Goals
(5 total)
- EN 1: Protect and enhance critical areas including wetlands, streams, fish and wildlife habitat conservation areas, frequently flooded areas, and geologically hazardous areas.
- EN 2: Protect and enhance surface water and groundwater quality and quantity.
- EN 3: Manage stormwater and drainage to reduce flooding and water quality impacts.
- EN 4: Reduce greenhouse gas emissions and adapt to climate change impacts.
- EN 5: Promote environmental justice and equitable distribution of environmental benefits and burdens.
Stronger Policy Language (9 policies)
- EN 1: Protect critical areas including wetlands, streams, fish and wildlife habitat conservation areas, frequently flooded areas, and geologically hazardous areas through critical area regulations consistent with the best available science.
- EN 3: Require stormwater management facilities to be designed and maintained to reduce runoff volumes, slow runoff rates, and improve water quality consistent with the City's NPDES permit requirements.
Aspirational / Monitoring Language (12 policies)
- EN 4: Encourage the use of renewable energy, energy efficiency, and other strategies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in new and existing development.
- EN 5: Promote environmental justice by ensuring that all residents have equitable access to a clean and healthy environment.
- EN 2: Support protection of groundwater quality used for public water supplies through land use regulations and best management practices.