…Institute on City Design. She currently serves as Chair of the Board of the Form-Based Codes Institute. Joel S. Russell, a lawyer and planner, is the Executive Director of the Form-Based Codes Institute. Prior to…
…serves as Chair of the Board of the Form-Based Codes Institute. Joel S. Russell, a lawyer and planner, is the Executive Director of the Form-Based Codes Institute. Prior to assuming that position in early 2014,…
…focuses on the function of a “diagnostic study” and how it can be prepared. Joel S. Russell, Esq., is Executive Director of the Form-Based Codes Institute (FBCI), a national think tank and training organization devoted…
…though the community would prefer to attract the smaller-scale, lower-impact development. … End of excerpt Joel S. Russell, Esq., is Executive Director of the Form-Based Codes Institute (FBCI), a national think tank and training organization…
…portion of the property for resale to a park and recreation commission; and/or sale of the farmland (restricted by the conservation easement) to another farmer. … End excerpt Joel S. Russell, Esq., is Executive Director…
…Joel S. Russell, Esq., is Executive Director of the Form-Based Codes Institute (FBCI), a national think tank and training organization devoted to advancing the practice of form-based coding. For 25 years before his appointment to…
…the involved communities, the Town of Chatham, New York. … End of excerpt Joel S. Russell, Esq., is Executive Director of the Form-Based Codes Institute (FBCI), a national think tank and training organization devoted to…
…Joel Russell Too frequently communities plunge into an exhaustive comprehensive planning process without first completing a much quicker “diagnostic study.” Joel Russell explores what’s involved in doing a diagnostic study, and how it can better…
…free!” I left the meeting hall feeling we had succeeded even if no one showed up for the next three days. Anne Tate: After the “peep” show, Joel and I (along with Richard Remsen who…
…written multiple articles for the Planning Commissioners Journal. Our thanks especially to: Joel Russell; Wendy Grey; Carolyn Braun; Gwendolyn Hallsmith; Otis White; Randall Arendt; Ilene Watson; and the late Jack McCall. You can find their…
Where Do We Go Now? Over the past few decades, towns and cities have increasingly come to recognize the problems with conventional zoning. Many began using planned unit developments, clustering, or similar tools that do…
In Parts 1 and 2 we described the fundamentals of form-based codes (FBCs), explained why the development of FBCs is important to communities, and looked at key differences between FBCs and a conventional zoning code….
Read an excerpt from this article below. You can download the full article by using the link at the end of the excerpt. The use of zoning to protect water quality represents the “second generation”…
