TITLE:
Identifying the Constraints of Traditional Zoning Regulation: Form-Based Codes as Alternatives to Urban Communities
AUTHORS:
Emad Mohammed Qurnfulah, Abdulmuakhir Dalhat Isah
KEYWORDS:
Form-Based Code, Traditional Zoning Regulations, New Urbanism
JOURNAL NAME:
Current Urban Studies,
Vol.7 No.4,
November
11,
2019
ABSTRACT: Form-based
codes (FBCs) have recently been introduced as a viable alternative to the
traditional zoning regulations. They are land regulations where building form
rather than solely land use is the guiding principle of the code. This is in
contrast to the traditional (conventional) zoning regulation which separates
land by uses for the purpose of maintaining an orderly separation of
incompatible uses. This study is set to undertake a critical comparative review
of form-based code against the traditional zoning codes. The comparative review
seeks to carefully review the constraints of the traditional building regulations
with the aim of identifying the prospects of form-based code implementation in
urban communities. Secondary data will be the main source of data for this
study, and it will be gotten from existing literature as contained in published
and unpublished materials. The outcome of the study is expected to champion the
implementation of code and new urbanism that will utilize the advantages of
both the form-based codes and the conventional building codes towards a sustainable
living and working environment.