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Figure 2.31, Transect of Rural -to -Urban Form
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<br />RURAL URBAN D1 R1RIGTS
<br />In a form -based system, land use is largely controlled by regulating the location, size, and scale
<br />of buildings. By not segregating uses into separate districts as conventional zoning codes do,
<br />form -based codes promote mixed uses, particularly mixtures of multi -family residential and
<br />commercial uses. While many form -based codes avoid use -classification by districts altogether,
<br />some form -based codes establish separate districts for single-family residential and industrial
<br />uses.
<br />Because form -based codes focus on the physical form of a community, such codes also regulate
<br />the streetscape, which includes public open space within rights-of-way as well as private open
<br />space adjoining rights-of-way. Creating a pleasant streetscape not only involves the design of the
<br />street, sidewalks, and landscaping in public rights-of-way, but also the manner in which
<br />buildings on private property relate to the public space. Such building design requirements
<br />involve fagade treatments as well as criteria relating to the size, scale, and placement of buildings
<br />in relation to the public space.
<br />A key component to every form -based code is the regulating plan. The regulating plan
<br />essentially functions as the zoning map that accompanies the form -based code. Using districts
<br />similar to those depicted on the transect, a regulating plan identifies the type of buildings allowed
<br />in specific areas. Thus, a regulating plan depicts the vision of a community's desired
<br />development.
<br />In recent years, many communities across the United States have adopted form -based codes.
<br />Sonoma, California; Louisville, Kentucky; and Fayetteville, Arkansas are a few examples of
<br />communities that have adopted form -based codes. In Florida, Sarasota County has adopted a
<br />form -based Planned Mixed -Use Infill District, while St. Lucie County has adopted a form -based
<br />code for the "Towns, Villages, and Countryside" planning area of northern St. Lucie County.
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<br />In a form -based system, land use is largely controlled by regulating the location, size, and scale
<br />of buildings. By not segregating uses into separate districts as conventional zoning codes do,
<br />form -based codes promote mixed uses, particularly mixtures of multi -family residential and
<br />commercial uses. While many form -based codes avoid use -classification by districts altogether,
<br />some form -based codes establish separate districts for single-family residential and industrial
<br />uses.
<br />Because form -based codes focus on the physical form of a community, such codes also regulate
<br />the streetscape, which includes public open space within rights-of-way as well as private open
<br />space adjoining rights-of-way. Creating a pleasant streetscape not only involves the design of the
<br />street, sidewalks, and landscaping in public rights-of-way, but also the manner in which
<br />buildings on private property relate to the public space. Such building design requirements
<br />involve fagade treatments as well as criteria relating to the size, scale, and placement of buildings
<br />in relation to the public space.
<br />A key component to every form -based code is the regulating plan. The regulating plan
<br />essentially functions as the zoning map that accompanies the form -based code. Using districts
<br />similar to those depicted on the transect, a regulating plan identifies the type of buildings allowed
<br />in specific areas. Thus, a regulating plan depicts the vision of a community's desired
<br />development.
<br />In recent years, many communities across the United States have adopted form -based codes.
<br />Sonoma, California; Louisville, Kentucky; and Fayetteville, Arkansas are a few examples of
<br />communities that have adopted form -based codes. In Florida, Sarasota County has adopted a
<br />form -based Planned Mixed -Use Infill District, while St. Lucie County has adopted a form -based
<br />code for the "Towns, Villages, and Countryside" planning area of northern St. Lucie County.
<br />Future Land Use Element 106
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