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Form-Based Code project: Draft code

An initial draft for a form-based code has been developed for DDES' Form-Based Code project, which is examining the feasibility of replacing King County's current conventional land use code with a form-based code.

View the draft form-based code below by section or as one large document in PDF* (entire file, 6MB).

PDF* (81KB) or MS Word* (31KB)

Introduction

PDF* (119KB) or MS Word* (67KB)

Framework: The Transect

PDF* (179KB) or MS Word* (123KB)

Site and Building Standards

PDF* (486KB) or MS Word* (859KB)

Street Standards

PDF* (2MB) or MS Word* (3MB)

Civic Space Standards

PDF* (330KB) or MS Word* (1MB)

New Communities

PDF* (196KB) or MS Word* (133KB)

Architectural Standards

PDF* (425KB) or MS Word* (665KB)

Definitions

PDF* (165KB) or MS Word* (103KB)

For comments or questions on the draft code, please contact Paul Reitenbach at 206-296-6705 or e-mail paul.reitenbach@kingcounty.gov.

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