Genre: Promotion

Have you heard about Form-Based Codes - New Zoning Tool to be Utilized with Plan Build Live Cincinnati's great neighborhoods originally were built as pedestrian-oriented , mixed-use communities . Residents could walk to restaurants , groceries , retail and meet their daily needs in their vibrant neighborhood business districts . Originally zoning focused on the quality of the places we designed and built and not solely on specific uses , as current zoning does . A major focus of the Plan Build Live project is the creation of a powerful new zoning tool called a Form - Based Code . Form-Based Codes reinforce strong neighborhoods , business districts , and downtowns by focusing on the physical character of buildings , and the relationship of buildings to each other and to the street . By concentrating on the form , rather than the use , of buildings , form-based codes also address the streets and sidewalks – the ' public living rooms ' of our neighborhoods . Most traditional zoning codes are auto-oriented and produce patches of similar use , forcing long distances between the things we all need to do . Many of Cincinnati's walkable , mixed-use neighborhood business districts would not be able to built today under traditional zoning . Form based codes are a powerful new tool that will permit neighborhoods to reinforce their character and their competitive advantage by once again concentrating on the physical massing of buildings , the relationship of the buildings to the sidewalks and street , and the character of the community . The vision and hope of every neighborhood to be a vibrant place where all residents can live , work and play is made possible through the adoption of a form-based code . As the City wraps up the Urban Design Workshop , which is crucial to creating the Form-Based Code , we 've got lots of information on this site . Check here for blog entries , including video of some of the presentations , and here for the schedule of events . For more information on what a Form-Based Code is and how it works , check our documents section here .