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 ...

The Department of Community Development has been working on a zoning proposal that aims to encourage small businesses and ...

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 ...

Rebecca Boxall envisions part of the city including the intersection of Collins Street and Abram Street in Arlington looking very differently with form-based code. Instead of a chaotic assortment of ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

KINGSTON — The city’s Common Council unanimously approved a new citywide zoning code on Tuesday night, concluding a yearslong effort to comprehensively change how homeowners, developers and ...

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 ...

The city of Charlottesville will spend up to $228,000 to hire a consultant to rewrite the zoning code for a portion of the so-called Strategic Investment Area. The City Council’s authorization for the ...