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City of Arden Hills - Comprehensive Plan - DRAFT <br />The most notable rating system currently in use is the LEED rating system, which <br />includes a number of rating factors: <br />• Innovation and Design Process <br />• Location and Linkages <br />• Water Efficiency <br />• Energy and Atmosphere <br />• Materials and Resources <br />• Indoor Environmental Quality <br />• Awareness and Education <br />While gaining LEED certification has become important for the environmental <br />aspects, it has also become a marketing tool and a competing factor for many new <br />buildings. Encouraging the use of LEED standards may help the City be more <br />competitive over the long term. With redevelopment along the County Road E <br />corridor and redevelopment of the TCAAP property, the City and developers have <br />the opportunity to employ LEED standards and other sustainable techniques. <br />New development and redevelopment can use the newest sustainable and {Deletes While n <br />environmentally friendly practices however existing structures and practices can be Deletes: _ <br />modified or upgraded to reduce their impact. For example, using energy efficient <br />lighting, increasing insulation, reducing automobile usage, and other similar <br />measures can reduce a person's impact at home and at work. <br />12.3 Low Impact Design <br />Municipal land use and transportation planning decisions directly influence whether <br />people and businesses will have mobility choices that allow them to save energy and <br />money. Through zoning codes, building codes, and public incentives, the permitting <br />process, municipalities can encourage building design that reduces energy needs, <br />resources, and greenhouse emissions., - <br />1 Deleted: Planning for the future <br />should include: <br />Environmental sustainability and low impact design also includes ecology and open <br />space planning. Some of the practices and tools that coordinate development with <br />protecting the environment and open spaces include: <br />• LEED and other similar design standards; <br />• Water gardens, porous or structured parking, and minimizing paved areas; <br />• Storm water control, collection, and filtration before entering storm sewers; <br />• Wetlands preservation and control; <br />• Access to local foods, materials, building supplies; <br />Formatted: Font (Default) Anal to <br />• Walkable and bikeable community; <br />pt <br />• Increased landscaping with more trees and vegetation; <br />Formatted: Font. (Default) Arial, to <br />DRAFT 91 <br />Pt <br />-- <br />5/1/2008 <br />