This worksheet was designed to help communities review and revise their development regulations, so that future projects conserve and protect…
This worksheet was designed to help communities review and revise their development regulations, so that future projects conserve and protect…
Whether your community is attempting to revitalize a neglected downtown, pursuing Complete Streets, or trying to foster better transit-oriented development,…
The Gold ordinance includes the same criteria of the Silver ordinance but also provides for regulation of the urban forest on private…
Ordinances are the framework for community cooperation and expectation. Tree ordinances are necessary to preserve and protect municipal resources and…
Protecting trees, planting new ones and controlling stormwater remain high priorities in Palo Alto and other communities. That’s why development…
Comprehensive and detailed, these ordinances not only preserve existing trees, but lay out specific rules for development, construction and maintenance…
For developers and builders, managing the impact of stormwater is a given: the law requires it. But increasingly, they’ve ceased…
Twenty-five leaders from all sectors of urban forestry met in a forum to identify needs and opportunities for urban forestry…
Addresses how ordinances can be used to introduce Low Impact Development concepts into subdivision design.
An integral part of Phoenix's Green Phoenix Initiaive and voter-ratified General Plan.
Developers are encouraged to seek out and use innovative water management techniques during commercial development
Information, sample drawings, and links for additional resources for a stormwater credit system based on tree and vegetation planting during…
While applicable only to Denver, these specs may guide others as they develop their own.
Denver's Urban Drainage and Flood Control District provides these tools for engineers and design professionals.
This EPA website provides guidance relating to construction, operation and maintenance, and common design challenges. It features links to various…
This plan includes green infrastructure components as part of the overall vision for their community.
See page 93 or document in Wiseman files.
While trees aren't widely mentioned in stormwater management, this review of policies that can accelerate or impede green infrastructure is…
Complete plan, incorporating variety of natural practices, with implementation guidelines and responsibilities.
With annual rainfall averaging 7 inches, and the most common event dropping .2 inches, Phoenix's approach to green infrastructure differs…
Explicit description of tree-based applications, and practices that can be implemented on both public and privately-owned properties.
Four localities together applied EPA's Water Quality Scorecard to review ordinances, regulations and codes that barred meeting green infrastructure goals.
Based on an analysis funded by EPA, suggests that some of the most significant barriers to implementing green infrastructure practices…