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    • Pinellas County, FL, Comprehensive Plan

      Adopted 2010
      The county's comprehensive plan includes goals, objectives, and policies that address solar energy use and group housing.
    • Maricopa County, AZ, Zoning Ordinance

      Updated May 2017
      These regulations belong to the Group Housing, Home Occupations, and Solar Energy collections.
    • Henderson, NV, Development Code

      Updated July 2019
      The city's development code belongs to the Group Housing, Marijuana-Related Uses, and Solar Energy collections.
    • Petaluma, CA, General Plan

      Updated January 2012
      This comprehensive plan belongs to the Green Building and Solar Energy collections.
    • Broward County, FL, Comprehensive Plan

      Adopted March 2019
      This comprehensive plan belongs to the Green Building and Solar Energy collections.
    • West Hollywood, CA, Municipal Code

      Updated August 2019
      This regulation belongs to the Green Building and Solar Energy collections.
    • Culver City, CA, Municipal Code

      Updated June 2019
      This regulation belongs to the Green Building and Solar Energy collections.
    • King County, WA, Comprehensive Plan

      Updated October 2018
      This comprehensive plan belongs to the Built Environment and Health, Food Systems, Social Equity, Solar Energy, and Transfer of Development Rights collections.
    • Scottsdale, AZ, Code of Ordinances

      Updated September 2019
      This regulation belongs to the Environmentally Sensitive Areas, Green Building, and Solar Energy collections.
    • Gladstone, MO, Comprehensive Plan

      Updated February 2011
      This comprehensive plan includes belongs to the Green Building and Solar Energy collections.
    • Iowa Solar Siting Resource Guide: A Roadmap for Counties

      February 2020
      by: Cody Smith, Kerri Johannsen, Jordan Oster
      This guide is designed to help county planners in Iowa draft and implement zoning regulations for community- and utility-scale solar development.
    • Amplifying Clean Energy With Conservation Part One: Pollinator-Friendly Solar

      October 2020
      by: Cody Smith
      This report highlights opportunities to combine large-scale solar installations with native vegetation to provide habitat for pollinators.
    • Large-Scale Solar Development: A Playbook for Southwest Virginia

      December 2020
      by: Ed Gilliland, AICP, Avery Palmer
      This guide is designed to help communities in Southwest Virginia updated plans, regulations, and programs to facilitate large-scale solar development.
    • Model Ordinance for Larger-Scale Solar Energy Projects in Virginia

      December 2012
      This model ordinance provides suggested language for consideration by Virginia localities in framing their own local solar ordinance for larger-scale solar energy projects.
    • Model Ordinance for Smaller-Scale Solar Energy Projects in Virginia (By Right Permitting)

      2012
      This model ordinance provides suggested language for consideration by Virginia localities in framing their own local solar ordinance for smaller-scale solar energy projects.
    • Stillwater, OK, City Code

      Updated October 2017
      This regulation belongs to the Active Transportation and Solar Energy collections.
    • Lansing, MI, Code of Ordinances

      Updated February 2019
      This regulation belongs to the Active Transportation and Solar Energy collections.
    • Irvine, CA, Zoning Ordinance

      Updated February 2019
      This regulation belongs to the Active Transportation and Solar Energy collections.
    • Claremont, CA, Municipal Code

      Updated September 2019
      by: City of Claremont Planning Div
      The city's municipal code permits solar energy systems by right in all districts and establishes certain solar access protections.
    • Cheyenne, WY, Municipal Code

      Updated February 2019
      by:
      The city's municipal code establishes a solar access permit that protects solar rights for installed solar collectors.
    • Centerville, OH, Unified Development Ordinance

      Updated February 2018
      by: City of Centerville
      The city's unified development ordinance addresses solar power plants and accessory solar energy systems, providing approval and design standards for both, but prohibits solar panels on landmarked buildings.
    • Cheney, WA, Municipal Code

      Updated April 2019
      by: City of Cheney, WA
      The city's municipal code outlines the use of net-metering to diversify the local energy portfolio, encourage private investment, and stimulate economic growth.
    • Carbondale, CO, Municipal Code

      Updated March 2019
      by: Town of Carbondale
      The town's municipal code permit solar energy systems, protect solar access, and incentivizes residential solar development.
    • Casco Township (St. Clair County), MI, Zoning Ordinance

      Updated January 2017
      by: Township of Casco, MI
      The city's zoning ordinance defines solar energy systems by size and provides detailed standards and permitting requirements for each category.
    • Carson City, NV, Code of Ordinances

      Updated February 2019
      This regulation belongs to the Outdoor Lighting and Solar Energy collections.
    • Casper, WY, Municipal Code

      Updated April 2019
      by: City of Casper, WY
      The city's municipal code establishes a solar permit system that protects solar access to individual properties.
    • Calimesa, CA, Municipal Code

      Updated August 2018
      by: City of Calimesa, CA
      This regulation belongs to the Outdoor Lighting and Solar Energy collections.
    • Caln, PA, Municipal Code

      Adopted January 2019
      by: Township of Caln, PA
      The township's municipal code permits accessory solar energy systems in all districts by right and allows primary-use systems as a conditional use in the institutional district with standards; it also provides for solar access protections.
    • Campbell, CA, Municipal Code

      Updated July 2019
      by: City of Campbell
      The city's municipal code permits solar energy collectors in all zone districts, subject to district standards.
    • Butte-Silver Bow, MT, Municipal Code

      Updated July 2019
      by: Butte-Silver Bow County, MT
      The city and county's municipal code provides for hardship variances for solar collectors.
    • Breckenridge, CO, Town Code

      Updated February 2018
      This regulation belongs to the Marijuana-Related Uses and Solar Energy collections.
    • Boynton Beach, FL, Code of Ordinances

      Updated September 2018
      The city's code of ordinances provides standards for various types of solar arrays and offers historic preservation requirements that guide solar panel placement on historic buildings.
    • Brandon, VT, Land Use Ordinance

      Updated May 2014
      The town's land use ordinance exempts rooftop solar collectors from land-use permit requirements and allows variances for renewable energy systems.
    • Boone County, IN, Code of Ordinances

      Updated October 2017
      The county's code of ordinances allows flexibility in landscaping requirements to protect solar access.
    • Cascade County, MT, Zoning Regulations

      Adopted June 2016
      The county's zoning regulations allows small commercial solar generation facilities in the agricultural district and provides development standards for this use.
    • Boulder City, NV, Municipal Code

      Updated August 2018
      The city's municipal code permits public and private solar generation facilities in an Energy Resource Zone.
    • Big Flats, NY, Code of Ordinances

      Updated August 2018
      by: Town of Big Flats, NY
      This regulation belongs in the Scenic View Protection and Solar Energy collections.
    • Bellingham, MA, Town Bylaws

      Updated March 2019
      The town's bylaws permit large-scale ground-mounted solar system installations as-of-right in the industrial district and provides standards; accessory roof-mounted solar system installations are allowed in all districts.
    • Benbrook, TX, Municipal Code

      Updated May 2019
      by: City of Benbrook
      The town's municipal code permits accessory use solar energy systems in all districts; systems larger than 1,000 square feet require a conditional use permit.
    • Bennington, VT, Land Use and Development Regulations

      Updated March 2016
      The town's land use and development regulations requires applications for planned unit developments (PUDs) to demonstrate protection and use of renewable energy resources, including solar energy.
    • Brown County, MN, Zoning Ordinance

      Updated December 2018
      The county's zoning ordinance includes use permissions and development standards for small and large solar energy systems.
    • Bellevue, NE, Code of Ordinances

      Updated February 2015
      The county's code of ordinances provides standards and permitting details for solar panels.
    • Belleair, FL, Code of Ordinances

      Updated September 2019
      The city's code of ordinances encourages consideration of solar access in the selection and placement of landscaping materials.
    • Benicia, CA, Municipal Code

      Updated July 2019
      The city's municipal code requires subdividers to dedicate solar easements for lots in their developments.
    • Ashland, OR, Land Use Ordinance

      Updated February 2019
      This regulation belongs to the Home Occupations, Marijuana-Related Uses, and Solar Energy collections.
    • Arvada, CO, Design Guidelines for Olde Town Arvada

      Adopted November 2012
      This guide addresses appropriate solar installations for historic buildings as well as new and infill construction in this district.
    • 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.
    • Argyle, TX, Code of Ordinances

      Updated August 2019
      The city's code of ordinances allows accessory solar energy systems by right if the system is not visible from the street; otherwise, a special use permit is required.
    • Alliance, NE, Code of Ordinances

      Updated September 2019
      The city's code of ordinances accommodates for onsite residential and nonresidential solar energy systems.
    • Addison, TX, Code of Ordinances

      Updated June 2019
      This regulation belongs to the Form-Based Zoning and Solar Energy collections.

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