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    • 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.
    • 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.
    • 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.
    • Aberdeen, SD, Code of Ordinances

      Updated May 2019
      The city's code of ordinances includes a section on alternative energy systems that addresses wind and solar energy systems.
    • Albany, OR, Development Code

      Updated February 2019
      The city's development code establishes a solar access protection incentive for residential development.
    • Addis, LA, Code of Ordinances

      Updated July 2019
      The town's code of ordinances includes a section on energy considerations stating that all structures must be sited to maximize the use of passive solar energy systems.
    • Adel, IA, Municipal Code

      Updated October 2017
      The city's municipal code sets certain bulk restrictions in commercial districts to protect solar access to existing solar energy systems.
    • Brookhaven Town, NY, Municipal Code

      Updated July 2019
      The town's municipal code permits accessory solar energy systems in all districts by right and principal-use solar facilities on certain lands with special permit approval.
    • 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.
    • Buffalo Grove, IL, Municipal Code

      Updated February 2019
      by: Village of Buffalo Grove
      The city's municipal code defines solar energy collectors as accessory structures and offers a bonus density incentive for solar features in PUDs.
    • Broomfield, CO, Municipal Code

      Updated September 2019
      by: City & County of Broomfield
      The city's municipal code permits solar arrays as accessory uses in the industrial districts.
    • Bethlehem Township, NJ, Township Code

      Adopted December 2017
      The township's code addresses standards, limitations, and relevant definitions for residential-scale, farm-scale, and grid-scale solar systems.
    • 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.
    • Berlin, MD, Code of Ordinances

      Updated February 2019
      The town's code of ordinances includes solar energy use as one of eight categories used to evaluate site plans.
    • Bethany Beach, DE, Town Code

      Updated July 2018
      The town's code encourages accessory solar energy systems and permits them in all districts.
    • Beaverton, OR, Development Code

      Updated September 2019
      This regulation belongs to the Design Review, Solar Energy, and Transit-Oriented Development collections.
    • 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.
    • Belfast, ME, Code of Ordinances

      Updated January 2017
      The city's code of ordinances allows for the protection of solar access in the site plan review process.
    • College Place, WA, Municipal Code

      Updated September 2019
      by: City of College Place, WA
      The city's code of ordinances addresses solar energy in a chapter on design standards.
    • Cornelius, OR, Municipal Code

      Updated July 2019
      by: City of Cornelius, WA
      The city's municipal code provides a solar design requirement for new single-family developments, solar balance point standards, and a solar access permit process.
    • Denton, TX, Development Code

      Updated March 2019
      This regulation belongs to the Environmental Sensitive Areas and Solar Energy collections.
    • Dorchester County, MD, Municipal Code

      Updated July 2018
      by:
      The county's municipal code allows utility-scale solar energy systems as special exception uses in certain districts and provides supplementary use standards for these systems.
    • Douglas, WY, Municipal Code

      Updated August 2019
      by: City of Douglas
      The city's municipal code includes standards and policies that promote solar design.
    • Doylestown, PA, Municipal Code

      Updated September 2019
      by: Borough of Doylestown, PA
      The borough's municipal code allows accessory solar energy equipment in all districts, subject to standards, and include performance standards for the protection of solar access.
    • Dubuque, IA, Unified Development Code

      Adopted October 2009
      by: City of Dubuque Planning Services
      The city's unified development code permits accessory solar collectors in all districts and incentivizes "solar subdivisions."
    • Eagle Mountain, UT, Municipal Code

      Updated August 2019
      This regulation belongs to the Solar Energy and Tiny Houses and Micro-Apartments collections.
    • Edgerton, WI, Municipal Code

      Updated June 2018
      by: City of Edgerton, WI
      The city's municipal code permits onsite-use energy generating facilities by right in all districts, allows solar energy power generating facilities as conditional use in manufacturing districts, and implements solar access permits.
    • Elmira Town, NY, Municipal Code

      Updated October 2018
      by: Town of Elmira, NY
      The town's zoning code establishes a number of design guidelines for siting and maintaining buildings and vegetation to maximize solar access for the use of solar energy systems.
    • Ephraim, UT, Land Use Regulations

      Adopted November 2015
      by: City of Ephraim, UT
      The city's land-use regulations permit solar panels for single-family dwelling uses with other systems requiring conditional use approvals.
    • Erie, PA, City Code

      Updated August 2019
      This regulation belongs to the Solar Energy and Wind Energy collections
    • Fayetteville, NC, Municipal Code

      Updated March 2018
      by:
      The city's unified development ordinance allows accessory solar energy uses by right in all districts and includes solar within its sustainable development incentive program.
    • Fenwick Island, DE, Muncipal Code

      Updated May 2019
      by: Town of Fenwick Island
      The town's zoning code provides standards for accessory solar energy systems.
    • Contra Costa County, CA, Parklet Program Guidelines

      November 2016
      by: Contra Costa County Department of Conservation and Development, Contra Costa County Public Works Department
      This guide lays out design and location standards and outlines the permitting process for parklets in Contra Costa County, California.
    • Fast-Tracked: A Tactical Transit Study

      2019
      by: Anthony Garcia, Dana Wall
      This report reviews Tactical Transit project from across the U.S. related to speed and reliability, access and safety, and rider experience.
    • Why Smart Communities Need Digital Inclusion

      2019
      by: Bill Callahan, Angela Siefer
      This briefing paper calls for public officials to prioritize digital equity and digital inclusion in smart city plans.
    • Calabasas, CA, Municipal Code

      Updated September 2019
      This regulation belongs to the Small Wireless Facilities and Wireless Facilities in the ROW, Green Building, and Solar Energy collections.

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