Smart Code - The Greenfield Tool Box
Smart Code - The Greenfield Tool Box
Smart Code - The Greenfield Tool Box
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<strong>Smart</strong> <strong>Code</strong><br />
<strong>Greenfield</strong> <strong>Tool</strong> <strong>Box</strong><br />
DESIGN<br />
PROCESS<br />
IMPLEMENTATION.. Land Use + Transportation<br />
Credit | Duany Plater-Zyberk & Company, LLC<br />
TOOL DESCRIPTION<br />
<strong>The</strong> <strong>Smart</strong><strong>Code</strong> is a type of form-based code developed by Duany Plater -Zyberk & Company<br />
(www.dpz.com<br />
<strong>The</strong> <strong>Smart</strong><strong>Code</strong> is a model form-based code with metrics that is designed for a mediumsized<br />
North American city organized into walkable neighbourhoods. Like other form-based<br />
codes, it regulates land development through controlling urban form. Less emphasis is placed<br />
on controlling individual land uses, although those uses with negative impacts such as heavy<br />
industry are still regulated. <strong>The</strong> <strong>Smart</strong><strong>Code</strong> regulates the features of urban form, including the<br />
width of lots, size of blocks, building setbacks, building heights, placement of buildings on the<br />
lot, and the location of parking, among others.<br />
<strong>The</strong> model code, or code template, is designed to create walkable neighbourhoods across the<br />
full spectrum of human settlement, from rural to urban, incorporating a transect of character<br />
and intensity. It folds zoning, subdivision regulations, urban design, and basic architectural<br />
standards into one compact document. Because the <strong>Smart</strong><strong>Code</strong> promotes a community vision<br />
by coding specific outcomes that are desired in particular places, it is meant to be calibrated<br />
to meet local needs by professional planners, architects, and attorneys.<br />
WHEN IN THE PROCESS IT IS USED<br />
<strong>The</strong> <strong>Smart</strong><strong>Code</strong> be introduced early in the process as a tool for assessment and a checklist<br />
of potential elements of a future code. It is more frequently used to document the results of<br />
community input, possibly obtained through design charrette.<br />
<strong>Tool</strong> Intent<br />
<strong>The</strong> <strong>Smart</strong><strong>Code</strong> is a model<br />
form-based code that is open<br />
source; it requires local calibration<br />
or customization by professional<br />
planners, architects, and<br />
attorneys.<br />
<strong>The</strong> <strong>Smart</strong><strong>Code</strong> is typically used by professional<br />
planners, urban designers, architects, landscape<br />
architects, and attorneys. It can also be used<br />
by citizens, neighbourhood associations, and<br />
developers.<br />
USERS<br />
Municipal Officials<br />
Municipal Planning Staff<br />
Planning + Design Professionals<br />
Engineers<br />
Land Developers<br />
Landowners<br />
Community Members<br />
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<strong>Greenfield</strong> <strong>Tool</strong> <strong>Box</strong><br />
O2 Planning + Design Inc.
<strong>Smart</strong> <strong>Code</strong><br />
CASE STUDIES | BEST PRACTICES<br />
Miami 21<br />
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Location: Miami, Florida, USA<br />
Description: <strong>The</strong> Miami 21 Zoning <strong>Code</strong> is a recently implemented Form-Based <strong>Code</strong> guided by principles of New<br />
Urbanism and <strong>Smart</strong> Growth. It represents the broadest-scale application of <strong>Smart</strong> <strong>Code</strong> to date.<br />
Consultants: Duany Plater-Zyberk & Company; Economics Research Associates; Goody Clancy; Lewis, Stroud &<br />
Deutsch, P.L., Village Marketing Bureay<br />
RELATED TOOLS<br />
Form-based <strong>Code</strong><br />
<strong>The</strong> Neighbourhood Unit<br />
Residential Street Patterns<br />
Conservation Subdivision Design<br />
Greenway and Open Space Networks<br />
Block and Lot Standards<br />
Connectivity index<br />
Walkability Catchment<br />
Parking Management and Policies<br />
ADDITIONAL RESOURCES<br />
Center for Applied Transect Studies (www.transect.org)<br />
<strong>Smart</strong> <strong>Code</strong> Complete Resources (www.smartcodecomplete.com)<br />
<strong>Smart</strong> <strong>Code</strong> Central Resources (www.smartcodecentral.org)<br />
Miami 21 (www.miami21.org)<br />
Credit | Duany Plater-Zyberk & Company, LLC<br />
<strong>Greenfield</strong> <strong>Tool</strong> <strong>Box</strong><br />
O2 Planning + Design Inc.
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