1. Form-Based Codes – some Common Pitfalls

2. Form-Based Codes: The Spectrum Low Regulation High Regulation Staff Levels / Skills Community Culture Goals of the FBC Low Certainty High Certainty Basic Form Form + Easy Process Longer Process Where is your community on the Spectrum?

3. Form-Based Codes: The Spectrum Mediocre Public Realm Quality Public Realm Have you ever measured a street? Own a copy of a Don Shoup book? How open-minded are your fire officials? Pub Works/ Engineering familiar w CSS? Does your City Forester understand/like cities? How strong is your City Manager? Streets too Wide “Complete” Streets Too much free parking Parking in Balance Poor Streetscapes Consistent Streetscapes Mediocrity / Failure Success Where is your community on the Spectrum?

4. Build-to Lines

5. Build-to Lines

6. Build-to Lines

7. Platting

8. Platting

9. 1 story building prohibition

10. 1 story building prohibition

11. 1 story building prohibition

12. 1 story building prohibition

13. 1 story building prohibition

14. 1 story building prohibition

15. Auto-oriented use prohibitions

16. Auto-oriented use prohibitions

17. Building Typology – Small Civic Building

18. Building Typology – Small Civic Building

19. Building Typology – Small Civic Building

20. Building Height Measurement

21. Building Height Measurement

22. Building Height Measurement

23. Design Guidelines vs Standards

24. Design Guidelines vs Standards

25. Some Notes on Parking

26. Some Notes on Parking Approx 330 off-street spaces Approx 50 on-street spaces on 39th Approx 87,000 sq ft of first-floor comm. space Approx 3.8 off-street spaces / 1,000 sq ft – just for first floor space Approx 2.75 off-street spaces / 1,000 sq ft – incl. 2 nd floors Modest modal split

27. Language & Process

28. Language & Process Expedite somehow: Staff, Administrative Separate Review Body Separate Procedure through existing Body

29. Language & Process

30. Language & Process Consider the Increment