ABSTRACT
This chapter focuses on a particular approach to structure a code: organizing lot types, along with other use and density regulations, via transect zones, a method that has been particularly useful for accommodating a diverse set of lot types. It reviews two variations to this method: the transect-based organization that doesn't necessarily use a diverse set of lot types but creates a fine gradation of transect zones and defines an envelope for each; and context-based organization that accommodates a diverse set of lot types. Advantage of producing a transect-based development code is that all the standards and guidelines addressing the landscape design and architectural character, as well as thoroughfare regulations, can be crafted to provide the appropriate response to the degree of urbanity within each transect. The chapter discusses the context-based approach employed in crafting Denver's new zoning code.
