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Royal Oak planning commissioners receive training on form‑based codes
Summary
At a regular August meeting the planning commission heard an hourlong training from consultant Kaiser Rangewala explaining how form‑based codes foreground public realm, frontage types and graphic regulating plans to translate the master plan into predictable, walkable development.
At a regular August meeting of the City of Royal Oak Planning Commission, consultant Kaiser Rangewala of Rangewala Associates gave an educational briefing on form‑based codes as the commission prepares to rewrite the city’s zoning ordinance.
Rangewala framed form‑based codes as a tool that prioritizes physical form and the public realm over exhaustive lists of permitted uses. “Form‑based codes offer a predictable build result, something that you have talked about in your master plan,” he told commissioners, arguing that graphic, place‑based standards for frontages, building placement and street types make outcomes more predictable for residents and developers alike.
Why it matters: the commission is initiating work on a new zoning ordinance that staff and…
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