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Solar Energy Standards - Urban Communities
Updated 2014by: Brian Ross, AICPThis model solar energy system ordinance with commentary for Minnesota communities addresses standards for accessory solar energy systems, provides for solar access protections, prohibits private covenants from restricting solar energy use, and offers incentives for solar energy system installations and solar access protections.Minnesota -
Renewable Energy Ordinance Framework – Solar
2015This document provides municipalities with a framework for drafting their own ordinances for small-scale accessory solar energy systems, offering a menu of sample ordinance language options to build a customized ordinance that addresses local issues.Philadelphia, PA -
Municipal Guide to Planning for and Regulating Alternative Energy Systems
2010This guidebook includes model zoning provisions and commentary for both accessory and primary-use solar energy systems.Lancaster County, PA -
York County, PA, Solar Energy Systems Model Ordinance
2018This model ordinance provides a template to help municipal planners in York County, Pennsylvania, draft land-use and development regulations that permit solar development at different scales and in different contexts. -
Solar Energy Standards - Counties
Updated February 2014by: Brian Ross, AICPThis model ordinance for counties in Minnesota provides a template for zoning regulations for large-scale solar energy systems. -
Template Ordinance for Solar Energy Development in North Carolina
October 2016This model solar ordinance template for North Carolina communities offers simple standards for three categories of solar energy systems covering both accessory and principle-use systems, along with additional information and resources on solar energy use. -
Model Zoning for the Regulation of Solar Energy Systems
March 2014This model zoning ordinance for Massachusetts cities and towns offers various amendments to local ordinances to facilitate development of solar energy systems at small, medium, and large scales. -
Model As-of-Right Zoning Bylaw: Allowing Use of Large-Scale Ground-Mounted Solar Photovoltaic Installations
December 2014This model bylaw from Massachusetts offers zoning standards to facilitate development of large-scale ground-mounted solar photovoltaic installations. -
Renewable Energy Combining Zone
February 2012This model ordinance establishes a Combining Zone for large-scale renewable energy facilities in appropriate areas. -
Lake County, IL, Solar and Geothermal Energy Systems Model Ordinance
September 2010This model ordinance developed for Illinois communities addresses accessory and utility-scale solar energy systems. -
A Model Ordinance for Energy Projects
July 2005This model ordinance offers guidance to Oregon cities and counties on siting solar and other alternative energy utility projects. -
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. -
Model Ordinance for Larger-Scale Solar Energy Projects in Virginia
December 2012This 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)
2012This model ordinance provides suggested language for consideration by Virginia localities in framing their own local solar ordinance for smaller-scale solar energy projects. -
Model Small-Scale Solar Siting Ordinance
Summer 2012This model small-scale solar-siting ordinance for New York municipalities provides standards for different types of solar energy systems and includes provisions regarding permits, appeals, safety, and zoning for future solar access. -
Model Solar Energy Facility Permit Streamlining Ordinance
February 2012This model ordinance offers permitting and development standards for four types of solar energy systems (direct use, accessory use, secondary use, and primary use). -
Cumberland County, PA, Solar Energy Systems Model Ordinance
April 2011This model ordinance provides a template to help counties implement accessory and principal solar energy systems, as well as solar easements. -
Tri-County RPC, PA, Solar Energy Systems Model Ordinance
This "all-inclusive" model ordinance for Pennsylvania communities addresses both accessory and principal solar energy systems and provides for solar easements. -
Monroe County, PA, Model Ordinance for On-site Usage of Solar Energy Systems
This model ordinance permits accessory solar energy systems in any district subject to standards. -
Pennsylvania Solar Working Group, Solar Energy Systems: A Guide for Pennsylvania Municipal Officials
This 2009 state guidebook offers a primer on solar energy systems for local government officials along with a basic model ordinance for accessory solar energy systems that permits them by right in all zoning districts.Pennsylvania -
Western Pennsylvania Rooftop Solar Challenge Final Solar Zoning Ordinance
This model ordinance for accessory solar energy systems is intended for use by a wide range of Pennsylvania communities.Pennsylvania
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