This document discusses a pilot project to develop and test a "Form Based Code" zoning initiative for the U.S. Virgin Islands. The Form Based Code is a type of zoning that emphasizes the physical form and character of the built environment to encourage preservation and restoration of public spaces. Key stakeholders like residents and historic preservation offices helped identify important community character elements that the code will define and regulate, such as facades, roofing, windows, balconies, and walls/fences, to help guide future development.
2. “The Town’s Blueprint”
•Special component of the U.S.
Virgin Islands Zoning and
Subdivision Code Update
initiative
•Pilot Project to demonstrate and
test the application of a “Form
Based Code” in the U.S. Virgin
Islands
3. What is a “Form Based Code”?
•A Form Based Code is a type of
zoning intended to encourage,
preserve, and restore high-
quality public spaces, with a
primary emphasis on the
physical form of the built
environment.
▫Prescribes key physical
details
▫Define a communities
character
▫Establishes a vision that will
help guide future
development
4.
5. Community Character
•Who helped identify these
important elements?
▫Residents
▫State Historic Preservation
Office
▫St. Thomas/St. John Historic
Preservation Committee
