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Integrate green building and EV charging best practices information and assistance into the building permit process.
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Buildings and Lighting
2 . Efficient Existing Private Buildings:
Provide incentives for energy, water and sustainability improvements in existing residential, not-for-profit and commercial buildings/building sites.
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Implement an energy rating/disclosure policy for residential and/or commercial buildings.
Action 7 -
Customize a model sustainable building renovation policy that includes the SB 2030 energy standard and adopt the language to govern private renovation projects that:
3 . New Green Buildings:
Construct new buildings to meet or qualify under a green building framework.
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Adopt a sustainable building policy for private buildings; include the SB 2030 energy standard; adopt language governing new development projects that:
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Provide a financial or other incentive to private parties who build new buildings that utilize the SB 2030 energy standard and/or a green building framework.
Land Use
6 . Comprehensive, Climate and Energy Plans:
Build public support and legal validity to long-term infrastructural and regulatory strategy.
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Adopt climate mitigation and/or energy independence goals and objectives in the comprehensive plan or in a separate policy document, and include transportation recommendations such as becoming an EV-ready city.
8 . Mixed Uses:
Develop efficient land patterns that generate community health and wealth.
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Modify a planned unit development (PUD) ordinance to emphasize or require mixed-use development or affordable housing, to limit residential PUDs to areas adjacent to commercial development, and/or to add sustainability features.
9 . Efficient Highway- and Auto-Oriented Development:
Adopt commercial development and design standards for auto-oriented development corridors and clusters.
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Establish design goals for at least one highway/auto-oriented corridor/cluster.
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Adopt development policies for large-format developments, zoning for auto-oriented commercial districts at the sub-urban edge and/or in tightly defined and smaller urban development corridors/nodes that have some bike/walk/transit access.
Transportation
11 . Living & Complete Streets:
Create a network of green complete streets that improves city quality of life, public health, and adds value to surrounding properties.
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Adopt a complete streets policy, or a living streets policy, which addresses landscaping and stormwater.
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Modify a street in compliance with the city's complete streets policy.
13 . Efficient City Fleets:
Implement a city fleet investment, operations and maintenance plan.
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Right-size/down-size the city fleet with the most fuel-efficient vehicles that are of an optimal size and capacity for their intended functions.
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Phase-in operational changes, equipment changes including electric vehicles, and no-idling practices for city or local transit fleets.
14 . Demand-Side Travel Planning:
Implement Travel Demand Management and Transit-Oriented Design in service of a more walkable city.
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Reduce or eliminate parking minimums; add parking maximums; develop district parking; install meters and charge for parking at curb and city-owned lots/ramps.
Environmental Management
18 . Parks and Trails:
Increase active lifestyles and property values by enhancing the city's green infrastructure.
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Document that the operation and maintenance, or construction / remodeling, of at least one park building used an asset management tool, the SB 2030 energy standard, or a green building framework.
23 . Local Air Quality:
Prevent generation of local air contaminants so as to improve community health.
Action 1 -
Replace small internal combustion engine lawn and garden equipment (e.g. lawnmowers, weed whips, etc.) with lower polluting equipment.
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Install, assist with and promote publicly available EV charging stations or public fueling stations for alternative fuel vehicles.
Resilient Economic and Community Development
25 . Green Business Development:
Expand a greener, more resilient business sector.
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Promote green businesses that are recognized under a local, regional or national program.