With an interest nationally in New Urbanism and Smart Growth, many local governments have adopted or are exploring ordinances for Traditional Neighborhood Developments. In 1999, the Wisconsin legislature mandated that cities and villages with a population of at least 12,500 enact a traditional neighborhood development ordinance. The following are some of the resources available on the World Wide Web related to traditional neighborhood development ordinances.

I. TND Ordinances

A. Model Codes

1. Commercial and Mixed Use Development Code Handbook (State of Oregon, 2001) www.lcd.state.or.us/tgm/commercial_code.htm.
2. Infill and Redevelopment Code Handbook (State of Oregon, 1999), www.lcd.state.or.us/tgm/pub/pdfs/FINAL-%7E1.PDF.
3. Smart Development Code Handbook and Appendix (State of Oregon, 1997), (Ordering information available at www.lcd.state.or.us/tgm/codeassistance.htm.)
4. Model Development Code & User's Guide for Small Cities (State of Oregon, 1999) www.lcd.state.or.us/tgm/pub/model_code.htm.
5. Modeling Future Development on the Design Characteristics of Maryland's Traditional Settlements (1994) (Ordering information available at www.mdp.state.md.us/planning/order.html.)
6. Managing Maryland's Growth: Models and Guidelines for Infill Development (2001), www.mdp.state.md.us/planning/M&gs/infill/InfillFinal_1.pdf.
7. Managing Maryland’s Growth: Smart Neighborhoods (2001) (Ordering information available at www.mdp.state.md.us/planning/order.html.)
8. A Model Ordinance for a Traditional Neighborhood Development (Wisconsin) (2001), www.wisc.edu/urpl/people/ohm/projects/tndord.pdf.
9. From Policy to Reality: Model Ordinances for Sustainable Development, Minnesota Planning (2000), www.mnplan.state.mn.us/SDI/ordinances.html.

B. Wisconsin Ordinances

1. Zoning Ordinance (alternative PUD, section 13.1.59), City of Glendale, www.glendale-wi.org/ordinances/title13.htm
2. Manitowoc (conditional use permit), www.manitowoc.org/PDF_ORDINANCES/ch15.pdf
3. Zoning Ordinance, City of Milwaukee www.mkedcd.org/czo/
4. Traditional Neighborhood Development Ordinance, City of Muskego. www.ci.muskego.wi.us/planning/recentdevel.htm; www.ci.muskego.wi.us/municode/Chptr39.pdf
5. Traditional Neighborhood Development Ordinance, City of River Falls, www.rfcity.org/comdev/comdev/zoning/Final%20Draft%20TND%20011502.pdf; www.rfcity.org/comdev/comdev/zoning/tnd.htm (handbook).

C. Ordinances From Other States

1. Traditional Neighborhood Development Ordinance, Austin, Texas, www.ci.austin.tx.us/smartgrowth/tnd.htm.
2. Onondaga County (New York) Settlement Plan, Traditional Neighborhood Development Code, fla.esf.edu/Resources/tndcode.PDF.
3. Traditional Neighborhood District Requirements, Greensboro, N.C. www.ci.greensboro.nc.us/planning/ordinance/article4/section42.htm.
4. Traditional Neighborhood Development Ordinance, Belmont, North Carolina www.ci.belmont.nc.us/tnd.htm (rural and urban contexts)
5. Traditional Neighborhood Development Ordinance, Columbus, Ohio www.columbusinfobase.org/_private/library/tnd.pdf; www.columbusinfobase.org/_private/tnd%20web/TND%20Project%20Overview%20topo.htm (power point presentation).
6. Traditional Neighborhood Development District, Knoxville, TN, www.knoxmpc.org/zoning/cityzone/a4s23.htm.
7. Traditional Neighborhood Development Ordinance, Powder Springs, Georgia, www.cityofpowdersprings.org/zoning/zoning.html.
8. Traditional Neighborhood Development Ordinance, Snellville, Georgia, www.snellville.com/resources/files/cherokee_trad.pdf.

II. Information about TND related issues

A. Visualizing TNDs

1. Calthorpe Associates’ visualization of Midwestern context new urbanism concepts, including New Richmond, Wisconsin, available at www.metrocouncil.org/planning/stcroixvalley/newrichmond_drse.htm. See also the Metropolitan Council’s smart growth and livable community virtual tours at www.metrocouncil.org/mnsmartgrowth/gallery.htm
2. Many TND/new urbanism design firms have web pages that include graphics about TND projects. For a listing of design firms see: www.preservenet.com/politics/NewUrb.html#Designers.
3. Traditional Neighborhood Design, www.tndhomes.com/.
4. www.esri.com/industries/k-12/atlas/stillwater/caapproaches.htm
5. Congress for the New Urbanism, www.cnu.org/. The CNU offers a tour of smart growth in action, along with a clear, concise explanation of the principles of new urbanism at: www.cnu.org/about/index.cfm?formaction=tour&CFID=542025&CFTOKEN=96980
6. National Geographic, Virtual World: The New Suburb, www.nationalgeographic.com/earthpulse/sprawl/index_flash.html.
7. New Urban News, www.newurbannews.com/index.html.

B. General

1. The Thirteen Points Of Traditional Neighborhood Development, Developed By: Andres Duany & Elizabeth Plater-Zyberk Architects, Inc., www.newurbanist.com/newurban.htm.
2. University of British Columbia, James Taylor Chair in Landscape and Liveable Environments. Research on TND such as stormwater management, cost comparisons for TND development versus conventional development, front access driveways versus rear access from lanes (or alleys), and more. http://www.sustainable-communities.agsci.ubc.ca/about.html.
3. Market Position Analysis Traditional Neighborhood Development, Johnson County, Kansas (prepared for the Mid-America Regional Council and the Greater Kansas City Home Builders Association). www.marc.org/Community/tndstudy.pdf.
4. Crime Prevention Through Design, by Diane Zahm, www.tndhomes.com/phd06.html.

C. Transportation

1. Traditional Neighborhood Development Guidelines, Division of Highways, North Carolina Department of Transportation (2000), www.doh.dot.state.nc.us/operations/tnd.pdf
2. Traditional Neighborhood Development - Street Design Guidelines, Institute of Transportation Engineers (1999), http://safety.fhwa.dot.gov/fourthlevel/pdf/TND_Manual.pdf.
3. Federal Highway Administration resource page related to pedestrian and bicycle safety, http://safety.fhwa.dot.gov/fourthlevel/design_p.htm.
4. Narrow Streets Database, www.sonic.net/abcaia/narrow.htm.
5. Florida Sustainable Communities Center, Traditional Neighborhood Development: Why TND Traffic Systems Work by Walter Kulash, sustainable.state.fl.us/fdi/fscc/resource/articles/tnd1.htm; sustainable.state.fl.us/fdi/fscc/news/world/tnd.htm.

If you have other web-based ordinances, please email the web address to me at bwohm@facstaff.wisc.edu.

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Brian W. Ohm
Associate Professor
Department of Urban & Regional Planning
University of Wisconsin-Madison

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