Sustainable Solutions List

Practical Solutions

Accessory Dwelling Units Updated 6/02/2023

Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing Updated 3/03/2023

Bicycle and Pedestrian Facilities and Programs Updated 3/08/2023

Bioswales Updated 3/08/2023

Brownfield Redevelopment Updated 3/09/2023

Building and Energy Codes Updated 3/09/2023

Carpooling Updated 3/23/2023

Cisterns Updated 3/20/2023

Climate Action Plan Updated 4/24/2023

Cohousing Updated 4/14/2023

Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) Updated 9/12/2022

Community Gardens Updated 3/22/2023

Community Supported Agriculture (CSAs)/Food Co-Ops Updated 4/17/2023

Complete Streets Updated 4/06/2023

Composting Updated 3/23/2023

Connectivity Indexes (Transportation Network Design) Updated 5/30/2023

Conservation Easements Updated 7/08/2021

Conservation Subdivision Design Updated 5/30/2023

Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design Updated 4/27/2023

Density Bonuses Updated 5/31/2023

Drought Awareness & Preparedness Updated 6/01/2023

Educating the Public on Sustainability Updated 5/01/2023

Electronics Recycling Updated 1/07/2020

Employer Assisted Housing Updated 4/27/2023

Energy Efficiency Updated 3/23/2023

Fair Housing Testing Updated 5/24/2023

Farmers Markets Updated 4/27/2023

Farmland Preservation Updated 5/24/2023

Floodplain Management Solutions Updated 4/27/2023

Food Waste Recovery Updated 6/20/2022

Foreclosure Mediation Updated 4/27/2023

Form-Based Code Updated 5/22/2023

Geothermal Heat Pumps (GHPs) Updated 4/18/2023

Get Out to Vote Updated 5/15/2023

Graywater Reuse Updated 5/01/2023

Great Streets Updated 4/06/2023

Green Roofs Updated 4/28/2023

Green Teams Updated 4/21/2023

Greenhouse Gas Inventory Updated 4/26/2023

High Efficiency Vehicles for Municipal Fleets Updated 4/12/2023

Home Energy Audits Updated 3/23/2023

Home Improvement Guide Updated 4/13/2023

Home Improvement Loan Program Updated 3/23/2023

Housing Counseling Centers Updated 5/04/2023

Inclusionary Zoning Updated 5/22/2023

Land Bank Updated 4/24/2023

Leadership Training Programs Updated 5/12/2023

Livestock Waste Management (Clinton County) Updated 5/31/2023

Local Food for Public Institutions Updated 5/15/2023

Low Flow Water Technology Updated 5/01/2023

Low Impact Development (LID) Updated 5/01/2023

Low Income Housing Tax Credits Updated 5/04/2023

Methane Digesters Updated 5/05/2023

Mixed-Use Development Updated 4/28/2023

Mixed-Use Zoning Updated 4/04/2023

Mold Reduction and Removal Updated 5/22/2023

Multigenerational Communities Updated 6/01/2023

National Flood Insurance Program and Community Rating System Updated 6/01/2023

Native Landscaping Updated 5/01/2023

No Idling Zone Updated 6/01/2023

Ozone Garden Updated 5/12/2023

Parking Requirements: Reducing Minimums & Improving Management Updated 5/22/2023

Passive Solar Energy Updated 5/24/2023

Pervious Pavement Updated 4/12/2023

Pocket Parks Updated 5/23/2023

Radon Reduction and Removal Updated 6/02/2023

Rain Barrels Updated 3/20/2023

Rain Gardens Updated 5/01/2023

Rainscaping Updated 5/01/2023

Reduce the Amount of Waste Going to Landfills Updated 3/10/2023

Reduce Vehicle Miles Traveled (VMT) Updated 6/02/2023

Rehabilitation Subcodes Updated 6/02/2023

Renewable Energy for Homes Updated 4/26/2023

Rental Licensing Program Updated 6/02/2023

Retention/Detention Ponds Updated 6/02/2023

Riparian Buffers Updated 6/01/2023

Section 3 Hiring and Training Updated 10/01/2013

Single Stream Recycling Updated 3/27/2023

Smog-Eating Concrete Updated 12/30/2013

Social Serve- Affordable Housing Updated 11/12/2013

Solar Panels Updated 4/27/2023

Source of Income Protection Legislation Updated 5/04/2023

STAR Communities Rating System Updated 12/04/2013

Stormwater Trash Separators Updated 8/22/2013

Streamwater and Wetland Mitigation Banking Updated 1/10/2014

Street Trees Updated 4/28/2023

Tobacco Free Housing Updated 12/19/2013

Transfer of Development Rights Updated 8/09/2013

Transit Oriented Development (TOD) Updated 3/14/2023

Tree Maintenance and Preservation Updated 4/28/2023

Two-Stage Ditch Design Updated 12/30/2013

Universal Design Updated 5/22/2023

Urban Agriculture Updated 3/17/2023

Urban and Community Forestry Management Updated 5/11/2023

Volunteering & Community Service Updated 5/12/2023

Watershed Planning Updated 7/22/2019

Wetland Preservation Updated 5/11/2023

Wildlife Corridor Updated 4/24/2023

Yard Waste Recycling & Management Updated 3/27/2023