Description
Book SynopsisState-by-state listings and explanations of municipal landscape ordinances
In U.S. Landscape Ordinances, Buck Abbey furnishes landscape architects, planners, land-use attorneys, and students with a much-needed resource. This state-by-state presentation demystifies the complex planning laws and ordinances that determine landscape design parameters for more than 300 American cities. The author highlights sections of each ordinance that pertain to landscape architecture, boils the legalese down to plain English, explains the law''s main purpose and regulatory function, and spells out the practical implications from a design perspective.
With the help of more than fifty diagrams and drawings that clarify complex spatial concepts, U.S. Landscape Ordinances reviews the entire spectrum of green laws currently on the books, including ordinances that cover:
* Parking lots and vehicular use areas
* Landscape buffers and screens
* Street tree plantin
Table of ContentsINTRODUCTION: LANDSCAPE ORDINANCES.
ANNOTATED LANDSCAPE ORDINANCES.
Alabama.
Alaska.
Arizona.
Arkansas.
California.
Colorado.
Connecticut.
Florida.
Georgia.
Hawaii.
Illinois.
Indiana.
Iowa.
Kansas.
Kentucky.
Louisiana.
City and Town Ordinances.
Parish Ordinances.
State Ordinances.
Louisiana Tree Ordinances.
Maine.
Maryland.
Massachusetts.
Michigan.
Minnesota.
Mississippi.
Missouri.
Nebraska.
Nevada.
New Hampshire.
New Jersey.
New Mexico.
New York.
North Carolina.
Ohio.
Oklahoma.
Oregon.
Pennsylvania.
South Carolina.
South Dakota.
Tennessee.
Texas.
Virginia.
Washington.
Wisconsin.
Appendices.
Selected Bibliography.
Index.
