Tools for Open Space

Inventory of Open Space Plans, Programs, and Ordinances

View the Planning Commission's inventory of Chester County municipalities with open space protection plans, programs, and ordinances.

Open Space eTools

The Planning Commission's eTools for open space explain how to implement open space protection tools in your municipality.

• Agricultural Conservation Easements
• Cluster Development
• Conservation Easements
• Floodplain Management and Protection
• Greenways
• Homeowner Association Open Space Management
• Municipal Open Space Programs
• Natural Resource Protection Standards
• Parkland Dedication and Fee-In-Lieu Ordinances
• Performance Zoning
• Riparian Buffers
• Steep Slope Protection
• Urban Green Spaces
• Water Quality Regulation/Permitting
• Wetland Protection