Rogers Land Development Regulations Ordinance
Landform was selected to help the City of Rogers update the format of its existing Zoning and Subdivision Ordinances. The City wanted to update these ordinances to make them easier to read, understand and implement. The City was interested in developing a form-based code; however, the City budget limited the opportunity for a full rewrite. Landform collaborated with the community to establish a hybrid code incorporating many form-based elements and to create a limited number of new zoning districts for implementing the 2040 Comprehensive plan.
We used this opportunity to update the City ordinances to be consistent with recent State law changes, including how variances and non-conformities are addressed. Graphics, tables, and procedural icons were used wherever possible to convey the policy language concisely.
At the conclusion of the project, we prepared a memo for the City identifying key areas of the ordinance that we believed should be updated based on feedback received and conflicts with other sections of the City Code.