Comprehensive Planning & Land Use Policies

Getting Started in Planning Packet Synopsis

• University of Illinois Extension

• City of Edina Comp. Plan FAQ

• www.planning.org

Implementing the Plan Packet Synopsis

• Metropolitan Council Local Planning Handbook

• The Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan

Township Planning and Zoning - Pros and Cons

• Township Planning & Zoning - A General Overview by Kent Sulem, MAT Attorney

Multi-jurisdictional Planning Packet Synopsis

• Intergovernmental Cooperative Agreements Handbook (DRAFT)

• Bear Lake Michigan Joint Planning Commission Agreement

• Report on Utilization of ISAs in local government by Anne Peterson

Overlay Zones and Overlay Zoning Packet Synopsis

• Mn/DOT Model Access Management Overlay Ordinance

Performance Zoning Packet Synopsis

• Philadelphia Zoning Code Commission

• Shelbyville, Indiana, Zoning Code

Aesthetic Zoning Packet Synopsis

• King County, Washington,  Zoning Code-Overview and Summary

Smart Growth Packet Synopsis

• Maryland Department of Planning

• Growing Smart in Minnesota 

Land Use Controls and Indian Reservation Lands In Minnesota Synopsis

• Indians, Indian Tribes and State Government, 4th Ed., Minnesota House of Representatives

Agricultural Preservation Packet Synopsis

• Minnesota Department of Agriculture

Light Pollution aka Visual Pollution

• University of Wisconsin Extension Model Exterior Lighting Ordinance

• Light Pollution and the Planning Profession by David S. Leibel

• Township of Brighton Ordinance No. 143

Moratoria Packet Synopsis

• Creating the Community you want: Municipal Options for land Use Control by New York Department of State

Indicators, Benchmarks, Targets Packet Synopsis

• Benchmarking - Finding Out How Your Community Measures UP by Michael Starn

• Minnesota Planning-Model Ordinances for Sustainable Development

• Minnesota Office of the Revisor of Statutes