Land Use Planning & Community Visioning

This trade association website offers many resources on conservation development and other related topics pertaining to land-use planning.

Community visioning is a planning tool that empowers people to express a vision for the future of their community; ideally, this vision guides land-use decisions and regulations. WeConservePA guide. 6 pages.

Communication towers in North America kill millions of birds annually, and most of these are Neotropical species that migrate at night. This paper reviews and analyzes the literature on the features of towers that can be regulated, particularly tower design and placement, to provide a scientific basis for regulation of tower construction and operation.

This guide describes the basic elements of land use planning and regulation available to municipal and county governments under the Pennsylvania Municipalities Planning Code. WeConservePA guide. 6 pages.

Act of 1968, P.L.805, no.247 as reenacted and amended. Twenty-third edition. January 2017.

Presentation relating to zoning tools for land and water protection.

Presentations from the 2 day workshop, held October 22 & 29, 2020. Goals for Program: • Introduce/refresh municipal officials about Planning • Familiarize municipal officials about the Carbon County Plans • Emphasize the importance of natural resources to communities’ sense of place, economy, and ecology • Emphasize the importance of planning as a critical step to saving time, money, and resources for communities in the long run

"This report indicates that protected open space adds significant value to the county’s economy, with benefits for businesses, governments, and households. This value occurs in different ways—some are direct revenue streams to individuals or governments, some represent appreciation in asset values, others are the result of avoided costs. Building off a previous regional report and using standard economic analysis techniques, this report estimates the economic value of protected open space in Chester County by measuring impacts across five areas: property values, environmental benefits, recreation and health, economic activity, and cost of community services."

This presentation is regarding community planning tools for municipalities