An Intro to Form-Based Coding

The Raleigh 2030 Comprehensive plan has pushed the City planning department forward in adopting a Unified Development Ordinance (UDO).  Part of the UDO are the implementation of form-based codes.  This type of planning ditches zoning based on the use of a space and dictates more the aesthetics and scale of development in that area.  Form-Based Coding is widely supported by progressive planners as a way to organize development. These standards seek to replace zoning laws and become laws themselves in their implementation.

An Introduction to Form-Based Coding
February 3, 2010
6:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.
City Council Chambers, Room 201
Raleigh Municipal Building

Learn everything there is to know about how urban form can be integrated in the UDO and what tools may be used in Raleigh at the neighborhood and citywide level.

Get answers to these questions:

   * What is a form-based code?
   * What tools are available to achieve good urban form?
   * What are some examples of using form-based code and tools in other cities?
   * How might the code and tools be used in Raleigh?

Bring your own questions to the Q&A session.

MEET OUR PRESENTER:
Lee Einsweiler is a planner with over twenty-five years of experience in a variety of settings.  As a principal at Code Studio, Lee’s projects involve planning, zoning and plan implementation.  Lee has sharpened his skills by preparing zoning and subdivision regulations for jurisdictions across the country, and has been personally responsible for over 50 code projects, including complete revision and adoption of over 20 codes.  Lee’s recent work focuses on redevelopment activity in urban areas, culminating in recent innovative projects in Dallas, Denver, Louisiana and Memphis.  Versatile in both conventional zoning and new code approaches, Lee has prepared pure form-based codes and successfully incorporated form-based elements into conventional codes.  Lee serves as an adjunct faculty member in the Department of Community & Regional Planning at the University of Texas, teaching smart growth tools at the graduate level.  He is a frequent speaker at state and national planning conferences on the issues of smart growth, form-based codes, transit-oriented development and mixed-use code concepts.