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Kern County, CA, General Plan
Updated September 2009The county’s comprehensive plan supports the continued development of wind energy systems, identifies the need for increased transmission capacity, and includes implementation policies for wind energy objectives. -
Wasco County, OR, Comprehensive Plan
Updated June 2010The county’s comprehensive plan inventories wind resources, assesses the advantages and disadvantages of wind energy development, and includes wind-supportive policies. -
Alamosa, CO, Code of Ordinances
Updated February 2019The city's unified development code includes development standards for clusters of tiny homes on foundations on a single lot. -
Miramar, FL, Code of Ordinances
Updated April 2019These regulations belong to the Small Wireless Facilities and Wireless Facilities in the ROW and Tiny Houses and Micro-Apartments collections. -
Riverside, CA, Code of Ordinances
Updated February 2019The city's zoning code defines and regulates chassis-mounted tiny homes and tiny home communities. -
Kingsville, TX, Code of Ordinances
Updated November 2018The city's zoning code permits tiny homes by right in multiple residential districts. -
Natalia, TX, Code of Ordinances
Updated October 2018The city's codified ordinances define and regulate chassis- and foundation-mounted tiny homes. -
Are Tiny Homes Here to Stay? A Review of Literature on the Tiny House Movement
Family and Consumer Sciences Research Journal, 45(4): 394-405, 2017by: Jasmine Ford, Lilia Gomez-LanierThis article examines the environmental, economic, and social sustainability of the tiny house movement. -
Retooling Metropolis 2016
2016by: Aaron Renn, Alex ArmlovichThis report includes a chapter discussing micro-apartments as an affordable housing tool. -
It Takes a Village: Designating "Tiny House" Villages as Transitional Housing Campgrounds
University of Michigan Journal of Law Reform, 50(4): 931-954, 2017by: Ciara TurnerThis article presents a zoning reform proposal that would facilitate the use of tiny home communities as a homelessness prevention strategy. -
Small House Big Impact: The Effect of Tiny Houses on the Community and the Environment
Undergraduate Journal of Humanistic Studies, 4, Winter 2016by: Charlie KilmanThis article examines the environmental and social benefits of tiny houses. -
Selma, NC, Code of Ordinances
Updated February 2017These regulations belong to the Solar Energy and Tiny Houses and Micro-Apartments collections. -
Spaces for Sharing: Micro-Units and the Shift from Ownership to Access
Fordham Urban Law Journal, 43: 1-30, 2016by: John InfrancaThis article discusses how micro-apartments relate to the concept of the sharing economy. -
St. Joseph, MO, Code of Ordinances
Updated December 2018The city's zoning code includes a district for foundation-mounted tiny houses on individual lots. -
El Paso County, CO, Land Development Code
Updated October 2018The county's land development code permits chassis-mounted tiny houses on individual lots and tiny house recreational vehicle parks, subject to use-specific standards. -
Albany, CA, Climate Action Plan
Adopted April 2010The city's Climate Action Plan's Buildings and Energy Strategy lists renewable energy use, including solar energy, as an important part of the city's climate strategies. -
Ann Arbor, MI, Downtown Ann Arbor Design Guidelines
Adopted January 2011This standalone policy belongs to the Design Review and Solar Energy collections. -
Albany, NY, Municipal Code
Updated April 2017The city's zoning ordinance permits accessory solar energy systems by right in all districts and provides standards for these uses. -
Amherst, MA, Master Plan
Adopted February 2010The town's Master Plan addresses solar as a sustainability strategy in its Natural and Cultural Resources Element as well as its Services and Facilities element. -
Andover, MN, 2008 Comprehensive Plan Update
Adopted 2008The city's Comprehensive Plan includes land use goals and policies in support of access to solar energy. -
Anaheim, CA, General Plan
Updated April 2018by:The Green Element of the city's General Plan encourages solar siting and building design. -
Arlington County, VA, Community Energy Plan
Adopted June 2013This functional plan, adopted as an element of the comprehensive plan, sets goals and policies of increasing the use of renewable energy. -
Arlington Sustainability Action Plan Volume I: Climate Action Plan
Adopted May 2005by: City of Arlington Plng & CmtyThis functional plan lists installation of renewable energy technologies on both municipal and private buildings as an important strategy in reducing greenhouse gas emissions. -
Historic Districts and Landmarks Guidelines
Updated 2006This guide addresses the placement of solar panels on historic buildings. -
Bellingham, WA, Policy No. 2010-003: Solar Water Heating Systems
February 2010by: City of BellinghamThis standalone policy clarifies permitting and installation requirements for residential solar water heating systems. -
Tompkins County, NY, Energy Roadmap: Evaluating our Energy Resources
Adopted March 2016This functional plan analyzes local resources and sets technology-specific goals for meeting renewable energy generation targets set by the county’s comprehensive plan. -
Palm Springs, CA, Municipal Code
Updated May 2019The city’s zoning code allows commercial wind energy conversion systems in certain districts with a discretionary use permit, subject to use-specific standards. -
Minneapolis, MN, Energy Pathways: A Framework for Local Energy Action
February 2014by: Center for Energy and EnvironmentThis functional plan presents a vision for the city's future energy use and a strategy to achieve that vision. -
Holland, MI, Community Energy Efficiency and Conservation Strategy
September 2011This functional plan discusses the city’s future energy goals and analyzes alternative energy pathways. -
SMART Wind Roadmap: A Consensus-Based, Shared Vision Sustainable Manufacturing, Advanced Research & Technology Action Plan for Distributed Wind
Adopted May 2016This functional plan promotes strategies to build the national distributed wind energy industry through recommendations for manufacturing, technology development, standards, and streamlining regulatory processes. -
Kittitas County, WA, County Code
Updated February 2019The county's zoning code permits small wind energy systems by right and establishes a wind farm overlay zone for large installations. -
Riverside County, CA, Code of Ordinances
Updated February 2019The county’s zoning code regulates principal and accessory use wind energy conversion systems and designates the Wind Energy Resource Zone. -
Fontana-On-Geneva Lake, WI, Code of Ordinances
Updated October 2018The village’s codified ordinances allow small wind energy systems in all districts with a discretionary use permit, subject to use-specific standards. -
Pinole, CA, Code of Ordinances
Updated April 2019The city’s zoning code allows small-scale wind energy conversion systems in all districts, subject to use-specific standards. -
Linn County, IA, Code of Ordinances
Updated September 2018The county’s unified development code defines and regulates small wind energy conversion systems and wind farms. -
Manitowoc County, WI, County Code
Updated March 2019The county’s codified ordinances define and regulate large and small wind energy systems. -
Saline County, KS, Code of Ordinances
Updated August 2018The county’s zoning code defines and regulates small-scale Private and large-scale Commercial wind energy conversion systems. -
Galesburg, IL, Code of Ordinances
Updated December 2018The city’s land use code permits small wind energy systems by right as accessory uses in all districts, subject to use-specific standards. -
Woodbury, MN, Code of Ordinances
Updated January 2019The city’s zoning code defines and regulates wind energy systems by size and by axis. -
Weber County, UT, Code of Ordinances
Updated March 2019The county’s land use code defines and regulates small wind energy systems. -
Mason City, IA, City Code
Updated December 2018by: City of Mason City Cmty Dev DeptThese regulations belong to the Solar Energy and Wind Energy collections. -
Allen, TX, Land Development Code
Updated April 2018The city’s land development code regulates small, medium, and large wind energy systems. -
Jefferson County, ID, Wind Energy Ordinance
Updated December 2008The county’s wind energy ordinance distinguishes between large and small wind energy systems based on intended use and tower height. -
Hinesburg, VT, Zoning Regulations
Updated June 2018The town’s zoning code permits accessory and primary-use wind energy systems and incentivizes accessory wind energy development. -
Worcester, MA, Zoning Ordinance
Updated January 2019The city’s zoning code permits small and large wind energy systems, subject to use-specific standards. -
Bullhead City, AZ, Code of Ordinances
Updated March 2019The city’s zoning code permits accessory vertical- and horizontal-axis wind energy systems by right, subject to use-specific standards. -
Avon, CT, Code of Ordinances
Updated October 2017The town’s zoning code permits small wind energy systems in all residential zoning districts, subject to use-specific standards. -
Story County, IA, Code of Ordinances
Updated December 2018These regulations belong to the Content-Neutral Sign Regulation, Solar Energy, and Wind Energy collections. -
Biddeford, ME Code of Ordinances
Updated April 2019The city’s land development code permits small wind energy systems by right in all zones except shoreland protection districts, subject to use-specific standards. -
Carteret County, NC, Code of Ordinances
Updated November 2017The county’s tall structures code defines and regulates small, large, and very large wind energy systems.