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Broomfield, CO, Municipal Code
Updated September 2019by: City & County of BroomfieldThe city's municipal code permits solar arrays as accessory uses in the industrial districts. -
Bethlehem Township, NJ, Township Code
Adopted December 2017The township's code addresses standards, limitations, and relevant definitions for residential-scale, farm-scale, and grid-scale solar systems. -
Berkeley, CA, Municipal Code
Adopted March 2019This regulation belongs to the Small Wireless Facilities and Wireless Facilities in the Row and Solar Energy collections. -
Bensalem Township, PA, Code of Ordinances
Updated October 2019The township's code of ordinances includes solar-related definitions and outlines a Solar Energy Systems overlay to set standards for solar energy systems. -
Berlin, MD, Code of Ordinances
Updated February 2019The town's code of ordinances includes solar energy use as one of eight categories used to evaluate site plans. -
Bethany Beach, DE, Town Code
Updated July 2018The town's code encourages accessory solar energy systems and permits them in all districts. -
Beaverton, OR, Development Code
Updated September 2019This regulation belongs to the Design Review, Solar Energy, and Transit-Oriented Development collections. -
Belchertown, MA, Town Bylaws
Updated May 2018The town's bylaws enable commercial solar system installations as of right in all districts and provides detailed standards for these uses. -
Bay City, MI, Zoning Ordinance
Updated March 2019The city's code of ordinances includes a list of solar-related definitions and standards for a variety of solar system types. -
Belfast, ME, Code of Ordinances
Updated January 2017The city's code of ordinances allows for the protection of solar access in the site plan review process. -
College Place, WA, Municipal Code
Updated September 2019by: City of College Place, WAThe city's code of ordinances addresses solar energy in a chapter on design standards. -
Cornelius, OR, Municipal Code
Updated July 2019by: City of Cornelius, WAThe city's municipal code provides a solar design requirement for new single-family developments, solar balance point standards, and a solar access permit process. -
Denton, TX, Development Code
Updated March 2019This regulation belongs to the Environmental Sensitive Areas and Solar Energy collections. -
Dorchester County, MD, Municipal Code
Updated July 2018by:The county's municipal code allows utility-scale solar energy systems as special exception uses in certain districts and provides supplementary use standards for these systems. -
Douglas, WY, Municipal Code
Updated August 2019by: City of DouglasThe city's municipal code includes standards and policies that promote solar design. -
Doylestown, PA, Municipal Code
Updated September 2019by: Borough of Doylestown, PAThe borough's municipal code allows accessory solar energy equipment in all districts, subject to standards, and include performance standards for the protection of solar access. -
Dubuque, IA, Unified Development Code
Adopted October 2009by: City of Dubuque Planning ServicesThe city's unified development code permits accessory solar collectors in all districts and incentivizes "solar subdivisions." -
Eagle Mountain, UT, Municipal Code
Updated August 2019This regulation belongs to the Solar Energy and Tiny Houses and Micro-Apartments collections. -
Edgerton, WI, Municipal Code
Updated June 2018by: City of Edgerton, WIThe city's municipal code permits onsite-use energy generating facilities by right in all districts, allows solar energy power generating facilities as conditional use in manufacturing districts, and implements solar access permits. -
Elmira Town, NY, Municipal Code
Updated October 2018by: Town of Elmira, NYThe town's zoning code establishes a number of design guidelines for siting and maintaining buildings and vegetation to maximize solar access for the use of solar energy systems. -
Ephraim, UT, Land Use Regulations
Adopted November 2015by: City of Ephraim, UTThe city's land-use regulations permit solar panels for single-family dwelling uses with other systems requiring conditional use approvals. -
Erie, PA, City Code
Updated August 2019This regulation belongs to the Solar Energy and Wind Energy collections -
Fayetteville, NC, Municipal Code
Updated March 2018by:The city's unified development ordinance allows accessory solar energy uses by right in all districts and includes solar within its sustainable development incentive program. -
Fenwick Island, DE, Muncipal Code
Updated May 2019by: Town of Fenwick IslandThe town's zoning code provides standards for accessory solar energy systems. -
Calabasas, CA, Municipal Code
Updated September 2019This regulation belongs to the Small Wireless Facilities and Wireless Facilities in the ROW, Green Building, and Solar Energy collections. -
Glassboro, NJ, Municipal Code
Updated May 2019This municipal code provides standards for accessory solar energy systems and encourages solar design in the Traditional Neighborhood Development overlay district. -
Gothenburg, NE, Code of Ordinances
Updated December 2017The city's subdivision regulations include solar orientation standards for streets and lots. -
Goose Creek, SC, Code of Ordinances
Updated May 2019The city's zoning code provides brief standards for accessory solar panels. -
Grand Forks, ND, Code of Ordinances
Updated August 2019The city's land development regulations address solar access. -
Green Bay, WI, Municipal Code
Updated August 2018The city's zoning code permits accessory solar energy systems by right in most districts and as conditional uses in others; its subdivision ordinance encourages solar-oriented street design. -
Gresham, OR, Development Code
Updated May 2009The city's development code provides standards and permissions for small-, medium-, and large-scale solar energy systems; solar-related features are included in the city's menu of sustainable site design options. -
Gun Plain Township, MI, Zoning Ordinance
Updated August 2015This zoning ordinance permits rooftop and ground-mounted accessory solar energy systems by right in all zoning districts. -
Hagerstown, MD, Land Management Code
Updated June 2019The city's zoning ordinance permits accessory solar energy systems by right in all zoning districts, subject to standards. -
Haddam, CT, Town Code
Updated April 2016The town's subdivision ordinance requires consideration of solar orientation and access. -
Hardyston Township, NJ, Township Code
Updated September 2016This regulation belongs to the Form-Based Zoning and Solar Energy collections. -
Hampton, NH, Zoning Ordinance
Updated March 2019The town's zoning ordinance allows accessory use solar energy systems but restricts their placement. -
Lumberland, NY, Code of Ordinances
Updated February 2016This regulation belongs to the Built Environment and Health and Solar Energy collections. -
Faribault, MN, Unified Development Code
Updated December 2019by: City of Faribault, MNThe city's unified development code provides standards for accessory solar energy systems and provides for solar easements to protect solar access to installed systems. -
Harmony, NJ, Municipal Code
Updated December 2018by: Township of Harmony, NJThe town's zoning code permits small accessory solar energy systems by right in all districts except the historic district and provides conditional use regulations for commercial solar production systems. -
Henlopen Acres, DE, Municipal Code
Updated July 2019by: Town of Henlopen Acres, DEThe town's municipal code provides standards for roof-mounted solar collectors. -
Asheville, NC, Code of Ordinances
Updated November 2019This regulation belongs to the Design Review, Historic Preservation, Outdoor Lighting, and Solar Energy collections. -
Biloxi, MS, Land Development Ordinance
Updated September 2019This regulation belongs to the Green Stormwater Infrastructure and Solar Energy collections. -
Chico, CA, Municipal Code
Updated July 2019This regulation belongs to the Built Environment and Health, Environmentally Sensitive Areas, Green Stormwater Infrastructure, and Solar Energy collections. -
Hermosa Beach, CA, Municipal Code
Adopted June 2019This regulation belongs to the Green Stormwater Infrastructure and Solar Energy collections. -
El Paso, TX, Municipal Code
Updated November 2019This regulation belongs to the Active Transportation, Green Stormwater Infrastructure, Outdoor Lighting, and Solar Energy collections. -
Etna, PA, Zoning Ordinance
Updated November 2018This regulation belongs to the Green Stormwater Infrastructure and Solar Energy collections. -
Green River, WY, Code of Ordinances
Updated March 2021These regulations belong to the Home Occupations and Solar Energy collections -
Reno, NV, Code of Ordinances
Updated February 2022This regulation belongs to the Grayfields Reuse and Redevelopment, Marijuana-Related Uses, Solar Energy, Transit-Oriented Development, and Urban Heat Resilience collections. -
Roseburg, OR, Code of Ordinances
Updated October 2021This regulation belongs to the Solar Energy and Urban Heat Resilience collections. -
Del Mar, CA, Municipal Code
Updated December 2021by: City of Del Mar, CAThis regulation belongs to the Climate Change and Solar Energy collections.

