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Aurora, CO, Sustainable Infill and Redevelopment Design Handbook
2012by:This handbook and design guidelines address Housing Supply Planning, Residential Infill Development, and Solar Energy. -
Bentonville, AR, Zoning Code
Updated March 2018This regulation belongs to the Accessory Dwelling Units, Content-Neutral Sign Regulation, Downtown Revitalization, Housing Supply Planning, and Solar Energy collections. -
Chula Vista, CA, Municipal Code
Adopted February 2019This regulation belongs to the Accessory Dwelling Units, Housing Supply Planning, and Solar Energy collections. -
Denver, CO, Zoning Code
Updated July 2021This regulation belongs to the Accessory Dwelling Units, Form-Based Zoning, Group Housing, Housing Supply Planning, Short-Term Residential Rentals, Solar Energy, Urban Agriculture, Urban Livestock, Wind Energy, and Zoning Reform and Code Writing collections. -
Knoxville, TN, Code of Ordinances
Updated August 2019by: City of KnoxvilleThese regulations belong to the Accessory Dwelling Units, Downtown Revitalization, Housing Supply Planning, Residential Infill Development, and Solar Energy collections. -
Butte County, CA, Butte Utility-Scale Solar Guide
September 2017This guide is designed to help solar developers and other community stakeholders understand opportunities for large-scale solar development in Butte County, California. -
Bellingham, WA, Municipal Code
Updated October 2020These regulations belong to the Housing Supply Planning, Residential Infill Development, and Solar Energy collections. -
Burlington, VT, Code of Ordinances
Updated September 2021These regulations belong to the 13 collections, ranging from Accessory Dwelling Units to Zoning Reform collections. -
Fort Collins, CO, Code of Ordinances
Updated May 2022This regulation belongs to the Active Transportation, Biophilic Planning, Marijuana-Related Uses, Outdoor Lighting, Shared Mobility, Solar Energy, and Urban Agriculture collections. -
Los Alamos County, NM, Code of Ordinances
Updated September 2023The county's code provides for solar access protections and the keeping of livestock in residential districts. -
Kellogg, MN, Municipal Code
Updated September 2020by: City of Kellogg, MNThe city's zoning code permits solar energy systems in all districts subject to standards, and establishes a solar access right within a defined space on each residential lot. -
Carbondale, CO, Climate and Energy Action Plan
Adopted June 2017This functional plan describes the town's existing solar market and includes multiple strategies to further promote solar energy use. -
Mining the Sun: Clean Energy on Mines and Brownfields
July 2024This page highlights the Mining the Sun Report which recommends siting clean energy projects on degraded land like mining sites, landfills, and brownfields. -
Georgia Model Solar Zoning Ordinance Guide
Version 1.0, July 2018This guide is designed to help cities and counties use the Georgia Model Solar Zoning Ordinance to develop solar regulations for different types of solar energy systems. -
Cheyenne, WY, PlanCheyenne
Adopted April 2014The city's comprehensive plan belongs to the Complete Streets and Solar Energy collections. -
El Paso, TX, Plan El Paso
Adopted March 2012The city’s comprehensive plan belongs to the Complete Streets, Form-Based Zoning, and Solar Energy collections. -
Orlando, FL, Comprehensive Plan
Updated August 2017The city's comprehensive plan belongs to the Complete Streets and Solar Energy collections. -
New Hampshire Sustainable Energy Association Model Solar Zoning Ordinance
April 2018This model ordinance provides a template to help planners in New Hampshire draft zoning regulations that permit solar development at different scales and in different contexts. -
Austin, TX, Imagine Austin Comprehensive Plan
Updated June 2018This city's comprehensive plan belongs to the Age-Friendly Communities, Biophilic Planning, Built Environment and Health, Creative Placemaking, Community Visioning, Comprehensive Planning, Food Systems, and Solar Energy collections. -
Renewable Energy Combining Zone
February 2012This model ordinance establishes a Combining Zone for large-scale renewable energy facilities in appropriate areas. -
Overview of Opportunities for Co-Location of Solar Energy Technologies and Vegetation
December 2013by: Jordan Macknick, Brenda Beatty, Graham HillThis report explores the siting of solar systems with natural vegetation to reduce environmental impacts and environmental mitigation costs. -
Austin, TX, City Code
Updated April 2022These regulations belong to 19 different Research KnowledgeBase collections, ranging from Active Transportation to Urban Agriculture. -
San Antonio, TX, Code of Ordinances
Updated July 2023These regulations belong to the Accessory Dwelling Units, Age-Friendly Communities, Food Trucks, Grayfields Reuse and Redevelopment, Green Stormwater Infrastructure, Historic Preservation, Home Occupations, Housing Supply Planning, Inclusionary Housing, Scenic View Protection, Solar Energy, and Tree Preservation and Urban Forest collections. -
Chapel Hill, NC, Code of Ordinances
Updated October 2019This regulation belongs to the Accessory Dwelling Units, Green Building, Housing Supply Planning, Inclusionary Housing, Residential Infill Development, Solar Energy, and Tree Preservation and Urban Forest collections. -
DeKalb County, GA, Code of Ordinances
Updated December 2024This regulation belongs to the Active Transportation, Form-Based Zoning, Solar Energy, Tree Preservation, and Zoning Reform and Code Writing collections. -
Philadelphia, PA, Philadelphia 2035: The Comprehensive Plan
Updated April 2018This comprehensive plan belongs to the Historic Preservation, Neighborhood Planning, Solar Energy, Tree Preservation and the Urban Forest, and Smart Cities collections. -
North Port, FL, Unified Land Development Code
Updated April 2025The city's unified land development code addresses solar access and siting considerations, as well as urban forestry. -
Angel Fire, NM, Village Code
Updated December 2024The village's code requires solar orientation for streets and strongly encourages the incorporation of solar features into structures. -
Solar Energy Financing Guide: Empowering Wisconsin Local Governments
May 2017by: Sherrie GruderThis guide is designed to help local governments in Wisconsin understand financing options for solar development. -
Steps to a Successful Solar Request for Proposal (RFP)
October 2012This briefing paper is designed to help local governments develop successful request for proposals (RFPs) for solar projects. -
Chico, CA, 2030 General Plan
Adopted April 2011This comprehensive plan includes goals, policies, and actions to reduce nonrenewable energy resource consumption by supporting renewable energy technologies and passive solar design principles in new development. -
Arlington Heights, IL, Municipal Code
Updated May 2025The village's municipal code permits solar energy systems in all districts, defining and providing standards for these uses. -
Boulder City, NV, Municipal Code
Updated June 2025The city's municipal code permits public and private solar generation facilities in an Energy Resource Zone. -
Mapleton, UT, Municipal Code
PASSED March 2025by: City of Mapleton, UTThe city's zoning regulations allow roof-mounted accessory solar energy systems in all districts subject to standards; any solar easements must be privately enforced. -
McCall, ID, City Code
Passed August 2024by: City of McCall, IDThe city's zoning code incentivizes solar use in PUDs with a 10% density bonus; its subdivision ordinance recommends solar street orientation. -
Mitchell, SD, City Code
Passed January 2025by: City of MitchellThe city's zoning code permits ground- and roof-mounted solar energy systems in all districts with a building permit. -
Breckenridge, CO, Town Code
Updated May 2025These regulations belong to the Marijuana-Related Uses and Solar Energy collections. -
Gretna, LA, Unified Development Code
Updated June 2020The city's unified development code belongs to the Solar Energy and Green Stormwater Infrastructure collections. -
Greensburg, KS, Sustainable Comprehensive Plan
Adopted May 2008The city's comprehensive plan belongs to the Solar Energy and Wind Energy collections. -
Mason City, IA, City Code
Updated April 2025by: City of Mason City Cmty Dev DeptThese regulations belong to the Solar Energy and Wind Energy collections. -
Easthampton, MA, Zoning Ordinance
Updated November 2024This regulation belongs to the Home Occupations and Solar Energy collections. -
Portland, OR, Comprehensive Plan
Updated March 2020This city's comprehensive plan belongs to the Accessory Dwelling Units, Affordable Housing Programs, Comprehensive Planning, Environmentally Sensitive Areas, Housing Supply Planning, Inclusionary Housing, Social Equity, Solar Energy, and Tree Preservation and the Urban Forest collections. -
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. -
Taft, CA, Municipal Code
Updated May 2020The city's zoning ordinance addresses solar energy systems as well as solar generating plants, and provides design standards for solar energy systems and site design. -
Dallas, OR, Development Code
Updated January 2025This regulation belongs to the Green Stormwater Infrastructure and Solar Energy collections. -
Salt Lake City, UT, City Code
Updated March 2024The city's code belongs to the Accessory Dwelling Units, Active Transportation, Affordable Housing Programs, Food Trucks, Group Housing, Home Occupations, Housing Supply Planning, Residential Infill Development, Rethinking Off-Street Parking Requirements, Solar Energy, Transit-Oriented Development, Urban Agriculture, and Urban Livestock collections. -
Syracuse, NY, Comprehensive Plan 2040
Adopted March 2014This comprehensive plan belongs to the Brownfields Redevelopment, Form-Based Zoning, Green Building, Green Stormwater Infrastructure, and Solar Energy collections. -
Vista, CA, General Plan 2030
Adopted February 2012The city's comprehensive plan includes policies to promote efficient and sustainable use of energy resources by incorporating passive solar design features in new buildings and identifying sites for solar energy production -
Buhl, ID, City Code
Updated March 2025by: City of Buhl, IDThe city's code recommends that adjoining property owners seek solar easements. -
Vail, CO, Town Code
Updated November 2024The 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.