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Land Development Regulations Form Based Form-based codes represent an alternative to conventional land use regulations. These regulations support mixed-use neighborhoods with a range of housing types by focusing more on the size, form, and placement of buildings and parking, and less on land use (residential vs. commercial) and density (housing units per acre). In recent years, several communities in the State of California have adopted form based codes, including Azusa. Form-based codes represent an alternative to conventional land use regulations. These regulations support mixed-use neighborhoods with a range of housing types by focusing more on the size, form, and placement of buildings and parking, and less on land use (residential vs. commercial) and density (housing units per acre). In recent years, several communities in the State of California have adopted form based codes, including Sonoma. Form-based codes represent an alternative to conventional land use regulations. These regulations support mixed-use neighborhoods with a range of housing types by focusing more on the size, form, and placement of buildings and parking, and less on land use (residential vs. commercial) and density (housing units per acre). In recent years, several communities in the State of California have adopted form based codes, including Hercules. Guidebooks Smart Growth Zoning Codes: A Resource Guide Communities throughout North America are calling for development that creates humanscale neighborhoods and not "garage-scape" subdivisions. Unfortunately, many local governments' zoning codes are actually standing in the way of the type of development that residents want.
Municipal Community Development Guide - Redmond, WA The intent of the Community Development Guide is to provide a comprehensive program with which the citizens of the City can guide the development of their community in a logical and orderly manner, maintain a quality environment and provide for the conservation, protection and enhancement of the public health, safety and general welfare.
Planning Establishes the basic framework for a municipality in Pennsylvania to plan for community development through the preparation of a comprehensive plan. The code permits a municipality to further govern development locally through both zoning ordinances and subdivision and land development ordinances.
Rehabilitation Building Rehabilitation Code - Maryland The Maryland General Assembly and Governor Glendening passed Smart Codes legislation creating the Maryland Building Rehabilitation Code Program in April 2000. The program encourages investment in existing neighborhoods through the rehabilitation and reuse of existing buildings. The program will establish the construction code requirements for work on existing buildings.
California's State Historical Building Code - CA Created by legislation in 1975, the State Historical Building Code provides regulations and standards for the rehabilitation, preservation, restoration (including related reconstruction) or relocation as applicable to all historical buildings, structures and properties deemed of importance to the history, architecture, or culture of an area by an appropriate local or state governmental jurisdiction.
Rehabilitation Code - Rhode Island The State of Rhode Island Rehabilitation Building and Fire Code for Existing Buildings and Structures was adopted by the Fire Safety Code Board of Appeal & Review and the Building Code Standards Committee on January 22, 2002. The purpose of this code is to encourage the continued use or reuse of existing buildings and structures.
Rehabilitation Subcode - New Jersey The Rehabilitation Subcode is a comprehensive set of code requirements for existing buildings. It is a stand-alone subchapter containing all the technical requirements that apply to a rehabilitation project. The Rehabilitation Subcode is part of New Jersey’s Uniform Construction Code.
In April 2001, the City of Wichita adopted a new rehabilitation code that is modeled after the New Jersey Rehabilitation Sub-Code, the Nationally Applicable Recommended Rehabilitation Provisions, and the Year 2000 Edition of the Uniform Code for Existing Buildings. The purpose of this code is to encourage the continued use or reuse of legally existing buildings and structures. The development of the rehabilitation code was the major recommendation of a multi-stakeholder committee on redevelopment incentives.
Standards In June 2003, the Northern California town of Petaluma became one of the first cities in California to adopt an innovative new tool known as a form-based code for 400 acres of underutilized land near its historic downtown. The SmartCode™ provided residents a clear vision of how the area would be developed and helped overcome a 7-year logjam. The new code focuses less on separating uses and more on implementing the community's vision. Transit Oriented Development South Salt Lake City Municipal Code - Salt Lake City, UT The purpose of the Transit Oriented Development (TOD) Overlay District is to encourage property owners to develop their property using transit oriented design principles through the use of incentives while preserving rights under the existing district designation. Although the underlying zoning remains in place, the TOD District designation encourages mixed-use development close to TRAX (light rail) and transit systems while enhancing and complementing existing and adjacent development. Zoning Boulder Inclusionary Zoning Requirement - Boulder, CO Boulder’s inclusionary zoning program was first developed in 1980 and revised in 2000. It requires that 20 percent of a project’s units be affordable for all new residential developments (regardless of project size). The program also mandates that inclusionary units remain affordable in perpetuity. Long regarded as a symbol of suburban sprawl, the Kendall community around Dadeland Mall could be transformed into a traditional downtown under an ambitious zoning plan approved by the Miami-Dade Commission. In 2000, Dade County passed its first ordinance, associated with the plan, which will allow the creation of a "downtown" urban center around the old Dadeland shopping mall. With more compact, mixed-use development, walking becomes more efficient, and better architectural design will help make the pedestrian experience more pleasant. The City of Milwaukee’s new zoning code became effective on October 1, 2002. The new zoning code is designed to promote development that preserves and protects the unique character of Milwaukee's neighborhoods while being more responsive to contemporary development needs. The code is designed to spur investment by streamlining government and creating a more predictable development environment. Further, revisions made throughout the code comply with the TND provisions of Wisconsin’s Smart Growth law.
The City of Rochester adopted a new zoning code which became effective on January 1, 2003. Smart growth principles incorporated in the new zoning regulations include: standards for higher density mixed-use development, delineation of urban village areas, standards for pedestrian friendly development, good urban design guidelines, adaptive reuse standards and a streamlined permitting process.
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