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    • Windsor, CA, General Plan - 2015

      The Environmental Resources element of the town's general plan includes a section on energy with policies and implementation programs that address solar energy.
      Windsor, CA

    • Our Town: Supporting the Arts in Communities Across America

      Community Development Investment Review, Volume 10, Issue 2, December 2014
      by: Jane Chu, Jason Schupbach
      This article presents information on projects funded through the Our Town grant from the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA), an agency that supports arts-based community development.

    • Minneapolis, MN, Climate Action Plan

      The city's Climate Action Plan includes a range of strategies for incentivizing and encouraging solar energy installations and investment.
      Minneapolis, MN

    • Salisbury, MA, Town Bylaws

      Updated October 2017
      The town's zoning bylaw promotes the creation of large-scale solar PV installations by providing standards for their installation.
      Salisbury town, MA

    • San Luis Obispo, CA, General Plan

      Updated May 2015
      The Conservation and Open Space chapter of the city's general plan promotes solar energy use through several goals, policies, and requirements.
      San Luis Obispo, CA

    • South Berwick, ME, Town Code

      Updated October 2017
      These subdivision regulations address solar considerations the section on general requirements.

    • Distributed Wind Energy Zoning and Permitting: A Toolkit for Local Governments

      November 2017
      by: Dana Drugmand, Val Stori
      This guide is designed to help cities and counties facilitate the development of distributed wind systems, and it includes a model ordinance.

    • Model Wind Ordinance for Wind Energy Facilities

      March 2010
      This model ordinance provides a template to help cities and counties in Georgia develop wind energy regulations.

    • Miramar, FL, Code of Ordinances

      Updated April 2019
      These regulations belong to the Small Wireless Facilities and Wireless Facilities in the ROW and Tiny Houses and Micro-Apartments collections.

    • Selma, NC, Code of Ordinances

      Updated February 2017
      These regulations belong to the Solar Energy and Tiny Houses and Micro-Apartments collections.

    • The Impact of Street Lighting on Crime in New York City Public Housing

      October 20, 2017
      by: Aaron Chalfin, Benjamin Hansen, Lucie Parker
      This report examines the impacts of street lighting on crime rates in New York City.

    • Shapleigh, ME, Town Code

      Updated March 2018
      These subdivision regulations address solar siting

    • Palm Beach County, FL, Comprehensive Plan

      Updated August 2020
      This comprehensive plan belongs to the Built Environment and Health and Transfer of Development Rights collections.

    • Bemidji, MN, Greater Bemidji Area Zoning and Subdivision Ordinance

      2015
      This multijurisdictional development code defines and regulates tiny houses and tiny house subdivisions.

    • Is Density Detrimental?

      Cape Cod Commission Myth or Fact Series, 2009
      This fact sheet finds that higher density helps to reduce transportation costs paid directly by consumers as well as costs borne by the general public and that higher density is needed to make public transportation efficient.

    • Urban Sprawl and the Cost of Public Services

      Environment and Planning B: Planning and Design, 30: 503–522, 2003
      by: John Carruthers, University of Washington
      This article looked at data from 283 counties from 1982-92 and created an empirical model to estimate the costs of 12 different expenditures.

    • Prince George's County, MD, Code of Ordinances

      Updated August 2021
      The county’s code of ordinances belongs to the Built Environment and Health and to the Shared Mobility collections.

    • Woburn, MA, Zoning Ordinance

      Updated May 2020
      The city's zoning code defines and permits small-, medium-, and large-scale solar energy systems

    • Hendersonville, TN, Zoning Ordinance

      Updated January 2020
      The city's zoning code permits primary- and accessory-use solar energy systems, subject to use-specific standards.

    • Plainville, MA, Town Code

      Updated December 2019
      This zoning code includes a section on solar photovoltaic facilities that allows for the creation of new large-scale ground-mounted PV facilities.

    • Gill, MA, Zoning Bylaws

      Updated October 2015
      The town's code permits Large-Scale Ground-Mounted Solar Electric Installations up to 250 kW by right in a Solar Electric Overlay District; larger systems or those outside the overlay district require a special use permit.

    • Southampton, NY, Southampton 400+: Sustainability Element Addendum

      Adopted December 2013
      This functional plan includes a number of specific recommendations related to supporting solar energy use on public and private property.

    • Ada County, ID, Comprehensive Plan

      The county’s comprehensive plan includes multiple hazard mitigation policy recommendations and a map of high-risk areas.

    • Great Falls, MT, Code of Ordinances

      Updated June 2020
      This regulation belongs to the Solar Energy and Grayfields Reuse and Redevelopment collections.

    • Hillsborough County, FL, Land Development Code

      Updated February 2020
      The county's land development code allows primary use solar energy systems as a conditional use in several districts and provides development standards, and also features a commercial retrofit ordinance to facilitate grayfield redevelopment.

    • Plymouth, MN, Four Seasons Mall Redevelopment Scenarios

      2020
      This subarea plan from Plymouth presentation articulates four different redevelopment scenarios for a dead mall site.

    • Yolo County, CA, County Code

      Updated November 2020
      The county's zoning code defines and regulates small, medium-sized, large, and very solar energy systems

    • New Richmond, WI, Code of Ordinances

      Updated December 2019
      The city's zoning code permits various types of solar energy systems, including solar gardens, either by right or as conditional uses, subject to use-specific standards.

    • Lancaster, CA, Code of Ordinances

      Updated November 2020
      The city's zoning code allows accessory solar energy systems by right in all districts and provides for solar farms, as well as requiring solar energy system installation in new homes.

    • Central Point, OR, Muncipal Code

      Updated January 2020
      by:
      The city's municipal code requires solar orientation in TOD districts and for planned unit developments. The city’s flood damage prevention regulations exceed the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s minimum requirements.

    • District of Columbia, 2006 Comprehensive Plan

      Adopted 2006
      The city's comprehensive plan addresses group housing in the Land Use element.

    • A Call to Courage: An Open Letter to Canadian Urbanists

      June 2020
      by: Jay Pitter
      This article and online training encourages urbanists working in the Canadian context to respond to discussions of systemic oppression and anti-Black racism occurring across North America.

    • Green Building Practices for Residential Construction and Natural Hazard Resistance: How Are They Linked?

      Journal of Hazard Mitigation and Risk Assessment, Spring 2011
      by: Phillip Line, Omar Kapur, Samantha Passman
      This article discusses the considerations that must be addressed to incorporate natural hazard resilience into green building certification.

    • Northampton, MA, Sustainable Northhampton Comprehensive Plan

      Adopted 2008
      The city’s comprehensive plan presents green building as an approach to reducing energy demand and natural resource consumption.

    • Washington, DC, Sustainable DC Plan

      Adopted October 2010
      The city’s functional plan includes goals to improve the sustainability of existing buildings and ensure high green building standards for new buildings.

    • Stillwater, OK, City Code

      Updated October 2017
      This regulation belongs to the Active Transportation and Solar Energy collections.

    • Louisville, KY, Short-Term Rental Information

      Updated June 2019
      This web page provides details about and documentation of the city’s history of regulating short-term residential rentals.

    • Cleveland Heights, OH, Codified Ordinances

      Updated June 2019
      The city's codified ordinances provides standards for accessory-use solar panels and commercial solar farms, allows for solar access easements, and offers parking lot landscaping flexibility in exchange for solar canopy construction.

    • Canton, MA, Zoning By-Laws

      Updated 2018
      The town's zoning by-laws establish a Large-Scale Ground-Mounted Solar Photovoltaic Installation Overlay District (SPOD) with expedited permitting.

    • Angel Fire, NM, Village Code

      Updated July 2019
      The village's code requires solar orientation for streets and strongly encourages the incorporation of solar features into structures.

    • Brunswick County, NC, Code of Ordinances

      Updated January 2019
      by: County of Brunswick Plng Dept
      This regulation belongs to the Scenic View Protection and Solar Energy collections.

    • Berkeley, CA, Municipal Code

      Adopted March 2019
      This regulation belongs to the Small Wireless Facilities and Wireless Facilities in the Row and Solar Energy collections.

    • Bensalem Township, PA, Code of Ordinances

      Updated October 2019
      The township's code of ordinances includes solar-related definitions and outlines a Solar Energy Systems overlay to set standards for solar energy systems.

    • Belchertown, MA, Town Bylaws

      Updated May 2018
      The town's bylaws enable commercial solar system installations as of right in all districts and provides detailed standards for these uses.

    • Bay City, MI, Zoning Ordinance

      Updated March 2019
      The city's code of ordinances includes a list of solar-related definitions and standards for a variety of solar system types.

    • Easthampton, MA, Zoning Ordinance

      Updated June 2019
      This regulation belongs to the Home Occupations and Solar Energy collections.

    • Foxborough, MA, Town Code

      Updated October 2018
      The town's zoning bylaws provide standards for large-scale and on-site ground-mounted solar energy systems, which are permitted by right in certain districts and require special permit approval in others.

    • Gem County, ID, County Code

      Updated February 2018
      The county's zoning regulations allow commercial solar electricity generating facilities in certain districts subject to standards.

    • Hardyston Township, NJ, Township Code

      Updated September 2016
      This regulation belongs to the Form-Based Zoning and Solar Energy collections.

    • Clayton, MO, Code of Ordinances

      Updated December 2018
      This regulation belong to the Active Transportation and Wind Energy collections.
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