Codes/Ordinances

Boulder County Comprehensive Plan, Boulder County, Colorado, 1978.
Elucidates Boulder County's planning principles.

Charter of Sustainability, New Pattonsburg, Missouri, 1994
Presents a commitment to apply an overall philosophy of sustainability to development and on-going planning.

Declaration of Community Responsibility, Covenants and Restrictions, New Pattonsburg, Missouri, 1995
Provides for the encouragement of sustainable construction, energy-efficient design and orderly development in New Pattonsburg.

Executive Order 02-03: Sustainable Practices by State Agencies, Washington, September 2002
Requires that each state agency establish sustainability objectives and prepare a biennial sustainability plan. The order says the agency plans should be guided by a set of long-term goals, including minimizing energy and water use and shifting to "clean energy" for both facilities and vehicles (though the term "clean energy" is left undefined). To help implement the order, it also establishes a Sustainability Coordinator and a Sustainability Advisory Council, which will include representatives from the private sector. In 2004, Executive Order 05-01 added provisions for green building construction; petroleum, energy and paper use reduction; and agency sustainability plans.

Executive Order 0303: A Sustainable Oregon for the 21st Century
Signed by Oregon Governor Ted Kulongoski to direct and encourage the Oregon Sustainability Board to use the powers vested under the Act to provide the needed leadership and direction for state government to achieve new plateaus of sustainability. The order will constitute and convene a Sustainability Leadership Team to provide recommendations to the Board. It will also require sustainability coordinators and plans for each agency.

Immediate Development Objectives, New Pattonsburg, Missouri, 1994
Outlines initial development guidelines and establishes a sustainable economic development council for New Pattonsburg.

Minnesota Community-Based Planning Act (pdf), Minnesota, 1997
Describes Minnesota's law that builds on the state's sustainable development statutes.  The law sets 11 goals for community-based planning, creates an advisory council to refine program details and funds pilot projects.

National Municipal Policy: Energy, Environment & Natural Resources, National League of Cities, 1997
Presents a broad based set of guidelines and goals for federal activities in sustainability.

Proposed National League of Cities Resolution on Aircraft/Airport (Transportation) Noise Control, National League of Cities, 1996.
Proposes that the National League of Cities support legislation to ameliorate the negative impacts of air travel noise on the environment and the economy by requiring the involvement of impacted local governments prior to any technical or financial assistance being given to urban airports.

Proposed National League of Cities Resolution on Sustainable Community Development, National League of Cities, 1996
Elucidates the National League of Cities commitment to promote sustainable community development through cooperative efforts with federal, state and county governments.

Proposed National League of Cities Resolution on Energy Policy and Electric Utilities, National League of Cities, 1996
Presents a commitment to adopt a municipal energy policy prioritizing energy efficiency, renewable energy development and realistic energy utility restructuring.

Resolution Relating to Sustainable Economy, Burlington, Vermont, 1994
States Burlington's intent to discover and implement methods of creating a sustainable city economy.

The Role of the Civil Engineer in Sustainable Development, Policy Statement 418, American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), April 2001
Requires civil engineers to strive to comply with the principles of sustainable development in the performance of their professional duties.

Santa Monica Sustainable City Progam, Santa Monica, California, 1994
Includes policy guidelines and ordinances for the following areas: Community and Economic Development, Construction and Development, Education, Energy, Hazardous Materials, Housing, Purchasing, Solid Waste, Stormwater & Wastewater, Transportation and Water.

Sustainable City Principles, Portland, Oregon, 1994
Establishes Portland's commitment to environmental, social and economic sustainability.

Sustainable Communities Demonstration Project, Florida, 1996
Establishes a Florida program offering incentives and guidelines for five communities selected for their proposed or existing programs in sustainability.

Last updated: February 9, 2005

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