City Planner Ordinances ~

Explore SimCity 3000 City Planner Ordinances like Tourist Promotion and Homeless Shelters. Learn costs and benefits for your city.

Industrial Pollutant Impact Fee

This fee taxes any polluting industry in your city, providing some profit but causing many industries to leave. Use this at your own risk.

Electronic Tax Incentive

This ordinance lowers taxes for the electronic industry to attract new, non-polluting businesses. The cost is the loss in taxes, based on the number of non-polluting industries in your city.

Homeless Shelters

This ordinance funds structures, soup lines, and basic infrastructure to aid the homeless. Your city's overall land value will increase. The cost is based on your city's population and is not very expensive.

Aerospace Tax Incentive

This expensive ordinance reduces taxes for companies creating new aerospace technology, attracting new aerospace companies that will later become clean technology. The cost is based on the number of clean industries in your city and is very hefty.

Tourist Promotion

This expensive ordinance advertises your city and builds welcome centers. It improves tourism and may gain new residents and commercial towers, but can cause traffic jams. The cost is based on population.

Farmer's Market

This ordinance allocates land for farmers to sell fresh produce. There are no costs, and it encourages more farms. Its effectiveness depends on having existing farms.

Conservation Corps

This ordinance deploys citizens to maintain natural beauty, pick up trash, reduce crime, reduce pollution, and attract clean industry. The cost is based on the number of polluting industries and can be high.

Electronics Job Fair

This annual, city-sponsored job fair helps clean industries find educated employees, making them more likely to come to your city. The cost depends on the city's population and is worth the results.

Earthquake Resistance and Retro-Fitting

This ordinance makes new building additions earthquake-resistant and retrofits existing buildings. It is useful unless you have "No Disasters" enabled. The cost is based on the amount of buildings in your city and can become expensive.

Public Access Cable

This ordinance allows businesses to use media for free, resulting in new and clean industries where telecommunication skills are valued. The fee is based on city population and can grow very high.

Clean Industry Association

This ordinance joins a committee that advertises to increase clean industry. More polluting industries will leave. The cost is usually expensive.

Biotech Tax Incentive

This ordinance offers tax breaks for biotechnology, a form of clean industry. Combined with other incentives, it helps ensure clean industry. The cost is based on the number of non-polluting industries and will grow very high.