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    • Del Mar, CA, Municipal Code

      Updated December 2021
      by: City of Del Mar, CA
      This regulation belongs to the Climate Change and Solar Energy collections.

    • Clean Energy and Your Comprehensive Plan

      December 2021
      This 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 2006
      This guide describes how to do a solar shadow analysis, required when applying for a building permit, and outlines solar access regulations.

    • Las Vegas, NV, Unified Development Code

      Updated October 2018
      These regulations belong to the Marijuana-Related Uses, Solar Energy, and Wind Energy collections.

    • Chandler, AZ, Code of Ordinances

      Updated April 2022
      This regulation belongs to the Autonomous Vehicles, Shared Mobility, and Solar Energy collections.

    • Planning & Zoning for Solar Energy Systems: A Guide for Michigan Local Governments

      October 2021
      by: Wayne Beyea, AICP, Harmony Fierke-Gmazel, AICP, Sarah Mills
      This guide is designed to help municipalities in Michigan plan for and regulate solar energy use at different scales and in different land-use contexts.

    • Boulder County, CO, Land Use Code

      Updated March 2022
      This city's land use code belongs to the Biophilic Planning, Scenic View Protection, Solar Energy, and Transfer of Development Rights collections.

    • Easton, PA, Municipal Code

      Updated March 2022
      by: City of Easton Planning Dept
      The city's zoning code includes detailed solar energy standards permitting building-mounted systems as accessory uses in all districts and establishing solar access protections.

    • Best Practices for Siting Solar Photovoltaics on Municipal Solid Waste Landfills

      May 2022
      by: Kosol Kiatreungwattana, Shea Jones-Johnson, Joe Bourg
      This report discusses strategies for overcoming common technical challenges associated with siting solar energy systems on municipal solid waste landfills.

    • Merriam, KS, Code of Ordinances

      Updated October 2021
      by: City of Merriam, Kansas
      The city's zoning code allows accessory solar collection systems in any district.

    • Washington County, MD, Zoning Ordinance

      Updated April 2018
      The county's zoning ordinance allows accessory solar collection systems in all districts subject to standards, and allows primary use solar energy generating systems as special exception uses in certain districts.

    • Michigan Wind and Solar Energy Zoning Ordinance Database

      Updated October 2021
      by: Sarah Mills
      This web page provides a database with information on the planning and zoning for renewable energy in Michigan.

    • Indiana Renewable Energy and Community Planning Survey and Ordinance Inventory Summary

      March 2023
      by: Kara Salazar, AICP, Tamara Ogle
      This report studied the land use regulations for wind and solar energy in Indiana counties.

    • U.S. Solar Siting Regulation and Zoning Ordinances

      Updated August 2022
      This web page provides a dataset for solar siting ordinances at the state and local level in the United States.

    • SGRC, GA, Model Ordinance for the Development of Solar Energy Systems and Solar Energy Facilities

      October 2019
      This model ordinance provides a template for local governments to regulate solar energy systems and facilities in residential and non-residential areas.

    • Model Small-Scale Solar Siting Ordinance

      Summer 2012
      This 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.

    • Becoming Utility-Scale Solar Ready

      March 2022
      by: Jeremy Call, AICP, Erin Bibeau
      This report identifies key principles local governments can follow when considering large solar developments.

    • Agrivoltaics Map

      September 2022
      This interactive map shows agrivoltaic installations in the United States.

    • Regulating Utility-Scale Solar Projects on Agricultural Land

      August 2022
      by: Hannah Wagner, Tom Daniels
      This report discusses the regulatory practices of the development of large solar projects on agricultural land.

    • Solar Best Practices Guide: A Guide to Assist Municipalities with Solar Land Use Regulations

      2020
      by: Kenneth Comia, AICP, Eric Weiss
      This guide intends on helping communities with the regulation and development of solar photovoltaic projects by providing best practices for the development and installation process.

    • Alachua County, FL, Comprehensive Plan 2019-2040

      Adopted 2019
      This county's comprehensive plan belongs to the Built Environment and Health, Capital Improvements Programming, Comprehensive Planning, Food Systems, and Solar Energy collections.

    • Pinal County, AZ, Comprehensive Plan

      Updated January 2021
      This comprehensive plan belongs to the Solar Energy and Urban Heat Resilience collections.

    • Farmington Hills, MI, Zoning Ordinance

      Updated February 2018
      by: City of Farmington Hills, MI
      The city's zoning ordinance allows solar energy collectors in all districts.

    • Grundy County, IL, County Code

      Updated May 2019
      The county's unified development code allows accessory solar collector systems in all districts and solar farms as special uses in agricultural and industrial districts, providing detailed standards for both.

    • Ventura, CA, Municipal Code

      2017
      The development code protects environmentally sensitive habitat areas and recommends sustainable design features, including solar readiness.
      San Buenaventura (Ventura), CA

    • Solar Energy Standards - Urban Communities

      Updated 2014
      by: Brian Ross, AICP
      This 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

      2015
      This 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

    • Longmont, CO, Code of Ordinances

      2016
      The city's land development code defines and regulates small-cell wireless and addresses solar, as does its mandatory green building code.
      Longmont, CO

    • Thornton, CO, Code of Ordinances

      2016
      The city's development code addresses wireless telecommunication facilities in the public rights-of-way and solar energy.
      Thornton, CO

    • Rosemount, MN, City Code

      2017
      The city's zoning code protects environmentally sensitive areas and permits various types of solar energy systems.
      Rosemount, MN

    • Cook County, IL, Solar Map

      2016
      by: Elevate Energy,
      This map displays rooftops in Cook County, Illinois, that would be suitable to host solar energy systems with rated capacities of at least 25 kW.
      Cook County, IL

    • Plantation, FL, Code of Ordinances

      2015
      The city's zoning code permits accessory solar energy systems and includes use-specific standards for multiple types of medical-marijuana-related uses.
      Plantation, FL

    • Kutztown, PA, Municipal Code

      2017
      by: Borough of Kutztown, PA
      The borough's zoning code permits accessory solar energy systems in all district subject to standards; its subdivision code supports solar access considerations and design.
      Kutztown borough, PA

    • Laurel, MD, Unified Land Development Code

      2018
      by: City of Laurel, MD
      The city's zoning ordinance permits solar energy collection panels as accessory uses in all zones and requires site plan and special exception approval for commercial systems.
      Laurel, MD

    • Municipal Guide to Planning for and Regulating Alternative Energy Systems

      2010
      This guidebook includes model zoning provisions and commentary for both accessory and primary-use solar energy systems.
      Lancaster County, PA

    • Lunenburg, MA, Protective Bylaw

      Amended May 2012
      by:
      The town's bylaw permits small-scale solar energy systems by right in all districts subject to standards and large-scale systems are permitted by right in the Solar Overlay District and with special permit approval in all other districts.
      Lunenburg town, MA

    • Lindsborg, KS, City Code

      2017
      by: City of Lindsborg, KS
      The city's subdivision regulations encourage solar orientation and allow for solar skyspace easements.
      Lindsborg, KS

    • Livingston, CA, 2025 General Plan

      Adopted October 2008
      by:
      The Open Space, Conservation, and Recreation chapter of this general plan includes policies that address solar energy use.
      Livingston, CA

    • London Grove Township, PA, Township Code

      2017
      by: Township of London Grove
      This ordinance permits accessory rooftop and freestanding solar energy systems by right in all zoning districts.
      London Grove township, PA

    • Lewes, DE, Municipal Code

      2014
      by: City of Lewes, DE
      The city's historic district requirements support the installation of solar panels on structures within the district.
      Lewes, DE

    • Meriden, CT, Municipal Code

      2016
      by: City of Meriden, CT
      The city's zoning code provides supplementary regulations for solar devices, and the city offers tax incentives for solar energy system installation.
      Meriden, CT

    • Pleasant Garden, NC, Development Ordinance

      2016
      The town's development code permits accessory solar energy systems; its zoning code protects scenic roads through scenic corridor overlay districts.
      Pleasant Garden, NC

    • Dover, NH, City Code

      2016
      by: City of Dover, NH
      The city's zoning regulations protect views from scenic roads and encourage rooftop solar panels in the central business district.
      Dover, NH

    • Moraga, CA, Design Guidelines

      January 2010
      The town's design guidelines focus on maintaining its semi-rural character, preserving scenic corridors, and encourages solar energy use.
      Moraga, CA

    • Williston and Williams County, ND, Comprehensive Plan

      Adopted March 2017
      The city's comprehensive plan briefly addresses solar in its Environmental Preservation goals and objectives.
      Williston, ND

    • Rowlett, TX, Code of Ordinances

      Updated March 2018
      The city's subdivision and land development code prohibits homeowners associations from prohibiting or unreasonably restricting the use of solar or wind energy systems through CC&Rs.
      Rowlett, TX

    • San Bruno, CA, Municipal Code

      Updated April 2018
      The city's zoning code permits solar energy systems that comply with regulations, and includes a solar access provision in its public nuisance ordinance.
      San Bruno, CA

    • Royal Oak, MI, Municipal Code

      Updated March 2018
      The city's zoning code permits accessory solar energy systems in all districts subject to standards, and allows commercial solar energy systems as a special land use in the general industrial district.
      Royal Oak, MI

    • Guide to Solar Energy Permits

      Updated May 2012
      This guide provides an overview of city permit requirements for residential solar hot water and PV systems.
      Sacramento, CA

    • Sahuarita, AZ, Town Code

      Updated April 2018
      The town code includes some solar site protections and requires mitigation of solar equipment's visual impacts.
      Sahuarita, AZ
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