Making Your Community Forest-Friendly: A Worksheet for Review of Municipal Codes and Ordinances
This worksheet was designed to help communities review and revise their development regulations, so that future projects conserve and protect…
A Formula for Smarter Growth: Form Based Codes
Whether your community is attempting to revitalize a neglected downtown, pursuing Complete Streets, or trying to foster better transit-oriented development,…
Gold Level Ordinance Template — Chicago Region
The Gold ordinance includes the same criteria of the Silver ordinance but also provides for regulation of the urban forest on private…
Sample Urban Forest Management Ordinances and Plans for the Chicago Region
Ordinances are the framework for community cooperation and expectation. Tree ordinances are necessary to preserve and protect municipal resources and…
Major developments require sign-off from urban forester
Protecting trees, planting new ones and controlling stormwater remain high priorities in Palo Alto and other communities. That’s why development…
Charlotte Tree Ordinances
Comprehensive and detailed, these ordinances not only preserve existing trees, but lay out specific rules for development, construction and maintenance…
Harvesting the Value of Water: Stormwater, Green Infrastructure and Real Estate
For developers and builders, managing the impact of stormwater is a given: the law requires it. But increasingly, they’ve ceased…
Austin’s Urban Forest Plan: A Master Plan for Public Property
Vibrant Cities & Urban Forests _ A National Call to Action
Twenty-five leaders from all sectors of urban forestry met in a forum to identify needs and opportunities for urban forestry…
From Policy to Reality: Model Ordinances for Sustainable Development.
Addresses how ordinances can be used to introduce Low Impact Development concepts into subdivision design.
City of Phoenix Tree and Shade Master Plan aims for 25 percent canopy cover.
An integral part of Phoenix's Green Phoenix Initiaive and voter-ratified General Plan.
Austin’s Land Development Code Encourages Trees for Stormwater Management.
Developers are encouraged to seek out and use innovative water management techniques during commercial development
Guide to Using Conservation Landscaping for Stormwater Credit.
Information, sample drawings, and links for additional resources for a stormwater credit system based on tree and vegetation planting during…
Free Software For Modeling and Designing Water and Street Infrastructure.
Denver's Urban Drainage and Flood Control District provides these tools for engineers and design professionals.
Denver Construction Specifications for Stormwater Management.
While applicable only to Denver, these specs may guide others as they develop their own.
EPA Guidance on Implementing Green Infrastructure
This EPA website provides guidance relating to construction, operation and maintenance, and common design challenges. It features links to various…
Local Green Infrastructure Network Expands on Statewide Plan.
This plan includes green infrastructure components as part of the overall vision for their community.
Code Review Checklist That Helps Municipalities Identify Barriers To Green Infrastructure Implementation.
See page 93 or document in Wiseman files.
LA — Rules and Regulations are Deeply Rooted and Widespread. Not So Much for Trees.
While trees aren't widely mentioned in stormwater management, this review of policies that can accelerate or impede green infrastructure is…
Handbook on Green Infrastructure Benefits and Design Options for Stormwater Management.
Complete plan, incorporating variety of natural practices, with implementation guidelines and responsibilities.
Trees High Priority in City with 7 Inches of Rainfall Annually
With annual rainfall averaging 7 inches, and the most common event dropping .2 inches, Phoenix's approach to green infrastructure differs…
Compatibility of Green Infrastructure Practices with Zoning and Development Codes.
Based on an analysis funded by EPA, suggests that some of the most significant barriers to implementing green infrastructure practices…
Integrating Stormwater Management into Sustainable Urban Design
Explicit description of tree-based applications, and practices that can be implemented on both public and privately-owned properties.
Policies Hindering Green Infrastructure Implementation.
Four localities together applied EPA's Water Quality Scorecard to review ordinances, regulations and codes that barred meeting green infrastructure goals.
Re-imagining Distressed Neighborhoods through Green Infrastructure
Comprehensive guide to revitalizing a severely depressed, depopulated industrial neighborhood. Covers all topics: costs, benefits, practices, even urban agriculture.