Adopt wind energy and/or biomass ordinances that allow, enable, or encourage appropriate renewable energy installations.
Adopt wind energy and/or biomass ordinances that allow, enable, or encourage appropriate renewable energy installations.
Climate adaptation & resilience
Report installed private sector-owned renewable energy/energy efficient generation capacity with at least one of the following attributes:
Report installed private sector-owned renewable energy/energy efficient generation capacity with at least one of the following attributes:
Adopt infrastructure design standards that protect the economic and ecologic functions of the highway corridor through clustering of development, native plantings and incorporating access management standards.
Adopt infrastructure design standards that protect the economic and ecologic functions of the highway corridor through clustering of development, native plantings and incorporating access management standards.
Create or participate in a marketing/outreach/incentive program to promote/achieve residential energy/water use reduction and en
Create or participate in a marketing/outreach/incentive program to promote/achieve residential energy/water use reduction and energy efficiency.
Adopt a shoreland ordinance for all river and lake shoreland areas.
Adopt a shoreland ordinance for all river and lake shoreland areas.
Adopt zoning language or approve a skinny street/development project that follows green street and/or walkable streets principle
Adopt zoning language or approve a skinny street/development project that follows green street and/or walkable streets principles.
Adopt and publicly report on measurable surface water improvement targets for lake, river, wetland and ditches.
Adopt and publicly report on measurable surface water improvement targets for lake, river, wetland and ditches.
Include ecological provisions in the comprehensive plan that explicitly aim to minimize open space fragmentation and/or establish a growth area with expansion criteria.
Include ecological provisions in the comprehensive plan that explicitly aim to minimize open space fragmentation and/or establish a growth area with expansion criteria.
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.
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.
Conserve natural, cultural, historic resources by adopting or amending city codes and ordinances to support sustainable sites, including roadsides, and environmentally protective land use development.
Conserve natural, cultural, historic resources by adopting or amending city codes and ordinances to support sustainable sites, including roadsides, and environmentally protective land use development.