| Title |
State
Province
or Country |
Largest
Scale |
Implementation Strategy |
Type |
Adopt Date |
Pop. |
| Abbeville |
LA |
City |
|
SmartCode |
Jun-06 |
11,836 |
| Addison |
TX |
City |
District plan
with a form-based code to implement the vision and design concepts, and
ensure Addison’s revitalization and transition from “aging first ring suburb”
to “urban mixed use destination”. |
Other FBC |
| 14,964 |
| Airdrie |
Alberta |
City |
|
SC & FBC
Discussion |
|
|
| Albuquerque |
NM |
City |
Optional
overlay. Form Based Zones legislation (O-08-58) was passed by City Council
with a 7:2 vote |
Other FBC |
Apr-05 |
521,999 |
| Alexandria |
VA |
City |
Various FBC
urban design guidelines, mandatory by neighborhood |
Other FBC |
Dec-93 |
143,885 |
| Allegan |
MI |
City |
|
Transect-based |
|
4,816 |
| Alys Beach |
FL |
City |
|
Transect-based |
|
|
| Antioch |
IL |
City |
|
Other FBC |
|
|
| Arlington: Columbia Pike |
VA |
Neighborhood |
Updated 2/2006 |
Other FBC |
Jan-99 |
209,969 |
| Atlanta |
GA |
City |
Mandatory
neighborhood codes; plus foating zones city-wide |
Other FBC |
|
537,958 |
| Austin |
TX |
Neighborhood |
Mueller as FBC
pilot. Austin's current Design Standards and Mixed Use Subchapter (adopted in
2009; revised March 2009,) and has some form-based code elements. Accepted
Airport Blvd FBC RFP June 2010. |
Other FBC |
Mar-09 |
46,847 |
| Azusa |
CA |
City |
|
Other FBC |
|
9,374 |
| Baltimore: Transform Baltimore |
MD |
City |
|
Other FBC |
|
|
| Baton Rouge Downtown Revitalization |
LA |
Neighborhood |
|
Transect-based |
|
|
| Beaufort Co.: The Daufuskie Island Code |
SC |
Region |
|
SmartCode |
|
|
| Beaufort: Boundary Street |
SC |
Neighborhood |
|
Transect-based |
|
11,755 |
| Bel Air |
MD |
Neighborhood |
Central business
district |
Other FBC |
|
|
| Bellevue
SmartCode |
KY |
Neighborhood |
|
SmartCode |
|
|
| Belmont |
NC |
Neighborhood |
Initially for
Stowe Manor |
Transect-based |
|
13,520 |
| Benicia Downtown Master Plan and Zoning Code |
CA |
Neighborhood |
Downtown |
Other FBC |
|
26,174 |
| Benicia: Lower Arsenal Mixed Use Specific Plan |
CA |
Neighborhood |
Arsenal |
Other FBC |
|
26,174 |
| Berthoud |
CO |
City |
|
SC & FBC
Discussion |
|
|
| Birmingham:
Downtown & Triangle District Form Based Code |
MI |
Neighborhood |
Initially an
optional floating zone (DPZ; 1986) and is now mandatory (LSL; 2007) |
Transect-based |
Dec-86 |
|
| Birmingham: Downtown Form-Based Zoning Ordinance |
AL |
Neighborhood |
|
Other FBC |
May-10 |
229,424 |
| Birmingham: Highland Park Form-Based Overlay |
AL |
Neighborhood |
Form-based
overlay/Mandatory |
Other FBC |
Apr-10 |
5,900 |
| Black Mountain |
NC |
City |
|
Other FBC |
|
7,877 |
| Blakely |
GA |
Region |
|
SmartCode |
|
|
| Bloomington: Gridley, Allin, & Prickett FBC |
IL |
Neighborhood |
Gridley, Allin,
& Prickett Neighborhood |
Other FBC |
|
73,026 |
| Blue Springs |
MO |
City |
|
Other FBC |
Jan-03 |
55,698 |
| Bluffton: Old Town Master Plan & Code |
SC |
Neighborhood |
Old Town Master
Plan and Code |
Transect-based |
|
|
| Bothwell: Downtown Subarea Plan |
WA |
Neighborhood |
Mandatory for
the Downtown Subarea Plan |
Transect-based |
Jul-05 |
32,307 |
| Bran |
Romania |
City |
|
SmartCode |
|
|
| Bridgton |
ME |
City |
|
Other FBC |
|
|
| Broward County |
FL |
Region |
|
SmartCode |
|
|
| Bryant |
AR |
City |
|
SmartCode |
|
|
| Buffalo |
NY |
City |
Aim is full replacement code |
Other FBC |
|
276,059 |
| Burleson TOD Plan |
TX |
Neighborhood |
Downtown TOD |
Transect-based |
|
|
| California: Statewide Code Template |
CA |
State |
Statewide |
FB Guidelines |
|
|
| Callaway: East Bay |
FL |
City |
|
Transect-based |
Jun-05 |
|
| Camana
Bay |
Cayman Islands |
Neighborhood |
SmartCode
applies to Camana Bay |
SmartCode |
|
|
| Camden |
SC |
Neighborhood |
Downtown,
bordered by of Gordon, DeKalb, York and Mill streets |
SmartCode |
|
|
| Cape Coral |
FL |
Neighborhood |
Three form-based zoning districts: Core, Gateway,
Edge |
Transect-based |
Oct-02 |
156,835 |
| Carmel |
IN |
City |
|
SmartCode |
|
|
| Caroline County |
VA |
Region |
|
SmartCode |
|
27,870 |
| Carrollton:
Transit Center Zoning District |
TX |
Neighborhood |
Article XX. (TC)
Transit Center District Regulations |
Other FBC |
|
|
| Castle Rock: Southwest Quadrant; Interchange District |
CO |
Neighborhood |
Implements the
Southwest Quadrant and the Interchange District plans |
Transect-based |
|
44,369 |
| Central Hercules Plan |
CA |
Neighborhood |
Applies to areas
delineated on Grass Valley Development Code. Traditional urban design
conventions applied to create palette of street types for four districts of
the Central Hercules Plan area, Waterfront District, Central Quarter, Civic
Center / Hospitality Corridor, Hilltown. |
Other FBC |
|
24,484 |
| Charleston & Dorechester Co.: East Edisto Master Plan |
SC |
Neighborhood |
|
SmartCode |
|
485,693 |
| Charleston Calhoun Street |
SC |
Neighborhood |
Corridor plan
with form-based elements to be coded |
SC & FBC
Discussion |
Nov-05 |
111,978 |
| Cherokee County |
GA |
Region |
Optional overlay |
SmartCode |
Dec-06 |
215,084 |
| Cheshire Village |
NC |
City |
|
Transect-based |
|
|
| Chesterfield Co.: Chesterfield Village Green |
VA |
Region |
|
Other FBC |
|
303,469 |
| Chesterfield Co.: Magnolia Green |
VA |
Region |
|
Other FBC |
|
303,469 |
| Chesterfield Co.: Roseland |
VA |
Region |
|
Other FBC |
|
303,469 |
| Chestermere |
Alberta |
City |
|
Other FBC |
|
|
| Cincinnati |
OH |
City |
Neighborhood-based
form-based code study |
Transect-based |
|
333,336 |
| Clark Co.: Highway 99 Subarea Hybrid FBC |
WA |
Neighborhood |
|
Other FBC |
|
|
| Cobb Co.: Mableton Community |
GA |
City |
|
Other FBC |
|
|
| College Park: North College Park |
MD |
Neighborhood |
|
SC & FBC
Discussion |
|
|
| Colorado Springs: The Imagine Downtown Plan |
CO |
Neighborhood |
Form-based code
in final stages of adoption to implement The Imagine Downtown Plan |
Other FBC |
|
380,307 |
| Columbia |
MD |
City |
|
Other FBC |
|
421 |
| Columbia:
Bull Street |
SC |
Neighborhood |
Infill |
SmartCode |
|
|
| Conover: Cline Village |
NC |
Neighborhood |
|
Transect-based |
|
|
| Contra Costa: Pleasant Hill Bart Station |
CA |
Neighborhood |
Pleasant Hill
Bart Station |
Other FBC |
|
1,029,703 |
| Conway |
AR |
City |
Optional overlay |
SmartCode |
Oct-06 |
55,334 |
| Cornelius |
NC |
City |
|
Transect-based |
|
14,808 |
| Cotati |
CA |
City |
|
Transect-based |
|
7,169 |
| Crewkerne |
United Kingdom |
Neighborhood |
Extension to
Crewkerne, a historic working, market town of 7000 |
Transect-based |
|
7,687 |
| Cripple Creek |
CO |
City |
|
Other FBC |
|
|
| D'Iberville |
MS |
City |
|
SmartCode |
|
|
| Dade County |
FL |
Region |
|
SmartCode |
|
|
| Dallas Mixed Use Districts |
TX |
Neighborhood |
Chapter 51A
Article XIII: Form Districts available to implement TODs and mixed use as
designated in area plans |
Other FBC |
May-05 |
1,279,910 |
| Dammam Downtown Code |
Saudi Arabia |
Neighborhood |
|
SmartCode |
|
769,000 |
| Dardienne Prairie: Uptown Zoning District |
MO |
Neighborhood |
Mandatory for
Uptown Zoning District |
SmartCode |
Jul-07 |
7,423 |
| Davidson |
NC |
Neighborhood |
Initially for
Beatty Street |
Transect-based |
Sep-91 |
10,305 |
| Davie |
FL |
City |
|
SmartCode |
|
|
| Del Mar |
CA |
City |
|
Other FBC |
|
|
| Delcambre |
LA |
City |
|
SmartCode |
|
|
| Denver |
CO |
City |
New zoning code
based on a series of contexts. Form-based elements regulate all building
types. |
Other FBC |
Jun-10 |
598,707 |
| Des Plaines |
IL |
City |
|
Other FBC |
|
57,062 |
| Dillon |
CO |
City |
|
Other FBC |
|
808 |
| Doral: Downtown Doral |
FL |
City |
|
Transect-based |
|
|
| Dover |
NH |
Neighborhood |
Mandatory for
downtown and its subdistricts; redevelopment and infill |
Transect-based |
Oct-05 |
|
| Duluth |
MN |
City |
Implements 2006
comp plan and 2005 University of Miami downtown master plan |
Other FBC |
|
84,284 |
| Duncanville: Downtown Duncanville District |
TX |
Neighborhood |
|
Other FBC |
|
|
| Durango: Three Springs |
CO |
Neighborhood |
FBC for Three
Springs Development |
Other FBC |
|
14,000 |
| Early
County |
GA |
Region |
|
SmartCode |
|
|
| East
Edisto Form District Plan |
SC |
Region |
All
scales of planning, region to building. Four cornerstones: rural character,
environmental responsibility, sustainable towns & villages, and education
& employment opportunities. |
SmartCode |
|
|
| East Lansing |
MI |
Neighborhood |
The East Village
District FBC, bound by Bogue Street to the west, Grand River Avenue to the
north, Hagadorn Road to the east, and the Red Cedar River to the south. |
Other FBC |
Jun-02 |
|
| East Village Design Code |
Alberta |
Neighborhood |
East Village
Design Code (Frontage-Based FBC) |
Transect-based |
Dec-09 |
|
| El Paso |
TX |
City |
Optional overlay |
SmartCode |
Jul-08 |
736,310 |
| Elmore |
AL |
City |
Optional overlay |
SmartCode |
Jun-06 |
|
| Emory University Village |
GA |
Neighborhood |
Overlay for
historic commercial area adjacent to the Emory University campus |
Other FBC |
|
|
| Erath |
LA |
City |
|
SmartCode |
|
|
| Eugene |
OR |
Neighborhood |
Implements
Walnut Station, & other mixed use centers |
Other FBC |
|
150,104 |
| Eustis Form-Based Code Land Development Regulations |
FL |
Neighborhood |
Implements downtown plan, as well as reinforces character of each community distric. Design regulations citywide. |
|
Jul-08 |
19,129 |
| Evanston |
IL |
City |
|
Other FBC |
|
77,693 |
| Farmers Branch: Station Area FBC |
TX |
City |
|
Other FBC |
Jun-01 |
26,455 |
| Fayetteville |
AR |
Region |
|
SmartCode |
|
|
| Fitchburg SmartCode |
WI |
City |
|
SmartCode |
Oct-10 |
|
| Flagstaff 2010 Zoning Update |
AZ |
City |
|
SmartCode |
|
127,450 |
| Flagstaff: SmartCode Floating Zone |
AZ |
City |
Floating zone
for areas designated Mixed Use or TND in Regional Plan |
SmartCode |
Nov-07 |
127,450 |
| Florida Planning Toolbox: FBCs |
FL |
State |
|
FB Guidelines |
|
|
| Flowood |
MS |
City |
Optional overlay |
SmartCode |
Oct-05 |
6,914 |
| Fort Myers Beach |
FL |
City |
Mixture of
form-based & conventional zoning districts; FBC districts as
"redevelopment districts." Mandatory downtown. Mandatory design
standards for commercial buildings. |
Other FBC |
Feb-99 |
6,410 |
| Fort Myers: Downtown SmartCode |
FL |
Neighborhood |
Mandatory for
downtown (Chapter 118, Article VII) |
SmartCode |
Sep-05 |
60,531 |
| Fort Worth: Near Southside Development Standards and
Guidelines |
TX |
Neighborhood |
Near Southside
Development Standards and Guidelines |
Other FBC |
Oct-03 |
|
| Fort Worth: Trinity Uptown |
TX |
Neighborhood |
Trinity Uptown |
Other FBC |
Nov-02 |
|
| Freeport |
NY |
City |
|
Transect-based |
Dec-09 |
43,881 |
| Fremont DesignGuidelines |
CA |
City |
Fremont Design Guidelines |
Other FBC |
|
202,867 |
| Frisco Form-Based Code Manual |
TX |
City |
|
FB Guidelines |
Nov-03 |
|
| Gainesville: University Heights |
FL |
Neighborhood |
|
Other FBC |
|
171,922 |
| Garden City |
GA |
City |
|
Other FBC |
|
9,414 |
| Gautier |
MS |
City |
|
SC & FBC
Discussion |
|
|
| Georgia Alternatives to Conventional Zoning |
GA |
State |
|
FB Guidelines |
|
|
| Germantown |
TN |
Neighborhood |
Mandatory for
800 acre business district |
SmartCode |
Aug-07 |
37,476 |
| Glen Rose |
TX |
City |
|
SC & FBC
Discussion |
|
|
| Grand Rapids |
MI |
City |
|
Transect-based |
Aug-01 |
193,396 |
| Grand Valley Metro Council |
MI |
Region |
Regional
template |
Other FBC |
|
|
| Harrison County SmartCode |
MS |
Region |
An option for development of Communities and Neighborhoods |
SmartCode |
Apr-09 |
178,460 |
| Grandville Zoning Ordinance, Article 10, Form-Based Code
Districts |
MI |
Neighborhood |
FBC districts
include downtown (Central Business District) and surrounding neighborhoods
(Prairie/Barrett District) |
Other FBC |
Apr-10 |
|
| Grass Valley Development Code |
CA |
City |
Mandatory
citywide |
Other FBC |
|
12,232 |
| Greenland |
NH |
City |
|
SC & FBC
Discussion |
|
|
| Greensboro: Willow Oaks & Southside |
NC |
Neighborhood |
Willow Oaks HOPE
VI Redevelopment Plan; Southside brownfield |
Transect-based |
|
|
| Greenville |
TX |
Neighborhood |
|
SC & FBC
Discussion |
|
|
| Greenville: Haywood Road Form Based Code |
SC |
Neighborhood |
Mandatory for
Haywood Road |
Transect-based |
|
|
| Greenville: Stone Avenue Neighborhood Form Based Code |
SC |
Neighborhood |
Mandatory for
Stone Avenue neighborhood |
Transect-based |
|
|
| Gulfport: Handsboro Community |
MS |
Neighborhood |
|
SmartCode |
|
|
| Gulfport: Old Gulfport Community Plan and Mississippi
City Plan |
MS |
Neighborhood |
Mandatory for
Old Gulfport Community Plan and Mississippi City Plan |
SmartCode |
Oct-07 |
64,316 |
| Gulfport: Optional SmartCode Overlay |
MS |
City |
Optional overlay |
SmartCode |
Feb-07 |
64,316 |
| Habersham |
NC |
City |
|
Transect-based |
|
|
| Hamden SmartCode |
CT |
Neighborhood |
Mandatory along
primary corridor, includes Transect Zones T1, T2, T3, T3.5, T4 and T5 |
SmartCode |
Dec-09 |
58,800 |
| Hapeville |
GA |
Neighborhood |
Covers several
Special Design Areas in the core |
Other FBC |
Dec-06 |
5,978 |
| Harrison County SmartCode |
MS |
Region |
|
SC & FBC
Discussion |
|
|
| Hawai'I County SmartCode |
HI |
Region |
|
SmartCode |
|
|
| Hayward: Mission Blvd Corridor Specific Plan &
SmartCode |
CA |
Neighborhood |
Mandatory
SmartCode along the Mission Boulevard Corridor north and south of the
downtown |
SmartCode |
|
|
| Hayward: South Hayward BART SmartCode |
CA |
Neighborhood |
Mandatory TOD
SmartCode at the South Hayward BART station |
SmartCode |
|
|
| Henrico County |
VA |
Region |
6 proposed
developments in Henrico that incorporate new urbanism principles such as
Rocketts Landing, Staples Mill Centre, West Broad Village & Wilton on the
James. |
Transect-based |
Dec-03 |
292,599 |
| Hillsborough County |
FL |
Region |
|
SmartCode |
|
|
| Hillsborough: Northwest Hillsborough County Master Plan |
FL |
Region |
|
SmartCode |
|
|
| Hollywood |
FL |
City |
|
SC & FBC
Discussion |
|
|
| Houston |
TX |
City |
Tentative FBC in
place now that is up for revision |
Other FBC |
|
2,242,193 |
| Howell |
MI |
City |
As a part of
upgrades to 11 miles of city roads |
Other FBC |
|
9,694 |
| Huntersville |
NC |
City |
|
Transect-based |
|
44,054 |
| Huntersville: Vermillion |
NC |
City |
|
Transect-based |
|
|
| Huntsville |
AL |
City |
|
SC & FBC
Discussion |
|
|
| Hutto |
TX |
City |
Optional
overlay; mandatory for downtown |
SmartCode |
Apr-09 |
|
| Iowa City |
IA |
City |
|
SmartCode |
|
67,831 |
| Ipswich |
Australia |
City |
|
SmartCode |
|
|
| Jacksonville Traditional Neighborhood Development District Ordinance |
FL |
City |
TND ordinance augmented by Design Guidelines and Best Practices Handbook by Miller Sellen Conner & Walsh. |
Other FBC |
Dec-87 |
813,518 |
| Ithaca Collegetown FBC |
NY |
Neighborhood |
Between Cornell
College and downtown area |
Other FBC |
|
29,763 |
| Jamestown |
RI |
Neighborhood |
Regulatory on
Downtown Development District, the entire traditional village area.
Transect-based zoning and incentives to meet state Affordable Housing
mandates. |
SmartCode |
Oct-09 |
|
| Jefferson Co. Regional SmartCode |
AL |
Region |
Regional Sector
Plan |
SmartCode |
Aug-08 |
|
| Johns Island |
SC |
Neighborhood |
|
SmartCode |
|
|
| Ka'u CDP |
HI |
Region |
|
SmartCode |
|
|
| Kelowna: Vintage Landing Resort |
British Columbia |
Neighborhood |
Developer-enforced
for Vintage Landing |
SmartCode |
|
|
| Kendall: Downtown Kendall Master Plan and Code |
FL |
Neighborhood |
Downtown; one of
first form-based codes |
Transect-based |
|
|
| King City: Downtown Addition Specific Plan |
CA |
Neighborhood |
|
Transect-based |
|
|
| Knightdale |
NC |
City |
|
Other FBC |
|
|
| Knoxville: South Waterfront Form-Based Development Code |
TN |
Neighborhood |
South Waterfront |
Other FBC |
Feb-03 |
184,802 |
| Kona Village Design Guidelines |
HI |
Region |
Mandatory for
TODs |
SmartCode |
Sep-08 |
|
| Lake Charles |
LA |
City |
|
SmartCode |
|
|
| Lakeland Citywide Design Framework and Form Based Code |
FL |
City |
Citywide FBC includes 16 building types, parks, landscape standards, and block layout. |
Other FBC |
|
94,406 |
| Lake Charles: Downtown Lakefront District Code |
LA |
Neighborhood |
Mandatory for
Downtown Lakefront district, City Ordinance 13701 |
SmartCode |
Jun-06 |
|
| Lake Zurich |
IL |
Neighborhood |
Downtown |
Frontage Code |
|
20,610 |
| Lancaster |
TX |
City |
|
SmartCode |
|
|
| Lancaster Co. |
PA |
Region |
|
SC & FBC
Discussion |
|
|
| Lansing |
MI |
City |
|
SC & FBC
Discussion |
|
|
| Lauderdale Lakes |
FL |
City |
|
SmartCode |
|
|
| Lauderhill |
FL |
City |
|
SmartCode |
Jan-10 |
|
| Lawrence |
KS |
City |
Optional overlay |
SmartCode |
Jan-09 |
|
| Lawrenceville |
GA |
Neighborhood |
Downtown |
Other FBC |
|
29,258 |
| Layton: West Layton Village Center FBC |
UT |
Neighborhood |
|
SC & FBC
Discussion |
|
|
| Leander |
TX |
City |
Mandatory for
jurisdiction. Dreihaus Award Winner. |
SmartCode |
Sep-05 |
20,451 |
| Lee Co.: Compact Communities Code |
FL |
Region |
TDRs for water
managment. Rezoning is not required for the TNDs; code allows them by right.
County may seed TDR program by initial purchases of credits. |
Transect-based |
May-10 |
1,000,000 |
| Leesburg: Crescent District Form-based Code |
VA |
Neighborhood |
Crescent
District |
Other FBC |
|
|
| Lemont |
IL |
City |
Downtown and the
I&M Canal |
Other FBC |
|
16,176 |
| Lemoore |
CA |
City |
Downtown, and
mixed use sites throughout city |
Other FBC |
|
|
| Lethbridge |
Alberta |
City |
|
Other FBC |
|
|
| Liberty |
MO |
City |
Optional overlay |
SmartCode |
Dec-06 |
29,581 |
| Little Elm: Eldorado Overlay District and the Town Center |
TX |
Neighborhood |
Eldorado
District and Town Center |
Other FBC |
|
5,085 |
| Livermore |
CA |
City |
|
Other FBC |
|
73,345 |
| Lloydminster |
Alberta |
City |
|
Other FBC |
|
|
| Locust Town Center |
NC |
City |
|
Transect-based |
|
|
| Loma Rica Ranch |
CA |
Neighborhood |
Loma Rica Ranch |
Other FBC |
|
2,479 |
| Long Beach |
MS |
City |
|
SmartCode |
|
|
| Louisiana
Land Use Toolkit |
LA |
State |
|
FB Guidelines |
|
|
| Lowell |
MA |
City |
|
Transect-based |
|
|
| Macon: Beall's Hill |
GA |
Neighborhood |
Beall's Hill.
Charter Award Winner. |
Other FBC |
|
26,174 |
| Manvel |
TX |
City |
|
SC & FBC
Discussion |
|
|
| Margate |
FL |
City |
|
SC & FBC
Discussion |
|
|
| Marquette |
MI |
Neighborhood |
Mandatory for
downtown waterfront |
Other FBC |
Oct-04 |
65,492 |
| McClellan |
AL |
Neighborhood |
|
SmartCode |
|
|
| McKinney
- Regional Employment Center Overlay District |
TX |
Neighborhood |
Mandatory for
REC & Craig Ranch (DPZ / Gateway plan). APA TX Best Planning. |
Other FBC |
|
|
| Memphis Medical Overlay District |
TN |
Neighborhood |
Medical Overlay
District incorporate form elements |
Other FBC |
Jan-03 |
669,651 |
| Meriam Park, in Chico |
CA |
Neighborhood |
Mandatory for Meriam Park |
Other FBC |
Apr-07 |
|
| Memphis Unified Development Code |
TN |
City |
UDC incorporates
form elements as overlay frontages. Approved by Land Use Control Board,
anticipated adoption late 2010. |
Other FBC |
|
669,651 |
| Mesa |
AZ |
City |
|
Other FBC |
|
463,552 |
| Mesquite: City Wide FB UDC |
TX |
City |
City Wide
Form-Based Unified Development Code 2009. Gus Thomasson Corridor
Revitalization Code. |
SmartCode |
Dec-09 |
|
| Mesquite: Kaufman-Interstate 20 District Greenfield
Territory Code |
TX |
Neighborhood |
Mandatory for
Greenfield territory in Kaufman-Interstate 20 District |
SmartCode |
Sep-08 |
137,539 |
| Mesquite: Regional SmartCode |
TX |
Region |
Regional Sector
Plan for 20 square miles of Greenfield territory and extraterritorial
jurisdiction. |
SmartCode |
Aug-08 |
137,539 |
| Mesquite: Truman Heights Neighborhood District |
TX |
Neighborhood |
Mandatory for
Truman Heights Neighborhood District |
SmartCode |
Nov-07 |
137,539 |
| Miami Gardens |
FL |
City |
|
SC & FBC
Discussion |
|
|
| Miami21 |
FL |
City |
Mandatory
citywide |
SmartCode |
Oct-09 |
424,662 |
| Michigan City |
IN |
Neighborhood |
North End |
SmartCode |
|
|
| Michigan Guidebook to Livability: Form-Based Codes in
7-Steps |
MI |
State |
|
FB Guidelines |
|
|
| Miramar |
FL |
City |
|
SC & FBC
Discussion |
|
|
| Mission: West Gateway Form Based Code |
KS |
Neighborhood |
West Gateway |
Other FBC |
Oct-03 |
9,765 |
| Mississauga |
Ontario |
City |
|
Other FBC |
|
|
| Mississippi SmartCode Template |
MS |
State |
optional state-wide template |
FB Guidelines |
Oct-05 |
|
| MITOD
Action Guide |
US |
Nation |
an online tool
designed to help local jurisdictions and planners develop strategies to
create mixed income transit oriented development around planned transit
stations |
FB Guidelines |
|
|
| Mobile: Spring Hill Form Based Code |
AL |
Neighborhood |
Optional for
Village of Spring Hill |
Transect-based |
Aug-08 |
406,309 |
| Monroe |
GA |
City |
|
SmartCode |
|
|
| Montclair |
CA |
City |
Vacant lots,
strip malls, and other marginal land uses located between mall and transit
center |
Transect-based |
|
36,530 |
| Montgomery Downtown Plan |
AL |
Neighborhood |
Mandatory for
downtown |
SmartCode |
May-07 |
201,998 |
| Montgomery: Optional SmartCode Overlay |
AL |
City |
Optional overlay |
SmartCode |
Jan-06 |
201,998 |
| Montpelier |
VT |
City |
|
SmartCode |
|
|
| Moss Point |
MS |
City |
|
SmartCode |
|
|
| Mount
Holly |
NJ |
Neighborhood |
Downtown &
sourrounding neighborhoods |
Other FBC |
|
|
| Mountain View Design Guidelines Rowhouse and Multi-Family
Design Guidelines |
CA |
City |
Mountain View
and Multi-Family |
Other FBC |
|
71,348 |
| Naples: Fifth Avenue South Overlay |
FL |
Neighborhood |
|
Transect-based |
|
|
| Naranja Urban Center, Miami-Dade County |
FL |
Neighborhood |
|
Other FBC |
Sep-99 |
|
| Nashville Downtown Code |
TN |
Neighborhood |
Downtown |
Other FBC |
Feb-06 |
596,462 |
| Nashville
Urban Zoning Overlay |
TN |
City |
Urban Zoning
Overlay (UZO) district applies to development primarily before WWII. |
Other FBC |
Oct-02 |
596,462 |
| National City Downtown Specific Form-Based Guidelines |
CA |
Neighborhood |
Downtown.
Street-type based. Helen Putnam Award Honorable Mention, League of California
Cities for Most Effective Advocacy |
Other FBC |
Feb-05 |
|
| New Castle Co.: Hamlet & Village Design |
DE |
Region |
Optional overlay
(Division 40.25.100, Hamlet and Village Design) |
SmartCode |
Oct-09 |
|
| New Jersey DOT Municipal Form-Based Code Initiative |
NJ |
State |
|
Other FBC |
|
|
| New Westminster |
British Columbia |
City |
|
Other FBC |
|
|
| Newport |
VT |
City |
Mandatory for sites over 40,000 SF or with buildings over 30,000 SF. |
Other FBC |
|
5,125 |
| Newark Downtown Code |
NJ |
Neighborhood |
Downtown |
SC & FBC
Discussion |
|
|
| Normal |
IL |
City |
|
Other FBC |
|
52,056 |
| North Central Texas |
TX |
Region |
|
Other FBC |
|
|
| North Charleston Comp Plan |
SC |
Region |
|
Transect-based |
Jul-08 |
|
| North Lauderdale |
FL |
City |
|
SmartCode |
|
|
| North Richland Hills: Transit Oriented Mixed Use
Development Code |
TX |
City |
|
Other FBC |
|
|
| Northampton |
MA |
City |
|
Other FBC |
|
28,379 |
| Oak Ridge: Rarity Ridge Form Based Code |
TN |
City |
Initially for
Rarity Ridge when adopted in 2001; now available for application throughout
the city |
Other FBC |
Dec-01 |
27,677 |
| Ocean Springs |
MS |
City |
Two waterfront
areas: Plummer’s Point and Ocean
Springs |
SmartCode |
|
17,149 |
| Omaha Downtown Core & Streetcar Corridor Design Standards |
NE |
Neighborhood |
Downtown Core
and Streetcar Corridor |
Other FBC |
Jul-10 |
|
| Omaha Urban Design Standards |
NE |
City |
Urban Design
standards include a blend of form and use based code regulating development
from downtown to very suburban greenfields. |
Other FBC |
Aug-07 |
438,646 |
| Omaha: Optional SmartCode Overlay |
NE |
Neighborhood |
optional (Leytham only) |
SmartCode |
Dec-08 |
419,545 |
| Onondaga County |
NY |
Region |
Regional plan
with 8 pilot projects |
Transect-based |
Dec-01 |
|
| Orlando: Baldwin Park Form Based Code |
FL |
Neighborhood |
Baldwin Park |
Transect-based |
|
|
| Orlando: Parramore Heritage District, FL |
FL |
Neighborhood |
“African
Quarter” |
Transect-based |
|
4,190 |
| Orlando: Traditional City |
FL |
City |
|
SC & FBC
Discussion |
|
2,082,628 |
| Osceola County |
FL |
Region |
|
SmartCode |
|
|
| Overland Park |
KS |
City |
|
Other FBC |
|
171,231 |
| Owensboro: Downtown Form-Based Code Overlay |
KY |
Neighborhood |
|
Other FBC |
|
|
| Palo Alto Context-Based Design Code |
CA |
City |
Context-Based
Design Code: Mixed-use and Pedestrian and Transit Oriented Overlay Zones |
Other FBC |
|
59,395 |
| Panama City Beach |
FL |
Neighborhood |
Front Beach |
Other FBC |
|
|
| Park City |
UT |
City |
|
SC & FBC
Discussion |
|
|
| Parkland |
FL |
City |
|
SmartCode |
|
|
| Pascagoula |
MS |
City |
|
SmartCode |
|
|
| Pass
Christian |
MS |
City / Region |
Mandatory
citywide SmartCode; regional and neighborhood scales; has TDR |
SmartCode |
Apr-07 |
5,914 |
| Peoria: Heart of Peoria Form Based Code |
IL |
Neighborhood |
Implements Heart
of Peoria Plan by DPZ |
Other FBC |
Jun-03 |
114,114 |
| Petaluma: Central Petaluma SmartCode |
CA |
Neighborhood |
Mandatory for
400 acres in Central Petaluma |
SmartCode |
Jul-03 |
54,660 |
| Phoenix: Downtown Phoenix Urban Form Project |
AZ |
Neighborhood |
The Downtown
Phoenix Urban Form Project implements the Downtown Strategic Vision |
Other FBC |
|
1,576,924 |
| Pike Road |
AL |
City |
Mandatory for
Sectors O-1, G-3, G-4 |
SmartCode |
Aug-05 |
4,570 |
| Pittsfield Smart Growth Overlay District |
MA |
City |
Smart Growth
Overlay District |
Other FBC |
Sep-04 |
42,652 |
| Placentia |
CA |
City |
|
Other FBC |
|
49,692 |
| Plan Abu Dhabi 2030 |
United Arab
Emirates |
Region |
|
Other FBC |
|
1,463,491 |
| Plantation |
FL |
City |
|
SmartCode |
|
|
| Portales Downtown Code |
NM |
Neighborhood |
Downtown
form-based code |
Other FBC |
Apr-04 |
12,215 |
| Portland |
OR |
City |
City centers
along tranist corridors, Mixed-Use Projects, Pedestrian Districts |
Other FBC |
Jun-05 |
575,930 |
| Portsmouth: Destination Portsmouth Form Based Code |
VA |
Neighborhood |
Form-Based Code
implements Downtown Master Plan and Waterfront Strategy |
Transect-based |
|
100,577 |
| Post Falls |
ID |
City |
Mandatory for
all newly annexed property and property within the defined city center. Floating zone for the rest of the
community. |
SmartCode |
Jul-10 |
|
| Poughkeepsie |
NY |
City |
Poughkeepsie
accepted FBC RFPs in June 2008, to complete a draft FBC started in 2006. |
Other FBC |
|
29,654 |
| Prescott |
AZ |
City |
As part of the
city's Smart Growth effort, Mayor Jack Wilson has established a FBC
Committee. |
SC & FBC
Discussion |
|
42,697 |
| Prince George's |
MD |
Region |
Mixed use
form-based districts for use as part of sector planning process. |
Other FBC |
Feb-06 |
828,770 |
| Raleigh Arena Area Master Plan & Code |
NC |
Neighborhood |
|
Other FBC |
|
|
| Ramona |
CA |
City |
|
SmartCode |
|
|
| Redwood City Downtown Precise Plan |
CA |
Neighborhood |
Redwood Downtown
Precise Plan Area |
Other FBC |
|
74,060 |
| Research Park: CORE General Development Guidelines |
NC |
Neighborhood |
|
FB Guidelines |
|
|
| Revelstoke |
British Columbia |
City |
|
SmartCode |
|
|
| Richmond: 23rd Street Corridor |
CA |
Neighborhood |
23rd Street
Corridor |
Other FBC |
|
|
| Richmond: Manchester Form Based Code |
VA |
Neighborhood |
Manchester only;
implementing a portion of Downtown Plan |
Other FBC |
|
|
| Ridgeland SmartCode |
SC |
City |
Mandatory for
entire town |
SmartCode |
Mar-10 |
|
| Rosemary Beach |
FL |
City |
|
Transect-based |
Dec-95 |
|
| Riverside Co: March LifeCare Campus |
CA |
Neighborhood |
|
Other FBC |
Dec-09 |
|
| Roanoke: Downtown Roanoke Form Based Code |
TX |
Neighborhood |
Downtown
form-based code - Oak St; Chapter 12, Article III, Division 15 |
Other FBC |
|
|
| Rocky View |
Alberta |
Region |
County of Rocky
View Hamlet Districts (Transect-Based FBC Under Development) |
SmartCode |
|
|
| Round Rock |
TX |
City |
Once the City
Council approves the Downtown Plan, will begin work on the FBC |
SC & FBC
Discussion |
|
|
| Rowlett |
TX |
City |
P&Z
Commission requested $50,000 for FBC study in November 2009 |
SC & FBC
Discussion |
|
74,060 |
| Sacremento: SACOG Form-Based Codes Handbook |
CA |
Region |
|
FB Guidelines |
|
|
| Saint Albert |
Alberta |
City |
|
Other FBC |
|
|
| San Antonio: City South |
TX |
Neighborhood |
Mandatory for
City South |
SmartCode |
Dec-07 |
1,328,984 |
| San Carlos |
CA |
City |
|
SC & FBC
Discussion |
|
|
| San Diego: SANDAG Smart Growth Concept Plan: Regional
Comp Plan |
CA |
Region |
Place Types:
Metropolitan Center to Rural Center |
Transect-based |
Jul-08 |
|
| San Marcos University Plan |
CA |
Neighborhood |
Street Types.
Client: City of San Marcos, California, Mr. Paul Malone, City Manager |
Other FBC |
Nov-09 |
|
| San Marcos: Creekside Town Center Downtown Specific Plan |
CA |
Neighborhood |
Downtown. Place
Types: Core, Centers, Districts, Edge. 2008 San Diego APA - Outstanding
Planning Award, Planning Project Award of Merit |
Transect-based |
Aug-07 |
|
| San
Marcos: Downtown San Marcos |
TX |
Neighborhood |
Implements the
Downtown San Marcos Master Plan |
SmartCode |
|
|
| Santa Ana |
CA |
City |
|
Other FBC |
|
339,130 |
| Santa Clarita: The North Newhall Form Based Code |
CA |
Neighborhood |
North Newhall
Specific Plan links Downtown and Placerita Canyon by small-scale, mixed-use,
transit-oriented neighborhood center and adjacent residential neighborhood |
Transect-based |
|
195,761 |
| Santa Paula: East Area 1 Specific Plan |
CA |
Neighborhood |
|
Other FBC |
Dec-08 |
|
| Sarasota |
FL |
Neighborhood |
mandatory for
downtown & surrounding neighborhoods |
SmartCode |
Jun-04 |
52,942 |
| Sarasota County Form Based Code |
FL |
Region |
Proposals for
mixed-use development in unincorporated Sarasota Co. eligible for rezoning to
PMI zoning district if incorporate
principles of traditional neighborhood design. |
Transect-based |
Aug-03 |
372,057 |
| Saucier |
MS |
City |
|
SmartCode |
|
|
| Scottish Sustainable Communities Initiative |
Scotland |
Nation |
National Code |
SmartCode |
|
5,062,011 |
| Seabrook |
NH |
City |
|
SC & FBC
Discussion |
|
|
| Sealy Form-Based Code |
TX |
City |
|
SC & FBC
Discussion |
|
|
| Seaside Form Based Code |
FL |
City |
The first
form-based code |
Transect-based |
Jul-86 |
|
| Sedona |
AZ |
City |
Consultant
selected May 2009; not yet awarded. |
SmartCode |
|
|
| Simsbury Center Code |
CT |
Neighborhood |
Form-based code
for a traditional new england town center. |
Other FBC |
|
23,615 |
| Sonoma |
CA |
City |
|
Other FBC |
|
9,893 |
| Sonoma Mountain Village, Rohnert Park |
CA |
Neighborhood |
|
SmartCode |
|
|
| South Abaco |
Bahamas |
Region |
Schooner Bay |
SmartCode |
|
|
| South Fork |
CO |
Neighborhood |
mandatory for
Town Center |
SmartCode |
Jun-09 |
3,000 |
| South Weymouth Naval Air Station |
MA |
Region |
The three
surrounding towns approved a zoning overlay district that is considered a
hybrid form-based code to support the master plan for this former naval air
station in Massachusetts. |
Other FBC |
|
54,289 |
| Spartanburg |
SC |
Neighborhood |
Mandatory for
Downtown |
SmartCode |
|
|
| Spokane Valley Subarea Plan and Form-based Code |
WA |
Neighborhood |
|
|
Jun-09 |
90,210 |
| Spotsylvania Co. |
VA |
Region |
|
SmartCode |
|
|
| St. Bernard Parish |
LA |
City |
|
SmartCode |
|
|
| St. Charles |
MO |
Neighborhood |
optional (New
Town only) |
SmartCode |
Jun-03 |
63,009 |
| St. Leonard Town Center Master Plan |
MD |
Neighborhood |
|
Other FBC |
|
|
| St. Lucie: Towns, Villages, and Countryside Plan |
FL |
Region |
Implements
"Towns, Villages, and Countryside" (TVC) master plan prepared for
St. Lucie County by the Treasure Coast Regional Planning Council. |
Transect-based |
May-03 |
265,108 |
| St. Petersburg: Corridor Commercial Traditional District
Regulations |
FL |
Neighborhood |
Corridor
Commercial Traditional District Regulations |
Other FBC |
Jan-04 |
248,098 |
| Stafford County |
VA |
Region |
|
Transect-based |
|
|
| Steamboat 700 |
CO |
City |
Steamboat 700 |
Transect-based |
|
9,592 |
| Stratham: The Gateway Commercial Business District |
NH |
Neighborhood |
Optional overlay
aimed at 1970's strip centers to transform to village character. Rockyham
Planning Commission & Gateway Committee. |
Other FBC |
|
7,287 |
| Stuart |
FL |
City |
|
Transect-based |
|
|
| Sylvan Lake: Architectural Pattern Book & Form Based Urban
Code |
Alberta |
City |
Sylvan has
adopted an Architectural Pattern Book & Form Based Urban Code for
waterfront district revitalization, which is approved and implemented. |
Other FBC |
|
|
| Tahoe: Lake Tahoe Regional Form-Based Code |
NV |
Region |
Regional
template |
SmartCode |
|
|
| Tamarac |
FL |
City |
|
SmartCode |
|
|
| Tampa: Greater Seminole Heights Planning Area
Demonstration Project |
FL |
Neighborhood |
Greater Seminole
Heights Planning Area Demonstration Project |
Other FBC |
|
340,882 |
| Taos |
NM |
City |
mandatory for
Chemisa Verde |
SmartCode |
Mar-09 |
|
| Tarpon Springs |
FL |
City |
optional overlay |
SmartCode |
|
|
| The
Codes Project |
AZ |
Global |
An anthology of
codes |
FB Guidelines |
|
|
| Thurston Co.: Joint Base Lewis-McChord |
WA |
Region |
|
SC & FBC
Discussion |
|
|
| Traditional Neighborhoods |
FL |
|
|
FB Guidelines |
|
|
| Wisconsin's Traditional Neighborhood Development Ordinance |
WI |
State |
Response to the WI WI Smart Growth law to create mixed-use, pedestrian-friendly neighborhoods which enhance the sense of place and community. |
FB Guidelines |
Jul-01 |
5,654,774 |
| Transit Center Zoning District |
TX |
Neighborhood |
Article XX. (TC)
Transit Center District Regulations |
Other FBC |
|
|
| Tulsa |
OK |
City |
|
SC & FBC
Discussion |
|
|
| Tulsa:
Pearl District Form Based Code |
OK |
Neighborhood |
Pearl District
is the pilot form-based code |
Other FBC |
|
591,982 |
| Tuxedo Reserve |
NY |
City |
|
SmartCode |
|
|
| Ukiah Downtown |
CA |
Neighborhood |
|
SmartCode |
|
|
| Veridea in the Town of Apex |
NC |
Neighborhood |
SmartCode mandatory for Veridea |
SmartCode |
|
|
| Venice: Envision Venice |
FL |
City |
Envision Venice |
Other FBC |
Aug-05 |
21,015 |
| Ventura |
CA |
City |
|
SmartCode |
|
|
| Virginia Beach Oceanfront Form Code |
VA |
Neighborhood |
Implements and
refines adopted Sasaki Resort Area Plan. Includes 3.5 miles of oceanfront
hotels and related area. |
Other FBC |
|
433,746 |
| Waveland |
MS |
City |
|
SmartCode |
|
|
| Waynesville |
NC |
City |
Mandatory for
entire community |
Other FBC |
|
9,623 |
| Wendell |
NC |
City |
Mandatory for
entire community (Suspended by new Board on 1/25/10) |
Other FBC |
Dec-05 |
5,423 |
| West Evanston: Zoning Overlay for Redevelopment Areas |
IL |
Neighborhood |
Applicable
within and around the West Evanston TIF area |
Other FBC |
|
|
| West Palm: Downtown West Palm Beach Urban Code |
FL |
Neighborhood |
|
Transect-based |
|
|
| West Park |
FL |
City |
|
SmartCode |
|
|
| Wilmington: Tri-Town Development Area Form-Based Code |
MA |
Neighborhood |
|
Other FBC |
|
|
| Windsor |
Ontario |
City |
|
Other FBC |
|
|
| Windwalk/Okotoks |
Alberta |
Neighborhood |
Development
Specific SmartCode |
SmartCode |
|
|
| Winter Park |
FL |
Neighborhood |
|
SmartCode |
|
|
| Winter Springs Town Center District |
FL |
Neighborhood |
Mandatory for
Winter Springs Town Center District |
Other FBC |
May-96 |
32,667 |
| Winters Form Based Code for Downtown |
CA |
Neighborhood |
|
Other FBC |
|
|
| Woodford |
KY |
City |
|
Other FBC |
|
24,526 |
| Woodstock: Downtown Woodstock Form Based Code |
GA |
Neighborhood |
Mandatory for
downtown |
Other FBC |
|
14,287 |
