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Environment Focus Area FY2009 |
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Measure |
Target |
Prior Year |
1. Support sustainability by making wise decisions regarding
growth and development, recognizing the interrelationships between air quality, water resources, land preservation and energy and resource conservation |
A. Continue implementing Centers and Corridors Strategy |
Encourage minimum of
- 40% of new housing unit permits
- 70% of new multi-family unit permits
- 75% of new office development square footage
- 75% of new employment
occurring in the centers and corridors |
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B. Percent of rezoning decisions consistent with adopted plan recommendations |
B. 95% of rezoning decisions consistent with adopted plans and/ or staff recommendations |
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C. Implement the General Development Policies Phase II - Environment |
C. Initiate strategies to address 5 of the 15 General Development Environmental Policies by June 2009 |
C. General Development Policies Phase II - Environment adopted November 12, 2007 |
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D. Implement Post construction Controls Ordinance on July 1, 2008 |
D. Implement the PCCO Transition Plan by June 2008 |
D. Post Construction Controls Ordinance adopted November 26, 2007 |
| 2. Protect natural ecosystems and habitats, including the tree canopy |
A. Identify and protect environmentally sensitive areas |
A-1. Implement first phase of Environmental Inventory Strategy to include determining needs, cost and a schedule by June 2008
A-2. Implement deliverables determined from first phase of the Environmental Inventory Strategy by June 2009 |
A. Environmental Inventory Strategy developed December 2007 |
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B. Maintain a significant and healthy canopy |
B-1. Conduct a baseline assessment of City's tree canopy (pending project and funding approval in FY2009 budget)
B-2. Adopt revised Tree Ordinance by June 2008 |
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C. Protect stream corridors, ponds, and wetlands through public acquisition of additional conservation easements and enhancing existing buffers |
C. Conduct a baseline analysis of land protected for environmental purposes, either through easements or other conservation practices by June 2008 |
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D. Maintain permit compliance with treated wastewater |
D. 100% compliance with National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System permit requirements for all five wastewater plans |
D. Post Construction Controls Ordinance adopted November 26, 2007 |
| 3. Lead by example, adopting sound environmental practices in City facilities and operations |
A. Implement strategies to reduce City fleet emissions |
A-1. Implement strategies to reduce City fleet emissions
A-2 Retrofit with emission reduction equipment 25% of Charlotte Area Transit System's fixed route bus fleet by December 2007
A-3 Procure four hybrid for service expansion by June 2009 (Pending project and funding approval in the FY2009 budget)
A-4 Reduce idling by 5% from FY2007 baseline data in Charlotte Area Transit System's fixed route bus fleet. |
A-1 FY06:
- 34 hybrids (+9.74%%)
- 90 (+63%) flex fuel vehicles (excludes CATS)
A-2 Retrofitted 34.7% fixed route bus fleet (119 buses) with emission reduction equipment.
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B. Incorporate environmentally responsible elements in the design, construction, and operation of City facilities |
B-1 Collaborate with all Key Businesses to develop a baseline energy consumption model by June 2008
B-2 Develop Greenhouse Gas Emissions Inventory Action Plan by December 2008
B-3 Establish baseline for City-wide purchasing of environmentally- friendly products by June 2008
B-4 Document current waste minimization practices and recycling programs in all City facilities by June 2008
B-5 Achieve the city's first Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certification at the Utilities Environmental Services Facility from the U.S. Green Building Council
B-6 Design, construct and retrofit facilities using sustainable design criteria such as American Society of Heating Refrigerating and Air Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE), EPA/energy Star Standards, and LEED, as appropriate |
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