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    • Fremont, CA, Wildland Urban Interface Map

      2007
      This interactive map depicts zones based on severity from fire hazards in the City of Fremont, CA.
      Fremont, CA
    • Austin, TX, Downtown Development and Capitol View Corridors

      June 2007
      by: Austin, TX, Downtown Commission
      This report identifies view corridors to protect view corridors that lead to the Capital dome.
      Austin, TX
    • Amherst, MA, Comprehensive Planning Study

      May 2004
      This report analyzes development trends in Amherst, and recommends planning strategies to manage growth, including viewshed protection.
      Amherst town, MA
    • Orange Grove Aesthetic Viewshed Study

      Orange Grove Project Application for Certification, June 2008
      This report outlines visual impacts of the Orange Grove Project, which consists of a powerplant on land that was previously used for agricultural purposes.
      San Diego County, CA
    • Protecting Scenic Views Fact Sheet

      2013
      This fact sheet highlights the importance of protecting scenic views.
      New York
    • Twin Falls County, ID, Comprehensive Plan

      April 2008
      The county’s comprehensive plan incorporates scenic viewshed protection as part of the natural resources chapter.
      Twin Falls County, ID
    • Smyth County, VA, Comprehensive Plan 2013 Update

      Revised October 2014
      The county’s comprehensive plan refers to scenic resources throughout various elements.
      Smyth County, VA
    • Maui County, HI, Island Plan

      Adopted December 2012
      The scenic resource component of the county’s general plan aims to protect scenic resources through regulatory controls and preservation strategies.
      Maui County, HI
    • Olympia, WA, Comprehensive Plan

      Revised September 2016
      The city’s comprehensive plan includes a land use goal that aims to protect, preserve, and enhance community views.
      Olympia, WA
    • Guilford, CT, Plan of Conservation and Development

      Adopted July 2015
      The town’s comprehensive plan identifies that diverse landscapes are an important component of the town’s identity and aims to preserve scenic resources.
      Guilford town, CT
    • Lincolnville, ME, Comprehensive Plan

      March 2006
      The town’s comprehensive plan identifies scenic views as a critical natural resource.
      Lincolnville town, ME
    • Humboldt County, CA, General Plan

      Adopted October 2017
      The county’s comprehensive plan provides goals and policies to protect a variety of outstanding scenic resources.
      Humboldt County, CA
    • Albemarle County, VA, Comprehensive Plan

      Adopted June 2015
      The county’s comprehensive plan includes an element with objectives and strategies to protect scenic resources.
      Albemarle County, VA
    • Alameda County, CA, General Plan

      Amended 2015
      The county’s general plan includes a Scenic Route Element, which aims to preserve and enhance scenic resources along designated routes.
      Alameda County, CA
    • Copake, NY, 2011 Comprehensive Plan

      Adopted July 2011
      The town’s comprehensive plan aims to preserve a scenic rural landscape.
      Copake town, NY
    • Franklin Regional Council of Governments Route 112 Scenic Byway Corridor Management Plan

      2009
      This functional plan provides an inventory of scenic resources along the Route 112 corridor and provides recommendations to protect scenic areas.
      Hampshire County, MA
    • Alameda County, CA, Niles Canyon Road and Paloma Way Portion of California State Route 84

      February 2007
      This functional plan summarizes ordinances and other regulatory measures that aim to protect scenic views along the Niles Canyon and Paloma Way portion of State Route 84.
      Alameda County, CA
    • Shawangunk Mountains Regional Partnership Open Space Plan

      Adopted December 2008
      This functional plan identifies scenic views as a resource to protect under an open space plan.
      New York
    • Manassas Battlefields Viewshed Plan: Background Study & Plan

      http://eservice.pwcgov.org/planning/documents/archaeology/FINAL_MNBP_ViewshedPlan.pdf
      This functional plan provides information to protect historically significant viewsheds.
      Prince William County, VA
    • Wrentham, MA, General Bylaws

      June 2014
      The town’s zoning code protects scenic roads by regulating roadway repairs, maintenance, and reconstruction activities.
      Wrentham town, MA
    • Winter Park, FL, Code of Ordinances

      2017
      The city’s zoning code protects lakefront areas from developments that would impact the aesthetic appeal.
      Winter Park, FL
    • Michener’s Chesapeake Country Scenic Byway Corridor Management Plan

      2011
      This regional plan provides guidance for scenic byway protection around the Chesapeake Bay.
      Maryland
    • Westford, MA, Bylaws

      2016
      The town’s scenic road code protects scenic roads features, such as trees and stone walls, during repairs, maintenance, reconstruction, or paving work.
      Westford town, MA
    • I-69 Scenic Corridor Management Plan

      February 2002
      by: Joan Nassauer, Frederick Taintor, AICP
      This scenic corridor management plan presents important scenic resources and provides recommendations to protect scenic quality.
      Michigan
    • Spotsylvania County, VA, Code of Ordinances

      2017
      The county’s zoning code includes rural viewshed preservation as one of four design alternative optionss for development within planned residential rural district.
      Spotsylvania County, VA
    • Somers, NY, Town Code

      2016
      The town’s scenic resource protection code protects scenic landscapes, geologic and aesthetic features.
      Somers town, NY
    • Tiverton, RI, Code of Ordinances

      2016
      The town’s land development and subdivision code protects viewsheds by requiring plans to assess impacts on scenic viewsheds.
      Tiverton town, RI
    • Lincolnville, ME, Land Use Code

      2016
      The town’s land use code protects identified scenic views through design standards that reduce impacts on scenic quality.
      Lincolnville town, ME
    • Marvin, NC, Code of Ordinances

      2017
      The village’s zoning code requires viewshed buffers in large tract subdivisions.
      Marvin, NC
    • New Kent County, VA, Code of Ordinances

      2017
      The county’s land development code aims to protect visual resources along primary county roadways.
      New Kent County, VA
    • Napa County, CA, Code of Ordinances

      2017
      The county’s zoning code protects the scenic qualities of the county, including ridgelines and hillsides.
      Napa County, CA
    • North Elba and Lake Placid, NY, Planning and Zoning Code

      http://www.northelba.org/?page=government/code-enforcement/code-regulations
      The town and village’s unified development code uses overlay districts to protect scenic resources, including view corridors, areas of visual sensitivity, and shorelands, from undue visual impact.
      North Elba town, NY
    • Lafayette Township, NJ, Revised General Ordinances

      2016
      The town’s zoning code establishes a Ridgeline and Hillside Viewshed Protection Zone to protect viewsheds.
      Lafayette township, NJ
    • Jackson County, NC, Code of Ordinances

      2017
      The county’s unified development code protects viewsheds by regulating activities that may impact topography and natural features.
      Jackson County, NC
    • Hopkinton, MA, General Bylaws

      2017
      The town’s scenic roads code protects scenic roads, surrounding trees, and stone walls.
      Hopkinton town, MA
    • Hyde Park, NY, General Legislation

      2017
      The town’s zoning code protects scenic resources through scenic overlay districts.
      Hyde Park town, NY
    • Flagler County, FL, Code of Ordinances

      2017
      by: Flagler County / Bd of Cnty Comm
      The county’s zoning code designates State Road A1A as a scenic corridor to protect the unique environment located along the corridor.
      Flagler County, FL
    • Enterprise, OR, Code of Ordinances

      2016
      by: City of Enterprise, OR
      The city’s zoning code protects scenic views through a view corridor review that assesses visual impact of proposed buildings to the Wallowa Mountains.
      Enterprise, OR
    • Gastonia, NC, Unified Development Ordinance

      2017
      by: City of Gastonia Planning Dept
      The city’s unified development code establishes a scenic view overlay district to protect views from a botanical garden.
      Gastonia, NC
    • Castle Rock, CO, Municipal Code

      2017
      by: Town of Castle Rock
      The town’s zoning code protects views to significant landforms and preserves the natural heritage by using a zoning overlay district.
      Castle Rock, CO
    • Crawford, NY, Town Code

      2014
      by: Town of Crawford, NY
      The town’s zoning code requires site plan review and approval for uses and developments within the scenic corridor overlay zoning district.
      Crawford town, NY
    • Boone, NC, Code of Ordinances

      2017
      by: Town of Boone, NC
      The town’s unified development code protects scenic resources through a viewshed protection district.
      Boone township, NC
    • Chatham County, NC, Compact Communities Ordinance

      2017
      by: Chatham County
      The county’s compact communities ordinance requires a viewshed buffer to protect roadway views.
      Chatham County, NC
    • Skamania, WA, County Code

      2017
      The county’s Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area code includes provisions to protect scenic resources, including scenic corridors.
      Skamania County, WA
    • Blooming Grove, NY, Town Code

      2017
      The town’s zoning code uses overlay districts to protect scenic views.
      Blooming Grove town, NY
    • Pleasant Garden, NC, Development Ordinance

      2016
      The town's development code permits accessory solar energy systems; its zoning code protects scenic roads through scenic corridor overlay districts.
      Pleasant Garden, NC
    • Dover, NH, City Code

      2016
      by: City of Dover, NH
      The city's zoning regulations protect views from scenic roads and encourage rooftop solar panels in the central business district.
      Dover, NH
    • Moraga, CA, Design Guidelines

      January 2010
      The town's design guidelines focus on maintaining its semi-rural character, preserving scenic corridors, and encourages solar energy use.
      Moraga, CA
    • Humboldt County, CA, County Code

      2017
      The county’s land use & development code permits multiple types of medical-marijuana-related uses by right or with a discretionary use permit, subject to use-specific standards.
      Humboldt County, CA
    • Pueblo County, CO, County Code

      2017
      The county’s land use code permits multiple types of marijuana-related uses by right, subject to use-specific standards.
      Pueblo County, CO

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