From Arlington, Va., to Ventura, Calif., cities across the nation are replacing conventional zoning regulations with a streamlined, “form-based” approach that, experts say, will help set the stage for ...

City Council okayed legislation on Monday that will allow City Hall to hire a consultant to better steer its implementation of form-based planning code. Credit: Mark Oprea Cleveland will later this ...

Cleveland first considered exploring form-based zoning in 2015 under then-mayor Frank Jackson. Progress on a developing the pilot project for the three neighborhoods started about six years ago but ...

Jason Milligan, founder of Milligan Realty, discusses Norwalk's Wall Street Corridor Improvement Project on Tuesday at a panel discussion on commercial real estate at the SoNo Collection shopping mall ...

The city is looking to expand its experiment with form-based planning code, new laws that will greatly change Cleveland's look in years to come. Credit: Mark Oprea Cleveland’s push to update its ...

Transit-oriented design is closely related to form-based zoning in many municipalities. Gensler developed a multifamily concept for the San Diego Association of Governments, a regional planning agency ...

Arlington city leaders are considering a large area for its first attempt at form-based code, an alternative to traditional use-based zoning. Council members expressed mixed feelings, with some saying ...

"Form-based" code, a different approach to land use regulations from the city of Frederick's current zoning, still needs significant work before it can be implemented, according to planning officials.

CLERMONT, Fla. — The city of Clermont wants to make its downtown more inviting, so local leaders voted to change the coding in the northwest portion of the city while they are in the process of ...

A car passes on North Center Street in downtown Arlington. Arlington’s plans for implementing form-based code in the city are, well, taking form. The initiative looks to reimagine zoning in the city, ...

The Norman City Council reviewed a draft of plans for a permanent city homeless shelter and discussed placing Campus Corner in the Center City Form-Based Code during a special meeting Tuesday. The ...