Sample Wetland and Watercourse Ordinance for Croton-on-the-Hudson, NY.
This ordinance protects wetlands by restricting development and requiring measures to prevent pollution from development near wetlands. Although not specific to shoreline erosion, many of the same general principles still apply. Provided by the Center for Watershed Protection.

Creating an Effective Shoreline Zoning Ordinance.
This site reviews what effective components of a shoreland zoning ordinance are and how these ordinances can fit into a community’s planning efforts, focusing on Wisconsin-specific regulatory authorities. The site also lists other helpful resources and outreach materials available on shoreline management. Published by the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (WDNR), 2000.

Model Flood Plain Bylaw.
The Cape Cod Commission developed the model bylaw to support its 1996 Regional Policy Plan which included development standards for developing within the coastal flood zone. The model bylaw “sets standards for coastal floodplain development that are designed to protect the natural and beneficial functions of the coastal floodplain and eliminate or minimize potential threats to life, destruction of property, and reduce post-storm disaster expenses and recovery costs. . . . In order to achieve public health and safety goals, the minimum performance standards restrict, for example, armoring of the coast, construction of roads and other impermeable surfaces across coastal resources, and development which will increase coastal flooding and thus damage.” Provided by the Cape Cod Commission, Massachusetts.

Model Great Lakes Shoreline Protection Overlay Zoning Ordinance.
Provides model language for creating a shoreline overlay zone including setback and vegetation buffer requirements. The Michigan Land Use Institute also developed a companion guide, Yours to Protect—A Guide to Sensitive Shoreline Development which explains what a shoreline overlay district does, how to develop the overlay boundary, and why establishing setbacks, maintaining vegetated buffers and incorporating other protective practices is important. Provided by the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ).

Urban Coastal Greenways Policy
"Urban Coastal Greenways Policy for the Metro Bay Region" describes a new regulatory approach toward coastal vegetative buffers for the urbanized environment of northern Narragansett Bay, RI. Urban Coastal Greenways offer a mechanism to redevelop urban waterfronts in a manner that integrates economic development, expanded public access along and to the shoreline, and provides for the management, protection, and restoration of valuable coastal habitats.