Sustainable Solutions List

Practical Solutions

Accessory Dwelling Units Updated 3/11/2024

Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing Updated 3/28/2024

Bicycle and Pedestrian Facilities and Programs Updated 3/28/2024

Bioswales Updated 3/28/2024

Brownfield Redevelopment Updated 3/11/2024

Building and Energy Codes Updated 3/13/2024

Carpooling Updated 3/23/2023

Cisterns Updated 3/15/2024

Climate Action Plan Updated 3/28/2024

Cohousing Updated 3/15/2024

Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) Updated 3/15/2024

Community Gardens Updated 3/15/2024

Community Supported Agriculture (CSAs)/Food Co-Ops Updated 3/15/2024

Complete Streets Updated 4/01/2024

Composting Updated 9/03/2024

Connectivity Indexes (Transportation Network Design) Updated 4/01/2024

Conservation Easements Updated 4/01/2024

Conservation Subdivision Design Updated 4/01/2024

Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design Updated 4/01/2024

Density Bonuses Updated 4/01/2024

Drought Awareness & Preparedness Updated 4/01/2024

Educating the Public on Sustainability Updated 4/01/2024

Electronics Recycling Updated 4/19/2024

Employer Assisted Housing Updated 4/27/2023

Energy Efficiency Updated 9/03/2024

Energy Efficient Lighting Updated 9/03/2024

Fair Housing Testing Updated 4/19/2024

Farmers Markets Updated 4/19/2024

Farmland Preservation Updated 4/19/2024

Floodplain Management Solutions Updated 4/19/2024

Food Waste Recovery Updated 5/13/2024

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 4/18/2024

Greenhouse Gas Inventory Updated 4/26/2023

High Efficiency Vehicles for Fleets Updated 9/10/2024

Home Energy Audits Updated 8/13/2024

Home Improvement Guide Updated 9/26/2024

Home Improvement Loan Program Updated 9/26/2024

Housing Counseling Centers Updated 9/30/2024

Inclusionary Zoning Updated 9/30/2024

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 3/28/2024

Low Income Housing Tax Credits Updated 3/28/2024

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 Gardens at Schools Updated 9/03/2024

Native Landscaping Updated 9/12/2024

No Idling Zone Updated 9/03/2024

Ozone Garden Updated 5/12/2023

Parking Requirements: Reducing Minimums & Improving Management Updated 4/12/2024

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

Renewable Energy for Public Buildings Updated 9/03/2024

Rental Licensing Program Updated 6/02/2023

Retention/Detention Ponds Updated 7/20/2023

Riparian Buffers Updated 6/01/2023

School Vegetable Gardens Updated 9/03/2024

Section 3 Hiring and Training Updated 6/05/2023

Single Stream Recycling Updated 3/27/2023

Smog-Eating Concrete Updated 6/05/2023

Solar Panels Updated 8/19/2024

Source of Income Protection Legislation Updated 5/04/2023

STAR Communities Rating System Updated 6/05/2023

Stormwater Trash Separators Updated 6/05/2023

Streamwater and Wetland Mitigation Banking Updated 6/05/2023

Street Trees Updated 4/28/2023

Tobacco Free Housing Updated 6/06/2023

Transfer of Development Rights Updated 6/06/2023

Transit Oriented Development (TOD) Updated 6/11/2024

Tree Maintenance and Preservation Updated 6/13/2024

Two-Stage Ditch Design Updated 6/06/2023

Universal Design Updated 5/22/2023

Urban Agriculture Updated 3/17/2023

Urban and Community Forestry Management Updated 3/28/2024

Volunteering & Community Service Updated 5/12/2023

Watershed Planning Updated 7/22/2019

Wetland Preservation Updated 3/28/2024

Wildlife Corridor Updated 4/24/2023

Yard Waste Recycling & Management Updated 3/27/2023