Description
Book SynopsisAuthored by Daniel and Karen Parolek, who are recognized as leaders in New Urbanism and as founding members of the board of directors of the Form-Based Codes Institute. Includes about 200 drawings illustrating form-based codes, making the concept easy to understand for all audiences.
Trade Review"Measured and thoughtful, Form-Based Codes is an intelligent how-to. Like a good textbook, the thoughts build one upon the other until you can see the clarity and wisdom of shedding your city's zoning and moving to an enlightened future based on form rather than use." (
Planetizen.com; 11/24/08)
"The term form-based, though coined in 2001, actually evolved from the seminal Seaside, Florida, design of 1981. But fundamental misunderstandings about eh specifics of its components, visioning process, and implementation continue to this day because no comprehensive reference source has been available. The purpose of this book is to fill that gap, and it succeeds admirably. In essence what the authors have presented is a step-by-step, highly detailed textbook." (Urban Land, June 2009)
"…explains the purposes of form-based codes (FBCs) and explores the ins and outs of their creation, authorization, and implementation." (New Urban News, April-May 2008)
Table of ContentsForeword(s).
Preface: Expecting More From Zoning.
Chapter 1: Introduction.
Form-Based Codes Defined.
The Trouble With Conventional Zoning.
Chapter 2: Components.
The Regulating Plan.
Block Standards.
Public Space Standards.
Building Form Standards.
Frontage Type Standards.
Building Type Standards.
Architectural Standards.
Code Administration.
Chapter 3: Process.
Pre-Phase 1: Scoping.
Phase 1: Documenting.
1.1 Macro Scale.
1.2 Micro Scale.
Phase 2: Visioning.
2.1 Illustrative Plan and Imagery.
2.2 Regulating Plan and Regulations.
Phase 3: Assembling.
3.1 Splicing.
3.2 Formatting.
Chapter 4: Case Studies.
Santa Ana Renaissance Specific Plan (Santa Ana, California).
Downtown Master Plan and FBC (Benicia, California).
Miami 21 SmartCode (Miami, Florida).
Development Code Update and FBC (Grass Valley, California).
TOD SmartCode (Leander, Texas).
Heart of Peoria Land Development Code (Peoria, Illinois).
FBC for Mixed-Use Infill (Sarasota County, Florida).
Towns, Villages, Countryside (St. Lucie County, Florida).
Ventura, California.
Montgomery, Alabama.
Chapter 5: Supplemental Material.
Timeline.
Common Mistakes.
Bibliography and References.
