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New York Solar Guidebook for Local Governments
August 2020This guide includes several tools and resources to support municipalities with the development, installation, and maintenance of solar energy projects. -
Siting Utility-Scale Solar and Wind in Iowa: A Guide for Local Governments
April 2020by: Jenna Greene, Brian Ross, AICP, Jessica WyattThis guide is designed to help local government staff and officials understand the market potential of and opportunities to support large-scale wind and solar development. -
Solar Energy: SolSmart's Toolkit for Local Governments
2020This guide is designed to help local government staff and officials identify and take advantage of opportunities to grow local solar markets. -
Low Impact Solar Development: A Guide for Siting Ground Mounted Solar on Low Impact Sites on Long Island
Spring 2017by: Nina Lagpacan, Jessica LeungThis guide is designed to help local government staff and officials evaluate opportunities to site solar energy systems on landfills and airport properties and in parking lots. -
Community Solar An Opportunity to Enhance Sustainable Development on Landfills and Other Contaminated Sites
December 2016This guide is designed to help local government staff and officials evaluate opportunities to site community-scale solar projects on landfills and other public and private contaminated sites. -
Land Use Planning for Solar Energy: Resource Guide
2015by: Jessica Bacher, John Nolon, Tiffany ZezulaThis guide is designed to help planners in New York evaluate opportunities to use plans and land-use and development regulations to promote solar development at different scales and in different contexts. -
Texas Community Solar Guidelines for Electric Cooperatives and Municipally Owned Utilities
August 2016This guide is designed to help rural utilities and local government staff and officials in Texas understand utility-led community solar alternatives. -
New York Zoning for Solar Energy: Resource Guide
2015by: Jessica Bacher, John NolonThis guide is designed to help municipalities in New York adopt zoning regulations that promote solar energy use. -
Becoming a Solar Ready Community: A Guide for Michigan Local Governments
September 2013This guide is designed to help planners in Michigan formulate and implement a strategy for supporting solar energy use through plans, regulations, and education and assistance programs. -
Solar Guidebook for New Jersey Municipalities
2013by: Chad Laurent, Alexander Winn, Jayson UppalThis guide is designed to help local government staff and officials in New Jersey understand benefits and tradeoffs of solar development at different scales and in different contexts. -
Guidebook for Solar Photovoltaic Projects in Philadelphia
June 2010This guide is designed to help property owners and solar developers navigate Philadelphia's streamlined permitting process for small solar energy systems. -
Ground-Mounted Solar Photovoltaic Systems: Questions and Answers
December 2012This guide is designed to help local government staff and officials understand the potential land-use impacts of ground-mounted solar energy systems. -
Solar Powering Your Community: A Guide for Local Governments
January 2011This guide is designed to help local government staff and officials design and implement a comprehensive strategy for growing the local solar market. -
Low-Impact Solar Development Strategies Guidebook
August 2020This guidebook is designed to help community stakeholders plan and implement solar development projects that minimize environmental impacts or preserve farmland. -
Iowa Solar Siting Resource Guide: A Roadmap for Counties
February 2020by: Cody Smith, Kerri Johannsen, Jordan OsterThis guide is designed to help county planners in Iowa draft and implement zoning regulations for community- and utility-scale solar development. -
Large-Scale Solar Development: A Playbook for Southwest Virginia
December 2020by: Ed Gilliland, AICP, Avery PalmerThis guide is designed to help communities in Southwest Virginia updated plans, regulations, and programs to facilitate large-scale solar development. -
Clean Energy and Your Comprehensive Plan
December 2021This guide is designed to help local jurisdictions in New York integrate clean energy policy recommendations into their comprehensive plans. -
Boulder, CO, Solar Access Guide or Solar Shadow Analysis
Update August 2006This guide describes how to do a solar shadow analysis, required when applying for a building permit, and outlines solar access regulations. -
Farmland Solar Policy Design Toolkit
May 2020by: Genevieve ByrneThis guide is designed to help state and local officials understand how different state and local policy options affect opportunities to site solar projects on farmland. -
Planning & Zoning for Solar Energy Systems: A Guide for Michigan Local Governments
October 2021by: Wayne Beyea, AICP, Harmony Fierke-Gmazel, AICP, Sarah MillsThis guide is designed to help municipalities in Michigan plan for and regulate solar energy use at different scales and in different land-use contexts. -
Solar Best Practices Guide: A Guide to Assist Municipalities with Solar Land Use Regulations
2020by: Kenneth Comia, AICP, Eric WeissThis guide intends on helping communities with the regulation and development of solar photovoltaic projects by providing best practices for the development and installation process. -
Santa Barbara, CA, Solar Energy System Design Guidelines and Solar Recognition Program
Adopted December 2006This guide discusses general principles and specific techniques for designing well integrated, visually appealing solar systems. -
Connecticut Rooftop Solar PV Permitting Guide
May 2014This guide provides recommendations and resources for local communities on improving their solar energy system permit application forms and instructions, information availability, review and inspection requirements, and permit fees. -
Frederick, MD, Frederick Town Historic District Design Guidelines
June 2019This guide provides design standards for the installation of solar panels on structures within historic districts. -
Torrance, CA, Checklist for Solar Panel Installation
Updated February 2017This document lists permit requirements for solar panel and photovoltaic systems. -
Goodyear, AZ, Design Guidelines Manual
Adopted June 2014The city's design guidelines encourage solar site design and solar energy system rooftop installations and parking lot shade structures. -
Cape Coral, FL, Photovoltaic Checklist
by:This guide provides a checklist and supporting information on the city's solar photovoltaic permitting and installation processes and requirements. -
New York Solar Installations in Agricultural Districts
This guide offers information to help New York local governments navigate the development of solar projects that comply with existing farmland protection policies. -
New York Using Special Use Permits and Site Plan Regulations to Allow Large-Scale Solar Installations While Protecting Farmland
This guide offers information to help New York local governments understand tools used for siting large-scale solar systems in agricultural districts while also ensuring that productive farmland remains operational. -
Williams, CA, Design Review Manual
The city's design guidelines promote solar orientation and solar panel installations integrated into roof design for both residential and nonresidential development.Williams, CA -
San Jose, CA, Building Division Informational Handout: Photovoltaic Systems
This informational handout offers a list of requirements for various plan reviews and permit requirements for solar energy installations within the city.San Jose, CA -
Santa Monica, CA, Basic Information Required for Photovoltaic Plan Check Submittal
This document provides a list of application submission requirements to obtain a building permit for an accessory photovoltaic solar system.Santa Monica, CA -
Bellingham, WA, Multifamily Residential Design Guidelines
These design guidelines address optimizing solar access for multifamily residential development.Bellingham, WA -
Miami-Dade County, FL, High Velocity Hurricane Zone Solar Systems Electronic Permit Application
This permitting checklist lists requirements for solar energy system permits in high-velocity hurricane zones.Miami-Dade County, FL -
Montgomery County, MD, Germantown Urban Design Guidelines
These design guidelines written for the Germantown Employment Area Sector Plan emphasize sustainable building design principles, including solar orientation and use of solar panels.Montgomery County, MD -
Get Started With Solar!
This guide from an environmental nonprofit organization provides ten basic steps for homeowners toward installing solar energy systems on their properties.Santa Barbara, CA -
Park City, UT, Design Guidelines for Historic Districts and Historic Sites
The city's historic design guidelines address the placement of solar panels on historic resources.Park City, UT -
Sebastopol, CA, Design Review Guidelines
The city's design review guidelines address solar orientation.Sebastopol, CA -
Design Guidelines for Historic Sites and Districts in Montgomery County, Maryland
The county's historic design guidelines provide guidance for installing solar panels on historic buildings without changing building character.Montgomery County, MD -
Rancho Cordova, CA, Design Guidelines
The city's design guidelines promote solar site design and the use of rooftop solar energy systems.Rancho Cordova, CA -
Historic District Guidelines Martinsville, Virginia
The city's historic district guidelines recommend solar panel placement that is unobtrusive as possible.Martinsville, VA -
McCall, ID, Design Guidelines
The city's design guidelines address solar access to buildings and recommend unobtrusive locations for solar panel placement.McCall, ID -
Phoenix, AZ, General Guidelines for Historic Properties
The city's historic property design guidelines addresses location and screening of solar equipment.Phoenix, AZ -
Guidelines for Solar Photovoltaic Installation
The Fire Department published guidelines for solar PV system installation that mitigate fire-safety issues of rooftop installations.West Covina, CA -
Guide to Installing a Solar Electric System
This guidebook from Seattle's municipal utility provides residents and business owners with information on selecting and installing grid-connected solar electric systems.Seattle, WA -
Green Permit Program Solar Panel - Project Submittal Checklist
This guide offers a project submittal checklist for solar panel projects as part of the city's Green Permit Program. -
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