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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CBD Code and Architectural Guidelines for Delray Beach, Florida
**Driehaus Award Recipient**
The highly descriptive Code and Guidelines provide a strong and enforceable framework for good urban development. The clear metrics, requirements for parking, active uses facing public spaces and the workforce housing are worthy…more
Woodland District Hybrid Form Based Code
**Driehaus Award Recipient**
The Code offers exemplary provisions for transitioning an auto-oriented suburban area into a walkable urban and transit-ready environment. Innovations worthy of emulation include the distinct descriptive intents for each of the three designated…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
