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City of Lincoln Flood Plain District
Date Added: Wednesday, October 7, 2015Floodplain Regulations
Nebraska
Municipal
The current ordinances of Lincoln are currently being posted in anticipation of the revised ordinances which are expected to be passed by the summer of 2004. The revised ordinances, which are specifically for new-growth areas, endorse the policy of No Adverse Impact, and the regulations reflect these tenets with provisions that include “no net rise”, “compensatory storage” and “minimum flood corridor.”..
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Edwards Aquifer Protection Regulations
Date Added: Thursday, July 23, 2015Aquifer Protection
Texas
Municipal
In the San Marcos, Texas Code of Ordinances, Chapter 94 Development Standards, Edwards Aquifer Protection Regulations. The purpose of this ordinance is to protect the Edwards Aquifer from pollution. The aquifer has significant environmental, economic, and recreational values. The ordinance regulates development over the aquifer in order to protect health and environmental features such as endangered species. It functions by limiting impervious coverage in the recharge and transition zones of the aquifer...
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Village of Manorhaven Soil Erosion Control Standards
Date Added: Wednesday, October 21, 2015Erosion & Sedimentation Control
New York
Municipal
This ordinance was designed to control erosion and pollution during development, redevelopment and landscaping. In addition to requiring construction to follow the State’s Natural Resource Conservation Service’s Urban Guidelines for Best Management Practices, the ordinance requires that there be no measurable increase in erosion off the construction site. This ordinance also includes pollution prevention measures and waterfront building requirements to protect the Manhassett Bay and waters feeding the Long Island Sound...
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Alpharetta Soil Erosion and Sedimentation Control Ordinance
Date Added: Wednesday, January 27, 2016Erosion & Sedimentation Control
Georgia
Municipal
The purpose of this ordinance is to decrease erosion and erosion hazards and to minimize flood damage by requiring permits for land disturbing activities. Undisturbed vegetative buffers of at least 35 feet along all state waters and of at least 50 feet along primary trout waters must be maintained with no exceptions. Runoff which results in a defined turbidity increase in receiving waters is considered a violation...
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Town of Brookhaven, Chapter 8: Bay and Harbor Bottoms
Date Added: Wednesday, February 10, 2016Coastal Protection, Wetlands & Watercourse Protection
New York
Municipal
This ordinance is designed to prevent conflicts of use and provide for the safe navigation of waters within the Town. It provides definitions of those assets and land affected by the ordinance and then sets forth the different permitted uses and forbidden acts in regards to the area. In particular, a permit policy is established and punishments prescribed for the breaking of the ordinance. ..
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Comprehensive Plan for Albuquerque and Bernalillo County
Date Added: Wednesday, February 3, 2016Comprehensive Planning
New Mexico
Municipal
This comprehensive plan has several interesting provisions for natural drainage systems through arroyo protection. The plan also includes transportation provisions to create a more bicycle friendly transportation system. ..
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City of Bowling Green Control of Erosion and Filling or Obstruction of Natural Drainage Crevices, Sinkholes, Ditches and Known Subterranean Water Channels
Date Added: Wednesday, February 3, 2016Erosion & Sedimentation Control
Kentucky
Municipal
The ordinance serves as a means of controlling typical problems associated with erosion, along with some unique problems such as fire prevention. Uniform permit standards apply to such projects that alter, improve, or disturb any natural drainage crevice, sinkhole, ditch, known subterranean water channel, closed systems, catch basins, dry wells or any other drainage facilities whether natural or constructed...
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Town of Guilford Land Acquisition Commission
Date Added: Monday, September 19, 2016Land Acquisition
Connecticut
Municipal
This ordinance establishes a Land Acquisition Commission to enact the goals of the Town of Guilford Plan for Open Space and Municipal Land Needs, as adopted into the Plan of Conservation and Development for the town. The commission evaluates land as it becomes available and may work towards acquiring the land for the community...
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City of Lincoln Floodplain Ordinance
Date Added: Wednesday, April 13, 2016Floodplain Regulations
Nebraska
Municipal
The current ordinances of Lincoln are currently being posted in anticipation of the revised ordinances which are expected to be passed by the summer of 2004. The revised ordinances, which are specifically for new-growth areas, endorse the policy of No Adverse Impact, and the regulations reflect these tenets with provisions that include “no net rise”, “compensatory storage” and “minimum flood corridor”...
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County of Cherokee Lighting Ordinance
Date Added: Thursday, January 19, 2017Lighting
New York
Municipal
This ordinance places restrictions on lighting in order to protect the views of the “starry skies” and increase safety on the roads for drivers...
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City of Lenexa Landscaping & Site Design Standards Ordinance
Date Added: Wednesday, April 12, 2017Landscaping, Site Design Standards
Kansas
Municipal
This ordinance establishes landscaping standards for new site development in accordance with conservation and preservation goals. It dictates landscaping techniques, as well as strict regulations for the removal of existing vegetation...
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City of San Francisco Solar Energy Revenue Bond Ordinance
Date Added: Friday, April 14, 2017Solar Energy
California
Municipal
This is a voter approved ordinance which allows the city to issue 100 million dollars’ worth of revenue bonds to pay for solar panels, wind turbines and energy efficiency measures for public buildings. The measure is designed to pay for itself through energy savings and at no cost to taxpayers. The money that would have gone to buy electricity from power plants instead goes to pay down the bond. ..
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Town of Basalt Housing Mitigation Ordinance
Date Added: Thursday, March 23, 2017Affordable Housing , Zoning
Colorado
Municipal
The Zoning Code for Housing Mitigation requires twenty percent of all newly constructed dwelling units and fifteen percent of the bedrooms of all new residential developments comprised of five or more units be affordable housing. All commercial developers must pay a housing mitigation fee of fifty cents per square foot. The commercial developer must provide a percentage of affordable housing correlating to the number of employees expected to work in the structure after completion based on a formula provided in the statute. Furthermore, 100% o..
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City of Scottsdale Environmentally Sensitive Lands Ordinance
Date Added: Sunday, April 16, 2017Natural Resource Protection & Conservation
Arizona
Municipal
This ordinance works to preserve native desert lands and open space from development as on-lot easements or separate lots within any given property or subdivision. Natural Area Open Space (NAOS) within any given property is determined by slope and landform category and has protected thousands of acres of desert within the city’s developing landscape...
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Town of Brookhaven Land Division Ordinance
Date Added: Friday, April 28, 2017Subdivision Approvals, Zoning
New York
Municipal
This law sets forth the application requirements for persons seeking to divide their land into multiple plots. ..
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Town of Eden Conservation Easements Ordinance
Date Added: Thursday, May 4, 2017Land Acquisition, Open Space Preservation, Wildlife & Fish Habitat, Natural Resource Protection & Conservation
New York
Municipal
Chapter 95 of the Town Code for the Town of Eden provides for the acquisition of interests or rights in real property to be used for the preservation of open space and areas which shall constitute a public purpose for which public funds may be expended or advanced after due notice and a public hearing by which the Town of Eden may acquire by purchase, gift, grant, bequest, devise, lease or otherwise the fee of any lesser interest, development right, easement, covenant or other contractual right necessary to acquire open space or open area. ..
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City of Fayetteville Imposition of Development Impact Fees Ordinance
Date Added: Saturday, August 27, 2016Impact Fees
New York
Municipal
Fayetteville has an impact fee statute which requires a developer to pay for engaging in development. This payment of this fee is designed to rebuild infrastructure or otherwise protect the environment in proportion to the developments impact on the community in relation to the impact the activity has on the environment. The ordinance has multiple exceptions for development which does not increase the housing units on a parcel...
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City of San Marcos Edwards Aquifer Protection Regulations
Date Added: Monday, March 21, 2016Aquifer Protection
Texas
Municipal
In San Marcos, Texas Code of Ordinances, Chapter 94 Development Standards, Edwards Aquifer Protection Regulations. The purpose of this ordinance is to protect the Edwards Aquifer from pollution. The aquifer has significant environmental, economic, and recreational values. The ordinance regulates development over the aquifer in order to protect health and environmental features such as endangered species. It functions by limiting impervious coverage in the recharge and transition zones of the aquifer...
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City of St. Louis Floodplain Ordinance
Date Added: Wednesday, April 13, 2016Floodplain Regulations
Missouri
Municipal
The floodplain protection in the St Louis Revised Code lays out everything from the duties of the floodplain administrator to flood hazard reduction techniques and management procedures. It sets specific design criteria, for example that residences may not have living spaces below one food above flood level, or that commercial buildings use space below groundlevel only for parking...
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City of St. Louis Flood Plain Areas Ordinance
Date Added: Monday, March 21, 2016Floodplain Regulations
Missouri
Municipal
The floodplain protection in the St Louis Revised Code lays out everything from the duties of the floodplain administrator to flood hazard reduction techniques and management procedures. It sets specific design criteria, for example that residences may not have living spaces below one food above flood level, or that commercial buildings use space below groundlevel only for parking...
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State of Kentucky Orientation & Continuing Education Training for Planning & Zoning Officials & Staff Ordinance
Date Added: Sunday, May 7, 2017Local Boards, Mandatory Training
Kentucky
State
This law requires land use training for planning and zoning board of appeals members in Kentucky. The law became effective on June 21, 2001...
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Village of Croton-on-Hudson Greenway Compact Plan Ordinance
Date Added: Wednesday, May 3, 2017Intermunicipal Agreements, Local Boards
New York
Municipal
The Village of Croton-on-Hudson has become a participating community in the intermunicipal agreement, the Greenway Compact Plan, whose policies, principles and guides are adopted from compendiums based on tourism and economic development, the maintenance of the Hudson River waterfront, building livable downtowns, growing smarter together, and patterns for the county’s preservation. Where appropriate, new land use laws should conform to the standards of the Greenway Compact Plan, but at no time should this intermunicipal agreement limit the auth..
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FEMA Model Ordinance for Flood Loss Reduction & Fish Habitat
Date Added: Thursday, May 4, 2017Flood Prevention, Floodplain Regulations, Floodwater Management, Wildlife & Fish Habitat, Disaster Mitigation
State: Not Applicable
U.S. Federal
This model ordinance provides a framework for flood loss reduction regulations for use by any state in conjunction with affected counties or municipalities. Section one explicitly delegates State authority to local governmental bodies to adopt regulations to protect the public health, safety, and welfare of residents. Flood losses occur because of the cumulative effect of obstructions in special flood hazard areas. The purpose of the model ordinance is to promote the public health, safety, and welfare by reducing losses due to flooding by ma..
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City of Clayton Planned Unit Development District Ordinance
Date Added: Sunday, May 7, 2017Planned Unit Development, Smart Growth
Missouri
Municipal
This ordinance establishes planned unit developments which support flexibility and innovative medium- and large-scale development in residential and commercial areas. It is intended to preserve natural features and functions (erosion control) and promote an aesthetically pleasing environment for residents and workers...
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City of New York Special Midtown District Ordinance
Date Added: Friday, May 5, 2017Development Standards, Incentive Zoning
New York
Municipal
The City of New York created incentive zoning in 1961 to acquire available open space in densely packed commercial or business districts. Article VIII, Chapter 1 in the New York City Zoning Resolution regulates floor area bonus for Special Midtown District. As-of-right “floor area” bonuses are not permitted in this district...
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Town of Irondequoit River Harbor District Ordinance
Date Added: Friday, May 5, 2017Economic Development, Zoning, Natural Resource Protection & Conservation
New York
Municipal
The River Harbor District, as laid out in Article XXIV of the Town Code, is designed to provide a suitable character and stable environment for the establishment and maintenance of water-dependent and/or water-enhanced uses and activities along the east bank of the Genesee River near the Port of Rochester. The district is also designed to promote appropriate residential and economic development and to improve public access to the riverfront. Other goals of the district include protection of the unique and sensitive environmental features that e..
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Township of Bernards Tree Removal & Protection Ordinance
Date Added: Monday, May 8, 2017Local Environmental Law, Tree Preservation & Protection, Timber Harvesting
New Jersey
Municipal
This tree preservation ordinance contains requirements for the number of trees that must replace a tree removed by developers, based on the size of the removed tree. Because it is not always physically possible to fit the required number of trees onto a parcel, a controversial amendment was added that requires a developer to pay $300 per required tree that cannot be planted. The money is donated to the Shade Tree Commission so that trees can be planted in other parts of town. ..
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Township of Washington Steep Slopes & Ridge Protection
Date Added: Tuesday, May 9, 2017Ridgeline Protection, Steep Slope Protection
New Jersey
Municipal
This ordinance sets development restrictions for areas containing steep slopes and ridgelines. Its purpose is to “encourage good land use planning and design, maximize optimal use of the natural terrain, and maintain ridgelines and scenic vistas intact.”..
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