Pennsylvania municipalities may ensure the protection and restoration of riparian buffers with their land use regulations. Local governments can adapt the Model Riparian Buffer Protection Overlay District to their particular circumstances. The model is accompanied by a letter from attorney Fronefield Crawford, Jr. attesting to the model’s legal defensibility and reasonableness vis-à-vis private property rights.
Year: 2016
Organization/Source: WeConservePA (formerly Pennsylvania Land Trust Association) and Brandywine Conservancy
Topic tags: Models Specific to Local Government and Riparian Buffer Protection Ordinances
Related guides: A Scientific Foundation for Shaping Riparian Buffer Protection Regulations, Model Documents Overview, Riparian Buffer Protection via Local Government Regulation, and The Science Behind the Need for Riparian Buffer Protection
The first edition was published in 2014.
