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    • Whitewater, WI, Municipal Code

      Updated August 2020
      The city's codified ordinances address grayfields reuse and redevelopment, solar energy, and tactical urbanism.
    • Bradenton, FL, Code of Ordinances

      Updated September 2020
      The city's land use regulations list solar collectors as a permitted residential accessory use, and their Planned Redevelopment Project administrative approval incentivizes grayfield redevelopment.
    • Hillsborough County, FL, Land Development Code

      Updated February 2020
      The county's land development code allows primary use solar energy systems as a conditional use in several districts and provides development standards, and also features a commercial retrofit ordinance to facilitate grayfield redevelopment.
    • Moline, IL, Moline Code of Ordinances

      Updated September 2020
      The city's zoning code permits attached and freestanding solar energy systems by right in all districts, subject to standards, but solar panel installations in historic districts require a special use permit.
    • Montgomery Township, NJ, Municipal Code

      Updated September 2020
      The township's zoning code contains a section with provisions to establish standards and limitations for the installation of solar and other photovoltaic systems.
    • Lowville Town, NY, Town Code

      Updated May 2020
      This town code defines and regulates small and principal use solar energy systems.
    • Le Ray Town, NY, Town Code

      Updated December 2018
      The town's zoning code defines and regulates "solar access," "building-integrated solar energy systems," "building-mounted solar energy systems," "freestanding solar energy systems," "passive solar energy systems," and "solar farms" without distinguishing between accessory and primary use systems.
    • Polk County, FL, Land Development Code

      Updated January 2020
      The county's land development code permits accessory solar energy systems in all districts, subject to standards; solar electric-power generation facilities are permitted in a number of nonresidential districts with conditional use approval.
    • Kent County, MD, Land Use Ordinance

      Updated August 2020
      The county's land-use ordinance permits accessory solar energy systems by right in most districts, small primary-use facilities in certain agricultural and commercial districts with a special exception permit, and utility-scale systems as primary uses in employment center and industrial districts.
    • Bellingham, WA, Municipal Code

      Updated October 2020
      These regulations belong to the Residential Infill Development and Solar Energy collections.
    • Kennett Township, PA, Township Code

      Updated March 2019
      The township's zoning code provides for solar easements and permits accessory rooftop solar energy systems by right in all districts subject to standards, accessory ground-mounted systems either by right or with conditional use approval, and primary-use systems as conditional uses in light industrial districts.
    • Stearns County, MN, Planning and Zoning Ordinances

      Updated June 2018
      This land use and zoning ordinance defines Solar Energy Systems and Solar Farms and provides standards for primary-use solar farms and accessory solar energy systems.
    • Queen Annes County, MD, County Code

      Updated July 2020
      by: Queen Annes County Planning
      These regulations belong to the Solar Energy and Transfer of Development Rights collections.
    • Yolo County, CA, County Code

      Updated November 2020
      The county's zoning code defines and regulates small, medium-sized, large, and very solar energy systems
    • Clark County, NV, Code of Ordinances

      Updated August 2020
      The county's development code permits distributed electric generation as an accessory use in all districts and renewable energy electric generating stations as special uses in certain districts.
    • New Richmond, WI, Code of Ordinances

      Updated December 2019
      The city's zoning code permits various types of solar energy systems, including solar gardens, either by right or as conditional uses, subject to use-specific standards.
    • Jefferson County, GA, Code of Ordinances

      Updated October 2019
      The county's land use and development code permits primary-use solar energy systems by right in agricultural and light industrial districts, subject to use-specific standards.
    • Oak Harbor, OH, Code of Ordinances

      Updated March 2020
      The village's zoning code permits roof-mounted solar energy systems in all districts subject to standards; ground-mounted and commercial solar energy systems require conditional use approval in all districts.
    • Putnam County, GA, Code of Ordinances

      Updated September 2020
      The county's zoning code permits solar energy farms in the agricultural and industrial districts by right, subject to standards.
    • Warrensburg, MO, Code of Ordinances

      Updated July 2019
      The city's zoning code provides standards for solar energy systems; it permits solar panels as accessory uses in all districts and allows utility-scale solar energy systems as conditional uses in commercial and industrial districts.
    • Northampton County, VA, Code of Ordinances

      Updated October 2020
      The county's zoning code permits small solar energy facilities by right in all districts and establishes a Solar Energy floating zone district for planned solar energy power generation.
    • Yuba County, CA, Code of Ordinances

      Updated May 2018
      The county's development code permits "personal" solar energy systems in all districts, allows "large solar generation facilities" as conditional uses in industrial and agricultural districts, and permits "small solar generation facilities" with a minor conditional use permit in most districts.
    • Yellow Springs, OH, Code of Ordinances

      Updated December 2019
      The village's zoning code permits nonresidential solar facilities in industrial districts and allows them as conditional uses in the educational institution district.
    • Kern County, CA, Code of Ordinances

      Updated October 2020
      The county's zoning code permits accessory solar energy systems in all districts by right and primary-use systems in ag, natural resource, and industrial districts with conditional use approval.
    • Port St. Lucie, FL, Code of Ordinances

      Updated October 2020
      The city's zoning code allows accessory solar energy systems in most residential districts, and allows solar generation stations as special exception uses in certain districts, providing detailed supplementary use standards.
    • Holyoke, MA, Code of Ordinances

      Updated February 2020
      The city's zoning code permits accessory solar energy systems by right with a building permit in all districts and permits large-scale ground-mounted solar facilities by right in all districts with site plan review.
    • Madera County, CA, Code of Ordinances

      Updated October 2020
      The county's zoning code permits solar farms as conditional uses in certain agricultural, industrial, and open space districts.
    • Lancaster, CA, Code of Ordinances

      Updated November 2020
      The city's zoning code allows accessory solar energy systems by right in all districts and provides for solar farms, as well as requiring solar energy system installation in new homes.
    • Central Point, OR, Muncipal Code

      Updated January 2020
      by:
      The city's municipal code requires solar orientation in TOD districts and for planned unit developments. The city’s flood damage prevention regulations exceed the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s minimum requirements.
    • Vail, CO, Town Code

      Updated November 2019
      The town code provides regulations for scenic view protection and solar energy devices. The town’s zoning code also includes Hazard Regulations designed to reduce flood, geological, and wildfire hazard risks.
    • Racine County, WI, Code of Ordinances

      Updated February 2020
      The county's subdivision ordinance addresses solar design, encouraging solar orientation for streets, lots, and buildings, allowing for solar access easements, and encouraging tree plantings that minimize solar access impacts. The county’s zoning code also includes floodplain development regulations that exceed the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s minimum requirements.
    • Anaheim, CA, Municipal Code

      Updated March 2020
      This regulation belongs to the Affordable Housing Programs and Solar Energy collections.
    • Provincetown, MA, Zoning By-Laws

      Updated May 2019
      This regulation belongs to the Affordable Housing Programs and Solar Energy collections.
    • Dennis, MA, Zoning By-Law

      Updated May 2017
      This regulation belongs to the Affordable Housing Programs and Solar Energy collections.
    • San Luis Obispo, CA, Municipal Code

      Updated December 2019
      This regulation belongs to the Affordable Housing Programs, Short-Term Residential Rentals, Solar Energy, and Tiny Houses and Micro-Apartments collections.
    • Tacoma, WA, Municipal Code

      Updated March 2020
      This regulation belongs to the Active Transportation, Affordable Housing Programs, Residential Infill Development, Solar Energy, and Transfer of Development Rights collections.
    • Maricopa County, AZ, Zoning Ordinance

      Updated May 2017
      These regulations belong to the Group Housing, Home Occupations, and Solar Energy collections.
    • Henderson, NV, Development Code

      Updated July 2019
      The city's development code belongs to the Group Housing, Marijuana-Related Uses, and Solar Energy collections.
    • West Hollywood, CA, Municipal Code

      Updated August 2019
      This regulation belongs to the Green Building and Solar Energy collections.
    • Culver City, CA, Municipal Code

      Updated June 2019
      This regulation belongs to the Green Building and Solar Energy collections.
    • Scottsdale, AZ, Code of Ordinances

      Updated September 2019
      This regulation belongs to the Environmentally Sensitive Areas, Green Building, and Solar Energy collections.
    • Pleasanton, CA, Municipal Code

      Updated July 2019
      This regulation belongs to the Green Building, Inclusionary Housing, and Solar Energy collections.
    • Stillwater, OK, City Code

      Updated October 2017
      This regulation belongs to the Active Transportation and Solar Energy collections.
    • Irvine, CA, Zoning Ordinance

      Updated February 2019
      This regulation belongs to the Active Transportation and Solar Energy collections.
    • Claremont, CA, Municipal Code

      Updated September 2019
      by: City of Claremont Planning Div
      The city's municipal code permits solar energy systems by right in all districts and establishes certain solar access protections.
    • Chula Vista, CA, Municipal Code

      Adopted February 2019
      This regulation belongs to the Accessory Dwelling Units and Solar Energy collections.
    • Cheyenne, WY, Municipal Code

      Updated February 2019
      by:
      The city's municipal code establishes a solar access permit that protects solar rights for installed solar collectors.
    • Centerville, OH, Unified Development Ordinance

      Updated February 2018
      by: City of Centerville
      The city's unified development ordinance addresses solar power plants and accessory solar energy systems, providing approval and design standards for both, but prohibits solar panels on landmarked buildings.
    • Cheney, WA, Municipal Code

      Updated April 2019
      by: City of Cheney, WA
      The city's municipal code outlines the use of net-metering to diversify the local energy portfolio, encourage private investment, and stimulate economic growth.
    • Carlsbad, CA, Municipal Code

      Updated May 2019
      This regulation belongs to the Environmentally Sensitive Areas, Inclusionary Housing, and Solar Energy collections.

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