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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Beaufort County Community Development Code

**Driehaus Award Recipient**

A regional code covering a range of diverse place types rural-to-urban.

Sarasota County Mixed-Use Infill Code

Sarasota Plan

The Sarasota County comprehensive plan had long called for redevelopment of vacant/underutilized parcels to create mixed-use neighborhoods, but the implementing codes were rigid and deemed unworkable by developers. An overhauled floating-zone code was…more

Code Documents

Soledad Downtown Specific Plan

Soledad **Driehaus Honorable Mention**

The Soledad Downtown Specific Plan (Plan) provides direction for the City’s historic downtown and adjacent residential areas. It is intended to guide initiatives that capitalize on the City’s unique assets with the overarching…more

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