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Appendix III - Model Ordinances and Technical Paper

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Summary of Model Ordinances Listed Below

For Land Use and Housing

Model Orinance for a Town Center District, Montgomery County PA - 42 pages
Traditional Neighborhood Development (TND) District, Columbus, OH - 32 pages
Langhorne Station Area (TOD) Transit Overlay Development District, Langhorne Manor Borough, Bucks County - 18 pages
Community Choices: Quality Growth Toolkit - Transit Oriented Development, Atlanta Regional Commission - 34 pages
Live-Work Ordinance, Model Smart Land Development Regulations, Interims PAS Report, American Planning Association, March 2006 - 4 pages

Suburban Development Models

Planned Unit Development (PUD) Ordinance, Berkeley County, WV - 4 pages
Residential Cluster Development Ordinance, Model Smart Land Development Regulations, Interim PAS Report, American Planning Association, March 2006 - 12 pages

Open Space Conservation Development Models

Growing Greener: Conservation by Design (Zoning Ordinance), Natural Lands Trust - 21 pages
Growing Greener: Conservation by Design (Subdivision Ordinance), Natural Lands Trust - 33 pages
Neighborhood Greenway Development, South Annville Twp., Lebanon County, PA - 25 pages
Open Space Development Model Ordinance, Stormwater Managers Resource Center - 6 pages

Affordable Housing

Affordable Housing Density Bonus Ordinance, Model Smart Land Development Regulations, Interim PAS Report, American Planning Association, March 2006 - 12 pages

Other Land Use/Housing

Transfer of Development Rights Ordinance, Model Smart Land Development Regulations, Interim PAS Report, American Planning Association, March 2006 - 11 pages
Model Ordinance for Manufactured Housing Communities, Manufactured Housing Commission, MI, 2006 - 28 pages

Recreation

Mandatory Dedication of Recreation Land, Conewago Twp., Dauphin County, PA - 8 pages
Mandatory Dedication of Recreation Land, New Hanover Twp., Berks County, PA - 7 pages

Natural Resource Protection - General

Municipal Management of On-lot Subsurface Sewage Disposal Facilities, Lebanon County, PA - 11 pages
Environmental Advisory Council Ordinance, Exeter Twp., Berks County, PA - 2 pages

Natural Resource Protection - Agriculture

Model Agricultural Zoning District Ordinance, Berks County, PA - 14 pages

Natural Resource Protection - Water Resources/Stormwater

Buffer Protection and Management, Baltimore County, MD - 12 pages
Riparian Habitat Areas Ordinance, City of Napa, CA - 2 pages
Wellhead Protection Overlay District, South Middleton Twp., Cumberland County, PA - 56 pages
Reservoir Protection Overlay Zone, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency - 5 pages
Groundwater Protection Overlay District, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency - 6 pages
Watershed Management and Protection Overlay, York County, VA - 4 pages
Carbonate Area District Ordinance, West Whiteland Twp., Chester County, PA - 5 pages
Pennsylvania Model Forestry Regulations, Penn State Cooperative Extension - 6 pages

Historic Resource Protection

A Model Historic District Ordinance for Local Governments in Pennsylvania, PHMC Bureau for Historic Preservation - 25 pages
Certified Local Government Historic District Ordinance, Pottstown Borough, Montgomery County, PA - 11 pages and Appendix - 5 pages
Model Ordinance for the Protection of Natural, Cultural and Historic Resources in Major Subdisions, Hunterdon County, NJ Environmental Toolbox, 2005 - 58 pages

Energy Conservation - Siting Energy Development Projects

Model Ordinance for Wind Energy Facilities in Pennsylvania, PA Department of Environmental Protection, March 2006 - 10 pages

Energy Conservation - Wind Energy

Wind Energy: Model Ordinance Options, New York State Energy Research & Devlopment Authority - 12 pages
Small Wind Energy System Ordinance, Focus on Energy and a Wisconsin Coalition of Municipal and Energy Partners, 2006 - 5 pages

Energy Conservation - Vehicle Fleet Operations

Green Fleet Policy Ordinance, Cities for Climate Protection - 5 pages

Technical Guidance

Community Choices: Quality Growth Toolkit - Transit Oriented Development, Atlanta Regional Commission - 54 pages
Model Affordable Housing Plan Guidelines, Housing Task Force of the Metropolitan Mayors Caucus of Illinois, April 2004 - 16 pages
Zoning Guidelines for Permitting Domestice Livestock Uses, Penn State University Small-scale Livestock Work Group, Revised Fall 2004 - 8 pages
Natural Resources Guidance Checklist for Reviewing a Natural Environmental Areas Overlay District Ordinance, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources - 5 pages
Pottstown Historic Districts Maintenance and Renovation Guidelines, Part 1, Pottstown Borough, Montgomery County - 10 pages
Pottstown Historic Districts Maintenance and Renovation Guidelines, Part 2, Pottstown Borough, Montgomery County - 7 pages