Climate Action Plan - Example Policies

This page contains example policies supporting some of the strategies and actions included in the Village of Northbrook 2021 Climate Action Plan.



Buildings and Energy

SmartRegs - City of Boulder Rental Housing Energy Efficiency Ordinance

Green Building Incentive Zoning - Example Incentive Ordinance - City of Bloomington

Green Building Performance Standards - Example Code - CalGreen, State of California

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

Community Wide Building Performance - Example Ordinance - City of St Louis

Community Wide Building Natural Gas Ban - Example Ordinance - City of Berkeley

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

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

Electric Lawn Equipment (noise abatement) - Example Ordinance - City of Berkeley

Electric Lawn Equipment (noise abatement) - Excerpt from Ordinance - City of Berkeley

Electric Lawn Equipment (noise abatement) - Example Ordinance - City of Aspen

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

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 Minnesota

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

Carbon Fund - Example Carbon Fund Ordinance

Accessory Dwelling Unit - Example Ordinance