FBE, Southern Maine Planning and Development Commission (SMPDC), and the Maine municipalities of Town of Vinalhaven, Town of Kittery, Town of Wells, City of South Portland, and Town of Tremont developed a model coastal resilience ordinance with a menu of options to increase coastal resiliency and adaptation planning, funded by a Coastal Community Grant from the Maine Coastal Program. The project team established a working group for the collaborative development of a model coastal resilience ordinance based on the identified needs and goals of the municipalities. The model ordinance provided a menu of options that municipalities could implement and tailor to their individual risks and needs in order to protect their built infrastructure, citizens, and natural environments. This project engaged one city and four towns which are representative of communities along the Maine coast, and their varied social demographics, geography, and exposure to coastal risks. Collaboration among communities from a range of locations enabled an integration of the diversity of coastal issues which require preparation and adaptation due to climate change. The mixed composition of coastal municipalities ensured that the model ordinance reflects the unique and complex vulnerabilities faced by these communities.