Deconstructivist Zoning: The Sixth Generation of Zoning in America
2020-DDCDZ
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4.31
Course expires on: 10/17/2026
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Description
A century of constructing zoning laws in America has resulted in illogical, disconnected, and homogenous built environments that are not environmentally or economically sustainable. Yet we keep hoping that doing much of the same will yield different results. This course examines how deconstructing zoning leads to more economically sustainable development outcomes. Produced in partnership with AIA|DC
Course expires 10/17/2026
Learning Objectives
Explore ways to deconstruct existing zoning to break down its assumptions
Describe how to reconstruct zoning to create new assumptions focused on development patterns and design
Explore opportunities to generate demand by reducing the regulatory risks of ineffective and outdated zoning
Explain how to think critically about zoning norms
As founder and leader of Calfee Zoning, Sean works with communities to craft clear, consistent, usable, and defensible zoning codes and ordinances. He also has developed a new zoning methodology known as a Development Pattern Districting (DPD). Sean gained extensive knowledge and experience in local government by serving as Chief Counsel for Land Use and Planning for the City of Cincinnati from 2010 to 2014. He holds a J.D. from the University of Virginia School of Law and a Bachelor of Urban and Environmental Planning from the University of Virginia School of Architecture. (Calfee, Sean S. Suder Overview)