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This site has 51 municipal ordinances from the Southeast including Tennessee (1), North Carolina (15), South Carolina (5), Kentucky (19) and Florida (11). .
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Best Local Land Use Practices
From Ohio.gov: In addition to supporting local decisions about the location of growth, the state will also supply guidance on best local land use practices for minimizing development impacts on water quality wherever the expansion of developed areas occurs, and for reducing impacts to water quality in redevelopment situations. This includes a set of model zoning ordinances and resolutions recommended for voluntary adoption by local communities, a set of guidance documents for a range of additional best practices, and training opportunities for local government elected officials and staff. Model ordinances are provided for storm water and aquatic area protection and meadow protection. Guidance documents have been prepared for Conservation Development, Compact Development, Source Water Protection, Agricultural Lands Protection, Tree and Woodland Protection, Scenic Protection, Historic Preservation, Steep Slopes Protection, Transfer of Development Rights (TDR), Brownfields Redevelopment, and Access Management. The training program, previously focused on the Lake Erie watershed, will be expanded statewide and is not limited to communities with Watershed Planning Partnerships.
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Big Darby Creek and the City of Columbus Public Utilities Department
Documents can be found at this Web site that address the stormwater issue related to protecting Big Darby Creek in central Ohio. This is the most advanced, environmentally focused effort in the state. The Ohio EPA is in the process of writing a special NPDES permit for stormwater for the entire watershed. This will address issues such as antidegradation and groundwater recharge.
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Blacktop vs. green grass?: Officials take on 'pave-overs'
An increasing number of homeowners are paving over portions of their yards, and while the residents may enjoy an extra place to park, or less lawn to mow, the greater good is not being served, say local officials, who are trying to limit so-called pave-overs.
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City of Charlotte Urban Street Design Guidelines
The Urban Street Design Guidelines (USDG) are intended to create "complete" streets--streets that provide capacity and mobility for motorists, while also being safer and more comfortable for pedestrians, cyclists, and neighborhood residents. Click here for more information.
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City of Darien, GA Urban Redevelopment Plan
City of Darien, GA Urban Redevelopment Plan
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City of Toronto
The City of Toronto's Sewer Use Bylaw Chapter 681 which has a good approach to storm water pollutant loadings. Note that it is also a sanitary sewer bylaw and the storm water provisions are about halfway through the document.
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Codes Online
From Municode.com: this site contains a library of municipal ordinances from several counties in every state.
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Consensus-Building for Low-Impact Development: Pavement Audit
 The Saluda-Reedy Watershed Consortium (SC) has just released a major new report on opportunities for reducing impervious cover by modifying pavement and development standards in Greenville and Pickens counties and their respective municipalities. The report offers an in-depth look at the issues covered on this page, and includes an “audit” of all related ordinances in both counties.
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Dane County, WI
The county ordinance for Dane Co., Wisconsin
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Darien, GA Conservation Preservation Ordinance for Public Zones
Darien, GA Conservation Preservation Ordinance for Public Zones
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Darien, GA Conservation Preservation Ordinance for Residential Zones
Darien, GA Conservation Preservation Ordinance for Residential Zones
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Darien, GA Water Resources Ordinance
Darien, GA Water Resources Ordinances
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Deckers Creek, Morgantown, WV
Friends of Deckers Creek, a local watershed organization, played a role in helping shape these ordinances. They can be viewed on the Morgantown Utility Board's Web site.
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Egan, MN
The City of Egan, Minnesota has their stormwater and erosion control codes and ordinances listed on their Web site.
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EPA - Model Ordinances
On this site the EPA has organized a host of model ordinances related to aquatic buffers, erosion and sediment control, open space development, stormwater operation and maintenance, illicit discharges, and post construction controls. A handful of these ordinances have been added to this page.
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EPA Issues Guidance to Control Urban Runoff Pollution
EPA has released National Management Measures to Control Non-point Source Pollution from Urban Areas. The comprehensive 512-page guidance will help local governments and others protect water resources from polluted runoff that can result from everyday activities and urban development. The guidance will also help municipalities and other regulated entities implement Phase I and Phase II Stormwater Permit Programs. This publication includes voluntary guidance on 12 management measures designed to prevent and control runoff pollutants from urban and suburban lands. The management measures cover topics such as watershed assessment and protection; runoff from new and existing development, road networks, and construction sites; septic system impacts; pollution prevention; and inspection and maintenance of urban runoff management practices. The guidance is free and available online at http://www.epa.gov/owow/nps/urbanmm/.
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Farm-friendly Ordinances from AFT
A selection of farm-friendly ordinances available through American Farmland Trust.
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Growth Readiness Reports Available
In 2007, several communities through the Southeast gathered a group of local stakholders together for a series of workshops to discuss development, land use regulations and their impacts on water quality. From those discussions, each community then produced a report of their work. These Growth Readiness Reports are available online in pdf form for you to view and/or download.
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Growth Readiness Reports from Southeast Watershed Forum
In 2007, several communities through the Southeast gathered a group of local stakholders together for a series of workshops to discuss development, land use regulations and their impacts on water quality. From those discussions, each community then produced a report of their work. These Growth Readiness Reports are available online in pdf form for you to view and/or download.
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Hernando County, Florida Groundwater Protection and Siting Ordinance
This ordinance seeks to protect aquifers through the establishment of a zone of protection system based on location and time of travel for groundwater.
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Kent County, MI
Kent County, Michigan created a Model Stormwater Ordinance several years ago. The model was subsequently utilized by county municipalities and townships to adopt Stormwater Ordinances.
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Kershaw County, SC is a national model for river protection
From American Rivers: Kershaw County, SC is taking bold steps to protect its clean water with their new package of zoning rules a model for other counties nationwide.
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Knoxville, TN
The City of Knoxville's ordinance has been in place since 1997 and relies upon the Land Development and Best Management Practices manuals for technical specs. Several other cities have adopted their BMP manual and edited the ordinance.
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Lawrence, KS Stormwater Ordinance
The City of Lawrence Code was updated in 2001 to require landowners and citizens to use better practices to prevent pollution of streams, lakes, rivers and groundwater. A pdf of the ordinance is available on their Web site.
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Mixed-Use Zoning, Infill Help to Drop Atlanta's Rate of Open Space Loss
 From Smart Growth News: Although the population in metro Atlanta's 10-county core grew from 3.4 million in 2000 to 3.8 million in 2005 and surpassed 4 million this year, the larger 13-county area has cut its rural and forest land conversion from 112,000 acres in 2003-05 to 31,000 since then -- a roughly 71 percent reduction, which the Atlanta Regional Commission (ARC) attributes mainly to a recent home construction slump, the new popularity of mixed uses, and a marked influx of residents to dense urban centers, including Atlanta. http://www.smartgrowth.org/news/article.asp?art=6383&state=11&res=1280
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Model Ordinances for Aquatic Resource Protection
Stormwater Center's Web site contains a model ordinance as well as other documents useful in drafting an ordinance.
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Montgomery County, MD Special Protection Areas for Streams
The streams in Montgomery County, including those found in parkland, on private property, or elsewhere in the neighborhood, are an important part of the natural resources of the county. A healthy stream provides recreational, natural, and aesthetic benefits. Over 1500 miles of streams in Montgomery County provide habitat to our rich and diverse aquatic life and water-dependent wild life. A healthy stream contributes to good drinking water and helps protect the Chesapeake Bay.
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National Association of Counties (NACo) - Codes and Ordinances
NACo makes it easy to find the codes and ordinances you are looking for. From a subject list that includes open space preservation, sustainable development, water (with ordinances related to stormwater management and riparian buffers), zoning, and many more, a myriad of code and ordinance examples are available.
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NC Local Governments Phase II Stormwater Model Ordinance
Stormwater Model Ordinance for North Carolina Local Governments Phase II Stormwater Model Ordinance is available through the University of North Carolina's Environmental Finance Center's Web site. Federal Phase II stormwater rules require local governments to develop and implement programs to protect water from pollutants carried by stormwater. Local governments subject to these rules must implement 6 minimum measures. Currently, 123 North Carolina municipalities are subject to these rules; however, each year new municipalities will be reviewed to determine whether the Phase II rules should apply.
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Regulating Ordinance--Belmont, North Carolina; 1994
Provides "Traditional Neighborhood Development" guidelines, including mixed-use, pedestrian oriented planning.
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Rice Creek, MN
Contains various policies the Rice Creek Watershed District in Blaine, MN developed to protect its resources.
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Sarasota County Comprehensive Plan Changes Now Need Supermajority Vote
From Smart Growth Online: With Sarasota County quality of life under strong development pressures, and the County Commission often approving comprehensive plan changes for massive projects by a 3-2 majority, 61 percent of voters passed a charter amendment that makes any such changes contingent on a 4-1 supermajority -- a requirement business leaders see as likely to affect all rezoning and bad for the economy, while Commissioner Joe Barbetta considers it a natural result of a two-decade-long public quest for more influence on the decision-making process.
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Sinkhole Ordinance -Lexington, Kentucky
Topography plays an important role in groundwater recharge. This ordinance seeks to prevent groundwater contamination by regulating land uses near sinkhole areas.
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St. Johns River Water Management District, Florida—Environmental Resource Permits
Regulation of Stormwater Management Systems A good example of a regional approach to stormwater management in a state where development pressures are extremely intense.
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Steep Slope Protection Standards
The primary objectives for slope protection standards are to minimize grading, land instability and the removal of vegetation in order to a) protect the quality of wetlands and water courses below the slope from increased sedimentation; b) protect steep slope plant and animal habitat from disturbance and development and c) preserve the aesthetic quality of the natural terrain.
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Stormwater Authority
Resource for locating stormwater regulations by state.
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Stormwater Management/BMP Facilities Agreement, Albemarle County, VA
This document provides an example of an agreement that places the responsibility of maintenance on the property owner.
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Traditional Neighborhood Development (TND) Ordinance - Oak Ridge, TN
Amendment of a zoning ordinance to facilitate the provision of Traditional Neignborhood Developments (TND). The purpose of a TND district is to support the development of human scale, walkable communities where residences, business and commercial uses are within walking distance of one another.
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Unified Development Ordinance - Greensboro, NC
The purpose of this Ordinance to promote the health, safety, morals, and general welfare of the residents of the City of Greensboro. Enacted in 1992, the City's ordinance is an adopted version of a Multi-jurisdictional Unified Development Ordinance (UDO). The goal of the UDO was to modernize land use regulations and to unify or standardize development regulations among the jurisdictions to reduce confusion, avoid significant changes when property is annexed, and avoid development conflicts as the cites grow together.
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Unified Development Ordinance - Suffolk, VA
This ordinance represents the smart growth management strategy for the City of Suffolk. It is intended to enable the City to respond uniformly and consistently to development proposals.
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Unified Development Ordinance (UDO) - Concord, NC
This ordinance combines the zoning and subdivision authority of the City of Concord into one document. The ordinance enables the City to respond uniformly and consistently to development proposals, and it attempts to provide flexibility in dealing with situations that may fall outside typical processes and requirements.
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Water Supply Watershed District Overlay, • Greensboro, North Carolina
A reservoir protection ordinance that creates two distinct overlay districts with protection requirements based on distance from the reservoir.
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Watershed Management and Protection Area Overlay District, County of York, Virginia
This ordinance uses a watershed approach to preventing contamination of surface drinking water supplies through land use regulation and impact study requirements.
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Wayne County, MI
Wayne County, Michigan's Stormwater Management Ordinance. All aspects of their program (ordinance, administrative rules, standards manual, and supplemental info) is available from the "Storm Water Management Ordinance" section of their website.
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Williamson County, TN
A new stormwater ordinance in Williamson County, TN - a suburb south of Nashville and the fastest growing area of the state.
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Wise County, VA Growth Readiness Report
Many communities in Southwest Virginia are experiencing changes due to urbanization. Such changes can have significant positive effects for the communities in question, but also create a need to address the issues of urbanization, including stormwater runoff, flooding, increased costs for water supply treatment, and water quality related impacts on tourism and recreation. To help community leaders address these issues, Wise County hosted four Growth Readiness Workshops over a six month period in 2006. Participants from both public and private sectors learned about the need for stormwater management and low impact development. Several recommendations were made that can be carried forward for ordinance changes. The final report, documenting the work that participants accomplished is available for download (pdf).
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