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[[File:20150317-FBC-slide.jpg|right|thumb|400px|Slide from the presentation by consulting firm Code Studio on proposed implementation of form-based codes on West Main Street. March 17, 2015. [http://www.cvillepedia.org/mediawiki/images/20150317-CodeStudio-FBCs-WestMain.pdf Download presentation]]]'''Form Based Code''' | [[File:20150317-FBC-slide.jpg|right|thumb|400px|Slide from the presentation by consulting firm Code Studio on proposed implementation of form-based codes on West Main Street. March 17, 2015. [http://www.cvillepedia.org/mediawiki/images/20150317-CodeStudio-FBCs-WestMain.pdf Download presentation]]]'''Form Based Code''' is a form of zoning that would be an alternative to existing building design guidelines and conventional zoning, particularly in the city’s entrance corridors. Form-based code focuses on the physical form of a building as opposed to the separation of uses (e.g. the land use designations of commercial or residential) as the basis for deciding what is appropriate in a given location. | ||
Form-based codes allow a community to specify building mass, scale, detailing and public space standards up front for developers. Form-based codes can streamline what can otherwise be a protracted review process with discretionary reviews by staff and appointed officials (e.g. Board of Architectural Review). | Form-based codes allow a community to specify building mass, scale, detailing and public space standards up front for developers. Form-based codes can streamline what can otherwise be a protracted review process with discretionary reviews by staff and appointed officials (e.g. Board of Architectural Review). | ||
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Advocates of form-based codes believe they would clarify building requirements up front for developers and help ensure that building designs meet community expectations. By following the codes, developers would encounter a technical check list for their proposals as opposed to a negotiated design review. | Advocates of form-based codes believe they would clarify building requirements up front for developers and help ensure that building designs meet community expectations. By following the codes, developers would encounter a technical check list for their proposals as opposed to a negotiated design review. | ||
==Key events for Form-Based Codes in Albemarle County== | |||
===2019=== | |||
Albemarle County's Department of Community Development held a "Sidewalk Talk" on form-based code in order to begin the implementation phase for the [[Rio Road Small Area Plan]]. {{fact}} | |||
==Key events for Form-Based Codes in Charlottesville== | ==Key events for Form-Based Codes in Charlottesville== | ||
===2013=== | ===2013=== | ||
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In September 2016, the Urban Land Institute sponsored a seminar on how Nashville adopted a form-based code. <ref>{{cite web|title=Planner describes how “form-based” zoning changed Nashville|url=http://www.cvilletomorrow.org/news/article/25049-nashville-planner-on-form-based-zoning/|author=Sean Tubbs|work=News Article|publisher=Charlottesville Tomorrow|location=|publishdate=September 21, 2016|accessdate=January 11, 2017}}</ref> | In September 2016, the Urban Land Institute sponsored a seminar on how Nashville adopted a form-based code. <ref>{{cite web|title=Planner describes how “form-based” zoning changed Nashville|url=http://www.cvilletomorrow.org/news/article/25049-nashville-planner-on-form-based-zoning/|author=Sean Tubbs|work=News Article|publisher=Charlottesville Tomorrow|location=|publishdate=September 21, 2016|accessdate=January 11, 2017}}</ref> | ||
==2017== | ===2017=== | ||
On July 17 Council was set to vote to allocate $228,000 to the Form Based Code Institute to rewrite a section of the zoning ordinance in the [[Strategic Investment Area]]. {{fact}} | On July 17 Council was set to vote to allocate $228,000 to the Form Based Code Institute to rewrite a section of the zoning ordinance in the [[Strategic Investment Area]]. {{fact}} | ||
Revision as of 18:01, 30 April 2019
Form Based Code is a form of zoning that would be an alternative to existing building design guidelines and conventional zoning, particularly in the city’s entrance corridors. Form-based code focuses on the physical form of a building as opposed to the separation of uses (e.g. the land use designations of commercial or residential) as the basis for deciding what is appropriate in a given location.
Form-based codes allow a community to specify building mass, scale, detailing and public space standards up front for developers. Form-based codes can streamline what can otherwise be a protracted review process with discretionary reviews by staff and appointed officials (e.g. Board of Architectural Review).
Advocates of form-based codes believe they would clarify building requirements up front for developers and help ensure that building designs meet community expectations. By following the codes, developers would encounter a technical check list for their proposals as opposed to a negotiated design review.
Key events for Form-Based Codes in Albemarle County
2019
Albemarle County's Department of Community Development held a "Sidewalk Talk" on form-based code in order to begin the implementation phase for the Rio Road Small Area Plan. [citation needed]
Key events for Form-Based Codes in Charlottesville
2013
In August 2013, the city’s PLACE Design Task Force recommended City Council consider adopting “form-based codes linked to street standards and stream-lined, expedited site plan review and approval; and best practices in community engagement and visioning.” Download report
In October 2013, Alexandria-based firm Rhodeside & Harwell began a “$340,000 comprehensive study of public infrastructure on and around West Main Street…to suggest possible changes to that corridor’s zoning in the wake of several high-profile developments.”[1][2]
2014
In mid-2014 when the final appearance of the Flats at West Village on West Main Street didn’t match up to design renderings presented to City Council in late 2012, it sparked a review of the city’s existing zoning and design guidelines.[3]
2015
In March 2015, consultant Code Studio presented draft form-based code recommendations for West Main Street.
In May 2015 city council discussed the benefits of form-based codes in the context of development on West Main Street.[4]
2016
In March 2016, City Council approved the conceptual plan for the West Main Streetscape.[5]
In May 2016, Charlottesville officials recommended form-based codes be developed in a phased process for the city’s Strategic Investment Area.[6]
In September 2016, the Urban Land Institute sponsored a seminar on how Nashville adopted a form-based code. [7]
2017
On July 17 Council was set to vote to allocate $228,000 to the Form Based Code Institute to rewrite a section of the zoning ordinance in the Strategic Investment Area. [citation needed]
FBCI presented their work to the City Council and the Planning Commission on October 26, 2017. (Materials)
References
- ↑ Web. Council wants more public input on streets review, delays on whether to hire consultant, Sean Tubbs, Charlottesville Tomorrow, 4 Nov. 2014, retrieved 28 Aug. 2016.
- ↑ Web. West Main: Shared street, more green space, or a boulevard?, Sean Tubbs, Charlottesville Tomorrow, 22 Feb. 2014, retrieved 28 Aug. 2016.
- ↑ Web. New apartment building raises questions about development process, Reuben Jones, Charlottesville Tomorrow, 24 Aug. 2014, retrieved 28 Aug. 2016.
- ↑ Web. Council wants more time to decide on West Main rezoning, Sean Tubbs, Charlottesville Tomorrow, 24 May 2015, retrieved 28 Aug. 2016.
- ↑ Web. Council chooses path for West Main streetscape, partially approves rezoning, Sean Tubbs, Charlottesville Tomorrow, 22 Mar. 2016, retrieved 28 Aug. 2016.
- ↑ Web. City Council, Planning Commission encourage form-based code for Strategic Investment Area, Tim Dodson, Charlottesville Tomorrow, 27 May 2016, retrieved 28 Aug. 2016.
- ↑ Web. Planner describes how “form-based” zoning changed Nashville, Sean Tubbs, News Article, Charlottesville Tomorrow, September 21, 2016, retrieved January 11, 2017.