Sunday, May 26, 2024

HOW ZONING SHAPES COMMUNITIES

THE GOOD, BAD AND HOPEFUL ASPECTS 

OF THE CENTURY-OLD TOOL THAT DETERMINES

EVERYTHING ABOUT THE PLACES WE LIVE, WORK AND PLAY



Miami 21 is a famous citywide form-based code in South Florida. 

Though David Morley, AICP, American Planning Association’s research program and QA manager, notes that even form-based codes are hybrids, because while they encourage compact development and a mix of uses, they still regulate what uses can go where.

“The big whoopsie in zoning evolution is the way missing middle density has been erased from the landscape. In most places, it’s not allowed to happen,” he said. 

Missing middle refers to the range of housing that fits between single-family detached homes and mid-to-high-rise apartment buildings.

It includes townhouses, duplexes, triplexes and quadplexes.

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