The City of Tampa's Land Development Coordination Division is currently in the process of working with identified planning areas throughout the City to develop form based codes. This aspect of the City's Community Planning Program began in February 2008. For a brief overview of the program read the City of Tampa Community Planning through Form Based Codes Programs Brochure.
"Form-based codes address the relationship between building facades and the public realm, the form and mass of buildings in relation to one another, and the scale and types of streets and blocks." Form Based Codes Institute
General Form Based Code Information
- Form Based Codes Institute (website)
- Definition of a Form Based Code (PDF, 48 kb)
- Eight Advantages to Form Based Codes (PDF, 17 kb)
- Checklist for Identifying and Evaluating Form Based Codes (PDF, 18 kb)
Form Based Code Examples
- Buena Vista, CO (PDF, 3.7 mb)
- Cape Coral, FL (PDF, 2,276 kb)
- City of Santa Ana, CA (PDF, 7,857 kb)
- City of Sonoma, CA (PDF, 11,145 kb)
- Sarasota County, FL (PDF, 6,428 kb)
- Principles for Inner City Neighborhood Design (PDF, 3.4 mb)
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