Codes and OrdinancesWorksheet (COW)

Takes a few days to study for the exam

Compares your development rules to 67 site

planning benchmarks

100 points are possible

Overall score indicates how environmentally

friendly your codes are

Also helps identify specific rules to change

Copyright 2000, Center for Watershed Protection

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Before beginning the local roundtable process, you will need to identify the local development rules in your community, and then compare them to the model development principles. The Codes and Ordinances worksheet (COW) allows an in-depth review of the standards, ordinances, and codes that shape how development occurs in your community.