Green infrastructure

Modify a street in compliance with the city's complete streets policy.

Adopt and implement guidelines or design standards/incentives for at least one of the following stormwater infiltration/reuse practices:

Install for one or more city-owned/school buildings one of the following efficiency measures:

Adopt environmentally preferable covenant guidelines for new common interest communities addressing issues such as stormwater, greywater, native vegetation, growing food, clothes lines, electric vehicle charging, and renewable energy.

Create park/city land management standards/practices that maximize at least one of the following:

Adopt and use Minnesota's Minimal Impact Design Standards (MIDS).

Adopt a tree preservation or native landscaping ordinance.

Integrate green building and EV charging best practices information and assistance into the building permit process.

Create/modify a green residential remodeling assistance/financing program to assist homeowners in adding space or features such as EV charging, renewables to their existing homes.

Adopt low-impact design standards in parks and trails that infiltrate or retain all 2 inch, 24-hour stormwater events on site.