
566,400 |
813,518 |
|
Jamestown |
RI |
Neighborhood |
Regulatory on Downtown Development District, the
entire traditional village area. Transect-based zoning and incentives to meet
state Affordable Housing mandates. |
SmartCode |
2009 |
5,760 |
5,600 |
|
Jean Lafitte |
LA |
City |
Customization of the Louisiana Land Use Toolkit |
Transect-based |
|
3,840 |
2,137 |
|
Jefferson
Co. Regional SmartCode |
AL |
Region |
Regional Sector Plan |
SmartCode |
2010 |
711,680 |
665,027 |
|
Jersey Village |
TX |
Neighborhood |
|
Other FBC |
2011 |
|
|
|
Jindee |
Australia |
City |
Developer-enforced for Jindee |
SmartCode |
2011 |
277 |
|
|
Johns Island |
SC |
Neighborhood |
|
SmartCode |
|
|
|
|
Kansas
City |
KS |
City |
(1) Located west of Interstate 635 and containing a
minimum of eighty (80) acres. (2) Located east of Interstate 635, not located
in the Downtown, and containing a minimum of five (5) acres. (3) Located on
an arterial collector. (4) Located within one quarter (1/4) mile of an
existing transit stop. (5) Located next to an existing TND Zone and will
connect with a public street to the existing TND Zone. |
Transect-based |
2007 |
82,163 |
145,786 |
|
Kelowna: Vintage Landing Resort |
British Columbia |
Neighborhood |
Developer-enforced for Vintage Landing |
SmartCode |
2011 |
|
|
|
Kendall:
Downtown Kendall Master Plan and Code |
FL |
Neighborhood |
Downtown; one of first form-based codes |
Transect-based |
1998 |
380 |
35,000 |
|
King
City: Downtown Addition Specific Plan |
CA |
Neighborhood |
|
Transect-based |
|
100 |
1,625 |
|
Knightdale |
NC |
City |
|
Other FBC |
2005 |
19,840 |
11,705 |
|
Knoxville:
Cumberland Avenue Form Based Code |
TN |
Neighborhood |
6-block corridor by University |
Other FBC |
2007 |
|
|
|
Knoxville:
South Waterfront Form-Based Development Code |
TN |
Neighborhood |
South Waterfront |
Other FBC |
2003 |
|
184,802 |
|
Kona Village Design
Guidelines |
HI |
Region |
Mandatory for TODs; adopted Sept 2008; recalibration
adopted June 2012. |
SmartCode |
2008 |
- |
- |
|
Lake Charles |
LA |
City |
|
SmartCode |
2008 |
25,678 |
53,993 |
|
Lake
Charles: Downtown Lakefront District Code |
LA |
Neighborhood |
Mandatory for Downtown Lakefront district, City
Ordinance 13701 |
SmartCode |
2006 |
50 |
18,000 |
|
Lake Zurich |
IL |
Neighborhood |
Downtown |
Frontage Code |
2008 |
|
20,610 |
|
Lakeland
Citywide Design Framework and Form Based Code |
FL |
City |
Citywide FBC includes 16 building types, parks,
landscape standards, and block layout. |
Other FBC |
2009 |
47,616 |
94,406 |
|
Lancaster |
TX |
City |
|
SmartCode |
|
19,392 |
36,361 |
|
Lancaster
Co. |
PA |
Region |
Applied to Lititz Borough, Penn Township, and
Manheim Township |
Transect-based |
|
|
|
|
Lansing |
MI |
City |
|
SC & FBC Discussion |
|
|
|
|
Lauderdale Lakes |
FL |
City |
|
SmartCode |
|
2,329 |
32,593 |
|
Lauderhill |
FL |
City |
|
SmartCode |
2012 |
4,672 |
66,887 |
|
Lawrence |
KS |
City |
Optional overlay |
SmartCode |
2009 |
21,926 |
87,643 |
|
Lawrenceville |
GA |
Neighborhood |
Downtown |
Other FBC |
|
|
29,258 |
|
Layton:
West Layton Village Center FBC |
UT |
Neighborhood |
|
SmartCode |
2012 |
140 |
|
|
Leander |
TX |
City |
Mandatory for jurisdiction. Dreihaus Award Winner. |
SmartCode |
2005 |
342 |
20,451 |
|
Lee
Co.: Compact Communities Code |
FL |
Region |
TDRs for water managment. Rezoning is not required
for the TNDs; code allows them by right. County may seed TDR program by
initial purchases of credits. |
Transect-based |
2010 |
96,000 |
1,000,000 |
|
Lee's
Summit |
MO |
City |
Mandatory for the New Longview project |
Other FBC |
2002 |
39,488 |
91,668 |
|
Leesburg: Crescent
District Form-based Code |
VA |
Neighborhood |
Crescent District |
Other FBC |
2011 |
7,973 |
38,206 |
|
Leland FlexCode |
NC |
City |
Optional for now; mandatory focus areas to coincide
with regional master plan. |
SmartCode |
2011 |
2,624 |
1,938 |
|
Lemont |
IL |
City |
Downtown and the I&M Canal |
Other FBC |
2005 |
40 |
16,176 |
|
Lemoore |
CA |
City |
Downtown, and mixed use sites throughout city |
Other FBC |
2010 |
21,400 |
25,461 |
|
Liberty |
MO |
City |
Optional overlay |
SmartCode |
2006 |
18,432 |
29,581 |
|
Lititz
Borough, Lancaster County |
PA |
Neighborhood |
See Section 216 Traditional Neighborhood Development
Overly District (TNDO); Section 217 Form-Based Code Regulations for
Districts; Section 218 Downtown Overlay District. |
Transect-based |
2010 |
|
|
|
Little
Elm: Eldorado Overlay District and the Town Center |
TX |
Neighborhood |
Eldorado District and Town Center |
Other FBC |
|
|
5,085 |
|
Livermore |
CA |
City |
|
Transect-based |
2010 |
15,424 |
73,345 |
|
Lloydminster |
Alberta |
City |
|
Other FBC |
|
|
|
|
Locust Town Center |
NC |
City |
|
Transect-based |
|
120 |
868 |
|
Loma Rica Ranch |
CA |
Neighborhood |
Loma Rica Ranch |
Other FBC |
|
450 |
2,479 |
|
Long
Beach |
MS |
City |
|
SmartCode |
2011 |
6,464 |
15,404 |
|
Louisiana
Land Use Toolkit |
LA |
State |
Model Code |
FB Guidelines |
|
n/a |
n/a |
|
Lowell |
MA |
City |
Older mill redevelopment district |
Transect-based |
2006 |
9,280 |
103,229 |
|
Macon:
Beall's Hill |
GA |
Neighborhood |
Beall's Hill. Charter Award Winner. |
Other FBC |
|
8,256 |
26,174 |
|
Madison |
WI |
Neighborhood |
|
Other FBC |
|
|
|
|
Malta |
NY |
Neighborhood |
Ex-urban town center |
Other FBC |
|
|
|
|
Manchester |
CT |
Neighborhood |
Broad Street Redevlopment Area: Older strip
commercial center and Urban Renewal District |
Other FBC |
|
|
|
|
Manheim Township, Lancaster County |
PA |
City |
Incentivizes Redevelopment Strategies. |
Transect-based |
2011 |
|
|
|
Mansfield |
CT |
Neighborhood |
|
Other FBC |
|
|
|
|
Manvel |
TX |
City |
|
SC & FBC Discussion |
|
|
|
|
Margate |
FL |
City |
|
SC & FBC Discussion |
2007 |
5,638 |
53,284 |
|
Marquette |
MI |
Neighborhood |
Mandatory for downtown waterfront |
Other FBC |
2004 |
|
65,492 |
|
Martin
County |
FL |
Region |
|
Other FBC |
|
|
|
|
McClellan |
AL |
Neighborhood |
|
SmartCode |
|
|
|
|
McDonough
Downtown Code |
GA |
Neighborhood |
Mandatory for downtown |
SmartCode |
|
8,256 |
22,084 |
|
McKinney
- Regional Employment Center Overlay District |
TX |
Neighborhood |
Mandatory for REC & Craig Ranch (DPZ / Gateway
plan). APA TX Best Planning. |
Other FBC |
2003 |
4,500 |
75,000 |
|
Mechanicsville |
VA |
Neighborhood |
Applies to the Memorial Regional Medical Center
neighborhood |
SmartCode |
|
|
|
|
Mecklenburg |
VA |
Neighborhood |
Mandatory for "urban development areas." |
Other FBC |
|
|
|
|
Media
Borough, Delaware County |
PA |
Neighborhood |
Focus on Building Positioning and Parking
Positioning. Identified Streetscape Enhancement standards. |
Transect-based |
2007 |
|
|
|
Memphis
Medical Overlay District |
TN |
Neighborhood |
Medical Overlay District incorporate form elements |
Other FBC |
2003 |
|
|
|
Memphis
Unified Development Code |
TN |
City |
UDC incorporates form elements as overlay frontages.
|
Other FBC |
2010 |
501,760 |
669,651 |
|
Meriam Park, in
Chico |
CA |
Neighborhood |
Mandatory for Meriam Park |
Other FBC |
2007 |
270 |
|
|
Mesa |
AZ |
City |
|
Other FBC |
|
3,200 |
463,552 |
|
Mesquite:
City Wide FB UDC |
TX |
City |
City Wide Form-Based Unified Development Code 2009.
Gus Thomasson Corridor Revitalization Code. |
SmartCode |
2009 |
- |
- |
|
Mesquite:
Kaufman-Interstate 20 District Greenfield Territory Code |
TX |
Neighborhood |
Mandatory for Greenfield territory in
Kaufman-Interstate 20 District |
SmartCode |
2008 |
1,408 |
- |
|
Mesquite:
Regional SmartCode |
TX |
Region |
Regional Sector Plan for 20 square miles of
Greenfield territory and extraterritorial jurisdiction. |
SmartCode |
2008 |
12,800 |
137,539 |
|
Mesquite:
Truman Heights Neighborhood District |
TX |
Neighborhood |
Mandatory for Truman Heights Neighborhood District |
SmartCode |
2007 |
- |
- |
|
Miami Gardens |
FL |
City |
|
SC & FBC Discussion |
2010 |
12,800 |
108,862 |
|
Miami21 |
FL |
City |
Mandatory citywide |
SmartCode |
2009 |
22,400 |
424,662 |
|
Michigan City |
IN |
Neighborhood |
North End |
SmartCode |
2007 |
607 |
33,000 |
|
Michigan
Guidebook to Livability: Form-Based Codes in 7-Steps |
MI |
State |
|
FB Guidelines |
2010 |
n/a |
n/a |
|
Midlothian |
VA |
Neighborhood |
Applies to the St. Francis Medical Center
neighborhood |
SmartCode |
|
|
|
|
Milton |
GA |
Neighborhood |
Implements the Crabapple Visioning Study, created by
Lew Oliver Wholetown Solutions. |
SmartCode |
2012 |
|
|
|
Miramar |
FL |
City |
|
SC & FBC Discussion |
|
440 |
|
|
Mission
Road Main Street Innovation Project |
Alberta |
Neighborhood |
Mission Road Neighbourhood |
SmartCode |
|
160 |
|
|
Mission:
West Gateway Form Based Code |
KS |
Neighborhood |
West Gateway |
Other FBC |
2003 |
120 |
9,765 |
|
Mississauga |
Ontario |
City |
|
Other FBC |
|
|
|
|
Mississippi
SmartCode Template |
MS |
State |
optional state-wide template |
SmartCode |
2005 |
|
|
|
MITOD
Action Guide |
US |
Nation |
an online tool designed to help local jurisdictions
and planners develop strategies to create mixed income transit oriented
development around planned transit stations |
FB Guidelines |
|
n/a |
n/a |
|
Mobile:
Spring Hill Form Based Code |
AL |
Neighborhood |
Applies to commercial areas of the Village of Spring
Hill |
Transect-based |
2008 |
200 |
|
|
Monroe |
GA |
City |
|
SmartCode |
|
6,656 |
13,234 |
|
Montclair |
CA |
City |
Vacant lots, strip malls, and other marginal land
uses located between mall and transit center |
Transect-based |
2006 |
100 |
36,530 |
|
Montgomery
Downtown Plan |
AL |
Neighborhood |
Mandatory for downtown May '07; mandatory for West
Fairview 2010; mandatory for Cloverdale 2011 |
SmartCode |
2007 |
|
|
|
Montgomery:
Optional SmartCode Overlay |
AL |
City |
Optional overlay |
SmartCode |
2006 |
730 |
201,998 |
|
Montpelier |
VT |
City |
|
SmartCode |
|
40 |
|
|
Moss Point |
MS |
City |
|
SmartCode |
2007 |
17,152 |
17,653 |
|
Mount
Holly |
NJ |
Neighborhood |
Downtown & sourrounding neighborhoods |
Other FBC |
|
4,000 |
10,728 |
|
Mountain
View Design Guidelines Rowhouse and Multi-Family Design Guidelines |
CA |
City |
Mountain View and Multi-Family |
Other FBC |
2005 |
|
71,348 |
|
Mt. Pleasant |
SC |
Neighborhood |
Applies to I'On |
Transect-based |
|
|
|
|
Naples: Fifth Avenue South Overlay |
FL |
Neighborhood |
|
Transect-based |
|
|
|
|
Naranja
Urban Center, Miami-Dade County |
FL |
Neighborhood |
|
Other FBC |
1999 |
|
4,034 |
|
Narberth |
PA |
Neighborhood |
Intended to be for the whole municipality, the
"Narberth Borough." The Montgomery County Planning Commission is
writing the draft in 2012. |
SmartCode |
|
317 |
4,309 |
|
Nashville Downtown
Code |
TN |
Neighborhood |
Downtown |
Other FBC |
2006 |
- |
- |
|
Nashville
Urban Zoning Overlay |
TN |
City |
Urban Zoning Overlay (UZO) district applies to
development primarily before WWII. |
Other FBC |
2002 |
322,560 |
596,462 |
|
National
City Downtown Specific Form-Based Guidelines |
CA |
Neighborhood |
Downtown. Street-type based. Helen Putnam Award
Honorable Mention, League of California Cities for Most Effective Advocacy |
Other FBC |
2005 |
|
|
|
New Castle Co.:
Hamlet & Village Design |
DE |
Region |
Optional overlay (Division 40.25.100, Hamlet and
Village Design) |
SmartCode |
2009 |
315,846 |
538,479 |
|
New
Jersey DOT Municipal Form-Based Code Initiative |
NJ |
State |
|
Other FBC |
|
|
|
|
New
Orleans |
LA |
City |
Too much FAR, too little form. Code under review. |
Other FBC |
|
|
|
|
New Westminster |
British Columbia |
City |
|
Other FBC |
1998 |
|
60,000 |
|
Newark
Downtown Code |
OH |
Neighborhood |
Downtown |
SC & FBC Discussion |
1999 |
|
278,154 |
|
Newport |
VT |
City |
Mandatory for sites over 40,000 SF or with buildings
over 30,000 SF. |
Other FBC |
2010 |
4,864 |
5,125 |
|
Normal |
IL |
City |
|
Other FBC |
2001 |
8,704 |
52,497 |
|
North
Central Texas |
TX |
Region |
|
FB Guidelines |
1999 |
n/a |
n/a |
|
North
Charleston Comp Plan |
SC |
Region |
|
Transect-based |
2008 |
49,024 |
97,471 |
|
North Lauderdale |
FL |
City |
|
SmartCode |
|
2,483 |
41,023 |
|
North Richland
Hills: Transit Oriented Mixed Use Development Code |
TX |
City |
|
Other FBC |
2009 |
200 |
8,214 |
|
Northampton |
MA |
City |
New village center on major arterial |
Other FBC |
|
3,000 |
28,379 |
|
Oak Park |
IL |
Neighborhood |
Roosevelt Road corridor with FBCs jointly by City of
Berwyn (Feb 2010), Town of Cicero (Oct 2010), and the Village of Oak Park |
Other FBC |
2009 |
|
|
|
Oak
Ridge: Rarity Ridge Form Based Code |
TN |
City |
Initially for Rarity Ridge when adopted in 2001; now
available for application throughout the city |
Other FBC |
2001 |
1,200 |
27,677 |
|
Ocean
Springs |
MS |
City |
Two waterfront areas: PlummerÕs Point and Ocean
Springs |
SmartCode |
2008 |
6,419 |
17,149 |
|
Omaha Downtown Core & Streetcar
Corridor Design Standards |
NE |
Neighborhood |
Downtown Core and Streetcar Corridor |
Other FBC |
2010 |
1,408 |
- |
|
Omaha Urban Design Standards |
NE |
City |
Urban Design standards include a blend of form and
use based code regulating development from downtown to very suburban
greenfields. |
Other FBC |
2007 |
79,769 |
408,958 |
|
Omaha: Optional SmartCode Overlay |
NE |
Neighborhood |
optional (Leytham only) |
SmartCode |
2008 |
160 |
1 |
|
Onondaga
County |
NY |
Region |
Regional plan with 8 pilot projects |
Transect-based |
2001 |
512,000 |
458,336 |
|
Orlando: Baldwin Park Form Based Code |
FL |
Neighborhood |
Baldwin Park |
Transect-based |
2001 |
1,100 |
10,000 |
|
Orlando:
Parramore Heritage District, FL |
FL |
Neighborhood |
ÒAfrican QuarterÓ |
Transect-based |
1994 |
900 |
4,190 |
|
Orlando:
Traditional City |
FL |
City |
|
Transect-based |
2010 |
51,200 |
238,300 |
|
Osceola
County |
FL |
Region |
|
SmartCode |
|
846,016 |
244,045 |
|
Overland
Park |
KS |
City |
|
Other FBC |
2010 |
47,897 |
176,185 |
|
Owensboro:
Downtown Form-Based Code Overlay |
KY |
Neighborhood |
|
Other FBC |
|
|
56,000 |
|
Palo
Alto Context-Based Design Code |
CA |
City |
Context-Based Design Code: Mixed-use and Pedestrian
and Transit Oriented Overlay Zones |
Other FBC |
|
15,285 |
64,403 |
|
Panama
City Beach |
FL |
Neighborhood |
Front Beach |
Other FBC |
|
|
|
|
Park City |
UT |
City |
|
Other FBC |
|
11,242 |
7,558 |
|
Parkland |
FL |
City |
|
SmartCode |
|
6,528 |
23,962 |
|
Parkville |
MO |
City |
|
Other FBC |
2008 |
4,800 |
4,059 |
|
Pascagoula |
MS |
City |
|
SmartCode |
|
9,800 |
23,500 |
|
Pass
Christian |
MS |
Region |
Mandatory citywide SmartCode; regional and
neighborhood scales; has TDR |
SmartCode |
2007 |
5,400 |
6,500 |
|
Penn
Township, Lancaster County |
PA |
City |
Mandatory for the township. |
Transect-based |
2011 |
18,816 |
7,312 |
|
Peoria:
Heart of Peoria Form Based Code |
IL |
Neighborhood |
Implements Heart of Peoria Plan by DPZ |
Other FBC |
2003 |
8,000 |
114,114 |
|
Petaluma: Central
Petaluma SmartCode |
CA |
Neighborhood |
Mandatory for 400 acres in Central Petaluma |
SmartCode |
2003 |
8,800 |
54,660 |
|
Petoskey |
MI |
Neighborhood |
B2- Central Business District standards. |
Other FBC |
|
|
|
|
Phoenix: Downtown
Phoenix Urban Form Project |
AZ |
Neighborhood |
The Downtown Phoenix Urban Form Project implements
the Downtown Strategic Vision |
Other FBC |
2010 |
1,500 |
39,584 |
|
Phoenix: Reinvent Phoenix |
AZ |
Neighborhood |
Will apply to TODs |
|
|
|
|
|
Pike Road |
AL |
City |
Original 2005 FBC by PlaceMakers was mandatory for
Sectors O-1, G-3, G-4; has since been materially modified by others. |
SmartCode |
2005 |
20,224 |
5,406 |
|
Pittsfield Smart Growth Overlay District |
MA |
City |
Smart Growth Overlay District |
Other FBC |
2004 |
26,048 |
44,737 |
|
Placentia |
CA |
City |
|
Other FBC |
|
112 |
51,932 |
|
Plan
Abu Dhabi 2030 |
United Arab Emirates |
Region |
|
Other FBC |
2007 |
16,640 |
1,463,491 |
|
Plano |
TX |
Neighborhood |
Applies to Legacy Town Center |
Transect-based |
|
|
|
|
Plantation |
FL |
City |
|
SmartCode |
|
84,955 |
13,913 |
|
Portales Downtown Code |
NM |
Neighborhood |
Downtown form-based code |
Other FBC |
2004 |
|
12,215 |
|
Portland |
OR |
City |
City centers along tranist corridors, Mixed-Use
Projects, Pedestrian Districts |
Other FBC |
2005 |
1,600 |
408,643 |
|
Portsmouth:
Destination Portsmouth Form Based Code |
VA |
Neighborhood |
Form-Based Code implements Downtown Master Plan and
Waterfront Strategy |
Transect-based |
2010 |
360 |
100,577 |
|
Post
Falls |
ID |
City |
Mandatory for all newly annexed property and
property within the defined city center. Floating zone for the rest of the
community. |
SmartCode |
2010 |
8,960 |
27,574 |
|
Poughkeepsie |
NY |
City |
Poughkeepsie accepted FBC RFPs in June 2008, to
complete a draft FBC started in 2006. |
Other FBC |
|
3,264 |
32,736 |
|
Poundbury |
England |
City |
|
Transect-based |
|
|
|
|
Prescott |
AZ |
City |
As part of the city's Smart Growth effort, Mayor
Jack Wilson has established a FBC Committee. |
SC & FBC Discussion |
2010 |
25,676 |
39,843 |
|
Prince
George's |
MD |
Region |
Mixed use form-based districts for use as part of
sector planning process. |
Other FBC |
2006 |
310,675 |
828,770 |
|
Raleigh
Arena Area Master Plan & Code |
NC |
Neighborhood |
|
Other FBC |
|
2,560 |
|
|
Ramona |
CA |
City |
|
SmartCode |
|
9,792 |
16,527 |
|
Ranson
Renewed |
WV |
City |
Mandatory for downtown, incentivized elsewhere |
SmartCode |
2012 |
6,700 |
5,453 |
|
Redwood
City Downtown Precise Plan |
CA |
Neighborhood |
Redwood Downtown Precise Plan Area |
Other FBC |
2011 |
22,144 |
74,060 |
|
Research
Park: CORE General Development Guidelines |
NC |
Neighborhood |
|
FB Guidelines |
|
n/a |
n/a |
|
Revelstoke |
British Columbia |
City |
|
SmartCode |
|
7,616 |
7,230 |
|
Richmond:
23rd Street Corridor |
CA |
Neighborhood |
23rd Street Corridor |
Other FBC |
|
1,000 |
102,186 |
|
Richmond:
Manchester Form Based Code |
VA |
Neighborhood |
Manchester only; implementing a portion of Downtown
Plan |
Other FBC |
|
40,000 |
204,451 |
|
Richmond: St. Mary's |
VA |
Neighborhood |
Applies to the St. Mary's Hospital neighborhood |
SmartCode |
|
|
|
|
Ridgeland
SmartCode |
SC |
City |
Mandatory for entire town |
SmartCode |
2010 |
1,408 |
2,518 |
|
Riverside
Co: March LifeCare Campus |
CA |
Neighborhood |
|
Other FBC |
2009 |
246 |
12,000 |
|
Roanoke:
Downtown Roanoke Form Based Code |
TX |
Neighborhood |
Downtown form-based code - Oak St; Chapter 12,
Article III, Division 15 |
Other FBC |
|
|
|
|
Rocky View |
Alberta |
Region |
County of Rocky View Hamlet Districts
(Transect-Based FBC Under Development) |
SmartCode |
2011 |
960,106 |
36,461 |
|
Rosemary
Beach |
FL |
City |
|
Transect-based |
1995 |
107 |
|
|
Roswell: Groveway Zoning Form Based Code |
GA |
Neighborhood |
Mandatory for Groveway Zoning Form Based Code |
Other FBC |
2012 |
|
|
|
Round
Rock |
TX |
City |
Once the City Council approves the Downtown Plan,
will begin work on the FBC |
SC & FBC Discussion |
|
21,952 |
86,902 |
|
Rowlett |
TX |
City |
P&Z Commission requested $50,000 for FBC study
in November 2009 |
SC & FBC Discussion |
|
12,800 |
74,060 |
|
Sacremento:
SACOG Form-Based Codes Handbook |
CA |
Region |
|
FB Guidelines |
|
n/a |
n/a |
|
Saint
Albert |
Alberta |
City |
|
Other FBC |
|
133 |
|
|
Saline |
MI |
Neighborhood |
Downtown |
Other FBC |
|
|
|
|
San
Antonio: City South |
TX |
Neighborhood |
Mandatory for City South |
SmartCode |
2005 |
56,320 |
32,253 |
|
San
Carlos |
CA |
City |
|
SC & FBC Discussion |
2000 |
3,546 |
28,406 |
|
San
Diego: SANDAG Smart Growth Concept Plan: Regional Comp Plan |
CA |
Region |
Place Types: Metropolitan Center to Rural Center |
Transect-based |
2008 |
2,345,289 |
3,001,072 |
|
San
Marcos University Plan |
CA |
Neighborhood |
Street Types. Client: City of San Marcos,
California, Mr. Paul Malone, City Manager |
Other FBC |
2009 |
|
9,702 |
|
San Marcos:
Creekside Town Center Downtown Specific Plan |
CA |
Neighborhood |
Downtown. Place Types: Core, Centers, Districts,
Edge. 2008 San Diego APA - Outstanding Planning Award, Planning Project Award
of Merit |
Transect-based |
2007 |
200 |
|
|
San
Marcos: Downtown San Marcos |
TX |
Neighborhood |
Implements the Downtown San Marcos Master Plan |
SmartCode |
2011 |
|
|
|
Santa
Ana |
CA |
City |
The Transit Zoning Code, Specific Development No.
84, See Chapter 41, Article XIX. |
Other FBC |
2010 |
450 |
169,565 |
|
Santa
Clarita: The North Newhall Form Based Code |
CA |
Neighborhood |
North Newhall Specific Plan links Downtown and
Placerita Canyon by small-scale, mixed-use, transit-oriented neighborhood
center and adjacent residential neighborhood |
Transect-based |
|
213 |
195,761 |
|
Santa
Paula: East Area 1 Specific Plan |
CA |
Neighborhood |
|
Other FBC |
2008 |
501 |
|
|
Sarasota |
FL |
Neighborhood |
mandatory for downtown & surrounding
neighborhoods |
SmartCode |
2004 |
|
52,942 |
|
Sarasota
County Form Based Code |
FL |
Region |
Proposals for mixed-use development in
unincorporated Sarasota Co. eligible for rezoning to PMI zoning district if
incorporate principles of traditional neighborhood design. |
Transect-based |
2007 |
464,115 |
379,488 |
|
Saucier |
MS |
City |
|
SmartCode |
|
4,480 |
1,342 |
|
Savannah |
GA |
Neighborhood |
Thomas Square Streetcar Historic District |
Other FBC |
2004 |
|
|
|
Scott |
LA |
City |
|
SmartCode |
|
5,696 |
7,870 |
|
Scottish
Sustainable Communities Initiative |
Scotland |
Nation |
National Code |
SmartCode |
2008 |
19,460,000 |
5,062,011 |
|
Seabrook |
NH |
City |
|
SC & FBC Discussion |
|
|
|
|
Sealy
Form-Based Code |
TX |
City |
|
SC & FBC Discussion |
|
|
|
|
Seaside Form Based
Code |
FL |
City |
The first form-based code |
Transect-based |
1981 |
80 |
2,000 |
|
Sedona |
AZ |
City |
Consultant selected May 2009 |
SmartCode |
|
|
|
|
Shelburne |
VT |
Neighborhood |
Mandatory for Harrington Village |
Other FBC |
|
|
|
|
Simsbury
Center Code |
CT |
Neighborhood |
Form-based code for a traditional new england town
center |
Other FBC |
2011 |
|
23,234 |
|
Sonoma |
CA |
City |
|
Other FBC |
2001 |
1,696 |
10,008 |
|
Sonoma
Mountain Village, Rohnert Park |
CA |
Neighborhood |
Planned development |
SmartCode |
2010 |
200 |
|
|
South Abaco |
Bahamas |
Region |
Schooner Bay |
SmartCode |
2010 |
220 |
|
|
South Boston |
VA |
Neighborhood |
|
Other FBC |
|
|
|
|
South Burlington |
VT |
Neighborhood |
Applies to City Center / Williston Road; RFP issued
Aug 2012 |
|
|
|
|
|
South
Fork |
CO |
Neighborhood |
mandatory for Town Center |
SmartCode |
2009 |
180 |
3,000 |
|
South
Padre Island |
TX |
Neighborhood |
6-mile commercial corridor along Padre Boulevard,
including the island's Entertainment District between the Boulevard and the
Laguna Madre |
Other FBC |
2011 |
|
|
|
South
Weymouth Naval Air Station |
MA |
Region |
Three towns approved a zoning overlay district to
support the master plan for this former naval air station. |
Other FBC |
2011 |
|
54,289 |
|
Spartanburg |
SC |
Neighborhood |
Mandatory for Downtown |
SmartCode |
2011 |
|
|
|
Spokane Valley
Subarea Plan and Form-based Code |
WA |
Neighborhood |
|
Transect-based |
2009 |
|
90,210 |
|
Spotsylvania County |
VA |
Region |
Mandatory for "urban development areas." |
Transect-based |
|
256,640 |
122,397 |
|
Springfield Township, Delaware County |
PA |
Neighborhood |
Focus on Baltimore Pike Corridor. Established ÒGreen
BoulevardÓ requirements/standards. |
Transect-based |
2010 |
|
|
|
Springville |
UT |
Neighborhood |
Westfields Village Center |
SmartCode |
|
|
|
|
St. Bernard Parish |
LA |
City |
|
SmartCode |
|
297,600 |
35,897 |
|
St. Charles |
MO |
Neighborhood |
optional (New Town only) |
SmartCode |
2003 |
|
63,009 |
|
St.
Leonard Town Center Master Plan |
MD |
Neighborhood |
|
Other FBC |
|
335 |
700 |
|
St.
Lucie: Towns, Villages, and Countryside Plan |
FL |
Region |
Implements "Towns, Villages, and
Countryside" (TVC) master plan prepared for St. Lucie County by the
Treasure Coast Regional Planning Council. |
Transect-based |
2006 |
49,087 |
155,000 |
|
St. Paul |
MN |
Neighborhood |
Capitol Area Zoning Rules regulate the state
buildings and lands as well as several blocks of private development and
neighborhoods. |
Other FBC |
|
120 |
|
|
St. Petersburg: Corridor Commercial
Traditional District Regulations |
FL |
Neighborhood |
Corridor Commercial Traditional District Regulations |
Other FBC |
2007 |
38,144 |
248,098 |
|
Stafford County |
VA |
Region |
Mandatory for Òurban development areas.Ó
McGuireWoods drafted a FBC for Stafford County. The Code Studio is an
additional planning area. |
Transect-based |
|
172,800 |
128,961 |
|
Standish |
ME |
Neighborhood |
|
Other FBC |
2011 |
|
10,000 |
|
Starkville |
MS |
Neighborhood |
downtown and corridors to Mississippi State
University |
SmartCode |
2012 |
400 |
2,400 |
|
Steamboat
700 |
CO |
City |
Steamboat 700 |
Transect-based |
|
700 |
9,592 |
|
Stratham:
The Gateway Commercial Business District |
NH |
Neighborhood |
Optional overlay aimed at 1970's strip centers to
transform to village character. Rockyham Planning Commission & Gateway
Committee. |
Other FBC |
|
|
7,287 |
|
Stuart |
FL |
City |
DPZ FBC was a 2-page code from the 1980s, which won
the Governor's Urban Design Award in 1990. Civic Design Associates and others
rewrote the code. Current code is not form-based. |
Transect-based |
|
4,032 |
15,964 |
|
Sylvan Lake: Architectural Pattern Book
& Form Based Urban Code |
Alberta |
City |
Sylvan has adopted an Architectural Pattern Book
& Form Based Urban Code for waterfront district revitalization, which is
approved and implemented. |
Other FBC |
2006 |
412 |
8,478 |
|
Tahoe:
Lake Tahoe Regional Form-Based Code |
NV |
Region |
Regional template |
SmartCode |
|
|
|
|
Tamarac |
FL |
City |
|
SmartCode |
2005 |
7,289 |
60,427 |
|
Tampa |
FL |
Neighborhood |
Greater Seminole Heights Planning Area; 40th Street;
Tampa Heights |
Other FBC |
|
3,031 |
22,026 |
|
Taos |
NM |
City |
mandatory for Chemisa Verde |
SmartCode |
2009 |
137 |
4,701 |
|
Tarpon
Springs |
FL |
Neighborhood |
Mandatory for Community Redevelopment Area and the
Sponge Docks tourist area |
SmartCode |
2011 |
250 |
5,460 |
|
Tempe |
AZ |
Neighborhood |
optional overlay |
Other FBC |
2005 |
4,000 |
100,000 |
|
The
Codes Project |
AZ |
Global |
An anthology of codes |
FB Guidelines |
|
n/a |
n/a |
|
Thurston
Co.: Joint Base Lewis-McChord |
WA |
Region |
|
SC & FBC Discussion |
|
|
|
|
Tiverton |
RI |
Neighborhood |
|
Other FBC |
|
|
|
|
Traditional
Neighborhoods |
FL |
State |
|
FB Guidelines |
|
n/a |
n/a |
|
Transit
Center Zoning District |
TX |
Neighborhood |
Article XX. (TC) Transit Center District Regulations |
Other FBC |
2005 |
|
120,150 |
|
Tulsa:
Pearl District Form Based Code |
OK |
Neighborhood |
Pearl District is a pilot form-based code to test
for wider application within the city. |
Other FBC |
2011 |
300 |
|
|
Tuscaloosa |
AL |
Neighborhood |
Mandatory in the April 2011 Tornado Recovery Zone.
Mixed-use adopted Jan 2012; still working on residential. |
Other FBC |
2012 |
|
|
|
Tuscaloosa |
AL |
Neighborhood |
Downtown |
SmartCode |
|
|
|
|
Tuxedo
Reserve |
NY |
City |
|
SmartCode |
|
1,266 |
|
|
Ukiah Downtown |
CA |
Neighborhood |
|
SmartCode |
|
100 |
2,000 |
|
University
Place |
CA |
Neighborhood |
|
Other FBC |
2009 |
|
|
|
Venice:
Envision Venice |
FL |
City |
Envision Venice |
Other FBC |
2005 |
6,144 |
21,015 |
|
Ventura |
CA |
City |
|
SmartCode |
|
13,859 |
106,433 |
|
Veridea
in the Town of Apex |
NC |
Neighborhood |
SmartCode mandatory for Veridea |
SmartCode |
|
1,000 |
|
|
Virginia
Beach Oceanfront Form Code |
VA |
Neighborhood |
Implements and refines adopted Sasaki Resort Area
Plan. Includes 3.5 miles of oceanfront hotels and related area. |
Other FBC |
|
|
433,746 |
|
Waveland |
MS |
City |
|
SmartCode |
2005 |
4,352 |
7,000 |
|
Waynesville |
NC |
City |
Mandatory for entire community |
Other FBC |
2008 |
4,992 |
9,623 |
|
Wendell |
NC |
City |
Mandatory for entire community (Suspended by new
Board on 1/25/10) |
Other FBC |
2007 |
22,400 |
5,423 |
|
West
Evanston: Zoning Overlay for Redevelopment Areas |
IL |
Neighborhood |
Applicable within and around the West Evanston TIF
area |
Other FBC |
2009 |
4,992 |
74,239 |
|
West Feliciana Parish |
LA |
City |
Customization of the Louisiana Land Use Toolkit |
Other FBC |
|
259,840 |
15,111 |
|
West
Palm: Downtown West Palm Beach Urban Code |
FL |
Neighborhood |
|
Transect-based |
2009 |
700 |
|
|
West Park |
FL |
City |
|
SmartCode |
|
1,344 |
14,156 |
|
Western
Greater Yellowstone Consortium |
ID |
Region |
HUD grant enables FBC to apply to Teton County, and
the cities of Driggs and Victor. |
Other FBC |
|
|
|
|
Wilmington: Tri-Town
Development Area Form-Based Code |
MA |
Neighborhood |
|
Other FBC |
|
700 |
21,679 |
|
Windsor |
FL |
City |
|
Transect-based |
|
|
|
|
Windsor |
Ontario |
City |
|
Other FBC |
|
36,302 |
210,891 |
|
Windwalk/Okotoks |
Alberta |
Neighborhood |
Development Specific SmartCode |
SmartCode |
2010 |
145 |
|
|
Winter Park |
FL |
Neighborhood |
Applies to Hannibal Square |
Transect-based |
|
|
|
|
Winter Park |
FL |
Neighborhood |
|
SmartCode |
|
|
|
|
Winter
Springs Town Center District |
FL |
Neighborhood |
Mandatory for Winter Springs Town Center District.
ÒStreet-based codeÓ where building standards are tied to street types. |
Other FBC |
1996 |
n/a |
n/a |
|
Winter
Springs Town Center District |
FL |
Neighborhood |
Mandatory for Winter Springs Town Center District |
Transect-based |
2012 |
200 |
32,667 |
|
Winters
Form Based Code for Downtown |
CA |
Neighborhood |
|
Other FBC |
2010 |
1,760 |
7,011 |
|
Wisconsin's
Traditional Neighborhood Development Ordinance |
WI |
State |
Response to the WI Smart Growth law to create
mixed-use, pedestrian-friendly neighborhoods which enhance the sense of place
and community. |
FB Guidelines |
2001 |
n/a |
n/a |
|
Woodford |
KY |
City |
|
Other FBC |
2007 |
192 |
24,526 |
|
Woodstock SmartCode |
GA |
City |
Mandatory for downtown and Ridgewalk |
SmartCode |
2012 |
5,632 |
23,896 |
|
Woodstock:
Downtown Woodstock Form Based Code |
GA |
Neighborhood |
Mandatory for downtown |
Other FBC |
2005 |
|
|
|
Yarmouth |
ME |
Neighborhood |
|
Transect-based |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0
Unported License. |
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Scale |
|
Acres |
|
Population |
|
|
|
|
City |
|
4,814,875 |
|
15,500,713 |
|
|
|
|
Nation |
|
19,460,000 |
|
6,462,011 |
|
|
|
|
Neighborhood |
|
550,267 |
|
6,140,065 |
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Region |
|
14,179,137 |
|
14,261,467 |
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State |
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- |
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- |
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Total |
|
39,004,278 |
|
42,364,256 |
|
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
SmartCodes and other Form-Based Codes |
|
|
|
433 |
|
|
|
|
Form-Based Guidelines |
|
|
|
14 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|