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'''Form Based Code''' is ... | [[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). | ||
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== | |||
===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.” [http://s3.amazonaws.com/cville/cm%2Fmutlimedia%2FPLACE_AnnualReport_2013pdf.pdf 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.”<ref>{{cite web|title=Council wants more public input on streets review, delays on whether to hire consultant|url=http://www.cvilletomorrow.org/news/article/19424-streets-that-work/|author=Sean Tubbs|work=|publisher=Charlottesville Tomorrow|location=|publishdate=4 Nov. 2014|accessdate=28 Aug. 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=West Main: Shared street, more green space, or a boulevard?|url=http://www.cvilletomorrow.org/news/article/17339-west-main-workshop/|author=Sean Tubbs|work=|publisher=Charlottesville Tomorrow|location=|publishdate=22 Feb. 2014|accessdate=28 Aug. 2016}}</ref> | |||
===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.<ref>{{cite web|title=New apartment building raises questions about development process|url=http://www.cvilletomorrow.org/news/article/18768-evolution-of-the-flats-at-west-main/|author=Reuben Jones|work=|publisher=Charlottesville Tomorrow|location=|publishdate=24 Aug. 2014|accessdate=28 Aug. 2016}}</ref> | |||
===2015=== | |||
In March 2015, consultant Code Studio presented [http://www.cvillepedia.org/mediawiki/images/20150317-CodeStudio-FBCs-WestMain.pdf 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.<ref>{{cite web|title=Council wants more time to decide on West Main rezoning|url=http://www.cvilletomorrow.org/news/article/20938-west-main-rezoning/|author=Sean Tubbs|work=|publisher=Charlottesville Tomorrow|location=|publishdate=24 May 2015|accessdate=28 Aug. 2016}}</ref> | |||
===2016=== | |||
In March 2016, City Council approved the conceptual plan for the West Main Streetscape.<ref>{{cite web|title=Council chooses path for West Main streetscape, partially approves rezoning|url=http://www.cvilletomorrow.org/news/article/23310-west-main-streetscape-approval/|author=Sean Tubbs|work=|publisher=Charlottesville Tomorrow|location=|publishdate=22 Mar. 2016|accessdate=28 Aug. 2016}}</ref> | |||
In May 2016, Charlottesville officials recommended form-based codes be developed in a phased process for the city’s Strategic Investment Area.<ref>{{cite web|title=City Council, Planning Commission encourage form-based code for Strategic Investment Area|url=http://www.cvilletomorrow.org/news/article/23918-form-based-code-for-strategic-investment-area/|author=Tim Dodson|work=|publisher=Charlottesville Tomorrow|location=|publishdate=27 May 2016|accessdate=28 Aug. 2016}}</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=== | |||
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}} | |||
FBCI presented their work to the [[City Council]] and the [[Planning Commission]] on October 26, 2017. ([http://s3.amazonaws.com/cville/cm%2Fmutlimedia%2F1716-DPZ_JointSession.pdf Materials]) | |||
=== 2019 === | |||
A joint work session of [[City Council]] and the [[Planning Commission]] will discuss the draft Form-Based Code for Phase 1A of the Strategic Investment Area on [[August 15]], [[2019]]. | |||
===2020=== | |||
Charlottesville City Council voted to table the proposal indefinitely. <ref>{{cite-progress|title=City Council shelves form-based code|url=https://www.dailyprogress.com/news/local/city-council-shelves-form-based-code/article_175b3df5-0cfb-5b45-b4c9-1d71a38ddd4c.html|author=Nolan Stout|pageno=A1|printdate=February 5, 2020|publishdate=February 5, 2020|accessdate=February 10, 2020}}</ref> | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
*[http://formbasedcodes.org/definition/ Form Based Codes Institute] | |||
*[https://www.cvillepedia.org/images/Strategic_Investment_Area_Draft_Form-Based_Code_2019-03-28.pdf ''Charlottesville South Downtown (SIA-Phase 1A) Form-Based Code''], DPZ Partners. March 28, 2019, revision v3. | |||
*[https://www.cvillepedia.org/images/DPZ_Charlottesville_SIA_Density_Parking_Character_Study_2019-02-11.pdf ''Charlottesville SIA Density, Parking, and Character Study''], DPZ Partners. February 11, 2019. | |||
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Revision as of 21:11, 10 February 2020
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)
2019
A joint work session of City Council and the Planning Commission will discuss the draft Form-Based Code for Phase 1A of the Strategic Investment Area on August 15, 2019.
2020
Charlottesville City Council voted to table the proposal indefinitely. [8]
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.
- ↑ Web. City Council shelves form-based code, Nolan Stout, Daily Progress, Lee Enterprises, February 5, 2020, retrieved February 10, 2020. Print. February 5, 2020 page A1.
External Links
- Form Based Codes Institute
- Charlottesville South Downtown (SIA-Phase 1A) Form-Based Code, DPZ Partners. March 28, 2019, revision v3.
- Charlottesville SIA Density, Parking, and Character Study, DPZ Partners. February 11, 2019.