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Mendon, MA, Zoning By-Laws
Updated June 2020The town's zoning code defines and permits accessory and primary-use "solar photovoltaic facilities." -
Lauderhill, FL, Land Development Regulations
Updated September 2020The city’s land development code enables the city to designate brownfields and harness available financial and technical assistance for brownfields redevelopment. -
Gill, MA, Zoning Bylaws
Updated October 2015The 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. -
Holliston, MA, Zoning By-Laws
Updated May 2019This zoning code permits rooftop and freestanding accessory solar energy systems by right in all districts and small-scale primary-use solar installations in agricultural and industrial districts by right and in all other districts with a special permit. -
Model Regulations: Alternative Energy
Sustainable Land Use Code Project, February 2013This model ordinance from the Capitol Region Council of Governments covers alternative energy sources including solar energy, offering model code provisions for small accessory rooftop systems, accessory and primary-use ground-mounted arrays, and solar design and solar-ready home requirements. -
Model Regulations: Solar Access
Sustainable Land Use Code Project, November 2013This model ordinance from the Capitol Region Council of Governments establishes a solar access permit system for solar energy system owners, and offers a scale-up option that establishes automatic solar access protections in designated solar access areas. -
CCLR Technical Assistance to Brownfields Program
2020This web page houses CCLR’s free technical assistance and resources for communities and other stakeholders involved in brownfield redevelopment efforts. -
ATSDR Land Reuse and Health Program
2020This web page approaches brownfield contamination and redevelopment through a public health lens. -
EPA RE-Powering America’s Land
2020This web page features information about the RE-Powering America’s Land program, the U.S. EPA’s initiative to site renewable energy resources on potentially contaminated land, landfills, and disused mines. -
EPA Land Revitalization
2020This web page offers resources and information about land revitalization. -
KSU Technical Assistance to Brownfields Programs
2020This web page provides free technical assistance to communities and other stakeholders involved in brownfield redevelopment efforts, including free workshops, webinars, online training, and e-tools. -
Equitable Development / Brownfields Planning
2020This web page offers a comprehensive view of sustainable brownfield redevelopment strategies, including asset mapping, best practices for brownfield remediation, community engagement, and real estate development. -
NJIT Technical Assistance to Brownfield Communities
2020This web page provides free technical assistance to communities and other stakeholders involved in brownfield redevelopment efforts, including free workshops, webinars, online training, and e-tools. -
EPA Underground Storage Tanks (USTs)
2020This web page houses information on hazards from USTs and petroleum brownfields. -
Tonawanda, NY, Town Code
Updated September 2019This town code defines and regulates three scales of solar energy systems based on system footprint. -
Easton, MA, Energy Use Reduction Plan
October 2010This functional plan suggests pursuing additional solar energy installations to increase clean energy use. -
Tacoma, WA, Environmental Action Plan
Adopted April 2016This functional plan encourages the city's utility to pursue community-owned solar projects. -
Reading, MA, RMLD Four-Town Local Energy Action Plan
Adopted May 2013This multijurisdictional functional plan details goals and strategies to promote clean energy development and use. -
Solano County, CA, General Plan
Updated May 2015The Resources element in the county's general plan includes several policies and implementation programs encouraging on-site solar energy use; the Land Use and Housing elements also address solar energy. -
Southampton, NY, Southampton 400+: Sustainability Element Addendum
Adopted December 2013This functional plan includes a number of specific recommendations related to supporting solar energy use on public and private property. -
San Antonio, TX, Solar Development Plan
April 2012This functional plan identifies stakeholder-recommended strategies, concepts, goals, and action steps to guide the region in deploying solar technologies and growing the solar industry. -
Schuylkill Township, PA, Township Code
Updated October 2019The township's zoning code permits commercial solar power facilities by right in the industrial district and provides standards for this use. -
Polk County, FL, Comprehensive Plan
Updated July 2019The county's comprehensive plan addresses primary-use and accessory-use solar development in its Future Land Use element. -
Milwaukee, WI, Sustainability Plan
Adopted July 2013This functional plan discusses the challenges and successes of green building and presents several goals and targets. -
Gaining Ground Information Database
Updated July 2018This clearinghouse contains federal, state, and local land-use laws, as well as commentary and research on those laws. -
Planning for States and Nation-States in the U.S. and Europe
2015by: Armando Carbonell, Gerrit-Jan Knaap, Zorica Nedović-BudićThis book explores how individual states in the U.S. and nations in Europe approach planning. -
Current State Legislative and Judicial Profiles on Land-Use Regulations in the U.S.
September 2005by: David Foster, Anita SummersThis report summarizes the extent to which each state has made recent (circa 2005) changes to its planning and zoning enabling laws. -
State Impact Fee Enabling Acts
January 2015by: Clancy MullenThis report summarizes each state’s impact fee enabling laws, which are typically included in the state’s planning and zoning enabling laws. -
The Quiet Revolution in Land Use Control
December 1971by: Fred Bosselman, FAICP, David Callies, FAICPThis report analyzes land-use laws passed in the early 1970s that enact environmental protections between state and local governments. -
The Role of States in Liberalizing Land Use Regulations
North Carolina Law Review, 97(2): 294-352, 2019by: Anika LemarThis article explores how state interventions address disparities in local government land-use regulations. -
The New State Zoning: Land Use Preemption Amid a Housing Crisis
Boston College Law Review, 60(3): 823-886, 2019by: John InfrancaThis article examines land-use preemptive controls that address housing affordability, supply, and accessibility. -
EPA Brownfields Grants, CERCLA Liability, and All Appropriate Inquiries
July 2017This fact sheet goes in-depth about CERCLA liability and All Appropriate Inquiries. -
Past Property Uses May Result in a Brownfield Site
September 2019This fact sheet highlights many of the land uses that frequently lead to a brownfield sites and the contaminants that result from them. -
Evaluation of Market Viability
November 2018This fact sheet highlights the utility of and process for planners seeking to conduct a market viability evaluation on a brownfield site. -
Infrastructure Evaluation
November 2018This fact sheet gives an overview of infrastructure evaluations' purpose, process, cost, and effect on brownfields redevelopment. -
Market Evaluation
November 2018This fact sheet gives an overview of market evaluations' purpose, process, cost, and effect on brownfields redevelopment. -
Site Disposition Strategy
November 2018This fact sheet gives an overview of brownfield site disposition strategy. -
Resource Roadmap
November 2018This fact sheet reviews resource roadmapping for brownfields redevelopment. -
Community Health Assessment
November 2018This fact sheet gives an overview of how to conduct community health assessments. -
Green Infrastructure Evaluation Framework
2019This guide provides tools and resources for evaluating the benefits of green infrastructure projects. -
Creative Placemaking: Sparking Development with Arts and Culture
2020by: Kathleen McCormickThis report explores the business aspect of investing in places using arts and culture. -
The Effect of Home-Sharing on House Prices and Rents: Evidence from Airbnb
March 2020by: Kyle Barron, Edward Kung, Davide ProserpioThis article explores the impact of Airbnb on local housing prices and rent. -
Green Infrastructure Financing Map
December 2014This interactive map highlights 20 examples of green infrastructure financing throughout the country. -
Innovative Floodplain Management, Kinston, North Carolina
July 2013This case study profiles Kinston, North Carolina’s flood mitigation efforts following Hurricane Floyd. -
America Is Flooding, and It’s Our Fault
City Lab, May 2018by: Samantha MontanoThis article discusses the challenges Ellicott City, Maryland faced in recovering from a severe flood event and implementing mitigation plans thereafter. -
Tribal Mitigation: Improving Resiliency In Oregon
The FEMA Podcast, February 11, 2020This podcast discusses how tribal nations can use Federal Emergency Management Agency mitigation grant programs to minimize hazard risks. -
Bringing the Plan to Life: Implementing the Hazard Mitigation Plan
August 2003This guide is designed to help states, tribes, and communities put their hazard mitigation plans into action. -
Insights From A Mitigation Veteran
The FEMA Podcast, March 4, 2020by: Mark CareyThis podcast features an interview with Mark Carey, who discusses the principles of hazard mitigation. -
Success Stories From the Missouri Buyout Program
August 2002This case study profiles a statewide buyout program in Missouri following historic flooding in 1993.