Form-Based Codes Institute at Smart Growth America

Library of Codes

FBCI gathers the best examples of form-based codes from communities across the United States and abroad. The codes represent a variety of community types and applications of form-based standards. Click on the Show Search Options button to search the library by phrase, location, Driehaus Award recipients, and the categories described below.

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Downtown Code for Nashville, Tennessee

**Driehaus Award Recipient**

This Code offers an exceptional model for downtowns.  The jury was impressed with the immersive characterization of each downtown neighborhood, with detailed attention to the features that create these distinct places.  The overall…more

Thompson’s Station Land Development Ordinance

**Driehaus Honorable Mention**

The Code is a well prepared unified development ordinance that integrates new walkable urban districts within the existing pattern of use-based suburban standards. Innovations include by-right development for traditional neighborhood design, the parking…more

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