Climate Action Plan - Example Policies

This page contains example policies supporting some of the strategies and actions included in the City of Albert Lea Climate Action Plan.



Buildings and Energy

Energy Disclosure Ordinance Renters

Energy Disclosure Ordinance Commercial - City of Minneapolis

Energy Disclosure Ordinance Commercial - City of Berkeley

Energy Disclosure Ordinance - Residential

Energy Disclosure Ordinance - Residential

Energy Disclosure - Building Grading Ordinance - New York City

Energy Benchmarking and Disclosure - Example Ordinance - City of Edina

SmartRegs - City of Boulder Rental Housing Energy Efficiency Ordinance

Solar Access - Example Subdivision Ordinance - City of Perry IA

Solar Ready Standards - Example Ordinance - City of St Louis

Municipal Building Performance - Green Building Ordinance - City of Bloomington

All Electric Reach Code - Example Ordinance - City of Menlo Park

Group Purchasing Programs (Renewable Energy and Electrification) - Example RFP’s - Multiple Communities

Transportation and Land Use

Anti-Idling community wide - Example Ordinance - City of Minneapolis

Living Streets - Example Policy - City of Maplewood

Accessory Dwelling Unit - Model Ordinance

Accessory Dwelling Unit - Example Ordinance - City of Minneapolis

Electric Vehicles - Example Electric Vehicle Ordinances

Municipal Fleet - Example Green Fleet Policy - Ann Arbor

Municipal Fleet - Example Purchasing Policy - Edina Minnesota

Clean Air Transportation / Parking Cash Out - Example Ordinance - Washington DC

Parking Cash Out - Example Ordinance - Santa Monica

Parking Cash Out - Example Program - Boston

Parking Unbundling - Example Ordinance - Santa Monica

Parking Unbundling - Example Ordinance - Seattle

Electric Vehicle Ready - Example Ordinance - City of Chicago

EV Charging Parking Requirements - Example Ordinance - City of Issaquah, WA

EV Charging Parking Requirements - Example Ordinance - Menlo Park CA

EV Charging Parking Requirements - Example Ordinance - Mountain Lake Terrace, WA

EV Charging Parking Requirements - Example Ordinance - St Louis Park MN

Food

Urban Agriculture - Beekeeping

Urban Agriculture - Aquaponics and Aquaculture

Urban Agriculture - Community and Market Gardens

Urban Agriculture - Front Yard Gardening

Urban Agriculture - Poultry

Urban Agriculture - Urban Farms

Local Food Purchase - Example Policy Woodbury County

Agricultural Land - Example Protection Biodiversity and Land Conservation Ordinance - Stafford County

Water and Wastewater

Progressive water fees - Example Fee Structure - City of Austin

Gray Water Ordinance - Gray Water Guidelines - City of Malibu

Gray Water Ordinance - Model Ordinance - Oasis Design

Waste and Recycling

Construction and Demolition Waste - Example Deconstruction Ordinance

Construction and Demolition Waste - Example Minimum Waste Diversion Ordinance - Cook County

Construction and Demolition Waste - Example Minimum Waste Diversion Ordinance - San Francisco

Compost Utilization - Example Soil Amendment Ordinance - Fort Collins

Trash Integrated Food Scrap Compost Collection - Example pilot program - Ramsey County

Solid Waste Diversion and Recycling - Education and Marketing Plan - City of Fayetteville

Solid Waste Diversion and Recycling - Education and Marketing Plan - City of Portland

Universal Waste Ordinance - Example Ordinance - City of Boulder

Zero Waste - Example Policy and Plan - City of Minneapolis

Greenspace and Tree Canopy

Parking Lot Shading - Example Tree Shading Ordinance - City of Sacramento

Municipal Project Tree Bank - Example Policy/Ordinance - Oregon City

Community Tree Preservation and Tree Bank - Example Ordinance - City of Milton

Community Tree Preservation and Tree Bank - Example Ordinance - City of Wellesley

Tree and Landscape Soil Rebuilding - Example Ordinance - City of Dallas

Tree and Landscape Soil Rebuilding - Brief Recommended Specification - Virginia Tech

Right to install natural landscape - Example Ordinance - City of Minneapolis

Pollinator Friendly Yard - Example Ordinance - City of Minnetonka

Green Roof - Example Policies and Incentives - Greenroofs.org

Dark Sky - Example Lighting Control Ordinance - City of Sedona

Dark Sky - Example Lighting Ordinance - City of Malibu

Dark Sky - Example Lighting Ordinance - City of Flagstaff

Climate Economy / Climate Action Capacity

Carbon Fund - Example Carbon Fund Ordinance

Accessory Dwelling Unit - Example Ordinance

Municipal Sustainable Purchasing

Sustainable Purchasing - Example Policy - City of Seattle

Environmental Purchasing - Example Policy - City of Maplewood

Environmentally Preferable Purchasing - Example Policy - City of Burnsville