ADVENT OF FORM BASED CODES

An entrance road leading to large single family lots of equal size on roads with cul-de-sacs in a subdivision with one way in and one way out. That’s a pretty typical suburban development in Florida, and there are certainly families who enjoy that lifestyle. But a growing number of Floridians do not. They are looking for a more urban environment in which large privately owned green space gives way to public parks, and compact residential development is in walking distance to shops and community activities. This is the move from sprawl to smart growth. It is the move from Euclidian zoning to form based zoning.