Form-Based Zoning: An Alternative to Traditional Ordinances

This live audio conference will provide a basic understanding of Form-Based Codes (FBC): how they are different, how they can be applied, and how they can help implement more sustainable communities.

Lessons learned and steps toward beginning the process will provide you with a clear path toward a successful form-based code. Legal and practical considerations associated with adopting form-based zoning regulations will be reviewed.  Form-based provisions may not fit neatly into a municipality's existing zoning and subdivision framework.  Practitioners must consider a variety of legal issues, such as the municipality's general authority to adopt form-based provisions, application and approval processes, and the treatment of non-conforming structures in a form-based district.

Learning Objectives:

• You will be able to discuss first steps towards implementing a FBC.
• You will be able to review incorporation within a 'form-based district'.
• You will be able to identify Hybrid approval procedures.
• You will be able to describe application and approval processes.